Yoshikawa (surname)
Appearance
Yoshikawa (written: 吉川, 吉河, 芳川 or よしかわ in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Yoshikawa Akimasa (芳川 顕正, 1842–1920), Japanese bureaucrat, statesman and politician
- Aimi Yoshikawa (吉川 あいみ, born 1994), Japanese gravure idol, actress and AV idol
- Ayako Yoshikawa (吉川 綾子, born 1933), Japanese sprinter and long jumper
- Christine Yoshikawa (born 1974), Canadian-American classical pianist
- Chuei Yoshikawa (吉川 忠英, born 1947), Japanese guitarist
- Daiki Yoshikawa (吉川 大幾, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
- Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, 1892–1962), Japanese writer
- Hajime Yoshikawa (吉川 元, born 1967), Japanese politician
- Haruko Yoshikawa (吉川 春子, born 1940), Japanese politician
- Hinano Yoshikawa (吉川 ひなの, born 1979), Japanese actress, fashion model and singer
- Hirokazu Yoshikawa (吉川博和), American psychologist
- Hiroshi Yoshikawa (吉川 洋, born 1951), Japanese economist
- Juichi Yoshikawa (吉川 壽一, born 1943), Japanese calligrapher
- Kenta Yoshikawa (吉川 健太, born 1986), Japanese footballer
- Kōjirō Yoshikawa (吉川 幸次郎, 1904–1980), Japanese sinologist
- Kyosuke Yoshikawa (吉川 京輔, born 1978), Japanese footballer
- Mako Yoshikawa (born 1966), American writer
- Mariko Yoshikawa (吉川 真理子, born 1951), Japanese fencer
- Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂, born 1993), Japanese cyclist
- Mika Yoshikawa (吉川 美香, born 1984), Japanese middle- and long-distance runner
- Miki Yoshikawa (吉河 美希, born 1982), Japanese manga artist
- Mineo Yoshikawa (吉川 峰夫, born 1947), Japanese basketball player
- Mitsuko Yoshikawa (吉川 満子, 1901–1991), Japanese actress
- Mitsuo Yoshikawa (吉川 光夫, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
- Muneo Yoshikawa (吉川 宗男, born 1938), Japanese academic and writer
- Nayoko Yoshikawa (吉川 なよ子, born 1949), Japanese golfer
- Priyanka Yoshikawa (吉川 プリアンカ, born 1994), Japanese beauty pageant winner
- Saori Yoshikawa (吉川 沙織, born 1976), Japanese politician
- Shogo Yoshikawa (吉川 翔梧, born 1995), Japanese footballer
- Sōji Yoshikawa (吉川 惣司, born 1947), Japanese animator
- Susumu Yoshikawa (よしかわ 進, born 1950), Japanese manga artist
- Takamori Yoshikawa (吉川 貴盛, born 1950), Japanese politician
- Takeo Yoshikawa (吉川 猛夫, 1914–1993), Japanese World War II spy
- Takuya Yoshikawa (吉川 拓也, born 1988), Japanese footballer
- Teruaki Yoshikawa (吉川 輝昭, born 1981), Japanese baseball player
- Tomoki Yoshikawa (吉川 智貴, born 1989), Japanese futsal player
- Tomiko Yoshikawa (吉川とみ子, born 1954), Japanese racing driver
- Toru Yoshikawa (吉川 亨, born 1961), Japanese footballer
- Yoshikawa Tomizo (吉川 富三, 1900–1995), Japanese photographer
- Wataru Yoshikawa (吉川 和多留, born 1968), Japanese motorcycle racer
- Yoichiro Yoshikawa (吉川 洋一郎, born 1957), Japanese composer, music arranger and film producer
- Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (吉川 貴久, born 1936), Japanese sport shooter
Fictional characters
[edit]- Chinatsu Yoshikawa (吉川 ちなつ), a character in the manga series YuruYuri
- Yūko Yoshikawa (吉川 優子), a character in the novel series Sound! Euphonium