Misao (written: 操 or みさを in hiragana) is a unisex Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
, Japanese philosophy student and poet , Japanese textile artist, weaver and educator , Japanese murderer , Japanese biathlete , Japanese high jumper , Japanese footballer , Japanese swimmer
Fictional characters , a character in the anime series Magical Girl Pretty Sammy , protagonist of the manga series Black Bird , a character in the manga series Lucky Star , a character in the manga series Rurouni Kenshin , a character in the light novel series Asura Cryin' , a character in the video game Gate Keepers , a character in the manga series First Love Limited , a titular main antagonist in the RPG maker horror game Misao