Hirano (, the kanji character 平 is for "flat, plain, calm" and the kanji character 野 is for "field") is a Japanese surname.
The same combination of kanji characters read as "Heiya" can mean a plain, a flat land, or the city name of Hirano.
People named Hirano include: Asao Hirano (1926–2019), Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathology professor Aya Hirano (平野綾, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and singer Ayumu Hirano (平野歩夢, born 1998), Japanese Olympic snowboarder and skateboarder Fumi Hirano (平野文) (born 1955), Japanese voice actress, singer and essayist Irene Hirano (1948–2020), founding President of the U.S.-Japan Council Jorge Hirano (ホルヘ・ヒラノ) (born 1956), Peruvian footballer Ken Hirano (平野謙 (評論家), 1910–1978), Japanese literary critic Kaishu Hirano (born 2002), Japanese snowboarder Keiichiro Hirano (平野啓一郎, born 1975), Japanese novelist Kouta Hirano (平野耕太, born 1973), Japanese manga artist Masaaki Hirano (平野雅章, 1931–2008), Japanese food historian Miu Hirano (table tennis player) (:ja:平野美宇｜平野美宇, born 2000), Japanese table tennis player , Japanese sport shooter Hirano Nagayasu (平野長泰, 1559–1628), Japanese Samurai Nobutaka Hirano (平野信孝, born 1972), Japanese volleyball player Remi Hirano (平野レミ, born 1947), Japanese cooking enthusiast, TV persona and singer , Japanese ballet dancer Sayaka Hirano (平野早矢香, born 1985), Japanese table tennis player , Japanese ice hockey player Toshiki Hirano (平野俊貴, born 1956), Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer , Japanese triathlete Yoshihisa Hirano (平野義久, born 1971), Japanese composer and arranger Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball) (平野佳寿, born 1984), Japanese baseball player Yoshiko Hirano (世志琥, born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler Yuichi Hirano (平野佑一, born 1996), Japanese footballer , Japanese ice hockey player