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Inoue ( kanji: , historical kana orthography: ''Winouhe'') is the 16th most common Japanese surname. Historically, it was also romanized as Inouye, and many Japanese-descended people outside of Japan still retain this spelling. A less common variant is . Notable people with the surname include:

*, Japanese lyricist
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese keyboardist, composer and producer
* Alice Inoue (born 1964), American astrologer and writer
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese announcer
*, Japanese writer and translator
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese singer
*, Japanese businessman and inventor
*, Japanese singer, composer and multi-instrumentist
*, 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
*, Japanese founder of Toyo University, educator and philosopher
*, Japanese tennis player
*, Shinsengumi
*, Japanese tennis player
*, Japanese actress and model
*, Japanese film director
*, Japanese educator and first female president of Japan Women's University
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese general
* Hiromitsu Inoue (born 1974), Japanese entomologist
*, Japanese and subject of the standard botanical author abbreviation "Inoue"
*, Japanese entomologist
*, Japanese long-distance runner
*, Japanese writer and playwright
*, Japanese historian
*, Japanese voice actress and singer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, American musician
*, Japanese television personality, singer, actor and comedian
*, Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese businessman and banker
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese diplomat
*, Japanese voice actor and singer
*Kazuhiro Inoue (born 1973), Japanese mixed martial artist
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese cyclist
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese shogi player
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese journalist and writer
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese singer and voice actress
*, better known as Inoran, Japanese musician
*, Japanese academic, historian and writer
*, Japanese sprint canoeist
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese boxer
*, Japanese judoka
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese golfer
*, Japanese statesman
*, Japanese journalist
*, Japanese aikidoka
*, Japanese professional wrestler
*Lorraine Inouye (born 1940), American politician serving in the Hawaii State Senate
*Lurdes Inoue (born 1973), Japanese mixed martial artist
*, Japanese sport shooter
*, Japanese voice actress
*, Japanese singer
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese tennis player
*Miyako Inoue (anthropologist) (born 1962), American anthropologist
*, Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist
*Motokatsu Inoue (1918–1993), Japanese martial artist
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese painter
*, Japanese mixed martial artist
*, Japanese boxer
*, Japanese Buddhist preacher and far-right activist
*, Japanese video game developer
*, Japanese aikidoka
*, Japanese actor and voice actor
*, Japanese long-distance runner
*, Japanese-born American figure skater
*, Japanese footballer
*Ryoki Inoue (born 1946), Brazilian writer
*, Japanese footballer
*, better known as Kazunoko, Japanese fighting games player
*, Japanese general
*, Japanese cyclist
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese pianist
*, Japanese sprinter
*, Japanese jazz guitarist
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese photographer
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
*, Japanese marathon runner
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese-born American biophysicist and cell biologist
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese singer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese actor
*, Japanese public relations practitioner, scholar and theorist
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese mixed martial artist
* Taki Inoue (born 1963), Japanese racing driver
*, Japanese boxer
*, Japanese badminton player
* Tetsu Inoue, American music producer
*, Japanese table tennis player
*, Japanese philosopher
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese triple jumper
*, Japanese screenwriter
*, Japanese film director and screenwriter
*, Japanese idol, television personality and actress
*, Japanese professional wrestler
*, Japanese footballer
*Wayne Inouye (born 1953), American businessman
*, Japanese poet and writer
*, Japanese voice actress
*, a high-ranking member of Aum Shinrikyo executed for the Tokyo subway attack
*, Japanese politician
*, Imperial Japanese Navy officer
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese singer-songwriter
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese classical violinist
*, Japanese volleyball player
*, Japanese curler

Fictional characters

*, a character in the anime series ''Vampire Princess Miyu''
*, a character in the film ''Azumi''
*, a character in the manga series ''Ushio and Tora''
* and , characters in the manga series ''Bleach''
*, an anthropomorphized cat created by Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Yolei Inoue or , a character in the anime series ''Digimon Adventure 02''

References

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Japanese-language surnames