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 ChefTakeshi Kaneshiro (金城 武, born 1973), actor and singerTakeshi Kitano (北野 武, born 1947), known as Beat Takeshi, (ビートたけし), filmmaker and star of Takeshi's CastleTakeshi Konomi (許斐剛, born 1970), manga artist, writer of The Prince of TennisTakeshi Kusao (草尾 毅, born 1965), voice actorTakeshi Morishima (森嶋 猛, born 1978), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling NoahTakeshi Obata (小畑 健, born 1969), manga artistTakeshi Okumura (奥村 健, born 1952), pocket billiards playerTakeshi Onaga (翁長 雄志, 1950), politician, current Governor of Okinawa PrefectureTakeshi Rikio (力皇猛, born 1972), professional wrestler for Pro Wrestling Noah.Takeshi Shudo, (首藤 剛志, 1949–2010), scriptwriterTakeshi So (宗猛, born 1953), long-distance runnerTakeshi Ueda (上田剛士, born 1968), musician, bassist of The Mad Capsule MarketsTakeshi Utsumi, education expert