Izumi

For other uses, see Izumi (disambiguation).

Izumi

Origin
Region of origin	Japanese

Izumi (泉), meaning "spring" or "fountain", is a Japanese given name and surname. While a unisex name, it is more commonly used by women. It can alternately be written as 泉美, 和泉, 泉水, いずみ or いづみ. People with the name include:

As given name

• Izumi Aki (いずみ, born 1960), actress
• Izumi Arai (泉, born 1964), stage name Minami Takayama, voice actress and singer
• Izumi Ashikawa (芦川 いずみ, born 1935), Japanese actress
• Izumi Eto (江藤 泉, born 1935), Japanese sprint canoeist
• Izumi Hoshi (泉, born 1967), Tibetologist
• Izumi Inamori (いずみ, born 1972), actress
• Izumi Kato (和, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
• Izumi Kato (泉, born 1969), contemporary artist
• Izumi Kazuto (いずみ, born 1979), manga artist
• Izumi Kimura (born 1973), pianist
• Izumi Kirihara (いづみ, born), manga artist
• Izumi Kitta (いずみ, born 1984), actress and singer
• Izumi Kobayashi (泉美, born 1977), professional Go player
• Masanobu Izumi (泉, born1944), former football player
• Izumi Matsumoto (泉, born 1958), real name Kazuya Terashima, manga artist
• Izumi Mori (泉, born 1982), model and tarento
• Izumi Motoya (和泉, born 1974), real name Motohisa Yamawaki, Kyōgen actor
• Izumi Ochiai (泉, born 1966), founder member of the Japanese band Aion
• Izumi Nakadai (born 1988), member of Bon-Bon Blanco
• Izumi Nakamitsu (泉, born 1963), United Nations official
• Izumi Sakai (泉水, 1967–2007), real name Sachiko Kamachi, singer
• Izumi Shima (いづみ, born 1953), real name Keiko Ishida, actress
• Izumi Shimada (泉, born 1948), American anthropologist
• Izumi Suzuki (いづみ, born 1949), Japanese novelist and actor
• Izumi Tabata (泉, born 1956), health scientist, founder of the Tabata protocol
• Izumi Takemoto (泉, born 1959), manga artist and illustrator
• Izumi Tsubaki (いづみ), manga artist
• Izumi Yamaguchi (いづみ), actress
• Izumi Yokokawa (泉, born 1963), football player
• Izumi Yoshida (吉田 泉, born 1949), Japanese politician
• Izumi Yukimura (いづみ, born 1937), singer and actress
• Princess Izumi (泉, died 734), princess during the Asuka period and Nara period

As surname

• Arata Izumi (和泉, born 1982), Japanese-born Indian footballer
• Bob Izumi, (born 1958), Canadian angler
• Hiroshi Izumi (泉, born 1982), Judoka and mixed martial artist
• Izumi Maki (athlete) (和, born 1968), former long-distance runner
• Kaneyoshi Izumi (和泉), manga artist
• Keisuke Izumi (泉 圭輔, born 1997), Japanese baseball player
• Kyōka Izumi (泉, 1873–1939), author
• Masaki Izumi, Japanese shogi player
• Masayuki Izumi (泉, 1980–2015), actor
• Miyuki Izumi (泉, born 1973), football player
• Pinko Izumi (泉, born 1947), real name Sayo Takemoto (née Eguchi), actress and singer
• Rika Izumi (泉, born 1988), fashion model and gravure idol
• Ryuji Izumi (和泉, born 1993), football player
• Shigechiyo Izumi (泉, 1880–1986), previously verified by Guinness to be the oldest man ever, but whose case is now disputed
• Izumi Shikibu (和泉, born 978), mid Heian period poet, member of the Thirty-Six Immortals of Poetry
• Sayoko Izumi (泉, born 1988), singer-songwriter
• Shigeru Izumi (泉 茂, 1922–1995), Japanese painter and printmaker
• Shūhei Izumi (和泉, born 1977), actor
• Shinya Izumi (泉, born 1937), politician
• Shiro Izumi (和泉, born 1961), actor
• Sohji Izumi (和泉, born 1988), actor
• Sotaro Izumi (泉, born 1992), football player
• Takura Izumi (泉, born 1948), archaeologist
• Tokuji Izumi (泉, born 1939), Supreme Court of Japan member

Fictional characters

Characters with the given name

• Izumi, the current Fire Lord of the Fire Nation, from Avatar the Last Airbender
• Izumi (Shelly), a member of Team Aqua in the Pokémon anime
• Izumi, a character from anime Parasol Henbe
• Izumi Akazawa, a character in Another
• Izumi Curtis, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist
• Izumi Chiba, a character in Natsunagu!
• Himuro Izumi, a character in Princess Nine
• Izumi Izosaki, a character in I"s
• Izumi Kanai, a character in Battle Royale
• Izumi Uchiha, a character in NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
• Doll Izumi, a character in Super Doll Licca-chan
• Izumi Miyamura, main character in Horimiya
• Izumi Yukitaka, a character in Haikyuu!!
• Izumi Nase, a character in Kyoukai no Kanata
• Izumi Maki, a character in Soar High! Isami
• Izumi Orimoto (Zoe Orimoto in all English dubs), a character in Digimon Frontier
• Izumi Sakurai, a character from the anime and manga series Nichijou
• Izumi Segawa, a character in Hayate the Combat Butler
• Izumi Rio (いずみ), a character in Full Moon o Sagashite
• Izumi Sano (泉), a character in Hanazakari no Kimitachi e
• Izumi Sawatari (いずみ), a character in He Is My Master
• Izumi Sena (泉水), a character in Love Stage!!
• Izumi Shimomura, a character In "Ajin"
• Izumi Toraishi, a character in Star-Myu
• Izumi Kyouka, A character in Bungo Stray Dogs
• Izumi Sena, A character in Ensemble Stars!\

Characters with the surname

• Shinichi Izumi (泉), the protagonist of the series Parasyte
• Konata Izumi (泉), protagonist of Lucky Star
• Kota Izumi, a character in My Hero Academia
• Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi, a character in Digimon Adventure
• Shion Izumi, a character in Gantz
• Eita Izumi, a character in Just Because!
• Ako Izumi, a character in Negima! Magister Negi Magi
• Kaori Izumi, a character in Best Student Council
• Hina Izumi, a character in Kamen Rider OOO
• Gaku Izumi, a character in Flunk Punk Rumble
• Ken Izumi, the protagonist of the toon Chargeman Ken!
• Kagura Izumi, one of the protagonists of the Ressha Sentai ToQger
• Mitsuki Izumi and Iori Izumi, the members of Idolish7 in Idolish7
• Sagiri Izumi, the protagonist of Eromanga Sensei
• Kohei Izumi, a character in World Trigger
• Noa Izumi, protagonist of Patlabor
• Yuu Izumi, protagonist of "Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san"