Shimizu (surname)

Shimizu (written: 清水 lit. "pure water") is the 18th most common Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts

• Ai Shimizu, anime voice actress and singer
• Airi Shimizu (清水 あいり, born 1992), Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
• Bukō Shimizu, photographer
• Hiroshi Shimizu, film director
• Jenny Shimizu, actress
• Junji Shimizu, anime director
• Kaori Shimizu, anime voice actress
• Kunio Shimizu, Japanese playwright
• Michiko Shimizu (清水 ミチコ, born 1960), Japanese tarento, comedian and actress
• Misa Shimizu, actress
• Momoko Shimizu, actress
• Saki Shimizu, Captain of J-pop group, Berryz Koubou
• Satomu Shimizu, also named Shugoro Yamamoto, author
• Takashi Shimizu, film director
• Takuya Shimizu, vocalist of J-rock band UVERworld
• Toshitaka Shimizu (清水 敏孝, born December 15, 1968 – November 1, 2003), voice actor
• Yasuaki Shimizu, composer, producer and saxophonist
• Yoshinori Shimizu, author
• Yuki Shimizu (志水 ゆき), Japanese manga artist

Politicians

• Dave Shimizu, a Guamanian politician
• Masayoshi Shimizu, mayor, Ota, Gunma
• Takayuki Shimizu (politician), politician

Sports

• Hiroaki Shimizu (清水 浩明, born 1979), Japanese darts player
• Hiroyasu Shimizu, speed skater
• Ichiyo Shimizu, Japanese shogi player
• Kazuo Shimizu (清水 和男, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Kazuo Shimizu (wrestler) (清水 一夫, born 1954), Japanese sport wrestler
• Kazuya Shimizu (清水 和也, born 1997), Japanese futsal player
• Keiki Shimizu (清水 慶記, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Kenji Shimizu, aikido teacher
• Koji Shimizu, long-distance runner
• Kotaro Shimizu (清水 孝太郎, born 1911), Japanese hurdler
• Kunihiro Shimizu (清水 邦広, born 1986), Japanese volleyball player
• Masahiro Shimizu, Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
• Michiko Shimizu (志水 見千子, born 1970), Japanese long-distance runner
• Minami Shimizu (born 1993), Japanese field hockey player
• Miyataka Shimizu, professional cyclist
• Naoyuki Shimizu, baseball player
• Sakiko Shimizu, swimmer
• Satoshi Shimizu, boxer
• Takayuki Shimizu (baseball), baseball player
• Tetsuro Shimizu (清水 徹郎, born 1988), Japanese curler
• Yasuhiro Shimizu (清水 康弘, born 1958), Japanese speed skater
• Yoshiyuki Shimizu (清水 祥之, born 1969), Japanese speed skater

Others

• Hide Hyodo Shimizu (1908–1999), Japanese-Canadian educator and activist
• Hideo Shimizu, mathematician
• Masaji Shimizu (清水 雅治, born 1964), Japanese baseball player
• Masataka Shimizu, former president of TEPCO
• Mitsumi Shimizu, admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Takaji Shimizu, budoka, 25th headmaster of Shintō Musō-ryū jojutsu

Fictional characters

• Hirono Shimizu (Battle Royale)
• Takako Shimizu (Chobits)
• Keiichi Shimizu (Kin'iro no Koruda)
• Megumi Shimizu (Shiki)
• Kiyoko Shimizu (Haikyuu!!)

See also

• The Tokugawa Shimizu were descendants of Tokugawa Ieshige through his son Tokugawa Shigeyoshi, and ranked among the gosankyo.
• Shimizu (disambiguation)
• Japanese name