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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.<ref>{{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|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}}</ref> 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 [[2024 ITF Women's World Tennis Tour (April–June)|ITF Women's World Tennis Tour]]<ref>https://www.wtatennis.com/players/312509/name#rankingshistory</ref>
** 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 (singer)|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 (wrestler)|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 (gamer)|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|[[Vampire Princess Miyu#Chisato Inoue|Chisato Inoue]]|井上 千里}}, a character in the anime series ''Vampire Princess Miyu''
*{{Nihongo|[[Lycoris Recoil|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|[[List of Ushio and Tora characters#Supporting characters|Mayuko Inoue]]|井上 真由子}}, a character in the manga series ''Ushio and Tora''
*{{Nihongo|[[Orihime Inoue|Orihime]]|井上 織姫}} and {{Nihongo|[[Sora Inoue (Bleach)|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''

==References==
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