Gotō (後藤, 五藤, 五島) is a Japanese surname. People with the name include:
Aritomo Gotō, an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II
Ben Goto, a documentarist and novelist
Cassern S. Goto, an author
Gotō Chūgai, an essayist, novelist and literary critic
Eiichi Goto, a computer scientist
Fumio Gotō, a politician and theoretician
Fusanosuke Gotō, a soldier
Hiromi Goto, a novelist
Hirooki Goto, a professional wrestler
Hiroyuki Goto, a game designer and noted PI reciter
John Goto, an artist known for his photoshopped montage color photography
Joseph Goto (1920-1994), an American sculptor
Jūrō Gotō, a major general in the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Kazushige Goto, a computer research associate noted for hand-optimized assembly routines
Keiichirō Gotō, a photographer
Kenji Goto, a freelance journalist
Mai Gotō (actress), an actress and gravure idol
Mai Goto (voice actress), a voice actress
Maki Goto, a singer in Hello!Project
Masafumi Gotō, a member of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung Fu Generation
Meisei Goto, an author
Midori Gotō, a violinist
Gotō Mototsugu, a samurai
Goto Nobuyasu, an elite officer in the Date clan
Ryu Gotō, a violinist
Saori Gotō, a voice actress
Satoshi Goto, a voice actor
Shoko Goto, an adult video actress
Gotō Shinpei, a statesman
Gotō Shōjirō, a politician and leader of the Freedom and People's Rights Movement
Tadamasa Goto, a yakuza boss
Tatsutoshi Goto, a professional wrestler
Terumoto Gotō, a comedian
Tetsuo Gotō, a voice actor
Toru Goto, a freestyle swimmer
Toshio Gotō, a director
Goto Yujo, a 15th-century swordsman
Yūko Gotō, a voice actress
Yukari Goto, a member of the Japanese pop group AAA: Attack All Around
