• Born year: 1753
• Born in: n.a.
• Death year: 1806

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese: 喜多川 歌麿; c. 1753 – 31 October 1806) was a Japanese artist. He is one of the most highly regarded practitioners of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock prints, especially for his portraits of female beauties, or bijin-ga. He also produced nature studies, particularly illustrated books of insects.Utamaro's work reached Europe in the mid-nineteenth century, where it was very popular, enjoying particular acclaim in France.