Kōno

Kōno, Kono or Kouno (written: 河野, 幸野, 高野 or 甲野) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Kōno Bairei (1844–1895), Japanese painter, book illustrator and art teacher
 * Kōno Hironaka (1849–1923), Japanese politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan
 * Kōno Togama (1844–1895), prewar Japanese politician and cabinet minister
 * Akitake Kōno (1911–1978), Japanese film actor.
 * Asahachi Kōno (1876–1943), Japanese photographer
 * Fumiyo Kōno (born 1968), Japanese manga artist
 * Fusako Kōno (born 1916), former Japanese diver
 * Hiromichi Kono (1905–1963), Japanese anthropologist and entomologist
 * Hyōichi Kōno (1958–2001), Japanese adventurer
 * Kohei Kono (born 1980), Japanese professional boxer
 * Marika Kōno (born 1994), Japanese voice actress and singer
 * Masayuki Kono (born 1980), Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
 * Mitsuru Kono (河野 満), Japanese table tennis player
 * Rin Kono (born 1981), Japanese professional Go player
 * Shunji Kōno (born 1964), Japanese politician
 * Shuto Kohno (born 1993), Japanese football player
 * Taeko Kōno (1926–2015), Japanese writer and critic
 * Takanori Kono (born 1969), former Japanese Nordic combined skier
 * Taro Kono (born 1963), Japanese politician, son of Yōhei Kōno
 * Tensei Kono (1935–2012), Japanese science fiction writer
 * Tetsuya Kono and Nahoko Kono, passengers on Comair Flight 191
 * Tommy Kono (1930–2016), Japanese-American Olympic weightlifter
 * Tomoyuki Kōno (born 1971), Japanese voice actor
 * Tōru Kōno (1907–1984), Japanese photographer
 * Yōhei Kōno (born 1937), Speaker of the Japanese House of Representatives, father of Tarō Kōno
 * Yoshiyuki Kono, Japanese voice actor