Nakano (surname)

Nakano (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ayako Nakano (dancer) (中野 綾子), Japanese ballerina
 * Ayako Nakano (swimmer) (中野 亜弥子), Japanese swimmer
 * Daisuke Nakano, Japanese gymnast
 * Eiji Nakano, film actor (1904–1990)
 * Emiko Nakano (1925–1990), American abstract expressionist painter and printmaker, fashion Illustrator
 * George Nakano, retired American politician
 * Hideki Nakano (中野 秀樹), Japanese Nordic combined skier
 * Hidemitsu Nakano, army general (1890–1982)
 * Hiroko Nakano, Japanese politician
 * Hiroyuki Nakano, film director
 * Junya Nakano, video game composer
 * Kansei Nakano, Japanese politician
 * Katsuya Nakano (中野 克哉), Japanese footballer
 * Kei Nakano (中野 圭), Japanese footballer
 * Keiko Nakano, golfer and former professional wrestler as Bull Nakano
 * Koichi Nakano, retired cyclist
 * Koji Nakano (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Kiyoshi Nakano, Japanese politician
 * Kumiko Nakano, actress
 * Madoka Nakano (中野 円花), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Mari Nakano, Japanese member of the World Scout Committee
 * Masashi Nakano, Japanese politician
 * Midori Nakano, magazine columnist
 * Minoru Nakano (中野 稔), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Ryotaro Nakano (born 1988), Japanese footballer
 * Ryuen Nakano, the pen name of Shizuki Tadao (1760–1806), Japanese astronomer and translator
 * Satoru Nakano (中野 悟), Japanese swimmer
 * Seigō Nakano, fascist politician (1886–1943)
 * Shinji Nakano, auto racer
 * Shogo Nakano (中野 翔吾), Japanese rugby union player
 * Shinya Nakano, retired motorcycle racer
 * Syuichi Nakano, astronomer
 * Tadaharu Nakano (中野 忠晴), Japanese musician
 * Nakano Takeko, female warrior (1847–1868)
 * Tam Nakano (中野 たむ), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Tatsuo Nakano (中野龍雄), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Teruyoshi Nakano, special effects director
 * Tsutomu Nakano, retired freestyle swimmer
 * Yoshihiro Nakano (中野 嘉大), Japanese footballer
 * Yoshio Nakano, professional poker player
 * Yukari Nakano, retired figure skater

Fictional characters

 * Azusa "Azu-nyan" Nakano, a character in the anime/manga series K-On!
 * Hiroshi Nakano, a character in the anime/manga series Gravitation
 * Any of the 5 following quintuplets in the anime/manga series The Quintessential Quintuplets, their dad Maruo Nakano or their mom Rena Nakano:
 * Ichika Nakano
 * Miku Nakano
 * Nino Nakano
 * Yotsuba Nakano
 * Itsuki Nakano