Fukui (surname)

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{{Nihongo|Fukui|福井|lead=yes}} is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". Notable people with the surname include:

  • {{Nihongo|Kenichi Fukui|福井 謙一||1918–1998}}, physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1981
  • {{Nihongo|Kenichiro Fukui|福井 健一郎||born 1970}}, Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer
  • {{Nihongo|Kenji Fukui|福井 謙二||born 1953}}, Japanese television announcer, best known as the head commentator of television program Iron Chef, referred as "Fukui-san" in the program
  • {{Nihongo|Koki Fukui|福井 光輝||born 1995}}, Japanese footballer
  • {{Nihongo|Masato Fukui|福井 理人||born 1988}}, Japanese footballer
  • {{Nihongo|Mieko Fukui|福井 美恵子||1956–1980}}, Japanese women's basketball player
  • {{Nihongo|Mina Fukui|福井 未菜||born 1984}}, Japanese actress and television personality
  • {{Nihongo|Morita Fukui|福井 盛太||1885–1965}}, former commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball
  • {{Nihongo|Ryo Fukui|福居 良||1948-2016}}, Japanese jazz pianist
  • {{Nihongo|Shozin Fukui|福居 ショウジン||born 1961}}, Japanese movie director and screenwriter
  • {{Nihongo|Taichi Fukui|福井 太智||born 2004}}, Japanese footballer
  • {{Nihongo|Takeo Fukui|福井 威夫||born 1944}}, Japanese businessman, President and CEO of Honda
  • {{Nihongo|Teru Fukui|福井 照||born 1953)}} Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan

See also