{{other uses}} {{Infobox surname | name = Tanaka | | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation = Tanaka | meaning = varies | region = Japan | origin = Japanese | variant = | footnotes = <ref>[https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101007112151/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/genealogy/names/names_files%2Ehtml |date=2010-10-07 }}</ref> }} {{nihongo|'''Tanaka'''|たなか}} is the fourth most common Japanese surname. It is typically written with the kanji for {{nihongo|ricefield & middle|田中}}.<ref>{{cite press release|title=明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [''Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation'']|publisher=Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company|date=2008-09-24|url=http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/profile/news/release/2008/pdf/20080924.pdf|accessdate=2019-03-09}}</ref> Less common variants include {{nihongo|many & middle|多中}}, {{nihongo|many & relationship|多仲}}, {{nihongo|another & middle|他中}}, {{nihongo|shelf & low|棚下}}, {{nihongo|shelf & summer|棚夏}} and {{nihongo|many & name & congratulation|多名賀}}.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}
==People with the surname== *{{Nihongo|Tanaka (musician)|たなか||born 1998}}, Japanese musician formerly known as Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi *{{Nihongo|Aimi Tanaka|田中 あいみ||born 1992}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Akira Tanaka|田中 章||born 1942}}, Japanese hurdler *{{Nihongo|Anna Tanaka|田中 杏奈||born 2005}}, Japanese singer and model, member of girl group MEOVV *{{Nihongo|Ao Tanaka|田中 碧||born 1998}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Asuna Tanaka|田中 明日菜||born 1988}}, Japanese women's footballer *{{Nihongo|Atomu Tanaka|田中 亜土夢||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer *Atsuko Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *Ayumi Tanaka (born 1986), Japanese pianist and composer *{{Nihongo|Bansen Tanaka|田中 万川||1912–1988}}, Japanese aikidoka *{{Nihongo|Chie Tanaka|田中 千絵||born 1981}}, Japanese model and actress *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Chigaku|田中 智學||1861–1939}}, Japanese Buddhist scholar and preacher *{{Nihongo|Chikage Tanaka|田中 千景||born 1973}}, Japanese speed skater *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Chikao|田中 千禾夫||1905–1995}}, Japanese playwright and dramatist *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Chōbei|田中 長兵衛}}, Japanese merchant *{{Nihongo|Chōtoku Tanaka|田中 長徳||born 1947}}, Japanese photographer *{{Nihongo|Chōzaburō Tanaka|田中 長三郎||1885–1976}}, Japanese botanist and mycologist *{{Nihongo|Daijiro Tanaka|田中 大二郎||born 1988}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Daiki Tanaka|田中 大貴||born 1991}}, Japanese basketball player *Dean Tanaka, the birth name of Dean Cain (born 1966), American actor *{{Nihongo|Eiichi Tanaka|田中 英一||born 1941}}, Japanese Nordic combined skier *{{ill|Eiichi Tanaka (police officer)|lt=Eiichi Tanaka|ja|田中栄一}} (1901–1980), Japanese police officer and politician *{{Nihongo|Eiko Tanaka|田中 栄子}}, Japanese anime producer *{{Nihongo|Eizō Tanaka|田中 栄三||1886–1968}}, Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor *Elly Tanaka (born 1965), American biochemist *{{Nihongo|Eri Tanaka|たなか えり||born 1977}}, Japanese actress and voice actress *Eugenia Tanaka (born 1987), Indonesian-born Australian badminton player *Evelyn Tanaka, Canadian politician *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Fujimaro|田中 不二麿||1845–1909}}, Japanese statesman and educator *{{Nihongo|Fumiaki Tanaka|田中 史朗||born 1985}}, Japanese rugby union player *{{Nihongo|Fumon Tanaka|田中 普門||born 1943}}, Japanese martial artist *Gary A. Tanaka (born 1943), Japanese-American businessman and philanthropist *{{Nihongo|Ginnosuke Tanaka|田中 銀之助||1873–1933}}, Japanese rugby union player *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Giichi|田中 