Sakai (name)

Sakai is both a Japanese surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Atsushi Sakai (born 1983), Japanese professional wrestler
• Frankie Sakai (1929–1996), Japanese comedian
• Gotoku Sakai (born 1991), Japanese football player
• Hideyuki Sakai (born 1973), Japanese professional Go player
• Hirofumi Sakai (born 1965), Japanese retired race walker
• Hiroki Sakai (born 1990), Japanese professional footballer
• Hiroko Sakai (born 1978), Japanese softball player
• Hiroyuki Sakai (born 1942), Japanese chef
• Sakai Hōitsu (1761–1828), Japanese painter
• Izumi Sakai (1967–2007), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Kanako Sakai (born 1986), Japanese voice actress
• Katsuyuki Sakai (born 1988), Japanese rugby union player
• Kazufumi Sakai (born 1947), Japanese basketball player
• Keikō Sakai (born 1972), Japanese voice actor
• Kenichi Sakai (born 1982), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kiyoshi Sakai, Japanese anime producer and animator
• Kōdai Sakai (born 1986), Japanese voice actor
• Kōji Sakai (1885–1973), Japanese lieutenant general
• Maki Sakai (born 1970), Japanese actress
• Manabu Sakai (born 1965), Japanese politician
• Masaaki Sakai (born 1946), Japanese actor, singer and martial artist
• Sakai Masahisa (?–1570), Japanese samurai
• Masato Sakai (born 1973), Japanese actor
• Masatoshi Sakai (酒井政利, died 2021), record producer
• Miki Sakai (born 1978), Japanese actress and singer
• Mikio Sakai (born 1970), Japanese singer-songwriter
• Munehisa Sakai (born 1971), Japanese anime director
• Natsumi Sakai (born 2001), Japanese swimmer
• Nick Sakai, Japanese-American actor and producer
• Noriko Sakai (born 1971), Japanese singer and actress
• Richard Sakai (born 1954), American television and film producer
• Saburō Sakai (1916–2000), Japanese naval aviator
• Seth Sakai (1932–2007), American actor
• Shiho Sakai (born 1990), Japanese swimmer
• Sho Sakai (born 1992), Japanese diver
• Shogo Sakai (born 1988), Japanese former football player
• Shoichiro Sakai (born 1928), Japanese mathematician
• Stan Sakai (born 1953), Japanese-American cartoonist and comic book creator
• Sumie Sakai (born 1971), Japanese professional wrestler
• Sakai Tadaaki (1813–1873), Japanese feudal lord
• Sakai Tadakatsu (1587–1662), Japanese samurai and feudal lord
• Sakai Tadakatsu (Shōnai) (1594–1647), Japanese samurai
• Sakai Tadakiyo (1624–1681), Japanese feudal lord and government official
• Sakai Tadamochi (1725–1775), Japanese feudal lord
• Sakai Tadatsugu (1527–1596), Japanese military commander
• Sakai Tadayo (1572–1636), Japanese feudal lord and government official
• Sakai Tadayuki (1770–1828), Japanese feudal lord
• Takao Sakai (born 1959), Japanese bobsledder
• Takashi Sakai (1887–1946), Japanese lieutenant general
• Tatsuya Sakai (born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Tatsuya Sakai (marksman), Japanese sport shooter
• Tomohito Sakai (born 1993), Japanese professional baseball player
• Tomoyuki Sakai (born 1979), Japanese former football player
• Toshihiko Sakai (1871–1933), Japanese socialist
• Toshio Sakai (1940–1999), Japanese photographer
• Toshio Sakai (Go player) (1920–1983), Japanese professional Go player
• Toshiyuki Sakai (born 1964), Japanese ice hockey player
• Yoshihiro Sakai (born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yoshinori Sakai (born 1945), Japanese athlete
• Yoshio Sakai (born 1910), Japanese field hockey player
• Yuki Sakai (footballer, born 1989), Japanese football player

Given name

• Sakai Tanaka (born 1961), Japanese freelance journalist

See also

• Sakai (disambiguation) for other uses of the word