Nakanishi
Nakanishi is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Akinori Nakanishi, the chief designer for Mitsubishi Motors
- Alan Nakanishi, American politician
- Chieko Nakanishi, Japanese former volleyball player
- Eisuke Nakanishi, former Japanese football defender
- Etsuko Nakanishi, Japanese drummer or Shonen Knife
- Haruka Nakanishi, Japanese voice actress
- Hidetoshi Nakanishi, Japanese judoka
- Hiroaki Nakanishi, the current CEO of Hitachi
- Kana Nakanishi, member of the Japanese idol group S/mileage
- Kazuo Nakanishi, former leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate
- Kazuyoshi Nakanishi, Japanese politician
- Koji Nakanishi, Japanese chemist
- Machiko Nakanishi, Japanese athlete
- Manabu Nakanishi, Japanese professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler
- Maya Nakanishi, Japanese paralympic athlete
- Michi Nakanishi, Japanese athlete
- Mitsuo Nakanishi, former Japanese sprint canoer
- Momoe Nakanishi, Japanese professional wrestler
- Nobuaki Nakanishi, Japanese anime director
- Rei Nakanishi, Japanese novelist and songwriter
- Shigeru Nakanishi, Japanese artist
- Shigetada Nakanishi, Japanese scientist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences
- Susumu Nakanishi, scholar of Japanese literature
- Tamaki Nakanishi, Japanese voice actress
- Taeko Nakanishi, Japanese voice actress
- Taku Nakanishi, Japanese freestyle skier
- Tayuka Nakanishi, Japanese fashion designer
- Tetsuo Nakanishi, former Japanese football player
- Tomoya Nakanishi, Japanese footballer
- Toshio Nakanishi, Japanese musician and graphic designer
- Yuko Nakanishi Japanese swimmer
- Yousuke Nakanishi, Japanese badminton player
