# Tanaka
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| pronunciation = Tanaka
| meaning = varies
| region = [Japan](/source/Japan)
| origin = Japanese
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| footnotes = [[https://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/names_files.html 1990 Census Name Files] {{Webarchive|url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20101007112151/http%3A//www%2Ecensus%2Egov/genealogy/names/names_files%2Ehtml |date=2010-10-07 }}]
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{{nihongo|'''Tanaka'''|たなか}} is the fourth most common [Japanese](/source/Japanese_name) surname. It is typically written with the [kanji](/source/kanji) for {{nihongo|ricefield & middle|田中}}.[{{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](/source/Meiji_Yasuda_Life)|date=2008-09-24|url=http://www.meijiyasuda.co.jp/profile/news/release/2008/pdf/20080924.pdf|accessdate=2019-03-09}}] 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)](/source/Tanaka_(musician))|たなか||born 1998}}, Japanese musician formerly known as Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi
*{{Nihongo|[Aimi Tanaka](/source/Aimi_Tanaka)|田中 あいみ||born 1992}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Akira Tanaka](/source/Akira_Tanaka)|田中 章||born 1942}}, Japanese hurdler
*{{Nihongo|[Anna Tanaka](/source/Anna_Tanaka)|田中 杏奈||born 2005}}, Japanese singer and model, member of girl group MEOVV
*{{Nihongo|[Ao Tanaka](/source/Ao_Tanaka)|田中 碧||born 1998}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Asuna Tanaka](/source/Asuna_Tanaka)|田中 明日菜||born 1988}}, Japanese women's footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Atomu Tanaka](/source/Atomu_Tanaka)|田中 亜土夢||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer
*[Atsuko Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Atsuko_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Ayumi Tanaka](/source/Ayumi_Tanaka) (born 1986), Japanese pianist and composer
*{{Nihongo|[Bansen Tanaka](/source/Bansen_Tanaka)|田中 万川||1912–1988}}, Japanese aikidoka
*{{Nihongo|[Chie Tanaka](/source/Chie_Tanaka)|田中 千絵||born 1981}}, Japanese model and actress
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Chigaku](/source/Tanaka_Chigaku)|田中 智學||1861–1939}}, Japanese Buddhist scholar and preacher
*{{Nihongo|[Chikage Tanaka](/source/Chikage_Tanaka)|田中 千景||born 1973}}, Japanese speed skater
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Chikao](/source/Tanaka_Chikao)|田中 千禾夫||1905–1995}}, Japanese playwright and dramatist
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Chōbei](/source/Tanaka_Ch%C5%8Dbei)|田中 長兵衛}}, Japanese merchant
*{{Nihongo|[Chōtoku Tanaka](/source/Ch%C5%8Dtoku_Tanaka)|田中 長徳||born 1947}}, Japanese photographer
*{{Nihongo|[Chōzaburō Tanaka](/source/Ch%C5%8Dzabur%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中 長三郎||1885–1976}}, Japanese botanist and mycologist
*{{Nihongo|[Daijiro Tanaka](/source/Daijiro_Tanaka)|田中 大二郎||born 1988}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Daiki Tanaka](/source/Daiki_Tanaka)|田中 大貴||born 1991}}, Japanese basketball player
*Dean Tanaka, the birth name of [Dean Cain](/source/Dean_Cain) (born 1966), American actor
*{{Nihongo|[Eiichi Tanaka](/source/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](/source/Eiko_Tanaka)|田中 栄子}}, Japanese anime producer
*{{Nihongo|[Eizō Tanaka](/source/Eiz%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中 栄三||1886–1968}}, Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor
*[Elly Tanaka](/source/Elly_Tanaka) (born 1965), American biochemist
*{{Nihongo|[Eri Tanaka](/source/Eri_Tanaka)|たなか えり||born 1977}}, Japanese actress and voice actress
*[Eugenia Tanaka](/source/Eugenia_Tanaka) (born 1987), Indonesian-born Australian badminton player
*[Evelyn Tanaka](/source/Green_Party_of_Alberta), Canadian politician
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Fujimaro](/source/Tanaka_Fujimaro)|田中 不二麿||1845–1909}}, Japanese statesman and educator
*{{Nihongo|[Fumiaki Tanaka](/source/Fumiaki_Tanaka)|田中 史朗||born 1985}}, Japanese rugby union player
