Fukui (surname) explained

is a Japanese name meaning "fortunate" or sometimes "one who is from the Fukui prefecture". Notable people with the surname include:

• , physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1981
• , Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer
• , Japanese television announcer, best known as the head commentator of television program Iron Chef, referred as "Fukui-san" in the program
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese women's basketball player
• , Japanese actress and television personality
• , former commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball
• , Japanese jazz pianist
• , Japanese movie director and screenwriter
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese businessman, President and CEO of Honda
• Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan

See also

• Fukui (disambiguation)