Nakamoto (中本, 中元, etc.) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Himeka Nakamoto (born 1996), Japanese mental health counselor, former idol and former member of Nogizaka46 Hiroshi Nakamoto (born 1966), Japanese baseball player , Japanese freestyle skier Kentaro Nakamoto (born 1982), Japanese long distance runner , Japanese comedian Kuniharu Nakamoto (born 1959), Japanese football player Lynn Nakamoto (born 1960), Japanese American judge Miriam Nakamoto (born 1976), Japanese American Muay Thai fighter Mitsuaki Nakamoto (born 1954), Japanese handball player in the 1984 Olympics Satoshi Nakamoto ( 2008–2011), the pseudonymous creator of the bitcoin digital currency Shuhei Nakamoto (born 1957), vice-president of Honda Racing Suzuka Nakamoto (born 1997), Japanese singer, former member of Karen Girl's and Sakura Gakuin; frontwoman of Babymetal Takako Nakamoto , Japanese novelist Yuta Nakamoto (born 1995), Japanese singer active in South Korea, member of boy group NCT 127
People with the given name Tominaga Nakamoto (born 1715), Japanese philosopher