Matsuda

Matsuda (written: 松田 lit. "pine ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aoi Matsuda (松田 蒼), Japanese badminton athlete
 * Aoko Matsuda (松田青子, born 1979), Japanese writer and translator
 * Eiji Matsuda (1894–1978), Mexican botanist
 * Fujio Matsuda (1924–2020), president of the University of Hawaii
 * Gaku Matsuda (松田 岳), Japanese actor
 * Genta Matsuda (松田 元太), member of Travis Japan
 * Haruko Matsuda (松田 治子), Japanese badminton player
 * Hideshi Matsuda (松田 秀士), Japanese racing driver and television personality
 * Hiroaki Matsuda (松田 亘哲), Japanese baseball player
 * Iwao Matsuda (松田 岩夫), member of the Diet of Japan
 * Iwao Matsuda (general) (松田 巌), general in the Imperial Japanese Army
 * Jeff Matsuda, animator for Jackie Chan Adventures and The Batman
 * Jujiro Matsuda (松田 重次郎), founder of Mazda Motor Corporation
 * Kazuo Matsuda (松田 一夫), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Kiichi Matsuda (松田 喜一), Japanese educator
 * Mari Matsuda (born 1956), American law school professor
 * Mikio Matsuda (松田 幹郎), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Miyuki Matsuda (松田 美由紀), Japanese actress
 * Naoki Matsuda (松田 直樹), Japanese footballer
 * Natsuko Matsuda (松田 奈津子), Japanese swimmer
 * Nobuhiro Matsuda (松田 宣浩), Japanese professional baseball player
 * Rika Matsuda, survivor of Korean Air Flight 801
 * Riki Matsuda (松田 力), Japanese footballer
 * Riku Matsuda (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ryuchi Matsuda (松田 隆智), Japanese author and martial artist
 * Ryuhei Matsuda (松田 龍平), Japanese actor, Yusaku Matsuda's son
 * Seiko Matsuda (松田 聖子), Japanese pop singer
 * Shino Matsuda (松田 紫野), Japanese women's professional footballer
 * Shinya Matsuda, voice actor
 * Shota Matsuda (松田 翔太), Japanese actor, Yusaku Matsuda's son
 * So Matsuda (born 1991), Japanese Olympic mogulist
 * Sorakichi Matsuda (松田 幸次郎), professional wrestler
 * Takafumi Matsuda (松田 隆文), Japanese cyclist
 * Takeshi Matsuda (松田 丈志), Japanese swimmer
 * Yasuko Matsuda (松田 靖子), Japanese shot putter
 * Yōji Matsuda (松田 洋治), Japanese actor and voice actor
 * Yura Matsuda (松田 悠良), Japanese figure skater
 * Yukio Matsuda (松田 征男), Japanese rower
 * Yūsaku Matsuda (松田 優作) actor

Fictional characters

 * Takato Matsuda (Takato Matsuki), a character in the anime Digimon Tamers. (Matsuda is the character's name in the Japanese version)
 * Touta Matsuda, a character in the manga and anime series Death Note.
 * Takeyoshi Matsuda, a character in War and Destiny.
 * Yasuke Matsuda, a character in the light novel Danganronpa/Zero
 * Sean Matsuda, a character in Capcom's Street Fighter franchise.