Kakeru is a Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
, Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer , Japanese novelist , Japanese badminton player , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese karateka , Japanese rugby union fullback , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese footballer , Japanese artistic gymnast , Japanese baseball player
Fictional characters Kakeru, a female character from the manga and anime series Kekkaishi Kakeru Ryuuen, a male character from the light novel series Classroom of the Elite