All over the world, 弘之 (弘之 
) is a very rare male first name. The given name 弘之 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Very seldom, 弘之 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 弘之 | China |
弘之 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Hiroyuki Nakano , character in Bakuman and Hiroyuki Nishimura , character in Morenatsu.
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加藤弘之 Japanese political scientist and bureaucrat, JP (b. 1836) |
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阿川 弘之 author, JP (b. 1920) |
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吉川弘之 Japanese scientist, JP (b. 1933) |
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| 高嶋弘之 Japanese film director and film producer, JP (b. 1934) |
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| 井出弘之 Japanese translator (1936-2015), JP (b. 1936) |
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| 能勢弘之 Japanese jurist-consultant (1937-2000), JP (b. 1937) |
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| 桑原弘之 Japanese association football player, JP (b. 1937) |
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| 助川 弘之 JP (b. 1928) |
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| 渡辺弘之 Japanese forestry scientist, JP (b. 1939) |
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| 石弘之 Japanese ambassador and journalist, JP (b. 1940) |
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| 小寺弘之 Japanese politician (1940-2010), JP (b. 1940) |
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| 半田弘之 JP (b. 1931) |
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| 大田 弘之 Japanese businessman, JP (b. 1943) |
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| 河合 弘之 Japanese lawyer (1944-), JP (b. 1944) |
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| 吉田弘之 Japanese teacher (1946-), JP (b. 1946) |
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