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
edit- 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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. (1991). A Dictionary of English Surnames (Third ed.). London: Routledge. pp. 1821–1822. ISBN 0-203-99355-1. Retrieved February 18, 2024.