Shō (given name)

Shō, Sho or Shou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

Akiko Yosano (与謝野晶子, 1878-1942), Japanese author. Her birth name was "Shō Hō" (鳳志よう)
Sho Araki (荒木翔, born 1995), Japanese footballer
Sho Endo (遠藤尚, born 1990), Japanese freestyle skier
Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ, born 1948), Japanese martial artist and actor
Show Hayami (速水奨, born 1958), Japanese voice actor and singer
Sho Hirano (平野紫耀, born 1997), Japanese idol and actor
Shō Ishikawa (石川翔, born 1999), Japanese baseball player
Sho Ito (伊藤翔, born 1988), Japanese footballer
Sho Kimura (木村翔, born 1988), Japanese boxer
Sho Nakata (中田翔, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
Sun Yat-sen (孫逸仙, 1866–1925), a.k.a. "Nakayama Shō" (中山樵)
Sho Sakai (坂井丞, born 1992), Japanese diver
Sho Sakurai (櫻井翔, born 1982), Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, and newscaster
Sho Shimada (嶋田翔, born 1998), stage name Lien, Japanese idol, member of South Korean boy band Mirae
Sho Sotodate (外舘祥, born 1991), Japanese swimmer
Sho Tanaka (田中翔, born 1989), Japanese professional wrestler
Sho Yano (矢野祥, born 1991), American child prodigy
Shō Kiryūin (鬼龍院翔, born 1984) Japanese singer and songwriter, member of Japanese rock band Golden Bomber
Sho Yonashiro (與那城奨, born 1995), Japanese idol, member of JO1
Sho Watanabe (渡辺翔), Japanese wheelchair racer

Fictional characters[edit]

Ginzu the Ninja or Sho, a character in Captain Commando video game
Sho, a protagonist of the 2002 video game Crimson Sea
Syoh from Tuff E Nuff (Dead Dance)
Genocide Jack (Genocider Syo), a character in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Shou Amabane, the player character in Burning Rangers
Shou Ashikawa, a character in Machine Robo Rescue
Shō Fukamachi, the protagonist character of Bio Booster Armor Guyver
Sho Hayate, a character in Dengeki Sentai Changeman
Shō Kazamatsuri, the main character in Whistle!
Syo Kurusu (来栖翔), main character in Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love 1000%, Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 2000% and Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Revolutions
Sho Marufuji (Syrus Truesdale), a character in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
Sho Minamimoto, an antagonist in The World Ends with You video game
Sho Minazuki, a fighter in Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold
Sho Shinjo, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series
Sho Takamatsu, a character from The Drifting Classroom
Shou Tatsumi, a character in Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive
Sho Tsukioka (月岡彰), a character in the novel, manga, and film Battle Royale
Shou Tucker, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist
Shō Utsumi (内海将), a character in the anime series SSSS.Gridman
Shō Kusakabe, a character from the anime and manga series Fire Force
Xiao, a playable Anemo character in Genshin Impact, read as Shō (魈) in Japanese