Famous People with Name Miura

Miki Miura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Miki Miura: a Japanese manga artist from Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture. She is the creator of the long-running manga Chibi Maruko-chan (published in Ribon from 1986 to 1996), based on her own childhood, and the more surreal fantasy anime series Koji Koji, which ran from 1997 to 1999. She also worked with Marvelous Interactive on creating the SEGA Dreamcast title, Sakura Momoko Gekijou, and Nintendo on creating the Nintendo Game Boy Advance title, Sakura Momoko no Ukiuki Carnival. In 2005, she designed the characters for the Xbox 360 title Every Party.

Daisuke Miura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Daisuke Miura: a professional baseball player from Kashihara, Nara, Japan. He is a starting pitcher for the Yokohama BayStars.In 2005, he led the Central League in strikeouts (177) and ERA (2.52). Miura became a free agent after an injury-plagued 2008 season. Both the BayStars and the Hanshin Tigers, a team that Miura has seen great success against in his career, were bidding for his services. Miura decided to return to the BayStars, who offered him a 4-year contract worth 1 billion yen (about $10 million USD), as opposed to the Tigers, who were offering three years and 900 million yen. Miura's new contract ensures that the 34-year old pitcher will finish his career in Yokohama.

Hiroyuki Miura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroyuki Miura: an ice hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Seibu Prince Rabbits in Tokyo, Japan.In 1992, Miura became the first Japanese player ever drafted into the NHL when the Montreal Canadiens chose him in the 11th round (260th overall) of the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. Miura never played in the NHL, and his North American professional ice hockey experience was limited to six games played with the Wheeling Thunderbirds of the East Coast Hockey League in 1993–94.

Yasutoshi Miura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yasutoshi Miura: is a former Japanese football player. He has played for Japan national team.

Yuichiro Miura            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yuichiro Miura: is a Japanese alpinist who in 2003, at age 70, became the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. This record was later broken. However, on May 26th 2008, Miura once again successfully summited Mt Everest at the age of 75. This achievement is