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
* Yonosuke Nakano, religious leader and philanthropist (1887–1974)
* Yoshihiro Nakano (中野 嘉大; born 1993), Japanese footballer
* Yoshio Nakano, professional poker player
* Yukari Nakano, retired figure skater

## Fictional characters

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* 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 sisters in the anime/manga series The Quintessential Quintuplets, their father Maruo Nakano or their mother Rena Nakano:
* Ichika Nakano
* Miku Nakano
* Nino Nakano
* Yotsuba Nakano
* Itsuki Nakano

Surname list

This page lists people with the surname Nakano.
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