Kimura

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

Notable people with the surname

• Kimura Akebono, Japanese novelist
• Arawa Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Arika Kimura, Japanese botanist
• Asami Kimura, Japanese idol and singer
• Atsushi Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Ayaka Kimura, Japanese singer
• Ayaka Kimura (voice actress), also known as Yuka Inokuchi, Japanese voice actress
• Ayako Kimura, Japanese hurdler
• Ben Kimura (artist), Japanese erotic artist
• Ben Kimura (politician), Japanese politician
• Bunji Kimura, Japanese footballer and manager
• Bunzo Kimura, Japanese rower
• Kimura Buzan, Japanese painter
• Chie Kimura, Japanese field hockey player
• Daisaku Kimura, Japanese film director and cinematographer
• Darren Kimura (born 1974), American businessman
• Doreen Kimura (1933–2013), Canadian psychologist
• Dustin Kimura (born 1989), American mixed martial artist
• Eri Kimura, Japanese swimmer
• Eriko Kimura, Japanese audio director
• Fumikazu Kimura, Japanese baseball player
• Fumino Kimura, Japanese actress
• Hana Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler
• Heitarō Kimura, Japanese general
• Hidefumi Kimura, Japanese writer, artist and animator
• Hiroshi Kimura, Japanese businessman
• Hiroyuki Kimura, Japanese video game designer
• Hisashi Kimura, Japanese astronomer
• Hitoshi Kimura, Japanese politician
• Ihei Kimura, Japanese photographer
• Isao Kimura, Japanese actor
• Izumi Kimura (born 1973), Japanese classical pianist
• Jiroemon Kimura, Japanese supercentenarian
• Jon Kimura Parker (born 1959), Canadian pianist
• Juri Kimura, Japanese voice actress
• Jutaro Kimura, Japanese baseball player
• Kaela Kimura, Japanese singer
• Kan Kimura, Japanese political scientist
• Kazuaki Kimura, Japanese scientist
• Kazuki Kimura, Japanese shogi player
• Kazuo Kimura, Japanese high jumper
• Kazushi Kimura, Japanese footballer and manager
• Keichi Kimura (1914–1988), American painter and illustrator
• Keiichi Kimura (photographer), Japanese photographer
• Keiichi Kimura (swimmer), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• Kengo Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler
• Ken-ichi Kimura (architect), Japanese architect
• Kenichi Kimura (rugby union), Japanese rugby union player
• Kenji Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
• Kimura Kenkadō, Japanese scholar, artist and art connoisseur
• Kiminobu Kimura, Japanese alpine skier
• Kiyoshi Kimura, Japanese businessman
• Koichiro Kimura, Japanese mixed martial artist
• Koji Kimura, Japanese table tennis player
• Kokichi Kimura, Japanese footballer and manager
• Komako Kimura, Japanese suffragist, actress, dancer, theatre manager and magazine editor
• Kosuke Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Kozaemon Kimura (木村小左衛門; 1888–1952), Japanese businessman and politician
• Kyoko Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Larry Kimura, American linguist
• Madoka Kimura, Japanese voice actress and singer
• Makoto Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Mamoru Kimura, better known as Kimurayama Mamoru, Japanese sumo wrestler
• Mari Kimura, Japanese classical violinist and composer
• Masaaki Kimura, Japanese academic
• Masafumi Kimura, Japanese voice actor
• Masahiko Kimura, Japanese judoka and professional wrestler
• Masahiko Kimura (bonsai artist), Japanese bonsai artist
• Masahiko Kimura (footballer), Japanese footballer
• Masanobu Kimura, Japanese golfer
• Masatake Kimura, Japanese handball player
• Masatomi Kimura, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• Masaya Kimura, Japanese cross-country skier
• Masaya Kimura, Japanese singer, dancer and actor. Member of the Japanese boy group INI.
• Meru Kimura, Indonesian footballer
• Mineshi Kimura, Japanese video game designer
• Minori Kimura, Japanese manga artist
• Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer
• Mitsunori Kimura, Japanese artist
