Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname, and also a Persian pet name for Morteza. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India.

Italian surname

* Barbara Mori, Uruguayan-Mexican actress * Camilo Mori, Chilean painter *

Cesare Mori Cesare Mori (; 22 December 1871 – 5 July 1942) was a prefect (''prefetto'') before and during the Fascist period in Italy. He is known in Italy as the "Iron Prefect" (''Prefetto di Ferro'') because of his iron-fisted campaigns against the Mafia ...

, Italian "Iron Prefect" * Claudia Mori, Italian actress, singer, television producer * Damian Mori, Italian-Australian football player * Daniele Mori (born 1990) Italian footballer *

Fabrizio Mori Fabrizio Mori (born 28 June 1969 in Livorno) is an Italian hurdler, best known for his gold medal at the 1999 World Championships. Biography Fabrizio Mori won nineteen medals at the International athletics competitions, five of these with na ...

, Italian hurdler * Federico Mori, Italian rugby union player *

Francesco Mori Francesco Mori (born March 28, 1975) is an Italian painter. Biography Mori was born in Grosseto, Italy. Now an emerging painter and graphic artist, art historian and scholar of medieval art, Francesco Mori began his artistic career self-taught at ...

, Italian painter * Lara Mori, Italian artistic gymnast *

Manuele Mori Manuele Mori (born 8 September 1980 in Empoli) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2019 for the , and teams. He won the Japan Cup in 2007. Major results ;2001 : 3rd Gran Premio di Po ...

, Italian professional road bicycle racer * Massimiliano Mori, Italian former professional road bicycle racer * Michael Mori, aka "Dan Mori", U.S. military lawyer *

Miguel Mori Miguel Ángel Mori (17 May 1943 – 13 April 2009) was an Argentine footballer who played for Independiente and Racing Club. He won the Copa Libertadores three times, first lifting the trophy with Independiente in 1964 and 1965, and then for r ...

, Argentine footballer *

Nicolas Mori Nicolas Mori (24 January 1796 – 14 June 1839) was an Anglo-Italian violinist, music publisher and conductor. Once regarded as the finest violinist in Europe, Mori was somewhat overshadowed by the rise of Paganini. Life Born in London, the son ...

, Italian-English violinist * Paola Mori, Italian actress and aristocrat * Primo Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer. * Ramiro Funes Mori and Rogelio Funes Mori, twin brothers and Argentine footballers * Scott Alan Mori (1941–2020), American botanist * Simone Mori (cyclist), Italian former professional racing cyclist * Uberto Mori, Italian religious figure

Japanese surname

Mori (written: lit. "forest", ) is the 24th most common Japanese surname. Mōri (written: , ) is a separate surname that may be transliterated the same way. * Akihiko Mori (森彰彦, 1966–1998), composer * Akio Mori (森昭雄, born 1947), physiologist and writer *

Akira Mori is a Japanese property developer, and the chairman of Mori Trust, a real estate developer in Tokyo, Japan and an offshoot of Mori Building, the company his father Taikichiro Mori founded in 1959. As of July 2022, his net worth was estimated at U ...

(森章, born 1936), son of Taikichiro Mori, CEO of

Mori Trust is a Japanese real estate developer. History Mori Trust was founded in 1970 as Mori Building Development, a subsidiary of the Mori Building group founded by Taikichiro Mori. Following his death in 1993, his two sons Minoru Mori and Akira Mori ...

* Mori Arinori (森有礼, 1847–1889), statesman/diplomat *

Bárbara Mori Bárbara Mori Ochoa () (born 2 February 1978) is a Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer. She is known for playing the main character in the 2004 telenovela '' Rubí,'' one of the most successful telenovelas of all time. Sin ...

(b. 1978), Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer (Japanese paternal grandfather) *

Mori Chack Mori Chack (森チャック ''Mori Chakku'', born on March 23, 1973) is the artist name of a Japanese graphic designer, who was born in Sakai, Osaka, Japan. He is famous for his Chax product line, and especially the character Gloomy Bear, a 2& ...

(森チャック, born 1973), graphics designer * Mori Calliope (森カリオペ), livestreamer, rapper, and singer *

Chiharu Mori is a Japanese former swimmer. She competed in the women's 200 metre breaststroke at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * Janu ...

