Wataru

Wataru (written: 渉, 渡, 亘, 航, 和, 亙, or わたる in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese name. Notable people with the name include:

• Wataru Abe (阿部 渉, born 1967), Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor
• Wataru Asō (born 1939), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan
• Wataru Endo (遠藤 航, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Wataru Fukuda (born 1964), Japanese actor
• Wataru Hashimoto (橋本 和, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Wataru Hatano (born 1982), Japanese voice actor
• Wataru Hokoyama (born 1974), music composer
• Wataru Inoue (井上 亘, born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler
• Wataru Inoue (footballer) (井上 渉, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Wataru Ishijima (1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist
• Wataru Ito (born 1969), Japanese politician
• Wataru Kamimura, Japanese shogi player
• Wataru Kozuki (born 1971), actress
• Wataru Kubo (1929 – 2003), Japanese politician
• Wataru Misaka (1923–2019), American basketball player
• Wataru Miyawaki (born 1980), vocalist of Japanese rock band 12012
• Wataru Murayama, Japanese manga writer
• Wataru Murofushi (室伏 航, born 1995), Japanese footballer
• Wataru Sakata (born 1973), professional wrestler and martial arts fighter
• Wataru Sasaki (佐々木 渉, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Wataru Takagi (born 1966), Japanese voice actor
• Wataru Takeishi (born 1982), music video director
• Wataru Takeshita (born 1946), Japanese politician
• Wataru Yamada (山田 渉, born 1966), Japanese boxer
• Wataru Yamazaki (born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Wataru Yashiro (八代 弥, born 1994), Japanese shogi player
• Wataru Yazawa (矢澤 航, born 1991), Japanese hurdler
• Wataru Yoshikawa (born 1968), Japanese motorcycle rider
• Wataru Yoshizumi (born 1963), Japanese manga artist