Nishi (surname)
Nishi is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Nishi Amane, philosopher
- Haruhiko Nishi, Japanese diplomat
- Kanako Nishi, women's racing cyclist
- Kanako Nishi , Japanese author
- Katsuzō Nishi, technical engineer Japan's first subway project and Nishi Health System founder
- Kazuhiko Nishi, Microsoft executive
- Kenichi Nishi, video game designer
- Koichiro Nishi, Japanese actor
- Norihiro Nishi, football/soccer player
- Takeichi Nishi, Japanese army officer and Olympic gold medalist killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima, son of Nishi Tokujirō
- Nishi Tokujirō, statesman and diplomat, negotiator in the Nishi-Rosen Agreement, father of Nishi Takeichi
- Yuki Nishi, Japanese baseball player
Fictional characters
- Kinuyo Nishi, a character from Girls und Panzer