Katō, Kato, Katou or Katoh (加藤, characters for "add/increase" and "

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") is the 10th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese actress and idol *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese curler and coach *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese comedian, actor and musician *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese ninja *, Imperial Japanese Navy officer *, Japanese painter *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese poet *, Japanese cross-country skier *

Funky Kato , known by his stage name , is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He is best known as the vocalist of the band Funky Monkey Babys, which disbanded in 2013. History Funky Kato was working as a member of FUNKY MONKEY BABYS from the band's beginnings i ...

(born 1978), Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese entertainer and actor *

Hajime Katō (disambiguation) Hajime Katō may refer to: * Hajime Katō (painter) (1925–2000), Japanese painter who emigrated to France, where he died * Hajime Katō (potter) Hajime Katō (加藤土師萌, Katō Hajime) (March 7, 1900 – September 25, 1968) was a Japanese ...

, multiple people *, Japanese gravure idol, television personality and professional wrestler *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese academic and politician *, Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese rower *, Japanese footballer *

Kanji Kato are the logographic Chinese characters taken from the Chinese script and used in the writing of Japanese. They were made a major part of the Japanese writing system during the time of Old Japanese and are still used, along with the subsequent ...

(1870–1939), Japanese naval officer * Kaori Kato (born 1977), Japanese women cricketer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese sport shooter *, Japanese women's professional shogi player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese ''daimyō'' * Kiyomi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese footballer * Koichi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, better known as

Koyuki , better known by her stage name , is a Japanese model and actress. She rose to fame in the drama '' Kimi wa Petto'' with Jun Matsumoto and gained huge popularity, as well as the hit film ''The Last Samurai''. Career Actor career Koyuki appeared ...

, Japanese model and actress *, Japanese animator *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese game developer and scenario writer *, Japanese actor *, Japanese entomologist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese singer-songwriter *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese basketball coach *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese samurai and ''daimyō'' *, Japanese speed skater * Miyu Kato (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese actress *, Japanese engineer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer and actress *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer and idol *

Ricky Kato Ricky may refer to: Places *Říčky (Brno-Country District), a village and municipality in the Czech Republic *Říčky v Orlických horách, a village in the north of the Czech Republic *Rickmansworth, a town in England sometimes called "Ricky" ...

(born 1994), Australian golfer *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese actress and model *, Japanese actor and television personality *, Japanese lawyer and diplomat *, Japanese footballer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer * Satori Kato, Japanese chemist *, Japanese gymnast *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese activist and politician *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese idol and model *, Japanese Go player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, better known as SO-SO, Japanese beatboxer and looper * Shuichi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people * *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese rower *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese Nordic combined skier *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese pornographic film actor *, Japanese politician, diplomat and Prime Minister of Japan * Takako Katō (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese handball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese cyclist * Takeshi Katō (disambiguation), multiple people *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese World War II flying ace *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese composer *, Japanese journalist *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese painter *, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress *, Japanese surgeon *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese mass murderer *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral, politician and Prime Minister of Japan *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese contemporary artist *Tsutomu Kato (加藤孟, 1926-2011), cofounder of

Korg , founded as Keio Electronic Laboratories, is a Japanese multinational corporation that manufactures electronic musical instruments, audio processors and guitar pedals, recording equipment, and electronic tuners. Under the Vox brand name, th ...

*, Japanese footballer *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player * Yoko Kato (born 1952), Japanese neurosurgeon *, Japanese actor *, Japanese ''daimyō'' *, Japanese film director and screenwriter *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese Paralympic judoka *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese idol and singer * Yuki Kato japanese actress *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese triathlete *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese model, actress and beauty pageant winner

Fictional characters

*, a character in the ''Green Hornet'' series *Go Kato, a character in the manga series ''

Someday's Dreamers is a Japanese manga series written by Norie Yamada and illustrated by Kumichi Yoshizuki. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Comic Dragon'' magazine from May 2002 to January 2003 and was later collected in two bound volumes. In 2006, T ...

'' * Griffin Kato, a character in the manga series ''Rave Master'' *, a character in the anime series ''Digimon Tamers'' *, a character in the manga series ''Prince of Tennis'' * Kazumi Kato, a character in ''The Order of the Stick'' webcomic *, a character in the light novel and anime series ''

Sound! Euphonium is a Japanese novel series written by Ayano Takeda. The story is set in Uji, Kyoto and focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, whose concert band is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser's strict instructio ...

'' *, protagonist of the light novel series ''

Bodacious Space Pirates is a Japanese light novel series about space pirates written by Yūichi Sasamoto and illustrated by Noriyuki Matsumoto, published since October 2008. An anime television series adaptation produced by Satelight, under the title , aired ...

'' *, a character in the video game ''Shadow Hearts: Covenant'' *, a character in the manga series ''Gantz'' *, a character in the light novel series '' Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend'' *, a character in the visual novel ''School Days'' *, a character in the anime series ''Space Battleship Yamato'' *, a character in the ''tokusatsu'' series ''Shuriken Sentai Ninninger'' *, protagonist of the novel series ''Teito Monogatari'' *, a character in the manga series ''Angel Sanctuary'' *, a character in the manga series ''Doubt!'' *Haru Kato (加藤春), a character in the anime series '' The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited''

References

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