Kawasaki (surname)
Appearance
Origin | |
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Language(s) | Japanese |
Other names | |
Variant form(s) | 川崎, 川﨑, 川嵜, 河崎 |
Kawasaki is a surname of Japanese origin (most commonly 川崎, but also 川﨑, 川嵜, 河崎, etc.).
Notable people surnamed Kawasaki
- Audrey Kawasaki (born 1982), American artist
- Ayumi Kawasaki (born 1984), Japanese vert skater
- Carolyn Kawasaki aka Caiya Kawasaki (born 1962), American Gaijin tarento
- Guy Kawasaki (born 1954), American author and venture capitalist
- Itsuro Kawasaki (川崎 逸朗), Japanese anime director
- Jirō Kawasaki (born 1947), Japanese politician
- Masahiro Kawasaki (1949–2006), Japanese musician and composer
- Minoru Kawasaki (film director) (born 1958), Japanese film director, screenwriter and producer
- Minoru Kawasaki (politician) (born 1961), Japanese politician
- Munenori Kawasaki (born 1981), Japanese baseball shortstop
- Ryo Kawasaki (1947–2020), Japanese musician
- Scott Kawasaki (born 1975), American politician
- Tomisaku Kawasaki (1925–2020), Japanese pediatrician after whom Kawasaki disease is named
- Kawasaki Shōzō (1837 – 1912), Japanese industrialist, and shipbuilder
- Toshikazu Kawasaki (born 1955), Japanese paperfolder
- Yasumasa Kawasaki (川﨑 裕大, born 1992), Japanese footballer
- Yosuke Kawasaki (born 1977), American musician
- Yukari Kawasaki (born 1976), Japanese Olympic archer
- Yukiko Kawasaki (born 1977), Japanese figure skater
Fictional characters
- Chef Kawasaki, a fictional character from the Kirby series of video games
- General Kawasaki, from Ikari Warriors