Shimizu (written: lit. "pure water") is the 18th most common

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 ...

. Less common variants include and . Notable people with the surname include: *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese tennis player *, Japanese photographer *

Dave Shimizu David Leon Guerrero Shimizu is a Guamanian politician and businessman who served as three term senator of the Guam Legislature from 1991 to 1995 and again from 2007 to 2009, then he also served as the vice-speaker from 2008 to 2009. He is the mem ...

, Guamanian politician *, Japanese curler *, Japanese fencer *, Japanese actress and gravure idol * Hide Hyodo Shimizu (1908–1999), Japanese-Canadian educator and activist *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese mathematician *, Japanese darts player *, Japanese ten-pin bowler *, Japanese film director *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese musician and composer *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese classical composer *

Jenny Shimizu Jenny Lynn Shimizu (born June 16, 1967) is an American model and actress. Early life Shimizu was born in San Jose, California, and raised in Santa Maria. Career While working as a mechanic, Shimizu was approached to model for the Calvin Klei ...

(born 1967), American model and actress *, Japanese yakuza boss *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actor *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese futsal player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese AV actor *, Japanese kickboxer *, Japanese aikidoka *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese actor and singer *

Keto Shimizu Keto Shimizu (born December 23, 1984) is an American television writer, producer, and comic book writer. She is known for her work on the North American adaptation of '' Being Human'' and for her substantial contributions to Greg Berlantis and ...

(born 1984), American television and comic book writer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese surgeon and politician *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese actor *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese playwright *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actor *, Japanese chief executive *, Japanese rower *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese ''tarento'', comedian and actress *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese actress *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese cyclist *, Japanese child actress *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese writer and poet *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese badminton player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese ski jumper *, Japanese actress and voice actress *, Japanese football player * Ryosuke Shimizu (born 1980), Japanese karateka *, Japanese actor and impressionist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer *, Japanese swimmer *, pen name of Shugoro Yamamoto, Japanese writer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese politician *, Japanese writer *, Japanese basketball player *, pen name of Shimizu Toyoko, Japanese writer and activist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese musician and singer-songwriter *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese subtitler and translator *, Japanese communist politician *, Japanese footballer * Takaji Shimizu, Japanese jojutsuka *, Japanese film director *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese curler *, Japanese banker *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese painter *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese general *, Japanese composer, producer and saxophonist *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese educator and Christian missionary *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese writer *, Japanese basketball player, coach and executive *, Japanese curler *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese speed skater *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese designer and creator of Hello Kitty *, Japanese actress and gravure idol *, Japanese illustrator *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese tennis player

Fictional characters

*, a character in the novel ''Battle Royale'' *, a character in the video game series ''

La Corda d'Oro is a Japanese role-playing game series targeted at a female demographic audience from Koei. The title is Italian for ''The Golden String''. The story was adapted into a manga by the game's character designer, Yuki Kure, which ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''

Haikyū!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbo ...

'' *, a character in the novel ''Shiki'' *, a character in the manga series ''Chobits'' *, a member of the unit "Peaky P-Key" in the anime franchise

D4DJ ''D4DJ'' (''Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ'') is a Japanese music media franchise created by Bushiroad, with original story by Kō Nakamura. Takaaki Kidani is credited as executive producer. It consists primarily of live disc jockey performan ...

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