Wataru (written: 渉, 渡, 亘, 航, 和, 亙, or わたる in hiragana) is a common masculine Japanese name. The most common characters used to write Wataru are '渉'. Notable people with the name include:
Wataru Asō (born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in JapanWataru Fukuda (born 1964), Japanese actorWataru Hatano (born 1982), Japanese voice actorWataru Hokoyama (born 1974), music composerWataru Inoue (born 1973), professional wrestlerWataru Ishijima (1906–1980), paleontologist and geologistWataru Ito (born 1969), Japanese politicianWataru Kozuki (born 1971), actressWataru Kubo (1929 – 2003), Japanese politicianWataru Misaka (born 1923), American basketball playerWataru Miyawaki (born 1980), vocalist of Japanese rock band 12012Wataru Murayama, Japanese manga writerWataru Sakata (born 1973), professional wrestler and martial arts fighterWataru Takagi (born 1966), Japanese voice actorWataru Takeishi (born 1982), music video directorWataru Takeshita (born 1946), Japanese politicianWataru Yamazaki (born 1980), Japanese footballerWataru Yazawa (矢澤 航, born 1991), Japanese hurdlerWataru Yoshikawa (born 1968), Japanese motorcycle riderWataru Yoshizumi (born 1963), Japanese manga artist