Hayato (written: 勇人, 勇斗, 勇登, 隼, 隼人, 隼斗, 速人, 早人, 早十, 駿斗 or 颯斗) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

, Japanese baseball player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese mathematician , Japanese anime director , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese footballer , Japanese actor , Japanese politician and Prime Minister , Japanese actor Hayato Juumonji (born 1967), or Takehito Koyasu, Japanese voice actor , Japanese sumo wrestler , Japanese composer , Japanese footballer Hayato Okamoto (disambiguation), multiple people Hayato Okamura (born 1966), Czech politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese footballer , Japanese pianist , Japanese baseball player , Japanese actor , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese cyclist , Japanese sumo wrestler

Fictional characters Hayato Akiyama, a character in The Idolmaster SideM video game series Hayato Gokudera, a character in Katekyo Hitman Reborn! manga and anime Hayato Jin, a character in Getter Robo manga and anime Hayato Kanzaki, a character in Star Gladiator video game series Hayato Kawajiri, a character in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga and anime Hayato Kazami the main character of Future GPX Cyber Formula Hayato Kobayashi, a character in Mobile Suit Gundam Hayato Maeda or Chumley Huffington, a character in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX anime Hayato Matatagi, a character in Inazuma Eleven GO Galaxy Hayato Nekketsu, a character from the Rival Schools video game series