List of Famous people named Minoru

Minoru Suzuki is a Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist, currently working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). In NJPW, Suzuki has held the IWGP Intercontinental Championship as well as the NEVER Openweight Championship twice. He is also a former British Heavyweight Champion and co-holder of the Undisputed British Tag Team Championship alongside fellow Suzuki-gun stablemate, Zack Sabre Jr. in Revolution Pro Wrestling (RPW).

Minoru Kimura (木村ミノル) is a Japan-based Brazilian kickboxer of Italian and Japanese descent, fighting out of Fighting Kairos Gym. He is the current K-1 Super Welterweight champion.

Minoru Iwata is a Japanese baseball pitcher from Moriguchi, Osaka, Japan and he currently plays for the Hanshin Tigers. He was a member of the Japan team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.

Minoru Terada is a Japanese politician serving in the House of Representatives in the Diet as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Minoru Kiuchi is a Japanese politician and former Ministry of Foreign Affairs official, who had been an independent candidate for most of his political career but has run for office as an LDP candidate since 2012. He has served as state minister for foreign affairs and state minister for the environment and currently holds the office of deputy chairperson of the LDP's Diet Affairs Committee. Kiuchi is known for his close ties with Germany and his German language skills.

Minoru Shiraishi is a Japanese actor, voice actor, singer, songwriter and radio personality who was formerly affiliated with I'm Enterprise and Pro-Fit. He is the only "live-action" character in the Newtype Anime magazine to be featured in the Monthly Top-10 Most-Popular Male Character charts. He played himself in Episode 6 of Kiddy Girl-and as a voice actor in a voice actor cafe. Other roles include Taniguchi in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, and Itsuki Takeuchi in the Initial D reboot feature films in 2014.

Minoru Kihara is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and weather forecaster (637th)–disaster prevention officer, who is the Director of Disaster Education Promotion Association of General Foundation, and a representative of the yūgen gaisha, Minoru Kihara Jimusho. Born in Tokyo and raised in Kanagawa Prefecture, he currently lives in Nakano-ku, Tokyo.

Minoru Kamata is a Japanese physician, writer, and humanitarian. Throughout his medical career he has been an advocate of patient-centered care, and he has also been actively involved in international medical and humanitarian aid. As a founding member of the Japan Chernobyl Foundation, Kamata has been particularly active in promoting medical aid programs for victims of the Chernobyl disaster, and subsequently for victims of other international and domestic disasters and conflicts. His book Gambaranai, which became a best seller in Japan in 2000, was dramatized for Japanese television. Kamata has been the recipient of numerous awards for his contributions to medicine, publishing and broadcasting, as well as for his overseas aid work and peace efforts.

Minoru Mukaiya is a Japanese musician best known as the former keyboardist of the jazz fusion band Casiopea and producer of the Train Simulator series of Japanese video games.

Minoru Furuya is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture.