Mori

Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India.

Italian surname

 * Camilo Mori, Chilean painter
 * Cesare Mori, Italian "Iron Prefect"
 * Claudia Mori, Italian actress, singer, television producer
 * Damian Mori, Italian-Australian football player
 * Daniele Mori (born 1990) Italian footballer
 * Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler
 * Federico Mori, Italian rugby union player
 * Francesco Mori, Italian painter
 * Lara Mori, Italian artistic gymnast
 * Manuele Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer
 * Massimiliano Mori, Italian former professional road bicycle racer
 * Michael Mori, aka "Dan Mori", U.S. military lawyer
 * Miguel Mori, Argentine footballer
 * Nicolas Mori, Italian-English violinist
 * Paola Mori, Italian actress and aristocrat
 * Primo Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer.
 * Ramiro Funes Mori and Rogelio Funes Mori, twin brothers and Argentine footballers
 * Scott Alan Mori (1941–2020), American botanist
 * Simone Mori (cyclist), Italian former professional racing cyclist
 * Uberto Mori, Italian religious figure

Japanese surname
Mori (written: 森 lit. "forest", ) is the 24th most common Japanese surname. Mōri (written: 毛利, ) is a separate surname that may be transliterated the same way.


 * Akihiko Mori (森 彰彦), composer
 * Akio Mori (森 昭雄), physiologist and writer
 * Akira Mori (森 章), son of Taikichiro Mori (森 泰吉郎), CEO of Mori Trust
 * Mori Arinori (森 有礼), statesman/diplomat
 * Bárbara Mori (born 1978), Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer
 * Mori Calliope (森 カリオペ), livestreamer, rapper, and singer
 * Mori Chack (森 チャック), graphics designer
 * Chiharu Mori (森 千春), swimmer
 * Chinatsu Mori (森 千夏), shotputter
 * Daisuke Mori (守 大助), nurse and serial killer
 * Eijiro Mori (森 英次郎), footballer
 * Eisuke Mori (森 英介), politician
 * Futoshi Mori (森 太志), rugby player
 * Hanae Mori (森 英恵), fashion designer
 * Hideki Mori (森 秀樹), manga artist
 * Mōri Hidemoto (毛利 秀元), retainer of the Toyotomi clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period
 * Hiromichi Mori (森 博達), linguist
 * Hiroshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ikue Mori (森 郁恵), musician
 * Johnny Mori (born 1949), Japanese-American musician and arts educator/administrator
 * Junko Mori (森 純子), metalwork sculptor
 * Kanna Mori (森 カンナ), actress
 * Kaori Mori (森 かおり), badminton player
 * Kaoru Mori (森 薫), manga artist
 * Katsuhiro Mori (森 勝洋), champion 'Magic: The Gathering' player
 * Katsuji Mori (森 功至), voice actor
 * Kazutoshi Mori (森 和俊), molecular biologist
 * Kenzo Mori, Japanese-Canadian journalist
 * Mori Koben (森 小弁), adventurer and businessman
 * Mōri Koyuki (毛利 小雪) better known as Yuki (Korean : 유키), member & rapper of South Korean idol girl group Purple Kiss under Rainbow Bridge World
 * Kyoichi Mori (森 恭一), Japanese whale-watcher
 * Larry Mori (1948–2022), American bridge player
 * Manny Mori (born 1949), former President of the Federated States of Micronesia (great grandson of Mori Koben (森 小弁)
 * Mari Mori (森 茉莉), novelist, daughter of Ōgai Mori (森 林太郎)
 * Maria Mori (born 1956), Japanese-American actress
 * Mariko Mori (森 万里子), artist
 * Masaaki Mori (森 正明), former footballer
 * Masaaki Mori (baseball) (森 祇晶)
 * Masahiro Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Masako Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Masayuki Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Minori Mori (森 美乃里), Japanese javelin thrower
 * Minoru Mori (森 稔), son of Taikichiro Mori (森 泰吉郎), building tycoon and namesake for Roppongi Hills Mori Tower
 * Mitsugu Mori (森 貢), fighter ace
 * Mitsuko Mori (森 光子), actress
 * Momoe Mori (森 萌々穂), Japanese entertainer
 * Mōri Motonari (毛利 元就), daimyō of the Mōri clan
 * Mucha Mori (森 ムチャ), basketball player
 * Mori Naganao (森 長直), daimyō
 * Nana Mori (森 七菜), actress
 * Naoki Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Naoko Mori (森 尚子), actress
 * Nobuteru Mori (森 矗昶), businessman
 * Mori Ōgai (森 鷗外), novelist and physician
 * Reiko Mori (森禮子), Japanese novelist
 * Riyo Mori (森 理世), Miss Universe 2007
 * S. Floyd Mori (born 1939), American educator and politician
 * Sakura Mori (森 さくら), Japanese table tennis player
 * Satoshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Shigeaki Mori (森 重昭), historian
 * Shigefumi Mori (森 重文), mathematician
 * Shigekazu Mori (森 繁和), baseball player
 * Shigeki Mori (森 茂喜), mayor of Neagari, father of Yoshirō Mori (森 喜朗)
 * Shinichi Mori (森 進一), enka singer
 * Shinji Mori (森 慎二), baseball player
 * Shunya Mori (毛利 駿也), Japanese footballer
 * Mori Sōiken (森 宗意軒), co-leader of the 17th-century Shimabara Rebellion
 * Mori Sosen (森 狙仙), Japanese painter
 * Mori Sumio (森 澄雄), Japanese poet
 * Taikichiro Mori (森 泰吉郎), founder of Mori Building Company
 * Mōri Takachika (毛利 敬親), daimyō
 * Takaji Mori (森 孝慈), footballer
 * Mōri Takamoto (毛利 隆元), daimyō, son of Mōri Motonari (毛利 元就)
 * Takayuki Mori (森 隆行), wrestler
 * Takeshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tamezo Mori (森 為三), naturalist
 * Tatsuya Mori (森 達也), film director
 * Mōri Terumoto (毛利 輝元), daimyō, grandson of Mōri Motonari (毛利 元就)
 * Tomoya Mori (森 友哉), Japanese baseball player
 * Toshia Mori, actress
 * Toshio Mori, American author
 * Toshiko Mori (森 俊子), architect
 * Tsuneo Mori (森 恒夫), radical leftist
 * Ushinosuke Mori (森 丑之助), anthropologist
 * Wataru Mori (森 渉), actor
 * Yasuji Mori (森 康二), animator
 * Yoko Mori (森 瑤子), novelist
 * Yoshirō Mori (森 喜朗), former Prime Minister of Japan
 * Yoshiro Mori (mathematician)
 * Yoshitoshi Mori (森 義利), artist
 * Mori Yoshinari (森 可成), 16th-century samurai
 * Mori Nagayoshi (森 長可), son of Mori Yoshinari
 * Mori Ranmaru (森 蘭丸), son of Mori Yoshinari
 * Yuito Mori (森 唯斗), baseball player
 * Yukinojo Mori (森 雪之丞), singer
 * Yuko Mori (森 裕子), politician
 * Yusuke Mori (森 勇介), footballer
 * Yuto Mori (森 勇人), footballer

Aramaic title of honor

 * Mori, a word used extensively by Yemenite Jews designating a "rabbi", taken from the Judeo-Aramaic word,  (mor), meaning "master" or "lord". Mori, literally meaning, "my master," or "my lord".

Other people named Mori

 * Amirkhan Mori, Russian businessman
 * Dan Mori (born 1988 as Dean (Din) Mori), Israeli footballer
 * Raam Mori, Gujarati author
 * Lucija Mori, Slovenian footballer
 * Chitrangada Mori, Indian aristocrat
 * Mark de Mori, Australian boxer
 * Mori Eskandani, American poker player
 * Mori Arkin, Israeli businessman

Fictional characters

 * Ai Mori in The Law of Ueki
 * Mori Green, a minor character in Grand Theft Auto IV
 * Mori Kibbutz, the brother of Brucie in Grand Theft Auto IV
 * Kogoro Mouri, character in Detective Conan
 * Mako Mori, character in the film Pacific Rim
 * Ran Mouri, character in Detective Conan
 * Shin Mōri, character in Yoroiden Samurai Troopers
 * Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka, character in Ouran High School Host Club
 * Yorick Mori, character in the online multiplayer game League of Legends
 * Mario Mori, character in Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
 * Mori Jin, the main character of The God of Highschool 
 * Keita Mori, a main character in the Fantasy steampunk duology The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley.

Other uses

 * Mori, Trentino, a comune (municipality) in Trentino, Italy
 * mori (interjection)