Ogata is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Akinori Ogata (born 1973), Japanese racing driverAkira Ogata (1887–1978), Japanese chemistAtsunobu Ogata (born 1948), Japanese canoeistOgata Gekkō (1859–1920), Japanese painterIssey Ogata (born 1952), Japanese actor and comedianKen Ogata (1957–2008), Japanese actorKenichi Ogata (disambiguation), several peopleKōji Ogata (born 1970), Japanese manga artistOgata Kenzan (1663–1743), Japanese potter and painterOgata Kōan (1810–1863), Japanese physicianOgata Kōrin (1658–1716), Japanese painterKoichi Ogata (born 1968), Japanese baseball playerMasafumi Ogata (born 1968), Japanese video game composerMasaki Ogata (born 1964), Japanese Go playerMegumi Ogata (born 1965), Japanese voice actress and singerMitsuru Ogata (born 1961), Japanese voice actorPaul Ogata (born 1968), American comedianRyuichi Ogata (born 1985), Japanese vocalistOgata no Saburo Koreyoshi (ca. 1100–1200), Japanese noblemanSadako Ogata (born 1927), Japanese diplomat and academicShigeo Ogata (born 1968), Japanese freestyle swimmerTaketora Ogata (1888–1956), Japanese newspaper editor and politicianTsuyoshi Ogata (born 1973), Japanese athlete