Mori is a Japanese and Italian surname. It is also the name of two clans in Japan, and one clan in India.

Italian surname

* Camilo Mori, Chilean painter * Cesare Mori, Italian "Iron Prefect" * Claudia Mori, Italian actress, singer, television producer * Damian Mori, Italian-Australian football player * Daniele Mori (born 1990) Italian footballer * Fabrizio Mori, Italian hurdler * Federico Mori, Italian rugby union player * Francesco Mori, Italian painter * Lara Mori, Italian artistic gymnast * Manuele Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer * Massimiliano Mori, Italian former professional road bicycle racer * Michael Mori, aka "Dan Mori", U.S. military lawyer * Miguel Mori, Argentine footballer *

Nicolas Mori Nicolas Mori (24 January 1796 – 14 June 1839) was an Anglo-Italian violinist, music publisher and conductor. Once regarded as the finest violinist in Europe, Mori was somewhat overshadowed by the rise of Paganini. Life Born in London, the so ...

, Italian-English violinist * Paola Mori, Italian actress and aristocrat * Primo Mori, Italian professional road bicycle racer. * Ramiro Funes Mori and Rogelio Funes Mori, twin brothers and Argentine footballers *

Scott Alan Mori Scott Alan Mori (October 13, 1941, Janesville, Wisconsin – August 12, 2020) was a Swiss and American botanist and plant collector. He specialized in the systematics and ecology of neotropical Lecythidaceae and Amazonian and Guianian floristics. ...

(1941–2020), American botanist *

Simone Mori (cyclist) Simone Mori (born 23 April 1972, in Pontremoli) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, ...

, Italian former professional racing cyclist *

Uberto Mori Uberto Mori (28 January 1926 – 6 September 1989) was an Italian layman who served as a lecturer in Bologna and was also an entrepreneur. Mori was also a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis and was known for his simple lifestyle, the puri ...

, Italian religious figure

Japanese surname

Mori (written: lit. "forest", ) is the 24th most common Japanese surname. Mōri (written: , ) is a separate surname that may be transliterated the same way. *, professional rock climber *, composer *, physiologist and writer *, son of , CEO of

Mori Trust is a Japanese real estate developer. History Mori Trust was founded in 1970 as Mori Building Development, a subsidiary of the Mori Building group founded by Taikichiro Mori. Following his death in 1993, his two sons Minoru Mori and Akira Mo ...

*, statesman/diplomat * Bárbara Mori (born 1978), Uruguayan-born Mexican actress, model, producer and writer *, livestreamer, rapper, and singer *, graphics designer *, swimmer *, shotputter *, nurse and serial killer *, footballer *, politician *, rugby player *, fashion designer *, manga artist *, retainer of the Toyotomi clan throughout the latter Sengoku Period *, linguist * Hiroshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, musician * Johnny Mori (born 1949), Japanese-American musician and arts educator/administrator *, metalwork sculptor *, actress *, badminton player *, manga artist *, champion 'Magic: The Gathering' player *, voice actor *, molecular biologist *, Japanese-Canadian journalist *, adventurer and businessman * better known as Yuki ( Korean : 유키), member & rapper of South Korean idol girl group Purple Kiss under Rainbow Bridge World *, Japanese whale-watcher * Larry Mori (1948–2022), American bridge player * Manny Mori (born 1949), former President of the Federated States of Micronesia (great-grandson of *, novelist, daughter of * Maria Mori (born 1956), Japanese-American actress *, artist *, former footballer * * Masahiro Mori (disambiguation), multiple people * Masako Mori (disambiguation), multiple people * Masayuki Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese javelin thrower *, son of , building tycoon and namesake for Roppongi Hills Mori Tower *, fighter ace *, actress *, Japanese entertainer *, daimyō of the

Mōri clan The was a Japanese clan, Japanese samurai clan descended from Ōe no Hiromoto. Ōe no Hiromoto was descended from the Fujiwara clan. The family's most illustrious member, Mōri Motonari, greatly expanded the clan's power in Aki Province. Durin ...

