Kimura

 ( Japanese-language Surnames ) 

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

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Notable people with the surname

• 4=18721890, Japanese novelist
• 1931–2007, Japanese footballer
• 1900–1996, Japanese botanist
• 木村 麻美, Japanese idol and singer
• born 1984, Japanese footballer
• born 1981, Japanese singer
• born 1978, also known as Yuka Inokuchi, Japanese voice actress
• born 1988, Japanese hurdler
• 1947–2003, Japanese erotic artist
• born 1939, Japanese politician
• born 1944, Japanese footballer and manager
• born 1942, Japanese rower
• 1876–1942, Japanese painter
• born 1980, Japanese field hockey player
• born 1939, 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
• born 1973, Japanese swimmer
• born 1961, Japanese audio director
• born 1988, Japanese baseball player
• born 1987, Japanese actress
• 1997–2020, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1888–1948, Japanese general
• born 1965, Japanese writer, artist and animator
• born 1954, Japanese businessman
• born 1965, Japanese video game designer
• 1870–1943, Japanese astronomer
• born 1934, Japanese politician
• 1901–1974, Japanese photographer
• 1923–1981, Japanese actor
• Izumi Kimura (born 1973), Japanese classical pianist
• 1897–2013, Japanese supercentenarian
• Jon Kimura Parker (born 1959), Canadian pianist
• 木村 珠莉, Japanese voice actress
• born 1968, Japanese baseball player
• born 1984, Japanese singer
• born 1966, Japanese political scientist
• 1946–2015, Japanese scientist
• born 1973, Japanese shogi player
• 1909–?, Japanese high jumper
• born 1958, Japanese footballer and manager
• Keichi Kimura (1914–1988), American painter and illustrator
• born 1935, Japanese photographer
• born 1990, Japanese Paralympic swimmer
• born 1953, Japanese professional wrestler
• born 1933, Japanese architect
• born 1968, Japanese rugby union player
• born 1945, Japanese volleyball player
• 1736–1802, Japanese scholar, artist and art connoisseur
• born 1970, Japanese alpine skier
• 木村 清, Japanese businessman
• 1969–2014, Japanese mixed martial artist
• born 1940, Japanese table tennis player
• born 1961, Japanese footballer and manager
• 1887–1980, Japanese suffragist, actress, dancer, theatre manager and magazine editor
• born 1984, Japanese footballer
• Kozaemon Kimura (木村小左衛門; 1888–1952), Japanese businessman and politician
• born 1977, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist
• Larry Kimura, American linguist
• born 1980, Japanese voice actress and singer
• born 1979, Japanese footballer
• born 1981, better known as Kimurayama Mamoru, Japanese sumo wrestler
• born 1962, Japanese classical violinist and composer
• born 1940, Japanese academic
• born 1976, Japanese voice actor
• 1917–1993, Japanese judoka and professional wrestler
• born 1940, Japanese bonsai artist
• born 1984, Japanese footballer
• born 1960, Japanese golfer
• born 1990, Japanese handball player
• 1891–1960, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• born 1986, Japanese cross-country skier
• born 1997, Japanese singer, dancer and actor. Member of the Japanese boy group INI.
• born 2001, Indonesian footballer
• 木村 峰士, Japanese video game designer
• born 1949, Japanese manga artist
• Minoru Kimura (born 1993), Brazilian kickboxer
• born 1983, Japanese artist
• born 1970, Japanese rower
• 1924–1994, Japanese biologist and theoretical population geneticist
• born 1997, Japanese footballer
• born 1971, Japanese women's footballer
• 1941–2010, Japanese professional wrestler
• born 1988, Japanese actor
• born 1984, Japanese voice actor
• born 1970, Japanese baseball player
• born 1963, Japanese synchronized swimmer
• born 1986, Japanese volleyball player
• 1911–?, Japanese water polo player
• born 2001, Japanese footballer
• died 1595, Japanese samurai
• 1593–1615, Japanese samurai
• 木村 真一郎, Japanese anime director
• born 1987, Japanese sprinter
• Shinya Kimura, motorcycle builder
• Shioko Kimura, biochemist
• 1902–1996, Japanese diplomat
• born 1988, Japanese boxer
• born 1980, Japanese baseball player and cricketer
• born 1986, Japanese baseball player
• born 1988, Japanese footballer
• 1908–1986, Japanese swimmer and journalist
• born 1990, Japanese actor, voice actor and singer
• Sueko Matsueda Kimura (1912–2001), American artist
• 1891–1980, Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• born 1971, Japanese actress
• born 1955, Japanese politician
• 1964–2023, Japanese animator, illustrator and character designer
• born 1957, Japanese footballer and manager
• born 1950, Japanese water polo player
• born 1992, Japanese Hino Red Dolphins rugby union player
• 1931–2006, Japanese businessman
• 1918–2010, Japanese art director, writer and film director
• 1912–1988, Japanese screenwriter
• born 1972, Japanese actor and singer
• 1972–2010, Japanese baseball player
• Taky Kimura (1924–2021), American martial arts practitioner and instructor
• born 1938, Japanese journalist
• 1965–2017, Japanese politician
• born 1964, Japanese film producer, critic and music producer
• born 1972, Japanese footballer
• born 1994, Japanese long-distance runner
• 1909–1983, Japanese politician
• born 1963, Japanese rugby union player
• born 1946, Japanese swimmer
• 1928–2008, Japanese artist
• born 1935, Japanese owner of the restaurant Tenkaippin
• Umejiro Kimura (1869–1927), Japanese philatelist
• born 1937, Japanese long jumper
• 1912–2006, Japanese botanist
• born 1976, Japanese actress, voice actress and singer
• born 1948, Japanese politician
• 1905–1986, Japanese shogi player
• 木村 弓, Japanese singer and musician
• born 1983, Japanese boxer
• born 1994, Japanese footballer
• born 2001, Japanese footballer
• born 1987, Japanese footballer
• born 1996, better known as Yukipoyo, Japanese model and television personality
• born 1985, Japanese baseball player

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Fictional characters

• Kimura (character), a character in Marvel Comics
• 木村, a character in the manga series Azumanga Daioh
• Kimura, a character in the manga series Shōnen to Inu
• 木村 カエレ, a character in the manga series Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei
• Katsu Kimura, an arms dealer in the animated film Spies in Disguise
• 木村 輝一, a character in the anime Digimon Frontier
• 木村 正義 (ジャスティス), a character in the manga series Assassination Classroom
• 忌村 静子, 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
• 木村 達也, a character in the manga series Hajime no Ippo
• Yui Kimura, a character in the 2016 online multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight

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See also

• Kimura spider, a spider named after its discoverer, Arika Kimura
• Kimura lock, a type of armlock named after Masahiko Kimura

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