Mitsui (surname)

Mitsui (written: 三井 lit. "three wells" or 光井) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aika Mitsui (光井 愛佳, born 1993), Japanese singer
  • Airi Mitsui (三井 愛梨, born 2004), Japanese swimmer
  • Hideki Mitsui (三井 秀樹, born 1963), Japanese screenwriter
  • Kōji Mitsui (三井 弘次, 1910–1979), Japanese actor
  • Miyoko Mitsui (三井 美代子, born 1919), Japanese hurdler
  • Risako Mitsui (三井 梨紗子, born 1993), Japanese synchronized swimmer
  • Takaharu Mitsui (三井 高陽, 1900–1983), Japanese philatelist
  • Mitsui Takatoshi (三井 高利, 1622–1694), founder of the Mitsui conglomerate
  • Takuo Mitsui (三井 卓雄, 1909–?), Japanese sailor
  • Wakio Mitsui (三井 辨雄, 1942–2021), Japanese politician
  • Yōko Mitsui (三井 葉子, 1936–2014), Japanese poet
  • Yuri Mitsui (三井 ゆり, born 1968), Japanese model and actress