(森千春, born 1962), swimmer *

Chinatsu Mori (May 20, 1980 in Edogawa, Tokyo – August 9, 2006 in Tokyo) was a Japanese shot putter. Her personal best throw is 18.22 metres, achieved in April 2004 in Hamamatsu. This is the current Japanese record.Daisuke Mori is a Japanese nurse, who was convicted for giving lethal doses of the muscle relaxant drug vecuronium to his patients in a clinic in Izumi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture. Although he was convicted of only one murder, he is suspected to be a medica ...

(守大助, born 1971), nurse and serial killer *

Eijiro Mori is a former Japanese Association football, football player. Club statistics ''Updated to 2 February 2018''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"J1&J2&J3選手名鑑 2015 (NSK MOOK)" 14 February 2015, Japan, (p ...

(森英次郎, born 1986), footballer * Eisuke Mori (森英介, born 1948), politician *

Futoshi Mori is a Japanese international rugby union player who plays in the hooker position. He currently plays for the Toshiba Brave Lupus in Japan's domestic Top League. Early / Provincial Career Mori has played all of his senior club rugby in Jap ...

(森太志, born 1988), rugby player * Hanae Mori (森英恵, 1926–2022), fashion designer *

Hideki Mori is a Japanese manga artist. He made his professional debut in 1982 in ''Shōnen Sunday'', after which he was chosen by Kazuo Koike to illustrate the continuation of ''Lone Wolf and Cub'', ''Shin Lone Wolf and Cub''. Mori is best known for his man ...

(森秀樹, born 1961), manga artist * Hiroshi Mori (astronomer) (森弘, born 1958), astronomer * Hiroshi Mori (writer) (森博嗣, born 1957), writer and engineer * Ikue Mori (森郁恵, born 1953), musician *

Johnny Mori Johnny Mori is a third-generation ( Sansei) Japanese American musician and arts educator/administrator from Los Angeles. He was one of the seminal members of the taiko group Kinnara Taiko and the original taiko drummer for the Grammy nominated j ...

(b. 1949), Japanese-American musician and arts educator/administrator * Junko Mori (森純子, born 1974), metalwork sculptor * Kanna Mori (森カンナ, born 1988), actress *

Kaori Mori is a former Japanese badminton player. She was the women's singles national champion in 2001 and 2003. Mori won the bronze medal at the 2004 Asian Championships and also the silver medals in 2005 and 2006. She played badminton at the 2004 Sum ...

(森かおり, born 1979), badminton player * Kaoru Mori (森薫, born 1978), manga artist *

Katsuhiro Mori is a Japanese Magic: The Gathering player. He is the most successful player in the individual portion of World Championships, winning one tournament and making the top eight of two others. Career Mori first appeared on the Pro Tour in the 20 ...

(森勝洋, born 1983), champion 'Magic: The Gathering' player * Katsuji Mori (森功至, born 1945), voice actor *

Kazutoshi Mori is a Japanese molecular biologist known for research on unfolded protein response. He is a professor of Biophysics at the Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, and shared the 2014 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award with Peter Wa ...

(森和俊, born 1958), molecular biologist * Kenzo Mori (森研三, 1914–2007), Japanese-Canadian journalist * Kyoichi Mori (森恭一), Japanese whale-watcher *

Mori Koben was a Japanese businessman and adventurer, who was best remembered as one of the first Japanese pioneers in Micronesia. As a young man, Mori migrated from Japan to Chuuk, where he helped to establish Japanese businesses in Micronesia. Mori's gu ...

(森小弁, 1869–1945), adventurer and businessman *Mōri Koyuki (毛利小雪, born 2002) better known as Yuki ( Korean : 유키), member & rapper of South Korean idol girl group Purple Kiss under Rainbow Bridge World * Larry Mori (b. 1948), American bridge player * Manny Mori (born 1949), former President of the Federated States of Micronesia (great grandson of Mori Koben) *

Mori Mari was a Japanese writer. New York University Professor Keith Vincent has called her a "Japanese Electra", referring to the Electra complex counterpart put forth by Carl Jung to Sigmund Freud's Oedipal complex. Early life and family Mari ...

, novelist (Ōgai's daughter) *

Maria Mori is a former singer and actress from Sapporo, Japan. She was also known as Maria Elizabeth. The daughter of an American Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI agent and a Japanese mother, she was a member of the Golden Half singing group, whose o ...

