Nakanishi
# Nakanishi

Nakanishi (written: 中西 or 仲西) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Akinori Nakanishi (born 1954), chief designer for Mitsubishi Motors
* Alan Nakanishi (born 1940), American politician
* Chieko Nakanishi (born 1966), Japanese former volleyball player
* Eisuke Nakanishi (born 1973), Japanese football player
* Etsuko Nakanishi (born 1977), Japanese drummer, Shonen Knife
* Haruka Nakanishi (中西 悠, born 1977), Japanese voice actress
* Hidetoshi Nakanishi (born 1958), Japanese judoka
* Hiroaki Nakanishi (1946–2021), CEO of Hitachi
* Kazuo Nakanishi (1922–2003), leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate
* Kazuyoshi Nakanishi (中西 一善), Japanese politician
* Kie Nakanishi (born 1995), Japanese badminton player
* Koji Nakanishi (born 1925), Japanese chemist
* Machiko Nakanishi (born 1976), Japanese athlete
* Manabu Nakanishi (born 1967), Japanese wrestler
* Maya Nakanishi (born 1985), Japanese paralympic athlete
* Michi Nakanishi (1913–1991), Japanese athlete
* Mitsuo Nakanishi (born 1948), Japanese sprint canoer
* Momoe Nakanishi (born 1980), Japanese wrestler
* Nobuaki Nakanishi, Japanese anime director
* Rei Nakanishi (born 1938), Japanese novelist and songwriter
* Shigeru Nakanishi (born 1946), Japanese artist
* Shigetada Nakanishi (born 1942), Japanese scientist
* Susumu Nakanishi (born 1929), scholar of Japanese literature
* Tamaki Nakanishi (born 1976), Japanese voice actress
* Taeko Nakanishi (born 1931), Japanese voice actress
* Taku Nakanishi (中西 拓, born 1972), Japanese freestyle skier
* Tayuka Nakanishi, Japanese fashion designer
* Tetsuo Nakanishi (born 1969), Japanese football player
* Tomoya Nakanishi (中西 倫也, born 1994), Japanese football player
* Toshio Nakanishi (born 1956), Japanese musician and graphic designer
* Yuko Nakanishi (born 1981) Japanese swimmer
* Yousuke Nakanishi (born 1979), Japanese badminton player
