Kimura (written: or lit. "tree village") is the 17th most common Japanese surname.

Notable people with the surname

*, Japanese novelist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese botanist *, Japanese idol and singer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese singer *, also known as Yuka Inokuchi, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese hurdler *, Japanese erotic artist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese rower *, Japanese painter *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese film director and cinematographer *

Darren Kimura Darren T. Kimura (born September 10, 1974, Hilo, Hawaii) is an American businessman, inventor, and investor. He is best known as the inventor of micro concentrated solar power (CSP) technology known as MicroCSP. Life Kimura was born to Japanese ...

(born 1974), American businessman *

Doreen Kimura Doreen Kimura (February 15, 1933 – February 27, 2013) was a Canadian psychologist who was professor at the University of Western Ontario and professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University. Kimura was recognized for her contributions to the fiel ...

(1933–2013), Canadian psychologist * Dustin Kimura (born 1989), American mixed martial artist *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese audio director *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese actress *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese general *, Japanese writer, artist and animator *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese astronomer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese actor * Izumi Kimura (born 1973), Japanese classical pianist *, Japanese supercentenarian * Jon Kimura Parker (born 1959), Canadian pianist *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese singer *, Japanese political scientist *, Japanese scientist *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese high jumper *, Japanese footballer and manager *

Keichi Kimura Keichi Kimura (1914–1988) was a painter and illustrator who was born in Waiʻanae, Hawaiʻi in 1914. He received his first art instruction from teacher Shirley Russell while attending President William McKinley High School in Honolulu. In 1 ...

(1914–1988), American painter and illustrator *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese Paralympic swimmer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese architect *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese scholar, artist and art connoisseur *, Japanese alpine skier *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese mixed martial artist *, Japanese table tennis player *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese suffragist, actress, dancer, theatre manager and magazine editor *, Japanese footballer * Kozaemon Kimura (木村小左衛門; 1888–1952), Japanese businessman and politician *, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist *

Larry Kimura Larry Lindsey Kimura (born June 29, 1946) is a Hawaiian linguist. He is a professor of the Hawaiian language and Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in the Ka Haka ʻUla O Keʻelikōlani, College of Hawaiian Language. Biograph ...

, American linguist *, Japanese voice actress and singer *, Japanese footballer *, better known as Kimurayama Mamoru, Japanese sumo wrestler *, Japanese classical violinist and composer *, Japanese academic *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese judoka and professional wrestler *, Japanese bonsai artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese golfer *, Japanese handball player *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese singer, dancer and actor. Member of the Japanese boy group INI. *, Indonesian footballer *, Japanese video game designer *, Japanese manga artist *

Minoru Kimura is a Brazilian kickboxer of Japanese and Italian descent, fighting out of Battle Box Gym. He is the former K-1 Super Welterweight champion. He has faced several notable fighters of his weight division such as Kaew Fairtex, Hideaki Yamazaki, ...

(born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese rower *, Japanese biologist and theoretical population geneticist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese professional wrestler *, Japanese actor *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese synchronized swimmer *, Japanese volleyball player *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese samurai *, Japanese anime director *, Japanese sprinter * Shinya Kimura, motorcycle builder * Shioko Kimura, biochemist *, Japanese diplomat *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese baseball player and cricketer *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese swimmer and journalist *, Japanese actor, voice actor and singer *

Sueko Matsueda Kimura Sueko Matsueda Kimura (June 10, 1912 – December 25, 2001) was an American artist. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii in 1912. She received her Bachelor of Arts and Master of Fine Arts degrees from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, wh ...

(1912–2001), American artist *, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral *, Japanese actress *, Japanese politician *, Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer *, Japanese footballer and manager *, Japanese water polo player *, Japanese Hino Red Dolphins rugby union player *, Japanese businessman *, Japanese art director, writer and film director *, Japanese screenwriter *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese baseball player *

Taky Kimura Takauki "Taky" Kimura (March 12, 1924January 7, 2021) was an American martial artist who was best known as being one of Bruce Lee's top students and closest friends - and a certified instructor in Jun Fan Gung Fu, personally certified by Bruce Le ...

(1924–2021), American martial arts practitioner and instructor *, Japanese journalist *, Japanese politician *, Japanese film producer, critic and music producer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese politician *, Japanese rugby union player *, Japanese swimmer *, Japanese artist *, Japanese owner of the restaurant Tenkaippin *

Umejiro Kimura Umejiro Kimura (Kyoto, 16 December 1869 – 8 November 1927) was a Japanese Philately, philatelist who was entered on the Roll of Distinguished Philatelists in 1921. He was the Editor of ''The Yuraku'', the first philatelic journal in Japan. He wa ...

(1869–1927), Japanese philatelist *, Japanese long jumper *, Japanese botanist *, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer *, Japanese politician *, Japanese shogi player *, Japanese singer and musician *, Japanese boxer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, better known as Yukipoyo, Japanese model and television personality *, Japanese baseball player

Fictional characters

* Kimura (character), a character in Marvel Comics *, a character in the manga series ''Azumanga Daioh'' *Kimura, a character in the manga series ''

Shōnen to Inu is a Japanese manga artist. He writes under a pen name in which his first name ''Yoshihiro'' is spelled out in hiragana (よしひろ). Takahashi was born on September 18th, 1953, in Higashinaruse, Akita, a village in the Tōhoku region of Japa ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei'' *Katsu Kimura, an arms dealer in the animated film ''

Spies in Disguise ''Spies in Disguise'' is a 2019 American animated spy comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely inspired by the 2009 animated short ''Pigeon: Impossible'' by Lucas Martell, the film is directed by T ...

'' *, a character in the anime ''

Digimon Frontier is the fourth anime television series in the ''Digimon'' franchise, produced by Toei Animation. Unlike the previous series, the main characters can merge with ancient spirits known as the "Legendary Warriors" to become Digimon themselves. T ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''Assassination Classroom'' *, a character in the anime series ''Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School'' *Shunji Kimura, a character in the television series ''

Bridal Mask ''Bridal Mask'' () is a 2012 KBS2 period drama based on the popular Korean manhwa by Huh Young-man. Set in Seoul, Korea, during the 1930s Japanese colonial era, the story follows a man named Lee Kang-to, a Korean police officer commissioned by t ...

'' *, a character in the manga series ''Hajime no Ippo'' *Yui Kimura, a character in the 2016 online multiplayer horror game ''

Dead by Daylight ''Dead by Daylight'' is an online asymmetric multiplayer survival horror video game developed and published by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a Killer and the other f ...

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Notable people with the surname

Fictional characters

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