Kondō, Kondo or Kondou (written: 近藤, lit. "near, close to wisteria") is a surname most prominent in Japanese culture, although it also occurs in other countries. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese ballet dancer , Japanese man known for marrying a fictional character Geoffrey Kondo (born 2002), French footballer , Japanese judoka Dorinne K. Kondo, anthropologist , chief of the Shinsengumi , physicist, researcher of the Kondo effect , manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director , Japanese composer and musician , Japanese ice hockey player Mamadou Kondo, Malian footballer Marie Kondo (born 1984), organizing consultant and author , Japanese bureaucrat , or Matchy, Japanese singer, lyricist and actor , professional shogi player Mine Kondō (近藤ミネ, 1910–2025), Japanese supercentenarian , Japanese judoka , Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force admiral , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , professional shogi player , professional wrestler , professional wrestler and shoot boxer , Japanese pole vaulter , photographer of Sado island , a member of the 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe , Japanese trumpet player , Japanese politician , animator and film director , mixed martial arts fighter Yoshio Kondo (1910–1990), biologist and malacologist , Japanese curler Armin Kondo (近藤 アルミン; born 2000), samurai warrior