What is "takao"

Takao may refer to:

Several ships have been named :

• , also called Takao Maru, a ship of the Tokugawa shogunate Navy in the Boshin War

• , a transport ship of the early Imperial Japanese Navy

• , an unprotected cruiser in the early Imperial Japanese Navy

• Japanese battlecruiser Takao, a projected of the Imperial Japanese Navy that was canceled under the terms of Washington Naval Treaty

• , lead ship of the of heavy cruisers in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II

• , a auxiliary minesweeper of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II

• , a auxiliary submarine chaser of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II

• , a transport ship of the Imperial Japanese Army in World War II

Takao (written: 貴男, 貴雄, 隆男, 隆雄, 隆夫, 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:

• (born 1943), Japanese politician

• , Japanese manga artist

• (born 1954), Japanese astronaut

• (born 1943), Japanese politician

• (1932–2007), Japanese politician

• (born 1949), Japanese singer

• Takao Isokawa (born 1984), Japanese sport wrestler

• (1935–2006), Japanese baseball player

• (born 1950), Japanese judoka

• (born 1950), Japanese singer and composer

• Takao Kitabata, Japanese civil servant

• (born 1961), Japanese astronomer

• (born 1948), Japanese screenwriter and writer

• (born 1970), Japanese baseball player

• (born 1959), Japanese politician

• (born 1962), Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor

• (born 1940), Japanese footballer

• Takao Nogami (born 1971), Japanese golfer

• (born 1957), Japanese baseball player and manager

• (born 1964), Japanese politician

• (born 1964), Japanese footballer

• (born 1949), Japanese film director

• (born 1969), Japanese professional wrestler

• (born 1968), Japanese actor

• (born 1936), Japanese manga artist

• (1870–1949), Japanese politician

• (born 1920), Japanese cinematographer

• (born 1958), Japanese high jumper

• (1941–2012), Japanese boxer

• (born 1976), Japanese tennis player

• (born 1926), Japanese sociolinguist

• Takao Tanabe (born 1926), Canadian painter
• Takao Wada (born 1953), Japanese racing driver

• (born 1950), Japanese politician

• Takao Yamauchi (born 1978), Japanese footballer

Takao (written: 高雄 or 高尾) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• (born 1987), Japanese tennis player

• (born 1976), Japanese Go player

See also Takao-class cruiser, a World War II-era Japanese warship class.

Category:Japanese-language surnames