Fujiwara

Fujiwara (Japanese pronunciation: [ɸɯʑiwaɾa], written: 藤原 lit. "Wisteria field") is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as /fuːdʒiːˈwɑːrə/.) Notable people with the surname include:

Families

• The Fujiwara clan and its members
  • Fujiwara no Kamatari
• Northern Fujiwara clan
  • Fujiwara no Kiyohira

Art and entertainment

• Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西孝幸)
• Atsushi Fujiwara (born 1963), Japanese photographer
• Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler
• Hiroshi Fujiwara (born 1964), Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer
• Kamatari Fujiwara (1905 - 1985), Japanese actor
• Kei Fujiwara (born 1957), Japanese actress and film director
• Keiji Fujiwara (born 1964), Japanese voice actor
• Motoo Fujiwara, lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken
• Tokuro Fujiwara, Japanese video game designer
• Yoshiaki Fujiwara (born 1949), Japanese actor and professional wrestler
• Tatsuya Fujiwara (born 1982), Japanese actor
• Yoshie Fujiwara (1898 – 1976), Japanese tenor singer

Science

• Masahiko Fujiwara (born 1943), Japanese mathematician and essayist
• Matsusaburo Fujiwara (1881–1946), Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics

Politicians

• Michiko Fujiwara (1900–1983), Japanese nurse and politician
• René Fujiwara (born 1984), Mexican politician

Models

• Norika Fujiwara (born 1971), Japanese beauty queen, model and actress

Sports

• Naoya Fujiwara (藤原 直哉, born 1965), Japanese shogi player
• Rika Fujiwara (born 1981), Japanese tennis player
• Sotaro Fujiwara (藤原 崇太郎, born 1998), Japanese judoka
• Toshio Fujiwara (born 1948), Japanese kickboxer
• Sakuhei Fujiwhara (1884 – 1950), Japanese meteorologist
• Shiho Fujiwara (藤原 志保, born 1971), Japanese ice hockey player