Nishida|西田|| lit. "west rice field" is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:Atsutoshi Nishida , Japanese business executive Go Nishida , Japanese footballer Goro Nishida (1943–2014), Japanese mathematician Hikaru Nishida, Japanese singer and actress Junko Nishida , Japanese high jumper Katsuo Nishida , Japanese long-distance runner Kitaro Nishida (1870–1945), Japanese philosopher, founder of the Kyoto School of philosophy Makoto Nishida, Japanese politician Masujiro Nishida , Japanese footballer and manager Naomi Nishida, Japanese actress Seishirō Nishida , Japanese actor Shogo Nishida , Japanese fencer Shoji Nishida, Japanese politician Shuhei Nishida (1910–1997), Japanese pole vaulter Nishida Shun'ei, Japanese painter Takayuki Nishida, Japanese long-distance runner Takuya Nishida , Japanese shogi player Tatsuo Nishida (1928–2012), Japanese linguist Toshisada Nishida (1941-2011), Japanese primatologist Toshiyuki Nishida, Japanese actor Yūji Nishida , Japanese volleyball player
