Maeda (前田 lit. "front rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization (sometimes used by the

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in their home countries) includes Mayeda. It can refer to:

People

Maeda clan

Maeda Toshimasa was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. Also known as Toshiharu , he was the son of Maeda Toshitaka. His seat was Arako Castle in Owari Province. Toshimasa was a vassal of Oda Nobuhide, who nominally ruled Owari Province from his seat at K ...

, ''daimyō'', vassal of Oda Nobuhide *

Maeda Toshiie was one of the leading generals of Oda Nobunaga following the Sengoku period of the 16th century extending to the Azuchi–Momoyama period. His preferred weapon was a yari and he was known as "Yari no Mataza" (槍の又左), Matazaemon (又左 ...

, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-''koku'' ''daimyō'' * Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie *

Maeda Toshitsune was an early-Edo period Japanese samurai, and the 2nd ''daimyō'' of Kaga Domain in the Hokuriku region of Japan, and the 3rd hereditary chieftain of the Maeda clan. Toshitsune was a brother of Maeda Toshinaga and a son of Maeda Toshiie. He ...

, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga *

Maeda Keiji , better known as or Keijirō (慶次郎), was a Japanese samurai lord of the Sengoku period through early Edo period. He was the nephew of Maeda Toshiie and Maeda Matsu. In legends and fictions, he is one of the most celebrated ''kabukimono'' ...

, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda *Marquis

Toshinari Maeda , was a Japanese nobleman who was the 16th head of the Maeda family. He was a general and the first commander of the Japanese forces in northern Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, Labuan, and North Borneo) in World War II. Biography Maeda Toshinari was ...

, World War II general

Others

*, voice actress *, actress *, actress and singer *

Akira Maeda (born Go Il-myeong (Hangul: 고일명, Hanja: 高日明), January 24, 1959) is a Japanese mixed martial arts promoter, writer and retired professional wrestler and mixed martial artist. Maeda was also known by the ring name Kwik-kik-Lee durin ...

(born 1959), professional wrestler *, actress and singer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, early photographer *, actor *

Gordon Maeda is a Japanese actor. He is the son of actor and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Maeda is best known for portraying Takashi Mitsuya in live action movie adaptation of ''Tokyo Revengers'' and Hyakunosuke Ogata in ''Golden Kamuy'' series. Early life ...

(born 2000), Japanese–American actor *, stuntman and suit actor *, chemist known for EPR effect *

Hirotake Maeda Hirotake Maeda is Professor of History at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Tokyo Metropolitan University. He specializes in Middle Eastern Studies, Eurasian Studies, and the histories of Iran and the Caucasus. He focuses in particul ...

, historian *, Japanese long-distance runner *

John Maeda John Maeda (born 1966) is a Vice President of Design and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft. He is an American technologist and designer whose work explores where business, design, and technology merge to make space for the "humanist techno ...

, graphic designer and computer scientist *, writer, lyricist, composer *, professional wrestler *, long-distance runner *, Japanese basketball coach *, baseball pitcher *, actor, portrays Ikki Igarashi in Kamen Rider Revice *, artist, writer and director of anime *, film and television actress *, judoka, fundamental to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese speed skater *

Naoki Maeda (disambiguation) Naoki Maeda may refer to: * Naoki Maeda (composer) (born 1969), Japanese composer * Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1994), Japanese footballer * Naoki Maeda (footballer, born 1996), Japanese footballer {{hndis, Maeda, Naoki ...

, multiple people *, Japanese go player *, singer-songwriter *, geneticist and medical researcher *, Japanese jazz composer and pianist *, Japanese footballer *, ''Nihonga'' painter *, Japanese golfer *, photographer *

Steven Maeda Steven Maeda is an American television producer and screenwriter. He has written episodes of television series such as '' Harsh Realm'', ''The X-Files'', '' CSI: Miami'', '' Lost'', and '' Day Break''. He has also served as a supervising producer ...

, television writer *

Tadashi Maeda (disambiguation) Tadashi Maeda may refer to: *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer during the Pacific War *, Japanese politician who served two terms in the House of Representatives *, executive of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation {{hndis, Maeda, Tadashi ...

, multiple people *, video game composer *, Japanese banker and chief executive *, Cardinal of the Catholic Church *, Japanese manga artist *, politician, cabinet minister *, Japanese enka singer *, member of Jpop group S/mileage

Fictional characters

* Maeda (''Asobi Asobase''), from the manga series ''Asobi Asobase'' *Akira Maeda, a character in the manga ''

Cromartie High School is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiji Nonaka. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2000 to May 2006, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes. It follows the everyd ...

'' *

Ema Maeda This is a list of fictional characters in the anime and manga series ''Love Hina'' created by Ken Akamatsu. The character names are listed in Western order, with the given name before the family name. ''Note'' because the story spans over several ...

, from ''Love Hina'' * Hayato Maeda (Chumley Huffington), from ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' *Kunihiko Maeda, from the ''Parasite Eve'' video game *Kazuya Maeda, from ''

Photo Kano is a Japanese dating sim game developed by Dingo Inc. and Enterbrain, and was released for the PlayStation Portable on February 2, 2012. Due to Enterbrain's involvement, ''Photo Kano'' is considered the spiritual successor to '' KimiKis ...

Companies

Maeda Corporation is a Japanese corporation which was established in 1919. Its main areas of business are building construction and civil engineering. Maeda has domestic offices in eleven Japanese cities, and overseas offices in Thailand, Hong Kong, and India. ...

, a holding company *

Maeda Industries SR Suntour (stylized as SR SUNTOUR) is a Taiwanese manufacturer of bicycle components, formed in 1988 when Osaka based SunTour (Maeda) went bankrupt and was purchased by Sakae Ringyo Company (abbreviated S.R.), a major Japanese maker of aluminum ...

(formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), a manufacturer of SunTour bicycle drive-train components {{disambiguation, surname Japanese-language surnames