What is "hideo"

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

• Hideo Den (田 英夫, 1923–2009), Japanese politician and news presenter
• Hideo Fujimoto (藤本 英雄, 1918–1997), Japanese baseball player
• Hideo Fukui (福井 英郎, born 1977), Japanese athlete who competes in triathlon
• Hideo Fukuyama (福山 英朗, born 1955), Japanese NASCAR driver
• Hideo Gosha (五社 英雄, 1929–1992), Japanese film director
• Hideo Hagiwara (萩原 英雄, 1913–2007), Japanese artist
• Hideo Hashimoto (橋本 英郎, born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Hideo Higashikokubaru (東国原 英夫, born 1957), Japanese comedian, best known for his role in Takeshi's Castle and the current governor of Miyazaki Prefecture
• Hideo Hiraoka (平岡 秀夫, born 1954), Japanese politician
• Hideo Ishikawa (石川 英郎, born 1969), Japanese voice actor
• Hideo Itokawa (糸川 英夫, 1912–1999), Japanese aerospace engineer
• Hideo Iwakuro (岩畔 豪雄, 1897–1970), World War II Imperial Japanese Army general
• Hideo Jinpu (神風 英男, born 1961), Japanese politician
• Hideo Kanaya (金谷 秀夫, born 1945), former Grand Prix motorcyclist
• Hideo Kanze (観世 栄夫, 1927–2007), Japanese actor
• Hideo Kobayashi (小林 秀雄, 1902–1983), Japanese author
• Hideo Kojima (小島 秀夫, born 1963), Japanese video game director
• Hideo Levy (リービ 英雄, born 1950), American-born Japanese language author
• Hideo Mizumori, Japanese singer
• Hideo Murai (村井 秀夫, 1958-1995), Japanese scientist
• Hideo Murata (村田英雄, 1929–2002), Japanese rōkyoku and enka singer
• Hideo Murota (室田 日出男, 1937–2002), Japanese actor
• Hideo Nagata (長田秀雄, 1885–1949), Japanese poet and playwright
• Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫), Japanese film director
• Hideo Nomo (野茂 英雄), Japanese baseball player
• Hideo Ogata (尾形英夫, 1934–2007), Japanese anime film producer
• Hideo Oguma (小熊秀雄, 1901–1940), Japanese author
• Hideo Ohba (大庭 英雄, 1910–1986), Japanese martial artist
• Hideo Ōshima (大島 秀夫, born 1980), Japanese football player
• Hideo Otake (大竹 英雄, born 1942), Japanese Go player
• Hideo Sakaki (榊 英雄, born 1970), Japanese actor
• Hideo Sakamaki, president of Nomura Securities between 1991–1997
• Hideo Sasaki (1919–2000), American landscape architect
• Hideo Seaver, American voice actor
• Hideo Tokoro (born 1977), Japanese martial artist
• Hideo Usui (born 1939) (臼井 日出男), Japanese politician

• Hideo Watanabe (渡辺 秀央, born 1934), Japanese politician
• Hideo Yamamoto (山本 英夫, born 1968), Japanese manga artist
• Hideo Yoritaka (頼高 英雄, born 1963), Japanese politician
• Hideo "Pop" Yoshimura (1922-1995), Japanese Motorcycle tuner and factory Suzuki team owner
• Hideo Yoshino (吉野 秀雄, 1902–1967), Japanese tanka poet
• Hideo Yoshizawa (吉沢 秀雄), Japanese video game developer and director

Fictional characters:

• Hideo Kuze, character from the anime, Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
• Hideo Minagawa, character from the Initial D manga series