Haruko
Haruko is a feminine Japanese given name. Its most common translation is "spring child", though other kanji provide different meanings. Notable people with the name include:
- the personal name of Empress Shōken
- Princess Haruko, the first daughter of Emperor Tsuchimikado
- Haruko Arimura, Japanese politician
- Fujita Haruko, Japanese pianist, teacher, music critic, and jurist
- Haruko Hasegawa, Japanese painter, illustrator, and writer
- Haruko Hatoyama, Japanese educator
- Haruko Ichikawa, Japanese writer
- Haruko Kato, Japanese actress
- Haruko Matsuda, Japanese former badminton player
- Haruko Miyaguchi, Japanese politician
- Haruko Momma, Japanese philologist and a scholar of Old English literature and language
- Haruko Momoi, Japanese singer, songwriter and voice actress
- Haruko Nagaya, Japanese member from pop rock band Ryokuoushoku Shakai
- Haruko Nawata Ward, Japanese religious historian
- Haruko Obokata, Japanese biological scientist
- Haruko Okamoto, Japanese figure skating coach
- Haruko Okano, Japanese-Canadian artist
- Haruko Sagara, Japanese actress
- Haruko Saida, Japanese women's professional shogi player
- Haruko Sugi Hurt, Japanese-American language translator
- Haruko Sugimura, Japanese stage and film actress
- Haruko Tachiiri, Japanese manga artist
- Haruko Tanaka, Los Angeles–based artist and filmmaker
- Haruko Wakita, Japanese academic
- Haruko Yoshikawa, Japanese politician
Fictional characters
- Haruko Akagi, a character in the manga series Slam Dunk
- Haruko Haruhara, a character in the anime series FLCL
- Haruko Kamio, a character in the visual novel Air
- Haruko Kashiwagi, a character in the visual novel Muv-Luv
- Haruko Mikogami, a secondary character in the anime series Sky Girls
- Haruko Shido, a supporting character in the anime series ''Please Twins!''