List of Famous people with last name Kano

Kanō Jigorō was a Japanese educator, athlete, and the founder of Judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations attributed to Kanō include the use of black and white belts, and the introduction of dan ranking to show the relative ranking among members of a martial art style. Well-known mottoes attributed to Kanō include "maximum efficiency with minimum effort" and "mutual welfare and benefit".

Yukimitsu Kano was a senior administrator in judo, and was the fourth president of the Kodokan and the President of the All Japan Judo Federation. He was the son of Risei Kano and grandson of the founder of Judo Jigoro Kano. He served from 1980 to 1995 as the President of the Judo Union of Asia. He was an advocate of Kodokan Judo over the International Judo Federation. On 9 March 2020, it was reported that he died at the age of 87.

Maiko Kano is a former Japanese volleyball player. She was part of the Japanese team that won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Kumi Nakada converted her to Setter in 2012-13 season.

Michihiko Kano was a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan. He was Minister of Agriculture.

Eiko Kano is a Japanese comedian, singer, and kannushi. He is nicknamed Eiko-chan and Kati (カティ). As a lyricist and composer of 50TA, he is nicknamed Shinya Sakurada . He graduated from the Japan Institute of the Moving Image. He completed his kannushi training in Kokugakuin University. He was a former kyūdōka at the National Sports Festival of Japan.

Cláudio Mitsuhiro Kano was a Japanese Brazilian table tennis player who helped popularize the sport in Brazil and "spearheaded Brazilian table tennis in the 1990s".

Kenta Kano is a Japanese retired football player.

Risei Kano was one of the three sons of Kanō Jigorō, the creator of Judo. Risei Kanō was the second president of the International Judo Federation, from 1952 to 1965. He managed the Kōdōkan from 1946 until 1980.