Kitani is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Chigusa Kitani (1895–1947), Japanese Nihonga painter and painting teacher Doug Kitani, American executive, CEO of Erickson Inc Kosuke Kitani (born 1978), Japanese football player and manager Minoru Kitani (1909–1975), Go player and teacher Tatsuya Kitani (born 1996), Japanese musician, singer, lyricist, composer Teruhiko Kitani (born 1945), Japanese freestyle swimmer Tokuo Kitani (1909–1947), Japanese speed skater
See also Kitani Mohabbat Hai (How Much I Love You), Indian soap opera on Imagine TV in 2009