Kao may refer to:

Places

Kao, Indonesia Kao is a small coastal town on the eastern Indonesian island of Halmahera. It is located in the North Halmahera Regency, part of the province of North Maluku. It is connected by a coastal road to Tobelo, about an hour's drive to the north. Kao ceme ...

, a town *

Kao, Lesotho Kao, Lesotho is a community council located in the Butha-Buthe District of Lesotho Lesotho, formally the Kingdom of Lesotho and formerly known as Basutoland, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Entirely surrounded by South Africa, it ...

, a community council *

Kao, Niger Kao, Niger is a village and rural commune in Niger Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger bord ...

, a village and rural commune * Kao, Togo, a village *

Kao (island) Kao is an island and stratovolcano in the Haʻapai island group of Tonga. It lies about north of Tofua island and reaches above sea level, the highest point in Tonga. The date of its last eruption is unknown. Although Kao does not display fre ...

, Tonga *

Kao (crater) Kao is a small lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It lies near the southern edge of the Mare Smythii, a lunar mare that continues onto the far side of the surface. This crater lies to the east-southeast of the ...

, a lunar crater

People

Gao (surname) Gao () is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin that can be literally translated as "high" or "tall". There are approximately 17 million living people with this surname. Some places, such as Taiwan, usually romanise this family name into "Kao". I ...

, sometimes romanized as Kao, including a list of Chinese people with the surname Kao *

Kao Kim Hourn Kao Kim Hourn ( ; born 28 May 1966) is the current Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). He previously served two terms as Minister Delegate attached to the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia (2013-2022 ...

(born 1966), Cambodian government official and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations * R. N. Kao (1918–2002), Indian spymaster, first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing *

King Kao of Zhou King Kao of Zhou (), alternatively King Kaozhe of Zhou (周考哲王), personal name Ji Wei, was a king of the Zhou dynasty of China. He reigned from 440 BC to 426 BC. King Kao's father was King Zhending. King Kao was succeeded by his son, K ...

(died 426 BC), 31st king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty *

Kaō (painter) Kaō Ninga (; early 14th century) was a Japanese priest-painter whose work is considered typical of early Muromachi painting. Some of the earliest ''suiboku'' works can be attributed to him. He is especially known for his depiction of the legend ...

, Japanese painter Kaō Ninga () *

Jirayu La-ongmanee Jirayu La-ongmanee (; ; born 29 October 1995), nicknamed Kao (), is a Thai actor and singer. He has starred in several Thai films and television series and has done advertising and modeling work. Currently, he is also the vocalist for Retrospect ...

(born 1995), Thai actor and singer

Acronym

Kuiper Airborne Observatory The Gerard P. Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) was a national facility operated by NASA to support research in infrared astronomy. The observation platform was a highly modified Lockheed C-141A Starlifter jet transport aircraft (s/n: 6110, regis ...

Keith-Albee-Orpheum The Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation was the owner of a chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres. It was formed by the merger of the holdings of Benjamin Franklin Keith and Edward Franklin Albee II and Martin Beck (vaudeville), Martin Beck's ...

, abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of an American chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres *

Communist Workers Organisation (Netherlands) The Communist Workers Organisation (, or KAO) was a communist group in the Netherlands. It was founded as the Marxist-Leninist Rotterdam Group (''Groep Rotterdam marxistisch-leninistisch'' in March 1972 by a group of dissidents from the Communist ...

(''Kommunistische Arbeidersorganisatie'')

Other uses

Huaya ''Huaya'' ("flower seal"; ; ; , Vietnamese: , chữ Hán: ) are stylized signatures or marks used in East Asian cultures Originating from China, the ''huaya'' was historically used by prominent figures such as government officials, monks, artist ...

, romanized as Kaō, stylized signatures or marks used in East Asian cultures in place of a true signature *

Kaō (era) was a after '' Nin'an'' and before '' Jōan.'' This period spanned the years from April 1169 through April 1171. The reigning emperor was . Change of era * January 30, 1169 : The new era name was created to mark an event or series of events. T ...

, a Japanese era name *

Kao Corporation is a Japanese global chemical and cosmetics company headquartered in Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. History Kao was established in 1882 by Tomiro Nagase as a manufacturer of domestic toiletry soap. Until 1954, they were known a ...

, a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company *

Kao language Kao is an endangered non-Austronesian language. This language is spoken in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku. The last survey in 2008 conducted by the Research Team from the Faculty of Letters and Culture Khairun University states that Ka ...

, of Indonesia *

Kao (bull) Kao (Meitei language, Meitei pronunciation: /káo/) is a legendary Bull (mythology), divine bull captured by Khuman Khamba in Meitei mythology and Meitei folklore, folklore of ancient Moirang realm. It appears in the legend of ''Kao Phaba'' ( ...

, a divine bull in Meitei mythology * ''Kao'' (film), a 2000 film by Junji Sakamoto *

Kao the Kangaroo ''Kao the Kangaroo'' (Polish: ''Kangurek Kao'') is a series of platform video game A video game or computer game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface or input device (such as a joystick, game controller, co ...

, a series of video games *

Kuusamo Airport Kuusamo Airport is an airport in Kuusamo, Finland. It is located northeast of Kuusamo's town centre. Airlines and destinations The following airlines operate regular scheduled and charter flights at Kuusamo Airport: Statistics See also ...

, Finland, IATA airport code