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 Takao Tanabe, (born 16 September 1926) is a Canadian artist who painted abstractly for decades, but over time, his paintings became nature-based. Biography Born Takao Izumi in Seal Cove, today part of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, the son o ...

(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

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*Takao Kinomiya, a character from the anime series ''

Beyblade Beyblade (Japanese: ベイブレード ''Beiburēdo'') is a battling spinning top toyline and multimedia franchise developed by Takara Tomy. Beyblades were inspired by the old "beigoma" spinning tops in olden Asia. The first modern Beyblade was ...

'' *Kazunari Takao, a character from the manga series ''

Kuroko's Basketball is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 volumes. ...

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