Takano
Takano is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ai Takano, Japanese singer
- Aya Takano, Japanese artist and writer
- Aya Takano, Japanese athlete
- Takano Chōei, scholar of the late Edo period
- Genshin Takano
- George Takano, professional wrestler
- Hajime Takano, Japanese journalist
- Hassei Takano, Japanese actor
- Hideyuki Takano, Japanese shogi player
- Hiroshi Takano, Japanese musician
- Isoroku Takano, birth name of Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval officer
- Kazuaki Takano, Japanese writer of crime fiction
- Kikuo Takano, Japanese poet and mathematician
- Koji Takano, Japanese football player
- Mari Takano, Japanese musician
- Mark Takano, U.S. politician
- Takano no Niigasa, 8th-century concubine
- Satoshi Takano, Japanese shogi player
- Shiho Takano, Japanese actress
- Shunji Takano, Japanese wrestler
- Susumu Takano, Japanese track athlete
- Teppei Takano, Japanese ski jumper
- Tetsu Takano, Japanese rock musician
- Tomomi Takano, Japanese model and boxer
- Toshiyuki Takano, Japanese diplomat
- Tsugi Takano, Japanese novelist
- Urara Takano, Japanese voice actress
- Yoshiko Takano, Japanese speed skater
- Yasuko Takano, Japanese speed skater
Fictional characters
- Bungo Takano, a character in Shadow Star
- Kyohei Takano, a character in The Wallflower
- Miyo Takano, a character in Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
