Shinya

Shinya (Shin'ya, Shinnya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:

• Shinya Aoki (born 1983), professional mixed martial artist
• Shinya Arino (born 1972), Osaka comedian part of Yoiko (よゐこ, Yowiko) and host of GameCenter CX
• Shinya Fukumori (福盛 進也, born 1984), Japanese jazz drummer and composer
• Shinya Hamazoe (伸也浜添, born 1987), Japanese voice actor
• Shinya Hashimoto (1965–2005), professional wrestler
• Shinya Katabuchi (片渕 慎弥, born 1983), Japanese judoka
• Shinya Kimura, bike builder
• Shinya Makabe, (真壁 伸也, born 1972), professional wrestler, known professionally as Togi Makabe
• Shinya Matsuda, a voice actor
• Shinya Nakamura (born 1973), professional Go player
• Shinya Nakano (born 1977), motorcycle racer
• Shinya Ōtaki (born 1953), a Japanese voice actor
• Shinya Sato (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shin'ya Takahashi (伸也 高橋, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
• Shinya Takahashi, a video game producer
• Shinya Tsukamoto, film director and actor
• Shinya Yamada (born 1970), drummer of the band Luna Sea
• Shin'ya Yamamoto (山本 真也, born 1971), Japanese shogi player
• Shinya Yamanaka, cell biologist,
• Shinya (musician) (born 1978), drummer of the band Dir en grey

Fictional characters:

• Shinya Aiba, Tekkaman Evil
• Shinya Kogami, Psycho-Pass
• Shinya Hiragi, Owari no Seraph
• Shinya Oda, Persona 5

Shinya or Shin'ya (written: 新谷) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Shihomi Shinya (新谷 志保美, born 1979), Japanese speed skater