Sadao (given name)
Appearance
Gender | Male |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Japanese |
Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Sadao (written: 貞雄, 貞夫, 禎雄 or サダオ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Sadao Abe (阿部 サダヲ, born 1970), Japanese actor and musician
- Sadao Araki (荒木 貞夫, 1877–1966), Imperial Japanese Army general, politician, and political philosopher
- Sadao Bekku (別宮 貞雄, 1922–2012), Japanese classical composer
- Sadao Fuchigami (渕上 貞雄, born 1937), Japanese politician
- Sadao Hasegawa (長谷川 サダオ, born 1950), Japanese gay erotic artist
- Sadao Kazama (風間 貞夫, born 1940), Japanese sport wrestler
- Kotogahama Sadao (琴ヶ濵 貞雄, 1927–1981), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Sadao Munemori (旨森 貞雄, 1922–1945), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Sadao Nakajima (中島 貞夫, born 1934), Japanese film director and screenwriter
- Sadao Sato (佐藤 貞雄, born 1949), Japanese sport wrestler
- Sadao Sei (清 貞雄), Japanese astronomer
- Sadao Takagi (高木 貞夫, born 1932), Japanese entomologist
- Wakabayama Sadao (若葉山 貞雄, 1922–2001), Japanese sumo wrestler
- Sadao Watanabe (artist) (渡辺 禎雄, 1913–1996), Japanese printmaker
- Sadao Watanabe (musician) (渡辺 貞夫, born 1933), Japanese jazz musician
- Sadao Yamahana (山花 貞夫, 1936–1999), Japanese politician
- Sadao Yamanaka (山中 貞雄, 1909–1938), Japanese film director and screenwriter