Kimball (surname)

Kimball (surname)

Kimball is a surname, and may refer to:

;In architecture:
* Francis Kimball, American architect best known for his work on skyscrapers in lower Manhattan
* Thomas Rogers Kimball, Omaha architect
* Benjamin Alexander Kimball J.D.

;In literature:
* Dan Kimball, author
* Michael Kimball, American novelist
* Ralph Kimball, widely published author on the subject of data warehousing and business intelligence
* Roger Kimball, conservative U.S art critic, essayist, and social commentator

;In music:
* Bobby Kimball, the lead and background singer in the American rock/pop band Toto
* Cheyenne Kimball, American singer
* Jennifer Kimball, vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with Amherst College classmate Jonatha Brooke
* Jim Kimball, American punk drummer
* Kimball Collins, American DJ
* William Wallace Kimball (1828-1904), Chicago piano manufacturer and founder of Kimball International

;In television:
* Christopher Kimball, cooking magazine editor and TV host
* Ward Kimball, Academy Award winning animator for the Walt Disney Studios

;In Mormonism:
* Heber C. Kimball, leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement
* Spencer W. Kimball, 12th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

;In military:
* Ivory Kimball, Union Army soldier
* Nathan Kimball, American Civil War general
* William Wirt Kimball (1848-1930), U.S. naval officer

;In politics:
* Alanson M. Kimball (1827-1913), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
* Henry M. Kimball (1878-1935), U.S. Representative from Michigan
* William P. Kimball (1857-1926), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

;In other fields:
* Bruce Kimball, Olympic Silver Medalist diver for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics
* Hanniball Kimball, nineteenth century entrepreneur
* Solon Toothaker Kimball, noted educator and anthropologist


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