Usui (surname)

Usui (written 碓井, 碓氷, 臼井, 笛吹 or 卯水) is a Japanese surname.

Notable people with it include :


 * Hana Usui (born 1973), Japanese artist
 * Hideo Usui (born 1939), Japanese politician
 * Hirotaka Usui (臼井 弘貴), Japanese football manager
 * Hiroyuki Usui (born 1953), former Japanese football player and manager
 * Hitoshi Usui (born 1988), Japanese football player
 * Junichi Usui (born 1957), retired Japanese long jumper
 * Kaoru Usui (born 1916), Japanese photographer
 * Kempei Usui (born 1987), Japanese footballer
 * Kohei Usui (born 1979), Japanese football player
 * Masahiro Usui (born 1991), Japanese actor
 * Masako Usui (born 1968), Japanese newscaster
 * Mikao Usui (1865–1926), religious teacher, founder of Reiki
 * Mikoto Usui, Japanese economist
 * Rie Usui (born 1989), Japanese women's footballer
 * Usui Sadamitsu, warrior of the mid-Heian period
 * Yoshimi Usui (1905–1987), Japanese author and critic
 * Yoshito Usui (1958–2009), Japanese manga artist

Fictional characters

 * Takumi Usui, a character in anime and manga series Maid Sama!
 * Kazuyoshi Usui or Switch, a character in anime and manga series Sket Dance
 * Horokeu Usui or Horohoro, a character in anime and manga series Shaman King
 * Uonuma Usui, a character in anime and manga series Rurouni Kenshin
 * Kagerou Usui, a character in the anime and manga series Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei