Kondō, Kondo or Kondou (近藤 "near
wisteria
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") is a surname prominent in Japanese culture, although it also occurs in other countries. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese ballet dancer
*, man known for marrying a fictional
vocaloid
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Dorinne K. Kondo
Dorinne K. Kondo is a professor of American studies and Ethnic group, Ethnicity and Anthropology at the University of Southern California. She is a scholar, playwright, and has over 20 years of work experience in dramaturge; her work shows the str ...
, anthropologist
*, chief of the Shinsengumi
*, physicist, researcher of the Kondo effect
*, manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director
*, Japanese composer and musician
*, Japanese ice hockey player
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Mamadou Kondo
Mamoudou Kondo (born 30 November 1989) is a Malian footballer. He played for the Saudi Pro League side Al-Shoalah
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, Malian footballer
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Marie Kondo
, also known as , is a Japanese organizing consultant, author, and TV presenter.
Kondo has written four books on organizing, which have collectively sold millions of copies around the world. Her books have been translated from Japanese into s ...
(born 1984), organizing consultant and author
*, Japanese bureaucrat
*, or Matchy, Japanese singer, lyricist and actor
*, professional shogi player
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Mine Kondō
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
*Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
Mi ...
(近藤ミネ, 1910–2025), Japanese supercentenarian
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
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admiral
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Imperial Japanese Navy
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admiral
*, professional shogi player
*, professional wrestler
*, professional wrestler and shoot boxer
*, Japanese pole vaulter
*, photographer of Sado island
*, a member of the 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe
*, Japanese trumpet player
*, Japanese politician
*, animator and film director
*, mixed martial arts fighter
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Yoshio Kondo
Yoshio Kondo (1910, on Maui, Hawaii - 1990, on Oahu, Hawaii) was an American biologist and malacologist. He spent virtually his entire life in Hawaii, with the exception of a number of collecting expeditions, primarily to islands in the Pacific Oc ...
(1910–1990), biologist and malacologist
*, Japanese curler
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Japanese-language surnames