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), Japanese politician
 * Bell M. Shimada (1922–1958), American fisheries scientist
 * Bin Shimada (島田 敏), Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
 * Chiyako Shimada (島田 智哉子), Japanese politician
 * Fumikane Shimada (島田 フミカネ), anime and video game illustrator and character designer
 * Haruka Shimada (島田 晴香), Japanese idol, singer and actress
 * Ichirō Shimada (島田 一郎), samurai
 * Izumi Shimada (島田 泉), anthropologist
 * Kaho Shimada (島田 歌穂), Japanese singer
 * Kosaku Shimada (島田 幸作), Japanese golfer
 * Kyusaku Shimada (嶋田 久作), Japanese actor
 * Mao Shimada (島田 麻央), Japanese figure skater
 * Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦), Japanese writer
 * Michiru Shimada (島田 満), anime screenwriter
 * Niro Shimada (島田 仁郎), Japanese judge
 * Shimada Mitsufusa (島田 充房), 18th-century Japanese botanical illustrator
 * Miwako Shimada (嶋田 美和子), Japanese fencer
 * Natsue Shimada (島田 夏枝), Japanese handball player
 * Setsuko Shimada (島田 節子), Japanese swimmer
 * Shigeru Shimada (島田 繁), Japanese ice hockey player
 * Shigetarō Shimada (嶋田 繁太郎), Japanese admiral
 * Shinsuke Shimada (島田 紳助), Japanese comedian and television presenter
 * Shogo Shimada (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Shusuke Shimada (島田 周輔), Japanese footballer
 * Soji Shimada (島田 荘司), Japanese mystery novelist
 * Tadashi Shimada (嶋田 忠), Japanese photographer
 * Takahiro Shimada (島田 貴裕), Japanese footballer
 * Takashi Shimada (嶋田 隆司), manga writer see Yudetamago
 * Teru Shimada (島田 輝), actor
 * Thomas Shimada, tennis player
 * Shimada Toranosuke (1810–1864), Japanese samurai
 * Toshio Shimada (島田 俊雄), Japanese politician, cabinet minister
 * Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor
 * Yoko Shimada (島田 陽子), Japanese actress
 * Yuji Shimada (島田 裕二), Japanese mixed martial arts and professional wrestling referee
 * Yuki Shimada (島田 祐輝), Japanese footballer
 * Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介), 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