Quimby (surname) explained

Quimby is an English surname derived from a toponym such as Quenby.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Althea G. Quimby (1858-1942), American temperance leader
Art Quimby (1933–2010), American college basketball player
Bill Quimby (1936–2018), American author, columnist, editor and publisher
Constance Quimby, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021
Darius Quimby (died 1791), first American law enforcement officer killed in line of duty
Edith Quimby (1891–1982), American medical researcher and physicist
George Irving Quimby (1913-2003), anthropologist, author of books on colonization of America
Fred Quimby (1886–1965), American cartoon producer, a producer of Tom and Jerry cartoons
Harriet Quimby (1875–1912), American aviator and journalist, first woman in the United States to receive a pilot certificate and first woman to fly across the English Channel
Hosea Quimby (1804–1878), American pastor, author and seminary president
John Quimby (1935–2012), American politician
John B. Quimby (1823–1904), American politician
Margaret Quimby (1904–1965), American stage and film actress
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802–1866), American clockmaker, mentalist and mesmerist
Robert Quimby (born 1976), American astronomer
Roxanne Quimby (born 1950), American businesswoman and philanthropist
Shirley Leon Quimby (1893–1986), American physicist
William R. "Bill" Quimby (1936–2018), American author

Fictional characters

Ramona Quimby, Beezus Quimby, Roberta Quimby and Mrs. Dorothy Quimby, in a series of children's books by Beverly Cleary
Mayor Quimby, in the animated TV series The Simpsons
Police Chief Quimby, in the Inspector Gadget series
Fletcher Quimby, in the Disney Channel Original series A.N.T. Farm