Ikeda (surname)

Ikeda (written: 池田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Ayako Ikeda (池田 綾子; born 1978), Japanese songwriter and singer
• Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作; born 1928), founder of Soka University of America and president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
• Daisuke Ikeda (池田大輔; born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler
• Hayato Ikeda (池田 勇人; 1899–1965), Japanese politician and the 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan
• Hiroshi Ikeda (aikidoka) (born 1950), Aikido shihan
• Hiroshi Ikeda (director) (born 1934), film director
• Junya Ikeda (池田 純矢; born 1992), actor
• Kaname Ikeda (born 1946), Japanese ambassador and chief of ITER
• Kikunae Ikeda (池田 菊苗; 1864–1936), Tokyo Imperial University professor, discoverer of the umami flavor
• Ikeda Masatomi (池田 昌富; born 1940), Japanese aikido teacher
• Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda (池田 正敏 ギュンドゥズ Ikeda Masatoshi Gyunduzu), Japanese-Turkish mathematician
• Riyoko Ikeda (池田 理代子; born 1947), Japanese manga artist
• Ryoji Ikeda (born 1966), Japanese sound artist
• Shigeto Ikeda (1925–2001), Japanese physician, "father" of fiberoptic bronchoscopy
• Shintaro Ikeda (born 1980), Japanese badminton player
• Shūichi Ikeda (池田 秀一; born 1949), voice actor
• Suzee Ikeda (born 1947), American-born singer and record executive
• Ikeda Terumasa (池田 輝政; 1565–1613), daimyō
• Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田 恒興; 1536–1584), daimyō and military commander
• Yukiko Ikeda, actor