Matsui (written: 松井 or 松居) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Airi Matsui (born 1996), Japanese model, actress and former idol *

Akihiko Matsui is a Japanese video game developer and battle designer working for Square Enix. He was one of the directors for ''Chrono Trigger'' and worked on several battle systems for the ''Final Fantasy'' series. Career After finishing his work on ''Romanci ...

, Japanese videogame designer *

Bob Matsui Robert Takeo Matsui (September 17, 1941 – January 1, 2005) was an American politician from the state of California. Matsui was a member of the Democratic Party and served in the U.S. House of Representatives as the congressman for California's ...

(1941–2005), US California Congressman *

Daijiro Matsui is a Japanese mixed martial artist and professional wrestler. A professional MMA competitor since 1998, he has competed for the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, DEEP, Pancrase, and King of the Cage. Professional wrestling career After t ...

, Japanese mixed martial arts fighter *

Daisuke Matsui is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for YSCC Yokohama. He played for Japan national team. His wife is Japanese actress Rosa Kato. Club career Early years In 2000, Matsui graduated from and began his professional career with Kyo ...

(born 1981), Japanese footballer * Doris Matsui (born 1944), US congresswoman from California, widow of Bob Matsui * Eri Matsui, Japanese fashion designer *, Japanese artist * , Japanese former professional baseball player *

Iwane Matsui was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army and the commander of the expeditionary force sent to China in 1937. He was convicted of war crimes and executed by the Allies for his involvement in the Nanjing Massacre. Born in Nagoya, Matsui chose ...

(1878–1948), Japanese general and war criminal *

Jurina Matsui is a Japanese Television personalities in Japan, TV personality, singer, actress, and YouTuber. She is a former member of Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and former concurrent member of AKB48 (in 2012–2015). She is recognized as SKE48's absolut ...

(born 1997), Japanese singer, SKE48 * , Japanese former professional baseball player *, Japanese badminton player *

Keiko Matsui , is a Japanese keyboardist and composer, specializing in smooth jazz and New-age music. Biography Keiko Matsui was born in Tokyo, Japan. Her mother, Emiko, took her to her first piano lesson in the June following her fifth birthday. Japanese t ...

(born 1961), Japanese smooth jazz musician * KJ Matsui, Japanese basketball player for Columbia University *, Japanese politician *, Japanese handball player * , Japanese professional baseball player *

Mitsuru Matsui is a Japanese cryptographer and senior researcher for Mitsubishi Electric Company. Career While researching error-correcting codes in 1990, Matsui was inspired by Eli Biham and Adi Shamir's differential cryptanalysis, and discovered the techni ...

, Japanese cryptographer * Naoko Matsui, Japanese voice actor *

Rena Matsui is a Japanese actress, singer, and novelist. Matsui is a former member of the Japanese idol girl groups SKE48 and Nogizaka46. As a member of the former, she also participated in the main lineup of AKB48's singles. As an actress, she has played r ...

, Japanese singer, SKE48 * Sakiko Matsui Japanese idol and pianist, former AKB48 * Shokei Matsui, Japanese karateka and Director of the International Karate Organization *

Toshihide Matsui is a professional Japanese tennis player. On 12 June 2006, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of No. 261. On 7 May 2018, he achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 130. Career He was the runner-up in men's singles at the Japanese ...

(born 1978), Japanese tennis player *

Yasuo Matsui Yasuo Matsui (1877 – 1962) was a prominent 20th century Japanese American architect.Gray, Christopher (2012) in The New York Times. (Accessed: 11 February 2017) Early years Immigrating from Japan to the United States in 1902, Matsui attended ...

(1877 – 1962), Japanese-American architect * Yayori Matsui (1934-2002), Japanese journalist and women's rights activist *, Japanese professional baseball player * , Japanese professional baseball player Fictional characters: * Chisato Matsui, character in ''Battle Royale'' novel, film and manga * Watanabe Matsui, character in the ''Megatokyo'' manga *Ricky Matsui, character from the web series '' Dimension 20'' Companies and Brands: *

Matsui (brand) Dixons Retail plc was one of the largest consumer electronics retailers in Europe. In the United Kingdom, the company operated Currys, Currys Digital, PC World (with stores increasingly dual branded 'Currys PC World'), Dixons Travel and its ser ...

, a former "own-brand" for electrical appliances used by Dixons Group stores in the UK * Matsui (construction company), a Japanese construction company founded in 1586

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