Maeda (前田 lit. "front rice field") is a Japanese surname. An archaic romanization (sometimes used by the Japanese diaspora in their home countries) includes Mayeda. It can refer to:
People
Maeda clan
- Maeda Toshimasa, daimyō, vassal of Oda Nobuhide
- Maeda Toshiie, son of Maeda Toshimasa, famous as million-koku daimyō
- Maeda Toshinaga, eldest son of Maeda Toshiie
- Maeda Toshitsune, brother and heir to Maeda Toshinaga
- Maeda Keiji, nephew of Maeda Toshiie by Toshihisa Maeda
- Marquis Toshinari Maeda, World War II general
Others
- , voice actress
- , actress
- , actress and singer
- Akira Maeda (born 1959), professional wrestler
- , actress and singer
- , Japanese Paralympic swimmer
- , Japanese footballer
- , early photographer
- , actor
- Gordon Maeda (born 2000), Japanese–American actor
- , stuntman and suit actor
- , chemist known for EPR effect
- Hirotake Maeda, historian
- , Japanese long-distance runner
- John Maeda, graphic designer and computer scientist
- , writer, lyricist, composer
- Kaori Maeda (前田 かおり; born 1990), Japanese pornographic actress
- Kaori Maeda (前田 佳織里; born 1996), Japanese voice actress and singer
- , professional wrestler
- , long-distance runner
- , Japanese basketball coach
- , baseball pitcher
- , actor, portrays Ikki Igarashi in Kamen Rider Revice
- , artist, writer and director of anime
- , film and television actress
- , judoka, fundamental to the creation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- , Japanese table tennis player
- , Japanese badminton player
- , Japanese speed skater
- Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
- , Japanese go player
- , singer-songwriter
- , geneticist and medical researcher
- , Japanese jazz composer and pianist
- , Japanese footballer
- , member of Kpop group NCT WISH
- , Nihonga painter
- , Japanese golfer
- , photographer
- Steven Maeda, television writer
- Tadashi Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people
- , video game composer
- , Japanese banker and chief executive
- , Cardinal of the Catholic Church
- , Japanese manga artist
- , politician, cabinet minister
- , Japanese enka singer
- , member of Jpop group S/mileage
Fictional characters
- Maeda (Asobi Asobase), from the manga series Asobi Asobase
- Akira Maeda, a character in the manga Cromartie High School
- Ema Maeda, from Love Hina
- Hayato Maeda (Chumley Huffington), from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
- Kunihiko Maeda, from the Parasite Eve video game
- Kazuya Maeda, from Photo Kano
Companies
- Maeda Corporation, a holding company
- Maeda Industries (formerly Maeda Iron Works Company), a manufacturer of SunTour bicycle drive-train components