Shirai

Shirai (written: 白井 or 紫雷) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Hiroyuki Shirai (白井 博幸; born 1974), Japanese footballer
• Hiroshi Shirai (白井 寛; born 1937), Japanese karateka, teaching in Italy
• Io Shirai (紫雷 イオ; born 1990), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kaiu Shirai (白井 カイウ), Japanese manga artist and writer
• Kenzō Shirai (白井 健三; born 1996), Japanese gymnast
• Kosuke Shirai (白井 康介; born 1994), Japanese footballer
• Mikio Shirai (白井 幹夫; born 1950), Japanese keyboardist
• Mio Shirai (紫雷 美央; born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler
• Mitsutaro Shirai (白井 光太郎; 1863 – 1932), Japanese plant pathologist
• Noriyasu Shirai, survivor of China Airlines Flight 140
• Rio Shirai (白井 璃緒; born 1999), Japanese swimmer
• Takako Shirai (volleyball) (白井 貴子; born 1952), Japanese volleyball player
• Yoshio Shirai (白井 義男; 1923 – 2003), Japanese boxer
• Yusuke Shirai (白井 悠介; born 1986), Japanese voice actor

Fictional characters

• Chikako Shirai (白井 知佳子), a character in the manga Great Teacher Onizuka
• Hinako Shirai (白井 日菜子), the protagonist in the video game Blue Reflection
• Kimiaki Shirai (白井 功明), a character in the manga Love Hina
• Kosuke Shirai (白井 コースケ), a character in the manga Urusei Yatsura
• Kotarō Shirai (白井 虎太郎), a character in Kamen Rider Blade
• Kuroko Shirai (白井 黒子), a side character in Toaru Majutsu no Index, and a supporting character in Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
• Momoko Shirai (白井 桃子), a character in Wandering Son
• Sae Shirai (白井 沙江), a character in the manga Kodomo no Jikan

See also

• Shirai (grape), another name for the Azerbaijani wine grape Madrasa