Nakayama (surname)

Nakayama (written: 中山) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akinori Nakayama (born 1943), Olympic gymnast
• Jimmy Nakayama (1943-1965), U.S. Army Pfc. participated in the Battle of la Drang, Vietnam.
• Nakayama Gishu (1900–1969), author
• Nakayama Hakudo (1873–1958), martial artist
• Masa Nakayama (1891–1976), politician and first female cabinet minister in Japan
• Masashi Nakayama (born 1967), professional soccer player
• Masatoshi Nakayama (1913–1987), karate master
• Miho Nakayama (born 1970), actress, model, and singer
• Nakayama Miki (1798–1887), founder of the Tenrikyo religion
• Paula A. Nakayama (born 1953), Hawaii Supreme Court justice
• Sara Nakayama or Manami Nakayama (born 1974), voice actress
• Shinpei Nakayama (1887–1952), songwriter
• Shinobu Nakayama (born 1973), actress and singer
• Nakayama Tadachika (1131–1195), Japanese court noble and author
• Tadashi Nakayama, (born 1927), artist
• Tadashi Nakayama (1912–1964), mathematician
• Nakayama Tadayasu (1809–1888), Japanese nobleman and courtier, father of Nakayama Yoshiko
• Taro Nakayama (born 1924), Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs (1989–1991)
• Tosiwo Nakayama (1931–2007), 1st President of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Uri Nakayama (born 1981), singer-songwriter
• Nakayama Yoshiko (1836–1907), lady in waiting
• Yuma Nakayama (1994), artist
• Nakayama Yasubei or Horibe Yasubei (died 1703)
• Yūsuke Nakayama or Yūsuke Santamaria (born 1971), playwright and entertainer
• Nakayama Shō or Sun Yat-sen (1866–1925), first President of the Republic of China