Kondō, Kondo or Kondou (近藤 "near, close to wisteria") is a surname prominent in Japanese culture, although it also occurs in other countries. Notable people with the surname include:

  • , Japanese ballet dancer
  • , Japanese man known for marrying a fictional character
  • Geoffrey Kondo (born 2002), French footballer
  • Dorinne K. Kondo, anthropologist
  • , chief of the Shinsengumi
  • , physicist, researcher of the Kondo effect
  • , manga artist, character designer, animator and animation director
  • , Japanese composer and musician
  • , Japanese ice hockey player
  • Mamadou Kondo, Malian footballer
  • Marie Kondo (born 1984), organizing consultant and author
  • , Japanese bureaucrat
  • , or Matchy, Japanese singer, lyricist and actor
  • , professional shogi player
  • Mine Kondō (近藤ミネ, 1910–2025), Japanese supercentenarian
  • , Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force admiral
  • , Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
  • , professional shogi player
  • , professional wrestler
  • , professional wrestler and shoot boxer
  • , Japanese pole vaulter
  • , photographer of Sado island
  • , a member of the 1980s J-Pop duo BaBe
  • , Japanese trumpet player
  • , Japanese politician
  • , animator and film director
  • , mixed martial arts fighter
  • Yoshio Kondo (1910–1990), biologist and malacologist
  • , Japanese curler