*{{Nihongo|[Fumon Tanaka](/source/Fumon_Tanaka)|田中 普門||born 1943}}, Japanese martial artist
*[Gary A. Tanaka](/source/Gary_A._Tanaka) (born 1943), Japanese-American businessman and philanthropist
*{{Nihongo|[Ginnosuke Tanaka](/source/Ginnosuke_Tanaka)|田中 銀之助||1873–1933}}, Japanese rugby union player
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Giichi](/source/Tanaka_Giichi)|田中 義一||1864–1929}}, Japanese general, politician, and Prime Minister of Japan
*[Haruko Tanaka](/source/Haruko_Tanaka), American artist and filmmaker
*{{Nihongo|[Haruo Tanaka](/source/Haruo_Tanaka)|田中 春男||1912–1992}}, Japanese actor
*{{Nihongo|[Hayuma Tanaka](/source/Hayuma_Tanaka)|田中 隼磨||born 1982}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Hidekazu Tanaka](/source/Hidekazu_Tanaka)|田中 秀和||born 1987}}, Japanese composer and arranger
*{{Nihongo|[Hidemichi Tanaka](/source/Hidemichi_Tanaka)|田中 秀道||born 1971}}, Japanese golfer
*{{Nihongo|[Hidemitsu Tanaka](/source/Hidemitsu_Tanaka)|田中 英光||1913–1949}}, Japanese novelist
*[Hideo Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Hideo_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Hideyuki Tanaka](/source/Hideyuki_Tanaka)|田中 秀幸||born 1950}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|[Hikaru Tanaka](/source/Hikaru_Tanaka)|田中 光||born 1972}}, Japanese gymnast
*Hime Tanaka (田中ヒメ), Japanese singer and [HimeHina](/source/%3Aja%3A%E3%83%92%E3%83%A1%E3%83%92%E3%83%8A) [Virtual YouTuber](/source/Virtual_YouTuber) duo
*{{Nihongo|[Hiroaki Tanaka](/source/Hiroaki_Tanaka)|田中 洋明||born 1979}}, Japanese footballer
*[Hitomi Tanaka](/source/%3Ade%3AHitomi_Tanaka) (田中 瞳, born 1986), Japanese nude and former pornographic actress
*{{Nihongo|[Hirokazu Tanaka](/source/Hirokazu_Tanaka)|田中 宏和||born 1957}}, Japanese composer and musician
*{{Nihongo|[Hiroki Tanaka](/source/Hiroki_Tanaka)|田中 寛己||born 1991}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Hiromasa Tanaka](/source/Hiromasa_Tanaka)|田中 宏昌||born 1981}}, Japanese decathlete
*{{Nihongo|[Hiromichi Tanaka](/source/Hiromichi_Tanaka)|田中 弘道||born 1962}}, Japanese video game developer, producer, director and designer
*{{Nihongo|[Hiroshi Tanaka (athlete)](/source/Hiroshi_Tanaka_(athlete))|田中 弘||born 1915, date of death unknown}}, Japanese high jumper
*{{Nihongo|[Hiroshi Tanaka (field hockey)](/source/Hiroshi_Tanaka_(field_hockey))|田中 博司||born 1941}}, Japanese field hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[Hiroshi Tanaka (figure skater)](/source/Hiroshi_Tanaka_(figure_skater))|田中 衆史||born 1972}}, Japanese figure skater
*{{Nihongo|[Hiroto Tanaka](/source/Hiroto_Tanaka)|田中 裕人||born 1990}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Hiroyasu Tanaka](/source/Hiroyasu_Tanaka)|田中 浩康||born 1982}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Hisakazu Tanaka](/source/Hisakazu_Tanaka)|田中 久一||1889–1947}}, Japanese general
*[Hisao Tanaka](/source/Hisao_Tanaka), also known as Martin Tanaka (died 1991), American professional wrestler
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Hisashige](/source/Tanaka_Hisashige)|田中 久重||1799–1891}}, Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor
*{{Nihongo|[Hisayoshi Tanaka](/source/Hisayoshi_Tanaka)|田中 久喜||born 1979}}, Japanese swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[Ichimatsu Tanaka](/source/Ichimatsu_Tanaka)|田中 一松||1895–1983}}, Japanese academic, art historian and curator
*{{Nihongo|[Ikko Tanaka](/source/Ikko_Tanaka)|田中 一光||1930–2002}}, Japanese graphic designer
*{{Nihongo|[Issei Tanaka](/source/Issei_Tanaka)|田仲 一成||1932/1933–2025}}, Japanese writer
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Isson](/source/Tanaka_Isson)|田中 一村}}, born Tanaka Jun (1908–1977), Japanese ''Nihonga'' painter
*{{Nihongo|[Izuki Tanaka](/source/Izuki_Tanaka)|田中 泉樹||born 1992}}, Japanese field hockey player
*[Janice Tanaka](/source/Janice_Tanaka), American artist
*[Janis Tanaka](/source/Janis_Tanaka) (born 1963), American musician
*[Jeffrey S. Tanaka](/source/Jeffrey_S._Tanaka) (1958–1992), American psychologist and statistician
