Shirai

Shirai (written: 白井 or 紫雷) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Hiroyuki Shirai (白井 博幸), Japanese footballer
 * Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛), Japanese karateka, teaching in Italy
 * Io Shirai (紫雷 イオ), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Kaiu Shirai (白井 カイウ), Japanese manga artist and writer
 * Kenzō Shirai (白井 健三), Japanese gymnast
 * Kosuke Shirai (白井 康介), Japanese footballer
 * Mikio Shirai (白井 幹夫), Japanese keyboardist
 * Mio Shirai (紫雷 美央), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Mitsutaro Shirai (白井 光太郎), Japanese plant pathologist
 * Noriyasu Shirai, survivor of China Airlines Flight 140
 * Rio Shirai (白井 璃緒), Japanese swimmer
 * Takako Shirai (volleyball) (白井 貴子), Japanese volleyball player
 * Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男), Japanese boxer
 * Yusuke Shirai (白井 悠介), Japanese voice actor

Fictional characters

 * Chikako Shirai (白井 知佳子), a character in the manga Great Teacher Onizuka
 * Hinako Shirai (白井 日菜子), the protagonist in the video game Blue Reflection
 * Kimiaki Shirai (白井 功明), a character in the manga Love Hina
 * Kosuke Shirai (白井 コースケ), a character in the manga Urusei Yatsura
 * Kotarō Shirai (白井 虎太郎), a character in Kamen Rider Blade
 * Kuroko Shirai (白井 黒子), a side character in Toaru Majutsu no Index, and a supporting character in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
 * Momoko Shirai (白井 桃子), a character in Wandering Son
 * Sae Shirai (白井 沙江), a character in the manga Kodomo no Jikan