Kano may refer to:

Places

Kano State Kano (Hausa language, Hausa: ) is one of the 36 States of Nigeria, states of Nigeria, located in the Northern Region, Nigeria, northern region of the country. According to the national census done in 2006, Kano State is the List of Nigerian st ...

, a state in Northern Nigeria *

Kano (city) Kano (Ajami script, Ajami: كَنُواْ) is a city in northern Nigeria and the capital of Kano State. It is the List of Nigerian cities by population, second largest city in Nigeria after Lagos, with over four million citizens living within ...

, a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State **

Kingdom of Kano The Kingdom of Kano was a Hausa people, Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Nigeria that was established around 1000 AD, and lasted until the proclamation of the Sultanate of Kano by King Yaji I, Ali Yaji Dan Tsamiya in 1349. The capital i ...

, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries **

Sultanate of Kano The Sultanate of Kano was a Hausa kingdom in the north of what is now Nigeria that dates back to 1349, when the king of Kano, Ali Yaji (1349–1385), dissolved the cult of Tsumbubra and proclaimed Kano a sultanate. Before 1000 AD, Kano had been ...

, a Hausa kingdom between the 14th and 19th centuries **

Kano Emirate The Kano Emirate was a Muslim state in northern Nigeria formed in 1805 during the Fulani jihad when the Muslim Hausa people, Hausa-led Sultanate of Kano was deposed and replaced by a new emirate which became a vassal state of the Sokoto Caliph ...

, a 19th-century Islamic state

People

Given name

* , Japanese entertainer

Mononym

Kano (British musician) Kane Brett Robinson (born 21 May 1985), known by the stage name Kano, is a British rapper, songwriter and actor from East Ham, London. His fifth album, '' Made in the Manor'' was shortlisted for the 2016 Mercury Prize and won Best Album at the ...

(born 1985), British rapper * Kano (comics) (born 1973), Spanish comic book artist *

Kano (Japanese musician) is a Japanese musician and virtual YouTuber who is signed to Imperial Records. She began her artist activities as a doujin artist, uploading songs on the video-sharing website Nicovideo, before making her major debut in 2015 with the release ...

, Japanese musician and virtual YouTuber

Surname

*, Japanese founder of Judo *

Aminu Kano Mallam Aminu Kano (9 August 1920 — 17 April 1983) was a Nigerian radical opposition political leader, teacher, poet, playwright, and trade unionist from Kano. He played an active role during the transition from British colonial rule t ...

(1920–1983), Nigerian politician * David Kano (actor) (born 1987), American actor, writer and producer *, Japanese comedian and singer *

Kano sisters and , known collectively as the , are Japanese media personalities. Early life and background The Kano sisters say they are half-sisters with different mothers. There is also a third "sister" who initially made appearances with the two. She eve ...

, and , Japanese celebrities *, Japanese politician *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese developer of the Kano model *, Japanese footballer * Thea Kano (born 1965), American conductor *, Japanese politician

Fictional characters

* Kano (''Mortal Kombat''), a fighter from the ''Mortal Kombat'' franchise *Kano Kirishima, from the

visual novel A visual novel (VN) is a form of digital interactive fiction. Visual novels are often associated with the medium of video games, but are not always labeled as such themselves. They combine a textual narrative with static or animated illustratio ...

Air An atmosphere () is a layer of gases that envelop an astronomical object, held in place by the gravity of the object. A planet retains an atmosphere when the gravity is great and the temperature of the atmosphere is low. A stellar atmosph ...

''. *Kano, the leader of "

Bad Company Bad Company were an English rock supergroup formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke (both ex- Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex- Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson). Kirke was the only m ...

", a 2000AD comic strip *David Kano, from '' Space: 1999''

Other uses

Kano (band) Kano was an Italo disco music project formed in Milan, Italy in 1979 by producers/musicians Luciano Ninzatti, Stefano Pulga and Matteo Bonsanto. History Kano's debut single was the 1980 international hit "I'm Ready", combining elements of 1970 ...

, an early-1980s Italian dance music group * ''Kano'' (film), a 2014 Taiwanese baseball film directed by Umin Boya *

KANO (FM) Kano may refer to: Places *Kano State, a state in Northern Nigeria *Kano (city), a city in Nigeria, and the capital of Kano State ** Kingdom of Kano, a Hausa kingdom between the 10th and 14th centuries ** Sultanate of Kano, a Hausa kingdom betwee ...

, a radio station (89.1 FM) in Hilo, Hawaii *

Kano baseball team The , officially the , was a Taiwanese baseball team established in 1928 in Japanese Formosa. The team was a motley crew that consisted of Han Chinese ( Hoklo and Hakka), Taiwanese indigenous people, and Japanese players. The high school baseball ...

, a defunct Taiwanese baseball team *

Kano Chronicle The ''Kano Chronicle'' (Arabic: تاريخ أرباب هذا البلاد المصممة كان; ''The history of the masters of this country it was designed'') is an Arabic-language manuscript that lists the rulers of Kano. Summary The ''Kano ...

, an account of the history of the Hausa people *

Kano Computing Kano Computing is a London-based startup that specializes in computer hardware and software. Founded in January 2013, the company focuses on creating educational kits that utilize Raspberry Pi single-board computers to teach STEM subjects to chil ...

, a British computer hardware and software company *

Kano model The Kano model is a theory for product development and customer satisfaction developed in the 1980s by Noriaki Kano. This model provides a framework for understanding how different features of a product or service impact customer satisfaction, al ...

, a theory of new product development and customer satisfaction *

Kanō school The is one of the most famous schools of Japanese painting. The Kanō school of painting was the dominant style of painting from the late 15th century until the Meiji era, Meiji period which began in 1868, by which time the school had divided i ...

, a school of Japanese painting * ''Kano'', an arcade game by Glitchers * Rondo, a variety of the Dutch pastry gevulde koek