Famous People with Name Kondo

Toshinori Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Toshinori Kondo: an avant-garde jazz and jazz fusion trumpeter. He has lived in Japan, New York City, and Amsterdam. In college he was a member of the band "Funky Beaters" and by 1976 he was a member of an ensemble which gained some notice in his native Japan. His early influences were Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis. That said, his style is quite distinct from theirs and influenced by his religious studies, among other things. In the mid-1970s his career gained new momentum on moving to NYC, where he worked with members of the 'Downtown' scene, including Bill Laswell and John Zorn; his first solo album coming out in 1979. Later he toured Europe with Eugene Chadbourne and returned to Japan. After that he moved to the Netherlands where he lives today. In 2002 he worked on an international peace festival in Hiroshima after being approached by the Dalai Lama about organizing one. He has also done musical, and possibly acting, work for Japanese crime films.

Takuya Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takuya Kondo: a Japanese figure skater. He is a two season competitor on the Junior Grand Prix circuit and placed 14th at the 2006 Junior Grand Prix Norway.

Mitsue Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Mitsue Kondo: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Hyogo and graduate of Konan University, she was elected for the first time in 2005.

Shoichi Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shoichi Kondo: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Nagoya, Aichi and graduate of Sophia University, he was elected for the first time in 1996.

Yosuke Kondo            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Yosuke Kondo: a Japanese politician of the Democratic Party of Japan, a member of the House of Representatives in the Diet (national legislature). He was born in Washington, D.C. but grew up in Yamagata Prefecture. A graduate Keio University, he joined the national newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun in 1988, which he left in 1999. He was elected for the first time in 2003 after an unsuccessful run in 2000.