Kimball (surname)

Last updated August 28, 2025

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
John Kimball Sr. (1758–1831), American architect
Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862–1934), American architect

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"

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

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 (1965 or 1966–2025), American punk drummer

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

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
Mary Ann Kimball, New Hampshire state legislator
Philip Kimball (1918-2005), Massachusetts state legislator
William P. Kimball (1857–1926), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

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

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

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

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