Noboru

Noboru (written: 昇, 登, 謄, 盛, のぼる in hiragana or ノボル katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Jahana Noboru (謝花昇, 1865–1908), official in the government of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture
Kyokushūzan Noboru (旭鷲山昇, born 1973), former professional sumo wrestler and current politician from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Miyata Noboru (宮田登, 1936–2000), Japanese folklorist
Noboru Akiyama (秋山登, 1934–2000), Nippon Professional Baseball pitcher
Noboru Ando (安藤昇, 1926–2015), Japanese film actor known for his yakuza roles
Noboru Ishiguro (石黒昇, 1938–2012), animator who was born in Tokyo, Japan
Noboru Iwamura (岩村昇, 1927–2005), Japanese biologist, medical doctor and professor of medicine
Noboru Kawasaki (川崎のぼる, born 1941), Japanese manga artist
Noboru Kikuta (菊田昇, 1926–1991), Japanese gynecologist
Noboru Kousaka (上坂昇, 1918–2013), Japanese former politician
Noboru Misawa, anime director and storyboard artist in Japan
Noboru Nakamura (中村登, 1913–1981), Japanese film director and screenwriter
Noboru Nakayama (中山昇, born 1987), former Japanese football player
Noboru Okamoto (岡本登, born 1937), Japanese hammer thrower
Noboru Rokuda (六田登, born 1952), Japanese manga artist
Noboru Ryugaki (柳ヶ木昇, born 1987), Japanese singer, actor, and voice actor
Noboru Shimura (志村謄, born 1993), Japanese footballer
Noboru Sugai (須貝昇, born 1949), Japanese professional golfer
Noboru Sugimoto (杉本盛, born 1914), Japanese freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
Noboru Takeshita (竹下登, 1924–2000), Japanese politician and the 74th Prime Minister of Japan (1987 to 1989)
Noboru Tanaka (田中登, 1937–2006), Japanese film director
Noboru Tanaka (field hockey) (田中昇, born 1912), Japanese field hockey player
Noboru Terada (寺田登, 1917–1986), Japanese freestyle swimmer
Noboru Tsujihara (辻原登, born 1945), prize-winning Japanese author of fiction
Noboru Uchiyama (内山昇, born 1954), Japanese boxer
Noboru Ueda (上田昇, born 1967), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
Noboru Ueki (植木昇, 1905–1992), Japanese photographer
Noboru Waseda (早稲田昇, born 1951), Japanese swimmer
Noboru Yamaguchi (山口登, 1902–1942), the second kumicho, or Godfather, of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza gang in Japan
Noboru Yamaguchi (author) (ヤマグチノボル, 1972–2013), male Japanese light novel and game scenario author
Ryūō Noboru (龍皇昇, born 1983), professional sumo wrestler from Ulan-Bator, Mongolia

Fictional characters

Noboru Shima (嶋昇), a character in the tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Blade
Noboru Yoshikawa (吉川のぼる昇), a character in the manga/anime series Great Teacher Onizuka

Fictional characters

See also