*{{Nihongo|[Jin Tanaka](/source/Jin_Tanaka)|田中 仁||born 1976}}, Japanese screenwriter
*{{Nihongo|[Jiro Tanaka](/source/Jiro_Tanaka)|田中 次郎||1917–2017}}, Japanese mechanical engineer
*{{Nihongo|[Jujiro Tanaka](/source/Jujiro_Tanaka)|田中 重次郎||born 1947}}, Japanese rower
*[Jun Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Jun_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Junko Tanaka](/source/Junko_Tanaka)|田中 順子||born 1973}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[Junya Tanaka](/source/Junya_Tanaka)|田中 順也||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Kakuei Tanaka](/source/Kakuei_Tanaka)|田中 角栄||1918–1993}}, Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
*{{Nihongo|[Kan Tanaka](/source/Kan_Tanaka)|田中 完}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|[Kane Tanaka](/source/Kane_Tanaka)|田中カ子||1903–2022}}, oldest verified Japanese person ever
*{{Nihongo|[Karen Tanaka](/source/Karen_Tanaka)|田中 カレン||born 1961}}, Japanese composer
*{{Nihongo|[Kazuhiro Tanaka](/source/Kazuhiro_Tanaka)|田中 一弘||born 1970}}, Japanese drifting driver
*{{Nihongo|[Kazuhiro Tanaka (pentathlete)](/source/Kazuhiro_Tanaka_(pentathlete))|田中 和宏||born 1936}}, Japanese modern pentathlete
*{{Nihongo|[Kazuhito Tanaka](/source/Kazuhito_Tanaka)|田中 和仁||born 1985}}, Japanese gymnast
*{{Nihongo|[Kazuki Tanaka (baseball)](/source/Kazuki_Tanaka_(baseball))|田中 和基||born 1994}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Kazuki Tanaka (footballer)](/source/Kazuki_Tanaka_(footballer))|田中 和樹||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Kazunari Tanaka](/source/Kazunari_Tanaka)|田中 一成||1967–2016}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|[Kazunori Tanaka](/source/Kazunori_Tanaka)|田中 和徳||born 1949}}, Japanese politician
*[Kazuo Tanaka](/source/Kazuo_Tanaka), Japanese engineer
*{{Nihongo|[Kei Tanaka](/source/Kei_Tanaka)|田中 圭||born 1984}}, Japanese actor
*{{Nihongo|[Keiji Tanaka](/source/Keiji_Tanaka)|田中 刑事||born 1994}}, Japanese figure skater
*{{Nihongo|[Keishu Tanaka](/source/Keishu_Tanaka)|田中 慶秋||1938–2022}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[Keita Tanaka](/source/Keita_Tanaka)|田中 恵太||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Ken Tanaka (actor)](/source/Ken_Tanaka_(actor))|田中 健||born 1951}}, Japanese actor
*{{Nihongo|[Kengo Tanaka](/source/Kengo_Tanaka)|田中 謙吾||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer
*[Kenichi Tanaka](/source/Kenichi_Tanaka), Japanese mixed martial artist
*{{Nihongo|[Kenjiro Tanaka](/source/Kenjiro_Tanaka)|田中 健二朗||born 1989}}, Japanese baseball player
*[Kenneth K. Tanaka](/source/Kenneth_K._Tanaka) (born 1947), Japanese-born American Buddhist writer
*{{Nihongo|[Kensuke Tanaka](/source/Kensuke_Tanaka)|田中 賢介||born 1981}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Kenta Tanaka](/source/Kenta_Tanaka)|田中 健太||born 1988}}, Japanese field hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[Kinuyo Tanaka](/source/Kinuyo_Tanaka)|田中 絹代||1909–1977}}, Japanese actress and director
*{{Nihongo|[Kishio Tanaka](/source/Kishio_Tanaka)|田中 毅司雄||born 1946}}, Japanese swimmer
*[Kohei Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Kohei_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Kohsuke Tanaka](/source/Kohsuke_Tanaka)|田中 広輔||born 1989}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Koichi Tanaka](/source/Koichi_Tanaka)|田中 耕一||born 1959}}, Japanese chemist
*[Koichi Tanaka (fighter)](/source/Koichi_Tanaka_(fighter)) (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
*{{Nihongo|[Koji Tanaka](/source/Koji_Tanaka)|田中 孝司||born 1955}}, Japanese footballer and manager
*{{Nihongo|[Kōjō Tanaka](/source/K%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中 光常||1924–2016}}, Japanese photographer
*{{Nihongo|[Koki Tanaka](/source/Koki_Tanaka)|田中 聖||born 1985}}, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor and idol
*{{Nihongo|[Kōki Tanaka (artist)](/source/K%C5%8Dki_Tanaka_(artist))|田中 功起||born 1975}}, Japanese videographer
*{{Nihongo|[Komimasa Tanaka](/source/Komimasa_Tanaka)|田中 小実昌||1925–2000}}, Japanese writer and translator
