Inoue

Inoue
井上

Pronunciation	in English: /ˈnoʊweɪ/;
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Meaning	On the well
Region of origin	Japan

Inoue (kanji: 井上, historical kana orthography: ゐのうへ Winouhe) is the 17th most common Japanese surname. Historically, it was also romanized as Inouye.

People

Politics or business

• Daniel Inouye (Late American senator from Hawaii and recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War II )
• Kaoru Inoue (Japanese Foreign Minister)
• Inoue Kowashi (Japanese Education Minister, the drafts of the Meiji Constitution & Imperial Household Law)
• Masashige Inoue
• Lorraine Inouye (Hawaii State Senator and Mayor of Hawaii County)
• Shigeyoshi Inoue (Naval officer, Vice-Minister of the Navy)
• Wayne Inouye, former president & CEO of Gateway, Inc.

Science

• Enryō Inoue (founder of Toyo University, educator, philosopher)
• Hiroshi Inoue (botanist)
• Shinya Inoue (Biophysicist and Cell Biologist)

Literature

• Kazurou Inoue (manga artist)
• Kenkabo Inoue (author)
• Ryoki Inoue (Brazilian author)
• Santa Inoue (manga artist)
• Takehiko Inoue (manga artist)
• Takuya Inoue (manga artist)
• Yasushi Inoue (author)

Performing arts

• Azumi Inoue (Japanese singer)
• Harumi Inoue (actress and model)
• Kazuhiko Inoue (voice actor)
• Keiko Inoue, also known as Keiko Toda (actress)
• Kikuko Inoue (singer, voice actor)
• Kiyonobu Inoue, better known as Inoran (musician)
• Makio Inoue (voice actor)
• Mao Inoue (actress)
• Marina Inoue (voice actress)
• Masahiro Inoue (actor and martial artist)
• Masao Inoue (actor)
• Norihiro Inoue (voice actor)
• Tetsu Inoue (music producer)
• Waka Inoue (tarento, actress)
• Yō Inoue (anime voice actress)
• Yōsui Inoue (singer-songwriter)

Other arts

• Seiryū Inoue (photographer)

Sports

• Kosei Inoue (Olympic Judo champion)
• Kotoe Inoue (volleyball player)
• Makoto Inoue (professional golfer)
• Naoya Inoue (World champion boxer)
• Noriaki Inoue (martial artist)
• Rena Inoue (figure skater)
• Ryota "Kazunoko" Inoue (fighting games player)
• Taki Inoue (race car driver)

Characters

Fictional

• Orihime and Sora Inoue, characters of Bleach
• Yolei Inoue (Miyako Inoue in the Japanese version), character of Digimon
• Keiko Inoue, character of Battle Royale
• Chisato Inoue, character of Vampire Princess Miyu
• Naomi Inoue, character of Code Geass
• Kanbei Inoue, samurai in the film Azumi

Other uses

• Inoue, forerunner to Icom Incorporated, international manufacturer of radio transmitting and receiving equipment
• Inoue grappling, a form of mixed martial arts developed by Egan Inoue
• Inoue house, one of the go schools of the Edo period

See also

• Japanese name