• Mitsuru Kimura, Japanese rower
• Motoo Kimura, Japanese biologist and theoretical population geneticist
• Nozomi Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Rie Kimura, Japanese women's footballer
• Rusher Kimura, Japanese professional wrestler
• Ryo Kimura, Japanese actor
• Ryōhei Kimura, Japanese voice actor
• Ryuji Kimura, Japanese baseball player
• Saeko Kimura, Japanese synchronized swimmer
• Saori Kimura, Japanese volleyball player
• Seibei Kimura, Japanese water polo player
• Seiji Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Kimura Shigekore, Japanese samurai
• Kimura Shigenari, Japanese samurai
• Shinichiro Kimura, Japanese anime director
• Shintaro Kimura, Japanese sprinter
• Shinya Kimura, motorcycle builder
• Shioko Kimura, biochemist
• Shiroshichi Kimura, Japanese diplomat
• Sho Kimura, Japanese boxer
• Shogo Kimura, Japanese baseball player and cricketer
• Shota Kimura (baseball), Japanese baseball player
• Shota Kimura (footballer), Japanese footballer
• Shourai Kimura, Japanese swimmer and journalist
• Subaru Kimura, Japanese actor, voice actor and singer
• Sueko Matsueda Kimura (1912–2001), American artist
• Susumu Kimura, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• Tae Kimura, Japanese actress
• Takahide Kimura, Japanese politician
• Takahiro Kimura, Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer
• Takahiro Kimura (footballer), Japanese footballer and manager
• Takashi Kimura (water polo), Japanese water polo player
• Takehiro Kimura, Japanese Hino Red Dolphins rugby union player
• Takemune Kimura, Japanese businessman
• Takeo Kimura, Japanese art director, writer and film director
• Takeshi Kimura, Japanese screenwriter
• Takeshi Kimura (racing driver), Japanese racing driver
• Takuya Kimura, Japanese actor and singer
• Takuya Kimura (baseball), Japanese baseball player
• Taky Kimura (1924–2021), American martial arts practitioner and instructor
• Tarō Kimura (journalist), Japanese journalist
• Tarō Kimura (politician), Japanese politician
• Tatsuya Kimura, Japanese film producer, critic and music producer
• Tetsumasa Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Tomoka Kimura, Japanese long-distance runner
• Toshio Kimura, Japanese politician
• Toshitaka Kimura, Japanese rugby union player
• Toyoko Kimura, Japanese swimmer
• Tsunehisa Kimura, Japanese artist
• Tsutomu Kimura, Japanese owner of the restaurant Tenkaippin
• Umejiro Kimura (1869–1927), Japanese philatelist
• Yasuko Kimura, Japanese long jumper
• Yojiro Kimura, Japanese botanist
• Yoshino Kimura, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
• Yoshio Kimura (politician), Japanese politician
• Yoshio Kimura (shogi), Japanese shogi player
• Youmi Kimura, Japanese singer and musician
• Yu Kimura (boxer), Japanese boxer
• Yu Kimura (footballer), Japanese footballer
• Yudai Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Yuji Kimura, Japanese footballer
• Yuki Kimura, better known as Yukipoyo, Japanese model and television personality
• Yuta Kimura, Japanese baseball player

Fictional characters

• Kimura (character), a character in Marvel Comics
• Kimura, a character in the manga series Azumanga Daioh
• Kimura, a character in the manga series Shōnen to Inu
• Kaere Kimura, a character in the manga series Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
• Katsu Kimura, an arms dealer in the animated film Spies in Disguise
• Koichi Kimura, a character in the anime Digimon Frontier
• Masayoshi (Justice) Kimura, a character in the manga series Assassination Classroom
• Seiko Kimura, 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
• Tatsuya Kimura, a character in the manga series Hajime no Ippo
• Yui Kimura, a character in the 2016 online multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight

References

References

1. (2008-09-24). "明治安田生命 全国同姓調査 [''Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation'']". [[Meiji Yasuda Life.

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