Kondō, Kondo or Kondou (近藤 "near wisteria") is a surname prominent in Japanese culture, although it also occurs in other countries. Notable people with the surname include:

, Japanese ballet dancer

Dorinne K. Kondo, anthropologist

, chief of the Shinsengumi

, physicist, researcher of the Kondo effect

, manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director

, Japanese composer and musician

, Japanese ice hockey player

Mamadou Kondo, Malian footballer

Marie Kondo (born 1984), organizing consultant and author

, Japanese bureaucrat

, or Matchy, Japanese singer, lyricist and actor

, professional shogi player

, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force admiral

, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral

, professional shogi player

, professional wrestler

, professional wrestler and shoot boxer

, Japanese pole vaulter

, photographer of Sado island

, a member of the 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe

, Japanese trumpet player

, Japanese politician

, animator and film director

, mixed martial arts fighter

Yoshio Kondo (1910–1990), biologist and malacologist

, Japanese curler

Japanese-language surnames

Kondō