Saito (surname)

Saito (齋藤, 斎藤, 斉藤, 齎藤, さいとう, サイトウ) is a Japanese surname. Variant Romanizations include Saitou, Saitoh, or Saitō. People with the surname include:

Living

• Akihiko Saito (1961-2005), a Japanese security guard taken hostage in Iraq in 2005
• Akira Saito (b. 1963), a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer
• Akira Saitō (b. 1995), a Japanese actress
• Akitoshi Saito (b. 1965), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Ayaka Saitō (b. 1988), a Japanese voice actor
• Chiho Saito (b. 1967), a Japanese manga artist
• Chiwa Saitō (b. 1981), a Japanese voice actor
• Daigo Saito (b. 1980), a Japanese professional drifting driver
• Daisuke Saito (footballer, born 1974) (b. 1974), a Japanese footballer
• Daisuke Saito (born 1980), a Japanese footballer
• Fusae Saito (b. 1951), the married name of Fusae Ohta, a Japanese politician and Japan's first female prefectural governor
• Haruka Saito (b. 1970), a Japanese Olympic softball player
• Hiro Saito (b. 1961 as Hiroyuki Saito), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Hiroshi Saito (footballer) (b. 1970), a Japanese footballer
• Hiroshi Saitō (governor) (b. 1957), a Japanese politician from Yamagata, Yamagata, Japan
• Hiroshi Saitō (mayor) (b. 1939), a Japanese politician from Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan
• Hiroshi Saito (pentathlete) (b. 1961), a Japanese modern pentathlete
• Hiroya Saito (b. 1970), a Japanese Olympic ski jumper
• Hisaharu Saito (b. 1962), a Japanese Olympic water polo player
• Hitohiro Saito (b. 1957), a Japanese teacher of aikido and son of Morihiro Saito
• Hitoshi Saito (b. 1961), Japanese Olympic judoka
• Ichirō Saitō (1909-1979), Japanese film score composer
• Ikuzo Saito (b. 1960), Japanese Olympic wrestler
• James Saito (b. 1955), actor
• Jitsuko Saito (b. 1946), a Japanese Olympic speed skater
• Juniti Saito (b. 1942), Brazilian military officer and the current commander of the Brazilian Air Force
• Katsuyuki Saito (b. 1973), Japanese footballer
• Kazuki Saito (b. 1988), a Japanese footballer
• Kazumi Saito (b. 1977), a Japanese professional baseball player
• Kazuo Saito (b. 1951), a Japanese footballer
• Ken'ichi Saitō, real name of Hiroshi (owarai), an owarai comedian
• Kimiko Saitō (b. 1977), a Japanese voice actress
• Kinoto Saito (b. 1976), a Japanese footballer
• Kiyonori Saito (b.), birth name of Daisuke Ban, a Japanese actor
• Kōichi Saitō (cinematographer), a Japanese cinematographer
• Kōichi Saitō (film director) (1929–2009), a Japanese film director
• Kōichi Saitō (photographer) (b. 1935), a Japanese photographer
• Kōji Saitō (photographer) (1893-unknown), a Japanese photographer
• Koji Saito (athlete), a Paralympic athlete from Japan
• Kosuke Saito (b. 1983), a Japanese DJ
• Kiyoshi Saito (b. 1982), a Japanese footballer
• Kiyoshi Saitō (1907-1997), a Japanese sōsaku hanga artist
• Kōichi Saitō (cinematographer), a Japanese cinematographer
• Makoto Saito (wrestler) (b. 1974), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Makoto Saito (designer) (b. 1952), a Japanese graphic designer
• Manabu Saitō (b. 1990), a Japanese footballer
• Masa Saito (b. 1942), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Masaki Saito (b. 1980), a Japanese footballer
• Masato Saito (b. 1975), a Japanese footballer
• Masaya Saito (b. 1985), a Japanese footballer
• Miki Saito (b. 1968), a Japanese Olympic swimmer
• Minoru Saito (1934), a Japanese solo yachtsmen
• Mitsuhide Hirasawa (b. 1982), real name of Hideo Saito, a Japanese professional wrestler
• Miuna Saito (b. 1987), a Japanese pop singer
• Mizuho Saito, the Japanese drummer of ZONE
• Mokichi Saitō (1882-1953), a Japanese poet
• Momoko Saitō (b. 1982), a Japanese voice actor
• Momoko Saito (cricketer) (b. 1982), a Japanese cricketer
• Morihiro Saito, (1928–2002), a teacher of Aikido
• Naoko Saito (b. 1976), a Japanese field hockey Olympian
• Naoto Saito (b. 1988), a Japanese figure skater
• Rika Saito (b. 1983), a Japanese Olympic weightlifter
• Rin Saitō, a Japanese manga artist
• Ryo Saito (b. 1979), a Japanese professional wrestler
• Ryoei Saito (1916-1996), the honorary chairman of Daishowa Paper Manufacturing
• Ryu Saito (b. 1979), a Japanese footballer
• Sachiko Saito (b. 1947), a Japanese Olympic speed skater
• Saizo Saito (1908-2004), a Japanese footballer
• Sakae Saitō (b. 1933), a Japanese author of popular fiction
• Seigo Saito (b. 1977), a retired Japanese judoka
• Shinji Saito (b. 1989), a Japanese professional yo-yo performer and competitor
• Shirō Saitō (b. 1956), a Japanese actor and voice actor
• Takako Saito (1929), a Japanese artist
• Takako Saito (wrestler) (b. 1983), a female Japanese wrestler
• Takao Saito (b. 1936), a Japanese manga artist
• Takao Saito (cinematographer) (b. 1920), a Japanese cinematographer
• Takashi Saito (b. 1970), a Japanese baseball pitcher
• Takashi Saito (ca.1990-2007), a sumo wrestler who died due to injuries sustained in the Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal
• Takeshi Saito (b. 1981), a Japanese professional ice hockey player
• Takeshi Saito (footballer) (b. 1979), a former Japanese football player
• Takumi Saito (b. 1981), a Japanese actor
• Takumi Saito (athlete) (b. 1993), a Japanese Olympic racewalker
• Tamaki Saitō (b. 1961), a Japanese psychologist
• Tetsuo Saito (b. 1952), a Japanese politician
• Tomoharu Saitou (b. 1983), a professional Magic: the Gathering player
• Tomohiro Saitō (b. 1984), birth name of Hiro Mizushima, a Japanese actor, writer and model
• Torajiro Saito (1905-1982), a Japanese film director
• Toshihide Saito (b. 1973), a Japanese footballer
• Toshitsugu Saito (b. 1944), a Japanese politician
• Tsuneyoshi Saito, a Japanese composer and arranger
• William Saito (b. 1971), a Japanese entrepreneur
• Yasuka Saitoh (b. 1987), a Japanese actress
• Yasuo Saitō (diplomat) (b. 1948), a Japanese diplomat and current Ambassador to Russia
• Yasuo Saitō (b. 1976), real name of Yakkun Sakurazuka, a Japanese comedian and voice actor
• Yoshifumi Saito (b. 1958), a Japanese Olympic water polo player
• Yoshihiko Saito (b. 1972), a Japanese hurdler and sprinter
• Yoshitsugu Saito, a Japanese army commander during the Battle of Saipan
• Yoshitsugu Saitō (1890-1944), a lieutenant general in the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II
• Yoshiyuki Saito (b. 1970), the real name of Japanese professional wrestler Super Shisa
• Yōsuke Saitō (footballer) (b. 1988), a Japanese footballer
• Yuka Saitō (essayist) (b. 1962), a Japanese essayist, daughter of Morio Kita and a grandchild of Mokichi Saitō
• Yuka Saitō (voice actress) (b. 1986), a Japanese voice actress
• Yuki Saito (actress) (b. 1966), a Japanese actress, singer, writer, poet
• Yuki Saito (pitcher, born 1987), a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp
• Yuki Saito (pitcher, born 1988), a Japanese baseball pitcher for the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
• Yuriko Saito, a professor of philosophy at Rhode Island School of Design
• Yasuka Saitoh (b. 1987), a Japanese actor
• Yutaka Saito, real name of Yoot Saito, a Japanese video game designer
• Yuya Saito (b. 1977), a Japanese rugby union footballer

