Nobu is a unisex given name. Notable people with this name include:

Nobu Adilman, Canadian television personality Nobu Hayashi (born 1978), Japanese karateka and kickboxer Nobu Jo (1872–1959), Japanese Christian philanthropist Nobu Kōda (1870–1946), Japanese composer, violinist, and music teacher Nobu Matsuhisa (born 1949), Japanese celebrity chef Nobu McCarthy (1934–2002), Japanese-Canadian actress, fashion model, and stage director Nobu Naruse (born 1984), Japanese cross-country skier Nobu Shirase (1861–1946), Japanese army officer and explorer Nobuyuki Siraisi (1934–2016), artist and designer Nobu Su, Chinese businessman Nobu Tamura, French-born Japanese-American paleoartist and physicist

Fictional characters Nobu (Ninjago), in Ninjago