Sawada is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

People

Sports

Aki Sawada is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She is the 2005 ISU Junior Grand Prix Final silver medalist and 2005 JGP Japan champion. Career Sawada began skating when she was six at her mother's encouragement. She debuted on the ISU Jun ...

(born 1988), Japanese figure skater * Atsuo Sawada (born 1964), Japanese wrestler *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese pole vaulter *

Hiroyuki Sawada is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Sawada was born in Gunma Prefecture on January 29, 1974. After graduating from high school, he joined Japan Football League (JFL) club Honda in 1992. He played many matches as right side bac ...

(born 1974), former Japanese football player * Kazuki Sawada (born 1982), former Japanese football player *, Japanese cyclist *

Kentaro Sawada is a former Japanese football player. He played for Japan national team. Club career Sawada was born in Kamakura on May 15, 1970. After graduating from Chuo University, he joined Japan Football League club Kashiwa Reysol in 1993. He played a ...

(born 1970), former Japanese football player *

Raymond Sawada Raymond Masao Sawada (February 19, 1985 – April 10, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. The Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL) selected him in the second round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, and he played 11 gam ...

(born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player

Arts and entertainment

Fujiko Sawada Fujiko Sawada is a Japanese novelist. She is best-known for her works of historical fiction. Biography Sawada was born in Handa, Japan on September 5. 1948. She graduated from Aichi Women's College in 1965, then moved to Kyoto in 1966. She marr ...

, Japanese novelist *

Kan Sawada (born 9 April 1968) is a Japanese composer and arranger. His desire to be a composer came from listening to Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies in junior high school. Sawada studied composition and orchestration at Tokyo College of Music. He won ...

, Japanese composer * Kenji Sawada (born 1948), Japanese musician *

Kenya Sawada is a Japanese film actor who has appeared in numerous movies, primarily in Hong Kong productions. He has occasionally been credited simply by his first name. Sawada was born in Kanagawa. His first appearance was in a Japanese film ''Hey Oilers ...

(born 1965), Japanese actor *

Kyōichi Sawada was a Japanese photographer with United Press International who received the 1966 Pulitzer Prize for Photography for his combat photography of the Vietnam War during 1965. Two of these photographs were selected as " World Press Photos of the Year ...

(1936–1970), Japanese photographer *

Shoko Sawada is a Japanese singer-songwriter, reporter, and radio personality. Since the start of her professional singing career in 1980, Sawada has recorded over 27 studio albums. Life and career At the age of five, Sawada became a member of the Otowa Bas ...

(born 1962), Japanese singer-songwriter, reporter, and radio personality *, Japanese jazz guitarist *

Taiji Sawada , also known mononymously as Taiji, was a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former bassist of the rock band X. X rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, credited as founders of the Japanese visual kei mov ...

, Japanese rock musician *

Tomonori Sawada Tomonori is a masculine Japanese given name. Possible writings Tomonori can be written using many different combinations of kanji characters. Some examples: *友則, "friend, rule" *友紀, "friend, chronicle" *友憲, "friend, constitution" *� ...

, Japanese composer *

Toshiko Sawada is a Japanese voice actress from Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Filmography Anime *'' Amada Anime Series: Super Mario Bros.'' (Narration) *'' Appleseed'' (Athena) *'' Berserk'' (Queen) *''Cinderella Monogatari'' (Cinderella's stepmother) *''Go! Princ ...

(born 1936), Japanese voice actress

Business

Jun Sawada is a Japanese businessman, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), the third largest telecommunications company in the world in terms of revenue, since June 2018. Jun Sawada was born on 30 July 1955. ...

(born 1955), Japanese businessman, CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone

Other

Noriko Sawada Bridges Flynn Noriko "Nikki" Sawada Bridges Flynn (February 11, 1923 – February 7, 2003) was a Japanese American writer and civil rights activist. She also helped overturn the law in Nevada barring mixed-race marriages. Biography Sawada was born in Gar ...

(1923-2003), civil rights activist *

Setsuzō Sawada Setsuzō Sawada (澤田節蔵, September 9, 1884 - July 4, 1976) was a Japanese diplomat. Born in Tottori Prefecture in what is now the town of Iwami, he graduated from the law faculty of the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of Foreign ...

, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese general *

Shingo Sawada is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life, amateur shogi and apprenticeship Shingo Sawada was born on November 21, 1991, in Suzuka, Mie. He finished in third place in the 26th (2001) and 27th (2002) as the representative ...

, Japanese shogi player

Fictional characters

Captain Sawada The main titles of the ''Street Fighter'' fighting game series have introduced a varied cast of 87 characters from the main series, and 34 from several spin-offs, for a total of 121 playable characters who originate from 24 different countries ...

, character in the ''Street Fighter: The Movie'' videogames * Tsuna Sawada, main character of ''Reborn!'' * Michiko Sawada, a character from anime and manga from '' Perman'' {{surname Japanese-language surnames