Wataru
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| name = Wataru
| image = Wataru Takeshita.jpg
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| caption = Wataru Takeshita (1946–2021), Japanese politician
| pronunciation = wataɾɯ (IPA)
| gender = Male
| meaning = Different meanings depending on the kanji used
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| origin = Japanese
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Wataru is a masculine Japanese given name.
Written forms
Notable people with the name
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Abe|阿部 渉||born 1967}}, Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor
- Wataru Asō (麻生 渡, 1939–2025), governor of Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Endo|遠藤 航||born 1993}}, Japanese footballer
- Wataru Fukuda (福田 亘, born 1964), Japanese actor
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Hashimoto|橋本 和||born 1986}}, Japanese footballer
- Wataru Hatano (羽多野 渉, born 1982), Japanese voice actor
- Wataru Hokoyama (鋒山 亘, born 1974), music composer
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Inoue|井上 亘||born 1973}}, Japanese professional wrestler
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Inoue (footballer)|井上 渉||born 1986}}, Japanese footballer
- Wataru Ishijima (石島 渉, 1906–1980), paleontologist and geologist
- Wataru Ito (伊藤 渉, born 1969), Japanese politician
- Wataru Kamimura (上村 亘, born 1986), Japanese shogi player
- Wataru Kubo (久保 亘, 1929–2003), Japanese politician
- Wataru Misaka (三阪 亙, 1923–2019), Japanese-American basketball player
- Wataru Miyawaki (宮脇 渉, born 1980), vocalist of Japanese rock band 12012
- Wataru Murayama (村山 渉), Japanese manga writer
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Murofushi|室伏 航||born 1995}}, Japanese footballer
- Wataru Nakamura (1921-1951), American United States Army soldier
- Wataru Sakata (坂田 亘, born 1973), professional wrestler and martial arts fighter
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Sasaki|佐々木 渉||born 1996}}, Japanese footballer
- Wataru Takagi (高木 渉,, born 1966), Japanese voice actor
- Wataru Takeishi (竹石 渉, born 1982), music video director
- Wataru Takeshita (竹下 亘, 1946–2021), Japanese politician
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Tanaka|田中 渉||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Yamada|山田 渉||born 1966}}, Japanese boxer
- Wataru Yamazaki (山崎 渡, born 1980), Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Yashiro|八代 弥||born 1994}}, Japanese shogi player
- {{Nihongo|Wataru Yazawa|矢澤 航||born 1991}}, Japanese hurdler
- Wataru Yoshikawa (吉川 和多留, born 1968), Japanese motorcycle rider
- Wataru Yoshizumi (吉住 渉, born 1963), Japanese manga artist
Fictional characters
- Wataru Ikusabe (戦部 ワタル)), a character from Mashin Hero Wataru
- Wataru Kurenai (紅 渡), main character from Kamen Rider Kiva
- Wataru Hoshi (ホシ・ワタル), the main character from Star Trigon
- Wataru Azuma (東 航), the main character from Tumbling
- Wataru Sanzu (三途 渡), a character from Inazuma Eleven
- Wataru Onaga (尾長 渉), a character from the manga and anime Haikyu!! with the position of middle blocker from Fukurodani Academy
- Wataru Kuon (久遠 渡,), a supporting character from the football manga Blue Lock
- Wataru Hibiya (日比谷 渉), a character from the dating sim video game Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side
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