List of Ryukyuans
This article lists notable Ryukyuans, the indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in East Asia.
Martial arts
- Sōkon Matsumura
- Ankō Itosu
- Ankō Asato
- Kenwa Mabuni (Shitō-ryū)
- Gichin Funakoshi (Shotokan)
- Chōjun Miyagi (Gōjū-ryū)
- Chōki Motobu (Motobu-ryu)
- Tatsuo Shimabuku (Isshin-ryū)
- Kanbun Uechi (Uechi-ryū)
- Kentsū Yabu (Shōrin-ryū)
Academics, journalism, and literature
- Sai On
- Shō Shōken
- Tei Junsoku
- Iha Fuyū
- Higashionna Kanjun
- Ōta Chōfu, journalist
- Tatsuhiro Oshiro, novelist
- Kushi Fusako, novelist
Music
- Namie Amuro
- Begin
- Beni
- Cocco
- Da Pump
- Gackt, singer-songwriter and actor
- Chitose Hajime
- High and Mighty Color
- MAX
- Mongol800
- Orange Range
- Speed
- Stereopony
Visual arts
- Mao Ishikawa, photographer[1]
- Yuken Teruya
- Chikako Yamashiro, filmmaker
Entertainment
- Yui Aragaki, actress known for her role in the television drama The Full-Time Wife Escapist
- Rino Nakasone, choreographer
- Fumi Nikaido, actress
- Manami Higa, actress known for her role in the film My Teacher
Sports
- Nagisa Arakaki, baseball player
- Hideki Irabu, baseball player
- Yukiya Arashiro, bicycle racer
- Kazuki Ganaha, football
- Yoko Gushiken, boxer
- Akinobu Hiranaka, boxer
- Katsuo Tokashiki, boxer
- Daigo Higa, boxer
- Ai Miyazato, golfer
- Ken Gushi, drifter
In Hawaii
- Yeiki Kobashigawa, U.S. World War II soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Yoshi Oyakawa, Olympic gold medalist[2]
- Ethel Azama, singer
- David Ige, former governor of Hawaii
- Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele player
- Ryan Higa, YouTuber[3]
- Michael S. Nakamura, or Nakandakari; former Honolulu Chief of Police[4]
Other parts of the United States
- Kishi Bashi, musician
- Yuki Chikudate, singer
- Tamlyn Tomita, actor
- Brian Tee, actor
- Natasha Allegri, storyboard artist
- Dave Roberts, baseball player and coach
- Maya Higa, YouTuber and conservationist
Throughout the world
- Takeshi Kaneshiro, actor in Taiwan
- GACKT, singer in mainland Japan
- Sakura Miyawaki, singer in South Korea, member of the idol group Le Sserafim
Notable fictional characters
- Mr. Miyagi, played by Pat Morita from the Karate Kid trilogy
- Mugen from the anime series Samurai Champloo
- Mutsumi Otohime from the manga series Love Hina
- Maxi from the Soulcalibur series of video games
- Ryota Miyagi from the manga and anime series Slam Dunk
- Yuri Miyazono, the lead protagonist of the Witchblade: Ao no Shōjo novels
- Nanjo Takeshi, Arakaki Mari, and Ryuzuka, characters in the 1973 film Bodigaado Kiba: Hissatsu sankaku tobi
- Shisa from the manga and anime series Chiikawa
References
- ^ "A tribute to the women of '70s Okinawa". 16 July 2017.
- ^ "Did you Know". www.huoa.org. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
- ^ Higa, Ryan (August 14, 2010). "Tweet 21137901638". Twitter. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Our Chiefs". The Honolulu Police Department.