Nakanishi

Nakanishi (written: 中西 or 仲西) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akinori Nakanishi (born 1954), chief designer for Mitsubishi Motors
• Alan Nakanishi (born 1940), American politician
• Chieko Nakanishi (born 1966), Japanese former volleyball player
• Eisuke Nakanishi (born 1973), Japanese football player
• Etsuko Nakanishi (born 1977), Japanese drummer, Shonen Knife
• Haruka Nakanishi (中西 悠, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
• Hidetoshi Nakanishi (born 1958), Japanese judoka
• Hiroaki Nakanishi (1946–2021), CEO of Hitachi
• Kazuo Nakanishi (1922–2003), leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate
• Kazuyoshi Nakanishi (中西 一善), Japanese politician
• Kie Nakanishi (born 1995), Japanese badminton player
• Koji Nakanishi (born 1925), Japanese chemist
• Machiko Nakanishi (born 1976), Japanese athlete
• Manabu Nakanishi (born 1967), Japanese wrestler
• Maya Nakanishi (born 1985), Japanese paralympic athlete
• Michi Nakanishi (1913–1991), Japanese athlete
• Mitsuo Nakanishi (born 1948), Japanese sprint canoer
• Momoe Nakanishi (born 1980), Japanese wrestler
• Nobuaki Nakanishi, Japanese anime director
• Rei Nakanishi (born 1938), Japanese novelist and songwriter
• Shigeru Nakanishi (born 1946), Japanese artist
• Shigetada Nakanishi (born 1942), Japanese scientist
• Susumu Nakanishi (born 1929), scholar of Japanese literature
• Tamaki Nakanishi (born 1976), Japanese voice actress
• Taeko Nakanishi (born 1931), Japanese voice actress
• Taku Nakanishi (中西 拓, born 1972), Japanese freestyle skier
• Tayuka Nakanishi, Japanese fashion designer
• Tetsuo Nakanishi (born 1969), Japanese football player
• Tomoya Nakanishi (中西 倫也, born 1994), Japanese football player
• Toshio Nakanishi (born 1956), Japanese musician and graphic designer
• Yuko Nakanishi (born 1981) Japanese swimmer
• Yousuke Nakanishi (born 1979), Japanese badminton player

See also

• 8702 Nakanishi, a main-belt asteroid