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

Minoru Arakawa (荒川 實, born 1946), Japanese former president of Nintendo of America
Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実, 1917–1999), Japanese actor
Minoru Fujita (藤田 ミノル, born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler
Minoru Genda (源田 実, 1904–1989), Japanese naval general
Minoru Hata (畑 実, born 1989), Japanese footballer
Minoru Hirai (平井 稔, 1903–1998), Japanese martial artist
Minoru Honda (本田 実, 1913–1990), Japanese astronomer
Minoru Inaba (稲葉 実, born 1951), Japanese voice actor
Minoru Inuzuka (犬塚 稔, 1901–2007), Japanese film director and screenwriter
Minoru Ito (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Kawasaki (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Kihara (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer
Minoru Kino (木野 実, born 1945), Japanese handball player
Minoru Kitani (木谷 実, 1909–1975), Japanese professional Go player
Minoru Kizawa (鬼沢 稔, born 1947), Japanese astronomer
Minoru Kobata (小畑 穣, born 1946), Japanese footballer
Minoru Kobayashi (小林 稔, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Minoru Kojima (室姫 深, born 1968), Japanese musician
Minoru Makihara (槙原 稔, 1930–2020), Japanese business executive
Minoru Miki (三木 稔, 1930–2011), Japanese composer and artistic director
Minoru Misawa (三沢 実, born 1949), Japanese ice hockey player
Minoru Mochizuki (望月 稔, 1907–2003), Japanese martial artist
Minoru Mori (森 稔, born 1934), Japanese businessman
Minoru Mukaiya (向谷 実, born 1956), Japanese musician
Minoru Nakamura (中村 稔, born 1938), Japanese baseball player
Minoru Nakano (中野 稔, born 1936), Japanese ice hockey player
Minoru Niizuma (新妻 実, 1930–1998), an abstract sculptor
Minoru Nojima (野島 稔, 1945–2020), Japanese classical pianist
Minoru Ota (大田 実, 1919–1945), Japanese rear admiral
Minoru Saito (斉藤 実, born 1934), Japanese solo yachtsman
Dr. Minoru Shirota (代田 稔, 1899–1982), Japanese scientist/inventor
Minoru Shiraishi (白石 稔, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
Minoru Suzuki (鈴木 実, born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
Minoru Takeuchi (竹内 実, born 1971), Japanese volleyball player
Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Minoru Tatsukawa (達川 実, born 1952), Japanese volleyball player and coach
Minoru Tōjō (東城 穣, born 1976), Japanese football referee
Minoru Tomita (冨田 稔, 1924–2015), Japanese mathematician
Minoru Torihada (鳥肌 実, born 1970), Japanese comedian
Minoru Wakasa (若狭 実, born 1951), Japanese ski jumper
Minoru Watanabe (渡辺 実, born 1962), Japanese actor
Minoru Yada (矢田 稔, born 1931), Japanese voice actor
Minoru Yamamoto (山本 秀, 1912/1913–1996), Japanese classical composer
Minoru Yamasaki (1912–1986), American architect who designed the World Trade Center
Minoru Yanagida (柳田 稔, born 1954), Japanese politician
Minoru Yasui (安井 稔, 1916–1986), American lawyer

Fictional characters
Minoru Edajima, from the anime Onegai Teacher
Nico Minoru, from the Marvel Comics series Runaways (comics)
Minoru “Minnow” Ito, from the novel We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
Minoru Kohinata, from the manga Karate Shoukoushi Kohinata Minoru by Baba Yasushi
Minoru, from the Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
Minoru Mineta (峰田 実), from the manga and anime My Hero Academia
Minoru Minorikawa (御法川 実), from the original 428: Shibuya Scramble