Iwata (surname)
# Iwata (surname)

Iwata (written: 岩田 lit. "rock ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Hiroshi Iwata (岩田 寛, born 1981), Japanese golfer
* Karen Iwata (born 1998), Japanese singer
* Kiyomi Iwata (born 1941), Japanese-American artist
* Manzo Iwata (1924–1993), Japanese martial artist
* Masaharu Iwata (born 1966), Japanese video game composer
* Masahiro Iwata (born 1981), Japanese football player
* Minoru Iwata (born 1983), Japanese baseball pitcher
* Mitsuo Iwata (born 1967), Japanese voice actor
* Nakayama Iwata (1895-1949), Japanese photographer
* Satoru Iwata (1959–2015), Japanese businessman
* Sayuri Iwata (born 1990), Japanese actress and J-Pop artist
* Shinji Iwata (born 1987), Japanese baseball pitcher
* Takuya Iwata (footballer, born 1983), Japanese footballer
* Takuya Iwata (footballer, born 1994), Japanese footballer
* Yasunari Iwata (岩田 康誠, born 1974), Japanese jockey
* Yasuo Iwata (1942–2009), Japanese voice actor
* Yuki Iwata (岩田 ユキ, born 1972), Japanese film director and illustrator
