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Kao may refer to:

Places

Kao, Indonesia, a town
Kao, Lesotho, a community council
Kao, Niger, a village and rural commune
Kao, Togo, a village
Kao (island), Tonga
Kao (crater), a lunar crater

People

Gao (surname), sometimes romanized as Kao, including a list of Chinese people with the surname Kao
Kao Kim Hourn (born 1966), Cambodian government official and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
R. N. Kao (1918–2002), Indian spymaster, first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing
King Kao of Zhou (died 426 BC), 31st king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
Kaō (painter), Japanese painter Kaō Ninga (fl. early 14th century)

Acronym

Kuiper Airborne Observatory
Keith-Albee-Orpheum, abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of an American chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
Communist Workers Organisation (Netherlands) (Kommunistische Arbeidersorganisatie)

Other uses

Huaya, romanized as Kaō, stylized signatures or marks used in East Asian cultures in place of a true signature
Kaō (era), a Japanese era name
Kao Corporation, a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
Kao language, of Indonesia
Kao (bull), a divine bull in Meitei mythology
Kao (film), a 2000 film by Junji Sakamoto
Kao the Kangaroo, a series of video games
Kuusamo Airport, Finland, IATA airport code

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+{{wikt}}
 '''Kao''' may refer to:
+{{TOC right}}
+==Places==
+* [[Kao, Indonesia]], a town
+* [[Kao, Lesotho]], a community council
+* [[Kao, Niger]], a village and rural commune
+* [[Kao, Togo]], a village
+* [[Kao (island)]], Tonga
+* [[Kao (crater)]], a lunar crater
+==People==
-* Kao, a Japanese term for [[face]].
+* [[Gao (surname)]], sometimes romanized as Kao, including a list of Chinese people with the surname Kao
-* {{nihongo|[[Kaō]]|花押}}, a stylized [[signature]] or a mark used in place of a signature in China and Japan
+* [[Kao Kim Hourn]] (born 1966), Cambodian government official and Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
-* [[Kao (crater)]], a crater on the [[Moon]].
+* [[R. N. Kao]] (1918–2002), Indian spymaster, first chief of India's external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing
-* [[Kaō (era)]], a Japanese era name
-* [[Kao (film)|''Kao'' (film)]], a 2000 film by [[Junji Sakamoto]]
+* [[King Kao of Zhou]] (died 426 BC), 31st king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
+* [[Kaō (painter)]], Japanese painter Kaō Ninga ({{fl.|early 14th century}})
-* [[Kao (island)]] an island from an extinct volcano in [[Tonga]]
-* [[Kao (surname)]], an alternative romanization of the [[Chinese family name]] '''Gao'''.
-* [[Kao Airport]] south of [[Tobelo]] on [[Halmahera|Halmahera Island]], [[North Maluku]], [[Indonesia]]
-* [[Kao Corporation]], Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
-* A [[knee strike]] used in [[muay thai]]
+==Acronym==
-* Places:
+* [[Kuiper Airborne Observatory]]
-**[[Kao, Indonesia]]
+* [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]], abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of an American chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
-** [[Kao, Lesotho]]
+* [[Communist Workers Organisation (Netherlands)]] (''Kommunistische Arbeidersorganisatie'')
-** [[Kao, Niger]]
-** [[Kao, Togo]]
+==Other uses==
-* People:
+* [[Huaya]], romanized as Kaō, stylized signatures or marks used in East Asian cultures in place of a true signature
-** [[Kao (musician)]], Kaoru's alternative name
-** [[Kao (painter)]], 15th Century Japanese painter.
+* [[Kaō (era)]], a Japanese era name
+* [[Kao Corporation]], a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
-** [[Nicholas Kao Se Tseien]] (1897–2007), Catholic priest, [[supercentenarian]]
+* [[Kao language]], of Indonesia
-** [[Ping-Tse Kao]] (1888–1970), Taiwanese astronomer, after whom the crater is named
+* [[Kao (bull)]], a divine bull in Meitei mythology
-** [[R. N. Kao]] (1918–2002), Founder Director of [[Research and Analysis Wing]] (RAW)
+* [[Kao (film)|''Kao'' (film)]], a 2000 film by Junji Sakamoto
-** [[Charles Kao]], Father of fiber optics, awarded 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics
+* [[Kao the Kangaroo]], a series of video games
+* [[Kuusamo Airport]], Finland, IATA airport code
-'''KAO''' may refer to:
-* [[Kappa Alpha Theta]], used when the character theta is not available
-* [[Kuiper Airborne Observatory]]
-* [[Keith-Albee-Orpheum]], abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of a chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
-* [[Kuusamo Airport]], Finland (IATA airport code)
-* [[Communist Workers Organisation (Netherlands)]]{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}
+==See also==
-{{disambiguation}}
+* [[Käo (disambiguation)]]
-[[Category:Japanese words and phrases]]
+* [[Kappa Alpha Theta]] (ΚΑΘ), a sorority at DePauw University
+{{disambiguation|geo|surname}}
-[[de:KAO]]
-[[fr:Kao (homonymie)]]
-[[it:KAO]]