Takanobu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Fujiwara Takanobu (1142–1205), Japanese portrait artist , Japanese weightlifter Matsura Takanobu (1529–1599), Japanese samurai Ryūzōji Takanobu (1530–1584), Japanese daimyō Takanobu Hayashi, Japanese photographer , Japanese businessman Takanobu Jumonji (born 1975), Japanese cyclist Takanobu Komiyama (born 1984), Japanese footballer Mitani Takanobu (1892-1985), japanese government official Takanobu Okabe (born 1970), Japanese ski jumper Takanobu Otsubo (born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner Takakeisho, real name Takanobu Satō (born 1996), Japanese sumo wrestler , Japanese academic and translator