Konoe (written: 近衛 or 近衞) is a Japanese surname. It is sometimes spelled "Konoye" based on historical kana usage. Notable people with the surname include:

• Emperor Konoe (近衛天皇, 1139–1155), the 76th emperor of Japan
• Konoe Atsumaro (近衛 篤麿, 1863–1904), Japanese politician and journalist
• Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿, 1891–1945), Japanese politician and the 34th, 38th and 39th Prime Minister of Japan
• Konoe Fusatsugu (近衛 房嗣, 1402–1488), Japanese kugyō
• Hidemaro Konoye (近衛 秀麿, 1898–1973), Japanese classical composer and conductor
• Konoe Hisamichi (近衛 尚通, 1472–1544), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Hisatsugu (近衛 尚嗣, 1622–1653), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Iehira (近衛 家平, 1282–1324), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Iehiro (近衛 家熈, 1667–1736), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Iehisa (近衛 家久, 1687–1737), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Iemoto (近衛 家基, 1261–1296), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Iezane (近衛 家実, 1179–1243), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Kanetsugu (近衛 兼嗣, 1360–1388), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Kanetsune (近衛 兼経, 1210–1259), Japanese kugyō
• Jūshirō Konoe (近衛 十四郎, 1914–1977), Japanese actor
• Konoe Masaie (近衛 政家, 1445–1505), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Michitsugu (近衛 道嗣, 1333–1387), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Motohira (近衛 基平, 1246–1268), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Motohiro (近衛 基熈, 1648–1722), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Motomichi (近衛 基通, 1160–1233), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Motosaki (近衛 基前, 1783–1820), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Mototsugu (近衛 基嗣, 1305–1354), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Motozane (近衛 基実, 1143–1166), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Nobuhiro (近衛 信尋, 1599–1649), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Nobutada (近衛 信尹, 1565–1614), Japanese courtier, poet, calligrapher, painter and diarist
• Konoe Sakihisa (近衛 前久, 1536–1612), Japanese kuge
• Konoe Tadafusa (近衛 忠房, 1838–1873), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Tadahiro (近衛 忠熙, 1808–1898), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Tadatsugu (近衛 忠嗣, 1383–1454), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Taneie (近衛 稙家, 1503–1566), Japanese kugyō
• Tadateru Konoe (近衛 忠煇, born 1939), president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• Konoe Tsunehira (近衛 経平, 1287–1318), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Tsunehiro (近衛 経熙, 1761–1799), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Tsunetada (近衛 経忠, 1302–1352), Japanese kugyō
• Konoe Uchisaki (近衛 内前, 1728–1785), Japanese kugyō
• Yasuko Konoe (近衛 甯子, born 1944), Japanese princess

• Konoe family, a branch of the Fujiwara family
• All pages with titles containing Konoe
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Surname list

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