Kimball (surname)

Kimball is a surname, and may refer to:
 * Note: A person may be listed in more than one section.

Architects

 * Francis H. Kimball (1845–1919), American architect best known for his work on skyscrapers in lower Manhattan
 * Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862–1934), Omaha architect

Artists and animators

 * Alonzo Myron Kimball (1874–1923), American portrait artist and illustrator
 * Myron Holly Kimball (1827-1912), American photographer, real estate speculator, and collector
 * Katharine Kimball (1866–1949), American artist, illustrator and etcher
 * Ward Kimball (1914–2002), one of Walt Disney's main animators, the "Nine Old Men"

Jurists and lawyers

 * Catherine D. Kimball, Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
 * Derrick Kimball (born 1954), Canadian lawyer and former politician
 * Edward L. Kimball (1930–2016), American scholar, lawyer, law professor and historian
 * Ralph Kimball (judge), Associate Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court

Musicians

 * Bobby Kimball (born 1947), the lead and background singer in the American rock/pop band Toto
 * Cheyenne Kimball (born 1990), American singer
 * Jennifer Kimball, vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with Jonatha Brooke
 * Jim Kimball, American punk drummer

Mormons

 * Andrew Kimball (1858–1924), American politician and a mission president and stake president in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, son of Heber Kimball
 * Heber C. Kimball (1801–1868), leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement
 * Helen Mar Kimball (1828–1896), one of Joseph Smith's wives
 * Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985), 12th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Politicians

 * Alanson M. Kimball (1827–1913), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
 * Alonzo Kimball (1808–1900), 14th & 16th mayor of Green Bay, Wisconsin
 * Andrew Kimball (1858–1924), American politician and Mormon
 * Clem F. Kimball (1868–1928), Iowa Lieutenant Governor
 * Derrick Kimball (born 1954), Canadian lawyer and former politician
 * Fenner Kimball (1822–1899), American manufacturer, businessman and politician
 * Henry M. Kimball (1878–1935), U.S. Representative from Michigan
 * John W. Kimball (1828–1910), American soldier and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor
 * Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball (1928–2014), British Conservative politician
 * Martin L. Kimball (1826–1891), Wisconsin state senator
 * Philip Kimball (1918-2005), Massachusetts state legislator
 * William P. Kimball (1857–1926), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

Soldiers

 * Ivory Kimball (1843–1916), Union Army soldier
 * John W. Kimball (1828–1910), American soldier and politician who served as Massachusetts Auditor
 * Nathan Kimball (1822–1898), American Civil War general
 * William Wirt Kimball (1848–1930), U.S. naval officer

Sports figures

 * Bruce Kimball (born 1963), American diver and coach
 * Charlie Kimball, American racecar driver
 * Dick Kimball (born c. 1935), American former diver and coach
 * Eddie Kimball (1903–1990), American football player, football and basketball coach, and college athletics administrator
 * Jeremy Kimball (born 1991), American mixed martial arts fighter
 * Mary Ellen Kimball, All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
 * Nikki Kimball (born 1971), American ultramarathoner
 * Toby Kimball (1942–2017), American National Basketball Association player

Writers

 * Dan Kimball, author
 * George E Kimball III (1943–2011), author
 * Harriet McEwen Kimball (1834–1917), American poet, hymnwriter, philanthropist, hospital co-founder
 * Maria Brace Kimball (1852–1933), American educator, elocutionist, writer
 * Michael Kimball (born 1967), American novelist
 * Roger Kimball (born 1953), conservative U.S art critic, essayist, and social commentator

Others

 * Christopher Kimball, cooking magazine editor and TV host
 * Donna Kimball, American muppeteer
 * Edward Kimball (1859–1938), American stage and silent film actor
 * Edward Kimball (1823-1901), Sunday School teacher and church debt raiser
 * George E. Kimball, pioneer of Operations Research
 * Hannibal Kimball, nineteenth century entrepreneur
 * Ralph Kimball, author of publications on data warehousing and business intelligence
 * Scott Lee Kimball, convicted serial killer
 * Solon Toothaker Kimball, noted educator and anthropologist
 * Sumner Increase Kimball (1832-1924), organizer of and general superintendent of the United States Life-Saving Service, predecessor of the United States Coast Guard
 * William Wallace Kimball (1828–1904), Chicago piano manufacturer and founder of the Kimball Piano Company, now Kimball International