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'''Hosokawa''' (typically '''{{langx|ja|細川}}''', meaning "narrow river" or "little river") is a Japanese surname. 

People with the name include:

*[[Bill Hosokawa]] (1915–2007), Japanese American author and journalist
*[[Chieko Hosokawa]] (born 1929), a Japanese manga artist
*[[Daisuke Hosokawa]] (born 1982), Japanese swimmer
*[[Fumie Hosokawa]] (born 1971), Japanese actress
*[[Hajime Hosokawa]] (1901–1970), Japanese doctor who discovered [[Minamata disease]]
*[[Junya Hosokawa]] (born 1984), Japanese footballer
*[[Kazuhiko Hosokawa]] (born 1970), Japanese golfer
*[[Kozo Hosokawa]] (born 1971), Japanese footballer
*[[Naomi Hosokawa]] (born 1974), Japanese actress
*[[Ritsuo Hosokawa]] (born 1943), Japanese politician
*[[Sachio Hosokawa]] (born 1940), Japanese sport shooter
*[[Seika Hosokawa]] (born 1979), Japanese voice actress
*[[Seiya Hosokawa]] (born 1988), Japanese baseball player
*[[Shigeki Hosokawa]] (born 1971), Japanese actor and former model
*[[Shinji Hosokawa]] (born 1960), Japanese judoka
*[[Takahiro Hosokawa]] (born 1967), Japanese rugby union player
*[[Takashi Hosokawa]] (born 1950), Japanese singer
*[[Toru Hosokawa]] (born 1980), Japanese baseball player
*[[Toshio Hosokawa]] (born 1955), Japanese composer of contemporary classical music
*[[Toshiyuki Hosokawa]] (1940–2011), Japanese actor

The [[Hosokawa clan]] were a powerful shugo daimyō in Japan.
*[[Hosokawa Akiuji]], samurai general in the service of the Ashikaga Northern Court, during Nanboku-cho period
*[[Hosokawa Fujitaka]] (1534–1610), member of the Ashikaga court
*[[Hosokawa Gracia]] (1563–1600), childhood name Tama, Japanese noblewoman and wife of Hosokawa Tadaoki
*[[Hosokawa Harumoto]] (1514–1563), head of Hosokawa clan at the end of the Muromachi period
*[[Hosokawa Katsumoto]] (1430–1473), one of the [[Kanrei]] during Japan's Muromachi Period
*[[Hosokawa Masamoto]] (1466–1507) a Deputy-Shōgun, sun of Katsumoto
*[[Hosokawa Mitsunao]] (1619–1650), a daimyō of the early Edo period.
*[[Morihiro Hosokawa]] (born 1938), 79th Prime Minister of Japan
*[[Morimitsu Hosokawa]] (born 1972), Japanese potter
*[[Hosokawa Narishige]] (1755–1810), daimyō of the Edo period
*[[Hosokawa Sumimoto]] (1489–1520), military commander in the Muromachi period
*[[Hosokawa Sumiyuki]] (1489–1507), a notable daimyō of the Awa province
*[[Hosokawa Tadaoki]] (1563–1645), lord of Tango province, son of Hosokawa Fujitaka
*[[Hosokawa Tadatoshi]] (1586–1641), daimyo of the early Edo period
*[[Hosokawa Takakuni]] (1484–1531), military commander in the Muromachi period
*[[Hosokawa Tatsutaka]] (1615–1645), samurai of the early Edo period
*[[Hosokawa Ujitsuna]] (1514–1564) was a military commander at the end of the Muromachi period

== See also ==
*[[Hosokawa Micron Powder Systems]]

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