# Katō (surname)

Katō, Kato, Katou or Katoh (加藤, characters for "add/increase" and "wisteria") is the 10th most common Japanese surname.

## Notable people with the surname

* Ai Kato (加藤 あい, born 1982), Japanese actress and idol
* Akemi Kato (加藤 明美, born 1970), Japanese field hockey player
* Akiko Kato (加藤 彰子, born 1988), Japanese field hockey player
* Akiko Kato (curler) (加藤 彰子, born 1978), Japanese curler and coach
* Atsushi Kato (加藤 充志, born 1974), Japanese Go player
* Ayuko Kato (加藤 鮎子, born 1979), Japanese politician
* Cha Katō (加藤 茶, born 1943), Japanese comedian, actor and musician
* Chihiro Kato (volleyball) (加藤 千尋, born 1988), Japanese volleyball player
* Dai Kato (加藤 大, born 2002), Japanese Yokohama DeNA Baystars baseball player
* Daijiro Kato (加藤 大治郎, 1976–2003), Japanese motorcycle racer
* Daishi Kato (加藤 大志, born 1983), Japanese footballer
* Daisuke Katō (加東 大介, 1911–1975), Japanese actor
* Daisuke Kato (baseball) (加藤 大輔, born 1980), Japanese baseball player
* Katō Danzō (加藤 段蔵, c. 1503 – 1569), Japanese ninja
* Eikichi Kato (加藤 榮吉, 1897–1946), Imperial Japanese Navy officer
* Eizō Katō (加藤 栄三, 1906–1972), Japanese painter
* Emiri Katō (加藤 英美里, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
* Katō Enao (加藤 枝直, 1693–1785), Japanese poet
* Fujiko Kato (加藤 富士子, born 1946), Japanese cross-country skier
* Funky Kato (born 1978), Japanese singer-songwriter
* Go Kato (加藤 剛, 1938–2018), Japanese entertainer and actor
* Hajime Katō (disambiguation), multiple people
* Haruka Kato (加藤 悠, born 1989), Japanese gravure idol, television personality and professional wrestler
* Hideji Katō (加藤 秀司, born 1948), Japanese baseball player
* Kato Hideki (加藤 英樹, born 1962), Japanese musician and composer
* Hidenori Kato (加藤 秀典, born 1981), Japanese footballer
* Hifumi Katō (加藤 一二三, born 1940), Japanese shogi player
* Hiroki Kato (加藤 広樹, born 1986), Japanese footballer
* Hiroki Katoh (加藤 寛規, born 1968), Japanese racing driver and team manager
* Hiroshi Kato (加藤 寛, born 1951), Japanese footballer and manager
* Hiroshi Kato (aikido) (加藤 弘, 1935–2012), Japanese aikidoka
* Katō Hiroyuki (加藤 弘之, 1836–1916), Japanese academic and politician
* Hisaki Kato (加藤 久輝, born 1982), Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
* Hisashi Kato (加藤 久, born 1956), Japanese footballer and manager
* Issei Kato (加藤 壱盛, born 2003), Japanese footballer
* Izumi Kato (加藤 和, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
* Izumi Kato (artist) (加藤 泉, born 1969), Japanese contemporary artist
* Joji Kato (加藤 条治, born 1985), Japanese speed skater
* Jun Kato (加藤 純, born 1980), Japanese tennis player
* Junichi Kato (加藤 順一, born 1935), Japanese rower
* Junichi Kato (YouTuber) (加藤 純一, born 1985), Japanese streamer
* Junya Kato (加藤 潤也, born 1994), Japanese footballer
* Kanji Kato (加藤 寛治, 1870–1939), Japanese naval officer
* Kaori Kato (born 1977), Japanese women cricketer
* Katsunobu Katō (加藤 勝信, born 1955), Japanese politician
* Kazue Kato (加藤和恵, born 1980), Japanese manga artist
* Kazuki Kato (加藤 和樹, born 1984), Japanese actor and singer
* Kazuya Kato (加藤 和也, born 1952), Japanese mathematician
* Kazuyo Kato (加藤 一義, born 1932), Japanese sport shooter
* Kei Katō (加藤 圭, born 1991), Japanese women's professional shogi player
* Keisuke Kato (加藤 慶祐, born 1988), Japanese actor
* Kenta Kato (加藤 健太, born 1987), Japanese footballer
* Kento Kato (加藤 健人, born 1995), Japanese footballer
* Kenzō Katō (加藤 賢三, born 1980), Japanese sport wrestler
* Katō Kiyomasa (加藤 清正, 1562–1611), Japanese daimyō
* Kiyomi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
* Kohei Kato (加藤 恒平, born 1989), Japanese footballer
* Koichi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
* Koken Kato (加藤 弘堅, born 1989), Japanese footballer
* Konatsu Kato (加藤 小夏, born 1999), Japanese actress
* Kosuke Kato (加藤 康介, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
* Koyuki Kato (加藤 小雪, born 1976), better known as Koyuki, Japanese model and actress
* Kunio Katō (加藤 久仁生, born 1977), Japanese animator
* Kyōhei Katō (加藤 恭平, 1909–1983), Japanese photographer
* Masaaki Kato (加藤 正明, born 1958), Japanese footballer
* Masako Kato (加藤 雅子, born 1965), Japanese figure skater
* Masaru Kato (加藤 大, born 1991), Japanese footballer
* Masashi Kato (加藤 真志, born 1970), Japanese swimmer
* Masato Kato (加藤 正人, born 1963), Japanese game developer and scenario writer
* Masaya Kato (加藤 雅也, born 1963), Japanese actor
* Masayo Kato (加藤 正世, 1898–1967), Japanese entomologist
* Masayoshi Kato (加藤 政義, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
* Midori Katō (加藤 みどり, born 1939), Japanese voice actress
* Mikiko Kato (加藤 美起子, born 1954), Japanese handball player
* Miliyah Kato (加藤 ミリヤ, born 1988), Japanese singer-songwriter
* Minami Kato (加藤 美南, born 1999), Japanese idol and singer
* Mitsuhiko Kato (加藤 三彦, born 1962), Japanese basketball coach
* Mitsuo Kato (加藤 光雄, born 1953), Japanese footballer
* Katō Mitsuyasu (加藤 光泰, 1537–1593), Japanese samurai and daimyō
* Miyoshi Kato (加藤 美善, born 1962), Japanese speed skater
* Miyu Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
* Momoko Katō (加藤 桃子, born 1993), Japanese shogi player
* Nanae Katō (加藤 奈々絵, born 1976), Japanese voice actress
* Naoyuki Kato (加藤 直之, born 1952), Japanese illustrator
* Natsuki Katō (加藤 夏希, born 1985), Japanese actress
* Nei Kato (加藤 寧), Japanese engineer
* Nobuhiro Kato (加藤 順大, born 1984), Japanese footballer
* Nobuya Kato (加藤 修也, born 1995), Japanese sprinter
* Nobuyuki Kato (加藤 信幸, born 1920), Japanese footballer
* Noriko Katō (加藤 紀子, born 1973), Japanese singer and actress
* Nozomu Kato (加藤 望, born 1969), Japanese footballer
* Rena Kato (加藤 玲奈, born 1997), Japanese singer and idol
* Ricky Kato (born 1994), Australian golfer
* Riona Kato (加藤 利緒菜, born 1998), Japanese figure skater
* Ryōhei Katō (加藤 凌平, born 1993), Japanese gymnast
* Rosa Kato (加藤 ローサ, born 1985), Japanese actress and model
* Ryo Kato (加藤 諒, born 1990), Japanese actor and television personality
* Ryōzō Katō (加藤 良三, born 1941), Japanese lawyer and diplomat
* Ryuji Kato (加藤 竜二, born 1969), Japanese footballer
* Sachiko Kato (born 2000), Japanese rugby union player
* Katō Sadakichi (加藤 定吉, 1861–1927), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
* Sakuko Kato (加藤 作子, born 1955), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
* Satori Kato, Japanese chemist
* Sawao Katō (加藤 沢男, born 1946), Japanese gymnast
* Seishiro Kato (加藤 清史郎, born 2001), Japanese actor
* Seizō Katō (加藤 精三, 1927–2014), Japanese voice actor
* Katō Shidzue (加藤 シヅエ, 1897–2001), Japanese activist and politician
* Shigeaki Kato (加藤 成亮, born 1987), Japanese idol and singer
* Shiho Katō (加藤 史帆, born 1998), Japanese idol and model
* Shin Kato (加藤 信, 1891–1952), Japanese Go player
* Shinya Kato (加藤 慎也, born 1980), Japanese footballer
* Shohei Kato (加藤 翔平, born 1991), Japanese baseball player
* Shota Kato (加藤 創太, born 1999), better known as SO-SO, Japanese beatboxer and looper
* Shuichi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sogen Kato (加藤 宗現, 1899 – c. 1978)
* Sonoko Kato (加藤 園子, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
* Katō Tadaaki (加藤 忠明), Japanese samurai
* Tadamasa Kato (加藤 忠正, born 1944), Japanese rower
* Tadashi Kato (加藤 忠, 1935–2020), Japanese cyclist
* Tai Kato (加藤 泰, 1916–1985), Japanese film director and screenwriter
* Taihei Kato (加藤 大平, born 1984), Japanese Nordic combined skier
* Taiki Kato (加藤 大樹, born 1993), Japanese footballer
* Taka Kato (加藤 鷹, born 1959), Japanese pornographic film actor
* Katō Takaaki (加藤 高明, 1860–1926), Japanese politician, diplomat and Prime Minister of Japan
* Takako Katō (disambiguation), multiple people
* Takashi Kato (加藤 嵩士, born 1989), Japanese handball player
* Takayuki Kato (加藤 貴之, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
* Takeharu Kato (加藤 武治, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
* Takehiro Kato (加藤 豪宏, born 1974), Japanese footballer
* Takehisa Kato (加藤 武久, born 1941), Japanese cyclist
* Takeshi Katō (disambiguation), multiple people
* Takuma Kato (加藤 匠馬, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
* Tateo Katō (加藤 建夫, 1903–1942), Japanese World War II flying ace
* Tatsuhito Katoh (加藤 竜人, born 1976), Japanese baseball player
* Tatsuya Kato (加藤 達也, born 1980), Japanese composer
* Tatsuya Kato (journalist) (加藤 達也, born 1966), Japanese journalist
* Tetsuji Kato (加藤 鉄史, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
* Tōichi Katō (加藤 東一, 1916–1996), Japanese painter
* Tokiko Kato (加藤 登紀子, born 1943), Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
* Tomoaki Kato (加藤 友朗, born 1963), Japanese surgeon
* Tomoe Kato (加藤 與惠, born 1978), Japanese women's footballer
* Tomohiro Katō (加藤 智大, born 1982), Japanese mass murderer
* Katō Tomosaburō (加藤 友三郎, 1861–1923), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral, politician and Prime Minister of Japan
* Toshikazu Kato (加藤 寿一, born 1981), Japanese footballer
* Toshiyuki Kato (加藤 敏幸, born 1949), Japanese politician
* Tosio Kato (加藤 敏夫, 1917–1999), Japanese mathematician
* Tsubasa Kato (加藤 翼, born 1984), Japanese contemporary artist
* Tsutomu Kato (加藤 孟, 1926-2011), cofounder of Korg
* Yasuaki Kato (加藤 泰明, born 1976), Japanese footballer
* Katō Yasuaki (加藤 泰秋, 1846–1926), Japanese daimyō
* Yasuhiro Kato (加藤 康弘, born 1986), Japanese footballer
* Yoichi Kato (加藤 陽一, born 1976), Japanese volleyball player
* Yoko Kato (加藤 庸子, born 1952), Japanese neurosurgeon
* Yoshi Katō (加藤 嘉, 1913–1988), Japanese actor
* Katō Yoshiaki (加藤 嘉明, 1563–1631), Japanese daimyō
* Yoshikazu Katō (加藤 義一, born 1972), Japanese film director and screenwriter
* Yoshio Kato (加藤 好男, born 1957), Japanese footballer
* Yoshiyuki Kato (加藤 善之, born 1964), Japanese footballer and manager
* Yuji Kato (加藤 裕司, born 1978), Japanese Paralympic judoka
* Yuka Kato (加藤 ゆか, born 1986), Japanese swimmer
* Yūka Kato (加藤 夕夏, born 1997), Japanese idol and singer
* Yuki Kato (born 1995), Indonesian actress, model, television presenter
* Yukiko Kato (born 1936), Japanese writer
* Yuria Katō (加藤 結李愛, born 2003), Japanese shogi player
* Yurie Kato (加藤 友里恵, born 1987), Japanese triathlete
* Yusuke Kato (加藤 友介, born 1986), Japanese footballer
* Yuumi Kato (加藤 遊海, born 1996), Japanese model, actress and beauty pageant winner