, Japanese-American actress *

Mariko Mori is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist. She is known for her photographs and videos of her hybridized future self, often presented in various guises and featuring traditional Japanese motifs. Her work often explores themes of technology, spirit ...

, artist * Masaaki Mori (baseball) *

Masahiro Mori (designer) was a Japanese ceramic designer born in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The well known "G-type Soy Sauce Bottle" he designed in 1958 won the 1st Good Design Award in 1960 and its production and sales have continued until today (as of December 11, 2011). ...

* Masahiro Mori (roboticist) * Masako Mori (singer) * Masako Mori (politician) * Masayuki Mori (actor) *, Japanese javelin thrower * Minoru Mori (1934-2012), son of Taikichiro Mori, building tycoon and namesake for

Roppongi Hills Mori Tower is a 54-story mixed-use skyscraper in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo. Completed in 2003 and named after builder Minoru Mori, it is the centerpiece of the Roppongi Hills urban development. It is the sixth-tallest building in Tokyo at . The tower has a ...

Mitsugu Mori was an officer and ace fighter pilot in the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN) during the January 28 Incident, the Second Sino-Japanese War, and the Pacific theater of World War II. As a member of the 12th Air Group during the Second Sino-Japanese W ...

, fighter ace * Mitsuko Mori, actress *

Mōri Motonari was a prominent ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) in the western Chūgoku region of Japan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. The Mōri clan claimed descent from Ōe no Hiromoto (大江広元), an adviser to Minamoto no Yoritomo. Motonari w ...

, daimyō of the Mōri clan * Mōri Hidemoto, retainer of the Toyotomi clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period * Mucha Mori, basketball player * Mori Naganao, daimyō *

Nana Mori is a Japanese actress and singer from Oita Prefecture, Japan. Biography Mori was born in Osaka on August 31, 2001 and brought up in Ōita. In 2016, she was scouted by the talent agency ARBRE. In 2021, she signed a contract with SMA ( Sony Mus ...

, actress * Naoki Mori (disambiguation), several people * Naoko Mori, actress * Nobuteru Mori, businessman * Mōri Terumoto, daimyō * Mori Ōgai, novelist and physician * Mori Ranmaru, samurai during the Sengoku period * Reiko Mori, Japanese novelist * Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007 *

S. Floyd Mori Shiro Floyd Mori (born May 30, 1939) is an American politician and educator. Mori was born in Murray, Utah; his parents emigrated to the United States from Japan. Mori graduated from Jordan High School in Sandy, Utah. He served in the United S ...

, American educator and politician *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese basketball player * Satoshi Mori (skier) (born 1971), Japanese Nordic combined skier * Shigefumi Mori, mathematician *

Shigeaki Mori is a Japanese historian living in Hiroshima, Japan. He is known fohis researchinto Allied prisoners of war who died during the air raids on Japan. His hug with U.S. President Barack Obama during the president's visit to Hiroshima gained world-wide ...

, historian * Shigeki Mori, mayor of Neagari *

Shigekazu Mori Shigekazu Mori (森繁和, born November 18, 1954 in Chosei, Chiba Prefecture) is a former Japanese professional baseball pitcher who played for the Seibu Lions in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseba ...

, baseball player * Shinichi Mori, enka singer * Shinji Mori, baseball player *, Japanese footballer * Mori Sōiken, co-leader of the 17th-century Shimabara Rebellion * Mori Sosen, Japanese painter *, Japanese poet * Taikichiro Mori (1904-1993), founder of Mori Building Company * Mōri Takachika, daimyō * Takaji Mori, football player * Takayuki Mori, wrestler * Takeshi Mori (commander) (1894–1945), commander of the Japanese Empire's First Imperial Guards Division, at the end of World War II * Takeshi Mori (director) (b. 1963), anime director, storyboard artist, and script writer * Takeshi Mori (announcer) (b. 1959), announcer on Yomiuri TV in Japan * Tamezo Mori, naturalist * Tatsuya Mori, film director *, Japanese baseball player *

Toshia Mori Toshia Mori (としあもり) was a Japanese actress who had a brief career in American films during the late 1920s and 1930s. Born as Toshiye Ichioka (としえいちおか) in Kyoto, Mori moved to the United States when she was 10. Early li ...

