Nimitz may refer to:

People

* Chester W. Nimitz (1885–1966), fleet admiral of the United States Navy *

Chester Nimitz Jr. Chester William "Chet" Nimitz Jr. (February 17, 1915 – January 2, 2002) was an American submarine commander in the United States Navy during World War II and the Korean War, and a businessman. He was awarded the Navy Cross and three Silver Star ...

(1915–2002), an American officer and submarine commander *

Jack Nimitz Jack Nimitz (January 11, 1930 – June 10, 2009) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist. He was nicknamed "The Admiral". Career A native of Washington, D.C., Nimitz started on clarinet in his early teens before playing alto saxophone. Dur ...

(1930–2009), American musician

Named for Fleet Admiral Nimitz

* USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68), a U.S. Navy supercarrier ** ''Nimitz''-class aircraft carrier, a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers ** USS ''Nimitz'' UFO incident, a 2004 unexplained aerial phenomenon *

Nimitz High School (Harris County, Texas) Chester W. Nimitz Senior High School is a public secondary school made up of two campuses located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The campuses have Houston addresses. The school is located directly across the street from ...

, Houston, Texas *

Nimitz High School (Irving, Texas) Chester W. Nimitz High School is a public high school in the Irving Independent School District, Irving, Texas. It was named for U.S. Navy Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Nimitz High School is one of five public high schools in the Irving Independe ...

* Nimitz Elementary School, Sunnyvale, California *

Nimitz Freeway Nimitz may refer to: People * Chester W. Nimitz (1885–1966), fleet admiral of the United States Navy * Chester Nimitz Jr. (1915–2002), an American officer and submarine commander * Jack Nimitz (1930–2009), American musician Named for Fl ...

, a designation of Interstate 880 in the San Francisco Bay Area *

Nimitz Highway Route 92 is a major east–west highway on the island of Oahu which begins at exit 15 off Interstate H-1 (H-1) in Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu and ends east of the Ala Wai Canal crossing in Waikiki. The western portion, west of Richards Stre ...

, a local name for Hawaii Route 92, a major east–west highway on the island of Oahu * Nimitz, West Virginia *

Nimitz Glacier The Nimitz Glacier is an Antarctic glacier, long and wide, draining the area about west of the Vinson Massif and flowing southeast between the Sentinel Range and Bastien Range to enter Minnesota Glacier, in the central Ellsworth Mountains ...

, an Antarctic glacier * Nimitz Strike Group, a deployment of the U.S. Navy's Carrier Strike Group 11 * Admiral Nimitz Museum, a feature of the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg, Texas * ''Nimitz Class'' (novel), a 1997 naval thriller by Patrick Robinson * Nimitz, the personal pet of the title character in David Weber's ''

Honor Harrington The Honorverse is a military science fiction book series, its two subseries, two prequel series, and anthologies created by David Weber and published by Baen Books. They are centered on the space navy career of the principal protagonist H ...

'' military science fiction series

People

Named for Fleet Admiral Nimitz

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