Abe (surname)

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Abe (IPA[ɑbe]) listen  is one of several Japanese surnames (安倍, 安部, 阿部) and can refer to:

  • The Abe clan, one of the oldest Japanese clans, which was particularly prominent in the Heian period
  • Asami Abe (born 1985), Japanese J-pop singer
  • Hiroshi Abe (actor) (born 1964), Japanese model and actor
  • Hiroshi Abe (astronomer), Japanese astronomer
  • Juran Hisao (born Masao Abe; 1902–1957), Japanese author
  • Kan Abe (1894–1946), Japanese politician, father of Shintaro Abe
  • Kazushige Abe (born 1968), Japanese author
  • Keigo Abe (born 1938), Senior Shotokan karate instructor
  • Keiko Abe (born 1937), Japanese composer and virtuoso marimba player
  • Kenshiro Abbe (born Kenshirō Abe; 1915–1985), a Japanese martial artist in the United Kingdom
  • Kobo Abe (born Kimifusa Abe; 1924–1993), Japanese author
  • Masashi Abe (born 1965), Japanese Nordic combined skier
  • Natsumi Abe (born 1981), Japanese J-pop singer
  • Nobuyuki Abe (1875–1953), 36th Prime Minister of Japan
  • Norick Abe (1975-2007), Japanese motorcycle road racer
  • Sada Abe (1905–after 1970), Japanese convicted murderess, prostitute, actress
  • Satoru Abe (born 1926), American sculptor
  • Shintaro Abe (1924–1991), Japanese politician, father of Shinzo
  • Shinzo Abe (born 1954), 90th Prime Minister of Japan
  • Kae Araki, (born Yoshie Abe, 1963), Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
  • Yoshitoshi Abe (born 1971), Japanese graphic artist
  • Yutaka Abe (1895-1977), Japanese film director