Kimura

Kimura (木村, "tree village") is the 18th most common Japanese surname.

Kimura may also refer to:

People

• Asami Kimura, singer
• Ayaka Kimura, singer
• Doreen Kimura, psychobiologist
• Gary Kimura, software developer
• Heitarō Kimura, general in World War II
• Hidefumi Kimura, manga author
• Hisashi Kimura, astronomer
• Ihei Kimura, photographer
• Ikue Kimura, voice actor
• Jiroemon Kimura, supercentenarian
• Jon Kimura Parker, pianist
• Kan Kimura, political scientist
• Kaela Kimura, singer
• Kazushi Kimura, footballer
• Keichi Kimura, artist
• Kevin Kimura (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
• Isao Kimura, actor
• Koji Kimura, table tennis player
• Madoka Kimura, voice actress
• Mamoru Kimura, sumo wrestler known as Kimurayama
• Mari Kimura, violinist
• Masahiko Kimura, judoka
• Masahiko Kimura (bonsai artist)
• Motoo Kimura, theoretical population geneticist
• Saori Kimura, volleyball player
• Shinya Kimura, bikebuilder
• Sueko Matsueda Kimura, artist
• Susumu Kimura, admiral in World War II
• Takeo Kimura (1918-2010), filmmaker
• Takuya Kimura (born 1972), actor and singer
• Takuya Kimura (baseball) (1972-2010), baseball player
• Taky Kimura, an American martial arts practitioner and instructor.
• Toshio Kimura (1909 – 1983), politician
• Yojiro Kimura (1912–2006), botanist

Fictional characters

• Kimura (comics), a female assassin in Marvel Comics' title New X-Men
• Koichi Kimura, a character from Digimon Frontier
• Mr. Kimura, a character in the manga/anime series Azumanga Daioh
• Mr. Kimura, a character in the manga Shōnen to Inu
• Shunji Kimura, a villain from KBS television series Bridal Mask
• Tatsuya Kimura, a character in the manga/anime series, Hajime no Ippo
• Kaere Kimura, a character in the manga/anime series Sayonara Zetsubō Sensei

Other

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

See also

• Japanese name