Shimazu is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Esther Shimazu (born 1957), American/Hawaiian sculptor
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Saeko Shimazu (born 1959), Japanese voice actress
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Shimazu clan, ''daimyō'' of the Satsuma han
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Shimazu Hisamitsu (1817-1887), Japanese samurai prince
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Shimazu Katsuhisa (1503-1573), the fourteenth head of the Shimazu clan
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Shimazu Nariakira (1809-1858), Japanese feudal lord (''daimyō'')
*, Japanese footballer
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Shimazu Tadahisa (died 1227), founder of the Shimazu clan
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Shimazu Tadatsune (1576-1638), Tozama daimyō of Satsuma
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Shimazu Tadayoshi (1493-1568), ''daimyō'' (feudal lord) of Satsuma
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Shimazu Takahisa (1514-1571), ''daimyō'' during Japan's Sengoku period
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Shimazu Toshihisa (1537-1592), senior retainer to the Shimazu clan
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Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535-1619), general of the Shimazu clan
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Shimazu Yoshihisa (1533-1611), ''daimyō'' of Satsuma
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Takako Shimazu
, born , is a former member of the Imperial House of Japan. She is the fifth and youngest daughter of Emperor Shōwa and Empress Kōjun, and the youngest sister of the Emperor Emeritus of Japan, Akihito. She married Hisanaga Shimazu on 3 March ...
(born 1939), Japanese princess
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Yasujirō Shimazu (1897–1945), Japanese film director
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Japanese-language surnames