Satō is the most common Japanese surname, often romanized as Sato, Satoh or Satou. Notable people with the surname include:Ai Satō , Japanese actress and voice actress Aiko Sato (actress) , Japanese actress Aiko Sato (judoka) , Japanese judoka Aiko Satō (writer) , Japanese writer Akemi Satō (singer) , Japanese singer Akemi Satō , Japanese voice actress Akihiro Sato , Japanese footballer Akihiro Sato , Japanese footballer Akihiro Sato (model), Brazilian model Akiko Sato , Japanese sport shooter Akio Sato , Japanese politician Akio Sato , Japanese politician Akio Sato (wrestler) , Japanese professional wrestler Akira Satō (photographer) , Japanese photographer Akira Satō , Japanese ski jumper Amahiko Satō , Japanese shogi player Amina Sato , Japanese idol, singer, actress and voice actress Arisa Satō , Japanese volleyball player Arisa Sato (model) , Japanese model and weathercaster Ayano Sato , Japanese idol and singer Ayano Sato , Japanese speed skater Ayumi Sato , Japanese ice hockey player Chiaki Satō , Japanese actress and musician Chica Sato , Japanese musician Chie Satō , Japanese voice actress Chieko Sato , Japanese speed skater Chiyako Sato , Japanese singer Choei Sato , Japanese footballer Churyo Sato , Japanese sculptor Dai Satō , Japanese screenwriter and musician Dai Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Daihachiro Sato , Japanese mathematician Daiki Sato , Japanese footballer Daisuke Satō , Japanese board game designer, novelist and manga writer Daisuke Sato (footballer), Filipino footballer Dick Togo, professional wrestler who was born "Shigeki Sato" Eiichi Sato , Japanese mayor Eiji Sato , Japanese footballer Eiken Sato , Japanese equestrian Eisaku Satō , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan Eisaku Satō (governor) , Japanese politician Emiko Sato , Japanese cross-country skier Eric Sato, American volleyball player Eriko Sato , Japanese actress Eriko Sato (footballer) , Japanese women's footballer Eunice Sato (1921–2021), American politician Fumiya Satō , Japanese manga artist Garret T. Sato (1964–2020), American actor Ginpei Sato , Japanese voice actor G. G. Sato, Japanese baseball player Gordon H. Sato (1927-2017), American cell biologist and environmentalist Hachiro Sato , Japanese rower Harue Sato , Japanese footballer Haruhiko Sato , Japanese footballer Haruo Satō (novelist) , Japanese novelist Haruo Satō , Japanese voice actor Haruo Sato , Japanese water polo player Hidetoshi Sato , Japanese luger Hikaru Sato , Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Hinata Satō , Japanese actress and voice actress Hiroaki Sato , Japanese figure skater Hiroaki Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Hiroaki Sato (translator) , Japanese poet and translator Hiroji Satoh , Japanese tennis player Hiroki Sato , Japanese basketball player and executive Hiroko Sato , Japanese actress, singer and gravure idol Hiroko Sato (athlete) , Japanese javelin thrower Hiromi Satō , Japanese singer-songwriter Hiroshi Sato , Japanese footballer Hiroshi Sato (curler) , Japanese curler and curling coach Hirotaka Sato , Japanese basketball player Hiroya Sato , Japanese rower Hisaharu Satoh, Japanese bowls player Hisato Satō , Japanese footballer Hisayasu Satō , Japanese film director Hisayoshi Sato , Japanese swimmer Hitomi Satō (actress) , Japanese actress Hitomi Sato , Japanese table tennis player Hitoshi Sato , Japanese cyclist Ichiko Sato , Japanese volleyball player Isao Sato (actor) , Japanese actor Isao Satō (astronomer) , Japanese astronomer Satō Issai , Japanese Confucianist Jackie Sato , Japanese professional wrestler Jin Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Jiro Sato , Japanese tennis player Jiro Sato (actor) , Japanese actor, screenwriter and film director Josephine Sato, Filipino politician Junichi Sato , Japanese anime director Junji Sato , Japanese footballer Junpei Satoh , Japanese painter Junya Satō , Japanese film director Kai Sato, American chief operating officer Kanta Sato , Japanese actor Katsuaki Satō , Japanese karateka Katsuhiko Sato , Japanese cyclist Katsumi Satō , Japanese activist, editor and critic Katsura Sato , Japanese biathlete Kayo Satoh , Japanese model and television personality Kazuhiro Sato , Japanese footballer Kazuhiro Sato , Japanese speed skater Kazuki Sato , Japanese footballer Kazuki Sato , Japanese footballer Kazuo Sato (skier) , Japanese cross-country skier Kazuo Sato (weightlifter) , Japanese weightlifter Kazutoshi Satō , Japanese shogi player Kei Satō , Japanese actor Keiichi Sato , Japanese mecha and character designer Keita Satoh , Japanese curler Kenji Sato (baseball) , Japanese baseball player Kenji Sato (basketball) , Japanese basketball player and coach Kenki Sato , Japanese equestrian Kennosuke Sato , Japanese journalist Kensuke Sato , Japanese footballer Kentaro Sato , Japanese composer and conductor Kentaro Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Kimi Sato, Japanese composer Kimiko Sato , Japanese swimmer Kimiya Sato , Japanese racing driver Kiyomi Sato , Japanese basketball coach Kodai Sato , Japanese footballer Kohei Sato , Japanese professional wrestler Kōichi Satō (actor) , Japanese actor Koichi Sato (biathlete) , Japanese biathlete Koichi Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Koichi Sato (philatelist) , Japanese philatelist Koichi Sato , Japanese ski jumper Kōji Satō (photographer) (1911–1955), Japanese photographer Koji Sato (politician) , Japanese politician Kosuke Sato , Japanese swimmer Kōtoku Satō , Japanese general Kouki Sato , Japanese footballer Koyo Sato , Japanese footballer Kōzō Satō , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral Kumiko Sato , Japanese figure skater and coach Kyoko Sato , Japanese Paralympic athlete Liane Sato, American volleyball player Maiko Sato , Japanese sailor Makoto Satō (actor) , Japanese actor Makoto Satō (director) , Japanese film director Mamoru Sato, American modernist sculptor Marino Sato , Japanese racing driver Masaharu Satō , Japanese voice actor and narrator Masahiko Satoh , Japanese jazz pianist, composer and arranger Masahiro Sato , Japanese ice hockey player Masahisa Sato , Japanese politician Masaki Sato , Japanese idol and singer Masako Sato , Japanese field hockey player Masako Sato , Japanese ice hockey player Masami Sato , Japanese footballer Masaru Sato , Japanese film score composer Masatake Sato , Japanese footballer Masaya Sato , Japanese footballer Megumi Sato (actress) , Japanese actress and television personality Megumi Sato (athlete) , Japanese high jumper Michihiro Sato , Japanese shamisen player Michihiro Sato , Japanese ice hockey player Michiro Sato , Japanese composer, singer and musician Michiru Satou , Japanese voice actor Miho Sato , Japanese middle-distance runner Miki Satō , Japanese actress Miki Sato , Japanese television personality, actress and model Mikio Sato , Japanese mathematician Minako Sato , Japanese archer Minori Sato , Japanese footballer Mio Satō , Japanese volleyball player Mitsuaki Sato , Japanese basketball player and women's basketball coach Mitsuhiro Sato , Japanese sprinter Mitsuru Sato , Japanese sport wrestler Miu Sato , Japanese figure skater Miya Sato , Japanese volleyball player Miyuki Satoh , Japanese curler Naoji Sato , Japanese rower Naoki Satō , Japanese composer Naoki Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Naoko Sato , Japanese tennis player Naotake Satō , Japanese diplomat and politician Naoto Satō , Japanese astronomer Natsuki Satō , Japanese idol, singer and actress Nobuaki Sato , Japanese politician Satō Nobuhiro , Japanese scientist Nobuhito Sato , Japanese golfer Nobunaga Sato , Japanese basketball coach Nobuo Satō , Japanese figure skater and coach Nobusuke Kishi (1896–1987), born Nobusuke Sato , former Prime Minister of Japan Nobuyasu Satō , Japanese mayor Nobuyuki Sato , Japanese marathon runner Norie Sato, American artist Noriko Sato , Japanese figure skater and coach Noriyuki Sato , Japanese fencer Nozomi Sato , Japanese fencer O. K. Sato (1871–1921), American vaudeville performer Omi Sato , Japanese footballer Osamu Sato , Japanese artist, photographer and composer Osamu Sato (boxer) , Japanese boxer Pater Sato (1945–1994), Japanese artist Rei Sato (badminton) , Japanese badminton player Rei Sato (motorcyclist) , Japanese motorcycle racer Reiji Sato , Japanese footballer Reiko Sato (1931–1981), American dancer and actress Reinaldo Sato, Brazilian baseball player Ren Sato , Japanese politician Ren Sato , Japanese racing driver Rie Sato , Japanese ice hockey player Rie Sato (softball) , Japanese softball player Rie Sato , Japanese speed skater Rika Sato , Japanese table tennis player Rikio Sato , Japanese bobsledder Rina Satō , Japanese voice actress and singer Risa Sato, Filipino-Japanese volleyball player Rumina Sato , Japanese mixed martial artist Ruth Sato (1904–1992), American dancer, gossip columnist, musician promoter and nightclub manager Ryo Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Ryo Sato , Japanese high jumper Ryuji Sato , Japanese football referee Ryuta Sato , Japanese actor and entertainer Ryuzo Sato , Japanese economist Sabrina Sato, Brazilian model Saburo Sato , Japanese sailor Sakichi Sato , Japanese actor, film director and screenwriter Satō Sankichi , Japanese surgeon Satarō Satō , Japanese poet Satomi Satō , Japanese voice actress and singer Satoshi Sato , Japanese footballer Satoshi Sato (skier) , Japanese cross-country skier Sayaka Sato , Japanese badminton player Setsuji Satō , Japanese actor and voice actor Shigeki Sato (politician) , Japanese politician Shigeki Sato (wrestler) , better known as Dick Togo, Japanese professional wrestler Shimako Satō , Japanese screenwriter and film director Shinichi Sato (baseball) , Japanese baseball player Shinichi Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Shin'ichi Satō (shogi) , Japanese shogi player Shinobu Sato, Japanese classical guitarist Shinsuke Sato , Japanese film director, screenwriter and video game designer Shintaro Sato , Japanese bobsledder Shinya Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Shin'ya Satō (shogi) , Japanese shogi player Shio Satō , Japanese manga artist Shiori Sato , Japanese model Shiro Sato , Japanese cross-country skier Sho Sato , Japanese footballer Shogo Sato , Japanese writer Shoichi Sato , Japanese golfer Shōji Satō , Japanese badminton player Shōji Satō (artist) , Japanese manga artist Shokichi Sato , Japanese footballer Shoma Sato , Japanese baseball player Shori Sato , Japanese idol, actor and singer Shōzō Satō, Japanese playwright and theatre director Shūhō Satō , Japanese manga artist Shūji Satō , Japanese shogi player Shun Sato , Japanese figure skater Shun Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Sato Shunji , Japanese physician Shunsuke Sato , Japanese classical violinist and violist Somei Satoh , Japanese composer Sota Sato , Japanese footballer Sumire Satō , Japanese idol, singer and actress Sunao Sato , Japanese Go player Tadamasa Sato , Japanese sprint canoeist Satō Tadanobu , Japanese samurai Tadanobu Satō , better known as Tadanobu Asano, Japanese actor Tadao