Famous People with Name Kazumi

Kazumi Watanabe            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazumi Watanabe: He is a jazz fusion and instrumental rock guitarist and composer. He has been chosen Best Jazzman 24 times in a row by Swing Journal's annual poll.In 1979, he joined a group of innovative musicians such as Ryuichi Sakamoto, Akiko Yano, Yukihiro Takahashi, Yasuaki Shimizu, Toshiyuki Honda and Shuichi 'Ponta' Murakami to form the legendary all-star band KYLYN, making an impact on the Japanese music scene. In autumn of the same year, he participated in the world tour of Yellow Magic Orchestra. Its huge success brought the name KAZUMI an international recognition. [1][2]

Kazumi Saito            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazumi Saito: a starting pitcher for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks. He is a two-time winner of the Eiji Sawamura Award (2003, 2006), but has not pitched in a regular season game since October 2007 due to various shoulder injuries.Saito was marked as a top prospect by NPB scouts from his days at South Kyoto High School; he, current Hiroshima Carp pitcher Masayuki Hasegawa and Saitama Seibu Lions pitcher Tomoki Hoshino were dubbed the "Big Three" of their particular age group. The Fukuoka Daiei Hawks (currently the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) selected Saito with their first-round pick in the 1995 NPB amateur draft.

Kazumi Izaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazumi Izaki: a Japanese female professional boxer. She is currently the oldest professional female boxer in Japan.

Kazumi Kishimoto            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazumi Kishimoto: a Japanese figure skater. He has won medals on the Junior Grand Prix circuit. In his senior grand prix debut, he placed 11th at the 2005 Cup of China.

Kazumi Onishi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazumi Onishi: was a Japanese figure skater. She is a four-time Japanese national champion. She placed 14th in the 1968 Winter Olympic Games, and 10th in the 1972 Winter Olympic Games. She is an alumna of Kwansei Gakuin University.

Kazumi Murata            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kazumi Murata: was born on December 25, 1978 in Isehara, Kanagawa and is a model and actress whose most memorable performance is Sakurako Sawatari in Kamen Rider Kuuga.