Date (surname)
Date (伊達, [date]; "gallantry" or "showy") 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
- Date Tanemune (伊達 稙宗, 1488–1565), Japanese samurai
- Date Harumune (伊達 晴宗, 1519–1577), Japanese daimyō
- Date Masamune (伊達 政宗, 1567–1636), Japanese leader
- Date Tadamune (伊達 忠宗, 1599–1658), Japanese samurai
- Date Tsunamune (伊達 綱宗, 1640–1711), Japanese samurai
- Date Tsunamura (伊達 綱村, 1659–1719), Japanese samurai
- Date Yoshikuni (伊達 慶邦, 1825–1874), Japanese samurai
- 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
- Date Hidemune (伊達 秀宗, 1591–1658), Japanese daimyō; first-born son (by concubine) of Masamune Date
- Date Munenari (伊達 宗城, 1818–1892), Japanese leader
- Arisa Date (伊達 朱里紗), Japanese voice actress
- Kimiko Date (伊達 公子, born 1970), Japanese professional tennis player
- Koji Date (伊達 幸志, born 1987), Japanese actor and singer
- Masashi Date (伊達 昌司, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
- Mikio Date (伊達 みきお, born 1974), Japanese comedian
- Miwako Date (born 7 May, 1971), Japanese businesswoman
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
- Akira Date (伊達 明) in Kamen Rider OOO
- Ryuusei Date in Super Robot Wars
- Wataru Date in Case Closed
- Kyoko Date (伊達 杏子), a virtual idol
- Kaname Date in the video game AI: The Somnium Files
Other people
- Christopher J. Date, author and researcher in relational database technology
- Terry Date, an American record producer
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See also
- Date (disambiguation), other uses of the word "date"
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