Hideo

Hideo
	Hideo Kojima, a Japanese video game designer, producer, screenwriter and director.
Pronunciation	Hí-dè-ò. Can have different pronunciations depending on the language used.
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Japanese
Origin
Word/name	Japan
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used.
Other names
Related names	Hideaki, Hideki

Hideo (ひでお) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Hideo Den (田英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter
Hideo Fujimoto (藤本英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player
Hideo Fukui (福井英郎, born 1977), Japanese athlete who competes in triathlon
Hideo Fukuyama (福山英朗, born 1955), Japanese NASCAR driver
Hideo Gosha (五社英雄, 1929–1992), Japanese film director
Hideo Hagiwara (萩原英雄, 1913–2007), Japanese artist
Hideo Hamamura (浜村秀雄, 1928–2000), Japanese marathon runner
Hideo Hashimoto (橋本英郎, born 1979), Japanese footballer
Hideo Higashikokubaru (東国原英夫, born 1957), Japanese comedian, best known for his role in Takeshi's Castle and the current governor of Miyazaki Prefecture
Hideo Hiraoka (平岡秀夫, born 1954), Japanese politician
Hideo Iijima (飯島秀雄, born 1944), Japanese sprinter and baseball player
Hideo Ishikawa (石川英郎, born 1969), Japanese voice actor
Hideo Itokawa (糸川英夫, 1912–1999), Japanese aerospace engineer
Hideo Iwakuro (岩畔豪雄, 1897–1970), World War II Imperial Japanese Army general
Hideo Jinpu (神風英男, born 1961), Japanese politician
Hideo Kanaya (金谷秀夫, born 1945), former Grand Prix motorcyclist
Hideo Kanekawa (金川英雄, born 1936), Japanese basketball player
Hideo Kaneshiro (金城秀雄), Japanese rugby union player
Hideo Kanze (観世栄夫, 1927–2007), Japanese actor
Hideo Kobayashi (小林秀雄, 1902–1983), Japanese writer
Hideo Kobayashi (canoeist) (小林英男, born 1943), Japanese sprint canoeist
Hideo Kojima (小島秀夫, born 1963), Japanese video game director
Hideo Levy (リービ英雄, born 1950), American-born Japanese language author
Hideo Mizumori (水森英夫), Japanese singer
Hideo Mizuno (水野英郎, born 1970), Japanese weightlifter
Hideo Murai (村井秀夫, 1958-1995), Japanese scientist
Hideo Murata (村田英雄, 1929–2002), Japanese rōkyoku and enka singer
Hideo Muraoka (村田英雄, 1929–2002), Brazilian-Japanese model
Hideo Murota (室田日出男, 1937–2002), Japanese actor
Hideo Nagata (長田秀雄, 1885–1949), Japanese poet and playwright
Hideo Nakata (中田秀夫), Japanese film director
Hideo Noda (野田英夫, 1908-1939), American artist
Hideo Nomo (野茂英雄), Japanese baseball player
Hideo Ochi (越智秀男, born 1940), Japanese Karate master
Hideo Oe (大江英雄, born 1944), Japanese rower
Hideo Ogata (尾形英夫, 1934–2007), Japanese anime film producer
Hideo Oguma (小熊秀雄, 1901–1940), Japanese author
Hideo Ohba (大庭英雄, 1910–1986), Japanese martial artist
Hideo Okamoto (岡本秀雄, born 1948), Japanese rower
Hideo Ōshima (大島秀夫, born 1980), Japanese football player
Hideo Otake (大竹英雄, born 1942), Japanese Go player
Hideo Sakaki (榊英雄, born 1970), Japanese actor
Hideo Sakamaki, president of Nomura Securities between 1991–1997
Hideo Sakurai (桜井秀男, born 1948), Japanese ice hockey player
Hideo Sasaki (1919–2000), American landscape architect
Hideo Sasayama (笹山秀雄, born 1966), Japanese sport wrestler
Hideo Seaver, American voice actor
Hideo Shima (島秀雄, 1901–1998), Japanese engineer
Hideo Suzuki (鈴木秀夫, born 1949), Japanese ice hockey player
Hideo Tanaka (disambiguation), several people
Hideo Tanifuji (谷藤秀夫, born 1949), Japanese cross-country skier
Hideo Tokoro (born 1977), Japanese martial artist
Hideo Urabe (浦辺秀夫, born 1951), Japanese ice hockey player
Hideo Usui (born 1939) (臼井日出男), Japanese politician
Hideo Watanabe (渡辺秀央, born 1934), Japanese politician
Hideo Yamaki (山木秀夫, born 1952), Japanese jazz musician
Hideo Yamamoto (山本英夫, born 1968), Japanese manga artist
Hideo Yoritaka (頼高英雄, born 1963), Japanese politician
Hizeo Yoshimura (1922-1995), better known as Pops Yoshimura, Japanese motorcycle tuner and factory Suzuki team owner
Hideo Yoshino (吉野秀雄, 1902–1967), Japanese tanka poet
Hideo Yoshizawa (吉沢秀雄), Japanese video game developer and director
Hideo Yoshizawa (footballer) (吉澤英生, born 1971), Japanese footballer and manager

Fictional characters[edit]

Hideo Kuze, character from the anime Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
Hideo Minagawa, character from the anime Initial D Fifth Stage

Fictional characters[edit]

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