Hideo (ひでお) 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 , Japanese marathon runner 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 , Japanese sprinter and baseball player 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 , Japanese basketball player , Japanese rugby union player Hideo Kanze (観世 栄夫, 1927–2007), Japanese actor , Japanese writer , Japanese sprint canoeist 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 (水森 英夫), Japanese singer , Japanese weightlifter Hideo Murai (村井 秀夫, 1958-1995), Japanese scientist Hideo Murata (村田英雄, 1929–2002), Japanese rōkyoku and enka singer Hideo Muraoka (村田英雄, 1929–2002), Brazilian-Japanese model 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 , American artist Hideo Nomo (野茂 英雄), Japanese baseball player Hideo Ochi (越智秀男, born 1940), Japanese Karate master , Japanese rower 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 , Japanese rower 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 , Japanese ice hockey player Hideo Sasaki (1919–2000), American landscape architect , Japanese sport wrestler Hideo Seaver, American voice actor , Japanese engineer , Japanese ice hockey player Hideo Tanaka (disambiguation), several people , Japanese cross-country skier Hideo Tokoro (born 1977), Japanese martial artist , Japanese ice hockey player Hideo Usui (born 1939) (臼井 日出男), Japanese politician Hideo Watanabe (渡辺