Kitagawa Explained
Kitagawa (written: 北川 or 喜多川) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Asami Kitagawa, Olympic swimmer
- Fuyuhiko Kitagawa, poet and film critic
- Ichitarō Kitagawa, famous woodblock artist and painter who later changed his name to Yusuke and Utamaro
- Issei Kitagawa, politician
- Johnny (Hiromu) Kitagawa (1931–2019), boy band promoter
- Joseph Kitagawa, historian of religions, dean of University of Chicago Divinity School in the 1970s
- Katsutoshi Kitagawa, lyricist, see Aria, worked with Rieko Itou.
- Kazuo Kitagawa, cabinet minister of forestry in Japan
- Keiichi Kitagawa, biker
- Keiko Kitagawa, actress/model
- , Japanese footballer
- Mary Kitagawa, Canadian educator
- Masao Kitagawa (1910–1995), botanist
- Miyuki Kitagawa, manga writer, such as Ano Ko ni 1000%
- Rio Kitagawa, singer and member of the j-pop group Morning Musume
- Sho Kitagawa, manga writer for Hotman and C (manga) who inspired Itaru Hinoue
- Susumu Kitagawa (born 1951), Japanese chemist
- Takurō Kitagawa, voice actor of Sigma Seven
- Tomokatsu Kitagawa, politician
- , former Japanese rugby union player
- , Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball player
- Tsutomu Kitagawa, actor and stunt man
- Yonehiko Kitagawa, voice actor
- Yoshio Kitagawa, football player
- Yuuko Kitagawa, a manga author
Fictional characters
- Jun Kitagawa (Kanon) from Kanon
- Kenta Kitagawa from Digimon Frontier
- Mai Kitagawa from World Trigger
- Marin Kitagawa from My Dress-Up Darling
- Yusuke Kitagawa from Persona 5
See also