Noda (written: ) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: , Japanese football player , Japanese footballer Alice Sae Teshima Noda (1894–1964), American businesswoman , New Zealand sailor and farmer , Japanese footballer , Japanese racing driver , Japanese actor, playwright and theatre director , American artist , Japanese footballer Isao Noda (born 1951), Japanese chemical engineer , Japanese voice actress , Japanese swimmer , Japanese voice actor Ken Noda, American classical pianist , Japanese handball player , Japanese screenwriter , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese footballer Mitsuzo Noda (1909–1995), phycologist with the standard author abbreviation "Noda" , Japanese artist , Japanese business scholar , Japanese trade unionist and politician Ryan Noda (born 1996), American baseball player , Japanese composer and musician , Japanese footballer , Japanese manga artist , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician Steere Noda (1892–1986), American politician, lawyer and baseball player , Japanese politician , Japanese footballer , Japanese freestyle skier , Japanese artist, printmaker and educator , Japanese racewalker , Japanese businessman and politician , Japanese singer, songwriter, record producer and actor , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan , Japanese swimmer Japanese-language surnames