Kimball (surname)

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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
• Justin Kimball, noted technical support engineer