, actress * Toshio Mori, American author * Toshiko Mori, architect * Tsuneo Mori, radical leftist * Ushinosuke Mori, anthropologist * Wataru Mori, actor * Yoshirō Mori, former Prime Minister of Japan * Yoshiro Mori (mathematician) *

Yoshitoshi Mori was a Japanese artist who specialized in ''kappazuri'' stencil prints. He was for many years a member of the ''mingei'' folk craft movement, and was close with Yanagi Sōetsu, founder of the movement, and Serizawa Keisuke, among others, producing ...

, artist *

Yukinojo Mori , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese lyricist, composer and poet who is affiliated with Amuse, Inc. He has written over 2,000 songs for numerous artists such as Kyosuke Himuro, Takuro Yoshida and Junichi Inagaki and theme songs for ...

, singer * Yuito Mori, baseball player *

Yusuke Mori is a Japanese football player. Playing career Mori was born in Shizuoka on July 24, 1980. After graduating from Shimizu Higashi High School, he joined J1 League club Verdy Kawasaki (later ''Tokyo Verdy'') in 1999. Although he played several matc ...

, footballer * Yuko Mori, politician *

Yuto Mori is a Japanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kamatamare Sanuki in J3 League from 2023. He has previously played for both Nagoya Grampus and Gamba Osaka. Career Nagoya Grampus Mori made his official debut for Nagoya Grampus in the J. ...

, footballer * Mori Yoshinari, 16th-century samurai ** Mori Nagayoshi, son of Mori Yoshinari ** Mori Ranmaru, son of Mori Yoshinari * Yasuji Mori, animator * Yoko Mori, novelist

Aramaic title of honor

*''Mori'', a word used extensively by Yemenite Jews designating a "rabbi", taken from the Judeo-Aramaic word, (''mor''), meaning "master" or "lord". Shelomo Dov Goitein, ''The Yemenites - History, Communal Organization, Spiritual Life'', Jerusalem 1983, pp. 212;256; 278 (). Goitein, citing Amram Qorah, says that the title was strictly reserved unto those who had procured a license in the ritual slaughter of domesticated animals. ''Mori'', literally meaning, "my master," or "my lord".

Other people named Mori

* Amirkhan Mori, Russian businessman *

Dan Mori Dan Mori ( he, דן מורי, born as Dean (Din) Mori, ; on 8 November 1988) is an Israeli footballer who plays as a centre-back. Club career Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv Mori began his football career, playing for Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv and joined the ...

(born 1988 as Dean (Din) Mori), Israeli footballer * Raam Mori, Gujarati author *

Lucija Mori Lucija Mori (born 31 January 1988) is a Slovenian international football goalkeeper currently playing for Soccer Women Carinthians in the Austrian league. She has also played in her country and for Serie A's ACF Brescia Società Sportiva Dil ...

, Slovenian footballer * Chitrangada Mori, Indian aristocrat *

Mark de Mori Mark de Mori (born 11 February 1982) is a Croatian professional boxer of Australian descent, who fights at heavyweight. Early life and amateur career De Mori grew up in the suburbs of Perth. He was supposedly deaf until the age of four and ...

, Australian boxer * Mori Eskandani, American poker player * Mori Arkin, Israeli businessman

Fictional characters

* Ai Mori in ''The Law of Ueki'' *Mori Green, a minor character in '' Grand Theft Auto IV'' *Mori Kibbutz, the brother of

Brucie ''Brucepattersonius'' is a genus of rodents within the tribe Akodontini from southeastern South America. Also known as brucies, the genus is named after Bruce Patterson, MacArthur Curator at the Department of Zoology (Mammals), at the Field Muse ...

in '' Grand Theft Auto IV'' *Kogoro Mouri, character in '' Detective Conan'' *Mako Mori, character in the film ''

Pacific Rim The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The ''Pacific Basin'' includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire. List of co ...

'' * Ran Mouri, character in ''Detective Conan'' *Shin Mōri, character in '' Yoroiden Samurai Troopers'' *Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka, character in '' Ouran High School Host Club'' *Yorick Mori, character in the online multiplayer game League of Legends *Mario Mori, character in '' Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger'' *Mori Jin, the main character of ''

The God of Highschool ''The God of High School'' () is a South Korean manhwa released as a webtoon written and illustrated by Yongje Park. It has been serialized in Naver Corporation's webtoon platform Naver Webtoon since April 2011, with the individual chapters colle ...

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