Hirata (written: 平田 lit. "peaceful rice paddy") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

, Japanese actor , Japanese rower , Japanese scholar , Japanese politician , Japanese voice actor , Japanese singer and voice actress , Japanese manga artist , Japanese mixed martial artist , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese professional wrestler , Japanese politician , Japanese politician , Japanese voice actress , Japanese actor , Japanese ballerina , Japanese gymnast , Japanese badminton player , Japanese baseball player , Japanese academic , Japanese politician , Japanese chemist , Japanese actress, voice actress and gravure idol

Other people Andrea Hirata, Indonesian writer Bruno Hirata (born 1988), Brazilian baseball player Gilberto Hirata (born 1953), Mexican politician