Maeda

Maeda (前田 lit. "previous rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization includes Mayeda. It can refer to:

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), voice actress
 * Ai Maeda (actress) (前田 愛), actress
 * Aki Maeda (前田 亜季), actress and singer
 * Akira Maeda (born 1959), professional wrestler
 * Atsuko Maeda (前田 敦子), actress and singer
 * Daisuke Maeda (前田 大介), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
 * Daizen Maeda (前田 大然), Japanese footballer
 * Maeda Genzō (前田 玄造), early photographer
 * Gōki Maeda (前田 公輝), actor
 * Gordon Maeda (born 2000), Japanese–American actor
 * Hiroshi Maeda (前田 浩), stuntman and suit actor
 * Hiroshi Maeda (chemist) (前田浩), chemist known for EPR effect
 * Hirotake Maeda, historian
 * Honami Maeda (前田 穂南), Japanese long-distance runner
 * John Maeda, graphic designer and computer scientist
 * Jun Maeda (前田 浩), writer, lyricist, composer
 * Kaoru Maeda (前田 薫), professional wrestler
 * Kazuhiro Maeda (前田 和浩), long-distance runner
 * Kenjiro Maeda (前田 健滋朗), Japanese basketball coach
 * Kenta Maeda (前田 健太), baseball pitcher
 * Kentaro Maeda (前田 拳太郎), actor, portrays Ikki Igarashi in Kamen Rider Revice
 * Mahiro Maeda (前田 真宏), artist, writer and director of anime
 * Michiko Maeda (前田 通子), film and television actress
 * Mitsuyo Maeda (前田 光世), judoka, fundamental to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
 * Miyu Maeda (前田 美優), Japanese table tennis player
 * Miyuki Maeda (前田 美順), Japanese badminton player
 * Mutsuhiko Maeda (前田 睦彦), Japanese speed skater
 * Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Nobuaki Maeda (前田 陳爾), Japanese go player
 * Nobuteru Maeda (前田 亘輝), singer-songwriter
 * Nobuyo Maeda (前田 信代), geneticist and medical researcher
 * Norio Maeda (前田 憲男), Japanese jazz composer and pianist
 * Ryoichi Maeda (前田 遼一), Japanese footballer
 * Seison Maeda (前田 青邨), Nihonga painter
 * Shinsaku Maeda (前田 新), Japanese golfer
 * Shinzo Maeda (前田 真三), photographer
 * Steven Maeda, television writer
 * Tadashi Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tatsuyuki Maeda (前田 龍之), video game composer
 * Terunobu Maeda (前田 晃伸), Japanese banker and chief executive
 * Thomas Aquino Manyo Maeda (前田 万葉), Cardinal of the Catholic Church
 * Toshio Maeda (前田 俊夫), Japanese manga artist
 * Yonezō Maeda (前田 米蔵), politician, cabinet minister
 * Yuki Maeda (前田 有紀), Japanese enka singer
 * Yuuka Maeda (前田 憂佳), 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