Kanazawa (written: 金沢 or 金澤) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Bunko Kanazawa (born 1979), Japanese actress Hiromasa Kanazawa (born 1983), Japanese football player Hiroshi Kanazawa, Japanese animator Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931–2019), Japanese karate instructor Jo Kanazawa (born 1976), Japanese football player Ryo Kanazawa (born 1988), Japanese football player Satoshi Kanazawa (born 1962), British psychologist Shimeji Kanazawa (1915–2014), Japanese-American social worker Shin Kanazawa (born 1983), Japanese football player Takafumi Kanazawa (born 1981), Japanese football player Takehito Kanazawa (born 1979), Japanese baseball player Takeshi Kanazawa (born 1984), Japanese baseball player Yvonne Kanazawa (born 1974), Japanese athlete