Chiba (written: 千葉 lit. "thousand leaves") is a

Japanese surname Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are Japanese orthography, pronounced and romanization of Japanese, romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames w ...

. Notable people with the surname include: * Akira Chiba (born 1959), president of The Pokémon Company *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, a gymnast at the 1964 Summer Olympics *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese Aikido teacher *, former Japanese Minister of Justice *, Japanese rower *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese actress *, Japanese singer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese shogi player *; also known as , Japanese voice actor *, Japanese voice actor *, founder of the Hokushin Itto school of swordsmanship *

Sonny Chiba , known internationally as Sonny Chiba, was a Japanese actor and martial artist. Chiba was one of the first actors to achieve stardom through his skills in martial arts, initially in Japan and later before an international audience. Born in Fuku ...

(1939–2021); also known as , Japanese actor and martial artist *, Japanese voice actor *, former Japanese footballer *, Japanese prosecutor, judge and politician *, photographer *, Japanese manga artist

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Saïd Chiba Saïd Chiba ( ar, سعيد شيبا – born 28 September 1970, Rabat) is a retired Moroccan football defensive midfielder and currently the manager of CR Al Hoceima. He played for several clubs, including Al-Hilal (Saudi Arabia), SD Composte ...

(born 1970), Moroccan footballer

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Mamoru Chiba Mamoru (まもる, マモル) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: * Marcus Mamoru Toji (born 1984), American actor *, Japanese composer *, Japanese composer best known for his work with animator Hayao Miyazak ...

(also known as Darien Shields), the only major male character from the ''Sailor Moon'' anime and manga series *

Atsuko Chiba is a 2006 Japanese animated science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Satoshi Kon. The film is based on the 1993 novel of the same name by Japanese author Yasutaka Tsutsui. It is Kon's fourth and final feature film before his d ...

, main character of the 2006 film Paprika * Kazunobu Chiba, character in the manga series ''

Case Closed ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its ch ...

'' * Kirino Chiba (千葉紀梨乃), a fictional character from anime Bamboo Blade *, a character in the '' Assassination Classroom'' anime and manga

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