Shirakawa (written 白川 or 白河; "white river") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Emperor Shirakawa (白河天皇, 1053 – 1129), 72nd Emperor of Japan
- Emperor Go-Shirakawa (後白河天皇, 1127 - 1192), 77th Emperor of Japan
- Hideki Shirakawa (白川 英樹, born 1936), winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Kazuko Shirakawa (白川 和子, born 1947), Japanese actress
- Masaaki Shirakawa (白川 方明, born 1949), 30th governor of the Bank of Japan
- Mina Shirakawa (白川未奈, born 1987), Japanese professional wrestler for World Wonder Ring Stardom
- Sumiko Shirakawa (白川 澄子, 1935–2015), Japanese voice actress
- Yoshikazu Shirakawa (白川 義員, born 1935), Japanese photographer
- Yoshinori Shirakawa (白川 義則, 1869–1932), Japanese samurai and general in the Imperial Japanese Army
- Yukina Shirakawa (白川 ゆきな, born 1985), Japanese gravure idol
Fictional characters edit
- Naoya Shirakawa (白川 直也), a character in the manga series Kaichou wa Maid-sama!
This page lists people with the surname Shirakawa.
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