Date (伊達, [date]; '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

See also

• Date (disambiguation), other uses of the word "date"