Nishi (written: 西 lit. "west") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Nishi Amane (西 周, 1829–1897), philosopher Daigo Nishi (born 1987), football/soccer player Haruhiko Nishi (1893–1986), Japanese diplomat Kanako Nishi (西 加南子, born 1970), women's racing cyclist Kanako Nishi (author) (西 加奈子, born 1977), Japanese author Katsuzō Nishi (西 勝造 1884–1959), technical engineer Japan's first subway project (the Tokyo subway) and Nishi Health System founder Kazuhiko Nishi (西 和彦, born 1956), Microsoft executive Kenichi Nishi (born 1967), video game designer , Japanese actor Nishita Akter Nishi (born 2008), Bangladeshi cricketer Norihiro Nishi (born 1980), football/soccer player Takeichi Nishi (西 竹一, 1902–1945), Japanese army officer and Olympic gold medalist killed in the Battle of Iwo Jima, son of Nishi Tokujirō Nishi Tokujirō (西 徳次郎, 1847–1912), statesman and diplomat, negotiator in the Nishi-Rosen Agreement, father of Nishi Takeichi , Japanese baseball player
Fictional characters Kinuyo Nishi, a character from Girls und Panzer