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Saito or Saitō (usually 斉藤 or 斎藤, but other forms are common) is a common Japanese surname, and may refer to:
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[edit] People
- Akihiko Saito, security guard taken hostage in Iraq in 2005
- Akitoshi Saito, professional wrestler
- Ayaka Saitō , voice actor
- Chiho Saito, manga artist
- Chiwa Saitō, voice actor
- Fusae Saito, a.k.a. Fusae Ota, a Japanese politician and Japan's first female prefectural governor
- Hitohiro Saito, teacher of aikido and son of Morihiro Saito
- James Saito, actor
- Kazuhiko Saitō, stage name Bou, guitarist of Antic Cafe, he left the band in 2007
- Ken'ichi Saitō, real name of Hiroshi (owarai), an owarai comedian
- Kiyoshi Saito, a sōsaku hanga artist
- Masa Saito, professional wrestler
- Minoru Saito, solo yachtsmen
- Mizuho Saito, drummer of ZONE
- Mokichi Saitō, poet
- Morihiro Saito, (1928-2002), a teacher of aikido
- Rin Saitō, manga artist
- Takao Saito, manga artist
- Takashi Saito, baseball pitcher
- Tamaki Saito, psychologist
- Yoshitsugu Saito, army commander during the Battle of Saipan
- Yuki Saito, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, essayist, and poet
[edit] Historical people
- Saitō clan, a clan during the Sengoku period of Japan
- Saitō Dōsan (1494-1556), daimyō
- Saitō Hajime (1844-1915), Shinsengumi captain
- Saitō Makoto (1858-1936), former Governor-General of Korea, former Prime Minister of Japan
- Saito Musashibō Benkei (1155-1189), fighting monk of folklore
- Saitō Myōchin (1411-1480), monk and military chieftain during the Muromachi period
- Saitō Ryokū (1867-1904), author
- Saito Sanemori, shogun of Genpei war
- Saito Shebato (1864-1939), a soldier who served in the U.S. Navy during World War I
- Saitō Tatsuoki (1548-1573), daimyo from Mino Province
- Saitō Yoshitatsu (1527-1561), daimyo from Mino Province
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