Namesakes
Olympic Medalists:
1 gold, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(gold) Masaru Furukawa 1956 swimming - 200 m breaststroke 
(silver) Makiko Furukawa 1968; 1972 volleyball
(silver/bronze) Takaharu Furukawa 2012; 2020 archery - individual; archery - team