Kitagawa is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Asami Kitagawa, Olympic swimmer Fuyuhiko Kitagawa, poet and film critic Ichitarō Kitagawa, famous woodblock artist and painter who later changed his name to Yusuke and Utamaro Issei Kitagawa, politician Johnny (Hiromu) Kitagawa (1931–2019), boy band promoter Joseph Kitagawa, historian of religions, dean of University of Chicago Divinity School in the 1970s Katsutoshi Kitagawa, lyricist, see Aria, worked with Rieko Itou. Kazuo Kitagawa, cabinet minister of forestry in Japan Keiichi Kitagawa, biker Keiko Kitagawa, actress/model Kohei Kitagawa , Japanese footballer Mary Kitagawa, Canadian educator Masao Kitagawa (1910–1995), botanist Miyuki Kitagawa, manga writer, such as Ano Ko ni 1000% Sho Kitagawa, manga writer for Hotman and C (manga) who inspired Itaru Hinoue Susumu Kitagawa, Japanese chemist Takurō Kitagawa, voice actor of Sigma Seven Tomokatsu Kitagawa, politician Tsutomu Kitagawa, actor and stunt man Yonehiko Kitagawa, voice actor Yoshio Kitagawa, football player Yuuko Kitagawa, a manga author
