Motonobu (written: 元信, 基信 or 仁重) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* (1532–1585), Japanese samurai
* (1476–1559), Japanese painter
* (died 1581), Japanese samurai
* (1555–1620), Japanese samurai
* (born 1972), Japanese footballer
* (born 1970), Japanese baseball player
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Japanese masculine given names
Masculine given names