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Uesugi (jap. 上杉, sometimes written Uyesugi ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
Uesugi clan , a Japanese samurai clan
Uesugi Akisada , (1454–1510), a samurai of the Uesugi clan
Uesugi Harunori (1751–1822), a Japanese daimyō
Uesugi Kagekatsu (1556–1623), a daimyō during the Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history
Uesugi Kagenobu (?–1578), a samurai and relative of Uesugi Kenshin in the Sengoku period of Japan
Uesugi Kagetora (1552–1579), the seventh son of Hōjō Ujiyasu and adopted son of Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi Kenshin (1530–1578), a daimyō who ruled Echigo province in the Sengoku period of Japan
Uesugi Mochinori (1844–1919), a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period
Uesugi Narinori , (1820–1889), a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period
Uesugi Norimasa (1523–1579), a daimyō of feudal Japan
Uesugi Norizane , (1410–1466), a Japanese samurai of the Uesugi clan
Uesugi Tomooki , (1488–1537), a lord of Edo Castle and enemy of the Hōjō clan during the Sengoku period of Japan
Uesugi Tsunakatsu , (1639–1664), a Japanese daimyō of the Edo period
Uesugi Zenshū (unknown-1417), the chief advisor to Ashikaga Mochiuji, an enemy of the Ashikaga shogunate in feudal Japan
Takashi Uesugi (born 1968), a Japanese freelance journalist
Teppei Uesugi (born 1985), a Japanese football (soccer) player for Thespa Kusatsu
Takeo Uesugi (born 1940), a Japanese-American landscape architect known for his garden designs
Fictional characters