Kawano (written: 河野, 川野 or かわの in hiragana) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Hiroki Kawano (河野 広貴) (born 1990), Japanese football playerJunji Kawano (川野 淳次) (born 1945), Japanese football playerJunko Kawano (河野 純子), Japanese game designer, game director and writerKatsumi Kawano (河野 かつみ) (born 1965), Japanese volleyball playerKazumasa Kawano (河野 和正) (born 1970), Japanese football playerKeizoh Kawano (河野 啓三), keyboardist for Japanese jazz fusion band T-SquareKenichi Kawano (河野 健一), Japanese football playerKoichiro Kawano (born 1981), Japanese golferNaoki Kawano (川野 直輝) (born 1982), Japanese actor and musicianOtoya Kawano (かわの をとや), Japanese voice actorShinichi Kawano (河野 真一) (born 1969), Japanese football playerYosh Kawano (born 1921), Chicago Cubs clu