title: Nakanishi
text: # 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
  