Murata (written: 村田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Murata Naoki, 7th dan judoka, author, curator of the Kodokan Judo Museum
Hideo Murata, Japanese singer
Masahiko Murata, anime director
Range Murata, Japanese artist and designer
Ryōta Murata, Japanese boxer
Shinya Murata, Japanese rock musician, formerly of the band PIERROT
Murata Shukō, Japanese tea ceremony practicer in the Muromachi period
Shuyo Murata, Japanese video game designer
Taku Murata, video game programmer
Yasuji Murata, anime director
Yoshitaka Murata, chairman of the National Public Safety Commission
Yukari Murata (born 1981), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
Yusuke Murata, Japanese manga artist
Sachiko Murata, professor of religion and Asian studies at the State University of New York at Stony Brook
