Nishi (surname)

Nishi (written: 西 lit. "west") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Nishi Amane (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher
• Haruhiko Nishi (1893–1986), Japanese diplomat
• Kanako Nishi (西 加南子, born 1970), women's racing cyclist
• Katsuzō Nishi (西 勝造 1884–1959), technical engineer Japan's first subway project (the Tokyo subway) and Nishi Health System founder
• Kazuhiko Nishi (西 和彦, born 1956), Microsoft executive
• Kenichi Nishi (born 1967), video game designer
• Norihiro Nishi (born 1980), football/soccer player
• Takeichi Nishi (西 竹一, 1902–1945), Japanese army officer and Olympic gold medalist killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima, son of Nishi Tokujirō
• Nishi Tokujirō (西 徳次郎, 1847–1912), statesman and diplomat, negotiator in the Nishi-Rosen Agreement, father of Nishi Takeichi