Date (surname) explained

is a Japanese surname. It is also a Maharashtrian surname from India with a similar pronunciation. It can refer to:

Japanese people

• Date clan, a lineage of daimyōs who controlled northern Japan in the late 16th century and into the Edo period
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• A branch of the Date Clan where the heads of the Uwajima Domain, in the former Iyo Province of Japan (present-day Ehime Prefecture) on the south-eastern island of Shikoku
  • , Japanese daimyō; first-born son (by concubine) of Masamune Date
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• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese/American architect and designer
• , Japanese professional tennis player
• , Japanese actor and singer
• , Japanese baseball player
• , Japanese comedian
• , Japanese businesswoman
• , Japanese voice actress

Fictional Japanese characters

• Eiji Date in the manga/anime series Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
• Sage Date in the anime series Ronin Warriors
• Kyosuke Date in SoulTaker
• Kenta Date in Denji Sentai Megaranger
• Akiko Date in the Young Samurai book series
• Naoto Date in the manga and anime series Tiger Mask
• in Kamen Rider OOO
• Ryuusei Date in Super Robot Wars
• Wataru Date in Case Closed
• , a virtual idol
• Kaname Date in the video game
• Soma Date in Orient (manga)

Other people

• Christopher J. Date, author and researcher in relational database technology
• Terry Date, an American record producer
• Arun Date, a Marathi singer

See also

• Date (disambiguation), other uses of the word "date"