Inoue (井上 "above the well") is the 17th most common Japanese surname. It can also be romanized as Inouye.

People named Inoue:

• Daniel Inouye (American Senator from Hawaii)
• Enryō Inoue (founder of Toyo University, educator, philosopher)
• Harumi Inoue (actress and model)
• Kaoru Inoue (Japanese Foreign Minister)
• Kazuhiko Inoue (voice actor)
• Keiko Inoue a.k.a. Keiko Toda (actress)
• Kosei Inoue (Olympic Judo champion)
• Kikuko Inoue (singer, voice actor)
• Makio Inoue (voice actor)
• Masaru Inoue (astronomer)
• Mark Inouye (Trumpet Player)
• Norihiro Inoue (voice actor)
• Rena Inoue (figure skater)
• Santa Inoue (manga artist)
• Shigeyoshi Inoue (Naval officer, Vice-Minister of the Navy)
• Takehiko Inoue (manga artist)
• Taki Inoue (race car driver)
• Tetsu Inoue (music producer)
• Waka Inoue (tarento, actress)
• Yasushi Inoue (author)
• Yō Inoue (anime voice actress)
• Yosui Inoue (singer-songwriter)
• Yoshihiro Inoue

Other uses of Inoue:

• Inoue grappling, a form of mixed martial arts developed by Egan Inoue

Fictional characters named Inoue:

• Chisato Inoue, character of Vampire Princess Miyu
• Keiko Inoue, character of Battle Royale
• Orihime Inoue, character of BLEACH
• Yolei Inoue (Miyako Inoue in the Japanese version), character of Digimon

See also

• Japanese name

Japanese surnames

井上