Sims (surname) explained

Sims is an English surname.^[1] Notable people with the surname include:

Art and entertainment

Music and Dance

• Ezra Sims (1928–2015), American composer
• Howard "Sandman" Sims (1917–2003), American vaudeville dancer
• Hylda Sims (1932–2020), English folk musician
• Jamal Sims, American choreographer and director
• Matthew Simms, English guitarist
• Natalie Sims (born 1984), American recording artist and songwriter
• Ray Sims (1921–2000), American trombonist
• Simmie Sims III (Buddy) (born 1993), American rapper, singer, dancer and actor
• Zoot Sims (1925–1985), American saxophonist

Television and Film

• Chloe Sims (born 1981), English television personality
• David Sims (director)
• Elliot L. Sims, Canadian film and television screenwriter
• Jeremy Sims (born 1966), Australian actor
• Joan Sims (1930–2001), British actress
• Molly Sims (born 1973), American actress and swimsuit model
• Tim Sims (1962–1995), Canadian actor

Writing

• Bennett Sims (author), American novelist
• George Frederick Sims (1923–1999), English bookseller and writer
• George Robert Sims (1847–1922), British journalist and author
• Gill Sims, British author and blogger
• Guy A. Sims, American author
• Judith Sims (–1996), American journalist, music critic, and magazine editor.
• Marian McCamy Sims (1899–1961), American writer

Visual Arts

• Art Sims (born 1954), American graphic designer and art director
• Charles Sims (painter) (1873–1928), British painter
• Sheryl Sims, American quilter

Other

• Howard Sims (1933–2016), African American architect, businessman, and philanthropist.
• Kayla Sims (born 1999), American YouTuber
• Monica Sims (1925–2018), British radio producer
• Ronald Hubert Sims (1923–1999) was a British architect and artist

Business and economics

• Christopher A. Sims (born 1942), American economist
• Cliff Sims, American entrepreneur and author
• Ed Sims, New Zealand businessman
• William Dillwyn Sims (1825–1895), English industrialist and artist
• Zach Sims, American entrepreneur

Military

• Amor L. Sims (1896–1978), American US Marine Corps officer
• Charles Sims (RAF officer) (1899–1929), English military pilot
• Douglas Sims II, US Army general
• John Joseph Sims (1835–1881), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Sims (1858–1936), American admiral after whom several ships were named

Politics

• Alexander D. Sims (1803–1848), U.S. Representative from South Carolina
• Barbara Sims (born 1939), American politician
• Betty Sims (1935–2016), American politician
• Brian Sims (born 1978), American politician, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
• Carl Sims (1911–1968), American politician
• Chuck Sims (born 1958), American politician
• Edgar A. Sims (1875–1945), American politician
• Freddie Sims (born 1950), American politician
• Francis Sims, British trade unionist.
• Jinny Sims (born 1952), Indo-Canadian politician and former union activist
• Katherine Sims, American politician
• Kathleen Sims (1942–2019), American politician
• Littlepage Sims, American politician
• Lonnie Sims (born 1970), American politician
• Thetus W. Sims (1852–1939), American politician
• William H. Sims (American politician) (1837–1920), American politician
• William P. Sims, American politician

Scholars and academics

• Alexandra Sims, New Zealand professor of law
• Elisabeth Hoemberg (1909–1994), Canadian historian, born as Elisabeth Sims
• Michael Sims (born 1958), American non-fiction writer
• Robert Page Sims (1872–1944), American academic, civil rights leader, scientist, and college president

Science and medicine

• Brailey Sims (born 1947), Australian mathematician
• Charles Sims (mathematician) (1937–2017), American mathematician
• J. Marion Sims (1813–1883), American surgeon
• John Sims (taxonomist) (1749–1831), English physician and botanist
• Kenneth Sims (geologist) (born 1959), American geology professor
• Oliver Sims (1943–2015), British computer scientist
• Stella James Sims (1875–1963), American science professor

Sport

American football

• Barry Sims (born 1974), American football player
• Ben Sims (born 2000), American football player
• Billy Sims (born 1955), American football player
• Blake Sims (born 1992), American football player
• Bud Sims, American football coach
• Cam Sims (born 1996), American football player
• Ernie Sims (born 1984), American football player
• Jeff Sims (born 2002), American football player
• Jimmy Sims (born 1953), American football player
• Johnny Sims (born 1967), American football player
• LeShaun Sims (born 1993), American football player
• Marvin Sims (born 1957), American former football player
• Phillip Sims (American football) (born 1992), American football player
• Quentin Sims (born 1990), American football player
• Rudy Sims (born 1946) is a Canadian football player
• Terry Sims (born), American football coach
• Tom Sims (American football) (born 1967), American football player
• Tommy Sims (American football) (born 1964), American football player

Basketball

• Jaylen Sims (born 1998), American basketball player
• Jericho Sims (born 1998), American basketball player
• LaTonya Sims (born 1979), American basketball player
• Lazarus Sims (born 1972), American former basketball player
• Willie Sims (1958–2022), American-Israeli basketball player

Cricket

• Albert Sims (1871–1962), Australian cricketer
• Gareth Sims (born 1983), Zimbabwean former cricketer
• Ilenia Sims (born 2002), English cricketer
• Jim Sims (1903–1973), English cricketer

Other

• Alexander Sims (racing driver) (born 1988), British racing driver
• Anthony Sims Jr. (born 1995), American boxer
• Ashton Sims (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
• Bella Sims (born 2005), American swimmer
• Dave Sims (born 1953), Seattle-based sportscaster
• Jack Sims (born 1999), English footballer
• Jess Sims (born 1990), Welsh bowls player
• John Sims (footballer) (born 1952), English former professional footballer
• Josh Sims (footballer) (born 1997), English professional footballer
• Josh Sims (lacrosse) (born 1978), American professional lacrosse player
• Korbin Sims (born 1992), Australian rugby league footballer
• Landon Sims (born 2001), American baseball player
• Leo Sims, American baseball player
• Lucas Sims (born 1994), American baseball player
• Lyndon Sims (1917–1999), Welsh rally driver
• Natalie Sims (swimmer) (born 1997), American Paralympic swimmer
• Ruan Sims (born 1982), Australian rugby footballer
• Sanders Sims (1921–2003), American field hockey player
• Shane Sims (born 1988), American ice hockey defenseman
• Toby Sims (born 1997), English footballer
• Tom Sims (1950–2012), American snowboarding pioneer
• Tony Sims (born 1985), American mixed martial artist

Other

• Dorothy Sims (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Sims (disambiguation), multiple people
• James Sims (disambiguation), multiple people
• P. Hal Sims (1886–1949), American contract bridge player
• Ray Dell Sims (born 1935), American serial killer
• Steve Sims (disambiguation), multiple people
• Terry Melvin Sims (1942–2000), American convicted murderer
• Thomas Sims, subject of a notorious American fugitive slave case
• Vickie Sims (born 1956), priest
• William Edward Sims (1842–1891), American lawyer

Related surnames

• Simms (disambiguation)
• Simmes
• Symmes (disambiguation)
• Siems
• Siemes
• Siemens (surname)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sims Last Name Origin Hebrew for he who hears, to be heard; Reputation. Sims is a boys name for son of Simon, Simeon. . Surname Database.