Satō
Satō (in the most common Japanese spelling 佐藤 ), in alternative Romanizations also Sato , Satou or Satoh , is a Japanese family name . Outside of the Japanese-speaking area, people of Japanese origin may occasionally use the spelling Sato .
Name bearer
Note: In Asian names, the family name may come before the first name.
A.
- Aiko Satō (* 1983), Japanese judoka
- Akihiro Satō (soccer player, August 1986) (* 1986), Japanese soccer player
- Akihiro Satō (soccer player, October 1986) (* 1986), Japanese soccer player
- Akira Satō (photographer) (1930–2002), Japanese photographer
- Akira Satō (politician) (* 1951), Japanese politician
- Akira Satō (ski jumper) (* 1964), Japanese ski jumper
- Atsushi Satō (* 1978), Japanese long-distance runner
- Ayano Satō (* 1996), Japanese speed skater
B.
- Bumpei Satō (* 1985), Japanese tennis player
C.
- Chōei Satō (* 1951), Japanese football player and coach
- Satō Chōzan (1888–1963), Japanese sculptor
- Chūryō Satō (1912–2011), Japanese sculptor
D.
- Dai Satō (* 1971), Japanese football player
- Daiki Satō (1988-2010), Japanese football player
- Daisuke Satō (* 1994), Filipino football player
E.
- Eigo Satō (1978-2013), Japanese freestyle motocross pilot
- Eiji Satō (* 1971), Japanese football player
- Eiken Satō (* 1986), Japanese show jumper
- Satō Eisaku (1901–1975), Japanese politician
- Eisaku Satō (governor) (* 1939), Japanese politician and governor of Fukushima
- Eriko Satō (* 1985), Japanese soccer player
F.
- Francis Keiichi Satō (1928–2005), Japanese religious, Catholic bishop
G
- Garret T. Sato (born 1964), Japanese-American actor
- Gordon H. Sato (1927–2017), Japanese-American biologist and development worker
H
- Harue Satō (* 1976), Japanese soccer player
- Haruhiko Satō (* 1978), Japanese football player
- Satō Haruo (1892–1964), Japanese writer
- Hiroaki Satō (1932–1988), Japanese football player
- Hiroji Satō (1925-2000), Japanese table tennis player
- Hiroko Satō (* 1939), Japanese javelin thrower
- Hiroshi Satō (soccer player) (born 1972), Japanese soccer player
- Hiroshi Satō (* 1978), Japanese curler
- Hiroto Satō (* 1993), Japanese ice hockey player
- Hisato Satō (* 1982), Japanese football player
- Hisayasu Satō (* 1959), Japanese director
- Hitomi Satō (psychologist) (* 1967), Japanese psychologist and art therapist
- Hitomi Satō (basketball player) (* 1978), Japanese basketball player
- Hitomi Satō (actress) (born 1979), Japanese actress
- Hitomi Satō (table tennis player) (* 1997), Japanese table tennis player
I.
- Isao Satō (* 1963), Japanese astronomer and asteroid discoverer
J
- Jin Satō (* 1974), Japanese football player
- Jirō Satō (1908-1934), Japanese tennis player
- Junji Satō (* 1975), Japanese football player
K
- Kanji Satō († 2012), Japanese politician
- Kayo Satō , real name of Yukiko Okada (1967–1986), Japanese singer
- Kazuhiro Satō (speed skater) (* 1967), Japanese speed skater
- Kazuhiro Satō (soccer player) (born 1990), Japanese soccer player
- Kazuki Satō (soccer player, 1974) (* 1974), Japanese soccer player
- Kazuki Satō (soccer player, 1993) (* 1993), Japanese soccer player
- Satō Kei (1906–1978), Japanese painter
- Keiichi Satō (ski jumper) (* 1997), Japanese ski jumper
- Kenki Satō (* 1984), Japanese eventing rider
- Satō Kenryō (1895–1975), Japanese lieutenant general
- Kensuke Satō (* 1989), Japanese football player
- Kentarō Satō (composer) ( 佐藤 賢 太郎 ; * 1981), Japanese-American composer and conductor
- Kentarō Satō (soccer player) ( 佐藤 健 太郎 ; * 1984), Japanese soccer player
- Kentarō Satō (Mangaka) ( 佐藤 健 太郎 ; * 1986), Japanese comic artist
- Kentarō Satō (athlete) (* 1994), Japanese athlete
- Kimiya Satō (* 1989), Japanese racing driver
- Kōdai Satō (* 1985), Japanese football player
- Kōichi Satō (ski jumper) (* 1931), Japanese ski jumper
- Kōichi Satō (biathlete) (born 1956), Japanese biathlete
- Kōichi Satō (actor) (born 1960), Japanese actor
- Kōichi Satō (soccer player) (* 1986), Japanese soccer player
- Kōji Satō (* 1959), Japanese politician (DPJ)
- Satō Kōtoku (1893-1959), Japanese lieutenant general
M.
- Makoto Satō (actor) (1934–2012), Japanese actor
- Makoto Satō (theater director) (* 1943), Japanese theater director and playwright
- Makoto Satō (cultural scientist) (* 1953), Japanese cultural scientist
- Makoto Satō (film director) (1957-2007), Japanese documentary film director
- Mamoru Sato (* 1937), American sculptor
- Marino Satō (* 1999), Japanese racing car driver.
