Famous People with Name Uki

Uki Goñi            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Uki Goñi: is known principally for his work documenting the escape of Nazi war criminals from Europe.Goñi's research studies the role of the Vatican, Swiss authorities and the government of Argentina in organising 'ratline' escape routes for fugitive criminals and collaborators.Drawing on investigations in Argentine, Swiss, American, British, and Belgian government archives, as well as numerous interviews and other sources, Goñi's conclusions are detailed extensively in his book The Real Odessa: Smuggling the Nazis to Perón's Argentina (Granta Books, 2002, ISBN 1862075816), published originally in London in 2002 and since then translated into Spanish, Italian, Slovenian, Portuguese and German.

Roko Leni Ukic            Origin/Culture/Country: Serbia, Europe

Roko Leni Ukic: is a Croatian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Toronto Raptors of the NBA. Ukic plays point guard, is 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) and weighs 183 lb (83 kg). According to his pre-draft profile, Ukic is a creative scorer, aggressive off the dribble and has good quickness and ballhandling skills.

Josip "Joke" Vrankovic            Origin/Culture/Country: Serbia, Europe

Josip "Joke" Vrankovic: is a Croatian professional basketball player who plays for Fenerbahçe Ülker. Ukic mainly plays at the point guard position, but he can also play at the shooting guard position. He is 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) tall and he weighs 190 lb (86 kg). Ukic is a former member of the Croatian junior national team, earning with them a gold medal at the 2002 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship and he also played with Croatia's junior national team at the 2003 FIBA Under-19 World Championship in Greece, averaging 19.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.6 steals per game as his team reached the semifinals. He has also been a member of the senior Croatian national basketball team. He has played with Croatia's senior national team at the EuroBasket 2005, the EuroBasket 2007, the 2008 Olympics, and the EuroBasket 2009. At the EuroBasket 2009, he averaged 13.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game.

Taguchi Ukichi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Taguchi Ukichi: was a Japanese historian and economist of the Meiji period, and one of the foremost proponents of the bunmeishi view of history. He was elected to the House of Representatives of Japan in 1894. He is sometimes referred to as "the Japanese Adam Smith"[1], as he wrote many journal articles advocating certain economic reforms and policies.Perhaps Taguchi's most famous work is his Short History of Japanese Civilization (??????, Nippon kaika shoshi). He put forth one of the first, and most famous, bunmeishi versions of Japanese history, focusing on the Japanese people and their culture, rather than on the governments, and on the role of the people in the country's overall progress over the ages.

Tomoko Ukishima            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Tomoko Ukishima: a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Suginami, Tokyo and high school graduate, she was elected for the first time in 2004.

Toshio Ukishima            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshio Ukishima: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Tokyo and high school graduate, he was elected for the first time in 2005 after working at a manufacture of soft drinks.