Sadao (given name)

Sadao

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used

Sadao (written: 貞雄, 貞夫, 禎雄 or サダオ in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Sadao Abe (阿部 サダヲ, born 1970), Japanese actor and musician
• Sadao Araki (荒木 貞夫, 1877–1966), Imperial Japanese Army general, politician, and political philosopher
• Sadao Bekku (別宮 貞雄, 1922–2012), Japanese classical composer
• Sadao Fuchigami (渕上 貞雄, born 1937), Japanese politician
• Sadao Hasegawa (長谷川 サダオ, born 1950), Japanese gay erotic artist
• Sadao Kazama (風間 貞夫, born 1940), Japanese sport wrestler
• Kotogahama Sadao (琴ヶ濵 貞雄, 1927–1981), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Sadao Munemori (旨森 貞雄, 1922–1945), United States Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Sadao Nakajima (中島 貞夫, born 1934), Japanese film director and screenwriter
• Sadao Sato (佐藤 貞雄, born 1949), Japanese sport wrestler
• Sadao Sei (清 貞雄), Japanese astronomer
• Sadao Takagi (高木 貞夫, born 1932), Japanese entomologist
• Wakabayama Sadao (若葉山 貞雄, 1922–2001), Japanese sumo wrestler
• Sadao Watanabe (artist) (渡辺 禎雄, 1913–1996), Japanese printmaker
• Sadao Watanabe (musician) (渡辺 貞夫, born 1933), Japanese jazz musician
• Sadao Yamahana (山花 貞夫, 1936–1999), Japanese politician
• Sadao Yamanaka (山中 貞雄, 1909–1938), Japanese film director and screenwriter