Bako (name)

Bako is both a surname and a given name. The accented Bakó is the Hungarian name of the Romanian city of Bacău. Bakó is also a Hungarian surname.

Notable people with the name include:

Bako
Surname:
 * Audu Bako (1924–1980), Military-Governor of Kano and Nigerian police officer
 * Brigitte Bako (born 1967), Canadian actress
 * Ibrahim Bako (1943–1983), Nigerian senior officer in the Nigerian Army
 * Ishaya Bako (born 1986), Nigerian film director and screenwriter
 * Jarosław Bako (born 1964), Polish footballer
 * Muhammadu Bako III (born 1972), Emir of New Karshi in Nigeria North Central State of Nasarawa and a former career federal civil servant
 * Paul Bako (born 1972), American baseball player
 * Sadissou Bako (born 1976), Cameroonian footballer
 * Tisan Bako, Nigerian radio personality and presenter
 * Yakubu Bako, Nigerian governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
 * Yolanda Bako (born 1946), American feminist and activist against domestic violence

Middle name
 * Dahiru Bako Gassol (born 1954), Nigerian Senator for the Taraba Central Senatorial District of Taraba State, Nigeria
 * Nassirou Bako Arifari (born 1962), Beninese politician, academician, government minister
 * Simon Bako Lalong (born 1963), Nigerian lawyer and politician, Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria

Given name:
 * Bako Dagnon (1948/1953–2015), Malian griot singer
 * Bako Ratsifa (born 1964), Malagasy swimmer
 * Bako Sahakyan (born 1959), president of Artsakh
 * Bako Touré (1939–2001), Malian footballer

Nickname:
 * Bako (footballer), the nickname of Lebanese footballer Abou Bakr Al-Mel

Bakó

 * László Bakó (1872–1928), Hungarian actor
 * Pál Bakó (born 1946), Hungarian former modern pentathlete
 * Zoltán Bakó (born 1951), Hungarian sprint canoeist