義一||1864–1929}}, Japanese general, politician, and Prime Minister of Japan *Haruko Tanaka, American artist and filmmaker *{{Nihongo|Haruo Tanaka|田中 春男||1912–1992}}, Japanese actor *{{Nihongo|Hayuma Tanaka|田中 隼磨||born 1982}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Hidekazu Tanaka|田中 秀和||born 1987}}, Japanese composer and arranger *{{Nihongo|Hidemichi Tanaka|田中 秀道||born 1971}}, Japanese golfer *{{Nihongo|Hidemitsu Tanaka|田中 英光||1913–1949}}, Japanese novelist *Hideo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Hideyuki Tanaka|田中 秀幸||born 1950}}, Japanese voice actor *{{Nihongo|Hikaru Tanaka|田中 光||born 1972}}, Japanese gymnast *Hime Tanaka (田中ヒメ), Japanese singer and HimeHina Virtual YouTuber duo *{{Nihongo|Hiroaki Tanaka|田中 洋明||born 1979}}, Japanese footballer *Hitomi Tanaka (田中 瞳, born 1986), Japanese nude and former pornographic actress *{{Nihongo|Hirokazu Tanaka|田中 宏和||born 1957}}, Japanese composer and musician *{{Nihongo|Hiroki Tanaka|田中 寛己||born 1991}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Hiromasa Tanaka|田中 宏昌||born 1981}}, Japanese decathlete *{{Nihongo|Hiromichi Tanaka|田中 弘道||born 1962}}, Japanese video game developer, producer, director and designer *{{Nihongo|Hiroshi Tanaka (athlete)|田中 弘||born 1915, date of death unknown}}, Japanese high jumper *{{Nihongo|Hiroshi Tanaka (field hockey)|田中 博司||born 1941}}, Japanese field hockey player *{{Nihongo|Hiroshi Tanaka (figure skater)|田中 衆史||born 1972}}, Japanese figure skater *{{Nihongo|Hiroto Tanaka|田中 裕人||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Hiroyasu Tanaka|田中 浩康||born 1982}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Hisakazu Tanaka|田中 久一||1889–1947}}, Japanese general *Hisao Tanaka, also known as Martin Tanaka (died 1991), American professional wrestler *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Hisashige|田中 久重||1799–1891}}, Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor *{{Nihongo|Hisayoshi Tanaka|田中 久喜||born 1979}}, Japanese swimmer *{{Nihongo|Ichimatsu Tanaka|田中 一松||1895–1983}}, Japanese academic, art historian and curator *{{Nihongo|Ikko Tanaka|田中 一光||1930–2002}}, Japanese graphic designer *{{Nihongo|Issei Tanaka|田仲 一成||1932/1933–2025}}, Japanese writer *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Isson|田中 一村}}, born Tanaka Jun (1908–1977), Japanese ''Nihonga'' painter *{{Nihongo|Izuki Tanaka|田中 泉樹||born 1992}}, Japanese field hockey player *Janice Tanaka, American artist *Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American musician *Jeffrey S. Tanaka (1958–1992), American psychologist and statistician *{{Nihongo|Jin Tanaka|田中 仁||born 1976}}, Japanese screenwriter *{{Nihongo|Jiro Tanaka|田中 次郎||1917–2017}}, Japanese mechanical engineer *{{Nihongo|Jujiro Tanaka|田中 重次郎||born 1947}}, Japanese rower *Jun Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Junko Tanaka|田中 順子||born 1973}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer *{{Nihongo|Junya Tanaka|田中 順也||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kakuei Tanaka|田中 角栄||1918–1993}}, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan *{{Nihongo|Kan Tanaka|田中 完}}, Japanese voice actor *{{Nihongo|Kane Tanaka|田中カ子||1903–2022}}, oldest verified Japanese person ever *{{Nihongo|Karen Tanaka|田中 カレン||born 1961}}, Japanese composer *{{Nihongo|Kazuhiro Tanaka|田中 一弘||born 1970}}, Japanese drifting driver *{{Nihongo|Kazuhiro Tanaka (pentathlete)|田中 和宏||born 1936}}, Japanese modern pentathlete *{{Nihongo|Kazuhito Tanaka|田中 和仁||born 1985}}, Japanese gymnast *{{Nihongo|Kazuki Tanaka (baseball)|田中 和基||born 1994}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Kazuki Tanaka (footballer)|田中 和樹||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Kazunari Tanaka|田中 一成||1967–2016}}, Japanese voice actor *{{Nihongo|Kazunori Tanaka|田中 和徳||born 1949}}, Japanese politician *Kazuo Tanaka, Japanese engineer *{{Nihongo|Kei