Nishida (西田, lit. "west rice field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Atsuko Nishida (西田 敦子), Japanese graphic artist who designed Pikachu
- Atsutoshi Nishida (西田 厚聰, 1943–2017), Japanese business executive
- Go Nishida (西田 剛, born 1986), Japanese footballer
- Goro Nishida (西田 吾郎, 1943–2014), Japanese mathematician
- Hikaru Nishida (西田 ひかる, born 1972), Japanese singer and actress
- Jane Nishida (born 1955), American lawyer and government official
- Jun Nishida (西田 潤, 1977–2005), Japanese ceramicist
- Junko Nishida (西田 順子, born 1915), Japanese high jumper
- Katsuo Nishida (西田 勝男, 1929–2001), Japanese long-distance runner
- Ken Nishida (西田 健, born 1945), Japanese actor and voice actor
- Kitaro Nishida (西田 幾多郎, 1870–1945), Japanese philosopher, founder of the Kyoto School of philosophy
- Mai Nishida (西田 麻衣, born 1989), Japanese gravure idol, tarento, and actress
- Makoto Nishida (西田 実仁, born 1962), Japanese politician
- Masayoshi Nishida (西田 正義, born 1966), Japanese anime director
- Masujiro Nishida (西田 満寿次郎), Japanese footballer and manager
- Naomi Nishida (西田 尚美, born 1972), Japanese actress
- Nishida Shun'ei (西田 俊英, born 1953), Japanese painter
- Nozomi Nishida (西田 望見, born 1990), Japanese voice actress and singer
- Reo Nishida (西田 玲雄, born 2000), Japanese diver
- Seishirō Nishida (西田 聖志郎, born 1955), Japanese actor
- Shogo Nishida (西田 祥吾, born 1982), Japanese fencer
- Shoji Nishida (西田 昌司, born 1958), Japanese politician
- Shuhei Nishida (西田 修平, 1910–1997), Japanese pole vaulter
- Takayuki Nishida (西田 隆維, born 1977), Japanese long-distance runner
- Takuya Nishida (西田 拓也, born 1991), Japanese shogi player
- Tatsuo Nishida (西田 龍雄, 1928–2012), Japanese linguist
- Toshisada Nishida (西田 利貞, 1941–2011), Japanese primatologist
- Toshiyuki Nishida (西田 敏行, born 1947), Japanese actor
- Yoshimi Nishida (西田 祥実, 1892–1944), Japanese general
- Yuji Nishida (西田 有志, born 2000), Japanese volleyball player
- Yuka Nishida (西田 優香, born 1985), Japanese judoka