Shō, Sho or Shou is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Akiko Yosano (与謝野 晶子, 1878-1942), Japanese author. Her birth name was "Shō Hō" (鳳 志よう) , Japanese footballer , Japanese freestyle skier Sho Kosugi (ショー・コスギ, born 1948), Japanese martial artist and actor Show Hayami (速水 奨, born 1958), Japanese voice actor and singer , Japanese idol and actor , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese boxer Sho Nakata (中田 翔, born 1989), Japanese baseball player Sun Yat-sen (孫 逸仙, 1866–1925), a.k.a. "Nakayama Shō" (中山 樵) , Japanese diver Sho Sakurai (櫻井 翔, born 1982), Japanese idol, singer-songwriter, and newscaster , stage name Lien, Japanese idol, member of South Korean boy band Mirae , Japanese swimmer , Japanese professional wrestler Sho Yano (矢野 祥, born 1991), American child prodigy Shō Kiryūin (鬼龍院 翔, born 1984) Japanese singer and songwriter, member of Japanese rock band Golden Bomber Sho Yonashiro (與那城 奨, born 1995), Japanese idol, member of JO1 Sho Watanabe (渡辺翔), Japanese wheelchair racer
Fictional characters Ginzu the Ninja or Sho, a character in Captain Commando video game Sho, a protagonist of the 2002 video game Crimson Sea Syoh from Tuff E Nuff (Dead Dance) Genocide Jack (Genocider Syo), a character in Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc Shou Amabane, the player character in Burning Rangers Shou Ashikawa, a character in Machine Robo Rescue Shō Fukamachi, the protagonist character of Bio Booster Armor Guyver Sho Hayate, a character in Dengeki Sentai Changeman Shō Kazamatsuri, the main character in Whistle! Syo Kurusu (来栖 翔), the main character in the Uta no Prince-sama franchise Sho Marufuji (Syrus Truesdale), a character in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Sho Minamimoto, an antagonist in The World Ends with You video game Sho Minazuki, a fighter in Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold Sho Shinjo, a character in the Battle Arena Toshinden fighting game series Sho Takamatsu, a character from The Drifting Classroom Shou Tatsumi, a character in Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive Shou Toramaru, a character in Undefined Fantastic Object from the Touhou Project series Sho Tsukioka (月岡 彰), a character in the novel, manga, and film Battle Royale Shou Tucker, a character in Fullmetal Alchemist , a character in the anime series SSSS.Gridman Shō Kusakabe, a character from the anime and manga series Fire Force Xiao, a playable Anemo character in Genshin Impact, read as in Japanese
See also Masatoshi Ono (小野 正利, born 1967), Japanese rock/heavy metal singer, nicknamed "Sho" Sho (disambiguation)