title: Date (surname)
text: # Date (surname)
  
  Date (伊達,; 'gallantry' or 'showy') is a Japanese surname. It is also a Maharashtrian surname from India with a similar pronunciation. It can refer to:
  
  ## Japanese people
  
  * Date clan, a lineage of daimyōs who controlled northern Japan in the late 16th century and into the Edo period
     * Date Tanemune (伊達 稙宗, 1488–1565), Japanese samurai
     * Date Harumune (伊達 晴宗, 1519–1577), Japanese daimyō
     * Date Masamune (伊達 政宗, 1567–1636), Japanese leader
     * Date Tadamune (伊達 忠宗, 1599–1658), Japanese samurai
     * Date Tsunamune (伊達 綱宗, 1640–1711), Japanese samurai
     * Date Tsunamura (伊達 綱村, 1659–1719), Japanese samurai
     * Date Yoshikuni (伊達 慶邦, 1825–1874), Japanese samurai
  * A branch of the Date Clan where the heads of the Uwajima Domain, in the former Iyo Province of Japan (present-day Ehime Prefecture) on the south-eastern island of Shikoku
     * Date Hidemune (伊達 秀宗, 1591–1658), Japanese daimyō; first-born son (by concubine) of Masamune Date
     * Date Munenari (伊達 宗城, 1818–1892), Japanese leader
  * Arisa Date (伊達 朱里紗), Japanese voice actress
  * Ayumi Date (伊達 あゆみ, born 1965), Japanese/American architect and designer
  * Kimiko Date (伊達 公子, born 1970), Japanese professional tennis player
  * Koji Date (伊達 幸志, born 1987), Japanese actor and singer
  * Masashi Date (伊達 昌司, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
  * Mikio Date (伊達 みきお, born 1974), Japanese comedian
  * Miwako Date (born 7 May, 1971), Japanese businesswoman
  
  ## Fictional Japanese characters
  
  * Eiji Date in the manga/anime series Fighting Spirit (Hajime no Ippo)
  * Sage Date in the anime series Ronin Warriors
  * Kyosuke Date in SoulTaker
  * Kenta Date in Denji Sentai Megaranger
  * Akiko Date in the Young Samurai book series
  * Naoto Date in the manga and anime series Tiger Mask
  * Akira Date (伊達 明) in Kamen Rider OOO
  * Ryuusei Date in Super Robot Wars
  * Wataru Date in Case Closed
  * Kyoko Date (伊達 杏子), a virtual idol
  * Kaname Date in the video game AI: The Somnium Files
  * Soma Date in Orient (manga)
  
  ## Other people
  
  * Christopher J. Date, author and researcher in relational database technology
  * Terry Date, an American record producer
  * Arun Date, a Marathi singer
  