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