Saitō, Saito, Saitou or Saitoh are the 20th and 21st most common Japanese surnames respectively. Less common variants are 齋藤, 齊藤, 才藤 and 齎藤. Notable people with the surname include:Aiko Saito , Japanese sailor Akane Saito , Japanese women's footballer Akihiko Saito , Japanese security guard taken hostage in Iraq in 2005 Akio Saito , Japanese baseball player Akira Saitō (actress) , Japanese actress Akira Saito (motorcyclist) , Japanese motorcycle racer Akitoshi Saito , Japanese professional wrestler Asuka Saitō , Japanese idol, singer, actress and fashion model Asuto Saitō , Japanese shogi player Ayaka Saitō , Japanese voice actress Ayaka Saito (karateka) , Japanese karateka Ayako Saitoh, Japanese wheelchair curler, 2010 Winter Paralympian Ayumu Saito , Japanese playwright, director, actor and theatre producer Chiho Saito , Japanese manga artist Saitō Chikudō , Japanese Confucian scholar, historian, and poet Chisato Saito , Japanese long-distance runner Chiwa Saitō , Japanese voice actress Daigo Saito , Japanese drifting driver Daisuke Saito , Japanese footballer Daisuke Saito , Japanese footballer Saitō Dōsan , Japanese samurai and daimyō Eishiro Saito , Japanese businessman Fumio Saito , Japanese basketball player Fusae Saitō , the married name of Fusae Ohta, Japanese politician and Japan's first female prefectural governor Giyo Saito , Japanese swimmer Saitō Hajime , Japanese samurai and Shinsengumi third unit captain Harley Saito , Japanese professional wrestler Haruka Saito , Japanese softball player Hideko Saito , Japanese cross-country skier Hideo Saito, a ring name of Captain New Japan, Japanese professional wrestler Hideo Saito (musician) , Japanese musician Hiro Saito , Japanese professional wrestler Hiroko Saito , Japanese swimmer Hiroshi Saito (basketball) , Japanese basketball player Hiroshi Saito (diplomat) , Japanese diplomat Hiroshi Saito (footballer) , Japanese footballer Hiroshi Saitō (governor) , Japanese politician from Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture Hiroshi Saito (mathematician) , Japanese mathematician Hiroshi Saitō (mayor) , Japanese politician from Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture Hiroshi Saito (pentathlete) , Japanese modern pentathlete Hiroshi Saito (rower) , Japanese rower Hiroya Saito , Japanese ski jumper Hisaharu Saito , Japanese water polo player Hitohiro Saito , Japanese teacher of aikido and son of Morihiro Saito Hitomi Saito , Japanese singer, idol and radio personality Hitomi Saito , Japanese speed skater Hitoshi Saito , Japanese judoka Ichirō Saitō , Japanese film score composer Ikuzo Saito , Japanese sport wrestler James Saito, American actor Jiro Saito , Japanese voice actor Jiro Saito (businessman) , Japanese businessman Jitsuko Saito , Japanese speed skater Jumpei Saito , Japanese footballer Juniti Saito, Brazilian military officer and the former commander of the Brazilian Air Force Katsuya Saito , Japanese cyclist Katsuyuki Saito , Japanese footballer Kazuki Saito , Japanese footballer Kazuko Saito , Japanese communist politician Kazumi Saito , Japanese baseball player Kazuo Saito , Japanese footballer and manager Kazuo Saito (athlete) , Japanese racewalker Kazuyoshi Saito , Japanese singer-songwriter Kei Saito , Japanese speed skater Keiko Saito , Japanese actress Keiko Saito (footballer) , Japanese women's footballer Keita Saito , Japanese footballer Ken Saitō , Japanese politician Ken'ichi Saitō , better known as Hiroshi, Japanese owarai comedian Kenkichi Saito , Japanese swimmer Kikuo Saito (1939–2016), Japanese-born American painter Kimiko Saitō , Japanese voice actress Kinoto Saito , Japanese footballer Kiyonori Saito , better known as Daisuke Ban, Japanese actor Kiyoshi Saitō (artist) , Japanese printmaker Kiyoshi Saito (footballer) , Japanese footballer Kiyoshi Saito , Japanese table tennis player Kōichi Saitō (cinematographer) , Japanese cinematographer Kōichi Saitō , Japanese film director Kōichi Saitō (photographer) , Japanese photographer Kōji Saitō (photographer) , Japanese photographer Koji Saito (athlete) , Japanese Paralympic athlete Koki Saito , Japanese footballer Kōsei Saitō , Japanese film director Kosuke Saito , Japanese DJ and composer Kosuke Saito (footballer) , Japanese footballer Kota Saito , Japanese footballer Koya Saito , Japanese footballer Kozo Saito, Japanese electrical engineer Kunihiko Saitō , Japanese diplomat Kyoji Saito , Japanese mathematician Kyōko Saitō , Japanese idol Kyujiro Saito , Japanese weightlifter Saitō Makoto , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral, politician and Prime Minister of Japan Makoto Saitō (designer) , Japanese graphic designer Makoto Saitō (wrestler) , also known as K-ness., Japanese