Kimball (given name) explained

Kimball is a given name. It may be related to the surname Kimball, which is Old Welsh for "war chief," Old Celtic for "leader of men," and Anglo-Saxon for "leader of the warriors".^[1] Notable people and characters with the name include:

People

• Kimball Allen (born 1982), American writer, journalist, playwright, and actor
• Kimball Atwood, American medical doctor and researcher
• Kimball Bent (1837–1916), American soldier and adventurer in New Zealand
• Kimball Chase Atwood III (1921–1992), American geneticist
• Kimball J. Daniels (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player in the NHL
• Kimball H. Dimmick, 19th-century American politician from California
• James Kimball "Kim" Gannon (1900–1974), American songwriter
• Kimball Kjar (born 1978), American international rugby union player
• Kimball Reynierse (born 1961), Aruban Olympic long-distance runner
• Kimball Taylor, American writer
• Kimball Young (1893–1972), American psychologist and sociologist

Fictional characters

• Kimball Cho, agent in the hit television show The Mentalist
• Kimball Kinnison, hero of the first three of the original novels in E. E. Smith's Lensman series
• Kimball O'Hara, the protagonist of Rudyard Kipling's novel Kim

Notes and References

1. Book: A Dictionary of English Surnames . 18211822 . February 18, 2024 . P. H. . Reaney . R. M. . Wilson . Routledge . London . 1991 . Third . 0-203-99355-1.