Fujiwara (Japanese pronunciation:[ɸɯʑiwaɾa], written: 藤原 lit. "Wisteria field"[1]) is a Japanese surname. (In English conversation it is likely to be rendered as /fuːdʒiːˈwɑːrə/.) Notable people with the surname include:
Families
The Fujiwara clan and its members
Fujiwara no Kamatari
Fujiwara no Fuhito
Fujiwara no Michinaga
Northern Fujiwara clan
Fujiwara no Kiyohira
Art and entertainment
Fujiwara (owarai), Japanese comedy duo (kombi) consisting of Toshifumi Fujimoto (藤本 敏史) and Takayuki Haranishi (原西 孝幸)
Atsushi Fujiwara (藤原 敦, born 1963), Japanese photographer
Harry Fujiwara (Mr. Fuji) (1934 - 2016), Japanese-American wrestler
Hiroshi Fujiwara (藤原 ヒロシ, born 1964), Japanese musician, trendsetter, producer, and designer
Kamatari Fujiwara (藤原 釜足, 1905–1985), Japanese actor
Kei Fujiwara (不二稿 京, born 1957), Japanese actress and film director
Keiji Fujiwara (藤原 啓治, 1964–2020), Japanese voice actor
Motoo Fujiwara (藤原 基央, born 1979), lead singer and composer for the Japanese rock band Bump of Chicken
Norika Fujiwara (藤原 紀香, born 1971), Japanese beauty queen, model and actress
Tatsuya Fujiwara (藤原 竜也, born 1982), Japanese actor
Tokuro Fujiwara (藤原 得郎, born 1961), Japanese video game designer
Yoshiaki Fujiwara (藤原 喜明, born 1949), Japanese actor and professional wrestler
Yoshie Fujiwara (藤原 義江, 1898–1976), Japanese tenor singer
Science
Masahiko Fujiwara (藤原 正彦, born 1943), Japanese mathematician and essayist
Matsusaburo Fujiwara (藤原 松三郎, 1881–1946), Japanese mathematician and historian of mathematics
Sakuhei Fujiwhara (藤原 咲平, 1884–1950), Japanese meteorologist
Politicians
Michiko Fujiwara (藤原 道子, 1900–1983), Japanese nurse and politician
René Fujiwara (born 1984), Mexican politician
Sports
Naoya Fujiwara (藤原 直哉, born 1965), Japanese shogi player
Rika Fujiwara (藤原 里華, born 1981), Japanese tennis player
Shiho Fujiwara (藤原 志保, born 1971), Japanese ice hockey player
Sotaro Fujiwara (藤原 崇太郎, born 1998), Japanese judoka
Toshio Fujiwara (藤原 敏男, born 1948), Japanese kickboxer
^Yiengpruksawan, Mimi Hall (1994). "What's in a Name? Fujiwara Fixation in Japanese Cultural History". Monumenta Nipponica. 49 (4): 424 from 423–453. doi:10.2307/2385257. ISSN 0027-0741.
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