Kaneko (surname)

Kaneko (written: 金子, 金古, 兼子 or カネコ in katakana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akitomo Kaneko (金子 明友; born 1927), Japanese gymnast
• Atsushi Kaneko (カネコ アツシ; born 1966), Japanese manga artist
• Chihiro Kaneko (金子 千尋; born 1983), Japanese baseball player
• Kaneko Daiei (金子 大栄; 1881–1976), Japanese Buddhist philosopher
• Daiki Kaneko (金子 大毅; born 1998), Japanese footballer
• Emi Kaneko (金子 恵美; born 1965), Japanese politician
• Fumiko Kaneko (金子 文子; 1903–1926), Japanese anarchist and nihilist
• Genjirō Kaneko (金子 原二郎; born 1944), Japanese politician
• Hajime Kaneko (兼子 一; 1906–1973), Japanese jurist
• Hiromi Kaneko (金子 広美; born 1980), Japanese cyclist
• Hisashi Kaneko (金子 久; born 1959), Japanese footballer
• Hitomi Kaneko (金子 仁美), Japanese classical composer
• Kaneko Ietada (金子 家忠; 1138–1216), Japanese samurai
• Ippei Kaneko (金子 一平; 1913–1989), Japanese politician, finance minister 1978–79
• Jun Kaneko (金子 潤; born 1942), Japanese ceramic artist living in the United States
• Jutok Kaneko (1958–2007), Japanese musician
• Kazuma Kaneko (金子 一馬; born 1964), Japanese video game artist and designer
• Kazuyoshi Kaneko (金子 一義; born 1942), Japanese politician
• Kaneko Kentarō (金子 堅太郎; 1853–1942), Japanese diplomat
• Keisuke Kaneko (金子 圭輔; born 1985), Japanese baseball player
• Kuniyoshi Kaneko (金子 國義; 1936–2015), Japanese painter, illustrator and photographer
• Makoto Kaneko (disambiguation), multiple people
• Mari Kaneko (金子 真理; born 1972), Japanese karateka and mixed martial artist
• Masaaki Kaneko (金子 正明; born 1940), Japanese sport wrestler
• Masahiro Kaneko (金子 昌広; born 1991), Japanese footballer
• Masaki Kaneko (金子 雅紀; born 1992), Japanese swimmer
• Masaru Kaneko (金子 勝; born 1952), Japanese Marxian economist
• Megumi Kaneko (金子 恵美; born 1978), Japanese politician
• Misuzu Kaneko (金子 みすゞ; 1903–1930), Japanese poet and songwriter
• Mitsuharu Kaneko (金子 光晴; 1895–1975), Japanese poet and painter
• Munehiro Kaneko (金子 宗弘; born 1968), Japanese decathlete
• Noboru Kaneko (金子 昇; born 1974), Japanese actor
• Nobuaki Kaneko (金子 信昭; born 1981), Japanese drummer and actor
• Nobuo Kaneko (金子 信雄; 1923–1995), Japanese actor
• Ree Kaneko (born 1946), American artist
• Rie Kaneko (金子 理江; born 1997), Japanese gravure idol, model and singer
• Ryūichi Kaneko (金子 隆一; 1948–2021)), Japanese critic and historian of photography
• Seiji Kaneko (金古 聖司; born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Kaneko Shinzaemon (金子 新左衛門), Japanese samurai
• Shigeji Kaneko (金子 繁治; 1931–2016), Japanese boxer
• Shohei Kaneko (金子 宗平; 1937–2006), Japanese discus thrower
• Shota Kaneko (金子 翔太; born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Shusuke Kaneko (金子 修介; born 1955), Japanese screenwriter and film director
• Tadashi Kaneko (兼子 正; died 1942), Japanese World War II flying ace
• Takatoshi Kaneko (金子 貴俊; born 1978), Japanese actor
• Takeshi Kaneko (金子 丈; born 1993), Japanese baseball player
• Takuro Kaneko (金子 拓郎; born 1997), Japanese footballer
• Tōta Kaneko (金子 兜太; born 1919), Japanese writer
• Tsuyoshi Kaneko (金子 剛; born 1983), Japanese footballer
• Yasuji Kaneko (金子 安次; 1920–2010), ex-soldier of the Imperial Japanese Army, known for his extensive war crimes testimony
• Yoshinori Kaneko (金子 柱憲; born 1961), Japanese golfer
• Yōzō Kaneko (金子 養三; 1882–1941), Japanese general
• Yuji Kaneko (金子 侑司; born 1990), Japanese baseball player
• Yūki Kaneko (金子 有希; born 1987), Japanese voice actress
• Yuki Kaneko (footballer) (金子 勇樹; born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Yuki Kaneko (badminton) (金子 祐樹; born 1994), Japanese badminton player
• Yusuke Kaneko (金子 祐介; born 1976), Japanese ski jumper
• Yutaka Kaneko (footballer) (金子 豊; born 1979), Japanese footballer
• Yutaka Kaneko (wrestler) (兼子 隆; born 1933), Japanese sport wrestler
• Zenjiro Kaneko (金子 善次郎; born 1943), Japanese politician
• Isamu Kaneko (金子 勇; 1970–2013), Japanese software programmer, developer of Winny file-sharing program