Kōno, Kono or Kouno (written: 河野, 幸野, 高野 or 甲野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Kōno Bairei was a Japanese painter, book illustrator, and art teacher. He was born (as Yasuda Bairei) and lived in Kyoto. He was a member of the broad Maruyama-Shijo school and was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji ...

(1844–1895), Japanese painter, book illustrator and art teacher *

Kōno Hironaka was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan. Biography Kōno was a native of Mutsu Province (modern-day Fukushima Prefecture), where his father, Iwamura Hidetoshi, was a samurai in the service of Miharu Domain, who supplemen ...

(1849–1923), Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan *

Kōno Togama Viscount was a Japanese statesman in Meiji period Japan. Biography Kōno was born in Kōchi, Tosa Province (present-day Kōchi Prefecture) as the eldest son of a local low-ranking ''samurai''. He was sent to Edo in 1858 where (along with Mu ...

(1844–1895), prewar Japanese politician and cabinet minister *

Akitake Kōno was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1943 to 1973. Career Kōno started acting with the Zenshinza theater troupe before joining the Toho studio in 1942. Mostly a character actor, he appeared in films by directors ...

(1911–1978), Japanese film actor. * Asahachi Kōno (1876–1943), Japanese photographer *

Fumiyo Kōno , commonly romanized Fumiyo Kouno, is a Japanese manga artist from Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, known for her 2004 manga ''Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms'' and her 2007 manga ''In This Corner of the World'' which got an anime film adap ...

(born 1968), Japanese manga artist *

Fusako Kōno is a Japanese diver who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as ...

(born 1916), former Japanese diver *

Hiromichi Kono was a Japanese entomologist and anthropologist. His academic training, at Hokkaido Imperial University, was in entomology, and he became a faculty member in the Biology Department at that institution. His emphasis within entomology was on Col ...

(1905–1963), Japanese anthropologist and entomologist * Hyōichi Kōno (1958–2001), Japanese adventurer *

Kohei Kono (born November 23, 1980) is a Japanese professional boxer. He is a two-time world champion, having held the WBA super-flyweight title twice between 2012 and 2016 with three successful defenses.He is Matsuzaka Generation. Professional career ...

(born 1980), Japanese professional boxer *

Marika Kōno is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She was previously affiliated with the agency Mausu Promotion, but is currently affiliated with Aoni Production. Debuting as a voice actress in 2013, she played her first main role as Rin ...

(born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer *

Masayuki Kono is a Japanese professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist. He is currently working as a freelancer. He is best known for his time in Wrestle-1, where he is a former two-time Wrestle-1 Champion. Career All Japan Pro Wrestling (2003� ...

(born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *, Japanese table tennis player *

Rin Kono is a Japanese professional Go player. Biography Rin Kono grew up as one of Koichi Kobayashi is a Japanese Go player. He is one of the 'Six Supers' who championed Japanese Go in the last three decades of Japanese Go. Biography Koichi ...

(born 1981), Japanese professional Go player *

Shunji Kōno (born September 8, 1964) is a Japanese politician and the governor of Miyazaki Prefecture in Japan. In 2014, he was re-elected for a second term as the Miyazaki governor.Shuto Kohno (born 1993), Japanese football player *

Taeko Kōno Taeko is a Japanese female given name. It can have various meanings depending on the Kanji used. Possible writing include: 妙子 "mysterious child" 多恵子 "many blessings, child" People * Taeko Fukao, Japanese jazz singer * Taeko Hattori (b ...

(1926–2015), Japanese writer and critic *

Takanori Kono (born March 7, 1969) is a former Japanese nordic combined skier who competed during the 1990s, winning at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, the Winter Olympics, and the Holmenkollen ski festival. Kono won three medals at the Winter Olympi ...

(born 1969), former Japanese Nordic combined skier *

Taro Kono is a Japanese politician serving as the Minister of Digital Affairs of Japan since August 2022. A member of the Liberal Democratic Party, he previously served as Minister for Administrative Reform and Regulatory Reform from 2015 to 2016 and fro ...

(born 1963), Japanese politician, son of Yōhei Kōno *

Tensei Kono was a Japanese science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space expl ...

(1935–2012), Japanese science fiction writer *Tetsuya Kono and Nahoko Kono, passengers on

Comair Flight 191 Comair Flight 5191 (marketed as Delta Connection Flight 5191 under a codeshare agreement with Delta Air Lines) was a scheduled United States domestic passenger flight from Lexington, Kentucky, to Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. On the morning of August ...

Tommy Kono Tamio "Tommy" Kono (June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was a Japanese American weightlifter in the 1950s and 1960s. Kono set world records in four different weight classes: lightweight (149 pounds or 67.5 kilograms), middleweight (165 lb or ...

(1930–2016), Japanese-American Olympic weightlifter *

Tomoyuki Kōno is a Japanese voice actor who currently works for 81 Produce. Anime voice roles *''Naruto'' - Kotetsu Hagane *'' Noir'' - Chu, Lune, and Vanel *''Pokémon 4Ever'' - Houndoom *'' Rockman EXE'' - MagnetMan *'' Rockman EXE Axess'' - MagnetMan *'' ...

(born 1971), Japanese voice actor *

Tōru Kōno was a Japanese photographer. Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, editor. . Kyoto: Tankōsha, 2000. He was born on August 29 in Tenoji district in Osaka City, Japan. He graduated the Yao City Public Secondary School in 1927. It was aroun ...

(1907–1984), Japanese photographer *

Yōhei Kōno is a Japanese politician and a former President of the Liberal Democratic Party. He served as Speaker of the House of Representatives from November 2003 until August 2009, when the LDP lost its majority in the 2009 election. Kōno served as sp ...

(born 1937), Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, father of Tarō Kōno * Yoshiyuki Kono, Japanese voice actor

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