Tanaka|田中 圭||born 1984}}, Japanese actor *{{Nihongo|Keiji Tanaka|田中 刑事||born 1994}}, Japanese figure skater *{{Nihongo|Keishu Tanaka|田中 慶秋||1938–2022}}, Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Keita Tanaka|田中 恵太||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Ken Tanaka (actor)|田中 健||born 1951}}, Japanese actor *{{Nihongo|Kengo Tanaka|田中 謙吾||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer *Kenichi Tanaka, Japanese mixed martial artist *{{Nihongo|Kenjiro Tanaka|田中 健二朗||born 1989}}, Japanese baseball player *Kenneth K. Tanaka (born 1947), Japanese-born American Buddhist writer *{{Nihongo|Kensuke Tanaka|田中 賢介||born 1981}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Kenta Tanaka|田中 健太||born 1988}}, Japanese field hockey player *{{Nihongo|Kinuyo Tanaka|田中 絹代||1909–1977}}, Japanese actress and director *{{Nihongo|Kishio Tanaka|田中 毅司雄||born 1946}}, Japanese swimmer *Kohei Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Kohsuke Tanaka|田中 広輔||born 1989}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Koichi Tanaka|田中 耕一||born 1959}}, Japanese chemist *Koichi Tanaka (fighter) (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist *{{Nihongo|Koji Tanaka|田中 孝司||born 1955}}, Japanese footballer and manager *{{Nihongo|Kōjō Tanaka|田中 光常||1924–2016}}, Japanese photographer *{{Nihongo|Koki Tanaka|田中 聖||born 1985}}, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor and idol *{{Nihongo|Kōki Tanaka (artist)|田中 功起||born 1975}}, Japanese videographer *{{Nihongo|Komimasa Tanaka|田中 小実昌||1925–2000}}, Japanese writer and translator *{{Nihongo|Kosei Tanaka|田中 恒成|born 1995}}, Japanese boxer *Kōtarō Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Kotono Tanaka|田中 琴乃||born 1991}}, Japanese rhythmic gymnast *{{Nihongo|Kunie Tanaka|田中 邦衛||1932–2021}}, Japanese actor *{{Nihongo|Kunihiko Tanaka|田中 久仁彦||born 1970}}, Japanese manga artist and character designer *Luana Tanaka (born 1989), Brazilian actress *{{Nihongo|Machi Tanaka|田中 真知||born 1983}}, Japanese long-distance runner *{{Nihongo|Makiko Tanaka|田中 眞紀子||born 1944}} Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Makoto Tanaka|田中 誠||born 1975}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Mamiko Tanaka|田中 真美子||born 1996}}, Japanese basketball player *{{Nihongo|Manami Tanaka|田中 真奈美||born 1989}}, Japanese voice actress *Marcio Tanaka (born 1980), Japanese-Brazilian baseball player *Marcus Tulio Tanaka (born 1981) Brazilian-born Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Mari Tanaka|田中 麻里||born 1987}}, Japanese tennis player *{{Nihongo|Masaaki Tanaka|田中 正明||1911–2006}}, Japanese writer *Masahiko Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Masahiro Tanaka|田中 将大||born 1988}}, Japanese baseball player *Masako Tanaka, known as Mineko Iwasaki (born 1949), Japanese ''geisha'' *{{Nihongo|Masami Tanaka|田中 雅美||born 1979}}, Japanese swimmer *{{Nihongo|Masashi Tanaka|田中 政志||born 1962}}, Japanese manga artist *{{Nihongo|Masato Tanaka|田中 正人||born 1973}}, Japanese professional wrestler *{{Nihongo|Masayuki Tanaka|田中 昌之||born 1951}}, Japanese singer *{{Nihongo|Mayumi Tanaka|田中 真弓||born 1955}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Meca Tanaka|田中 メカ}}, Japanese manga artist *{{Nihongo|Michiko Tanaka|田中 路子||1909–1988}}, Japanese singer and actress *{{Nihongo|Michinori Tanaka|田中 路教||born 1990}}, Japanese mixed martial artist *{{Nihongo|Miho Tanaka|田中 美保||born 1976}}, Japanese badminton player *{{Nihongo|Miho Tanaka (model)|田中 美保||born 1983}}, Japanese model, television personality and actress *{{Nihongo|Miki Tanaka|田中 美衣||born 1987}}, Japanese judoka *{{Nihongo|Mikiyasu Tanaka|田中 幹保||born 1955}}, Japanese volleyball player and coach *{{Nihongo|Miku Tanaka|田中 美久||born 2001}}, Japanese idol *{{Nihongo|Min Tanaka|田中 泯||born 1945}}, Japanese dancer and actor *{{Nihongo|Mina Tanaka|田中 美南||born 1994}}, Japanese women's footballer *{{Nihongo|Mina