Naoki (直樹) is a masculine Japanese given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Naoki Abe , Japanese long jumper Naoki Bandou, voice actor Naoki Hatada , Japanese footballer Naoki Hattori, race car driver Naoki Imaya , Japanese footballer Naoki Inose , Japanese journalist, historian, social critic and biographer Naoki Inoue , Japanese mixed martial artist Naoki Izumiya, president and CEO of Asahi Breweries Naoki Kawamata, Japanese rugby union player Naoki Kobayashi , Japanese dancer and actor Naoki Kodaka, Japanese composer Naoki Maeda (disambiguation), multiple people Naoki Matayoshi , Japanese novelist and comedian Naoki Matoba , Japanese baseball player Naoki Matsuda (1977–2011), soccer player Naoki Matsudo, motorbike racer Naoki Mizunuma , Japanese swimmer Naoki Nakagawa, Japanese tennis player Naoki Nokubo , Japanese television personality Naoki Sanjugo, novelist Naoki Saito , Japanese illustrator, manga artist, and YouTuber Naoki Satō , Japanese composer Naoki Sato (footballer) , Japanese footballer Naoki Segi, film director Naoki Soma, Japanese football defender Naoki Takeshi, actor Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people Naoki Tanizaki, Japanese wrestler Naoki Tatsuta, Japanese voice actor Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga artist Naoki Urata , Japanese footballer Naoki Yamada, soccer player Naoki Yamamoto , Japanese racing driver Naoki Yoshida , Japanese video game producer, director and designer