Takeshi (which might be written in several ways, such as 武, 毅, 猛, or 健史, katakana: タケシ; hiragana: たけし) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Takeshi Inoue (井上 武, born 1980), mixed martial artist, ring name Lion Takeshi (リオン武)
Takeshi Kaga (鹿賀 丈史, born 1950), actor, known for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the television show Iron Chef
Takeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武, born 1973), actor and singer
Takeshi Kitano (北野 武, born 1947), known as Beat Takeshi, (ビートたけし), filmmaker and star of Takeshi's Castle
Takeshi Konomi (許斐剛, born 1970), manga artist, writer of The Prince of Tennis
Takeshi Kusao (草尾 毅, born 1965), voice actor
Takeshi Morishima (森嶋 猛, born 1978), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling Noah
Takeshi Obata (小畑 健, born 1969), manga artist
Takeshi Okumura (奥村 健, born 1952), pocket billiards player
Takeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志, 1950), politician, current Governor of Okinawa Prefecture
Takeshi Rikio (力皇猛, born 1972), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling Noah.
Takeshi Shudo, (首藤 剛志, 1949–2010), scriptwriter
Takeshi So (宗猛, born 1953), long-distance runner
Takeshi Ueda (上田剛士, born 1968), musician, bassist of The Mad Capsule Markets
Takeshi Utsumi, education expert
