Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to:

People

Maeda clan

One of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history: * Maeda Toshimasa, ''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, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga * Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda *Marquis

Toshinari Maeda , was a Japanese 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 born the fifth son of the former ''daimyō'' of Nanokaichi Do ...

, World War II general

Others

Ai Maeda (voice actress) is a Japanese voice actress born in Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan, employed by the talent management firm Aoni Production. She is also a singer under the name AiM and a songwriter under the name ai. She is best known in the English-speaking world for h ...

(born 1975), voice actor *

Ai Maeda (actress) is a Japanese actress, singer and model. Biography Maeda is notable for performing Shiori Kitano in the 2003 film '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'', as well as for voicing the title role in the anime series ''Kino's Journey'' (for which she also ...

, actress *

Aki Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She has an older sister named Ai Maeda. She is perhaps best known in the west for her role as Noriko Nakagawa in the controversial 2000 film '' Battle Royale'', which she reprised for its sequel '' Battle R ...

, 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 of Korean descent. Maeda was also known by the ring name ...

, professional wrestler *

Atsuko Maeda is a Japanese actress and singer. She is a former member of the idol girl group AKB48, and was one of the most prominent members in the group at the time, regarded as the group's "absolute ace", "immovable center", and the "Face of AKB." After ...

, actress and singer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer * Maeda Genzō, early photographer * Daizen Maeda, Japanese footballer * Gōki Maeda, actor * Gordon Maeda, Japanese–American actor *

Hiroshi Maeda is a professional Japanese stunt man and suit actor from Kōchi Prefecture who is best known for portraying the Red Ranger in most of the ''Power Rangers'' series as well as the Tyranno Ranger in the 1992 ''Super Sentai'' series '' Kyōryū Sen ...

, stuntman and suit actor * Hiroshi Maeda (chemist), chemist known for EPR effect * Hirotake Maeda, 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 technol ...

, graphic designer and computer scientist *

Jun Maeda is a Japanese writer and co-founder of the visual novel brand Key under Visual Arts. He is considered a pioneer of nakige visual novels, and has mainly contributed as a scenario writer, lyricist, and musical composer for the games the company p ...

, writer, lyricist, composer *

Kaoru Maeda is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by the ring name KAORU (stylized in all capital letters). Billed as the "Original Hardcore Queen", Kaoru is known for her wrestling style, which combines high-flying with hardcore wrestling. Tra ...

, professional wrestler * Kazuhiro Maeda, long-distance runner *, Japanese basketball coach *

Kenta Maeda is a Japanese professional baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp. He won the 2010 ...

, baseball pitcher *Kentaro Maeda, actor, portrays Ikki Igarashi in

Kamen Rider Revice is a Japanese tokusatsu drama and the 32nd entry of Toei Company's ''Kamen Rider'' metaseries. It is the third series to debut during the Reiwa period and commemorates the 50th anniversary of the franchise. The series premiered on September 5, ...

Mahiro Maeda Mahiro Maeda (前田真宏 ''Maeda Mahiro''; born March 14, 1963) is a Japanese anime director, character designer, and animator. Helen McCarthy in ''500 Essential Anime Movies'' called him "one of the most imaginative visualists in anime". ...

, artist, writer and director of anime * Michiko Maeda, film and television actress *

Mitsuyo Maeda ,Virgílio, pp. 22–25 a Brazilian naturalized as Otávio Maeda (),Virgílio, p. 9 was a Japanese ''judōka'' (judo practitioner) and prizefighter in no holds barred competitions, also being one of the first documented mixed martial artists of t ...

, 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) is a Japanese football player. Playing career Naoki Maeda joined ...

, multiple people *, Japanese go player *

Nobuteru Maeda is a Japanese male singer-songwriter from Atsugi, Kanagawa. He is signed onto Sony Music Japan. He is also a leader of rock band Tube Tube or tubes may refer to: * ''Tube'' (2003 film), a 2003 Korean film * ''The Tube'' (TV series), a music ...

, vocalist * Nobuyo Maeda, geneticist and medical researcher *, Japanese jazz composer and pianist * Ryoichi Maeda, Japanese footballer * Maeda Seison, ''Nihonga'' painter *, Japanese golfer * Shinzo Maeda, 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 on ...

, television writer * Tadashi Maeda (admiral), admiral *

Tatsuyuki Maeda is a Japanese multinational video game and entertainment company headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. Its international branches, Sega of America and Sega Europe, are headquartered in Irvine, California and London, respectively. Its division ...

, video game composer *, Japanese banker and chief executive *

Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (born 3 March 1949) is a Japanese prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Osaka since 2014. He was Bishop of Hiroshima from 2011 to 2014. Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal on 28 June 2018. Biography Thomas Aquino Manyo M ...

, Cardinal of the Catholic Church * Toshio Maeda, Japanese manga artist * Yonezō Maeda, politician, cabinet minister *, Japanese enka singer * Yuuka Maeda, 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 and published in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2000 to May 2006. It follows the everyday life of Takashi Kamiyama and his odd classmates at Cromartie Hi ...

'' *

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 s ...

, 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''

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. H ...

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