Takao (written: 貴男, 貴雄, 隆男, 隆雄, 隆夫, 高男, 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:
, Japanese politician , Japanese manga artist , Japanese astronaut , Japanese politician , Japanese politician , Japanese ice hockey player , Japanese singer Takao Isokawa (born 1984), Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese ski jumper , Japanese baseball player , Japanese judoka , Japanese singer and composer , Japanese civil servant , Japanese astronomer , Japanese rower , Japanese screenwriter and writer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese politician , Japanese film director, screenwriter and actor , Japanese footballer Takao Nogami (born 1971), Japanese golfer , Japanese baseball player and manager , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese film director , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese actor , Japanese manga artist , Japanese politician , Japanese cinematographer , Japanese bobsledder , Japanese high jumper , Japanese boxer , Japanese tennis player , Japanese sociolinguist Takao Tanabe (born 1926), Canadian painter Takao Wada (born 1953), Japanese racing driver , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese screenwriter
Takao (written: 高雄 or 高尾) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese tennis player , Japanese Go player , Japanese professional wrestler
Fictional characters Takao Kinomiya, a character from the anime series Beyblade Kazunari Takao, a character from the manga series Kuroko's Basketball
See also Japanese ship Takao