Famous People with Name Takao

Takao Suzuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takao Suzuki: a Japanese sociolinguist, born in Tokyo in 1926. He is the author of ??????, translated into English as Words in Context.

Takao Doi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takao Doi: is a Japanese astronaut and a veteran of two NASA space shuttle missions.Doi holds a doctorate from the University of Tokyo in aerospace engineering, and has studied and published in the fields of propulsion systems, and microgravity technology. He resear

Takao Sakurai            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takao Sakurai: a former professional boxer who won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics.Sakurai began boxing in high school, keeping his training secret to his parents. He entered Chuo University, and captured the Olympic boxing gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in his senior year. In the finals, he knocked down his opponent 3 times in 2 rounds, capturing the win by RSC, and becoming the only Japanese boxer ever to win Olympic gold. His record in the amateurs was 138-13.

Takao Fujii            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takao Fujii: a Japanese politician, an independent and member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A native of Shirakawa, Gifu and graduate of Seijo University, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 1981. After serving in the House of Representatives for four terms from 1993 until 2005 when he lost re-election, he was elected again to the House of Councillors in 2007.

Takao Makino            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Takao Makino: a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party, a member of the House of Councillors in the Diet (national legislature). A graduate of Waseda University and former member of the assembly of Shizuoka Prefecture, he was elected to the House of Councillors for the first time in 2007.