Matsunaga (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Daniel Matsunaga
Daniel Kenji Silva Matsunaga (born November 28, 1988) is a Brazilian model, actor, professional footballer, host and businessman. He became known in the Philippines by appearing in ''Cosmopolitan Philippines''’ September 2009 "Cosmo Men" supp ...
, Japanese-Brazilian model, actor and football player currently based in the Philippines
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Enzo Matsunaga
was a Japanese writer. He was born in Yokohama
is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population ...
, author
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Futoshi Matsunaga
is a Japanese serial killer who both defrauded and tortured his victims in what is collectively known as the Kitakyūshū Serial Murder Incident ( ja, 北九州連続殺人事件). Matsunaga was convicted of six counts of murder and one count ...
, Japanese serial killer
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Hikaru Matsunaga
was a Japanese the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) politician who briefly served as finance minister from 27 January to 30 July 1998.
Early life and education
Matsunaga was born on 23 November 1928. He is a graduate of Waseda University's law ...
, Japanese legislator and finance minister
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Hisahide Matsunaga, daimyō from the
* Koharu Matsunaga,, Accordionist and member of Charan-Po-Rantan
Matsunaga clan
is a Japanese Samurai Clan who are descended from the Fujiwara clan.''The Origin, History, and Crest of the Family Name Matsunaga from Saga''
The lineage of Matsunaga Danjo Hisahide strengthens the Matsunaga clan's claim to Fujiwara lineage ...
in the Sengoku period
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Mitsuhiro Matsunaga
is a Japanese retired professional wrestler best known for his deathmatch wrestling style, having competed in memorable deathmatches in Big Japan Pro Wrestling (BJW), Frontier Martial-Arts Wrestling (FMW) and Wrestling International New Generati ...
, Japanese professional wrestler
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Mari Matsunaga, founder of i-mode mobile service and Seiko Epson board director
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Masahiro Matsunaga
Masahiro Matsunaga (born May 26, 1960) is a former Japanese race car driver. From 1997 until 2004 he raced in the JGTC Series B-Class, usually finishing in the midfield. He also raced in Japanese Formula Three
Formula Three, also called Form ...
, racing driver
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Masatoshi Matsunaga, Imperial Army Lieutenant General and Baron, Second Class
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Sadaichi Matsunaga, Imperial Japanese Navy Vice Admiral
*, Japanese sport wrestler
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Spark Matsunaga
Spark Masayuki Matsunaga ( ja, 松永 正幸, October 8, 1916April 15, 1990) was an American politician and attorney who served as United States Senator for Hawaii from 1977 until his death in 1990. Matsunaga also represented Hawaii in the U.S. ...
, United States Senator from Hawaii
*, Japanese footballer
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Toh Matsunaga, Chairman of the 45th House of Representative
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Yoshisuke Matsunaga
Yoshisuke (written: 義介, 義助, 義祐 or 良弼) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
*, Japanese businessman and politician; founder of the Nissan group
*, Japanese samurai
*Fujiwara no Yoshisuke
was ...
, Japanese mathematician of the 18th century
*, Japanese voice actress
Fictional characters
*Mikage Matsunaga, a character from anime and manga series ''
Miracle Girls
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Nami Akimoto. It was adapted into an anime series by Japan Taps in 1993. Tokyopop licensed the manga for English release in North America.
Plot
Tomomi and Mikage Matsunaga are identical twins ...
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*Tomomi Matsunaga, a character from anime and manga series ''Miracle Girls''
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Japanese-language surnames