Sims (surname)

Sims is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

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 (c. 1939–1996), 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

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
 * 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

 * 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

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 c. 1971), 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)