Minoru

Minoru is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, born 1946), Japanese former president of Nintendo of America
• Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実, 1917–1999), Japanese actor
• Minoru Fujita (藤田 ミノル, born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler
• Minoru Genda (源田 実, 1904–1989), Japanese naval general
• Minoru Hata (畑 実, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Minoru Hirai (1903–1998), Japanese martial artist
• Minoru Honda (本田 実, 1913–1990), Japanese astronomer
• Minoru Inaba (稲葉 実, born 1951), Japanese voice actor
• Minoru Inuzuka (犬塚 稔, 1901–2007), Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Minoru Ito (伊藤 実, born 1941), Japanese sport shooter
• Minoru Kawasaki (河崎 実, born 1958), Japanese film director, screenwriter and produce
• Minoru Kawasaki (川崎 稔, born 1961), Japanese politician
• Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer
• Minoru Kino (木野 実, born 1945), Japanese handball player
• Minoru Kitani (木谷 実, 1909–1975), Japanese professional Go player
• Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢 稔), Japanese astronomer
• Minoru Kobata (小畑 穣, born 1946), Japanese footballer
• Minoru Kobayashi (小林 稔, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Minoru Kojima (born 1968), Japanese musician
• Minoru Miki (三木 稔, 1930–2011), Japanese composer and artistic director
• Minoru Misawa (三沢 実, born 1949), Japanese ice hockey player
• Minoru Mochizuki (望月 稔, 1907–2003), Japanese martial artist
• Minoru Mori (森 稔, born 1934), Japanese businessman
• Minoru Mukaiya (向谷 実, born 1956), Japanese musician
• Minoru Nakamura (中村 稔, born 1938), Japanese baseball player
• Minoru Nakano (中野 稔, born 1936), Japanese ice hockey player
• Minoru Nojima, Japanese classical pianist
• Minoru Ota (大田 実, 1919–1945) Japanese rear admiral
• Minoru Saito (born 1934), Japanese solo yachtsman
• Dr. Minoru Shirota (代田 稔, 1899–1982), Japanese scientist/inventor
• Minoru Shiraishi (白石 稔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
• Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実, born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Minoru Takeuchi (born 1971), Japanese volleyball player
• Minoru Tanaka (wrestler) (田中 稔, born 1972), Japanese professional wrestler
• Minoru Tanaka (actor) (田中 実, born 1966), Japanese actor
• Minoru Tatsukawa (達川 実, born 1952), Japanese volleyball player and coach
• Minoru Tōjō (東城 穣, born 1976), Japanese football referee
• Minoru Torihada (鳥肌実), Japanese comedian
• Minoru Wakasa (若狭 実, born 1951), Japanese ski jumper
• Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, born 1962), Japanese actor
• Minoru Yada (矢田 稔), Japanese voice actor
• Minoru Yamamoto (山本 秀, 1912/1913 – 1996), Japanese classical composer
• Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), American architect who designed the World Trade Center
• Minoru Niizuma, an abstract sculptor

Minoru

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Fictional characters

• Minoru Edajima, from the anime Onegai Teacher
• Nico Minoru, from the Marvel Comics series Runaways (comics)
• Minoru Kohinata, from the manga Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru by Baba Yasushi
• Minoru, from the Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
• Minoru Mineta (峰田 実), from the manga and anime My Hero Academia