# Wada (Japanese surname)

Wada (written: 和田 lit. "harmonious rice paddy") is a Japanese family name. Notable people of Japanese ancestry with the surname include:
* Akiko Wada (born 1950), singer
* Atsuki Wada (和田 篤紀, born 1993), Japanese footballer
* Ayaka Wada (和田 彩花, born 1994), Japanese singer, member and leader of girl group S/mileage
* Ben Wada (和田 勉, 1930–2011), Japanese TV producer
* Wada Ei (和田 英, 1857–1929), textile worker and memoirist during the Meiji Era
* Ei Wada (和田 永, born 1987), Japanese musician and artist
* Eiiti Wada (和田 英一, born 1931), Japanese computer science professor
* Eiko Wada (和田 映子, born 1939), Japanese swimmer
* Wada Eisaku (和田 英作, 1874–1959), Japanese painter
* Emi Wada (和田 惠美, 1937–2021), Japanese costume designer
* George Wada (和田 丈嗣, born 1978), Japanese anime producer
* Hana Wada (和田 はな, born 2002), Japanese shogi player
* Hiroo Wada [ja] (和田 博雄, 1903–1967), Japanese politician
* Juhn Atsushi Wada (1924–2023), Japanese-Canadian neurologist
* Jujiro Wada (和田 重次郎, ca. 1872–1937), Japanese adventurer and entrepreneur
* Jun Wada (和田 潤, born 1973), Japanese footballer
* Kaoru Wada (和田 薫, born 1962), Japanese composer and arranger
* Kazuhiro Wada (和田 一浩, born 1972), baseball player
* Kazuo Wada (和田 一夫, 1929–2019), Japanese businessman
* Kikuo Wada (和田 喜久夫, born 1951), Japanese wrestler
* Kōji Wada (和田 光司, 1974–2016), Japanese singer and songwriter
* Wada Koremasa (和田 惟政, 1536–1571), retainer during the Sengoku Period
* Makoto Wada (和田 誠, 1936–2019), Japanese graphic designer, illustrator, essayist, and film director
* Masahiro Wada (和田 昌裕, born 1965), Japanese footballer
* Masamune Wada (和田 政宗, born 1974), Japanese politician and TV announcer
* Masato Wada (和田 正人, born 1979), actor and singer
* Miho Wada, Japanese-New Zealand jazz musician
* Minoru Wada, Japanese American World War II hero
* Wada Nei (和田 寧, 1787–1840), mathematician of the Edo Period
* Ryo Wada (和田 凌, born 1995), Japanese footballer
* Ryō Wada (和田 竜, born 1969), Japanese screenwriter and historical novelist
* Sanzo Wada (和田 三造, 1883–1967), Japanese painter and costume designer
* Shinji Wada (和田 慎二, 1950–2011), Japanese manga artist
* Shizuo Wada (和田静男), Japanese musician
* Shoko Wada (和田 祥子, born 1952), Japanese handball player
* Takahiro Wada (和田 貴広, born 1971), Japanese wrestler
* Takao Wada (和田 孝夫, born 1953), Japanese racing driver
* Takeo Wada (和田 健雄, 1882–1944), Japanese mathematician
* Takumi Wada (和田 拓三, born 1981), Japanese footballer
* Takuya Wada (和田 拓也, born 1990), Japanese footballer
* Teruko Wada (和田 照子, born 1969), attorney and Girl Scouts leader
* Tet Wada (born 1973), actor
* Tsuyoshi Wada (和田 毅, born 1981), Japanese baseball player
* Yasuhiro Wada (Honda) (和田 康裕, born 1951), executive (General Manager of Honda Motor Motorsports Division)
* Yoichi Wada (和田 洋一, born 1959), executive (CEO of Square Enix)
* Yoshi Wada (1943–2021), sound installation artist and musician
* Yoshie Wada (和田 芳恵, 1906–1977), Japanese novelist and critic
* Yoshihiko Wada (和田 義彦, born 1940), Japanese painter
* Wada Yoshimori (和田 義盛, 1147–1213), samurai of the Kamakura Period
* Yutaka Wada (和田 豊, born 1962), Japanese baseball player and manager
* Yuzo Wada (和田 雄三, born 1980), Japanese footballer