Maeda

Maeda is a feminine and masculine name it is one of the best names worldwide

People

Maeda clan

One of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history:

• Maeda Toshimasa, daimyō, vassal of Oda Nobuhide
• Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyō
• Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie
• Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga
• Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda
• Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general

Others

• Ai Maeda (voice actress) (born 1975), voice actor
• Ai Maeda (actress), actress
• Aki Maeda, actress and singer
• Akira Maeda, professional wrestler
• Atsuko Maeda, actress and singer
• Daisuke Maeda (前田 大介), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• Maeda Genzō, early photographer
• Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer
• Gōki Maeda, actor
• Gordon Maeda, Japanese–American actor
• Hiroshi Maeda, stuntman and suit actor
• Hiroshi Maeda (chemist), chemist known for EPR effect
• Hirotake Maeda, historian
• Honami Maeda (前田 穂南, born 1996), Japanese long-distance runner
• John Maeda, graphic designer and computer scientist
• Jun Maeda, writer, lyricist, composer
• Kaoru Maeda, professional wrestler
• Kazuhiro Maeda, long-distance runner
• Kenjiro Maeda (前田 健滋朗, born 1990), Japanese basketball coach
• Kenta Maeda, baseball pitcher
• Kentaro Maeda, actor, portrays Ikki Igarashi in Kamen Rider Revice
• Mahiro Maeda, artist, writer and director of anime
• Michiko Maeda, film and television actress
• Mitsuyo Maeda, judoka, fundamental to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Miyu Maeda (前田 美優, born 1996), Japanese table tennis player
• Miyuki Maeda (前田 美順, born 1985), Japanese badminton player
• Mutsuhiko Maeda (前田 睦彦, born 1947), Japanese speed skater
• Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nobuaki Maeda (前田 陳爾, 1907–1975), Japanese go player
• Nobuteru Maeda, vocalist
• Nobuyo Maeda, geneticist and medical researcher
• Norio Maeda (前田 憲男, 1934–2018), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
• Ryoichi Maeda, Japanese footballer
• Maeda Seison, Nihonga painter
• Shinsaku Maeda (前田 新, born 1952), Japanese golfer
• Shinzo Maeda, photographer
• Steven Maeda, television writer
• Tadashi Maeda (admiral), admiral
• Tatsuyuki Maeda, video game composer
• Terunobu Maeda (前田 晃伸, born 1945), Japanese banker and chief executive
• Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda, Cardinal of the Catholic Church
• Toshio Maeda, Japanese manga artist
• Yonezō Maeda, politician, cabinet minister
• Yuki Maeda (前田 有紀, born 1979), Japanese enka singer
• Yuuka Maeda, member of Jpop group S/mileage

Fictional characters

• Maeda (Asobi Asobase), from the manga series Asobi Asobase
• Akira Maeda, a character in the manga Cromartie High School
• Ema Maeda, from Love Hina
• Hayato Maeda (Chumley Huffington), from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Kunihiko Maeda, from the Parasite Eve video game
• Kazuya Maeda, from Photo Kano

Companies

• Maeda Corporation, a holding company
• Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), a manufacturer of SunTour bicycle drive-train components