Takao (written: 貴男, 貴雄, 隆男, 隆雄, 隆夫, 高男, 高生, 孝男, 孝雄, 孝夫, 孝生, 孝朗, 京夫 or たかお in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese astronaut *, Japanese politician *, Japanese politician *, Japanese ice hockey player *, Japanese singer *

Takao Isokawa Takao Isokawa (born 10 June 1984 in Kumamoto) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 96 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; after defeating Nathaniel Tuamoheloa in the qualifications, he was eliminated by Magomed Musaev ...

(born 1984), Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese judoka *, Japanese singer and composer *, Japanese civil servant *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese rower *, Japanese screenwriter and writer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor *, Japanese footballer *

Takao Nogami Takao Nogami (born 10 July 1971) is a Japanese professional golfer. Nogami plays on the Japan Golf Tour The Japan Golf Tour ( ja, 日本ゴルフツアー機構) is a prominent golf tour. It was founded in 1973 and as of 2006 it offers the t ...

(born 1971), Japanese golfer *, Japanese baseball player and manager *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese film director *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese actor *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese cinematographer *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese sociolinguist *

Takao Tanabe Takao Tanabe, (born 16 September 1926) is a Canadian artist who painted abstractly for decades, but over time, his paintings became nature-based. Biography Born Takao Izumi in Seal Cove, today part of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the son o ...

(born 1926), Canadian painter *

Takao Wada Takao Wada (born 24 June 1953) is a Japanese former racing driver. He competed at the top level of Japanese Open Wheel racing between 1977 and 1993, scoring two wins, one pole position and five podium finishes over a career that spanned 14 seaso ...

(born 1953), Japanese racing driver *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese screenwriter Takao (written: 高雄 or 高尾) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese Go player

Fictional characters

*Takao Kinomiya, a character from the anime series ''

Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies ar ...

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