Inoue (井上 "above the well") is the 17th most common Japanese surname. It can also be romanized as Inouye.

People named Inoue:

In politics or business:

• Daniel Inouye (American senator from Hawaii and recipient of the Medal of Honor in World War Two)
• Kaoru Inoue (Japanese Foreign Minister)
• Masashige Inoue
• Sayuri Inoue (diplomat and international banker)
• Shigeyoshi Inoue (Naval officer, Vice-Minister of the Navy)
• Wayne Inouye, former president & CEO of Gateway, Inc.

In science:

• Enryō Inoue (founder of Toyo University, educator, philosopher)
• Hiroshi Inoue (botanist)
• Masaru Inoue (astronomer)

In literature (including manga):

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

In the 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)
• Makio Inoue (voice actor)
• Marina Inoue (voice actress)
• Mao Inoue (actress)
• Mark Inouye (Trumpet Player)
• Norihiro Inoue (voice actor)
• Tetsu Inoue (music producer)
• Waka Inoue (tarento, actress)
• Yō Inoue (anime voice actress)
• Yosui Inoue (singer-songwriter)

In sports:

• Katsuya Inoue (MMA fighter, with the Pancrase org.)
• Kosei Inoue (Olympic Judo champion)
• Noriaki Inoue (martial artist)
• Rena Inoue (figure skater)
• Taki Inoue (race car driver)
• Yoshimi Inoue (Soke, Karate)

Other uses of Inoue:

• Inoue grappling, a form of mixed martial arts developed by Egan Inoue
• Inoue house, one of the go schools of the Edo period

Fictional characters named Inoue:

• Orihime Inoue, character 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

See also

• Japanese name