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: ''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

*Akari Inoue ** Akari Inoue (born 1988), Japanese competitor on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tourhttps://www.wtatennis.com/players/312509/name#rankingshistory ** Akari Inoue (born 1996), Japense bronze medallist at the 2019 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships *, 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 Daniel Ken Inouye ( , , September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American attorney, soldier, and statesman who served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. A Medal of Honor recipi ...

(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, Brazilian statistician *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese actor and martial artist *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese general *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese professional wrestler known by his ring name Mao *, Japanese hurdler and bobsledder *, Japanese actor and film director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese government official *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, 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 idol singer

Nogizaka46 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, created as the "official rival" of the group AKB48. They are the first group from the Sakamichi Series, which also includes sister groups Sakurazaka46 (formerly Keyakizaka46), Yoshim ...

member *, 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 , in Japanese cuisine, are the eggs or the ovary, ovaries (egg skeins) of the Pacific herring (Japanese: ) that have been Salting (food), salted or dried. Overview ''Kazunoko'' is a product processed by removing the roe sacs (or "egg skeins ...

, 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 professional wrestler known by his ring name Mighty Inoue *, 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 anime series ''Lycoris Recoil'' *, 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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