Matsushita (written: lit. "below the

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") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Daisuke Matsushita (born 1981), a former Japanese football player * Hiro Matsushita (born 1961), former Japanese Champ Car racing driver, businessman and grandson of Konosuke Matsushita. Chairman of

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*, Japanese handball player * Ko Matsushita, a Japanese conductor and composer * Kohei Matsushita (born 1985), a Japanese football (soccer) player currently playing for Ehime F.C. * Konosuke Matsushita (1894–1989), a Japanese industrialist and founder of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., now known as

Panasonic Corporation formerly between 1935 and 2008 and the first incarnation of between 2008 and 2022, is a major Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation, headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka. It was founded by Kōnosuke Matsushita in 1918 as a lightbulb ...

* Masaharu Matsushita (1912–2012), a Japanese businessman, the second president of Matsushita Electric, and son-in-law of Konosuke Matsushita * Miyuki Matsushita (born 1969), a Japanese voice actress * Moeko Matsushita (born 1982), a Japanese singer and actress * Nao Matsushita (born 1985), a Japanese actress and pianist *

Nobuharu Matsushita is a Japanese racing driver currently competing in Super GT and Super Formula. He formerly competed in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship for MP Motorsport before being replaced by current Super Formula driver Giuliano Alesi. Early career Kart ...

(born 1993), a Japanese racing driver *

Sayami Matsushita is an athlete from Japan. She competes in archery. Matsushita represented Japan at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 35th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 624. In the first round of elimination, she faced 30t ...

(born 1982), a Japanese archer *

Shinpei Matsushita is a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A graduate of Hosei University, he worked at the government of Miyazaki Prefecture from April 1991 to December 1996 ...

(born 1966), a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan *

Susumu Matsushita Susumu Matsushita (松下進 ''Matsushita Susumu''; born February 6, 1950 in Fussa, Tokyo) is a Japanese manga artist known for his unique American comic–influenced design. His most famous works are the designing of the mascots and of the O ...

(born 1950), a Japanese manga artist *

Tadahiro Matsushita was a Japanese politician and five-time member of the House of Representatives of Japan. He served in government from 1962 when he joined the Ministry of Construction to 2012. At the time of his death, he was the Minister of State for Financial ...

(born 1949), member of the House of Representatives of Japan * Toshihiro Matsushita (born 1983), a Japanese football (soccer) player currently playing for Albirex Niigata *, Japanese actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *

Yuya Matsushita is a Japanese pop and R&B singer and actor under Japanese Dream Records. His debut single " foolish foolish" was released on November 26, 2008. He had his first breakthrough as Sebastian Michaelis in the ''Black Butler'' musical and since then, ...

(born 1990), a Japanese R&B and Hip Hop singer and performer

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