Sanada is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Asami Sanada (born 1977), Japanese voice actress

• , Japanese shogi player

• Juzo Sanada (1923–1994), Japanese baseball player

• Hiroki Sanada (born 1984), Japanese baseball player

• Hiroyuki Sanada (born 1960), Japanese actor

• Joichiro Sanada (1897–1957), Japanese general

• Keiichi Sanada, professional shogi player

• Masanori Sanada (1968–2011), Japanese football player

• Sanada (wrestler) (Seiya Sanada, born 1988), Japanese professional wrestler

• Takashi Sanada (born 1985), Japanese tennis player

Sanada clan

• Sanada clan, Japanese clan from the 16th century

• Sanada Masayuki (1547–1611), Japanese lord

• Sanada Nobutsuna (1537–1575), Japanese samurai

• Sanada Nobuyuki (1566–1658), Japanese samurai

• Sanada Komatsu (1573–1620), wife of Sanada Nobuyuki

• Sanada Yukimura (1567–1615), Japanese samurai

• Sanada Chikurin-in (1579–1649), wife of Sanada Yukimura

• , Japanese daimyō

• Sanada Yukitaka (1512–1574), Japanese samurai

Fictional characters

• Akihiko Sanada, character in Persona 3 video game

• Kojiroh Sanada, character in The Last Blade video game

• Sheoke Sanada, Japanese supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe

• Yukariko Sanada, minor character in My-HiME manga series

• Ryo Sanada, one of the main protagonists in Ronin Warriors

See also

• Sanada, Nagano, a former town in Chiisagata District, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

• Sanada Ten Braves, group of ninja