Kitamura (written: 北村) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Kitamura Tokoku (1868–1894), the pen name of a poet, essayist and one of the founders of the modern Japanese romantic literary movement in late Meiji period JapanAkiko Kitamura (born 1988), a Japanese figure skaterEiji Kitamura (born 1929), a Japanese jazz clarinetistEiki Kitamura (born 1981), a Japanese actorEri Kitamura (born 1987), a Japanese voice actress and singerKazuki Kitamura (born 1969), a Japanese film and television actorKōichi Kitamura (1931–2007), a Japanese voice actorKusuo Kitamura (1917–1996), a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1932 Summer OlympicsKyoko Kitamura, a musician residing in New York CityRyuhei Kitamura (born 1969), a Japanese filmmakerRyuji Kitamura (born 1981), a Japanese football playerSatoshi Kitamura, a renowned children's picture book author and illustratorSeigo Kitamura (born 1947), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic PartyShigeo Kitamura (born 1945), a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic PartyAkira Kitamura, game directorSiro Kitamura (1906–2002), a Japanese botanistTomotaka Kitamura (born 1982), a Japanese football player