Wada (Japanese surname)

Wada (written: 和田 lit. "harmonious rice paddy") is a Japanese family name.^[1] 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

References

^ Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick (8 May 2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-19-508137-4.

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