Koga (surname)

Koga (written: 古賀), Kōga, Kouga or Kohga is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Akira Koga (古賀 輝; born 1994), Japanese badminton player
  • Aoi Koga (古賀 葵; born 1993), Japanese voice actress
  • Atsushi Koga (古賀 淳; born 1993), Japanese former rugby union player
  • Harue Koga (古賀 春江; 1895-1933), Japanese painter active in the Taishō period
  • Hide Koga, nickname of Hidehiko Koga (古賀 英彦; 1899-1982), Japanese baseball player
  • Hiroyasu Koga (古賀 浩靖; born 1947), Yukio Mishima's kaishakunin
  • Issaku Koga (古賀 逸策; 1899-1982), often written as Issac Koga, Japanese inventor and scientist
  • Issei Koga (古賀 一成; born 1947), Japanese politician from Democratic Party of Japan
  • Junya Koga (古賀 淳也; born 1987), Japanese swimmer
  • Kazunari Koga (古賀 一成; born 1972), Japanese former footballer
  • Koichiro Koga (古賀 幸一郎; born 1984), Japanese volleyball player
  • Makoto Koga (古賀 誠; born 1940), Japanese Liberal Democratic Party politician
  • Manabu Koga (古賀 学; 1935-74), Japanese swimmer
  • Mary Koga (1920-2001), Japanese-American photographer and social worker in Chicago
  • Masahiro Koga (古賀 正紘; born 1978), Japanese former footballer
  • Masao Koga (古賀 政男; 1904-1978), was a Japanese composer, guitarist and pop musician
  • Masato Koga (古賀 将之; born 1970), a former Japanese football player
  • Masayuki Koga (古賀 正人), a Japanese shakuhachi player in USA
  • Michiko Koga (古賀 美智子; born 1986) is the former stage name of F Chopper Koga (FチョッパーKOGA), Japanese bass player
  • Mineichi Koga (古賀 峯一; 1885-1944), Fleet Admiral during World War II
  • Minoru Koga (古賀 穂; born 1996), Japanese badminton player
  • Mitsuki Koga (虎牙 光揮; born 1975), actor in martial arts films
  • Nobuaki Koga (古賀 伸明; born 1952), Japanese unionist
  • Sarina Koga (古賀 紗理那; born 1996), Japanese volleyball player
  • Satoshi Koga (古賀 聡; born 1970), Japanese footballer
  • Seiji Koga (古賀 誠史; born 1978), Japanese footballer
  • Shuntaro Koga (古賀 俊太郎; born 1998), Japanese footballer
  • Tadayoshi Koga (古賀忠義), pilot of the Akutan Zero in World War II
  • Taichirō Koga (古賀 太一郎; born 1989), Japanese volleyball player
  • Taiyo Koga (古賀 太陽; born 1998), Japanese football player
  • Takahiro Koga (古賀 貴大; born 1999), Japanese football player
  • Takeshi Koga (古賀 武; born 1939), retired Japanese judoka
  • Takuma Koga (古賀 琢磨; born 1969), Japanese former footballer
  • Takuma Koga (racing driver) (古賀 琢麻; born 19), Japanese stock car racing driver
  • Toru Koga (古賀 徹; born 1967), a Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Toshihiko Koga (古賀 稔彦; 1967-2021), a judo world champion
  • Toshinori Koga (古賀 俊憲; born 1948), Japanese boxer
  • Victor Koga (1935-2018), Japanese-Russian martial artist
  • Yukiko Koga, anthropologist
  • Yun Kōga (高河 ゆん; born 1965), Japanese manga artist
  • Yūsei Koga (古賀 悠聖; born 2001), Japanese shogi player