is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, manga artist Carlos Amano (born 1976), Japanese wrestler Emily Amano (born 2000), Canadian soccer player Eugene Amano (born 1982), Filipino-born NFL player , Japanese physicist, inventor of blue LED light, 2014 Nobel laureate , Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor, television presenter, film director and film critic , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese actor , Japanese Buddhist monk , Japanese manga artist Maia Amano (born 2001), American trampoline gymnast , Japanese music composer , Japanese manga artist , Japanese aquarium designer and photographer , Japanese footballer , Japanese samurai and commander , Japanese politician, educator and economist , Japanese singer , Japanese samurai , Japanese manga artist , Japanese illustrator , Japanese columnist , Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency , Japanese voice actress
Fictional characters , the protagonist of Video Girl Ai , the protagonist of GetBackers , a minor character in Hug! Pretty Cure , the protagonist of Yumeiro Patissiere , a character in Yo-Kai Watch , the main character in Gamers! , the protagonist of Urotsukidōji , the main character in Beyblade: Metal Fusion , the protagonist of Amano Megumi wa Sukidarake! , a character in Urotsukidoji , a minor character in Kanon , a character in Blend S , a character in Digimon Fusion , a recurring character in Future Diary , a minor character in Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure , the main character in Future Diary , a character in Digimon Fusion
See also Amano, 13th century King of the Hadiya Sultanate Amano shrimp, a species of shrimp found in Asia