*{{Nihongo|[Kosei Tanaka](/source/Kosei_Tanaka)|田中 恒成|born 1995}}, Japanese boxer
*[Kōtarō Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/K%C5%8Dtar%C5%8D_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Kotono Tanaka](/source/Kotono_Tanaka)|田中 琴乃||born 1991}}, Japanese rhythmic gymnast
*{{Nihongo|[Kunie Tanaka](/source/Kunie_Tanaka)|田中 邦衛||1932–2021}}, Japanese actor
*{{Nihongo|[Kunihiko Tanaka](/source/Kunihiko_Tanaka)|田中 久仁彦||born 1970}}, Japanese manga artist and character designer
*[Luana Tanaka](/source/Luana_Tanaka) (born 1989), Brazilian actress
*{{Nihongo|[Machi Tanaka](/source/Machi_Tanaka)|田中 真知||born 1983}}, Japanese long-distance runner
*{{Nihongo|[Makiko Tanaka](/source/Makiko_Tanaka)|田中 眞紀子||born 1944}} Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[Makoto Tanaka](/source/Makoto_Tanaka)|田中 誠||born 1975}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Mamiko Tanaka](/source/Mamiko_Tanaka)|田中 真美子||born 1996}}, Japanese basketball player
*{{Nihongo|[Manami Tanaka](/source/Manami_Tanaka)|田中 真奈美||born 1989}}, Japanese voice actress
*[Marcio Tanaka](/source/Marcio_Tanaka) (born 1980), Japanese-Brazilian baseball player
*[Marcus Tulio Tanaka](/source/Marcus_Tulio_Tanaka) (born 1981) Brazilian-born Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Mari Tanaka](/source/Mari_Tanaka)|田中 麻里||born 1987}}, Japanese tennis player
*{{Nihongo|[Masaaki Tanaka](/source/Masaaki_Tanaka)|田中 正明||1911–2006}}, Japanese writer
*[Masahiko Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Masahiko_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Masahiro Tanaka](/source/Masahiro_Tanaka)|田中 将大||born 1988}}, Japanese baseball player
*Masako Tanaka, known as [Mineko Iwasaki](/source/Mineko_Iwasaki) (born 1949), Japanese ''geisha''
*{{Nihongo|[Masami Tanaka](/source/Masami_Tanaka)|田中 雅美||born 1979}}, Japanese swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[Masashi Tanaka](/source/Masashi_Tanaka)|田中 政志||born 1962}}, Japanese manga artist
*{{Nihongo|[Masato Tanaka](/source/Masato_Tanaka)|田中 正人||born 1973}}, Japanese professional wrestler
*{{Nihongo|[Masayuki Tanaka](/source/Masayuki_Tanaka)|田中 昌之||born 1951}}, Japanese singer
*{{Nihongo|[Mayumi Tanaka](/source/Mayumi_Tanaka)|田中 真弓||born 1955}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Meca Tanaka](/source/Meca_Tanaka)|田中 メカ}}, Japanese manga artist
*{{Nihongo|[Michiko Tanaka](/source/Michiko_Tanaka)|田中 路子||1909–1988}}, Japanese singer and actress
*{{Nihongo|[Michinori Tanaka](/source/Michinori_Tanaka)|田中 路教||born 1990}}, Japanese mixed martial artist
*{{Nihongo|[Miho Tanaka](/source/Miho_Tanaka_(badminton))|田中 美保||born 1976}}, Japanese badminton player
*{{Nihongo|[Miho Tanaka (model)](/source/Miho_Tanaka_(model))|田中 美保||born 1983}}, Japanese model, television personality and actress
*{{Nihongo|[Miki Tanaka](/source/Miki_Tanaka)|田中 美衣||born 1987}}, Japanese judoka
*{{Nihongo|[Mikiyasu Tanaka](/source/Mikiyasu_Tanaka)|田中 幹保||born 1955}}, Japanese volleyball player and coach
*{{Nihongo|[Miku Tanaka](/source/Miku_Tanaka)|田中 美久||born 2001}}, Japanese idol
*{{Nihongo|[Min Tanaka](/source/Min_Tanaka)|田中 泯||born 1945}}, Japanese dancer and actor
*{{Nihongo|[Mina Tanaka](/source/Mina_Tanaka)|田中 美南||born 1994}}, Japanese women's footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Mina Tanaka (luger)](/source/Mina_Tanaka_(luger))|田中 三奈||born 1971}}, Japanese luger
*{{Nihongo|[Minami Tanaka](/source/Minami_Tanaka)|田中 美海||born 1996}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Minami Tanaka (announcer)](/source/Minami_Tanaka_(announcer))|田中 みな実||born 1986}}, Japanese announcer
*{{Nihongo|[Mineko Tanaka](/source/Mineko_Tanaka)|田中 美音子||born 1975}}, Japanese handball player
*[Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Minoru_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Misako Tanaka](/source/Misako_Tanaka)|田中 美佐子||born 1959}}, Japanese actress
*{{Nihongo|[Misato Tanaka](/source/Misato_Tanaka)|田中 美里||born 1977}}, Japanese actress
*{{Nihongo|[Mitsu Tanaka](/source/Mitsu_Tanaka)|田中 美津||born 1945}}, Japanese feminist and writer
