Tanaka (surname)

Tanaka (たなか) is the fourth most common Japanese surname, written with the kanji for ricefield & middle (田中). Less common variants include many & middle (多中), many & relationship (多仲), another & middle (他中), shelf & low (棚下), shelf & summer (棚夏) and many & name & congratulation (多名賀).

People with the surname

 * Aimi Tanaka (田中 あいみ), Japanese voice actress
 * Akira Tanaka (田中 章), Japanese hurdler
 * Asuna Tanaka (田中 明日菜), Japanese women's footballer
 * Atomu Tanaka (田中 亜土夢), Japanese footballer
 * Atsuko Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Ayumi Tanaka (born 1986), Japanese pianist and composer
 * Bansen Tanaka (田中 万川), Japanese aikidoka
 * Chie Tanaka (田中 千絵), Japanese model and actress
 * Tanaka Chigaku (田中 智學), Japanese Buddhist scholar and preacher
 * Chikage Tanaka (田中 千景), Japanese speed skater
 * Tanaka Chikao (田中 千禾夫), Japanese playwright and dramatist
 * Tanaka Chōbei (田中 長兵衛), Japanese merchant
 * Chōtoku Tanaka (田中 長徳), Japanese photographer
 * Chōzaburō Tanaka (田中 長三郎), Japanese botanist and mycologist
 * Daijiro Tanaka (田中 大二郎), Japanese baseball player
 * Daiki Tanaka (田中 大貴), Japanese basketball player
 * Daisuke Tanaka (田中 大輔), Japanese footballer
 * Dean Tanaka, the birth name of Dean Cain (born 1966), American actor
 * Eiichi Tanaka (田中 英一), Japanese Nordic combined skier
 * Eiko Tanaka (田中 栄子), Japanese anime producer
 * Eizō Tanaka (田中 栄三), Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor
 * Elly Tanaka (born 1965), biochemist
 * Eri Tanaka (たなか えり), Japanese actress and voice actress
 * Eugenia Tanaka (born 1987), Indonesian-born Australian badminton player
 * Tanaka Fujimaro (田中 不二麿), Japanese statesman and educator
 * Fumiaki Tanaka (田中 史朗), Japanese rugby union player
 * Fumon Tanaka (田中 普門), Japanese martial artist
 * Gary A. Tanaka (born 1943), Japanese-American businessman and philanthropist
 * Ginnosuke Tanaka (田中 銀之助), Japanese rugby union player
 * Tanaka Giichi (田中 義一), Japanese general, politician, and Prime Minister of Japan
 * Haruko Tanaka, American artist and filmmaker
 * Haruo Tanaka (田中 春男), Japanese actor
 * Hayuma Tanaka (田中 隼磨), Japanese footballer
 * Hidemichi Tanaka (田中 秀道), Japanese golfer
 * Hidemitsu Tanaka (田中 英光), Japanese novelist
 * Hideo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Hideya Tanaka (田中 秀哉), Japanese footballer
 * Hideyuki Tanaka (田中 秀幸), Japanese voice actor
 * Hiroaki Tanaka (田中 洋明), Japanese footballer
 * Hirokazu Tanaka (田中 宏和), Japanese composer and musician
 * Hiroki Tanaka (田中 寛己), Japanese footballer
 * Hiromasa Tanaka (田中 宏昌), Japanese decathlete
 * Hiromichi Tanaka (田中 弘道), Japanese video game developer, producer, director and designer
 * Hiroshi Tanaka (figure skater) (田中 衆史), Japanese figure skater and coach
 * Hiroshi Tanaka (athlete) (田中 弘), Japanese high jumper
 * Hiroto Tanaka (田中 裕人), Japanese footballer
 * Hiroyasu Tanaka (田中 浩康), Japanese baseball player
 * Hisakazu Tanaka (田中 久一), Japanese general
 * Hisao Tanaka, also known as Martin Tanaka (died 1991), American professional wrestler
 * Tanaka Hisashige (田中 久重), Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor
 * Hisayoshi Tanaka (田中 久喜), Japanese swimmer
 * Ichimatsu Tanaka (田中 一松), Japanese academic, art historian and curator
 * Ikko Tanaka (田中 一光), Japanese graphic designer
 * Issei Tanaka (田仲 一成), Japanese writer
 * Tanaka Isson (田中 一村), born Tanaka Jun (1908–1977), Japanese Nihonga painter
 * Izuki Tanaka (田中 泉樹), Japanese field hockey player
 * Janice Tanaka, American artist
 * Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American musician
 * Jeffrey S. Tanaka (1958–1992), American psychologist and statistician
 * Jiro Tanaka (田中 次郎), Japanese mechanical engineer
 * Jujiro Tanaka (田中 重次郎), Japanese rower
 * Jun Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Junko Tanaka (田中 順子), Japanese synchronized swimmer
 * Junya Tanaka (田中 順也), Japanese footballer
