Zao may refer to: Mayor Zao, a character in the video game Freedom Planet Zao (American band), a metalcore band from West Virginia Zao (French band) Mount Zaō, a mountain in northern Japan Zaō, Miyagi, a town in Japan 5751 Zao, an asteroid ZAO, an abbreviation for a Russian closed joint-stock company Zao Wou-Ki (1920-2013), Chinese-French contemporary painter ZAO, a free Chinese Deepfake app Captain Zao, Chinese submarine officer in Fallout 4 Zao, evil North Korean military officer in Die Another Day