is a Japanese surname. It is also a Maharashtrian surname from India with a similar pronunciation. It can refer to:
Japanese people Date clan, a lineage of daimyōs who controlled northern Japan in the late 16th century and into the Edo period , Japanese samurai , Japanese daimyō , Japanese leader , Japanese samurai , Japanese samurai , Japanese samurai , Japanese samurai A branch of the Date Clan where the heads of the Uwajima Domain, in the former Iyo Province of Japan (present-day Ehime Prefecture) on the south-eastern island of Shikoku , Japanese daimyō; first-born son (by concubine) of Masamune Date , Japanese leader , Japanese voice actress , Japanese/American architect and designer , Japanese-born American painter , Japanese professional tennis player , Japanese actor and singer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese comedian , Japanese businesswoman , Japanese voice actress
Fictional Japanese characters Eiji Date in the manga/anime series Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo) Sage Date in the anime series Ronin Warriors Kyosuke Date in SoulTaker Kenta Date in Denji Sentai Megaranger Akiko Date in the Young Samurai book series Naoto Date in the manga and anime series Tiger Mask in Kamen Rider OOO Ryuusei Date in Super Robot Wars Wataru Date in Case Closed , a virtual idol Kaname Date in the video game AI: The Somnium Files Soma Date in Orient (manga)
Other people Christopher J. Date, author and researcher in relational database technology Terry Date, an American record producer Arun Date, a Marathi singer
See also Date (disambiguation), other uses of the word "date"