Hirano

Hirano (平野, the kanji character 平 is for "flat, plain, calm" and the kanji character 野 is for "field") is a Japanese surname.

The same combination of kanji characters read as "Heiya" can mean a plain or a flat land.

People named Hirano include:
 * Asao Hirano (1926-2019), Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathology professor
 * Aya Hirano (平野綾, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and singer
 * Ayumu Hirano (平野歩夢, born 1998), Japanese Olympic snowboarder and skateboarder
 * Fumi Hirano (平野文) (born 1955), Japanese voice actress, singer and essayist
 * Irene Hirano (1948–2020), founding President of the U.S.-Japan Council
 * Jorge Hirano (ホルヘ・ヒラノ) (born 1956), Peruvian footballer
 * Ken Hirano (平野謙 (評論家), 1910—1978), Japanese literary critic
 * Kaishu Hirano (born 2002), Japanese snowboarder
 * Keiichiro Hirano (平野啓一郎, born 1975), Japanese novelist
 * Kouta Hirano (平野耕太, born 1973), Japanese manga artist
 * Masaaki Hirano (平野雅章, 1931—2008), Japanese food historian
 * Miu Hirano (table tennis player) (ja:平野美宇｜平野美宇, born 2000), Japanese table tennis player
 * Motoharu Hirano (平野 元治), Japanese sport shooter
 * Hirano Nagayasu (平野長泰, 1559—1628), Japanese Samurai
 * Nobutaka Hirano (平野信孝, born 1972), Japanese volleyball player
 * Remi Hirano (平野レミ, born 1947), Japanese cooking enthusiast, TV persona and singer
 * Ryoichi Hirano (平野 亮), Japanese ballet dancer
 * Sayaka Hirano (平野早矢香, born 1985), Japanese table tennis player
 * Susumu Hirano (平野 進), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Toshiki Hirano (平野俊貴, born 1956), Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer
 * Tsukasa Hirano (平野司), Japanese triathlete
 * Yoshihisa Hirano (平野義久, born 1971), Japanese composer and arranger
 * Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball) (平野佳寿, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
 * Yoshiko Hirano (世志琥, born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Yuichi Hirano (平野佑一, born 1996), Japanese footballer
 * Yuka Hirano (平野 由佳), Japanese ice hockey player