Nakano (surname)

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

• Ayako Nakano (dancer) (中野 綾子, born 1977), Japanese ballerina
• Ayako Nakano (swimmer) (中野 亜弥子, born 1973), 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, born 1952), 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, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Kei Nakano (中野 圭, born 1988), 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, born 1991), 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, born 1936), 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, born 1947), Japanese swimmer
• Seigō Nakano, fascist politician (1886–1943)
• Shinji Nakano, auto racer
• Shogo Nakano (中野 翔吾, born 1997), Japanese rugby union player
• Shinya Nakano, retired motorcycle racer
• Syuichi Nakano, astronomer
• Tadaharu Nakano (中野 忠晴, 1909–1970), Japanese musician
• Nakano Takeko, female warrior (1847–1868)
• Tam Nakano (中野 たむ, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
• Tatsuo Nakano (中野龍雄, born 1965), Japanese professional wrestler
• Teruyoshi Nakano, special effects director
• Tsutomu Nakano, retired freestyle swimmer
• Yoshihiro Nakano (中野 嘉大, born 1993), 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