Maeda

Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization (sometimes used by the Japanese diaspora in their home countries) includes Mayeda. It can refer to:

People

Maeda clan

Maeda Toshimasa, daimyō, vassal of Oda Nobuhide
Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyō
Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie
Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga
Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda
Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general

Others

Ai Maeda (voice actress) (前田愛, born 1975), voice actress
Ai Maeda (actress) (前田愛, born 1983), actress
Aki Maeda (前田亜季, born 1985), actress and singer
Akira Maeda (born 1959), professional wrestler
Atsuko Maeda (前田敦子, born 1991), actress and singer
Daisuke Maeda (前田大介), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
Daizen Maeda (前田大然, born 1997), Japanese footballer
Maeda Genzō (前田玄造, 1831–1906), early photographer
Gōki Maeda (前田公輝, born 1991), actor
Gordon Maeda (born 2000), Japanese–American actor
Hiroshi Maeda (前田浩, born 1961), stuntman and suit actor
Hiroshi Maeda (chemist) (前田浩, 1938–2021), chemist known for EPR effect
Hirotake Maeda, historian
Honami Maeda (前田穂南, born 1996), Japanese long-distance runner
John Maeda, graphic designer and computer scientist
Jun Maeda (前田浩, born 1975), writer, lyricist, composer
Kaoru Maeda (前田薫, born 1969), professional wrestler
Kazuhiro Maeda (前田和浩, born 1981), long-distance runner
Kenjiro Maeda (前田健滋朗, born 1990), Japanese basketball coach
Kenta Maeda (前田健太, born 1988), baseball pitcher
Kentaro Maeda (前田拳太郎, born 1999), actor, portrays Ikki Igarashi in Kamen Rider Revice
Mahiro Maeda (前田真宏, born 1963), artist, writer and director of anime
Michiko Maeda (前田通子, born 1934), film and television actress
Mitsuyo Maeda (前田光世, 1878–1941), judoka, fundamental to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Miyu Maeda (前田美優, born 1996), Japanese table tennis player
Miyuki Maeda (前田美順, born 1985), Japanese badminton player
Mutsuhiko Maeda (前田睦彦, born 1947), Japanese speed skater
Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
Nobuaki Maeda (前田陳爾, 1907–1975), Japanese go player
Nobuteru Maeda (前田亘輝, born 1965), singer-songwriter
Nobuyo Maeda (前田信代), geneticist and medical researcher
Norio Maeda (前田憲男, 1934–2018), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
Ryoichi Maeda (前田遼一, born 1981), Japanese footballer
Seison Maeda (前田青邨, 1885–1977), Nihonga painter
Shinsaku Maeda (前田新, born 1952), Japanese golfer
Shinzo Maeda (前田真三, 1922–1998), photographer
Steven Maeda, television writer
Tadashi Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
Tatsuyuki Maeda (前田龍之, born 1968), video game composer
Terunobu Maeda (前田晃伸, born 1945), Japanese banker and chief executive
Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (前田万葉, born 1949), Cardinal of the Catholic Church
Toshio Maeda (前田俊夫, born 1953), Japanese manga artist
Yonezō Maeda (前田米蔵, 1888–1954), politician, cabinet minister
Yuki Maeda (前田有紀, born 1979), Japanese enka singer
Yuuka Maeda (前田憂佳, born 1994), member of Jpop group S/mileage

Fictional characters

Maeda (Asobi Asobase), from the manga series Asobi Asobase
Akira Maeda, a character in the manga Cromartie High School
Ema Maeda, from Love Hina
Hayato Maeda (Chumley Huffington), from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Kunihiko Maeda, from the Parasite Eve video game
Kazuya Maeda, from Photo Kano

Companies

Maeda Corporation, a holding company
Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), a manufacturer of SunTour bicycle drive-train components

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