 * Junya Tanaka (footballer, born 1983) (田中 淳也), Japanese footballer
 * Kakuei Tanaka (田中 角栄), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
 * Kan Tanaka (田中 完), Japanese voice actor
 * Karen Tanaka (田中 カレン), Japanese composer
 * Kazuhiro Tanaka (田中 一弘), Japanese drifting driver
 * Kazuhiro Tanaka (pentathlete) (田中 和宏), Japanese modern pentathlete
 * Kazuhito Tanaka (田中 和仁), Japanese gymnast
 * Kazuki Tanaka (田中 和樹), Japanese footballer
 * Kazunari Tanaka (田中 一成), Japanese voice actor
 * Kazunori Tanaka (田中 和徳), Japanese politician
 * Kazuo Tanaka, Japanese engineer
 * Kei Tanaka (田中 圭), Japanese actor
 * Keiji Tanaka (田中 刑事), Japanese figure skater
 * Keishu Tanaka (田中 慶秋), Japanese politician
 * Keita Tanaka (田中 恵太), Japanese footballer
 * Ken Tanaka (actor) (田中 健), Japanese actor
 * Kengo Tanaka (田中 謙吾), Japanese footballer
 * Kenichi Tanaka, Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Kenji Tanaka (田中 賢治), Japanese footballer
 * Kenjiro Tanaka (田中 健二朗), Japanese baseball player
 * Kenneth K. Tanaka (born 1947), Japanese-born American Buddhist writer
 * Kensuke Tanaka (田中 賢介), Japanese baseball player
 * Kenta Tanaka (田中 健太), Japanese field hockey player
 * Kinuyo Tanaka (田中 絹代), Japanese actress and director
 * Kishio Tanaka (田中 毅司雄), Japanese swimmer
 * Kohei Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Kohsuke Tanaka (田中 広輔), Japanese baseball player
 * Koichi Tanaka (田中 耕一), Japanese chemist
 * Koichi Tanaka (fighter) (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Koji Tanaka (田中 孝司), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Kōjō Tanaka (田中 光常), Japanese photographer
 * Koki Tanaka (田中 聖), Japanese singer-songwriter, actor and idol
 * Kōki Tanaka (artist) (田中 功起), Japanese videographer
 * Komimasa Tanaka (田中 小実昌), Japanese writer and translator
 * Kosei Tanaka (田中 恒成), Japanese boxer
 * Kōtarō Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Kotono Tanaka (田中 琴乃), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
 * Kunie Tanaka (田中 邦衛), Japanese actor
 * Kunihiko Tanaka (田中 久仁彦), Japanese manga artist and character designer
 * Luana Tanaka (born 1989), Brazilian actress
 * Machi Tanaka (田中 真知), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Makiko Tanaka (田中 眞紀子) Japanese politician
 * Makoto Tanaka (田中 誠), Japanese footballer
 * Manami Tanaka (田中 真奈美), Japanese voice actress
 * Marcio Tanaka (born 1980), Japanese-Brazilian baseball player
 * Marcus Tulio Tanaka (born 1981) Brazilian-born Japanese footballer
 * Mari Tanaka (田中 麻里), Japanese tennis player
 * Masaaki Tanaka (田中 正明), Japanese writer
 * Masahiko Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Masahiro Tanaka (田中 将大), Japanese baseball player
 * Masaki Tanaka (田中 優毅), Japanese footballer
 * Masako Tanaka, known as Mineko Iwasaki (born 1949), Japanese geisha
 * Masami Tanaka (田中 雅美), Japanese swimmer
 * Masashi Tanaka (田中 政志), Japanese manga artist
 * Masato Tanaka (田中 正人), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Masayuki Tanaka (田中 昌之), Japanese singer
 * Mayumi Tanaka (田中 真弓), Japanese voice actress
 * Meca Tanaka (田中 メカ), Japanese manga artist
 * Michiko Tanaka (田中 路子), Japanese singer and actress
 * Michinori Tanaka (田中 路教), Japanese mixed martial artist
 * Miho Tanaka (田中 美保), Japanese badminton player
 * Miho Tanaka (model) (田中 美保), Japanese model, television personality and actress
 * Miki Tanaka (田中 美衣), Japanese judoka
 * Mikiyasu Tanaka (田中 幹保), Japanese volleyball player and coach
 * Min Tanaka (田中 泯), Japanese dancer and actor
 * Mina Tanaka (田中 美南), Japanese women's footballer
 * Minami Tanaka (田中 美海), Japanese voice actress
 * Mineko Tanaka (田中 美音子), Japanese handball player
 * Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Misako Tanaka (田中 美佐子), Japanese actress
 * Misato Tanaka (田中 美里), Japanese actress
 * Mitsu Tanaka (田中 美津), Japanese feminist and writer
