Shirai

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

* Hiroyuki Shirai (白井 博幸; born 1974), Japanese footballer
* Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛; born 1937), Japanese karateka, teaching in Italy
* Io Shirai (紫雷 イオ; born 1990), Japanese professional wrestler
* Kaiu Shirai (白井 カイウ), Japanese manga artist and writer
* Kenzō Shirai (白井 健三; born 1996), Japanese gymnast
* Kosuke Shirai (白井 康介; born 1994), Japanese footballer
* Mikio Shirai (白井 幹夫; born 1950), Japanese keyboardist
* Mio Shirai (紫雷 美央; born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
* Mitsutaro Shirai (白井 光太郎; 1863 – 1932), Japanese plant pathologist
* Noriyasu Shirai, survivor of China Airlines Flight 140
* Rio Shirai (白井 璃緒; born 1999), Japanese swimmer
* Takako Shirai (volleyball) (白井 貴子; born 1952), Japanese volleyball player
* Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男; 1923 – 2003), Japanese boxer
* Yusuke Shirai (白井 悠介; born 1986), Japanese voice actor

## Fictional characters

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* 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

## See also

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* Shirai (grape), another name for the Azerbaijani wine grape Madrasa

Surname list

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