Maeda (前田 lit. "front rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization (sometimes used by the Japanese diaspora in their home countries) includes Mayeda. It can refer to:
People Maeda clan Maeda Toshimasa, daimyō, vassal of Oda Nobuhide Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyō Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general
Others , voice actress , actress , actress and singer Akira Maeda (born 1959), professional wrestler , actress and singer , Japanese Paralympic swimmer , Japanese footballer , early photographer , actor Gordon Maeda (born 2000), Japanese–American actor , stuntman and suit actor , chemist known for EPR effect Hirotake Maeda, historian , Japanese long-distance runner John Maeda, graphic designer and computer scientist , writer, lyricist, composer Kaori Maeda (前田 かおり; born 1990), Japanese pornographic actress Kaori Maeda (前田 佳織里; born 1996), Japanese voice actress and singer , professional wrestler , long-distance runner , Japanese basketball coach , baseball pitcher , actor, portrays Ikki Igarashi in Kamen Rider Revice , artist, writer and director of anime , film and television actress , judoka, fundamental to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu , Japanese table tennis player , Japanese badminton player , Japanese speed skater Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese go player , singer-songwriter , geneticist and medical researcher , Japanese jazz composer and pianist , Japanese judoka , Japanese footballer , Nihonga painter , Japanese golfer , photographer Steven Maeda, television writer Tadashi Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people , video game composer , Japanese banker and chief executive , Cardinal of the Catholic Church , Japanese manga artist , politician, cabinet minister , Japanese enka singer , member of Jpop group S/mileage
Fictional characters Maeda (Asobi Asobase), from the manga series Asobi Asobase Akira Maeda, a character in the manga Cromartie High School Ema Maeda, from Love Hina Hayato Maeda (Chumley Huffington), from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Kunihiko Maeda, from the Parasite Eve video game Kazuya Maeda, from Photo Kano
Companies Maeda Corporation, a holding company Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), a manufacturer of SunTour bicycle drive-train components