 * Mitsuteru Tanaka (田中 光輝), Japanese cyclist
 * Miyako Tanaka (田中 京), Japanese synchronized swimmer
 * Nanae Tanaka (田中 奈々絵), Japanese fencer
 * Naofumi Tanaka (田中 脩史), Japanese footballer
 * Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Noboru Tanaka (田中 登), Japanese film director
 * Nobuo Tanaka (田中 伸男), Japanese former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency
 * Nobutaka Tanaka (田中 信孝), Japanese footballer
 * Nobuyuki Tanaka (田中 伸幸), Japanese economic botanist
 * Norio Tanaka (田中 法生), Japanese aquatic botanist
 * Nozomi Tanaka (田中 希実), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Pat Tanaka (born 1961), American professional wrestler
 * Professor Tanaka (1930–2000), American professional wrestler
 * Paul Tanaka American law enforcement officer and politician
 * Raizō Tanaka (田中 頼三), Japanese admiral
 * Reina Tanaka (田中 れいな), Japanese singer
 * Rena Tanaka (田中 麗奈), Japanese actress and television personality
 * Rie Tanaka (田中 理恵), Japanese singer and voice actress
 * Rie Tanaka (gymnast) (田中 理恵), Japanese artistic gymnast
 * Riku Tanaka (田中 陸), Japanese footballer
 * Ritsuko Tanaka (田中 律子), Japanese actress, television personality and singer
 * Romeo Tanaka (田中 ロミオ), Japanese writer and artist
 * Ronald Phillip Tanaka (1944–2007), Japanese-American poet and editor
 * Ryo Tanaka (田中 遼), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Ryōichi Tanaka (田中 亮一), Japanese voice actor
 * Ryōko Tanaka (田中 涼子), Japanese voice actress
 * Ryosei Tanaka (田中 良生), Japanese politician
 * Ryūkichi Tanaka (田中 隆吉), Japanese general
 * Sakai Tanaka (田中 宇), Japanese journalist
 * Sakuji Tanaka, Japanese businessman
 * Sara Tanaka (born 1978), American actress
 * Satoko Tanaka (田中 聡子), Japanese swimmer
 * Seiichi Tanaka (田中 誠一), Japanese taiko player
 * Sendai Tanaka (田中 繊大), Japanese boxing trainer
 * Shelley Tanaka, Canadian editor, author, translator, and writing teacher
 * Shigeho Tanaka (田中 茂穂), Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology
 * Shigeki Tanaka (田中 茂樹), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Shiho Tanaka (田中 志穗), Japanese badminton player
 * Shinako Tanaka (田中 姿子), Japanese beach volleyball player
 * Tanaka Shinbei (田中 新兵衛), Japanese samurai and assassin
 * Shingai Tanaka (born 1942), Japanese calligrapher
 * Shinichi Tanaka (田中 信一), Japanese ski jumper
 * Shin'ichi Tanaka (photographer) (田中 新一), Japanese photographer
 * Shinji Tanaka (田中 真二), Japanese footballer and manager
 * Shizuichi Tanaka (田中 静壱), Japanese general
 * Sho Tanaka (田中 翔), Japanese professional wrestler
 * Sho Tanaka (footballer) (田中 憧), Japanese footballer
 * Shohé Tanaka (田中 正平), Japanese physicist, music theorist, and inventor
 * Tanaka Shōsuke (田中 勝助), 17th-century Japanese merchant and explorer
 * Shōzō Tanaka (田中 正造), Japanese politician and conservationist
 * Shun Tanaka (田中 舜), Japanese footballer
 * Shunichi Tanaka (田中 俊一), Japanese footballer
 * Shusei Tanaka (田中 秀征), Japanese politician
 * Shuta Tanaka (田中 秀太), Japanese baseball player
 * Shuto Tanaka (田中 秀人), Japanese footballer
 * Soichi Tanaka (田中 奏一), Japanese footballer
 * Sōichirō Tanaka (田中 総一郎), Japanese voice actor
 * Soshi Tanaka (田中 総司), Japanese figure skater
 * Sumie Tanaka (田中 澄江), Japanese screenwriter and playwright
 * Takashi Tanaka, a.k.a. Banjō Ginga (born 1948), Japanese voice actor
 * Takahiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tamami Tanaka (田中 珠美), Japanese biathlete
 * Tatsuya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Teisuke Tanaka (田中 楨助), Japanese motorcycle racer
 * Terukazu Tanaka (田中 輝和,), Japanese footballer
 * Teruki Tanaka (田中 輝希), Japanese footballer
 * Terumi Tanaka (田中 煕巳), Japanese anti-nuclear and anti-war activist
 * Teruyo Tanaka (田中 照代), Japanese Paralympic athlete
 * Tetsushi Tanaka (田中 哲司), Japanese actor
 * Tetsuya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Togo Tanaka (1916–2009), American journalist and newspaper editor
