List of Famous people named Uesugi

Here are some famous Uesugis:

Uesugi Kenshin

長尾景虎
First Name Uesugi
Last Name Kenshin
Died on April 19, 1578

Uesugi Kenshin was a daimyō who was born as Nagao Kagetora of the Nagao clan, and after adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan. He was one of the most powerful daimyōs of the Sengoku period. While chiefly remembered for his prowess on the battlefield, Kenshin is also regarded as an extremely skillful administrator who fostered the growth of local industries and trade and his rule saw a marked rise in the standard of living of Echigo.

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Uesugi Kagekatsu

First Name Uesugi
Last Name Kagekatsu
Born on January 8, 1556
Died on April 19, 1623 (aged 67)

Uesugi Kagekatsu was a Japanese samurai daimyō during the Sengoku and Edo periods.

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Uesugi Harunori

First Name Uesugi
Last Name Harunori
Born on September 9, 1751
Died on April 2, 1822 (aged 70)

Uesugi Harunori was the 9th daimyō of Yonezawa Domain in Dewa Province, Japan, under the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate of Japan. After retirement, he adopted the , or pen name, Yōzan (鷹山). Today, he is best remembered for his financial reforms, and he is often cited as an example of a good governor of a domain

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Uesugi Kagetora

First Name Uesugi
Last Name Kagetora
Died on April 19, 1579

Uesugi Kagetora was the seventh son of Hōjō Ujiyasu; he was adopted by Uesugi Kenshin, and was meant to be Kenshin's heir. However, in 1578, he was attacked in his castle at Otate by Uesugi Kagekatsu—Kagetora's respective brother-in-law—and was subsequently defeated. Kagetora committed suicide the following year.

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Uesugi Norimasa

First Name Uesugi
Last Name Norimasa
Born on January 1, 1523
Died on April 13, 1579 (aged 56)

Uesugi Norimasa was a daimyō of feudal Japan from Yamanouchi branch Uesugi clan and held the post of Kantō Kanrei, the shōgun's deputy in the Kantō region. He was the adoptive father of Uesugi Kenshin, one of the most famous warlords in Japanese history.

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Uesugi Akisada

First Name Uesugi
Last Name Akisada
Born on November 30, 1453
Died on July 25, 1510 (aged 56)

Uesugi Akisada was a samurai of the Uesugi clan, Kantō Kanrei and shugo (Constable) of Kōzuke and Musashi Province. His loss of the Izu Province to Hōjō Sōun in 1492–1498 marked a significant development of Japan's Sengoku period.

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