## Fictional characters

* Kato (The Green Hornet) (加藤), a character in the Green Hornet series
* Go Kato, a character in the manga series Someday's Dreamers
* Griffin Kato, a character in the manga series Rave Master
* Juri Katou (Jeri Katou in all English dubs) (加藤 樹莉), a character in the anime series Digimon Tamers
* Kachiro Kato (加藤 勝郎), a character in the manga series Prince of Tennis
* Kazumi Kato, a character in The Order of the Stick webcomic
* Hazuki Katou (加藤 葉月), a character in the light novel and anime series Sound! Euphonium
* Marika Katō (加藤 茉莉香), protagonist of the light novel series Bodacious Space Pirates
* Masaji Kato (加藤 政二), a character in the video game Shadow Hearts: Covenant
* Masaru Kato (加藤 勝), a character in the manga series Gantz
* Megumi Kato (加藤 恵), a character in the light novel series Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
* Otome Katou (加藤 乙女), a character in the visual novel School Days
* Saburo Kato (加藤 三郎), a character in the anime series Space Battleship Yamato
* Yakumo "Cloud" Kato (加藤 クラウド 八雲), a character in the tokusatsu series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
* Yasunori Katō (加藤 保憲), protagonist of the novel series Teito Monogatari
* Yue Kato (加藤 故), a character in the manga series Angel Sanctuary
* Yuichiro Kato (加藤 雄一郎), a character in the manga series Doubt!
* Haru Kato (加藤 春), a character in the anime series The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited