Maeda

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Maeda (前田 lit. "in front of the ricefield") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to:

Contents 1 Real people 2 Fictional characters 3 Companies 4 See also

[edit] Real people

• The Maeda clan is one of the traditional Japanese clans and prominent family during the Sengoku period of Japanese history:
  • Maeda Toshimasa, daimyo, vassal of Oda Nobuhide
  • Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyo
  • 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
• Ai Maeda (seiyu), voice actor
• Ai Maeda (actress), actress
• Aki Maeda, actress and singer
• Akira Maeda, professional wrestler
• Maeda Genzō, early photographer
• John Maeda, graphic designer and computer scientist
• Jun Maeda, writer, lyricist, composer
• Ken Maeda, comedian and singer
• Mahiro Maeda, anime creator
• Michiko Maeda, film and television actress
• Mitsuyo Maeda, judoka, fundamental to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
• Naoki Maeda, composer
• Nobuteru Maeda, vocalist
• Maeda Seison, Nihonga painter
• Shinzo Maeda, photographer
• Steven Maeda, television writer
• Toshio Maeda, a famous mangaka (cartoonist)

[edit] Fictional characters

• Akira Maeda, 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.

[edit] Companies

• Maeda Corp., holding company [1]
• Maeda-en, importer/exporter of food products to USA [2]
• Maeda Co., Ltd., silk and textiles [3]
• Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), manufacturers of SunTour bicycle drive-train components

[edit] See also

• Japanese name