Tetsuo (given name)

Tetsuo (written: 哲夫, 哲男, 哲雄 or 鉄夫) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Tetsuo Hara (原 哲夫, born 1961), Japanese manga artist
• Tetsuo Imai (今井 哲夫, 1912–1987), Japanese middle-distance runner
• Tetsuo Inoue (井上 哲夫), Japanese table tennis player
• Tetsuo Kagawa (香川 哲男, born 1969), Japanese astronomer
• Tetsuo Kutsukake (沓掛 哲男, born 1929), Japanese politician
• Tetsuo Najita (奈地田 哲夫, 1936–2021), American historian
• Tetsuo Saito (斉藤 鉄夫, born 1952), Japanese politician
• Tetsuo Sakurai (櫻井 哲夫, born 1957), Japanese jazz fusion bassist
• Tetsuo Sato (rower) (佐藤 哲夫, born 1938), Japanese rower
• Tetsuo Satō (volleyball) (佐藤 哲夫, born 1949), Japanese volleyball player
• Tetsuo Shinohara (篠原 哲雄, born 1962), Japanese film director
• Tetsuo Toyama (当山 哲夫, 1883–1971), Okinawan journalist