Kato
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Katō (加藤, characters for "add/increase" and "wisteria") is the eleventh most common Japanese surname.
People named Katō include:
- Ai Kato (actress)
- Daijiro Kato (motorcyclist)
- Kazuhiko Kato a.k.a. Monkey Punch (manga artist)
- Kato Kiyomasa (daimyō)
- Koyuki (Kato) (model and actress)
- Masao Kato (Go player)
- Natsuki Kato (actress)
- Sawao Kato (Olympic gymnast, eight-time gold medal winner)
- Kato Takaaki (former Prime Minister of Japan)
- Kato Tomosaburo (former Prime Minister of Japan)
Fictional characters named Kato:
- Kato, sidekick of The Green Hornet
- Ayano Katou, from Someday's Dreamers
- Griffin Kato (Griff), from Rave Master (RAVE)
- Hikaru Kato, the name of Hikaru Sulu in the Japanese version of Star Trek
- Jeri Katou (Juri Katou in Japan), from Digimon Tamers
- Kachiro Kato, from Prince of Tennis
- Katō Kyōji, from School Rumble
- Masaru Kato, from Gantz
- Yasunori Kato from Teito Monogatari
- Yuichiro Kato from Doubt!
- Special agent Kato, from Shadow Hearts: Covenant
People named Kato (Hungarian given name):
- Kató Lomb (Hungarian translator)
Places named Kato:
- Katō (加東) district in Hyogo Prefecture
- Kato Achaia, Greek district of Achaea
Other Katos:
- Kato (tribe), a Native Americans people
- Brian "Kato" Kaelin, houseguest of O.J. Simpson.
- Kato Works Co., Ltd([1]), a manufacturer of crane truck companies.
- Kato Precision Railroad Models([2]), a manufacturer of model railroad equipment, better represented for English speakers by Kato USA.
- Kato, a British CCM band.
- "Kato" is a slang term for a catastrophic rocket launch failure