Kentarō

Kentarō

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Kentarō, Kentaro, Kentarou or Kentaroh (written: けんたろう, ケンタロウ, 健太郎, 健太朗, 憲太郎, 賢太郎, 建太郎, 拳太郎, 謙太郎 or 謙太朗) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Kentarō Hayami (速水 けんたろう, born 1962)
• DJ Kentaro (born 1982), Japanese DJ, remixer
• Kentaro Asahi (朝日 健太郎, born 1975), Japanese volleyball player
• Kentaro Gunji (郡司 健太朗, born 1992), Japanese football player
• Kentarō Haneda (羽田 健太郎, 1949–2007), Japanese composer, pianist
• Kentaro Hashimoto (橋本 健太郎, born 1980), Japanese baseball player
• Kentaro Hayashi (林 健太郎, born 1972), Japanese football player
• Kentarō Ishii (石井 健太郎, born 1992), Japanese shogi player
• Kentaro Ishikawa (石川 健太郎, born 1970), Japanese football player
• Kentarō Itō (伊藤 健太郎, born 1974), Japanese voice actor
• Kentaro Kai (甲斐 健太郎, born 1994), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Kakoi (圍 謙太朗, born 1991), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Kawasaki (川崎 健太郎, born 1982), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Kawatsu (河津 憲太郎, 1914–1970), Japanese swimmer and Olympic medalist
• Kentarō Kobayashi (小林 賢太郎, born 1973), Japanese comedian, theatre director, manga artist
• Kentaro Minagawa (皆川 賢太郎, born 1977), Japanese alpine skier
• Kentaro Miura (三浦 建太郎, 1966-2021), Japanese manga artist
• Kentaro Moriya (森谷 賢太郎, born 1988), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Nakamoto (中本 健太郎, born 1982), Japanese runner
• Kentaro Nakata (中田 健太郎, born 1989), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Nishimura (西村 健太朗, born 1985), Japanese baseball player
• Kentaro Oi (大井 健太郎, born 1984), Japanese football player
• Kentarō Ōtani (大谷 健太郎, born 1965), Japanese film director
• Kentaro Sakaguchi (坂口 健太郎, born 1991), Japanese model and actor
• Kentaro Sakai (栄井 健太郎, born 1975), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Sato (composer) (佐藤 賢太郎, born 1981), Japanese composer and conductor, also known as Ken-P
• Kentaro Sato (footballer) (佐藤 健太郎, born 1984), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Sawada (沢田 謙太郎, born 1970), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Seki (関 憲太郎, born 1986), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Sekimoto (関本 賢太郎, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
• Kentaro Shiga (志賀 賢太郎, born 1974), Japanese wrestler
• Kentaro Shigematsu (重松 健太郎, born 1991), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Shimizu (清水 健太郎, born 1952), Japanese actor and singer
• Kentaro Takada (高田 健太郎, born 1983), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Takahashi (高橋 健太郎, born 1995), Japanese volleyball player
• Kentaro Takekuma (竹熊 健太郎, born 1960), Japanese manga artist
• Kentaro Toyama, Japanese computer scientist
• Kentaro Uramoto (浦本 賢太郎, born 1982), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Wada (和田 健太郎, born 1996), Japanese football player
• Kentaro Yabuki (矢吹 健太朗, born 1980), Japanese manga artist
• Kentaro Yoshida (吉田 賢太郎, born 1980), Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Mr. Kentaro Moto, character name of Mr. Moto in a series of films, portrayed him as a detective by Peter Lorre
• Kentaro Ichinose (一の瀬 賢太郎), character in the Maison Ikkoku series
• Kentaro Kyoutani (京谷 賢太郎), a character from Haikyu!! with the position of wing spiker from Aoba Johsai High
• Kentaro Osada (長田 健太郎), character in the Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs series
• Kentaro Saeki, character portrayed by Haruma Miura in the film The Eternal Zero
• Kentaro Sakata (坂田 健太朗), character in the anime of the Love Hina series
• Kentaro Tachibana (立花 健太郎), character in the Hanebado! series
• Kentaro Takaoka (高岡 拳太郎), character in the Tiger Mask series