Inoue
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Inoue (kanji: {{lang|ja|井上}}, historical kana orthography: {{lang|ja|ゐのうへ}} Winouhe) is the 16th most common Japanese surname.{{cite press release|title=明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]|publisher=Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company|date=2008-09-24|url=http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/profile/news/release/2008/pdf/20080924.pdf|accessdate=2019-09-27}} Historically, it was also romanized as Inouye, and many Japanese-descended people outside of Japan still retain this spelling. A less common variant is {{Nihongo2|井之上}}.
Notable people with the surname
- Akari Inoue
- Akari Inoue (born 1988), Japanese competitor on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tourhttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/312509/name#rankingshistory
- Akari Inoue (born 1996), Japense bronze medallist at the 2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships
- {{Nihongo|Akio Inoue|井上 秋緒}}, Japanese lyricist
- {{Nihongo|Akira Inoue (film director)|井上 昭||1928-2022}}, Japanese film director
- {{Nihongo|Akira Inoue (musician)|井上 鑑||born 1953}}, Japanese keyboardist, composer and producer
- Alice Inoue (born 1964), American astrologer and writer
- {{Nihongo|Arisa Inoue|井上 愛里沙||born 1995}}, Japanese volleyball player
- {{Nihongo|Asahi Inoue|井上 あさひ||born 1981}}, Japanese announcer
- {{Nihongo|Atsuo Inoue|井上 篤夫||born 1947}}, Japanese writer and translator
- {{Nihongo|Atsushi Inoue|井上 敦史||born 1977}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Azumi Inoue|井上 あずみ||born 1965}}, Japanese singer
- {{Nihongo|Daisuke Inoue|井上 大佑||born 1940}}, Japanese businessman and inventor
- {{Nihongo|Daisuke Inoue|井上大輔||(1941–2000)}}, Japanese singer, composer and multi-instrumentist
- {{Nihongo|Daisuke Inoue (rugby union)|井上 大介||born 1989}}, Japanese rugby union player
- Daniel Inouye (1924–2012), United States Senator for Hawaii and Medal of Honor recipient
- Egan Inoue (born 1965), American jiu-jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and racquetball player
- Enson Inoue (born 1967), American mixed martial artist
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Enryō|井上 円了||1858–1919}}, Japanese founder of Toyo University, educator and philosopher
- {{Nihongo|Etsuko Inoue|井上 悦子||born 1964}}, Japanese tennis player
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Genzaburō|井上 源三郎||1829–1868}}, Shinsengumi
- {{Nihongo|Haruka Inoue|井上 青香||born 1977}}, Japanese tennis player
- {{Nihongo|Harumi Inoue|井上 晴美||born 1974}}, Japanese actress and model
- {{Nihongo|Haruo Inoue|井上 春生||born 1963}}, Japanese film director
- {{Nihongo|Hideko Inouye|井上 秀子||1875–1963}}, Japanese educator and first female president of Japan Women's University
- {{Nihongo|Hideto Inoue|井上 秀人||born 1982}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Hikaru|井上 光||1851–1908}}, Japanese general
- Hiromitsu Inoue (born 1974), Japanese entomologist
- {{Nihongo|Hiroshi Inoue (bryologist)|井上 浩||1932–1989}}, Japanese {{not a typo|bryologist}} and subject of the standard botanical author abbreviation "Inoue"
- {{Nihongo|Hiroshi Inoue (entomologist)|井上 寬||born c. 1917}}, Japanese entomologist
- {{Nihongo|Hiroto Inoue|井上 大仁||born 1993}}, Japanese long-distance runner
- {{Nihongo|Hisashi Inoue|井上 ひさし||1934–2010}}, Japanese writer and playwright
- {{Nihongo|Hisashi Inoue (historian)|井上 久士||born 1950}}, Japanese historian
- {{Nihongo|Honoka Inoue|井上 ほの花||born 1998}}, Japanese voice actress and singer
