Hatanaka (written: or ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese ice hockey player Bill Hatanaka (born 1954), Canadian football player Gregory Hatanaka, American film director , Japanese manga artist , Japanese wheelchair racer , Japanese military officer , Japanese boxer , Japanese musician , Japanese freestyle skier , Japanese footballer , Japanese astronomer , Japanese actor and voice actor , Japanese cyclist
See also 4051 Hatanaka, a main-belt asteroid Hatanaka (crater), a lunar crater