professional wrestler Makoto Saito , Japanese sport wrestler Manabu Saitō , Japanese footballer Marina Saito , Japanese javelin thrower Masaki Saito (baseball) , Japanese baseball player Masaki Saito (footballer) , Japanese footballer Masanori Saito , better known as Masa Saito, Japanese professional wrestler Masaru Saito , Japanese baseball player Masato Saito , Japanese footballer Masaya Saito , Japanese footballer Miki Saito , Japanese swimmer Minoru Saito , Japanese sailor Mitsuki Saito , Japanese footballer Miuna Saito , Japanese pop singer Mizuho Saito, the Japanese drummer of ZONE Mokichi Saitō , Japanese poet Momoko Saitō , Japanese voice actress Momoko Saito (cricketer), Japanese women cricketer Morihiro Saito , Japanese aikidoka Saitō Myōchin , Japanese daimyō and monk Nana Saitō , Japanese model Naoko Saito , Japanese field hockey player Naoto Saito , Japanese rugby union player Neko Saito , Japanese musician Nobuharu Saito , Japanese volleyball player Osamu Saito , Japanese rower Rika Saito , Japanese weightlifter Rie Saito, Japanese politician and writer Rin Saitō , Japanese manga artist Ryo Saito , Japanese professional wrestler Ryo Saito (footballer) , Japanese footballer Ryoei Saito , Japanese businessman and art collector Saitō Ryokuu , Japanese writer Ryuji Saito , Japanese footballer Ryusei Saito , Japanese footballer Ryu Saito , Japanese footballer Sachiko Saito , Japanese speed skater Saizo Saito , Japanese footballer Sakae Saitō , Japanese writer Saitō Satoshi , Japanese kobudoka Seigo Saito , Japanese judoka Seiichi Saito , Japanese footballer Seiji Saito , Japanese footballer Shigemi Saito , Japanese sport shooter Shinji Saito , Japanese yo-yo performer and competitor Shintarō Saitō , Japanese shogi player Shinya Saito , Japanese biathlete Shiori Saito , Japanese badminton player Shirō Saitō , Japanese actor and voice actor Shogo Saitoh , Japanese baseball player Shota Saito , Japanese footballer Shota Saito , Japanese footballer Shuka Saitō , Japanese voice actress Sōma Saitō , Japanese voice actor and singer Syuusuke Saito , Japanese actor and singer Tadashi Saito , Japanese rower Taichi Saito , Japanese badminton player Takako Saito, Japanese artist Takako Saito (wrestler) , Japanese sport wrestler Takao Saito , Japanese manga artist Takao Saito (cinematographer) , Japanese cinematographer Saitō Takao (politician) , Japanese politician Takashi Saito , Japanese baseball pitcher Takashi Saito (footballer) , Japanese footballer Takashi Saito , Japanese sumo wrestler who died due to injuries sustained in the Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal Takashi Saito (weightlifter) , Japanese weightlifter Takeshi Saito (footballer) , Japanese footballer Takeshi Saito , Japanese ice hockey player Takeshi Saito (mathematician) , Japanese mathematician Takeshi Saito (musician) , Japanese violinist Taki Saito, Filipino actress Taku Saito , Japanese basketball coach Takumi Saito , Japanese actor Takumi Saito (racewalker), Japanese racewalker Tamaki Saitō , Japanese psychologist Tatsuo Saitō , Japanese actor Saitō Tatsuoki , Japanese daimyō Tetsuo Saito , Japanese politician Tetsuya Saito , Japanese ice hockey player Tomoharu Saitou , Japanese Magic: the Gathering player Tomohiro Saitō , birth name of Hiro Mizushima, Japanese actor, writer and model Saitō Tomonobu , Japanese samurai Tomoyuki Saito, Japanese mixed martial artist Torajirō Saitō , Japanese film director Toshihide Saito , Japanese footballer and manager Saito Toshikazu , Japanese samurai Saitō Toshimitsu , Japanese samurai Saitō Toshinaga , Japanese daimyō Toshitsugu Saito , Japanese politician Tsukasa Saito , Japanese comedian Tsuneyoshi Saito , Japanese composer and arranger William Saito, Japanese-American businessman Yasuka Saitō , Japanese actor Yasuo Saitō (diplomat) , Japanese diplomat Yasuo Saitō , better known as Yakkun Sakurazuka, Japanese comedian and voice actor Yoot Saito , Japanese video game designer Yoshifumi Saito , Japanese water polo player Yoshihiko Saito , Japanese hurdler and sprinter Yoshihiro Saito , Japanese gymnast Saitō Yoshitatsu , Japanese samurai and daimyō Yoshitsugu Saitō , Japanese general Yoshiyuki Saito , better known as Super Shisa, Japanese professional wrestler Yōsuke Saitō , Japanese footballer Yuka Saitō (essayist) , Japanese essayist Yuka Saitō , Japanese voice actress Yuki Saito (actress) , Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, essayist and poet Yuki Saito , Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp Yuki Saito , Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Yuriko Saito , professor of philosophy at Rhode Island School of Design Yasuka Saitō , Japanese actor Yuya Saito , Japanese rugby union player