Konoe

Konoe (written: 近衛 or 近衞) is a Japanese surname. It is sometimes spelled "Konoye" based on historical kana usage. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Emperor Konoe (近衛天皇), the 76th emperor of Japan
 * Konoe Atsumaro (近衛 篤麿), Japanese politician and journalist
 * Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿), Japanese politician and the 34th, 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan
 * Konoe Fusatsugu (近衛 房嗣), Japanese kugyō
 * Hidemaro Konoye (近衛 秀麿), Japanese classical composer and conductor
 * Konoe Hisamichi (近衛 尚通), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Hisatsugu (近衛 尚嗣), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Iehira (近衛 家平), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Iehiro (近衛 家熈), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Iehisa (近衛 家久), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Iemoto (近衛 家基), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Iezane (近衛 家実), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Kanetsugu (近衛 兼嗣), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Kanetsune (近衛 兼経), Japanese kugyō
 * Jūshirō Konoe (近衛 十四郎), Japanese actor
 * Konoe Masaie (近衛 政家), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Michitsugu (近衛 道嗣), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Motohira (近衛 基平), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Motohiro (近衛 基熈), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Motomichi (近衛 基通), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Motosaki (近衛 基前), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Mototsugu (近衛 基嗣), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Motozane (近衛 基実), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Nobuhiro (近衛 信尋), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Nobutada (近衛 信尹), Japanese courtier, poet, calligrapher, painter and diarist
 * Konoe Sakihisa (近衛 前久), Japanese kuge
 * Konoe Tadafusa (近衛 忠房), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Tadahiro (近衛 忠熙), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Tadatsugu (近衛 忠嗣), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Taneie (近衛 稙家), Japanese kugyō
 * Tadateru Konoe (近衛 忠煇), president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
 * Konoe Tsunehira (近衛 経平), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Tsunehiro (近衛 経熙), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Tsunetada (近衛 経忠), Japanese kugyō
 * Konoe Uchisaki (近衛 内前), Japanese kugyō
 * Yasuko Konoe (近衛 甯子), Japanese princess