Masato (Japanese: 正人, 雅人, 理人, 眞人, 聖仁, 聖人, 真人, 正外) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Masato Hatanaka (born 1975), Japanese musicianMasato Ichishiki (born 1971), author of the SD Gundam comicsMasato (kickboxer) (born 1979), Japanese former welterweight kickboxer, won K-1 WORLD MAX kickboxing tournament in 2003, 2008Masato Kawabata (born 1977), professional drifting driverMasato Kitera, Japanese diplomatMasato Nakamura (born 1958), member of the band Dreams Come TrueMasato Yokoyama (born 1964), perpetrator of the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subwayMasato Yoshii (born 1965), Japanese professional baseball playerMasato Sakai (born 1973), Japanese actorMasato Harada (born 1949), Japanese film director and actorMasato Kurogi (born 1989), Japanese football player for Cerezo OsakaMasato Hagiwara (born 1971), Japanese actorMasato Morishige (born 1987), Japanese football player for F.C. TokyoFictional characters:
Masato (Pokémon), known in English as Max, a character in Pokémon and Ash & PikachuMasato Inohara, a character in Little Busters!Masato Jin from Tokumei Sentai Go-BustersMasato Kusaka of Kamen Rider 555Masato Mishima of Kamen Rider KabutoMasato Sanjouin from Sailor MoonMasato Wakamatsu of MiyukiMasato Yamanobe, a character in the manga Phoenix (Hi no Tori)Masato Hijirikawa, a character from the Uta no Prince-sama series.Masato Kageura, a character in the manga World Trigger.