*{{Nihongo|[Mitsuteru Tanaka](/source/Mitsuteru_Tanaka)|田中 光輝||born 1971}}, Japanese cyclist
*{{Nihongo|[Miyako Tanaka](/source/Miyako_Tanaka)|田中 京||born 1967}}, Japanese synchronized swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[Nanae Tanaka](/source/Nanae_Tanaka)|田中 奈々絵||born 1975}}, Japanese fencer
*[Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Naoki_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Noboru Tanaka](/source/Noboru_Tanaka)|田中 登||1937–2006}}, Japanese film director
*{{Nihongo|[Noboru Tanaka (field hockey)](/source/Noboru_Tanaka_(field_hockey))|田中 昇||1912-?}}, Japanese field hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[Nobuo Tanaka](/source/Nobuo_Tanaka)|田中 伸男||born 1950}}, Japanese former executive director of the International Energy Agency
*{{Nihongo|[Nobutaka Tanaka](/source/Nobutaka_Tanaka)|田中 信孝||born 1971}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Nobuyuki Tanaka](/source/Nobuyuki_Tanaka)|田中 伸幸}}, Japanese economic botanist
*{{Nihongo|[Norio Tanaka](/source/Norio_Tanaka)|田中 法生}}, Japanese aquatic botanist
*{{Nihongo|[Nozomi Tanaka](/source/Nozomi_Tanaka)|田中 希実||born 1999}}, Japanese long-distance runner
*[Pat Tanaka](/source/Pat_Tanaka) (born 1961), American professional wrestler
*[Professor Tanaka](/source/Professor_Tanaka) (1930–2000), American professional wrestler
*[Paul Tanaka](/source/Paul_Tanaka) American law enforcement officer and politician
*{{jp|[Raishō Tanaka](/source/Raish%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中頼璋||1868–1940}}, Japanese painter
*{{Nihongo|[Raizō Tanaka](/source/Raiz%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中 頼三||1892–1969}}, Japanese admiral
*{{Nihongo|[Reina Tanaka](/source/Reina_Tanaka)|田中 れいな||born 1989}}, Japanese singer
*{{Nihongo|[Rena Tanaka](/source/Rena_Tanaka)|田中 麗奈||born 1980}}, Japanese actress and television personality
*{{Nihongo|[Rie Tanaka](/source/Rie_Tanaka)|田中 理恵||born 1979}}, Japanese singer and voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Rie Tanaka (gymnast)](/source/Rie_Tanaka_(gymnast))|田中 理恵||born 1987}}, Japanese artistic gymnast
*{{Nihongo|[Riku Tanaka](/source/Riku_Tanaka)|田中 陸||born 1999}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Ritsuko Tanaka](/source/Ritsuko_Tanaka)|田中 律子||born 1971}}, Japanese actress, television personality and singer
*{{Nihongo|[Romeo Tanaka](/source/Romeo_Tanaka)|田中 ロミオ||born 1973}}, Japanese writer and artist
*[Ronald Phillip Tanaka](/source/Ronald_Phillip_Tanaka) (1944–2007), Japanese-American poet and editor
*{{Nihongo|[Ryo Tanaka](/source/Ryo_Tanaka)|田中 遼||born 1987}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*[Ryohei Tanaka](/source/Ryohei_Tanaka) (1933–2019), Japanese artist
*{{Nihongo|[Ryōichi Tanaka](/source/Ry%C5%8Dichi_Tanaka)|田中 亮一||born 1947}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|[Ryōko Tanaka](/source/Ry%C5%8Dko_Tanaka)|田中 涼子||born 1973}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Ryosei Tanaka](/source/Ryosei_Tanaka)|田中 良生||born 1963}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[Ryūkichi Tanaka](/source/Ry%C5%ABkichi_Tanaka)|田中 隆吉||1896–1972}}, Japanese general
*{{Nihongo|[Sakai Tanaka](/source/Sakai_Tanaka)|田中 宇||born 1961}}, Japanese journalist
*[Sakuji Tanaka](/source/Sakuji_Tanaka), Japanese businessman
*[Sara Tanaka](/source/Sara_Tanaka) (born 1978), American actress
*{{Nihongo|[Satoko Tanaka](/source/Satoko_Tanaka)|田中 聡子||born 1942}}, Japanese swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[Satoshi Tanaka](/source/Satoshi_Tanaka)|田中 聡||born 2002}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Seigi Tanaka](/source/Seigi_Tanaka)|田中 正義||born 1994}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Seiichi Tanaka](/source/Seiichi_Tanaka)|田中 誠一||born 1943}}, Japanese taiko player
*{{Nihongo|[Sendai Tanaka](/source/Sendai_Tanaka)|田中 繊大||born 1972}}, Japanese boxing trainer
*{{Nihongo|[Setsuji Tanaka](/source/Setsuji_Tanaka)|田中 節治||1909–2001}}, Japanese rower
*[Shelley Tanaka](/source/Shelley_Tanaka), Canadian editor, author, translator, and writing teacher