Sato , Japanese film critic, theorist and historian Tadashi Satō (politician) , Imperial Japanese Army officer and politician Tadashi Sato (1923–2005), American artist Taichi Sato , Japanese footballer Taiki Sato , Japanese dancer and actor Taisuke Sato , Japanese politician Taiten Sato , Japanese footballer Takahiro Satō , Japanese manga artist Takanao Sato , Japanese water polo player Takayoshi Sato , Japanese video game character designer, writer and CGI director Takenori Sato , Japanese mixed martial artist Takeru Satoh , Japanese actor Takeshi Sato, Japanese professional wrestler Taku Satoh , Japanese graphic designer Takuma Sato , Japanese racing driver Takuma Sato (basketball) , Japanese basketball player Takuro Sato , Japanese engineer Takuya Satō (director) , Japanese anime screenwriter and director Takuya Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Takuya Satō , Japanese voice actor Tamao Satō , Japanese actress, voice actress, television personality and model Tamiji Sato , Japanese sport wrestler Tatsuo Sato (politician) , Japanese politician Tatsuo Satō (director) , Japanese anime director Tatsuya Satoh , Japanese baseball player Tenpei Sato , Japanese video game composer and voice actor Tetsuo Sato (rower) , Japanese rower Tetsuo Satō (volleyball) , Japanese volleyball player Satō Tetsutarō , Japanese admiral and military theorist Thomas N. Sato, Japanese educator and biologist Tokihiro Satō , Japanese photographer Tokio Sato , Japanese cross-country skier Tomiko Satō , common-law wife of the Chinese Communist scholar and poet Guo Moruo Tomoaki Sato , Japanese baseball player Tomoaki Satoh , Japanese baseball player Tomoyuki Sato , Japanese long-distance runner Toshiharu Sato , Japanese gymnast Toshiki Satō , Japanese film director and screenwriter Toyohiko Satoh , Japanese lutenist and composer Satō Tsugunobu , Japanese warrior Tsuneo Sato , Japanese speed skater Tsutomu Sato (politician) , Japanese politician Tsutomu Sato (ophthalmologist) (1902–1960), Japanese ophthalmologist Tsutomu Sato (windsurfer) , Japanese windsurfer Tsuyoshi Sato , Japanese footballer Vicki Sato, American biotechnologist and academic Yasue Sato , Japanese actress and model Yasuhiro Sato , Japanese baseball player Yasumitsu Satō , Japanese shogi player Yasutaka Sato , Japanese volleyball player Yasuyuki Sato , Japanese footballer Yohei Sato , Japanese footballer Yoji Sato , Japanese handball player Yoshiaki Sato , Japanese footballer Yoshihiro Sato , Japanese kickboxer Yoshiko Sato , Japanese swimmer Yoshinori Sato , Japanese baseball player Yoshinori Sato , Japanese baseball player and coach Yoshiyuki Sato , Japanese ski mountaineer Yota Sato , Japanese boxer Yu Sato , Japanese baseball player Yūhei Satō , Japanese politician Yuhei Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Yūichi Satō , Japanese film director Yuka Sato , Japanese figure skater Yuka Sato , Japanese javelin thrower Yuka Sato (triathlete) , Japanese triathlete Yukari Sato , Japanese economist and politician Yuki Sato (athlete) , Japanese long-distance runner Yuki Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Yuki Sato (softball) , Japanese softball player Yuki Sato , Japanese voice actor Yuki Sato (wrestler) , Japanese professional wrestler Yukihiko Sato , Japanese footballer Yukiya Satō , Japanese ski jumper Yuko Sato (athlete) , Japanese racewalker Yuko Sato (politician) , Japanese politician Yūko Satō , Japanese voice actress Yusuke Sato , Japanese footballer Yuta Sato , Japanese footballer Yūto Satō , Japanese footballer Yuya Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Yuya Sato (novelist) , Japanese writer Yukiko Okada (1967–1986), born Kayo Sato , Japanese idol singer
