is the fourth most common Japanese surname. It is typically written with the kanji for . Less common variants include , , , , and . People with the surname , Japanese musician formerly known as Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi , Japanese voice actress , Japanese hurdler , Japanese footballer , Japanese women's footballer , Japanese footballer Atsuko Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people Ayumi Tanaka (born 1986), Japanese pianist and composer , Japanese aikidoka , Japanese model and actress , Japanese Buddhist scholar and preacher , Japanese speed skater , Japanese playwright and dramatist , Japanese merchant , Japanese photographer , Japanese botanist and mycologist , Japanese baseball player , Japanese basketball player , Japanese footballer Dean Tanaka, the birth name of Dean Cain (born 1966), American actor , Japanese Nordic combined skier , Japanese anime producer , Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor Elly Tanaka (born 1965), biochemist , Japanese actress and voice actress Eugenia Tanaka (born 1987), Indonesian-born Australian badminton player , Japanese statesman and educator , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese martial artist Gary A. Tanaka (born 1943), Japanese-American businessman and philanthropist , Japanese rugby union player , Japanese general, politician, and Prime Minister of Japan Haruko Tanaka, American artist and filmmaker , Japanese actor , Japanese footballer , Japanese composer and arranger , Japanese golfer , Japanese novelist Hideo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese footballer , Japanese voice actor , Japanese gymnast , Japanese footballer , Japanese composer and musician , Japanese footballer , Japanese decathlete , Japanese video game developer, producer, director and designer , Japanese high jumper , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese figure skater , Japanese footballer , Japanese baseball player , Japanese general Hisao Tanaka, also known as Martin Tanaka (died 1991), American professional wrestler , Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor , Japanese swimmer , Japanese academic, art historian and curator , Japanese graphic designer , Japanese writer , born Tanaka Jun (1908–1977), Japanese Nihonga painter , Japanese field hockey player Janice Tanaka, American artist Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American musician Jeffrey S. Tanaka (1958–1992), American psychologist and statistician , Japanese mechanical engineer , Japanese rower Jun Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people , Japanese synchronized swimmer , Japanese footballer , Japanese footballer , Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan , Japanese voice actor , oldest verified Japanese person ever , Japanese composer , Japanese drifting driver , Japanese