Kato
Katō (加藤, characters for "add/increase" and "wisteria") is the eleventh most common Japanese surname. It may refer to:
People
Given name
Surname
- Ai Kato, an actress
- Akemi Kato, a field hockey player
- Ameril Umbra Kato, Filipino fighter
- Daijiro Kato, a motorcyclist
- David Kato, Ugandan gay activist who was murdered in 2011
- Eizō Katō, a painter
- Joji Kato, speedskater
- Kazuhiko Kato a.k.a. Monkey Punch, a manga artist
- Kenneth Kato, American doctor
- Katō Kiyomasa, a daimyō during the Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history
- Kazue Katō – real name of Hibari Misora, Japanese singer and actress, National Treasure of Japan
- Kazuya Kato, a Japanese mathematician, working in number theory and algebraic geometry
- Koyuki Kato, a model and actress
- Masao Kato, a Go player
- Masashi Kato, a freestyle swimmer
- Masato Kato, a game developer and scenario writer
- Miliyah Kato, a singer
- Natsuki Katō, an actress
- Tomohiro Katō (加藤 智大, Katō Tomohiro?), murderer at Akihabara massacre
- Rosa Kato, an actress/ commercial model of Japanese and Italian origin
- Sawao Kato, an Olympic gymnast and eight-time gold medal winner
- Katō Takaaki, former Prime Minister of Japan
- Tōichi Katō, a painter
- Katō Tomosaburō, former Prime Minister of Japan
- Shigeaki Kato, a singer
- Tosio Kato, Japanese mathematician
- Yoichi Kato, a volleyball player
- Vladimir Kato, a painter
Fictional characters
First
Last
- Ayano Katou, from Someday's Dreamers
- Otome Kato from School Days
- Go Kato, from Someday's Dreamers
- Griffin Kato (Griff), from Rave Master
- Jeri Katou (Juri Katou in Japan), from Digimon Tamers
- Kachiro Kato, from Prince of Tennis
- Kyōji Katō, from School Rumble
- Kazumi Kato and Daigo, characters in The Order of the Stick webcomic.
- Masaji Kato, a special agent from Shadow Hearts: Covenant
- Masaru Kato, from Gantz
- Yasunori Kato, from Teito Monogatari
- Yue Kato, from the manga Angel Sanctuary
- Yuichiro Kato, from Doubt!
In places
In science
- The Kato technique is a method used for preparing faeces prior to examination for parasites.
In other
- Kato (tribe), a group of Native American people in the United States
- Kato language, the language of the Kato tribe
- Kato Airline, a small airline based in Evenes, Norway
- Kato Engineering, a manufacturer of electrical generators
- Kato Precision Railroad Models, a manufacturer of model railroad equipment
- Kato Works, a manufacturer of mobile cranes
- KATO (AM), a radio station (1230 AM) licensed to Safford, Arizona, United States
- KATO-FM, a radio station (93.1 FM) licensed to New Ulm, Minnesota, United States
See also