Akio (written: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Akio Arakawa (1927–2021), Japanese-American climate scientist
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Akio Chen (born 1956), Taiwanese actor
*, Japanese manga artist
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese mathematician
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Akio Hong (born 1969), Chinese travel writer, broadcaster, television host, and columnist
*, Japanese lyricist
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Akio Ishii (石井 昭男, born 1955), Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese shogi player
*, Japanese television and film director
*, Japanese rower
*, Japanese judoka
*, Japanese optometrist
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Akio Kanemoto (born 1945), Japanese golfer
*, Japanese businessman and murder victim
*, Japanese historian
*, Japanese football manager
*, Japanese politician
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Akio Kudo
Akio Kudo (born 15 February 1947) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially branded a ...
(born 1947), Japanese field hockey player
*, Japanese cyclist
*, Japanese naval aviator
*, Japanese businessman
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Akio Minakami (born 1948), Japanese karateka
*, Japanese playwright, writer, and academic
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese physiologist and writer
*, Japanese racing driver
*, Japanese businessman
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Akio Johnson Mutek (1958–2013), South Sudanese Roman Catholic bishop
*, Japanese writer
*, Japanese table tennis player
*, Japanese voice actor, actor and narrator
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Akio Ohta
Akio Ohta (born 3 September 1984) is a Japanese speed skater. He competed in the men's 500 metres event at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games () and also known as Vancouve ...
(born 1984), Japanese speed skater
*, Japanese actor and voice actor
*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese jazz guitarist
*, Japanese figure skater
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Akio Sato (disambiguation), multiple people
*, Japanese boxer
*, Japanese field hockey player
*, Japanese character designer
*, Japanese voice actor
*, Japanese surgeon, medical scientist and educator
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Akio Takamori
Akio Takamori (1950 – 2017) was a Japanese-American ceramic sculptor and educator. Takamori often incorporated human forms into his creations.
Early life and education
Takamori was born in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan on October 11, 1950. His ch ...
(1950–2017), Japanese-American sculptor
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Akio Takashima
Akio Takashima (born 15 April 1942) is a Japanese field hockey player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad () and officially bra ...
(born 1942), Japanese field hockey player
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Akio Tamashiro, Peruvian karateka
*, president and CEO of
Toyota Motor Corporation
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturer headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi, Japan. It was founded by Kiichiro Toyoda and incorporated on August 28, 1937. Toyota is the List of manuf ...
*, Japanese sumo wrestler
*, Japanese long-distance runner
*, Japanese animator
*, Japanese composer
*, Japanese classical composer
*, Japanese footballer
Other people
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Jimmy Yang
James Carson Yun (born May 13, 1981) is an American professional wrestler and actor. He is best known for his tenures in World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment from 1999 to 2010, under the ri ...
, American wrestler who used Akio as his ring name
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