Kondō

Kondō, Kondo or Kondou (近藤 "near wisteria") is a surname prominent in Japanese culture, although it also occurs in other countries. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ako Kondo (近藤 亜香), Japanese ballet dancer
 * Dorinne K. Kondo, anthropologist
 * Kondō Isami (近藤 勇), chief of the Shinsengumi
 * Jun Kondo (近藤 淳), physicist, researcher of the Kondo effect
 * Katsuya Kondō (近藤 勝也), manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director
 * Koji Kondo (近藤 浩治), Japanese composer and musician
 * Mai Kondo (近藤 真衣), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Mamadou Kondo, Malian footballer
 * Marie Kondo (born 1984), organizing consultant and author
 * Masaharu Kondo (近藤 正春), Japanese bureaucrat
 * Masahiko Kondō (近藤 真彦), or Matchy, Japanese singer, lyricist and actor
 * Masakazu Kondō (近藤 正和), professional shogi player
 * Natsue Kondo (近藤 奈津枝), Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force admiral
 * Nobutake Kondō (近藤 信竹), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
 * Seiya Kondō (近藤 誠也), professional shogi player
 * Shuji Kondo (近藤 修司), professional wrestler
 * Syuri Kondo (近藤 朱里), professional wrestler and shoot boxer
 * Takayo Kondo (近藤 高代), Japanese pole vaulter
 * Tomio Kondō (近藤 福雄), photographer of Sado island
 * Tomoko Kondo (近藤 智子), a member of the 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe
 * Toshinori Kondo (近藤 等則), Japanese trumpet player
 * Tsuruyo Kondo (近藤 鶴代), Japanese politician
 * Yoshifumi Kondō (近藤 喜文), animator and film director
 * Yuki Kondo (近藤 有己), mixed martial arts fighter
 * Yoshio Kondo (1910–1990), biologist and malacologist
 * Yukari Kondo (近藤ゆかり), Japanese curler