Biology

• Isurus
  Isurus
  Isurus is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks. There are two living species, the common shortfin mako shark and the rare longfin mako shark , and several extinct species known from fossils. They range in length from 9 to 15 feet, and have an...
  
  , the mako shark genus, consisting of two living and several fossil species:
  • Shortfin mako shark
    Shortfin mako shark
    The shortfin mako shark, Isurus oxyrinchus , is a large mackerel shark. Along with the closely related longfin mako it is commonly referred to as a "mako shark".-Etymology:...
    
    , Isurus oxyrinchus, the more common mako
  • Longfin mako shark, Isurus paucus, the rarer mako

Places

• Mako, Ethiopia, a town in Ethiopia
  Ethiopia
  Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
  
  
• Makó
  Makó
  Makó is a town in Csongrád County in southeastern Hungary. It lies on the Maros River, near the Romanian border. The area of the town is of which is arable land. The climate is very warm with hot and dry summers. Makó and the surrounding region get the most sunshine in Hungary, about 85-90...
  
  , a town in Hungary
• Makung City, a city on the main Pescadore Island in the Taiwan Strait ("Mako" is an alternate romanization)

People

• MAKO
  MAKO
  MAKO or is a Japanese female member of a band called Bon-Bon Blanco. Her main role is to play the maracas. She has also performed in a drama called Meido in Akihabara. She is affiliated with I'm Enterprise...
  
   (b. 1986), member of Japanese popular music group Bon-Bon Blanco
• Princess Mako of Akishino
  Princess Mako of Akishino
  , the older daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Akishino , is a member of the Japanese imperial family. She is the first-born granddaughter of the reigning emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko.-Biography:...
  
   (b. 1991), member of the Japanese imperial family
• Mako Iwamatsu (1933–2006), Japanese-American actor and voice actor
• Benjamin Mako Hill
  Benjamin Mako Hill
  Benjamin Mako Hill is a Debian hacker, intellectual property researcher, activist and author. He is a contributor and free software developer as part of the Debian and Ubuntu projects as well as the author of two best-selling technical books on the subject, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 Bible and The...
  
   (b. 1980), a free/open source software developer and advocate
• Mako, chief of the Bedonkohe Apache
  Apache
  Apache is the collective term for several culturally related groups of Native Americans in the United States originally from the Southwest United States. These indigenous peoples of North America speak a Southern Athabaskan language, which is related linguistically to the languages of Athabaskan...
  
   and grandfather of Geronimo

Business

• MAKO Surgical Corp.
• Mako Elektrik
• mako, Israeli news and entertainment portal owned by Keshet (TV)
  Keshet (TV)
  Keshet Broadcasting or Keshet is a media group and leading television program maker licensed in Israel. Keshet operates under the auspices of the Second Israeli Broadcasting Authority . It is one of two operators that have run the main Israeli commercial television channel, Channel 2, since 1993,...
  
  

In fiction

• Mako, a substance on the fictional video game planet Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)
• Mako Ballistics, a fictional weapons manufacturer in the video game Deus Ex: Invisible War
  Deus Ex: Invisible War
  Deus Ex: Invisible War is an action role-playing game developed by Ion Storm Inc. and published by Eidos Interactive. Released simultaneously for Microsoft Windows and the Xbox video game console on December 2, 2003, the game is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Deus Ex...
  
  
• Mako Spince, a minor character introduced in Star Wars: Dark Empire
  Dark Empire
  Dark Empire is a Star Wars comic book metaseries produced by Dark Horse Comics. It consists of a six-issue limited series written by Tom Veitch and drawn by Cam Kennedy , followed by a second six-issue limited series by Veitch and Kennedy and a two-issue limited series written by Veitch and drawn...
  
  
• Mako, a character from the manga/anime Initial D
• Mako, a villain from the Savage Dragon
  Savage Dragon
  Savage Dragon is an ongoing American comic book series created by Erik Larsen, published by Image Comics and taking place in the Image Universe. The comic features the adventures of a superheroic police officer named the Dragon...
  
  comic book
• Mako Hooker, the main character from Something's Down There by Mickey Spillane
  Mickey Spillane
  Frank Morrison Spillane , better known as Mickey Spillane, was an American author of crime novels, many featuring his signature detective character, Mike Hammer. More than 225 million copies of his books have sold internationally...
  
  
• Captain Mako, a character in the City of Heroes franchise
• M35 Mako, an infantry fighting vehicle in the game Mass Effect
  Mass Effect
  Mass Effect is an action role-playing game developed by BioWare for the Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows by Demiurge Studios. The Xbox 360 version was released worldwide in November 2007 published by Microsoft Game Studios...
  
  
• Mako Island is a fictional island in H2O: Just Add Water
  H2O: Just Add Water
  H2O: Just Add Water, also known as H2O, is an Australian television programme for children, pre-teens and teenagers, that is filmed on location at Sea World and other locations on the Gold Coast...
  
  
• Mako Tsunami, a duelist in the anime Yu-Gi-Oh
• Mako: The Jaws of Death
  Mako: The Jaws of Death
  Mako: The Jaws of Death is a 1976 thriller film directed by William Grefe. The film is about a man who accidentally learns that he has a connection with sharks. He eventually rebukes society and sets out to protect sharks from people.-Plot:...
  
  , 1976 film

Other

• Mako cotton, Egyptian extra-long staple cotton, from the name of Mako-bey, in whose garden Jumel discovered a cultivar of this cotton.
• Mako (people), an indigenous people of South America
• EADS Mako/HEAT, a jet aircraft
• Mako, a type of cryogenic open-circuit scuba set
• Mako (dance)
  Mako (dance)
  The Mako is a fast-paced dance from Tonga which is performed by young men. Accompanied by an extremely fast rhythm on a drum or tin can, dancers perform wild gestures involving their entire bodies; they point in various directions, run, sit, roll, or lay down repeatedly and in quick...
  
  , an action dance from Tonga
• MAKO, a rock group from Ireland that includes former Cyclefly
  Cyclefly
  Cyclefly were an alternative rock band from Cork, Ireland.Once the band were signed to their label for their first two albums they became increasingly frustrated by the confines of being a 'signed act'...
  
   member Declan O'Shea
• 'Fighting Mako's', 93d Fighter Squadron
  93d Fighter Squadron
  The 93d Fighter Squadron is part of the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida. It operates the F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft conducting air superiority missions.-History:...
  
   based at Homestead ARB
• Mako, a template engine (web) for Python
• M.A.K.O. (Movement Against Kindred Offenders), an Australian website promoting public awareness of sex crimes