Nagata is a surname which can be either of Japanese (written: 永田 or 長田) or Fijian origin. Notable people with the surname include: Akira Nagata (born 1985), Japanese vocalist and actor Alipate Nagata, Fijian politician Anna Nagata (born 1982), Japanese actress Apisai Nagata, Fijian rugby union footballer Hidejirō Nagata (1876–1943), politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan Hideo Nagata (1885–1949), Japanese poet and playwright Hiroko Nagata (1945–2011), Japanese leftist radical Hiroshi Nagata (born 1907), Japanese field hockey player Hisayasu Nagata (1969–2009), Japanese politician Hisayoshi Nagata (born 1962), Japanese former water polo player Jun-iti Nagata (1925–2007), Japanese mathematician Katsuhiko Nagata (born 1973), Japanese Olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist Kazuhiko Nagata (born 1964), Japanese engineer, driver, and entrepreneur (Top Secret) Linda Nagata (born 1960), American science fiction author Masaichi Nagata (1906–1985), Japanese film producer and baseball executive Masayoshi Nagata (1927–2008), Japanese mathematician Michael K. Nagata, U.S. Army officer Mikihiko Nagata (1887-1964), Japanese poet and playwright Mitsuru Nagata (born 1983), Japanese football player , Japanese women's basketball player Mutsuko Nagata (born 1976), Japanese former basketball player Nanae Nagata (1956–2009), Japanese long-distance runner Reina Nagata (born 1992), Japanese beauty pageant Ryōko Nagata (born 1975), Japanese voice actress Ryota Nagata (born 1985), Japanese football player Ryuji Nagata (born 1972), former Japanese football player Shigekazu Nagata (born 1949), Japanese molecular biologist Shiori Nagata (born 1987), Japanese handball player Takashi Nagata (born 1972), former Japanese football player Takeshi Nagata (1913–1991), Japanese geophysicist Takuya Nagata (born 1990), Japanese football defender Takuya Nagata (born 1994), Japanese athlete Tetsuo Nagata (born 1952), Japanese cinematographer Tetsuzan Nagata (1884–1935), Japanese soldier and politician , Japanese bobsledder Yasujiro Nagata (1867–1923) Imperial Japanese Navy admiral , Japanese boxer Yuji Nagata (born 1968), Japanese professional wrestler See also Nagatachō, Tokyo, district in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward Japanese-language surnames Fijian-language surnames