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Iwao
Iwao (written: 巖, 巌, 岩夫, 岩尾, 岩生, 岩男 or 岩雄) is both a masculine Japanese given name and a Japanese surname. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
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(born 1970), Japanese voice actress and singer
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(born 1988), Japanese footballer
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(born 1976), Japanese field hockey player
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(1900–1988), Japanese academic, historian and writer
Given name:
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(1894–1972), Japanese diplomat
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(born 1936), Japanese boxer
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(born 1941), Japanese sport wrestler
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(born 1937), Japanese politician
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(1895–1979), Japanese general
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(1842–1916), Japanese field marshal
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, Japanese academic
- Iwao Takamoto (1925–2007), Japanese-American animator, television producer and film director
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(born 1976), Japanese footballer
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(1898–1987), Japanese photographer
Fictional characters:
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, character in the manga series Kinnikuman
Category:Japanese-language surnames