Shigeru Explained
| Shigeru |
| Gender: | Male |
| Meaning: | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
| Origin: | Japanese |
Shigeru (written:,,, in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- , a Japanese architect
- , a Japanese voice actor
- , Japanese karateka
- , Japanese sport wrestler
- , Japanese socialist politician
- , Japanese painter and printmaker
- , Japanese actor and singer
- , Japanese artistic gymnast
- , Japanese Ainu activist
- , Japanese baseball player
- , Japanese rower
- , a video game designer for Nintendo, notable for creating Mario among many other characters
- , expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro, and others
- , Japanese baseball player
- , Japanese voice actor
- , Japanese politician
- , Japanese karateka
- , Japanese general
- , Japanese ice hockey player
- Shigeru Takashina (1943–2013), Japanese karateka
- , a Japanese automotive team lead, designer, and engineer at Honda, notable for his work on Honda NSX and Honda S2000 projects
- , a Japanese film score composer
- , Japanese diplomat and politician, former Prime Minister
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