Nakajima (surname)

Nakajima (written: 中島), also transliterated as Nakashima, is the 23rd most common Japanese surname.^[1] A less common variant is 中嶋. Notable people with the surname include:

• Airi Nakajima (中島 愛里, born 1990), Japanese actress and gravure idol
• Akira Nakashima (中嶋 章, 1908–1970), Japanese electrical engineer
• Akira Nakajima (中島 章, 1923–2017), Japanese ophthalmologist
• Arisa Nakajima (中島 安里紗, born 1989), Japanese professional wrestler
• Atsushi Nakajima (中島 敦, 1909–1942), Japanese writer
• Brandon Nakashima (born 2001), American tennis player
• Chikuhei Nakajima (中島 知久平 1884–1949), Japanese aviation pioneer, founder of the Nakajima Aircraft Company
• Chris Nakashima-Brown, American science fiction author
• Daisuke Nakajima (中島 大祐, born 1989), Japanese British Formula 3 driver, younger brother of Kazuki Nakajima
• Emi Nakajima (中島 依美, born 1990), Japanese women's footballer
• George Nakashima (中島勝寿 Nakashima Katsutoshi, 1905–1990), Japanese-American woodworker, architect, and furniture maker
• Haruo Nakajima (中島 春雄, 1929–2017) Japanese actor, first person to portray Godzilla
• Hiraku Nakajima (中島 啓, born 1962), Japanese mathematician, 2003 Cole Prize winner
• Hiromi Nakashima (中島 宏海, born 1993), Japanese footballer
• Isao Nakajima (中島 功, born 1941), Japanese swimmer
• Issey Nakajima-Farran (born 1984), Canadian soccer player
• Katsuhiko Nakajima (中嶋 勝彦, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler
• Kazuki Nakajima (中嶋 一貴, born 1985), Japanese Formula One driver, older brother of Daisuke Nakajima
• Keita Nakajima (born 2000), Japanese professional golfer
• Kenichi Nakajima (中島 健一, born 1978), Japanese visual artist
• Kenro Nakajima (中島 健郎, 1984– 2024), Japanese mountaineer
• Kento Nakajima (中島健人, born 1994), Japanese actor, model and idol
• Ko Nakajima (中嶋興, 1941–2025), Japanese video artist, photographer, and inventor
• Kyoko Nakajima (中島 京子, born 1964), Japanese writer
• Makoto Nakajima (中嶋 誠, born 1952), former commissioner of the Japan Patent Office
• Masashi Nakashima (中島 勝司, born 1962), Japanese diver
• Megumi Nakajima (中島 愛, born 1989), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Mie Nakashima (中島 史恵, born 1986), Japanese field hockey player
• Mika Nakashima (中島 美嘉, born 1983), Japanese singer, model, and actress
• Miyuki Nakajima (中島 みゆき, born 1952), Japanese singer, composer, lyricist and radio personality
• Sadao Nakajima (中島貞夫, born 1934), Japanese film director
• Saki Nakajima (voice actress) (中島 沙樹, born 1978), Japanese voice actress
• Saki Nakajima (singer) (中島 早貴, born 1994), J-pop singer in the Hello! Project group °C-ute
• Satoru Nakajima (中嶋 悟, born 1953), Japanese Formula One driver and father of Kazuki Nakajima
• Shiho Nakashima (中島 志保, born 1978), Japanese snowboarder
• Shota Nakajima (born 1989), American chef
• Shoya Nakajima (中嶋 翔哉, born 1994), Japanese football player
• Takaharu Nakajima (中嶋 敬春, born 1983), Japanese speed skater
• Tsuneyuki Nakajima (born 1954), Japanese professional golfer
• Yoji Nakajima (born 1964), Japanese wheelchair curler, 2010 Winter Paralympian
• Yu Nakajima (中島 悠, born 1991), Japanese Rubik's Cube solver
• Yuki Nakajima (中島 由貴, born 1990), Japanese biathlete
• Yuki Nakashima (footballer) (中島 裕希, born 1984), Japanese footballer
• Yumi Nakashima (中島優美, born 1979), Japanese vocalist, guitarist and singer-songwriter
• Yuto Nakajima (中島 裕翔, born 1993), J-pop singer, actor and dancer in the group Hey! Say! JUMP
• Yuki Nakashima (中島 由貴, born 1997), Japanese voice actor, bassist from an all-girl band Roselia (band)