Famous People with Name Kato

Kato Shigeaki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kato Shigeaki: a member of the J-pop group NEWS, from Johnny's Entertainment, Inc.

Kato Hideki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kato Hideki: a Japanese musician and composer. He was a seminal member of the Tokyo Noise music scene of the late 80s and early 90s, collaborating with Japanese experimental musicians such as Otomo Yoshihide, Tatsuya Yoshihide, Makigami Koichi, and Yamatsuka Eye. He led his own bands, Player Piano and Bass Army. He was a member of the original Ground Zero with Otomo and Uemura Masahiro. In 1992 Kato moved to New York where he still resides.Since coming to New York, has recorded and performed with the likes of John Zorn, Marc Ribot, Christian Marclay, Calvin Weston, Eyvind Kang, Billy Martin (percussionist), Nicolas Collins, Zeena Parkins, James Pugliese, John King, Michael Schumacher, and many others.

Kato Hiroyuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Kato Hiroyuki: was an educator, statesman and leader of the “Meiji Enlightenment” in Meiji period Japan.Kato was born to a samurai family in Izushi domain, Tajima Province (present day Hyogo Prefecture), and studied military science under Sakuma Shozan and rangaku under Oki Nakamasu in Edo. As an instructor at the Tokugawa bakufu's Bansho Shirabesho institute for researching Western science and technology from 1860-1868, he was one of the first Japanese to study German language and German philosophy.

Kato E. Serwanga            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kato E. Serwanga: is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League. He attended the University of California at Berkeley, Sacramento State University and the University of the Pacific

Masashi Kato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masashi Kato: a retired male freestyle swimmer from Japan, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988. His best Olympic result was the 16th place (15:40.94) in the Men's 1500 metres Freestyle event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.

Masao Kato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Masao Kato: was a famous Japanese professional go player.Kato is the author of The Chinese Opening: The Sure-Win Strategy (published in English by Kiseido Publishing Company) and Kato's Attack and Kill (published by Ishi Press). His name is ordered in these books and in some Anglophone sources as Masao Kato, while many Go-related sources and websites order his name as Kato Masao, in which Kato is the family name, and should be in front of given name according to the order of Japanese name.

Katsunobu Kato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Katsunobu Kato: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Kurashiki, Okayama and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he worked at the Ministry of Finance from 1979 to 1995. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time in 2003 after unsuccessful runs in 1998 and 2000.

Koichi Kato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Koichi Kato: a Japanese politician from Tokyo and a member of the Democratic Party of Japan. He represents the House of Representatives Tokyo 20 electoral district. Sophia University graduation.

Moriyuki Kato            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Moriyuki Kato: the governor of Ehime Prefecture in Japan. He was elected first in 1999. A native of Yawatahama, Ehime and graduate of the University of Tokyo, he joined the Ministry of Education in 1957.