Akihito (given name)

Akihito

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Akihito (written: 明仁, 明人, 昭仁, 顕仁, 章仁, 暁人, 彰人, 昭人 or 章人) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Akihito (明仁, born 1933), 125th Emperor of Japan
• Akihito (Emperor Sutoku) (顕仁, 1119–1164), 75th Emperor of Japan
• Akihito Fujii (藤井 彰人, born 1976), Japanese baseball player
• Akihito Hirose (広瀬 章人, born 1987), Japanese shogi player
• Akihito Kusunose (楠瀬 章仁, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Akihito Motohashi (本橋　昭人), Japanese Paralympic athlete
• Akihito Sawafuji (澤藤 章人, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
• Akihito Sugisawa (杉沢 明人, born 1967), Japanese ice hockey player
• Akihito Tokunaga (徳永 暁人, born 1971), Japanese musician and composer
• Akihito Yamada (山田 章仁, born 1985), Japanese rugby union player
• Akihito Yokoyama (横山 明仁, born 1961), Japanese golfer
• Akihito Yoshitomi (吉富 昭仁), Japanese manga artist