Takeda (武田, 竹田, Takeda) is a Japanese family name.[1] Throughout the course of the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan, the famed Takeda clan of Kai Province had many descendant branch families.
- Takeda clan (Aki) is a family in the Aki Province
- Takeda clan (Wakasa)
- Takeda clan (Kazusa)
Pronunciation | Japanese pronunciation: [takeda] |
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People
edit- Daisaku Takeda (武田 大作, born 1973), Japanese rower
- Genyo Takeda (竹田 玄洋, born 1949), retired Japanese game designer and executive
- Hisayoshi Takeda (武田 久吉, 1883–1972), Japanese botanist
- Kumiko Takeda (武田 久美子, born 1968), Japanese actress
- Larissa Tago Takeda (武田 羅梨沙 多胡), Japanese voice actress
- Masashi Takeda (wrestler) (竹田 誠志, born 1985), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
- Misae Takeda (武田 美佐江, born 1943), Japanese speed skater
- Nana Takeda (武田 奈也, born 1988), Japanese figure skater
- Sachihiko Takeda (武田 幸彦, born 1937), Japanese sport wrestler
- Satoshi Takeda (武田 聡, born 1968), Japanese swimmer
- Shinzaburo Takeda, Mexican artist
- Shogo Takeda (竹田 渉瑚, born 1995), Japanese swimmer
- Takeda Sōkaku (武田 惣角, 1859–1943), reviver of Daitō-ryū aiki-jūjutsu
- Takeda-no-miya, one of the former ōke, or cadet branches of the Japanese imperial house established during the Meiji period by a scion of the Fushimi-no-miya. Not related to the samurai family.
- Takeda clan, the family of Takeda Shingen, and a relatively important and powerful one therefore, in Japan's Sengoku period
- Takeda Nobutora – daimyō, Shingen's father
- Takeda Shingen – one of the most famous daimyōs in Japanese history
- Takeda Nobushige – Shingen's younger brother, held their father's favour to be heir of the clan, continued to support his older brother throughout his life, he also wrote the Kyūjūkyū Kakun, a set of 99 short rules for Takeda house members
- Takeda Nobukado – brother and adviser to Shingen
- Takeda Katsuyori – Shingen's son, Katsuyori commanded his father's armies after his death, and saw the fall of the Takeda family
- Takeda Yoshinobu – son and initial heir, later executed and succeeded by Katsuyori
- Toyoki Takeda (武田 豊樹, born 1974), Japanese speed skater
- Tsunekazu Takeda (竹田 恆和, born 1947), Japanese retired equestrian, former member of the IOC
- Yasuhiko Takeda (武田 泰彦, born 1937), Japanese rower
- Yūkichi Takeda (武田 祐吉, 1886–1958) scholar of Japanese Literature
- Paulo Takeda (武田 パウロ, born 2001), medic
Fictional characters
edit- Masashi Takeda, from My-Hime
- Takashi Takeda, from Yotsuba&!
- Gohee Takeda, from Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin
- Takeda Takahashi, from Mortal Kombat
- Ittesu Takeda, from Haikyū!!
- Hyouma Takeda, from Gantz
- Keiichiro "Take" Takeda, from Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy
- Aimi Takeda, also from Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy
- Ijuro Takeda, from The Hunted
See also
edit- Takeda (video game)
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company (Takeda; 武田薬品)
References
edit- ^ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives