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