Shimada (surname) explained

Shimada (written: or lit. "island rice field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• , Japanese politician
• Bell M. Shimada (1922–1958), American fisheries scientist
• , Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
• , Japanese politician
• , anime and video game illustrator and character designer
• , Japanese idol, singer and actress
• , samurai
• , anthropologist
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese golfer
• , Japanese actor
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese writer
• , anime screenwriter
• , Japanese judge
• , 18th-century Japanese botanical illustrator
• , Japanese fencer
• , Japanese handball player
• , Japanese swimmer
• , Japanese ice hockey player
• , Japanese admiral
• , Japanese comedian and television presenter
• Shogo Shimada (disambiguation), multiple people
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese mystery novelist
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese footballer
• , manga writer see Yudetamago
• , actor
• Thomas Shimada, tennis player
• Shimada Toranosuke (1810–1864), Japanese samurai
• , Japanese politician, cabinet minister
• Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese mixed martial arts and professional wrestling referee
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese footballer

Fictional characters

• Shimada Kambei, one of the fictional Seven Samurai
• Haruo Shimada, from Dai Sentai Goggle-V
• Genji Shimada, a cybernetic ninja from the video game Overwatch
• Hanzo Shimada, the brother of Genji Shimada and skilled archer, from the video game Overwatch
• Norimichi Shimada, character from Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?
• Alice Shimada, a character from Girls und Panzer
• Chiyo Shimada, mother of Alice Shimada from Girls und Panzer