Itō, Ito, Itou, Itoh or Itoo (written: or in hiragana) is the sixth most common

Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are Japanese orthography, pronounced and romanization of Japanese, romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames w ...

. Less common variants are and . Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese actress *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese manga artist * Akira Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese comedian * Atsushi Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese announcer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer, actress, dancer and model *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese architect, architectural historian and critic * Daisuke Itō (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese footballer *

David Ito is a Japanese comedian, actor and businessman. He is nicknamed . Biography After graduating from Sayama High School, he was a local swimming instructor, but he aimed for being an idol in Tokyo. During the showbub period, he lived in Hiromi's ...

(born 1966), Japanese comedian, actor and businessman *, Japanese writer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese surgeon *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Prime Minister of Japan in the late 19th century *, Japanese shogi player * Hiroki Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese writer *, Japanese game producer, director and designer *, Japanese mayor *, Japanese guitarist *, Japanese character designer and animator *, Japanese swordsman *, Japanese painter *

Jeremy Ito Jeremy Ito (born March 4, 1986) is a former placekicker and punter for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights NCAA Division I-A football team. He was most recently a kicker for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. Ito is half Japanes ...

(born 1986), American football player * Jerry Ito (1927–2007), American actor *, Japanese Confucian philosopher and educator *, Japanese activist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist *, Japanese medical researcher and psychiatrist *, Japanese horror manga artist *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese baseball player * Junko Itō, American linguist * Junya Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese dancer and choreographer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese actress *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese anime screenwriter and artist *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese photographer and installation artist *, Japanese physician and biologist *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese composer, conductor, and writer * Kenichi Itō (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese video game composer and musician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese jazz singer *, Japanese art director *, Japanese actress *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese politician *, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese long-distance runner *

Lance Ito Lance Allan Ito (born August 2, 1950) is a retired American judge best known for presiding over the criminal trial for the O. J. Simpson murder case, held in the Los Angeles County Superior Court in 1995. Early life and career Ito was born ...

(born 1950), American judge *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese actress *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese economist *, the first official Japanese emissary to Europe *, Japanese actress, artist, model and idol * Maryanne Ito (born 1983), American musician * Mary Ito, Canadian television and radio personality *, Japanese video game artist *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese trampolinist * Masanori Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese neuroscientist *, Japanese World War II holdout *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, also known as Hikaru Nanase, Japanese singer and composer *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese choreographer *, Japanese figure skater *, birth name of

Mika Doi is a Japanese actress, voice actress and narrator who was born in Sendai.Doi, Hitoshi. She's also the Japanese voice actor for the charcacter Daisy Duck"Doi Mika" ''Seiyuu Database''. January 3, 2011. Retrieved January 4, 2011. Filmography T ...

, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese freestyle skier *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese table tennis player * Minoru Ito (disambiguation), multiple people * Japanese actress and model *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese politician * Miyoko Ito (1918–1983), American artist *, Japanese cultural anthropologist *, Japanese automotive engineer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese writer, social critic and feminist *, Japanese manga artist *, better known as

Noriko Hidaka , better known by the stage name of , is a Japanese actress, voice actress, singer and narrator. She played Minami Asakura in ''Touch'', Akane Tendo in '' Ranma ½'', Satsuki Kusakabe in '' My Neighbor Totoro'', Near in '' Death Note'', Jean Roq ...

, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese ice hockey player * Ogura Yonesuke Itoh (1870–1940), Japanese-American artist *, Japanese actress *, Japanese sculptor *, Japanese conductor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actress, model and gravure idol *

Robert Ito Robert Ito (born July 2, 1931) is a Canadian actor of Japanese ancestry. He is known for his television and film work, including the roles of Sam Fujiyama on the 1976–83 NBC series '' Quincy, M.E.'' and Larry Mishima on the 1980s CBS primetime ...

(born 1931), Canadian actor and voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese tanka poet and novelist *, Japanese softball player *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese television personality *, the real name of

Project Itoh , real name , was a Japanese science fiction writer and essayist. History Itō was born in Tokyo and graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Musashino Art University. While working as a web designer, he wrote ''Genocidal Or ...

, Japanese science fiction writer and essayist * Saya Ito (born 1999), Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese announcer and television personality *, also known as Hitoshi Itō, Japanese poet, writer and translator *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese painter *, Japanese voice actor * Sharon Ito (born 1960), American journalist *, Japanese table tennis player * (born 1960), Japanese manga artist * Shin Ito (born 1964), Japanese wingsuit pilot and skydiver * Shingo Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese Buddhist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese journalist *, Japanese actor and comedian *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer, Japanese freestyle swimmer *, Japanese historian of science *, Japanese film director *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral * Susumu Ito (1919–2015), American cell biologist and soldier *, Japanese politician *, Japanese actor and voice actor *, Japanese writer *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese economist and academic *, Japanese manga artist * Takenori Ito, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese general *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese footballer * Takuma Ito (disambiguation), multiple people * Takuya Ito (disambiguation), multiple people * Tari Ito (born 1951), Japanese performance artist *, Japanese tennis player * Tatsuya Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese composer *

Terry Ito , better known as , is a Japanese director, television producer, critic, and writer. His name "Terry" comes from his first name, "Teruo". His ancestral home is in Yokoshibahikari, Sanbu District, Chiba Prefecture. Ito served as the president o ...

(born 1949), Japanese director, television producer, critic and writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer * Tomohiko Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese Paralympic athlete *, Japanese actor *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese architect *, Japanese rower *, Japanese baseball player and manager *, Japanese politician *

Willie Ito Willie Ito (born July 17, 1934) is an American animator. He worked for Walt Disney Animation Studios in the 1950s, moved to Warner Bros. Cartoons and Hanna-Barbera Productions as a character designer, and later returned to Disney. Biography Ito ...

(born 1934), American animator *, Japanese classical composer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese engineer and scientist *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese chemist * Yoshihiro Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *

Yuji Ito (fighter) Yuji Ito is a Japanese mixed martial artist. He competed in the Lightweight division. Mixed martial arts record , - , Win , align=center, 5-4-3 , Yasunori Okuda , TKO (retirement) , Shooto - Shooto , , align=center, 2 , align=ce ...

, Japanese mixed martial artist * Yuki Ito (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese fashion model and actress *

Yuna Ito is an American-born former singer and actress who was active in Japan. She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, " Endless Story", which was used as one of the theme songs for the ...

(born 1983), American singer-songwriter and actress *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *

Yuzuru Ito Yuzuru Ito was the founder of Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) and Ito University. United Technologies Corporation (UTC) established Ito University as the tangible means to build a network of lean leadership philosophies to improve UTC's in ...

(before 1989 – 2000), quality assurance expert *, Japanese singer and guitarist

Fictional characters

*, a character in the manga series ''Hikaru no Go'' *Ayami Itō, a character in the video game '' Tokyo Dark'' *, a character in the media franchise ''

Gakuen Heaven is a Japanese media franchise originating from the Windows game ''Gakuen Heaven: Boy's Love Scramble'', originally released by the company SPRAY. The franchise gradually expanded to include more games, drama CDs, manga, and anime. Plot ...

'' *, protagonist of the visual novel ''School Days'' *Satomi Ito, a character in the television series ''

Teen Wolf ''Teen Wolf'' is a 1985 American coming-of-age romantic fantasy comedy film directed by Rod Daniel and written by Jeph Loeb and Matthew Weisman. Michael J. Fox stars as the title character, a high school student whose ordinary life is chang ...

'' *Kōsaku Itō, a character in the 2017 romantic drama film My Teacher based on the manga series of the same name

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