Famous People with Name Akiko

Akiko Kijimuta            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akiko Kijimuta: is a former Japanese professional tennis player.She reached the 4th round at Roland Garros in 1992. She retired with a 63-100 singles record.

Akiko Morigami            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akiko Morigami: is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41.Morigami has won 1 singles title in her career, defeating top-seed Marion Bartoli of France 6–1 6–3 in Prague in 2007. She has reached two other singles finals, both in Cincinnati (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007). In the 2006 French Open, she upset then-World No.3 Nadia Petrova in the first round. Petrova was a favorite to win the Grand Slam title. She is known for her strong two-handed game.

Akiko Yosano            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akiko Yosano: was the pen-name of a Japanese author, poet, pioneering feminist, pacifist, and social reformer, active in late Meiji period, Taisho period and early Showa period Japan. Her real name was Yosano Shiyo. She is one of the most famous, and most controversial

Akiko "Akko" Wada            Origin/Culture/Country: Korean

Akiko "Akko" Wada: a female Japanese singer and television performer of Korean ancestry, originally hailing from Higashinari-ku, Osaka. Like many Zainichi Koreans, she had a legal Korean name and a name for everyday use, which was Japanicized Fukuko Kaneumi (????, Kaneumi Fukuko?). Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is nicknamed "jotei" (??), meaning "empress".She voice acted as Koopa in Super Mario Bros.: Peach-Hime Kyushutsu Dai Sakusen!, the first time he had been voiced.

Akiko Hiramatsu            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akiko Hiramatsu: a Japanese seiyu born in Tokyo. Hiramatsu works at Ken Production.