Famous People with Name Hikaru

Hikaru Utada            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hikaru Utada: Selected by the Chicago Cubs 318th overall in the 11th Round of the 2001 amateur draft, he made his major league debut on September 23, 2005 against the Houston Astros. He was recalled by the Cubs on July 12, 2007, but only had 1 hit in 7 at bats.[1] In September 2007, when the Cubs expanded their roster, he joined the team again. This was mainly because, in the minor leagues that year, he batted .353 with 26 home runs and 109 RBI and was named the Pacific Coast League's MVP while playing for the Iowa Cubs

Hikaru Nakamura            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Hikaru Nakamura: is an American chess Grandmaster (GM).He was born in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, to a Japanese father and an American mother, and at the age of two years old, he moved with his parents to the United States. Nakamura began playing chess at the age o

Hikaru Sawai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hikaru Sawai: a Japanese koto player and composer. He is the son of Kazue Sawai and Tadao Sawai, both of whom are also koto players.

Hikaru Nishida            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hikaru Nishida: a Japanese J-pop singer and actress. She was born in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, and made her singing debut with the release of the single Fifteen on April 6, 1988, named after her age at the time.Hikaru is well known for her ability to speak English. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture but her family quickly moved to the United States, where she attended Clairbourn School in San Gabriel, California near Los Angeles. She lived there for 12 years, and she has some trouble understanding Japanese poetry due to her time away from Japan. She graduated from the American School in Japan in 1990, after which she attended Sophia University (????, Jochi daigaku) where she majored in comparative history of Japan and China. She enjoys writing poetry, basket weaving, learning Spanish and the flute.

Hikaru Mita            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hikaru Mita: is a Japanese football player currently playing for Tokushima Vortis.