Notable people named Kotani include:

  • Eric Kotani, pseudonym of the Japanese-born American astrophysicist Yoji Kondo (1933-2017) who also wrote science fiction
  • Kengo Kotani (born 1992), Japanese football player for Giravanz Kitakyushu
  • Kenzō Kotani (1909-2003), the last Yasukuni Shrine swordsmith
  • Kinya Kotani (born 1979), singer and actor from Saitama Prefecture, Japan
  • Mari Kotani (born 1958), Japanese science fiction critic and author
  • Masao Kotani (1906-1993), Japanese theoretical physicist, known for molecular physics and biophysics
  • Mikako Kotani (born 1966), Japanese former synchronized swimmer who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics
  • Motoko Kotani (Japanese: 小谷 元子, born 1960), Japanese mathematician
  • Roland Kotani, Democratic member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives
  • Toshiyuki Kotani, also known as styleos, is a Japanese video game illustrator and character designer

See also

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  • Kottani, a settlement in the municipality Myki in the Xanthi regional unit of Greece