Takeshi
Introduction '''Takeshi''' ( in hiragana or  in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name.
Possible writings *武, "warrior"*毅, "strong"*猛, "fierce"*健, "healthy"*剛, "sturdy"*彪, "spotted"*威, "intimidate"*壮, "robust"*丈, "length"*雄, "masculine"*豪, "overpowering"*武史, "warrior, history"*武士, "warrior, gentleman"*健史, "healthy, history"*猛司, "fierce, director"*剛士, "sturdy, gentleman"*健士, "healthy, gentleman"*武志, "warrior, "intention"*丈史, "length, history"*剛始, "sturdy, commence"*猛司, "fierce, director"*勇志, "courage, intention"*雄志, "masculine, intention"*猛士, "fierce, gentleman"*岳志, "peak, intention"*剛志, "sturdy, intention"*岳史, "peak, history"
People with the name *, Japanese ice hockey player*, Japanese voice actor*, Japanese ice hockey player*, Japanese shogi player*, Japanese basketball player*, Japanese baseball player*, Japanese figure skater*, Japanese animator*, Japanese footballer*, Japanese baseball player*, Japanese footballer*, Japanese mixed martial artist*Takeshi Inoue, better known as Takeshi Rikio (born 1972), Japanese professional wrestler*, Japanese footballer*, Japanese ice hockey player*, Japanese actor*, Japanese golfer*, Japanese badminton player*, Taiwanese-Japanese actor and singer*, Japanese shogi player*, Japanese screenwriter*, known as Beat Takeshi, Japanese filmmaker and star of ''Takeshi's Castle''*, Japanese rugby union player*, Japanese keyboardist, lyricist, composer, arranger and record producer*, Japanese sport wrestler*, Japanese rower*, Japanese manga artist*, Japanese voice actor*, Japanese politician*, Japanese baseball player*, Japanese footballer*Takeshi Mori (disambiguation), multiple people*, Japanese professional wrestler*, Japanese sport wrestler*, Japanese volleyball player*, Japanese politician*, Japanese basketball player*, Japanese manga artist*, Japanese pocket billiards player*, Japanese politician*, Japanese professional wrestler*, Japanese footballer*, Japanese ice hockey player*, Japanese mathematician*, Japanese violinist*, Japanese footballer*, Japanese scriptwriter*, Japanese long-distance runner*, Japanese sport shooter*, Japanese general*Hiroki Takeshi, better known as AK-69 (born 1978), Japanese rapper, singer-songwriter*, Japanese rock guitarist*, Japanese comedian and actor*, Japanese musician*, Japanese astronomer*Takeshi Utsumi, education expert*Takeshi Yamada (born 1960), Japanese-American artist*, Japanese footballer*, Japanese swimmer*, Japanese ice hockey player*, Japanese diplomat*Takeshi Yoshida, Japanese engineer
Fictional characters *, a character in the ''Pokémon'' media franchise, better known as Brock in English*Takeshi, a character in the television series ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''*, a character in the manga series ''Doraemon''*, a character in the anime series ''Yuri on Ice'', based on the actual Takeshi Honda*Takeshi Kovacs, a character in many books by Richard Morgan*, a character in the My Hero Academia spin-off ''My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'' mostly known as Knuckleduster*, a character in the manga series ''Prince of Tennis''*, a character in the anime series ''Yuri on Ice''*, a character in the manga series ''Gender-Swap at the Delinquent Academy''*, a character in the manga series ''D.N.Angel''*, a character in the manga series ''Hajime no Ippo''*Takeshi Shirokane, a character in the web comic ''Okashina Okashi – Strange Candy''*, a character in the ''Inazuma Eleven'' media franchise*, a character in the manga series ''Reborn!''
See also *, a fictional organization in ''Kamen Rider Hibiki''*''Takeshis''', a 2005 film by, and starring, Takeshi Kitano*''Takeshi's Castle''