Ikeda (surname)

Ikeda (written: 池田) is the 26th most common Japanese surname.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Ayako Ikeda (池田 綾子; born 1978), Japanese songwriter and singer
  • Chigusa Ikeda (池田 千草, born 1976), Japanese voice actress
  • Daisaku Ikeda (池田 大作; born 1928), founder of Soka University of America and president of Soka Gakkai International (SGI)
  • Daisuke Ikeda (池田大輔; born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Hayato Ikeda (池田 勇人; 1899–1965), Japanese politician and the 58th, 59th and 60th Prime Minister of Japan
  • Hiroshi Ikeda (aikidoka) (池田 裕; born 1950), Aikido shihan
  • Hiroshi Ikeda (director) (池田 宏; born 1934), film director
  • Junya Ikeda (池田 純矢; born 1992), actor
  • Kaname Ikeda (池田 要; born 1946), Japanese ambassador and chief of ITER
  • Kei Ikeda (池田 圭, born 1986), Japanese footballer
  • Kikunae Ikeda (池田 菊苗; 1864–1936), Tokyo Imperial University professor, discoverer of the umami flavor
  • Koki Ikeda (池田 向希, born 1998), Japanese racewalker
  • Kotaro Ikeda (池田 幸太郎, 1895–1976), Japanese painter
  • Ikeda Masatomi (池田 昌富; born 1940), Japanese aikido teacher
  • Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda (池田 正敏 ギュンドゥズ Ikeda Masatoshi Gyunduzu), Japanese-Turkish mathematician
  • Riyoko Ikeda (池田 理代子; born 1947), Japanese manga artist
  • Ryoji Ikeda (池田 亮司; born 1966), Japanese sound artist
  • Sakiko Ikeda (池田 咲紀子, born 1992), Japanese women's footballer
  • Shigeto Ikeda (池田 茂人; 1925–2001), Japanese physician, "father" of fiberoptic bronchoscopy
  • Shintaro Ikeda (池田 信太郎; born 1980), Japanese badminton player
  • Shūichi Ikeda (池田 秀一; born 1949), voice actor
  • Suzee Ikeda (born 1947), American-born singer and record executive
  • Ikeda Terumasa (池田 輝政; 1565–1613), daimyō
  • Toshio Ikeda (池田 敏雄; 1923–1974), Japanese engineer and computer scientist
  • Ikeda Tsuneoki (池田 恒興; 1536–1584), daimyō and military commander
  • Yukiko Ikeda, (池田 有希子; born 1970), actress
For the Chinese/Korean surname written 池 (Chǐ), see Chi (surname).

References
  1. "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
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