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Noboru

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Noboru (written: , , , , のぼる in hiragana or ノボル katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

  • Jahana Noboru (謝花 昇, 1865–1908), official in the government of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture
  • Kyokushūzan Noboru (旭鷲山 昇, born 1973), former professional sumo wrestler and current politician from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
  • Miyata Noboru (宮田 登, 1936–2000), Japanese folklorist
  • Noboru Akiyama (秋山 登, 1934–2000), Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
  • Noboru Ando (安藤 昇, 1926–2015), Japanese film actor known for his yakuza roles
  • Noboru Ishiguro (石黒 昇, 1938–2012), animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan
  • Noboru Iwamura (岩村 昇, 1927–2005), Japanese biologist, medical doctor and professor of medicine
  • Noboru Kawasaki (川崎 のぼる, born 1941), Japanese manga artist
  • Noboru Kikuta (菊田 昇, 1926–1991), Japanese gynecologist
  • Noboru Kousaka (上坂 昇, 1918–2013), Japanese former politician
  • Noboru Misawa, anime director and storyboard artist in Japan
  • Noboru Nakamura (中村 登, 1913–1981), Japanese film director and screenwriter
  • Noboru Nakayama (中山 昇, born 1987), former Japanese football player
  • Noboru Okamoto (岡本 登, born 1937), Japanese hammer thrower
  • Noboru Rokuda (六田 登, born 1952), Japanese manga artist
  • Noboru Ryugaki (柳ヶ木 昇, born 1987), Japanese singer, actor, and voice actor
  • Noboru Shimura (志村 謄, born 1993), Japanese footballer
  • Noboru Sugai (須貝 昇, born 1949), Japanese professional golfer
  • Noboru Sugimoto (杉本 盛, born 1914), Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
  • Noboru Takeshita (竹下 登, 1924–2000), Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister of Japan (1987 to 1989)
  • Noboru Tanaka (田中 登, 1937–2006), Japanese film director
  • Noboru Tanaka (field hockey) (田中 昇, born 1912), Japanese field hockey player
  • Noboru Terada (寺田 登, 1917–1986), Japanese freestyle swimmer
  • Noboru Tsujihara (辻原 登, born 1945), prize-winning Japanese author of fiction
  • Noboru Uchiyama (内山 昇, born 1954), Japanese boxer
  • Noboru Ueda (上田 昇, born 1967), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
  • Noboru Ueki (植木 昇, 1905–1992), Japanese photographer
  • Noboru Waseda (早稲田 昇, born 1951), Japanese swimmer
  • Noboru Yamaguchi (山口 登, 1902–1942), the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan
  • Noboru Yamaguchi (author) (ヤマグチ ノボル, 1972–2013), male Japanese light novel and game scenario author
  • Ryūō Noboru (龍皇 昇, born 1983), professional sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia

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