List of Famous people named Kao

Kao Chia-yu is a Taiwanese politician and a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She was elected to the National Assembly in 2005. Upon assuming office, she became the youngest person to ever be seated in that legislative body. Between 2010 and 2020, Kao was a Taipei City Councillor. She was elected to the Legislative Yuan in 2020.

Kao Chin Su-mei, also known as Chin Su-mei, May Chin and Ciwas Ali, is a Taiwanese politician and retired actress and singer. She is of Manchu and Atayal descent, Ciwas Ali being her Atayal name.

Kao Miura is a Japanese figure skater. He is the 2021–22 Japan junior national champion.

Kao Yu-jen is a Taiwanese politician.

Kao Yu-ting is a Taiwanese engineer and politician. She joined the New Power Party in 2015, served as party leader from August to November 2020.

Kao Su-po is a Taiwanese politician, professor, and public servant. He was a member of the Legislative Yuan from 2005 to 2008, and led the Mongolian and Tibetan Affairs Commission between 2008 and 2011. He contested the Tainan mayorality in 2018, losing the office to Huang Wei-cher.

Kao Hua-chu is a retired Republic of China Army general and the incumbent Secretary-General of the National Security Council of the Republic of China. He was the Minister of National Defense that appointed to the post by then Premier-designate Wu Den-yih on 9 September 2009. On 29 July 2013, Kao resigned from his post due to the death scandal of Corporal Hung Chung-chiu of the Republic of China Army during his conscription on 4 July 2013.

Kao Kuang-chi is a Taiwanese politician. He was a retired admiral of the Republic of China Navy, and later entered the cabinet as Minister of National Defense from 2015 to 2016.

Kao Chih-kang is a Taiwanese professional baseball player. After brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League in early 2005 and stayed in this team to date. Kao is widely regarded as the best Taiwanese catchers of his generation, and has been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 2001.

Kao Kuo-ching is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for Uni-President Lions of Chinese Professional Baseball League as first baseman. He is also the Lions' captain since the season of 2007. He has also played for the Taiwan national baseball team in 2008 Final Olympic Qualifying Tournament.