*{{Nihongo|[Shigeho Tanaka](/source/Shigeho_Tanaka)|田中 茂穂||1878–1974}}, Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology
*{{Nihongo|[Shigeki Tanaka](/source/Shigeki_Tanaka)|田中 茂樹||1931–2022}}, Japanese long-distance runner
*{{Nihongo|[Shiho Tanaka](/source/Shiho_Tanaka)|田中 志穗||born 1992}}, Japanese badminton player
*{{Nihongo|[Shiho Tanaka (judoka)](/source/Shiho_Tanaka_(judoka))|田中 志歩||born 1998}}, Japanese judoka
*{{Nihongo|[Shinako Tanaka](/source/Shinako_Tanaka)|田中 姿子||born 1975}}, Japanese beach volleyball player
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Shinbei](/source/Tanaka_Shinbei)|田中 新兵衛||1832–1863}}, Japanese samurai and assassin
*[Shingai Tanaka](/source/Shingai_Tanaka) (1942–2007), Japanese calligrapher
*{{Nihongo|[Shinichi Tanaka (ski jumper)](/source/Shinichi_Tanaka_(ski_jumper))|田中 信一||born 1959}}, Japanese ski jumper
*{{Nihongo|[Shin'ichi Tanaka (photographer)](/source/Shin'ichi_Tanaka_(photographer))|田中 新一}}, Japanese photographer
*{{Nihongo|[Shinji Tanaka](/source/Shinji_Tanaka)|田中 真二||born 1960}}, Japanese footballer and manager
*{{Nihongo|[Shizuichi Tanaka](/source/Shizuichi_Tanaka)|田中 静壱||1887–1945}}, Japanese general
*{{Nihongo|[Sho Tanaka](/source/Sho_Tanaka)|田中 翔||born 1989}}, Japanese professional wrestler
*{{Nihongo|[Sho Tanaka (footballer)](/source/Sho_Tanaka_(footballer))|田中 憧||born 1994}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Shohé Tanaka](/source/Shoh%C3%A9_Tanaka)|田中 正平||1862–1945}}, Japanese physicist, music theorist, and inventor
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Shōsuke](/source/Tanaka_Sh%C5%8Dsuke)|田中 勝助}}, 17th-century Japanese merchant and explorer
*{{Nihongo|[Shōzō Tanaka](/source/Sh%C5%8Dz%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中 正造||1841–1913}}, Japanese politician and conservationist
*{{Nihongo|[Shun Tanaka](/source/Shun_Tanaka)|田中 舜||born 1988}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|Shunichi Tanaka|田中 俊一||born 1987}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Shunta Tanaka (baseball)](/source/Shunta_Tanaka_(baseball))|田中 俊太||born 1993}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Shunta Tanaka (footballer)](/source/Shunta_Tanaka_(footballer))|田中 駿汰||born 1997}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Shusei Tanaka](/source/Shusei_Tanaka)|田中 秀征||born 1940}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[Shuta Tanaka](/source/Shuta_Tanaka)|田中 秀太||born 1977}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Shuto Tanaka](/source/Shuto_Tanaka)|田中 秀人||born 1985}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Soichi Tanaka](/source/Soichi_Tanaka)|田中 奏一||born 1989}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Sōichirō Tanaka (footballer)](/source/S%C5%8Dichir%C5%8D_Tanaka_(footballer))|田中 総一郎||born 1993}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Sōichirō Tanaka (voice actor)](/source/S%C5%8Dichir%C5%8D_Tanaka_(voice_actor))|田中 総一郎||born 1964}}, Japanese voice actor
*{{Nihongo|[Soshi Tanaka](/source/Soshi_Tanaka)|田中 総司||born 1982}}, Japanese figure skater
*{{Nihongo|[Sumie Tanaka](/source/Sumie_Tanaka)|田中 澄江||1908–2000}}, Japanese screenwriter and playwright
*Takashi Tanaka, a.k.a. [Banjō Ginga](/source/Banj%C5%8D_Ginga) (born 1948), Japanese voice actor
*[Takahiro Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Takahiro_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Takako Tanaka](/source/Takako_Tanaka)|田中 貴子}}, Japanese voice actress
*{{Nihongo|[Tamami Tanaka](/source/Tamami_Tanaka)|田中 珠美||born 1975}}, Japanese biathlete
*[Tatsuya Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Tatsuya_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Teisuke Tanaka](/source/Teisuke_Tanaka)|田中 楨助||1937–2015}}, Japanese motorcycle racer
*{{Nihongo|[Terukazu Tanaka](/source/Terukazu_Tanaka)|田中 輝和,||born 1985}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Teruki Tanaka](/source/Teruki_Tanaka)|田中 輝希||born 1992}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Terumi Tanaka](/source/Terumi_Tanaka)|田中 煕巳||born 1932}}, Japanese anti-nuclear and anti-war activist
