Kawasaki (surname)

KawasakiOrigin

Language(s)| Japanese
Other names
Variant form(s)| 川崎, 川﨑, 川嵜, 河崎

Kawasaki is a surname of Japanese origin (most commonly 川崎, but also 川﨑, 川嵜, 河崎, etc.).

## Notable people surnamed Kawasaki

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* Audrey Kawasaki (born 1982), American artist
* Ayumi Kawasaki (born 1984), Japanese vert skater
* Carolyn Kawasaki aka Caiya Kawasaki (born 1962), American Gaijin tarento
* Guy Kawasaki (born 1954), American author and venture capitalist
* Itsuro Kawasaki (川崎 逸朗), Japanese anime director
* Jirō Kawasaki (born 1947), Japanese politician
* Kyozi Kawasaki (1930-2021), Japanese physicist
* Masahiro Kawasaki (1949–2006), Japanese musician and composer
* Minoru Kawasaki (film director) (born 1958), Japanese film director, screenwriter and producer
* Minoru Kawasaki (politician) (born 1961), Japanese politician
* Munenori Kawasaki (born 1981), Japanese baseball shortstop
* Ryo Kawasaki (1947–2020), Japanese musician
* Scott Kawasaki (born 1975), American politician
* Shinji Kawasaki (1921-2007), Japanese linguist and archaeologist
* Tomisaku Kawasaki (1925–2020), Japanese pediatrician after whom Kawasaki disease is named
* Kawasaki Shōzō (1837–1912), Japanese industrialist, and shipbuilder
* Toshikazu Kawasaki (born 1955), Japanese paperfolder
* Yasumasa Kawasaki (川﨑 裕大; born 1992), Japanese footballer
* Yosuke Kawasaki (born 1977), American musician
* Yukari Kawasaki (born 1976), Japanese Olympic archer
* Yukiko Kawasaki (born 1977), Japanese figure skater

## Fictional characters

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* Chef Kawasaki, a fictional character from the Kirby series of video games
* General Kawasaki, from Ikari Warriors

## See also

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* Kawasaki (disambiguation)

Surname list

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