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