Nakayama (surname)
Nakayama is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Akinori Nakayama, Olympic gymnast
- Ayako Nakayama, Japanese cricketer
- Chikako Nakayama, Japanese badminton player
- Erina Nakayama, Japanese voice actress
- Erina Nakayama, Japanese actress
- Nakayama Gishu, author
- Gordon Goichi Nakayama, Japanese Canadian Anglican priest
- Nakayama Hakudo, martial artist
- Hayao Nakayama, Japanese businessman
- Iwao Nakayama, Japanese ice hockey player
- Jimmy Nakayama, U.S. Army Pfc. participated in the Battle of la Drang, Vietnam
- Jun Nakayama, Japanese curler
- Kaiho Nakayama, Japanese footballer
- Katsuhiro Nakayama, Japanese footballer
- Masa Nakayama, politician and first female cabinet minister in Japan
- Masashi Nakayama, professional soccer player
- Masatoshi Nakayama, karate master
- Miho Nakayama, actress, model, and singer
- Nakayama Miki, founder of the Tenrikyo religion
- Paula A. Nakayama, Hawaii Supreme Court justice
- Riku Nakayama, Japanese footballer
- Sara Nakayama or Manami Nakayama, voice actress
- Shinpei Nakayama, songwriter
- Shinobu Nakayama, actress and singer
- Nakayama Tadachika, Japanese court noble and author
- Tadashi Nakayama,, artist
- Tadashi Nakayama, mathematician
- Nakayama Tadayasu, Japanese nobleman and courtier, father of Nakayama Yoshiko
- Takeyuki Nakayama, Japanese marathon runner
- Taro Nakayama, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs
- Tosiwo Nakayama, 1st President of the Federated States of Micronesia
- Uri Nakayama, singer-songwriter
- Nakayama Yoshiko, lady in waiting
- Yuhki Nakayama, Japanese racing driver
- Yuki Nakayama, Japanese footballer
- Yukie Nakayama, Japanese sport shooter
- Yuma Nakayama, artist
- Nakayama Yasubei or Horibe Yasubei
- Yūsuke Nakayama or Yūsuke Santamaria, playwright and entertainer
- Nakayama Shō or Sun Yat-sen, first President of the Republic of China
