Ueno (surname)

Ueno (上野／植野; Japanese pronunciation: [ɯꜜ.e.no][1][a]) is a Japanese surname. Historically, it was also romanized as Uyeno, and some Japanese-descended people outside of Japan still retain this spelling. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Chizuko Ueno (上野 千鶴子; born 1948), Japanese sociologist
  • Emiko Ueno (植野 恵美子; born 1957), Japanese female badminton player
  • Hideaki Ueno (上野 秀章; born 1981), Japanese football player
  • Hidesaburō Ueno (上野 英三郎; 1871–1925), Japanese agricultural scientist
  • Hikoma Ueno (上野 彦馬; 1838–1904), pioneer Japanese photographer
  • Hirokazu Ueno (上野 裕和; born 1977), Japanese professional shogi player
  • Hiroki Ueno (baseball) (上野 大樹; born 1986), Japanese professional baseball pitcher
  • Hiroki Ueno (ice hockey) (上野 拓紀; born 1986), Japanese professional ice hockey winger
  • Juri Ueno (上野 樹里; born 1986), Japanese actress
  • Kagenori Ueno (上野 景範; 1845–1888), Japanese Consul in Great Britain from 1874 to 1879
  • Ken Ueno (born 1970), American composer
  • Kenji Ueno (上野 健爾, born 1945), Japanese mathematician
  • Kenichiro Ueno (上野 賢一郎; born 1965), Japanese politician
  • Kōji Ueno (上野 耕路; born 1960), Japanese composer and musician
  • Kyuhei Ueno (上野 九平), Japanese mixed martial artist
  • Masae Ueno (上野 雅恵; born 1979), Japanese female judoka
  • Nobuhiro Ueno (上野 展裕; born 1965), Japanese football coach and former player
  • Osamu Ueno (上野 修; born 1983), Japanese freestyle skier
  • Rie Ueno (上野 理恵; born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Shōichi Ueno (上野 尚一; 1936–2016), Japanese newspaper publisher and philanthropist
  • Tadami Ueno (上野 忠美; born 1948), Japanese professional golfer
  • Takahiro Ueno (上野 高広; born 1971), Japanese professional drifting driver and businessman
  • Taro Ueno (上野 太郎; born 1980), Japanese sailor
  • Toshiya Ueno (上野 俊哉; 1963–2013), Japanese film director, actor, screenwriter, and producer
  • Yoichi Ueno (上野 陽一; 1883–1957), Japanese business theorist
  • Yoko Ueno (上野 洋子; born 1963), Japanese recording artist
  • Yoshie Ueno (上野 順恵; born 1983), Japanese female judoka
  • Yoshiharu Ueno (上野 良治; born 1973), Japanese footballer
  • Yuichiro Ueno (上野 裕一郎; born 1985), Japanese long-distance runner
  • Yuki Ueno (上野 勇希; born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler
  • Yukiko Ueno (上野 由岐子; born 1982), Japanese softball pitcher
  • Yusaku Ueno (上野 優作; born 1973), Japanese football player

Fictional characters

Notes

  1. ^ This is a family name. The placename is pronounced [ɯ.e.no].

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Haruhiko; Akinaga, Kazue, eds. (10 March 2025). 新明解日本語アクセント辞典 (in Japanese) (2nd ed.). Sanseidō.
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