Aoki (surname)

Aoki (青木, "Green Tree", from the color ao + ki "tree") is a Japanese surname.^[1] People with the name include:

Arts and entertainment

• Devon Aoki (born 1982), model and actress, daughter of "Rocky" Aoki
• Fumihide Aoki, video game developer, (one of the creators of Waluigi)
• Kazuyo Aoki (born 1947), Japanese voice actress
• Mayuko Aoki (born 1975), voice actor
• Mitsue Aoki (born 1969), Japanese manga author and artist
• Sayaka Aoki (comedian) (born 1973), Japanese comedian
• Sayaka Aoki (voice actress) (born 1972), Japanese voice actress, also goes by Shizuka Aoki.
• Shigeru Aoki, Japanese painter
• Shoichi Aoki, creator of the Fruits and Fresh Fruits photobooks
• Steve Aoki, Japanese American record producer, son of Rocky Aoki
• Takao Aoki, manga artist
• Tatsu Aoki, jazz double bass player and record producer
• Tomohiko Aoki, light novel author
• Tsunenori Aoki (青木 玄徳, born 1987), Japanese actor and model
• Tsuru Aoki (1892–1961), Japanese-American stage and screen actress
• Ume Aoki, female Japanese manga artist
• Yoshino Aoki, Japanese video game music composer
• Yūji Aoki (1945-2003), Japanese manga artist
• Yuko Aoki (born 1977), Japanese bikini model
• Yuya Aoki, one of the pen names of Japanese author, Tadashi Agi

Politicians

• Ai Aoki (born 1965), Japanese politician
• Kazuhiko Aoki (born 1961), Japanese politician, son of Mikio Aoki
• Kazuo Aoki, Japanese government minister during the Second Sino-Japanese War, and into World War II
• Mikio Aoki (born 1934), Japanese politician, father of Kazuhiko Aoki
• Aoki Shūzō (1844–1914), Japanese diplomat in the Meiji and Taishō eras

Sportspersons

• Ai Aoki (born 1985), synchronised swimmer
• Chika Aoki (青木 千佳, born 1990), Japanese fencer
• Hayato Aoki (born 1977), former Nippon Professional Baseball player, current coach
• Hiroaki "Rocky" Aoki (1938–2009), Japanese American former Olympic wrestler, founder of Benihana restaurants
• Isao Aoki (born 1942), golfer
• Kanae Aoki (青木 香奈枝, born 1985), Japanese ice hockey player
• Kota Aoki (born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Mik Aoki (born 1968), American college baseball coach
• Aoki brothers, Nobuatsu, Takuma and Haruchika, three brothers who were all Grand Prix motorcycle riders
• Nori Aoki (born 1982), Japanese baseball player who plays for the New York Mets
• Ryota Aoki (born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Ryota Aoki (born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Sayaka Aoki (born 1986), Japanese athlete
• Shinya Aoki (born 1983), mixed martial artist
• Takahiro Aoki (born 1981), Nippon Professional Baseball player
• Takayuki Aoki, Japanese racing driver
• Takeshi Aoki, Japanese footballer
• Taketo Aoki (青木 勇人, born 1974), Japanese basketball player and coach
• Takuya Aoki (born 1990), Japanese footballer
• Tomomi Aoki (born 1994), Japanese swimmer
• Yozo Aoki (born 1929), Japanese footballer

Other

• Guy Aoki, head and co-founder of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans
• Kikuyo Aoki (born 1968), professional Go player
• Masakatsu Aoki (born 1957), amateur astronomer
• Richard Aoki (1938–2009), Japanese American civil rights activist
• Shinichi Aoki (born 1965), professional Go player
• Taijiro Aoki, a captain of the Imperial Japanese Navy

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