Nakao

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


 * Akira Nakao (born 1942), Japanese actor, TV personality and artist from Kisarazu, Chiba
 * Akira Nakao (boxer) (born 1909), Japanese boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
 * Akiyoshi Nakao (中尾 明慶), Japanese actor
 * Eiichi Nakao (born 1930), Japanese politician
 * Eri Nakao, Japanese voice actress
 * Janine Nakao (born 1987), judoka from USA
 * Jutaro Nakao (born 1970), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Koji Nakao (born 1981), former Japanese football player
 * Kotaro Nakao (born 1969), former Japanese football player
 * Mana Nakao (born 1986), Japanese football player
 * Mie Nakao (born 1946), Japanese actress and singer
 * Miki Nakao (born 1978), former backstroke swimmer from Japan and Olympic medallist
 * Ryūsei Nakao (born 1951), Japanese actor, voice actor and singer
 * Seigo Nakao, head of Japanese Studies at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, United States
 * Takayoshi Nakao (born 1956), former Japanese professional baseball player
 * Takehiko Nakao (born 1956), Japanese civil servant, elected ninth president of the Asian Development Bank in 2013
 * Tomomi Nakao (born 1981), former Japanese volleyball player who played for Ageo Medics
 * Toshiyuki Nakao, professional shogi player
 * Tsuyoshi Nakao (born 1983), former Japanese football player
 * Wendy Egyoku Nakao, the abbott of the Zen Center of Los Angeles
 * Yoshihiro Nakao, Japanese semi-retired professional mixed martial artist
 * Masaki Nakao, (born 1996), Japanese actor and entertainer