Inoue
Inoue is the 16th most common Japanese surname. Historically, it was also romanized as Inouye. A less common variant is. Notable people with the surname include:
- Akio Inoue, Japanese lyricist
- Akira Inoue, Japanese film director
- Akira Inoue, 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, American politician 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 and subject of the standard botanical author abbreviation "Inoue"
- Hiroshi Inoue, Japanese entomologist
- Hiroto Inoue, Japanese long-distance runner
- Hisashi Inoue, Japanese writer and playwright
- Hisashi Inoue, 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
- 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, Japanese actor and film director
- Masao Inoue, Japanese professional wrestler
- Inoue Masaoto, Japanese daimyō
- Inoue Masaru, 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 , American anthropologist
- Mizuki Inoue, Japanese kickboxer and mixed martial artist
- Motokatsu Inoue, 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, Japanese jazz guitarist
- Satoshi Inoue, 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, Japanese public relations practitioner, scholar and theorist
- Takehiko Inoue, Japanese manga artist
- Takeshi Inoue, 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, 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, Japanese curler
Fictional characters
- Chisato Inoue, a character in the anime series Vampire Princess Miyu
- Kanbei Inoue, a character in the film Azumi
- List of Ushio and Tora characters#Supporting characters, a character in the manga series Ushio and Tora
- Orihime Inoue and Sora Inoue, characters in the manga series Bleach
- Toro Inoue, an anthropomorphized cat created by Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Yolei Inoue or Miyako Inoue, a character in the anime series Digimon Adventure 02