Takei (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Emi Takei is a Japanese actress and model. Biography Takei was born in Nagoya. Aspiring to become a model, she declared to her parents on her entry to junior high school that she would become a model within three years. In 2006, she entered the 11th Japa ...

(born 1993), Japanese actress, fashion model, and singer *

Esther Takei Nishio Esther Takei Nishio (February 15, 1925 – October 1, 2019) was an American woman from California, incarcerated at the Granada War Relocation Center in Colorado during World War II. She was the first Japanese-American student to enroll in a Calif ...

(1925–2019), selected as a "test case" as the first World War II internee of Japanese descent to return from camp and enroll in a California university *

George Takei George Takei (; ja, ジョージ・タケイ; born Hosato Takei (武井穂郷), April 20, 1937) is an American actor, author and activist known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the fictional starship USS ''Enterprise'' in the televi ...

(born 1937), American actor *, Japanese pole vaulter *

Hiroyuki Takei is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of the multicultural hit, ''Shaman King''. Career Hiroyuki Takei started drawing manga with writer EXIAD on SD Département Store Series which they created for a fanzine. Early in his career ...

(born 1972), Japanese manga writer *, Japanese dancer *

Koji Takei is a water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the water polo ball ...

(born 1990), Japanese water polo player *, Japanese classical mandolinist *, Japanese sculptor *

Sō Takei is a Japanese ''tarento'' and former track and field athlete. He was an established athlete with multiple championships for athletics and decathlon. Takei is currently active as a ''tarento'', frequently appearing on television. He calls himself ...

(born 1973), Japanese ''

tarento Television personalities in Japan, known as in Japanese, are celebrities who regularly appear in mass media in Japan, especially as panelists on variety shows. During the Golden Age of Hollywood, bankable stars in America were described as "tal ...

'' and former track and field athlete *

Takuya Takei is a Japanese football player currently playing for Matsumoto Yamaga FC. Career statistics ''Updated to 23 February 2017''.Nippon Sports Kikaku Publishing inc./日本スポーツ企画出版社"2016J1&J2&J3選手名鑑" 10 February 2016, Japan ...

(born 1986), Japanese football player *

Tokiji Takei Tokiji "Sojin" Takei (竹井時次 (蘇人))(April 6, 1903 July 23, 1991) was a Japanese poet and essayist who lived in Hawaii. He was a prolific writer who is best known for his poetry written while he was incarcerated in a series of internment c ...

(1903–1991), Japanese poet *

Yasuo Takei Yasuo Takei (武井保雄, ''Takei Yasuo'') (January 4, 1930 – August 10, 2006) was the founder and former chairman of Takefuji (武富士), Japan's number one consumer finance group. On 17 November 2004 he was given a three-year suspende ...

(1930–2006), the founder and former chairman of Takefuji

Fictional characters

*Junko Takei, a character in the media franchise ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The franchise has since been adapted into several light novel, manga, and anime series and various video games. ...

Fictional characters

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