Kanazawa (written: 金沢 or 金澤) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bunko Kanazawa (born 1979), Japanese actress
• Hiromasa Kanazawa (born 1983), Japanese football player
• Hiroshi Kanazawa, Japanese animator
• Hirokazu Kanazawa (1931–2019), Japanese karate instructor
• Jo Kanazawa (born 1976), Japanese football player
• Ryo Kanazawa (born 1988), Japanese football player
• Satoshi Kanazawa (born 1962), British psychologist
• Shimeji Kanazawa (1915–2014), Japanese-American social worker
• Shin Kanazawa (born 1983), Japanese football player
• Takafumi Kanazawa (born 1981), Japanese football player
• Takehito Kanazawa (born 1979), Japanese baseball player
• Takeshi Kanazawa (born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Yvonne Kanazawa (born 1974), Japanese athlete