Matsuo Bashō (1644–1694) was a Japanese Edo-period poet.
Basho or Bashō may also refer to: Bashō (crater), a crater on Mercury Basho (Hunter × Hunter), a character in Hunter × Hunter Basho Technologies, an American software company Bashō, a Noh play by Komparu Zenchiku Basho, a dialect of Denya language Basho, a concept in Kitaro Nishida's philosophy Basho and honbasho, a sumo wrestling tournament
People with the surname Diana Basho (born 2000), Albanian swimmer Robbie Basho (1940–1986), American guitarist
See also Steffen Basho-Junghans (born 1953), German guitarist