Takanobu

Takanobu
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Takanobu is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Fujiwara Takanobu (1142–1205), one of the leading Japanese portrait artists of his day
• Matsura Takanobu (1529–1599), 16th-century Japanese samurai and 25th hereditary lord of the Matsura clan of Hirado
• Ryūzōji Takanobu (1530–1584), Japanese daimyo of the Sengoku period, who ruled a region in northern Kyūshū
• Takanobu Hayashi, Japanese photographer
• Takanobu Jumonji (born 1975), Japanese track cyclist, Olympic bronze medalist in 1996
• Takanobu Komiyama (born 1984), Japanese football player
• Takanobu Okabe (born 1970), Japanese ski jumper
• Takanobu Otsubo (born 1976), Japanese long-distance runner who specialises in the half marathon