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 player
Junji Kawano (川野 淳次) (born 1945), Japanese football player
Junko Kawano (河野 純子), Japanese game designer, game director and writer
Katsumi Kawano (河野 かつみ) (born 1965), Japanese volleyball player
Kazumasa Kawano (河野 和正) (born 1970), Japanese football player
Keizoh Kawano (河野 啓三), keyboardist for Japanese jazz fusion band T-Square
Kenichi Kawano (河野 健一), Japanese football player
Koichiro Kawano (born 1981), Japanese golfer
Naoki Kawano (川野 直輝) (born 1982), Japanese actor and musician
Otoya Kawano (かわの をとや), Japanese voice actor
Shinichi Kawano (河野 真一) (born 1969), Japanese football player
Yosh Kawano (born 1921), Chicago Cubs clu