Historical people

• Saitō clan, a clan during the Sengoku period of Japan
• Saitō Chikudō (1815-1852), a Japanese confucian scholar, historian, and poet
• Saitō Dōsan (1494–1556), daimyō
• Saitō Hajime (1844–1915), Shinsengumi third unit captain
• Saitō Makoto (1858–1936), former Governor-General of Korea, former Prime Minister of Japan
• Saitō Musashibō Benkei (1155–1189), fighting monk of folklore
• Saitō Myōchin (1411–1480), monk and military chieftain during the Muromachi period
• Saitō Ryokuu (1867–1904), author
• Saitō Sanemori (1111–1183), shogun of Genpei war
• Saitō Takao (1870-1949), Japanese opposition politician during World War II
• Saitō Tatsuoki (1548–1573), daimyo from Mino Province
• Saito Tomonobu (1527-1591), an officer under the Uesugi clan following the Sengoku period of the 16th century
• Saito Toshikazu (unknown-1582), lord of Ikuchiyama in Tamba Province
• Saitō Toshimitsu (1534-1582), a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period
• Saitō Toshinaga (unknown-1460), daimyo from Mino Province
• Saitō Yoshitatsu (1527–1561), daimyo from Mino Province

Fictional characters

• Saito (Ghost in the Shell), of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
• Saitō Hajime (Rurouni Kenshin), of Rurouni Kenshin
• Saito Hajime of Peacemaker Kurogane
• Kaede Saitou, of Angelic Layer
• Kaori Saito, of Jiraishin / Ice Blade
• Hiraga Saito, of Zero no Tsukaima
• Saito Hikari (Hub Hikari) from the Mega Man Battle Network video game series
• Colonel Saito of The Bridge on the River Kwai
• Mr. Saito of Inception

See also

• Saito for other uses of "Saito"