People
- Michiko Suwa (born 1935), the maiden name of Japanese-American marathoner Miki Gorman
- Nobuhiro Suwa (born 1960), a Japanese film director
- Takahiro Suwa (born 1975), a Japanese wrestler better known by his ring name SUWA.
- Tetsushi Suwa (born 1969), a Japanese writer
- Toshinari Suwa (born 1977), a Japanese marathon runner
- Suwa Yorimitsu (1480–1540), a Japanese warlord of the Shinano Province
- Suwa Yorishige (Sengoku) (1516–1542), a Japanese lord of Kuwabara castle
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