- {{Nihongo|Ibuki Inoue|井上 歩紀||born 1999}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Jo Inoue|井上 丈||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Joe Inoue|井上 ジョー||born 1985}}, American musician
- {{Nihongo|Jun Inoue|井上 順||born 1947}}, Japanese television personality, singer, actor and comedian
- {{Nihongo|Junichi Inoue|井上 純一||born 1971}}, Japanese speed skater
- {{Nihongo|Junnosuke Inoue|井上 準之助||1869–1932}}, Japanese businessman and banker
- {{Nihongo|Junya Inoue|井上 淳哉||born 1971}}, Japanese manga artist
- {{Nihongo|Kaori Inoue|井上 香織||born 1982}}, Japanese volleyball player
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Kaoru|井上 馨||1836–1915}}, Japanese politician
- {{Nihongo|Katsunosuke Inoue|井上 勝之助||1861–1929}}, Japanese diplomat
- {{Nihongo|Kazuhiko Inoue|井上 和彦||born 1954}}, Japanese voice actor and singer
- Kazuhiro Inoue (born 1973), Japanese mixed martial artist
- {{Nihongo|Kazuki Inoue|井上 一樹||born 1971}}, Japanese baseball player
- {{Nihongo|Kazuma Inoue|井上 和馬||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Kazuo Inoue|井上 和郎||born 1981}}, Japanese cyclist
- {{Nihongo|Kazurou Inoue|井上 和郎||born 1972}}, Japanese manga artist
- {{Nihongo|Keita Inoue|井上 慶太||born 1964}}, Japanese shogi player
- {{Nihongo|Kenji Inoue|井上 謙二||born 1976}}, Japanese sport wrestler
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Kenkabō|井上 剣花坊||1870–1934}}, Japanese journalist and writer
- {{Nihongo|Kiichi Inoue|井上 喜一||1932–2010}}, Japanese politician
- {{Nihongo|Kikuko Inoue|井上 喜久子||born 1964}}, Japanese singer and voice actress
- {{Nihongo|Kiyonobu Inoue|井上 清信||born 1970}}, better known as Inoran, Japanese musician
- {{Nihongo|Kiyoshi Inoue|井上 清||1913–2001}}, Japanese academic, historian and writer
- {{Nihongo|Kiyoto Inoue|井上 清登||born 1957}}, Japanese sprint canoeist
- {{Nihongo|Kohei Inoue|井上 公平||born 1978}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Koki Inoue|井上浩樹||born 1992}}, Japanese boxer
- {{Nihongo|Kōsei Inoue|井上 康生||born 1978}}, Japanese judoka
- {{Nihongo|Kotoe Inoue|井上 琴絵||born 1990}}, Japanese volleyball player
- {{Nihongo|Kouichi Inoue|井上 幸一||born 1946}}, Japanese golfer
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Kowashi|井上 毅||1844–1895}}, Japanese statesman
- {{Nihongo|Kozo Inoue|井上 公造||born 1956}}, Japanese journalist
- {{Nihongo|Kyoichi Inoue|井上 強一||born 1935}}, Japanese aikidoka
- {{Nihongo|Kyoko Inoue|井上 京子||born 1969}}, Japanese professional wrestler
- Lorraine Inouye (born 1940), American politician serving in the Hawaii State Senate
- Lurdes Inoue, Brazilian statistician
- {{Nihongo|Maiko Inoue|井上 摩衣子||born 1979}}, Japanese tennis player
- {{Nihongo|Makio Inoue|井上 真樹夫||1938–2019}}, Japanese voice actor
- {{Nihongo|Makoto Inoue|井上 信||born 1974}}, Japanese golfer
- {{Nihongo|Mao Inoue|井上 真央||born 1987}}, Japanese actress
- {{Nihongo|Marina Inoue|井上 麻里奈||born 1985}}, Japanese voice actress and singer
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masaharu|井上 正春||1805–1847}}, Japanese daimyō
- {{Nihongo|Masahiro Inoue|井上 正大||born 1989}}, Japanese actor and martial artist
- {{Nihongo|Masaki Inoue|井上 昌己||born 1979}}, Japanese cyclist
- {{Nihongo|Masakichi Inoue|井上 政吉||1886–1975}}, Japanese general
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masamoto|井上 正甫||1778–1858}}, Japanese daimyō
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masanao|井上 正直||1837–1904}}, Japanese daimyō
- {{Nihongo|Mao Inoue|井上 麻生||born 1997}}, Japanese professional wrestler known by his ring name Mao
- {{Nihongo|Masanori Inoue|井上 将憲||born 1972}}, Japanese hurdler and bobsledder
