Ueno (written: 上野 or 植野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Chizuko Ueno (born 1948), Japanese sociologistEmiko Ueno (born 1957), retired Japanese female badminton playerHideaki Ueno (born 1981), Japanese football playerHidesaburō Ueno (1871–1925), Japanese agricultural scientistHiroki Ueno (born 1986), Japanese professional baseball pitcherHiroki Ueno (born 1986), Japanese professional ice hockey wingerJuri Ueno (born 1986), Japanese actressKagenori Ueno (1845–1888), Japanese Consul in Great Britain from 1874 to 1879Ken Ueno (born 1970), American composerKenichiro Ueno (born 1965), Japanese politicianKōji Ueno (born 1960), Japanese composer and musicianKyuhei Ueno, Japanese mixed martial artistMasae Ueno (born 1979), Japanese female judokaNobuhiro Ueno (born 1965), Japanese football coach and former playerRie Ueno (born 1976), Japanese long-distance runnerRyo Ueno (born 1984), Japanese actorShingo Ueno (born 1973), Japanese ski jumperTadami Ueno (born 1948), Japanese professional golferTakahiro Ueno (born 1971), Japanese professional drifting driver and businessmanTaro Ueno (born 1980), Japanese sailorToshiya Ueno (1963–2013), Japanese film director, actor, screenwriter, and producerUeno Hikoma (1838–1904)), pioneer Japanese photographerYoichi Ueno (1883–1957), Japanese business theoristYoko Ueno (born 1963), Japanese recording artistYoshie Ueno (born 1983), Japanese female judokaYoshiharu Ueno (born 1973), Japanese footballerYuichiro Ueno (born 1985), Japanese long-distance runnerYukiko Ueno (born 1982), Japanese softball pitcherYusaku Ueno (born 1973), former Japanese football player