Famous People with Name Nagayo

Yoshiro Nagayo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshiro Nagayo: was a novelist and playwright in Showa period Japan.Nagayo was born in Tokyo, as the 5th son of the famous doctor, Nagayo Sensai. He attended the Gakushuin Peers' School, and went on to graduate from Tokyo Imperial University. Through his school connections, he made the acquaintance of Mushanokoji Saneatsu and Shiga Naoya, and he contributed works to the Shirakaba ("White Birch") literary journal. He is considered a typical spokesman for the humanistic philosophy of the Shirakaba school.

Chigusa Nagayo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Chigusa Nagayo: is a retired Japanese female professional wrestler best known for her mainstream popularity in the 1980s as a member of the tag team The Crush Gals with long-time partner Lioness Asuka. She was the founder of the GAEA Women's Professional Wrestling organi

Nagai Nagayoshi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Nagai Nagayoshi: was a notable Japanese organic chemist and pharmacologist, best known for his study of ephedrine.Nagai continued his studies at Tokyo Imperial University and became the first doctor of pharmacy in Japan. He was sent under government sponsorship to Prussia in 1871 to study at the University of Berlin. He was the only civilian in a group of military students sent to study in Great Britain and France, and he traveled by way of the United States and Great Britain. While in Berlin, he resided at the home of Japanese diplomat Aoki Shuzo.