Akira (name)
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Akira is a common Japanese given name. It means "bright", "intelligent", or "clear". There are several Kanji for Akira. One popular Kanji is 明. Though Akira is normally used to name males, it can be a female name as well. This name is also an anglicized female version of the Scottish male name Acair, meaning "anchor". While in Nigeria, Akira is used as a unisex name.
[edit] Famous persons with the given name Akira
- Akira Fubuki (born 1978), AV Idol
- Akira Fujimoto, president of software company Integra Incorporated
- Akira Haraguchi (born 1946), mental health counsellor
- Akira Ifukube (昭) (1914-2006), composer of classical music and film scores
- Akira Iida (born 1969), racing driver
- Akira Ishida (彰) (born 1967), voice actor
- Akira Isogawa, fashion designer
- Akira Ito (亮), hockey player
- Akira Ito (章), manga artist
- Akira Jimbo, jazz fusion drummer
- Akira Kamiya (明), voice actor
- Akira Kobayashi, actor
- Akira Kurosawa (明) (1910-1998), film director, producer, and screenwriter
- Akira Lane, Japanese pornstar
- Akira Machida (顯), the head of the Japanese Supreme Court
- Akira Maeda, wrestler
- Akira Natori (亮), astronomer
- Akira Sasanuma (晃), voice actor
- Akira Takasaki (晃), heavy metal guitarist
- Akira Taue (明), professional wrestler
- Akira Terao (聰), musician & actor
- Akira Toriyama (明), manga artist
- Akira Watase (晶), pornstar
- Akira Yamaoka (晃), composer
- Akira Yoshizawa (章), origami artist
[edit] Fictional characters with the given name Akira
- Akira, the title character in the manga Akira
- Akira, a recurring character in The Simpsons
- Akira Kazama, a character in the video game series Rival Schools
- Akira Okuzaki, character in the anime My-HiME
- Akira Takano, character in the manga School Rumble
- Akira Toya, character in the manga Hikaru no Go
- Akira Yuki, character in the Virtua Fighter videogame series
