Masanobu

Masanobu

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Masanobu (written: 雅信, 雅伸, 政信, 政伸, 政修, 正信, 正謖, 昌信 or 昌伸) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Minamoto no Masanobu (源 雅信, 920–993), Japanese kugyō
• Kanō Masanobu (狩野 正信, 1434?–1530?), Japanese painter
• Kōsaka Masanobu (高坂 昌信, 1527–1578), Japanese samurai
• Honda Masanobu (本多 正信, 1538–1616), Japanese daimyō
• Okumura Masanobu (奥村 政信, 1686–1764), Japanese print designer, book publisher and painter
• Inaba Masanobu (稲葉 正謖, 1749–1806), Japanese daimyō
• Masanobu Tsuji (辻 政信, 1901–ca.1961), Japanese military leader
• Masanobu Fukuoka (福岡 正信, 1913–2008), Japanese farmer and philosopher
• Chiyonoyama Masanobu (千代の山 雅信, 1926–1977), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Masanobu Shinozuka (1930-2018), Japanese engineer
• Masanobu Deme (出目昌伸, born 1932), Japanese film director
• Masanobu Izumi (泉 政伸, born 1944), Japanese footballer
• Masanobu Ohata (大畑 政修, born 1947), Japanese sport shooter
• Masanobu Yamamoto (山本 真伸, born 1949), Japanese rower
• Masanobu Endō (遠藤 雅伸, born 1953), Japanese video game designer
• Masanobu Fuchi (渕 正信, born 1954), Japanese professional wrestler
• Masanobu Kikukawa (喜久川 政信, born 1954), Japanese karateka
• Masanobu Kimura (木村 政信, born 1960), Japanese golfer
• Masanobu Takashima (高嶋 政伸) (born 1966) Japanese actor
• Masanobu Matsunami (松波 正信, born 1974), Japanese footballer
• Masanobu Andō (安藤 政信, born 1975), Japanese actor