Takada (written: 高田 lit. "high ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Junji Takada, Japanese comedian
• Masafumi Takada (高田 雅史, born 1970), Japanese video game music composer
• Minayoshi Takada, Japanese photographer
• Miwa Takada, Japanese actress
• Nobuhiko Takada, Japanese mixed martial artist
• Shizuo Takada (高田 静夫, born 1947), Japanese footballer and referee
• Shizuo Takada (athlete) (高田 静雄, 1909–1963), Japanese shot putter
• Shōhei Takada (高田 尚平, born 1962), Japanese shogi player
• Yasuo Takada (高田 康雄, born 1950), Japanese swimmer
• Yūki Takada (高田 憂希, born 1993), Japanese voice actress

Fictional characters

• Kiyomi Takada, character in the manga series Death Note