Famous People with Name Hiroaki

Hiroaki Aoki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroaki Aoki: known in the United States by the Anglicized name Rocky Aoki, was a founder of the Benihana chain of "Japanese Steakhouse" restaurants, wrestler, thrillseeker, and entrepreneur.He would later explain, "I play bass. But I tell you why I change to wrestling: No good on tempo."[1] Aoki attended Keio University, where he competed in track and field, karate and wrestling before being expelled for fighting. He qualified for the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, but did not compete. However, he later toured the United States and was undefeated in the wrestling 112-pound flyweight class. Aoki moved to New York City, going on to win the United States flyweight title in 1962, 1963 and 1964. He was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1995.[2]

Hiroaki Tono            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroaki Tono: a professional Go player.Tono became a professional in 1951. In 1970, he became a 9 dan. He is affiliated to the Kansai Ki-in.

Hiroaki Mitsuya            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroaki Mitsuya: a Japanese virologist famous for his role in discovery of the anti-HIV drug zidovudine (AZT) as well as other anti-AIDS drugs including didanosine (ddI) and zalcitabine (ddC). Mitsuya obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. at Kumamoto University in Japan. He joined the American National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1982, working initially on human T cell leukemia virus type 1, before switching his attention to HIV. His identification of AZT as an anti-HIV drug, as well as the anti-HIV properties of ddI and ddC, was made in 1985. In December, 2006, he was awarded the first NIH World AIDS Day Award for his work in developing drugs for AIDS. Mitsuya has been chief of the NCI's Experimental Retrovirology Section since 1991.

Hiroaki Namba            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroaki Namba: is a Japanese football player currently playing for Yokohama FC.

Hiroaki Sato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Hiroaki Sato: is a former Japanese football player and manager. He was part of the Japan national team for the 1956 Summer Olympics football competition in Melbourne.