Kawada (川田 or 河田), also read as Kawata, is a common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Atsuko Kawada (born 1965), Japanese actressJun Kawada, poetJunko Kawada (born 1974), J-pop singerMami Kawada, J-pop singerRyuhei Kawada (born 1976), Haemophiliac and member of the House of CouncillorsShinji Kawada (born 1971), Japanese voice actorToshiaki Kawada (born 1963), Japanese professional wrestlerKazuhiro Kawata (born 1982), Japanese football playerSatoshi Kawata (born 1951), Japanese nanotechnologistTaeko Kawata (born 1965), Japanese voice actressKikuji Kawada (born 1933), Japanese photographerFictional characters:
Noriko Kawada, a character in Digimon AdventureShogo Kawada, a character in Battle Royale