Inoue 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 井之上. Notable people with the surname include:Akio Inoue , Japanese lyricist Akira Inoue , Japanese film director Akira Inoue (musician) , Japanese keyboardist, composer and producer Alice Inoue, American astrologer and writer Arisa Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Asahi Inoue , Japanese announcer Atsuo Inoue , Japanese writer and translator Atsushi Inoue , Japanese footballer Azumi Inoue , Japanese singer Daisuke Inoue , Japanese businessman and inventor Daisuke Inoue , Japanese rugby union player Daniel Inouye (1924–2012), United States Senator for Hawaii and Medal of Honor recipient Egan Inoue, American jiu-jitsu practitioner, mixed martial artist and racquetball player Enson Inoue, American mixed martial artist Inoue Enryō , Japanese founder of Toyo University, educator and philosopher Etsuko Inoue , Japanese tennis player Inoue Genzaburō , Shinsengumi Haruka Inoue , Japanese tennis player Harumi Inoue , Japanese actress and model Haruo Inoue , Japanese film director Hideko Inouye , Japanese educator and first female president of Japan Women's University Hideto Inoue , Japanese footballer Inoue Hikaru , Japanese general Hiromitsu Inoue, Japanese entomologist Hiroshi Inoue , Japanese bryologist and subject of the standard botanical author abbreviation "Inoue" Hiroshi Inoue (entomologist) , Japanese entomologist Hiroto Inoue , Japanese long-distance runner Hisashi Inoue , Japanese writer and playwright Hisashi Inoue (historian) , Japanese historian Honoka Inoue , Japanese voice actress and singer Ibuki Inoue , Japanese footballer Jo Inoue , Japanese footballer Joe Inoue , American musician Jun Inoue , Japanese television personality, singer, actor and comedian Junichi Inoue , Japanese speed skater Junnosuke Inoue , Japanese businessman and banker Junya Inoue , Japanese manga artist Kaori Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Inoue Kaoru , Japanese politician Katsunosuke Inoue , Japanese diplomat Kazuhiko Inoue , Japanese voice actor and singer Kazuhiro Inoue, Japanese mixed martial artist Kazuki Inoue , Japanese baseball player Kazuma Inoue , Japanese footballer Kazuo Inoue , Japanese cyclist Kazurou Inoue , Japanese manga artist Keita Inoue , Japanese shogi player Kenji Inoue , Japanese sport wrestler Inoue Kenkabō , Japanese journalist and writer Kiichi Inoue , Japanese politician Kikuko Inoue , Japanese singer and voice actress Kiyonobu Inoue , better known as Inoran, Japanese musician Kiyoshi Inoue , Japanese academic, historian and writer Kiyoto Inoue , Japanese sprint canoeist Kohei Inoue , Japanese footballer Koki Inoue , Japanese boxer Kōsei Inoue , Japanese judoka Kotoe Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Kouichi Inoue , Japanese golfer Inoue Kowashi , Japanese statesman Kozo Inoue , Japanese journalist Kyoichi Inoue , Japanese aikidoka Kyoko Inoue , Japanese professional wrestler Lorraine Inouye, American politician serving in the Hawaii State Senate Lurdes Inoue, Brazilian statistician Maiko Inoue , Japanese tennis player Makio Inoue , Japanese voice actor Makoto Inoue , Japanese golfer Mao Inoue , Japanese actress Marina Inoue , Japanese voice actress and singer Inoue Masaharu , Japanese daimyō Masahiro Inoue , Japanese actor and martial artist Masaki Inoue , Japanese cyclist Masakichi Inoue , Japanese general Inoue Masamoto , Japanese daimyō Inoue Masanao , Japanese daimyō Masanori Inoue , Japanese hurdler and bobsledder Masao Inoue (actor) , Japanese actor and film director Masao Inoue (wrestler) , Japanese professional wrestler Inoue Masaoto , Japanese daimyō Inoue Masaru (bureaucrat) , Japanese government official Inoue Masasada , Japanese daimyō Inoue Masashige , Japanese daimyō Inoue Masatsune , Japanese daimyō Masaya Inoue, Japanese mixed martial artist Megumi Inoue , Japanese sport shooter Miki Inoue , Japanese voice actress Minako Inoue , Japanese singer Miyabi Inoue , Japanese tennis player Miyako Inoue (anthropologist), American anthropologist Mizuki Inoue , Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist Motokatsu Inoue (1918–1993), Japanese martial artist Nanami Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Naohisa Inoue , Japanese painter Naoki Inoue , Japanese mixed martial artist Naoya Inoue , Japanese boxer Nisshō Inoue , Japanese Buddhist preacher and far-right activist Nobuyuki Inoue , Japanese video game developer Noriaki Inoue , Japanese aikidoka Norihiro Inoue , Japanese actor and voice actor Osamu Inoue , Japanese long-distance runner Rena Inoue , Japanese-born American figure skater Rikito Inoue , Japanese footballer Ryoki Inoue, Brazilian writer Ryota Inoue , Japanese footballer Ryota Inoue , better known as Kazunoko, Japanese fighting games player Sadae Inoue , Japanese general Sanji Inoue , Japanese cyclist Santa Inoue , Japanese manga artist Satoko Inoue , Japanese pianist Satoru Inoue , Japanese sprinter Satoshi Inoue (musician) , Japanese jazz guitarist Satoshi Inoue (politician) , Japanese politician Seiryū Inoue , Japanese photographer Seiya Inoue , Japanese baseball player Setsuko Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Shigeyoshi Inoue , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Shingo Inoue , Japanese marathon runner Shinji Inoue , Japanese politician Shinya Inoué , Japanese-born American biophysicist and cell biologist Shion Inoue , Japanese footballer Shoko Inoue , Japanese singer Shota Inoue , Japanese footballer Shumpei Inoue , Japanese footballer Shunsuke Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Sonoko Inoue , Japanese singer-songwriter and actress Tadayuki Inoue , Japanese baseball player Taira Inoue , Japanese footballer Takako Inoue , Japanese professional wrestler Takashi Inoue , Japanese actor Takashi Inoue (author) , Japanese public relations practitioner, scholar and theorist Takehiko Inoue , Japanese manga artist Takeshi Inoue (footballer) , Japanese footballer Takeshi Inoue , Japanese mixed martial artist Taki Inoue, Japanese racing driver Takuma Inoue , Japanese boxer Takuto Inoue , Japanese badminton player Takuya Inoue , Japanese manga artist Tetsu Inoue, American music producer Tetsuo Inoue , Japanese table tennis player Inoue Tetsujirō , Japanese philosopher Tomohiro Inoue , Japanese sport wrestler Toshiaki Inoue , Japanese triple jumper Toshiki Inoue , Japanese screenwriter Umetsugu Inoue , Japanese film director and screenwriter Waka Inoue , Japanese idol, television personality and actress Wataru Inoue , Japanese professional wrestler Wataru Inoue (footballer) , Japanese footballer Wayne Inouye, American businessman Yasushi Inoue , Japanese poet and writer Yō Inoue , Japanese voice actress Yoshihisa Inoue , Japanese politician Inoue Yoshika , Imperial Japanese Navy officer Yoshiko Inoue , Japanese sport wrestler Yōsui Inoue , Japanese singer-songwriter Yudai Inoue , Japanese footballer Yuki Inoue , Japanese footballer Yuko Inoue , Japanese classical violinist Yuzuru Inoue , Japanese volleyball player Yuki Inoue (curler), Japanese curler