*{{Nihongo|[Teruyo Tanaka](/source/Teruyo_Tanaka)|田中 照代||born 1959}}, Japanese Paralympic athlete
*{{Nihongo|[Tetsushi Tanaka](/source/Tetsushi_Tanaka)|田中 哲司||born 1966}}, Japanese actor
*[Tia Tanaka](/source/%3Aid%3ATia_Tanaka) (born 1987), Indonesian-born American pornographic actress
*[Tetsuya Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Tetsuya_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*[Togo Tanaka](/source/Togo_Tanaka) (1916–2009), American journalist and newspaper editor
*{{Nihongo|[Tokutarō Tanaka](/source/Tokutar%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中 徳太郎||1909–1989}}, Japanese photographer
*{{Nihongo|[Tokuzō Tanaka](/source/Tokuz%C5%8D_Tanaka)|田中 徳三||1920–2007}}, Japanese film director
*[Tommy Tanaka](/source/Tommy_Tanaka), Guam politician
*[Tomohiro Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Tomohiro_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Tomoko Tanaka](/source/Tomoko_Tanaka)|田中 智子||born 1958}}, Japanese ice dancer
*{{Nihongo|[Tomomi Tanaka](/source/Tomomi_Tanaka)|田中 智美||born 1988}}, Japanese long-distance runner
*{{Nihongo|[Tomoyuki Tanaka](/source/Tomoyuki_Tanaka)|田中 友幸}}, Japanese film producer
*{{Nihongo|[Torahiko Tanaka](/source/Torahiko_Tanaka)|田中 寅彦||born 1957}}, Japanese shogi player
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Tosa](/source/Tanaka_Tosa)|田中 土佐||1820–1868}}, Japanese samurai
*{{Nihongo|[Toshiaki Tanaka](/source/Toshiaki_Tanaka)|田中 利明||1935–1998}}, Japanese table tennis player
*{{Nihongo|[Toshibumi Tanaka](/source/Toshibumi_Tanaka)|田中 敏文||1911–1982}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[Toshimitsu Tanaka](/source/Toshimitsu_Tanaka)|田中 利光||1930–2020}}, Japanese composer
*[Toshiya Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Toshiya_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Toshiyuki Tanaka](/source/Toshiyuki_Tanaka)|田中 利幸||born 1985}}, Japanese equestrian
*{{Nihongo|[Tsuneo Tanaka](/source/Tsuneo_Tanaka)|田中 常雄}}, Japanese diplomat
*{{Nihongo|[Tsunetoshi Tanaka](/source/Tsunetoshi_Tanaka)|田中 恒利||died 2014}}, Japanese politician
*{{Nihongo|[Tsutomu Tanaka](/source/Tsutomu_Tanaka)|田中 勉||born 1939}}, Japanese baseball player
*{{Nihongo|[Wataru Tanaka](/source/Wataru_Tanaka)|田中 渉||born 2000}}, Japanese footballer
*[Yasuhiro Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Yasuhiro_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Yasukazu Tanaka](/source/Yasukazu_Tanaka)|田中 雍和||born 1933}}, Japanese footballer
*[Yasuo Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Yasuo_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Yasushi Tanaka](/source/Yasushi_Tanaka)|田中 保||1886–1941}}, Japanese artist
*{{Nihongo|[Yasushin Tanaka](/source/Yasushin_Tanaka)|田中 保伸||born 1945}}, Japanese ice hockey player
*{{Nihongo|[Yōji Tanaka](/source/Y%C5%8Dji_Tanaka)|田中 要次||born 1968}}, Japanese actor
*{{Nihongo|[Yoko Tanaka](/source/Yoko_Tanaka)|田中 陽||born 1993}}, Japanese women's footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Yoshikazu Tanaka](/source/Yoshikazu_Tanaka)|田中 良和||born 1977}}, Japanese businessman
*{{Nihongo|[Yoshiki Tanaka](/source/Yoshiki_Tanaka)|田中 芳樹||born 1952}}, Japanese novelist
*{{Nihongo|[Yoshiko Tanaka](/source/Yoshiko_Tanaka)|田中 好子||1956–2011}}, Japanese actress
*{{Nihongo|[Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis)](/source/Yoshiko_Tanaka_(table_tennis))|田中 良子}}, Japanese table tennis player
*{{Nihongo|[Tanaka Yoshio](/source/Tanaka_Yoshio)|田中 芳男||1838–1916}}, Japanese civil servant and naturalist
*{{Nihongo|[Yoshio Tanaka (swimmer)](/source/Yoshio_Tanaka_(swimmer))|田中 純夫||born 1930}}, Japanese swimmer
*{{Nihongo|[Yudai Tanaka (footballer, born 1988)](/source/Yudai_Tanaka_(footballer%2C_born_1988))|田中 雄大}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Yudai Tanaka (footballer, born 1995)](/source/Yudai_Tanaka_(footballer%2C_born_1995))|田中 雄大}}, Japanese footballer
*{{Nihongo|[Yūichi Tanaka](/source/Y%C5%ABichi_Tanaka)|田中 悠一||born 1985}}, Japanese shogi player
