Kentarō

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)
 * DJ Kentaro (born 1982), Japanese DJ, remixer
 * Kentaro Asahi (朝日 健太郎), Japanese volleyball player
 * Kentaro Gunji (郡司 健太朗), Japanese football player
 * Kentarō Haneda (羽田 健太郎), Japanese composer, pianist
 * Kentaro Hashimoto (橋本 健太郎), Japanese baseball player
 * Kentaro Hayashi (林 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentarō Ishii (石井 健太郎), Japanese shogi player
 * Kentaro Ishikawa (石川 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentarō Itō (伊藤 健太郎), Japanese voice actor
 * Kentaro Kai (甲斐 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Kakoi (圍 謙太朗), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Kawasaki (川崎 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Kawatsu (河津 憲太郎), Japanese swimmer and Olympic medalist
 * Kentarō Kobayashi (小林 賢太郎), Japanese comedian, theatre director, manga artist
 * Kentaro Minagawa (皆川 賢太郎), Japanese alpine skier
 * Kentaro Miura (三浦 建太郎), Japanese manga artist
 * Kentaro Moriya (森谷 賢太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Nakamoto (中本 健太郎), Japanese runner
 * Kentaro Nakata (中田 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Nishimura (西村 健太朗), Japanese baseball player
 * Kentaro Oi (大井 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentarō Ōtani (大谷 健太郎), Japanese film director
 * Kentaro Sakaguchi (坂口 健太郎), Japanese model and actor
 * Kentaro Sakai (栄井 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Sato (composer) (佐藤 賢太郎), Japanese composer and conductor, also known as Ken-P
 * Kentaro Sato (footballer) (佐藤 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Sawada (沢田 謙太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Seki (関 憲太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Sekimoto (関本 賢太郎), Japanese baseball player
 * Kentaro Shiga (志賀 賢太郎), Japanese wrestler
 * Kentaro Shigematsu (重松 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Shimizu (清水 健太郎), Japanese actor and singer
 * Kentaro Takada (高田 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Takahashi (高橋 健太郎), Japanese volleyball player
 * Kentaro Takekuma (竹熊 健太郎), Japanese manga artist
 * Kentaro Toyama, Japanese computer scientist
 * Kentaro Uramoto (浦本 賢太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Wada (和田 健太郎), Japanese football player
 * Kentaro Yabuki (矢吹 健太朗), Japanese manga artist
 * Kentaro Yoshida (吉田 賢太郎), 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