Yoshikawa (surname)

Yoshikawa (written: 吉川, 吉河, 芳川 or よしかわ in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Yoshikawa Akimasa (芳川 顕正, 1842–1920), Japanese bureaucrat, statesman and politician
• Aimi Yoshikawa (吉川 あいみ, born 1994), Japanese gravure idol, actress and AV idol
• Ayako Yoshikawa (吉川 綾子, born 1933), Japanese sprinter and long jumper
• Christine Yoshikawa (born 1974), Canadian-American classical pianist
• Chuei Yoshikawa (吉川 忠英, born 1947), Japanese guitarist
• Daiki Yoshikawa (吉川 大幾, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
• Eiji Yoshikawa (吉川 英治, 1892–1962), Japanese writer
• Hajime Yoshikawa (吉川 元, born 1967), Japanese politician
• Haruko Yoshikawa (吉川 春子, born 1940), Japanese politician
• Hinano Yoshikawa (吉川 ひなの, born 1979), Japanese actress, fashion model and singer
• Hirokazu Yoshikawa (吉川博和), American psychologist
• Hiroshi Yoshikawa (吉川 洋, born 1951), Japanese economist
• Juichi Yoshikawa (吉川 壽一, born 1943), Japanese calligrapher
• Kenta Yoshikawa (吉川 健太, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Kōjirō Yoshikawa (吉川 幸次郎, 1904–1980), Japanese sinologist
• Mako Yoshikawa (born 1966), American writer
• Mariko Yoshikawa (吉川 真理子, born 1951), Japanese fencer
• Miho Yoshikawa (吉川 美穂, born 1993), Japanese cyclist
• Mika Yoshikawa (吉川 美香, born 1984), Japanese middle- and long-distance runner
• Miki Yoshikawa (吉河 美希, born 1982), Japanese manga artist
• Mineo Yoshikawa (吉川 峰夫, born 1947), Japanese basketball player
• Mitsuko Yoshikawa (吉川 満子, 1901–1991), Japanese actress
• Mitsuo Yoshikawa (吉川 光夫, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
• Muneo Yoshikawa (吉川 宗男, born 1938), Japanese academic and writer
• Nayoko Yoshikawa (吉川 なよ子, born 1949), Japanese golfer
• Priyanka Yoshikawa (吉川 プリアンカ, born 1994), Japanese beauty pageant winner
• Saori Yoshikawa (吉川 沙織, born 1976), Japanese politician
• Shogo Yoshikawa (吉川 翔梧, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Sōji Yoshikawa (吉川 惣司, born 1947), Japanese animator
• Susumu Yoshikawa (よしかわ 進, born 1950), Japanese manga artist
• Takamori Yoshikawa (吉川 貴盛, born 1950), Japanese politician
• Takeo Yoshikawa (吉川 猛夫, 1914–1993), Japanese World War II spy
• Takuya Yoshikawa (吉川 拓也, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Teruaki Yoshikawa (吉川 輝昭, born 1981), Japanese baseball player
• Tomoki Yoshikawa (吉川 智貴, born 1989), Japanese futsal player
• Tomiko Yoshikawa (吉川とみ子, born 1954), Japanese racing driver
• Toru Yoshikawa (吉川 亨, born 1961), Japanese footballer
• Yoshikawa Tomizo (吉川 富三, 1900–1995), Japanese photographer
• Wataru Yoshikawa (吉川 和多留, born 1968), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Yoichiro Yoshikawa (吉川 洋一郎, born 1957), Japanese composer, music arranger and film producer
• Yoshihisa Yoshikawa (吉川 貴久, born 1936), Japanese sport shooter

Fictional characters

• Chinatsu Yoshikawa (吉川 ちなつ), a character in the manga series YuruYuri
• Yūko Yoshikawa (吉川 優子), a character in the novel series Sound! Euphonium