Mao (given name)
Mao is a unisex Japanese given name. People with the name include:
- Mao Abe, Japanese singer-songwriter
- Mao Arai, Japanese judoka
- Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater
- Mao Daichi, Japanese actress
- Mao Denda, Japanese singer-songwriter
- Mao Fujita, Japanese male pianist
- , former Japanese adult actress and discjockey
- Mao Hosoya, Japanese male footballer
- Mao Ichimichi, Japanese actress and voice actress
- Mao Ichiyama, Japanese long-distance runner
- Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
- Mao Ishigaki, Japanese curler
- Mao Ishikawa, Okinawan photographer and activist
- Mao Izumi, Japanese judoka
- Mao Kiyota, Japanese long distance runner
- Mao Kobayashi (actress), Japanese actress
- Mao Kobayashi (Japanese idol), Japanese junior idol
- Mao Kunii, Japanese rhythmic gymnast
- , Japanese adult actress
- Mao Miyaji, Japanese actress
- Mao Murakami, Japanese J-pop dancer
- Mao Saigo, Japanese professional golfer
- Mao Shimada, Japanese figure skater
Other people
- Mao Zeming, Papua New Guinean politician
Fictional characters
- Mao, a Geass-user in the anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
- Mao Chen, a character in the anime series Beyblade
- Mao Jahana, a female character in the anime series Blood+
- Mao, a character in the anime and manga series Darker than Black
- Mao, a character in the video game Shadow Hearts: From The New World
- Mao, a character in the video game Tales of Rebirth
- Mao, the main character in the video game Disgaea 3
- Mao, a character in the video game Shining Wind
- Mao, a character in the film Marock, played by Assaad Bouab
- Mao Mao, a character in the video game Aero Fighters
- Sadao Mao, aka Satan, the main protagonist of the anime The Devil Is a Part-Timer!
- Mao Nonosaka, a secondary character of the anime "The Future Diary" or also known as "Mirai Nikki".
- Mao Kamitsuki, a character from the fictional idol group Apricot Regulus
- Mao Onigawara, a character in the anime series Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan
- Mao Otoha, the main character from the Data Carddass arcade collectable card game and Anime/Tokusatsu, Aikatsu Planet!
- Mao Isara, a male character from the rhythm game ''Ensemble Stars!''