Kawano (written: 河野, 川野 or かわの in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese game designer, game director and writer , Japanese artist, known for wood blocks , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese admiral , keyboardist for Japanese jazz fusion band T-Square , Japanese footballer Koichiro Kawano (born 1981), Japanese golfer , Japanese actor and musician , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer Yosh Kawano (1921–2018), Chicago Cubs clubhouse manager
See also Kawano Station, a railway station in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan