Shimada (surname)

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

• Akira Shimada (島田 叡, 1901–1945), Japanese politician
• Bell M. Shimada (1922–1958), American fisheries scientist
• Bin Shimada (島田 敏, born 1954), Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
• Chiyako Shimada (島田 智哉子, born 1962), Japanese politician
• Fumikane Shimada (島田 フミカネ, born 1974), anime and video game illustrator and character designer
• Haruka Shimada (島田 晴香, born 1992), Japanese idol, singer and actress
• Ichirō Shimada (島田 一郎, 1848–1878), samurai
• Izumi Shimada (島田 泉, born 1948), anthropologist
• Kaho Shimada (島田 歌穂, born 1963), Japanese singer
• Kosaku Shimada (島田 幸作, 1944–2008), Japanese golfer
• Kyusaku Shimada (嶋田 久作, born 1955), Japanese actor
• Mao Shimada (島田 麻央, born 2008), Japanese figure skater
• Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦, born 1961), Japanese writer
• Michiru Shimada (島田 満, 1959–2017), anime screenwriter
• Niro Shimada (島田 仁郎, born 1938), Japanese judge
• Shimada Mitsufusa (島田 充房), 18th-century Japanese botanical illustrator
• Miwako Shimada (嶋田 美和子, born 1972), Japanese fencer
• Natsue Shimada (島田 夏枝, born 1950), Japanese handball player
• Setsuko Shimada (島田 節子, born 1938), Japanese swimmer
• Shigeru Shimada (島田 繁, born 1935), Japanese ice hockey player
• Shigetarō Shimada (嶋田 繁太郎, 1883–1976), Japanese admiral
• Shinsuke Shimada (島田 紳助, born 1956), Japanese comedian and television presenter
• Shogo Shimada (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shusuke Shimada (島田 周輔, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Soji Shimada (島田 荘司, born 1948), Japanese mystery novelist
• Tadashi Shimada (嶋田 忠, born 1949), Japanese photographer
• Takahiro Shimada (島田 貴裕, born 1964), Japanese footballer
• Takashi Shimada (嶋田 隆司), manga writer see Yudetamago
• Teru Shimada (島田 輝, 1905–1988), actor
• Thomas Shimada, tennis player
• Shimada Toranosuke (1810–1864), Japanese samurai
• Toshio Shimada (島田 俊雄, 1877–1947), Japanese politician, cabinet minister
• Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor
• Yoko Shimada (島田 陽子, 1953–2022), Japanese actress
• Yuji Shimada (島田 裕二, born 1966), Japanese mixed martial arts and professional wrestling referee
• Yuki Shimada (島田 祐輝, born 1986), Japanese footballer
• Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介, born 1982), 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