Tanaka (luger)|田中 三奈||born 1971}}, Japanese luger *{{Nihongo|Minami Tanaka|田中 美海||born 1996}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Minami Tanaka (announcer)|田中 みな実||born 1986}}, Japanese announcer *{{Nihongo|Mineko Tanaka|田中 美音子||born 1975}}, Japanese handball player *Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Misako Tanaka|田中 美佐子||born 1959}}, Japanese actress *{{Nihongo|Misato Tanaka|田中 美里||born 1977}}, Japanese actress *{{Nihongo|Mitsu Tanaka|田中 美津||born 1945}}, Japanese feminist and writer *{{Nihongo|Mitsuteru Tanaka|田中 光輝||born 1971}}, Japanese cyclist *{{Nihongo|Miyako Tanaka|田中 京||born 1967}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer *{{Nihongo|Nanae Tanaka|田中 奈々絵||born 1975}}, Japanese fencer *Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Noboru Tanaka|田中 登||1937–2006}}, Japanese film director *{{Nihongo|Noboru Tanaka (field hockey)|田中 昇||1912-?}}, Japanese field hockey player *{{Nihongo|Nobuo Tanaka|田中 伸男||born 1950}}, Japanese former executive director of the International Energy Agency *{{Nihongo|Nobutaka Tanaka|田中 信孝||born 1971}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Nobuyuki Tanaka|田中 伸幸}}, Japanese economic botanist *{{Nihongo|Norio Tanaka|田中 法生}}, Japanese aquatic botanist *{{Nihongo|Nozomi Tanaka|田中 希実||born 1999}}, Japanese long-distance runner *Pat Tanaka (born 1961), American professional wrestler *Professor Tanaka (1930–2000), American professional wrestler *Paul Tanaka American law enforcement officer and politician *{{jp|Raishō Tanaka|田中頼璋||1868–1940}}, Japanese painter *{{Nihongo|Raizō Tanaka|田中 頼三||1892–1969}}, Japanese admiral *{{Nihongo|Reina Tanaka|田中 れいな||born 1989}}, Japanese singer *{{Nihongo|Rena Tanaka|田中 麗奈||born 1980}}, Japanese actress and television personality *{{Nihongo|Rie Tanaka|田中 理恵||born 1979}}, Japanese singer and voice actress *{{Nihongo|Rie Tanaka (gymnast)|田中 理恵||born 1987}}, Japanese artistic gymnast *{{Nihongo|Riku Tanaka|田中 陸||born 1999}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Ritsuko Tanaka|田中 律子||born 1971}}, Japanese actress, television personality and singer *{{Nihongo|Romeo Tanaka|田中 ロミオ||born 1973}}, Japanese writer and artist *Ronald Phillip Tanaka (1944–2007), Japanese-American poet and editor *{{Nihongo|Ryo Tanaka|田中 遼||born 1987}}, Japanese ice hockey player *Ryohei Tanaka (1933–2019), Japanese artist *{{Nihongo|Ryōichi Tanaka|田中 亮一||born 1947}}, Japanese voice actor *{{Nihongo|Ryōko Tanaka|田中 涼子||born 1973}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Ryosei Tanaka|田中 良生||born 1963}}, Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Ryūkichi Tanaka|田中 隆吉||1896–1972}}, Japanese general *{{Nihongo|Sakai Tanaka|田中 宇||born 1961}}, Japanese journalist *Sakuji Tanaka, Japanese businessman *Sara Tanaka (born 1978), American actress *{{Nihongo|Satoko Tanaka|田中 聡子||born 1942}}, Japanese swimmer *{{Nihongo|Satoshi Tanaka|田中 聡||born 2002}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Seigi Tanaka|田中 正義||born 1994}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Seiichi Tanaka|田中 誠一||born 1943}}, Japanese taiko player *{{Nihongo|Sendai Tanaka|田中 繊大||born 1972}}, Japanese boxing trainer *{{Nihongo|Setsuji Tanaka|田中 節治||1909–2001}}, Japanese rower *Shelley Tanaka, Canadian editor, author, translator, and writing teacher *{{Nihongo|Shigeho Tanaka|田中 茂穂||1878–1974}}, Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology *{{Nihongo|Shigeki Tanaka|田中 茂樹||1931–2022}}, Japanese long-distance runner *{{Nihongo|Shiho Tanaka|田中 志穗||born 1992}}, Japanese badminton player *{{Nihongo|Shiho Tanaka (judoka)|田中 志歩||born 1998}}, Japanese judoka *{{Nihongo|Shinako Tanaka|田中 姿子||born 1975}}, Japanese beach volleyball player *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Shinbei|田中 新兵衛||1832–1863}}, Japanese samurai and assassin *Shingai Tanaka (1942–2007), Japanese calligrapher *{{Nihongo|Shinichi Tanaka (ski