Nakata

Nakata (written: 中田, literally central rice field) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• {{Nihongo|Daisuke Nakata|中田 大輔||born 1974}}, Japanese trampolinist and Sasuke competitor
• {{Nihongo|Hideo Nakata|中田 秀夫||born 1961}}, Japanese film director
• {{Nihongo|Hidetoshi Nakata|中田 英寿||born 1977}}, Japanese footballer
• {{Nihongo|Hiroki Nakata|中田 宏樹||1964–2023}}, Japanese shogi player
• {{Nihongo|Jouji Nakata|中田 譲治||born 1954}}, Japanese voice actor
• {{Nihongo|Kazuhiro Nakata|中田 和宏||born 1958}}, Japanese voice actor
• {{Nihongo|Kōji Nakata|中田 浩二||born 1979}}, Japanese footballer
• {{Nihongo|Masako Nakata|中田 正子||1910–2002}}, Japanese lawyer
• {{Nihongo|Shigeo Nakata|中田 茂男||born 1945}}, Japanese sport wrestler
• {{Nihongo|Yasutaka Nakata|中田 ヤスタカ||born 1980}}, Japanese music producer and DJ
• {{Nihongo|Yuki Nakata|中田 有紀||born 1977}}, Japanese heptathlete
• Miho Nakata (born 1989), Japanese ultramarathon runner