Fukui (surname)

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


 * Kenichi Fukui (福井 謙一), physical chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1981
 * Kenichiro Fukui (福井 健一郎), Japanese video game music composer, arranger and performer
 * Kenji Fukui (福井 謙二), Japanese television announcer, best known as the head commentator of television program Iron Chef, referred as "Fukui-san" in the program
 * Koki Fukui (福井 光輝), Japanese footballer
 * Masato Fukui (福井 理人), Japanese footballer
 * Mieko Fukui (福井 美恵子), Japanese women's basketball player
 * Mina Fukui (福井 未菜), Japanese actress and television personality
 * Morita Fukui (福井 盛太), former commissioner of Nippon Professional Baseball
 * Ryo Fukui (福居 良), Japanese jazz pianist
 * Shozin Fukui (福居 ショウジン), Japanese movie director and screenwriter
 * Taichi Fukui (福井 太智), Japanese footballer
 * Takeo Fukui (福井 威夫), Japanese businessman, President and CEO of Honda
 * Teru Fukui (福井 照) Japanese politician, a member of the House of Representatives of Japan