Abe (Japanese pronunciation: [abe] (
listen)) is one of several Japanese surnames (安倍, 安部, 阿部) and can refer to:
- The Abe clan, one of the oldest Japanese clans, which was particularly prominent in the Heian period
- Asami Abe (born 1985), Japanese J-pop singer
- Hiroshi Abe (actor) (born 1964), Japanese model and actor
- Hiroshi Abe (astronomer), Japanese astronomer
- Juran Hisao (born Masao Abe; 1902–1957), Japanese author
- Kan Abe (1894–1946), Japanese politician, father of Shintaro Abe
- Kazushige Abe (born 1968), Japanese author
- Keigo Abe (born 1938), Senior Shotokan karate instructor
- Keiko Abe (born 1937), Japanese composer and virtuoso marimba player
- Kenshiro Abbe (born Kenshirō Abe; 1915–1985), a Japanese martial artist in the United Kingdom
- Kōbō Abe (born Kimifusa Abe; 1924–1993), Japanese author
- Mao Abe (born 1990), Japanese singer
- Masao Abe (1915-2006), Japanese academic in Buddhist philosophy and comparative religion
- Masashi Abe (born 1965), Japanese Nordic combined skier
- Natsumi Abe (born 1981), Japanese J-pop singer
- Nobuyuki Abe (1875–1953), 36th Prime Minister of Japan
- Norick Abe (1975-2007), Japanese motorcycle road racer
- Sada Abe (1905–after 1970), Japanese convicted murderess, prostitute, actress
- Satoru Abe (born 1926), American sculptor
- Shintaro Abe (1924–1991), Japanese politician, father of Shinzo
- Shinzō Abe (born 1954), 90th Prime Minister of Japan
- Kae Araki, (born Yoshie Abe, 1963), Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
- Yoshitoshi Abe (born 1971), Japanese graphic artist
- Yutaka Abe (1895-1977), Japanese film director
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