Nakata (written: 中田, literally central rice field) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese trampolinist and Sasuke competitor , Japanese film director , Japanese footballer , Japanese shogi player , Japanese voice actor , Japanese voice actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese lawyer , Japanese sport wrestler , Japanese music producer and DJ , Japanese heptathlete Miho Nakata (born 1989), Japanese ultramarathon runner
Fictional characters Tsumugi Nakata, character from the anime series Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
See also Nakata Station, railway station in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, Japan Nakada, and Tanaka (disambiguation), other Japanese surnames using the same kanji 中田.