Nakanishi is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Akinori Nakanishi, the chief designer for Mitsubishi Motors Alan Nakanishi, American politician Chieko Nakanishi, Japanese former volleyball player Eisuke Nakanishi, former Japanese football defender Etsuko Nakanishi, Japanese drummer or Shonen Knife Haruka Nakanishi , Japanese voice actress Hidetoshi Nakanishi, Japanese judoka Hiroaki Nakanishi, the current CEO of Hitachi Kana Nakanishi, member of the Japanese idol group S/mileage Kazuo Nakanishi (1922–2003), former leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate Kazuyoshi Nakanishi , Japanese politician Koji Nakanishi, Japanese chemist Machiko Nakanishi, Japanese athlete Manabu Nakanishi, Japanese professional wrestler and former amateur wrestler Maya Nakanishi, Japanese paralympic athlete Michi Nakanishi (1913–1991), Japanese athlete Mitsuo Nakanishi, former Japanese sprint canoer Momoe Nakanishi, Japanese professional wrestler Nobuaki Nakanishi, Japanese anime director Rei Nakanishi, Japanese novelist and songwriter Shigeru Nakanishi, Japanese artist Shigetada Nakanishi, Japanese scientist, a member of the National Academy of Sciences Susumu Nakanishi, scholar of Japanese literature Tamaki Nakanishi, Japanese voice actress Taeko Nakanishi, Japanese voice actress Taku Nakanishi , Japanese freestyle skier Tayuka Nakanishi, Japanese fashion designer Tetsuo Nakanishi, former Japanese football player Tomoya Nakanishi , Japanese footballer Toshio Nakanishi, Japanese musician and graphic designer Yuko Nakanishi Japanese swimmer Yousuke Nakanishi, Japanese badminton player
