Date (surname)
# Date (surname)

Date (伊達,; 'gallantry' or 'showy') is a Japanese surname. It is also a Maharashtrian surname from India with a similar pronunciation. It can refer to:

## Japanese people

* Date clan, a lineage of daimyōs who controlled northern Japan in the late 16th century and into the Edo period
   * Date Tanemune (伊達 稙宗, 1488–1565), Japanese samurai
   * Date Harumune (伊達 晴宗, 1519–1577), Japanese daimyō
   * Date Masamune (伊達 政宗, 1567–1636), Japanese leader
   * Date Tadamune (伊達 忠宗, 1599–1658), Japanese samurai
   * Date Tsunamune (伊達 綱宗, 1640–1711), Japanese samurai
   * Date Tsunamura (伊達 綱村, 1659–1719), Japanese samurai
   * Date Yoshikuni (伊達 慶邦, 1825–1874), Japanese samurai
* A branch of the Date Clan where the heads of the Uwajima Domain, in the former Iyo Province of Japan (present-day Ehime Prefecture) on the south-eastern island of Shikoku
   * Date Hidemune (伊達 秀宗, 1591–1658), Japanese daimyō; first-born son (by concubine) of Masamune Date
   * Date Munenari (伊達 宗城, 1818–1892), Japanese leader
* Arisa Date (伊達 朱里紗), Japanese voice actress
* Ayumi Date (伊達 あゆみ, born 1965), Japanese/American architect and designer
* Kimiko Date (伊達 公子, born 1970), Japanese professional tennis player
* Koji Date (伊達 幸志, born 1987), Japanese actor and singer
* Masashi Date (伊達 昌司, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
* Mikio Date (伊達 みきお, born 1974), Japanese comedian
* Miwako Date (born 7 May, 1971), Japanese businesswoman

## Fictional Japanese characters

* Eiji Date in the manga/anime series Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
* Sage Date in the anime series Ronin Warriors
* Kyosuke Date in SoulTaker
* Kenta Date in Denji Sentai Megaranger
* Akiko Date in the Young Samurai book series
* Naoto Date in the manga and anime series Tiger Mask
* Akira Date (伊達 明) in Kamen Rider OOO
* Ryuusei Date in Super Robot Wars
* Wataru Date in Case Closed
* Kyoko Date (伊達 杏子), a virtual idol
* Kaname Date in the video game AI: The Somnium Files
* Soma Date in Orient (manga)

## Other people

* Christopher J. Date, author and researcher in relational database technology
* Terry Date, an American record producer
* Arun Date, a Marathi singer