- {{Nihongo|Masao Inoue (actor)|井上 正夫||1881–1950}}, Japanese actor and film director
- {{Nihongo|Masao Inoue (wrestler)|井上 雅央||born 1970}}, Japanese professional wrestler
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masaoto|井上 正巳||1856–1921}}, Japanese daimyō
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masaru (bureaucrat)|井上 勝||1843–1910}}, Japanese government official
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masasada|井上 正定||1754–1786}}, Japanese daimyō
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masashige|井上 政重||1585–1661}}, Japanese daimyō
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Masatsune|井上 正経||1725–1766}}, Japanese daimyō
- {{Nihongo|Megumi Inoue|井上 恵||born 1973}}, Japanese sport shooter
- {{Nihongo|Miki Inoue|井上 美紀||born 1967}}, Japanese voice actress
- {{Nihongo|Minako Inoue|井上 美奈子||born 1977}}, Japanese singer
- {{Nihongo|Mitsuharu Inoue|井上光晴||1926–1992}}, Japanese writer
- {{Nihongo|Miyabi Inoue|井上 雅||born 1991}}, Japanese tennis player
- Miyako Inoue (anthropologist) (born 1962), American anthropologist
- {{Nihongo|Mizuki Inoue|井上 瑞樹||born 1994}}, Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Motokatsu Inoue (1918–1993), Japanese martial artist
- {{Nihongo|Nagi Inoue|井上和||born 2005}}, Japanese idol singer Nogizaka46 member
- {{Nihongo|Nanami Inoue|井上 奈々朱||born 1989}}, Japanese volleyball player
- {{Nihongo|Naohisa Inoue|井上 直久||born 1948}}, Japanese painter
- {{Nihongo|Naoki Inoue|井上 直樹||born 1997}}, Japanese mixed martial artist
- {{Nihongo|Naoya Inoue|井上 尚弥||born 1993}}, Japanese boxer
- {{Nihongo|Nisshō Inoue|井上 日召||1887–1967}}, Japanese Buddhist preacher and far-right activist
- {{Nihongo|Nobuyuki Inoue|井上 信行}}, Japanese video game developer
- {{Nihongo|Noriaki Inoue|井上 鑑昭||1902–1994}}, Japanese aikidoka
- {{Nihongo|Norihiro Inoue|井上 倫宏||born 1958}}, Japanese actor and voice actor
- {{Nihongo|Osamu Inoue|井上 治||born 1932}}, Japanese long-distance runner
- {{Nihongo|Rena Inoue|井上 怜奈||born 1976}}, Japanese-born American figure skater
- {{Nihongo|Rikito Inoue|井上 黎生人||born 1997}}, Japanese footballer
- Ryoki Inoue (born 1946), Brazilian writer
- {{Nihongo|Ryota Inoue|井上 亮太||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Ryota Inoue|井上 涼太||born 1988}}, better known as Kazunoko, Japanese fighting games player
- {{Nihongo|Sadae Inoue|井上 貞衛||1886–1961}}, Japanese general
- {{Nihongo|Sanji Inoue|井上 三次||born 1948}}, Japanese cyclist
- {{Nihongo|Santa Inoue|井上 三太||born 1968}}, Japanese manga artist
- {{Nihongo|Satoko Inoue|井上 郷子||born 1958}}, Japanese pianist
- {{Nihongo|Satoru Inoue|井上 悟||born 1971}}, Japanese sprinter
- {{Nihongo|Satoshi Inoue (musician)|井上 智||born 1959}}, Japanese jazz guitarist
- {{Nihongo|Satoshi Inoue (politician)|井上 哲士||born 1958}}, Japanese politician
- {{Nihongo|Seiryū Inoue|井上 青龍||1931–1988}}, Japanese photographer
- {{Nihongo|Seiya Inoue|井上 晴哉||born 1989}}, Japanese baseball player
- {{Nihongo|Setsuko Inoue|井上 節子||born 1946}}, Japanese volleyball player
- {{Nihongo|Shigeyoshi Inoue|井上 成美||1889–1975}}, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
- {{Nihongo|Shingo Inoue|井上 真悟||born 1980}}, Japanese marathon runner
- {{Nihongo|Shinji Inoue|井上 信治||born 1969}}, Japanese politician
- {{Nihongo|Shinya Inoué|井上 信也||1921–2019}}, Japanese-born American biophysicist and cell biologist
- {{Nihongo|Shion Inoue|井上 潮音||born 1997}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Shoko Inoue|井上 昌己||born 1969}}, Japanese singer
- {{Nihongo|Shota Inoue|井上 翔太||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Shumpei Inoue|井上 俊平|}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Shunsuke Inoue|井上 俊輔||born 1985}}, Japanese volleyball player