jumper)|田中 信一||born 1959}}, Japanese ski jumper *{{Nihongo|Shin'ichi Tanaka (photographer)|田中 新一}}, Japanese photographer *{{Nihongo|Shinji Tanaka|田中 真二||born 1960}}, Japanese footballer and manager *{{Nihongo|Shizuichi Tanaka|田中 静壱||1887–1945}}, Japanese general *{{Nihongo|Sho Tanaka|田中 翔||born 1989}}, Japanese professional wrestler *{{Nihongo|Sho Tanaka (footballer)|田中 憧||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Shohé Tanaka|田中 正平||1862–1945}}, Japanese physicist, music theorist, and inventor *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Shōsuke|田中 勝助}}, 17th-century Japanese merchant and explorer *{{Nihongo|Shōzō Tanaka|田中 正造||1841–1913}}, Japanese politician and conservationist *{{Nihongo|Shun Tanaka|田中 舜||born 1988}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Shunichi Tanaka|田中 俊一||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Shunta Tanaka (baseball)|田中 俊太||born 1993}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Shunta Tanaka (footballer)|田中 駿汰||born 1997}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Shusei Tanaka|田中 秀征||born 1940}}, Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Shuta Tanaka|田中 秀太||born 1977}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Shuto Tanaka|田中 秀人||born 1985}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Soichi Tanaka|田中 奏一||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Sōichirō Tanaka (footballer)|田中 総一郎||born 1993}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Sōichirō Tanaka (voice actor)|田中 総一郎||born 1964}}, Japanese voice actor *{{Nihongo|Soshi Tanaka|田中 総司||born 1982}}, Japanese figure skater *{{Nihongo|Sumie Tanaka|田中 澄江||1908–2000}}, Japanese screenwriter and playwright *Takashi Tanaka, a.k.a. Banjō Ginga (born 1948), Japanese voice actor *Takahiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Takako Tanaka|田中 貴子}}, Japanese voice actress *{{Nihongo|Tamami Tanaka|田中 珠美||born 1975}}, Japanese biathlete *Tatsuya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Teisuke Tanaka|田中 楨助||1937–2015}}, Japanese motorcycle racer *{{Nihongo|Terukazu Tanaka|田中 輝和,||born 1985}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Teruki Tanaka|田中 輝希||born 1992}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Terumi Tanaka|田中 煕巳||born 1932}}, Japanese anti-nuclear and anti-war activist *{{Nihongo|Teruyo Tanaka|田中 照代||born 1959}}, Japanese Paralympic athlete *{{Nihongo|Tetsushi Tanaka|田中 哲司||born 1966}}, Japanese actor *Tia Tanaka (born 1987), Indonesian-born American pornographic actress *Tetsuya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *Togo Tanaka (1916–2009), American journalist and newspaper editor *{{Nihongo|Tokutarō Tanaka|田中 徳太郎||1909–1989}}, Japanese photographer *{{Nihongo|Tokuzō Tanaka|田中 徳三||1920–2007}}, Japanese film director *Tommy Tanaka, Guam politician *Tomohiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Tomoko Tanaka|田中 智子||born 1958}}, Japanese ice dancer *{{Nihongo|Tomomi Tanaka|田中 智美||born 1988}}, Japanese long-distance runner *{{Nihongo|Tomoyuki Tanaka|田中 友幸}}, Japanese film producer *{{Nihongo|Torahiko Tanaka|田中 寅彦||born 1957}}, Japanese shogi player *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Tosa|田中 土佐||1820–1868}}, Japanese samurai *{{Nihongo|Toshiaki Tanaka|田中 利明||1935–1998}}, Japanese table tennis player *{{Nihongo|Toshibumi Tanaka|田中 敏文||1911–1982}}, Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Toshimitsu Tanaka|田中 利光||1930–2020}}, Japanese composer *Toshiya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Toshiyuki Tanaka|田中 利幸||born 1985}}, Japanese equestrian *{{Nihongo|Tsuneo Tanaka|田中 常雄}}, Japanese diplomat *{{Nihongo|Tsunetoshi Tanaka|田中 恒利||died 2014}}, Japanese politician *{{Nihongo|Tsutomu Tanaka|田中 勉||born 1939}}, Japanese baseball player *{{Nihongo|Wataru Tanaka|田中 渉||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer *Yasuhiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Yasukazu Tanaka|田中 雍和||born 1933}}, Japanese footballer *Yasuo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Yasushi Tanaka|田中 保||1886–1941}}, Japanese artist *{{Nihongo|Yasushin Tanaka|田中 保伸||born 1945}}, Japanese ice hockey player *{{Nihongo|Yōji Tanaka|田中 要次||born 1968}}, Japanese actor *{{Nihongo|Yoko Tanaka|田中 陽||born 1993}}, Japanese women's footballer *{{Nihongo|Yoshikazu Tanaka|田中 良和||born 1977}}, Japanese businessman *{{Nihongo|Yoshiki Tanaka|田中 芳樹||born 1952}}, Japanese novelist *{{Nihongo|Yoshiko Tanaka|田中 好子||1956–2011}}, Japanese actress *{{Nihongo|Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis)|田中 良子}}, Japanese table tennis player *{{Nihongo|Tanaka Yoshio|田中 芳男||1838–1916}}, Japanese civil servant and naturalist *{{Nihongo|Yoshio Tanaka (swimmer)|田中 純夫||born 1930}}, Japanese swimmer *{{Nihongo|Yudai Tanaka (footballer, born 1988)|田中 雄大}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yudai Tanaka (footballer, born 1995)|田中 雄大}}, Japanese footballer *{{Nihongo|Yūichi Tanaka|田中 悠一||born 1985}}, Japanese shogi player *{{Nihongo|Yuji Tanaka|田中 裕二||born 1965}}, Japanese comedian *Yuka Tanaka (born 1974), Japanese tennis player *Yuki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Yukinori Tanaka|田中 穂徳||born 1966}}, Japanese swimmer *Yukio Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people *{{Nihongo|Yūko Tanaka|田中 裕子||born 1955}}, Japanese actress *{{Nihongo|Yurie Tanaka|田中 友理恵||born 1989}}, Japanese biathlete *Yūsuke Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
==Fictional characters== *Lady Tanaka, is the main antagonist in the movie "The Punisher"(1989) *Tanaka, a character in the manga series ''Black Butler'' *Tanaka, the household servant in ''Full Moon o Sagashite'' *Tanaka, the Usami household butler in ''Junjo Romantica'' *Tanaka, from ''Kimi ni Todoke'' *Tanaka, a character in the light novel series ''Mayoi Neko Overrun'' *Tanaka, from ''Tanaka-kun is Always Listless'' *Mr. Tanaka, from ''F-Zero GX'' *Mr. Tanaka, from ''Sonic X'' *Mr. Tanaka, from the anime ''Gantz'' *President Tanaka, from ''Persona 3'' *Aiko Tanaka from ''Oyasumi Punpun'' *Asuka Tanaka, from ''Sound! Euphonium'' *David Tanaka, a character in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Drew Tanaka from The Heroes of Olympus and The Kane Chronicles *Gundham Tanaka from ''Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair'' *Holly Tanaka, a character in the video Game ''Halo 5: Guardians'' *Ichiro Tanaka, character from ''Medal of Honor: Rising Sun'' *Isuro Tanaka, from the film ''Major League II'' *Tanaka Kazuya, from ''School Rumble'' *Ken Tanaka, a character in the television series ''Glee'' *Kida Tanaka, from ''Fear & Hunger 2: Termina'' *Koyuki Tanaka, from ''SBK: Snowboard Kids'' *Leo Tanaka, a character in the soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Opal Tanaka, a Marvel Comics character *Ryūnosuke Tanaka from Haikyū!! *Shinichiro Tanaka, from ''Battle Royale'' (film, Special Edition) *Shinji Tanaka, from ''Yakuza'' (video game) *Souichirou Tanaka, character from ''Genshiken'' *Taro Tanaka, from ''Taro the Space Alien'' (''Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō'') *Tiger Tanaka, from the James Bond novel and film ''You Only Live Twice'' *Tom Tanaka, from ''Durarara!'' *Lt. Yoshi Tanaka from ''Magnum, P.I.'' *Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka, main character of the manga series ''BECK'' *Tricia Tanaka, featured in the episode Tricia Tanaka is Dead from the TV show ''Lost (2004 TV series)''
==See also== *{{Nihongo|Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda|田中-池田 敬子||born 1933}}, Japanese gymnast *Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii (born 1969), Japanese linguist *{{nihongo|Tadao Tannaka|淡中 忠郎||1908–1986}}, Japanese mathematician
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