Date (surname)

Date (伊達) is a Japanese surname. It is also a Maharashtrian surname from India with a similar pronunciation. It can refer to:

Japanese people

 * Date clan, a lineage of daimyōs who controlled northern Japan in the late 16th century and into the Edo period
 * Date Tanemune (伊達 稙宗), Japanese samurai
 * Date Harumune (伊達 晴宗), Japanese daimyō
 * Date Masamune (伊達 政宗), Japanese leader
 * Date Tadamune (伊達 忠宗), Japanese samurai
 * Date Tsunamune (伊達 綱宗), Japanese samurai
 * Date Tsunamura (伊達 綱村), Japanese samurai
 * Date Yoshikuni (伊達 慶邦), Japanese samurai
 * A branch of the Date Clan where the heads of the Uwajima Domain, in the former Iyo Province of Japan (present-day Ehime Prefecture) on the south-eastern island of Shikoku
 * Date Hidemune (伊達 秀宗), Japanese daimyō; first-born son (by concubine) of Masamune Date
 * Date Munenari (伊達 宗城), Japanese leader
 * Arisa Date (伊達 朱里紗), Japanese voice actress
 * Ayumi Date (伊達 あゆみ), Japanese/American architect and designer
 * Kimiko Date (伊達 公子), Japanese professional tennis player
 * Koji Date (伊達 幸志), Japanese actor and singer
 * Masashi Date (伊達 昌司), Japanese baseball player
 * Mikio Date (伊達 みきお), Japanese comedian
 * Miwako Date (伊達 美和子), Japanese businesswoman
 * Sayuri Date (伊達 さゆり), Japanese voice actress

Fictional Japanese characters

 * Eiji Date in the manga/anime series Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
 * Sage Date in the anime series Ronin Warriors
 * Kyosuke Date in SoulTaker
 * Kenta Date in Denji Sentai Megaranger
 * Akiko Date in the Young Samurai book series
 * Naoto Date in the manga and anime series Tiger Mask
 * Akira Date (伊達 明) in Kamen Rider OOO
 * Ryuusei Date in Super Robot Wars
 * Wataru Date in Case Closed
 * Kyoko Date (伊達 杏子), a virtual idol
 * Kaname Date in the video game AI: The Somnium Files
 * Soma Date in Orient (manga)

Other people

 * Christopher J. Date, author and researcher in relational database technology
 * Terry Date, an American record producer
 * Arun Date, a Marathi singer