 * Tokutarō Tanaka (田中 徳太郎), Japanese photographer
 * Tommy Tanaka, Guam politician
 * Tomohiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tomoko Tanaka (田中 智子), Japanese ice dancer
 * Tomomi Tanaka (田中 智美), Japanese long-distance runner
 * Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中 友幸), Japanese film producer
 * Torahiko Tanaka (田中 寅彦), Japanese shogi player
 * Toru Tanaka or Professor Toru Tanaka, born Charles Kalani, Jr. (1930–2000), American professional wrestler and actor
 * Tanaka Tosa (田中 土佐), Japanese samurai
 * Toshiaki Tanaka (田中 利明), Japanese table tennis player
 * Toshibumi Tanaka (田中 敏文), Japanese politician
 * Toshimitsu Tanaka (田中 利光), Japanese composer
 * Toshiya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Toshiyuki Tanaka (田中 利幸), Japanese equestrian
 * Tsuneo Tanaka (田中 常雄), Japanese diplomat
 * Tsunetoshi Tanaka (田中 恒利), Japanese politician
 * Tsutomu Tanaka (田中 勉), Japanese baseball player
 * Yasuhiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Yasukazu Tanaka (田中 雍和), Japanese footballer
 * Yasuo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Yasushi Tanaka (田中 保), Japanese artist
 * Yasushin Tanaka (田中 保伸), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Yōji Tanaka (田中 要次), Japanese actor
 * Yoko Tanaka (田中 陽), Japanese women's footballer
 * Yoshikazu Tanaka (田中 良和), Japanese businessman
 * Yoshiki Tanaka (田中 芳樹), Japanese novelist
 * Yoshiko Tanaka (田中 好子), Japanese actress
 * Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis) (田中 良子), Japanese table tennis player
 * Tanaka Yoshio (田中 芳男), Japanese civil servant and naturalist
 * Yoshio Tanaka (swimmer) (田中 純夫), Japanese swimmer
 * Yudai Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Yūichi Tanaka (田中 悠一), Japanese shogi player
 * Yuji Tanaka (田中 裕二), Japanese comedian
 * Yuki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Yukinori Tanaka (田中 穂徳), Japanese swimmer
 * Yukio Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Yūko Tanaka (田中 裕子), Japanese actress
 * Yurie Tanaka (田中 友理恵), Japanese biathlete
 * Yūsuke Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Yutaka Tanaka (田中 ユタカ), Japanese manga artist

Fictional characters

 * Lady Tanaka, is the main antagonist in the movie "The Punisher"(1989)
 * Tanaka, a character in the manga series Black Butler
 * Tanaka, the household servant in Full Moon o Sagashite
 * Tanaka, the Usami household butler in Junjo Romantica
 * Tanaka, from Kimi ni Todoke
 * Tanaka, a character in the light novel series Mayoi Neko Overrun
 * Tanaka, from Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
 * Mr. Tanaka, from F-Zero GX
 * Mr. Tanaka, from Sonic X
 * Mr. Tanaka, from the anime Gantz
 * President Tanaka, from Persona 3
 * Aiko Tanaka from Oyasumi Punpun
 * David Tanaka, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
 * Drew Tanaka from The Heroes of Olympus and The Kane Chronicles
 * Gundam Tanaka from Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
 * Holly Tanaka, a character in the video Game Halo 5: Guardians
 * Ichiro Tanaka, character from Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
 * Isuro Tanaka, from the film Major League II
 * Tanaka Kazuya, from School Rumble
 * Ken Tanaka, a character in the television series Glee
 * Mariko Tanaka, from Wing Commander
 * Opal Tanaka, a Marvel Comics character
 * Ryūnosuke Tanaka from Haikyū!!
 * Shinichiro Tanaka, from Battle Royale (film, Special Edition)
 * Shinji Tanaka, from Yakuza (video game)
 * Souichirou Tanaka, character from Genshiken
 * Taro Tanaka, from Taro the Space Alien (Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō)
 * Tiger Tanaka, from the James Bond novel and film You Only Live Twice
 * Tom Tanaka, from Durarara!
 * Lt. Yoshi Tanaka from Magnum, P.I.
 * Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka, main character of the manga series BECK