Nobu (given name)

Nobu is a unisex given name. Notable people with this name include:

• Nobu Hayashi (born 1978), Japanese karateka and kickboxer
• Nobu Jo (1872–1959), Japanese Christian philanthropist
• Nobu Kōda (1870–1946), Japanese composer, violinist, and music teacher
• Nobu Matsuhisa (born 1949), Japanese celebrity chef
• Nobu McCarthy (1934–2002), Japanese-Canadian actress, fashion model, and stage director
• Nobu Naruse (born 1984), Japanese cross-country skier
• Nobu Shirase (1861–1946), Japanese army officer and explorer
• Nobu Su, Chinese businessman
• Nobu Tamura, French-born Japanese-American paleoartist and physicist
• Nobu and Mio Adilman, Canadian television personalities
• Nobuko Tsuchiura
• Nobuyuki Siraisi (1934–2016), artist and designer
• Nobuyuki Tsujii, Japanese pianist and composer

Fictional characters

• Nobu (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago