Kitagawa (written: 北川 or 喜多川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Asami Kitagawa, Olympic swimmer Fuyuhiko Kitagawa, poet and film critic Ichitarō Kitagawa, famous woodblock artist and painter who later changed his name to Yusuke and Utamaro Issei Kitagawa, politician Johnny (Hiromu) Kitagawa (1931–2019), boy band promoter Joseph Kitagawa, historian of religions, dean of University of Chicago Divinity School in the 1970s Kazuo Kitagawa, cabinet minister of forestry in Japan Keiichi Kitagawa, biker Keiko Kitagawa, actress/model Kiyoshi Kitagawa (1958–2026), Japanese-American jazz double bassist , Japanese footballer Mary Kitagawa, Canadian educator Masao Kitagawa (1910–1995), botanist Miyuki Kitagawa, manga writer, such as Ano Ko ni 1000% Rio Kitagawa, singer and member of the j-pop group Morning Musume Susumu Kitagawa (born 1951), Japanese chemist Takurō Kitagawa, voice actor of Sigma Seven Tomokatsu Kitagawa, politician , former Japanese rugby union player Tsutomu Kitagawa, actor and stunt man Yonehiko Kitagawa, voice actor Yoshio Kitagawa, football player Mary Yasuko Fujishima (born Mary Kitagawa, 1927-2021), Japanese businessperson, manager, and promoter
Fictional characters Jun Kitagawa (Kanon) from Kanon Kenta Kitagawa from Digimon Tamers Marin Kitagawa from My Dress-Up Darling Yusuke Kitagawa from Persona 5
See also Kitagawa, Kōchi prefecture Kitagawa, Miyazaki prefecture Tosa-Kitagawa Station