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)
• Harumi Inoue (actress and model)
• Kazuhiko Inoue (voice actor)
• Kikuko Inoue (singer, voice actor)
• Makio Inoue (voice actor)
• Masaru Inoue (astronomer)
• Santa Inoue (manga artist)
• Shigeyoshi Inoue (Naval officer, Vice-Minister of the Navy)
• Takehiko Inoue (manga artist)
• Tetsu Inoue (music producer)
• Yasushi Inoue (author)
• Yoshihiro Inoue

Other uses of Inoue:

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

See also

• Japanese name