Famous People with Name Ueda

Ueda Akinari            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Ueda Akinari: was a Japanese author, scholar and waka poet, and perhaps the most prominent literary figure in eighteenth century Japan. He was an early writer in the yomihon genre and his two masterpieces, Tales of Moonlight and Rain (Ugetsu monogatari) and Tales of Spring Rain (Harusame monogatari), are central to the canon of Japanese literature.

Makoto Ueda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Makoto Ueda: an editor and architecture critic.After graduating in French literature from Waseda University, Ueda worked as an editor of architectural magazines, notably as chief editor of Toshi Jutaku.

Haruka Ueda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Haruka Ueda: a Japanese freestyle swimmer.

Isamu Ueda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Isamu Ueda: a Japanese politician of the New Komeito Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Yokohama, Kanagawa and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries from 1981 to 1993. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 1993.

Kiyoshi Ueda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kiyoshi Ueda: the governor of Saitama Prefecture in Japan, first elected in 2003. A native of Fukuoka, Fukuoka and graduate of University, he had served in the House of Representatives since 1993 before elected governor.

Yoshimi Ueda            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yoshimi Ueda: was a Japanese basketball player and administrator. As a player, he represented Tokyo Shoka University from 1928 to 1934, winning two All-Japanese Championships. He was a member of the Japanese Olympic Committee from 1959, member of the FIBA Central Board