Nakata

Nakata (written: 中田, literally central rice field) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Daisuke Nakata (中田 大輔), Japanese trampolinist and Sasuke competitor
 * Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫), Japanese film director
 * Hidetoshi Nakata (中田 英寿), Japanese footballer
 * Hiroki Nakata (中田 宏樹), Japanese shogi player
 * Jouji Nakata (中田 譲治), Japanese voice actor
 * Kazuhiro Nakata (中田 和宏), Japanese voice actor
 * Kōji Nakata (中田 浩二), Japanese footballer
 * Masako Nakata (中田 正子), Japanese lawyer
 * Shigeo Nakata (中田 茂男), Japanese sport wrestler
 * Yasutaka Nakata (中田 ヤスタカ), Japanese music producer and DJ
 * Yuki Nakata (中田 有紀), Japanese heptathlete
 * Miho Nakata (born 1989), Japanese ultramarathon runner

Fictional characters

 * Tsumugi Nakata, character from the anime series Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure