Kao

Kao may refer to:
*Kao (crater), a crater on the Moon.
*Kao (island) an island from an extinct volcano in Tonga
*Kao, Togo
*, a stylized signature or a mark used in place of a signature in China and Japan
* Kaō (era), a Japanese era name
*Kao the Kangaroo, videogame character
*Kao Corporation, Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
*A knee strike used in muay thai
* "Kao" (film), a film by Michiyo Okusu
* Kao (surname), an alternative romanization of the Chinese family name Gao.

Kao is also the name of the following individuals:
*Kao (painter), 15th Century Japanese painter.
*Nicholas Kao Se Tseien (1897-2007), Catholic priest, supercentenarian
*Ping-Tse Kao (1888-1970), Taiwanese astronomer, after whom the crater is named
*R. N. Kao (1918-2002), Founder Director of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)

KAO may be an abbreviation for:
*Kuiper Airborne Observatory
*Keith-Albee-Orpheum, abbreviated KAO or K-A-O, owners of a chain of vaudeville and motion picture theatres
*Kuusamo Airport, Finland (IATA airport code)
* [http://www.kao.re.kr/ Korea Astronomy & Space Science Institute]