*{{Nihongo|[Yuji Tanaka](/source/Yuji_Tanaka)|田中 裕二||born 1965}}, Japanese comedian
*[Yuka Tanaka](/source/Yuka_Tanaka) (born 1974), Japanese tennis player
*[Yuki Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Yuki_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Yukinori Tanaka](/source/Yukinori_Tanaka)|田中 穂徳||born 1966}}, Japanese swimmer
*[Yukio Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Yukio_Tanaka_(disambiguation)), multiple people
*{{Nihongo|[Yūko Tanaka](/source/Y%C5%ABko_Tanaka)|田中 裕子||born 1955}}, Japanese actress
*{{Nihongo|[Yurie Tanaka](/source/Yurie_Tanaka)|田中 友理恵||born 1989}}, Japanese biathlete
*[Yūsuke Tanaka (disambiguation)](/source/Y%C5%ABsuke_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](/source/Black_Butler)''
*Tanaka, the household servant in ''[Full Moon o Sagashite](/source/Full_Moon_o_Sagashite)''
*Tanaka, the Usami household butler in ''[Junjo Romantica](/source/Junjo_Romantica)''
*Tanaka, from ''[Kimi ni Todoke](/source/Kimi_ni_Todoke)''
*Tanaka, a character in the light novel series ''[Mayoi Neko Overrun](/source/Mayoi_Neko_Overrun)''
*Tanaka, from ''[Tanaka-kun is Always Listless](/source/Tanaka-kun_is_Always_Listless)''
*Mr. Tanaka, from ''[F-Zero GX](/source/F-Zero_GX)''
*Mr. Tanaka, from ''[Sonic X](/source/Sonic_X)''
*Mr. Tanaka, from the anime ''[Gantz](/source/Gantz)''
*President Tanaka, from ''[Persona 3](/source/Persona_3)''
*Aiko Tanaka from ''[Oyasumi Punpun](/source/Oyasumi_Punpun)''
*Asuka Tanaka, from ''[Sound! Euphonium](/source/Sound!_Euphonium)''
*[David Tanaka](/source/David_Tanaka), a character in the soap opera ''Neighbours''
*Drew Tanaka from The [Heroes of Olympus](/source/Heroes_of_Olympus) and The [Kane Chronicles](/source/Kane_Chronicles)
*[Gundham Tanaka](/source/Gundham_Tanaka) from ''[Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair](/source/Danganronpa_2%3A_Goodbye_Despair)''
*Holly Tanaka, a character in the video Game ''[Halo 5: Guardians](/source/Halo_5%3A_Guardians)''
*Ichiro Tanaka, character from ''[Medal of Honor: Rising Sun](/source/Medal_of_Honor%3A_Rising_Sun)''
*Isuro Tanaka, from the film ''[Major League II](/source/Major_League_II)''
*Tanaka Kazuya, from ''[School Rumble](/source/School_Rumble)''
*Ken Tanaka, a character in the television series [''Glee''](/source/Glee_(TV_series))
*Kida Tanaka, from ''Fear & Hunger 2: Termina''
*Koyuki Tanaka, from ''[SBK: Snowboard Kids](/source/SBK%3A_Snowboard_Kids)''
*[Leo Tanaka](/source/Leo_Tanaka), a character in the soap opera ''Neighbours''
*[Opal Tanaka](/source/Opal_Tanaka), a Marvel Comics character
*[Ryūnosuke Tanaka](/source/List_of_Haikyu!!_characters) from [Haikyū!!](/source/Haiky%C5%AB!!)
*Shinichiro Tanaka, from ''[Battle Royale](/source/Battle_Royale_(film))'' (film, Special Edition)
*Shinji Tanaka, from [''Yakuza'' (video game)](/source/Yakuza_(video_game))
*Souichirou Tanaka, character from ''[Genshiken](/source/Genshiken)''
*Taro Tanaka, from ''[Taro the Space Alien](/source/Taro_the_Space_Alien)'' (''Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō'')
*[Tiger Tanaka](/source/Tiger_Tanaka), from the James Bond novel and film ''You Only Live Twice''
*Tom Tanaka, from ''[Durarara!](/source/Durarara!)''
*Lt. Yoshi Tanaka from ''[Magnum, P.I.](/source/Magnum%2C_P.I.)''
*[Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka](/source/List_of_BECK%3A_Mongolian_Chop_Squad_characters), main character of the manga series ''[BECK](/source/Beck_(manga))''
*Tricia Tanaka, featured in the episode [Tricia Tanaka is Dead](/source/Tricia_Tanaka_is_Dead) from the TV show ''[Lost (2004 TV series)](/source/Lost_(2004_TV_series))''
==See also==
*{{Nihongo|[Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda](/source/Keiko_Tanaka-Ikeda)|田中-池田 敬子||born 1933}}, Japanese gymnast
*[Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii](/source/Kumiko_Tanaka-Ishii) (born 1969), Japanese linguist
*{{nihongo|[Tadao Tannaka](/source/Tadao_Tannaka)|淡中 忠郎||1908–1986}}, Japanese mathematician
==References==
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