- Masahiko Satō (* 1941), Japanese jazz pianist, arranger and composer
- Masami Satō (* 1981), Japanese football player
- Masamichi Satō , Japanese cameraman
- Masaru Satō (1928–1999), Japanese film composer
- Masaya Satō (* 1990), Japanese football player
- Masayuki Satō (* 1975), Japanese ski jumper
- Mikio Satō (* 1928), Japanese mathematician
- Minori Satō (* 1991), Japanese football player
- Mitsuhiro Satō (* 1980), Japanese athlete
- Mitsuru Satō (manager) (* 1943), Japanese manager
- Mitsuru Satō (wrestler) (born 1961), Japanese wrestler
- Satō Moriyoshi (1922-1996), Japanese politician
N
- Naoki Satō (* 1970), Japanese composer
- Naoko Satō (* 1955), Japanese tennis player
- Satō Naotake (1882–1971), Japanese politician and diplomat
- Naoto Satō (* 1953), Japanese astronomer
- Nobuo Satō (* 1942), Japanese figure skater and figure skating coach
- Nobuyuki Satō (Judoka) (* 1944), Japanese judoka
- Nobuyuki Satō (* 1972), Japanese marathon runner
- Satō Norikiyo , pseudonym Saigyō (1118–1190), Japanese poet
O
- Ōki Satō (* 1977), Japanese designer and architect
- Ōmi Satō (* 1975), Japanese football player
- Osamu Satō (director) (* 1973), Japanese film director
- Osamu Satō (boxer) (* 1976), Japanese boxer
R.
- Raymond Augustin Chihiro Satō (1926–2002), Japanese religious, Catholic bishop
- Rina Satō (* 1981), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Romain Sato (* 1981), basketball player from the Central African Republic
- Ryō Satō (high jumper) (* 1994), Japanese high jumper
- Ryō Satō (soccer player) (born 1997), Japanese soccer player
- Ryūji Satō (football referee) (* 1977), Japanese football referee
- Ryūji Satō (actor) (born 1995), Japanese actor
S.
- Sakura Satō (* 1992), Japanese ski jumper
- Satoshi Satō (* 1979), Japanese football player
- Sayaka Satō (* 1991), Japanese badminton player
- Shigeki Satō (* 1959), Japanese politician
- Shin'ichi Satō (painter) (1915–1982), Japanese painter
- Shin'ichi Satō (historian) (1916-2017), Japanese historian and university professor
- Shin'ichi Satō (baseball player) (born 1965), Japanese baseball player
- Shin'ichi Satō (soccer player) (* 1975), Japanese soccer player
- Shin'ya Satō (* 1978), Japanese football player
- Shio Satō (1952-2010), Japanese manga artist
- Shizuya Satō (1929-2011), Japanese judoka
- Shō Satō (ice hockey player) (born 1983), Japanese ice hockey player
- Shō Satō (soccer player) (* 1993), Japanese soccer player
- Shōji Satō (Mangaka) , Japanese mangaka
- Shōji Satō (Badminton) (* 1982), Japanese badminton player
- Shōkichi Satō (* 1971), Japanese football player
- Shun Satō (born 1997), Japanese football player
- Sōmei Satō (* 1947), Japanese composer
- Sōta Satō (* 1999), Japanese football player
T
- Tadanobu Satō (* 1973), Japanese actor, see Tadanobu Asano
- Taichi Satō (* 1977), Japanese football player
- Satō Taisei (1913-2004), Japanese painter in the Nihonga style
- Taiten Satō (born 1983), Japanese football player
- Takuma Satō (* 1977), Japanese automobile racing driver
- Tatsuya Satō (* 1957), Japanese jazz musician
- Tomoyasu Satō , Japanese ichthyologist
- Tsugitaka Satō (1942-2011), Japanese orientalist
- Tsutomu Satō (* 1952), Japanese politician
- Tsuyoshi Satō (* 1988), Japanese football player
Y
- Yasuhiko Satō (* 1968), Japanese jazz musician
- Yasuyuki Satō (born 1966), Japanese football player
- Yōhei Satō (* 1972), Japanese football player
- Yoshiaki Satō (* 1969), Japanese football player
- Yoshihiro Satō (* 1981), Japanese kickboxer and martial artist
- Yoshirō Satō (* around 1930), Japanese badminton player
- Yōta Satō (* 1984), Japanese boxer
- Yūhei Satō (politician) (* 1947), Japanese politician
- Yūhei Satō (soccer player) (born 1990), Japanese soccer player
- Yuka Satō (* 1973), Japanese figure skater
- Yuka Satō (athlete) (* 1992), Japanese javelin thrower
- Yuka Satō (triathlete) (* 1992), Japanese triathlete
- Yuki Sato (softball player) (* 1980), Japanese softball player
- Yūki Satō (Mangaka) , Japanese mangaka
- Yūki Satō (athlete) (* 1986), Japanese long-distance runner
- Yūki Satō (soccer player) (* 1988), Japanese soccer player
- Yuki Sato (paraglider pilot) ( Yuki Sato-Colombé ), Japanese paraglider pilot
- Yukihiko Satō (* 1976), Japanese football player
- Yukiya Satō (* 1995), Japanese ski jumper
- Yūko Satō (politician) (* 1963), Japanese politician (DPJ)
- Yūko Satō (walker) (* 1968), Japanese walker
- Yūko Satō (voice actress) , Japanese voice actress
- Yūko Satō (athlete) (* 1982), Japanese long-distance runner
- Yumi Satō (* 1976), Japanese long-distance runner
- Yūsuke Satō (* 1977), Japanese football player
- Yūta Satō (* 1995), Japanese football player
- Yūto Satō (* 1982), Japanese football player
- Yūya Satō (* 1986), Japanese football player