*, basketball player *, daimyō *, actress * Naoki Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, actress *, businessman *, novelist and physician *, Japanese novelist *, Miss Universe 2007 * S. Floyd Mori (born 1939), American educator and politician *, Japanese table tennis player * Satoshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, historian *, mathematician *, baseball player *, mayor of Neagari, father of *, enka singer *, baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, co-leader of the 17th-century Shimabara Rebellion *, Japanese painter *, Japanese poet *, founder of Mori Building Company *, daimyō *, footballer *, daimyō, son of *, wrestler * Takeshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people *, naturalist *, film director *, daimyō, grandson of *, Japanese baseball player * Toshia Mori, actress * Toshio Mori, American author *, architect *, radical leftist *, anthropologist *, actor *, animator *, novelist *, former Prime Minister of Japan * Yoshiro Mori (mathematician) *, artist *, 16th-century samurai **, son of Mori Yoshinari **, son of Mori Yoshinari *, baseball player *, singer *, politician *, footballer *, footballer

Aramaic title of honor

*''Mori'', a word used extensively by

Yemenite Jews Yemenite Jews, also known as Yemeni Jews or Teimanim (from ; ), are a Jewish diaspora group who live, or once lived, in Yemen, and their descendants maintaining their customs. After several waves of antisemitism, persecution, the vast majority ...

designating a "rabbi", taken from the Judeo-Aramaic word, (''mor''), meaning "master" or "lord". Shelomo Dov Goitein, ''The Yemenites - History, Communal Organization, Spiritual Life'', Jerusalem 1983, pp. 212;256; 278 (). Goitein, citing Amram Qorah, says that the title was strictly reserved unto those who had procured a license in the ritual slaughter of domesticated animals. ''Mori'', literally meaning, "my master," or "my lord".

Other people named Mori

* Amirkhan Mori, Russian businessman * Dan Mori (born 1988 as Dean (Din) Mori), Israeli footballer * Raam Mori, Gujarati author * Lucija Mori, Slovenian footballer * Chitrangada Mori, Indian aristocrat * Mark de Mori, Australian boxer * Mori Eskandani, American poker player * Mori Arkin, Israeli businessman * Hiroko Mori (born 1937), Micronesian politician

Fictional characters

Ai Mori is a Japanese professional rock climber who specializes in competition lead climbing and competition bouldering. At the 2019 IFSC Climbing World Championships, Mori became the youngest Japanese athlete to finish in a podium place in the com ...

in ''The Law of Ueki'' *Mori Green, a minor character in ''

Grand Theft Auto IV ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San And ...

'' *Mori Kibbutz, the brother of Brucie in ''

'' *Kogoro Mouri, character in '' Detective Conan'' *Mako Mori, character in the film '' Pacific Rim'' * Ran Mouri, character in ''Detective Conan'' *Shin Mōri, character in '' Yoroiden Samurai Troopers'' *Takashi "Mori" Morinozuka, character in '' Ouran High School Host Club'' *Yorick Mori, character in the online multiplayer game

League of Legends ''League of Legends'' (''LoL'', commonly referred to as ''League'', is a multiplayer online battle arena video game developed and published by Riot Games. Inspired by ''Defense of the Ancients'', a Mod (video games), custom map for ''Warcraf ...

*Mario Mori, character in ''

Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger is a Japanese Tokusatsu drama and the 40th entry of Toei Company, Toei's long-running Super Sentai metaseries, following ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger''. It aired from February 14, 2016 to February 5, 2017, replacing ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' ...

'' *Mori Jin, the main character of '' The God of Highschool '' *Keita Mori, a main character in the Fantasy steampunk duology '' The Watchmaker of Filigree Street'' and '' The Lost Future of Pepperharrow'' by Natasha Pulley.

Other uses

* Mori, Trentino, a (municipality) in Trentino, Italy * ''mori'' (interjection) * Mori (Busan restaurant), a restaurant in South Korea * Mori (New York restaurant), a defunct restaurant in the United States

References

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