Nakagawa (surname)

Nakagawa (written: 中川, 仲川, 那珂川 or 那賀川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Akiko Nakagawa (born 1973), Japanese voice actress
 * Camila Nakagawa, Brazilian recurring contestant on The Challenge
 * Daisuke Nakagawa (中川 大輔), Japanese shogi player
 * Eric Nakagawa of I Can Has Cheezburger?
 * Haruka Nakagawa (born 1992), Japanese idol, member of JKT48
 * Hidenao Nakagawa (born 1944), Japanese politician
 * Kunio Nakagawa (1898-1944), colonel in the Imperial Japanese Army
 * Nobuo Nakagawa (1905–1984), Japanese director
 * Nakagawa Hidemasa (1568–1592), samurai
 * Nakagawa Hidenari (1570–1612), Japanese daimyō
 * Kiyoe Nakagawa (中川 清江), Japanese swimmer
 * Nakagawa Kiyohide (1556–1583), Japanese daimyō
 * Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Representatives), member of the Japanese House of Representatives
 * Masaharu Nakagawa (House of Councillors), member of the Japanese House of Councillors
 * Miyuki Nakagawa (中川 未由希), Japanese field hockey player
 * Nakagawa Oyakata, Japanese sumo wrestler and head coach of Nakagawa stable
 * Rieko Nakagawa (中川李枝子), a Japanese children's book writer and lyricist
 * Ryoji Nakagawa, member of the Supreme Court of Japan
 * Shoichi Nakagawa (1953–2009), Japanese politician
 * Shoko Nakagawa (born 1985), Japanese idol
 * So Nakagawa (中川 創), Japanese footballer
 * Soen Nakagawa (1907–1984), Japanese teacher of Zen Buddhism
 * Teruhito Nakagawa (born 1992), Japanese footballer
 * Tomoka Nakagawa (born 1981), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Yūko Nakagawa (born 1958), Japanese politician
 * Yuri Nakagawa, Japanese fashion model, public figure and fashion blogger
 * Stephen Nakagawa, (born 1994), ballet dancer with The Washington Ballet

Fictional characters

 * Noriko Nakagawa and Yuka Nakagawa (Battle Royale)
 * Shinji Nakagawa (Megazone 23)
 * Kanon Nakagawa (The World God Only Knows)
 * Shun Nakagawa (Gantz)
 * Oran Nakagawa and her brother Hiroshi (Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction)