Nobu (given name)

Nobu is a unisex given name. Notable people with this name include:


 * Nobu Hayashi (born 1978), Japanese karateka and kickboxer
 * Nobu Jo (1872–1959), Japanese Christian philanthropist
 * Nobu Kōda (1870–1946), Japanese composer, violinist, and music teacher
 * Nobu Matsuhisa (born 1949), Japanese celebrity chef
 * Nobu McCarthy (1934–2002), Japanese-Canadian actress, fashion model, and stage director
 * Nobu Naruse (born 1984), Japanese cross-country skier
 * Nobu Shirase (1861–1946), Japanese army officer and explorer
 * Nobu Su, Chinese businessman
 * Nobu Tamura, French-born Japanese-American paleoartist and physicist
 * Nobu and Mio Adilman, Canadian television personalities
 * Nobuko Tsuchiura
 * Nobuyuki Siraisi (1934–2016), artist and designer
 * Nobuyuki Tsujii, Japanese pianist and composer

Fictional characters

 * Nobu (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago