Sawada is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
editSports
edit- Aki Sawada (born 1988), Japanese figure skater
- Atsuo Sawada (born 1964), Japanese wrestler
- Atsushi Sawada (沢田 敦, born 1958), Japanese alpine skier
- Bunkichi Sawada (沢田 文吉, 1920–2006), Japanese pole vaulter
- Hiroyuki Sawada (born 1974), former Japanese football player
- Kazuki Sawada (born 1982), former Japanese football player
- Keitaro Sawada (沢田 桂太郎, born 1998), Japanese cyclist
- Kentaro Sawada (born 1970), former Japanese football player
- Raymond Sawada (born 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
Arts and entertainment
edit- Fujiko Sawada, Japanese novelist
- Kan Sawada, Japanese composer
- Kenji Sawada (born 1948), Japanese musician
- Kenya Sawada (born 1965), Japanese actor
- Kyōichi Sawada (1936–1970), Japanese photographer
- Shoko Sawada (born 1962), Japanese singer-songwriter, reporter, and radio personality
- Shungo Sawada (沢田 駿吾, 1930–2006), Japanese jazz guitarist
- Taiji Sawada, Japanese rock musician
- Tomonori Sawada, Japanese composer
- Toshiko Sawada (born 1936), Japanese voice actress
Business
edit- Jun Sawada (born 1955), Japanese businessman, CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
Other
edit- Nikki Bridges Flynn (née Sawada; 1923-2003), American civil rights activist
- Setsuzō Sawada, Japanese diplomat
- Shigeru Sawada (沢田 茂, 1887–1980), Japanese general
- Shingo Sawada, Japanese shogi player
Fictional characters
edit- Captain Sawada, character in the Street Fighter: The Movie videogames
- Tsuna Sawada, main character of Reborn!
- Michiko Sawada, a character from anime and manga from Perman