Famous People with Name Akira

Akira Nogami            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akira Nogami: is a Japanese professional wrestler and actor, currently working for the New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) promotion. After losing the title to Norio Honaga in November 1991, he graduated to the heavyweight division. In June 1992, he teamed up with Hiroshi H

Akira Kawabata            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akira Kawabata: is a Japanese professional wrestler, who currently competes in North America for the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling promotion under the ring name Kiyoshi and previously worked under a mask as Suicide. He is also known for his time in All Japan Pro Wrestli

Akira Taue            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akira Taue: is a Japanese professional wrestler, and the current President of Pro Wrestling Noah. He is also a former AJPW Triple Crown champion, a former GHC Heavyweight Champion and has had 14 5 Star Matches as awarded by the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. He debut

Akira Tozawa            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akira Tozawa: is a Japanese professional wrestler, mainly performing for Dragon Gate and American promotion Pro Wrestling Guerrilla. In Dragon Gate he is currently a member of the Kamikaze stable. Akira Tozawa was the third graduate of the Dragon Gate dojo to debut. He

Akira Kano            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Akira Kano: is a Japanese alpine skier and Paralympic Champion. He competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, where he became 27th at the Slalom, sitting. He competed in the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, Canada. He won a gold medal in the Super-

Abe Akira            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Abe Akira: was a contemporary Japanese author. He was born in Hiroshima, where his father, a naval officer, was stationed, but spend the majority of his childhood in the seaside town of Kugenuma. He graduated from the University of Tokyo with a degree in French literature and worked for a broadcasting company until 1971, when he became a full time writer. His literary career began in 1962 with the publication of The Children's Room, (Kodomobeya), an emotional account of growing up with a mentally retarded older brother. Almost all of his stories are autobiographical and based on events from his own life and the lives of his family. His short story, Peaches, published in 1972, has appeared in several anthologies of short stories. Peaches is a beautiful, mystical tale that finds the author questioning the most fundamental source of his art——his memory.

Takekaze Akira            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takekaze Akira: is a professional sumo wrestler from Akita Prefecture, Japan. A former amateur sumo champion, he turned professional in 2002, reaching the top division the following year. He has been a runner-up in one tournament and earned two special prizes for Fightin