Hirano

Hirano (平野, the kanji character 平 is for "flat, plain, calm" and the kanji character 野 is for "field") is a Japanese surname.

The same combination of kanji characters read as "Heiya" can mean a plain or a flat land.

People named Hirano include:

• Asao Hirano (1926-2019), Japanese physician, academic, medical researcher and neuropathology professor
• Aya Hirano (平野綾, born 1987), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Ayumu Hirano (平野歩夢, born 1955), Japanese Olympic snowboarder and skateboarder
• Fumi Hirano (平野文) (born 1955), Japanese voice actress, singer and essayist
• Irene Hirano (1948–2020), founding President of the U.S.-Japan Council
• Ken Hirano (平野謙 (評論家), 1910—1978), Japanese literary critic
• Kaishu Hirano (born 2002), Japanese snowboarder
• Keiichiro Hirano (平野啓一郎, born 1975), Japanese novelist
• Kouta Hirano (平野耕太, born 1973), Japanese manga artist
• Masaaki Hirano (平野雅章, 1931—2008), Japanese food historian
• Miu Hirano (table tennis player) (ja:平野美宇｜平野美宇, born 2000), Japanese table tennis player
• Motoharu Hirano (平野 元治, born 1940), Japanese sport shooter
• Hirano Nagayasu (平野長泰, 1559—1628), Japanese Samurai
• Nobutaka Hirano (平野信孝, born 1972), Japanese volleyball player
• Remi Hirano (平野レミ, born 1947), Japanese cooking enthusiast, TV persona and singer
• Ryoichi Hirano (平野 亮, born 1983/84), Japanese ballet dancer
• Sayaka Hirano (平野早矢香, born 1985), Japanese table tennis player
• Susumu Hirano (平野 進, 1910—?), Japanese ice hockey player
• Toshiki Hirano (平野俊貴, born 1956), Japanese anime director, animator, and character designer
• Tsukasa Hirano (平野司, born 1983), Japanese triathlete
• Yoshihisa Hirano (平野義久, born 1971), Japanese composer and arranger
• Yoshihisa Hirano (baseball) (平野佳寿, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yoshiko Hirano (世志琥, born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler
• Yuichi Hirano (平野佑一, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Yuka Hirano (平野 由佳, born 1987), Japanese ice hockey player