- {{Nihongo|Sonoko Inoue|井上 苑子||born 1997}}, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
- {{Nihongo|Sueo Inoue|井上 末雄||born 1949}}, Japanese professional wrestler known by his ring name Mighty Inoue
- {{Nihongo|Tadayuki Inoue|井上 忠行||1935–2007}}, Japanese baseball player
- {{Nihongo|Taira Inoue|井上 平||born 1983}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Takako Inoue|井上 貴子||born 1969}}, Japanese professional wrestler
- {{Nihongo|Takashi Inoue|井之上 隆志||1960–2017}}, Japanese actor
- {{Nihongo|Takashi Inoue (author)|井之上 喬||born 1944}}, Japanese public relations practitioner, scholar and theorist
- {{Nihongo|Takehiko Inoue|井上 雄彦||born 1967}}, Japanese manga artist
- {{Nihongo|Takeshi Inoue (footballer)|井上 健||1928 – 1992}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Takeshi Inoue (mixed martial artist)|井上 武||born 1980}}, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Taki Inoue (born 1963), Japanese racing driver
- {{Nihongo|Takuma Inoue|井上 拓真||born 1995}}, Japanese boxer
- {{Nihongo|Takuto Inoue|井上 拓斗||born 1995}}, Japanese badminton player
- Tetsu Inoue, American music producer
- {{Nihongo|Tetsuo Inoue|井上 哲夫}}, Japanese table tennis player
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Tetsujirō|井上 哲次郎||1855–1944}}, Japanese philosopher
- {{Nihongo|Tomohiro Inoue|井上 智裕||born 1987}}, Japanese sport wrestler
- {{Nihongo|Toshiaki Inoue|井上 敏明||born 1951}}, Japanese triple jumper
- {{Nihongo|Toshiki Inoue|井上 敏樹||born 1959}}, Japanese screenwriter
- {{Nihongo|Umetsugu Inoue|井上 梅次||1923–2010}}, Japanese film director and screenwriter
- {{Nihongo|Waka Inoue|井上 和香||born 1980}}, Japanese idol, television personality and actress
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Inoue|井上 亘||born 1973}}, Japanese professional wrestler
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Inoue (footballer)|井上 渉||born 1986}}, Japanese footballer
- Wayne Inouye (born 1953), American businessman
- {{Nihongo|Yasushi Inoue|井上 靖||1907–1991}}, Japanese poet and writer
- {{Nihongo|Yō Inoue|井上 瑤||1946–2003}}, Japanese voice actress
- {{Nihongo|Yoshihiro Inoue|井上 嘉浩||1969–2018}}, a high-ranking member of Aum Shinrikyo executed for the Tokyo subway attack
- {{Nihongo|Yoshihisa Inoue|井上 義久||born 1947}}, Japanese politician
- {{Nihongo|Inoue Yoshika|井上 良馨||1845–1929}}, Imperial Japanese Navy officer
- {{Nihongo|Yoshiko Inoue|井上 佳子||born 1988}}, Japanese sport wrestler
- {{Nihongo|Yōsui Inoue|井上 陽水||born 1948}}, Japanese singer-songwriter
- {{Nihongo|Yudai Inoue|井上 裕大||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Yuki Inoue (footballer)|井上 雄幾||born 1977}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Yuko Inoue|井上 祐子}}, Japanese classical violinist
- {{Nihongo|Yuzuru Inoue|井上 謙||born 1963}}, Japanese volleyball player
- {{Nihongo|Yuki Inoue (curler)|井上 祐樹}}, Japanese curler
Fictional characters
- {{Nihongo|Chisato Inoue|井上 千里}}, a character in the anime series Vampire Princess Miyu
- {{Nihongo|Takina Inoue|井ノ上 たきな}}, a character in the anime series Lycoris Recoil
- {{Nihongo|Kanbei Inoue|井上 勘兵衛}}, a character in the film Azumi
- {{Nihongo|Mayuko Inoue|井上 真由子}}, a character in the manga series Ushio and Tora
- {{Nihongo|Orihime|井上 織姫}} and {{Nihongo|Sora Inoue|井上 昊}}, characters in the manga series Bleach
- {{Nihongo|Toro Inoue|井上 トロ}}, an anthropomorphized cat created by Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Yolei Inoue or {{Nihongo|Miyako Inoue|井ノ上 京}}, a character in the anime series Digimon Adventure 02