Kimball (surname)
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Kimball is a surname, and may refer to:
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In architecture:
- Francis KimballFrancis KimballFrancis Hatch Kimball was an American architect practicing in New York City, best known for his work on skyscrapers in lower Manhattan and terra-cotta ornamentation. He was an associate with the firm Kimball & Thompson.-Life:...
, American architect best known for his work on skyscrapers in lower Manhattan - Thomas Rogers KimballThomas Rogers KimballThomas Rogers Kimball was an American architect in Omaha, Nebraska. An architect-in-chief of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition in Omaha in 1898, he served as national President of the American Institute of Architects from 1918–1920 and from 1919-1932 served on the Nebraska State Capitol...
, Omaha architect
In literature:
- Dan KimballDan KimballDan Kimball is a pastor, author and was a leading voice in the beginning years of the Emerging Church movement in the USA. Kimball's writings focus on encouraging churches and Christians to creatively make any changes needed in order to break the negative stereotypes of church and Christianity that...
, author - George E Kimball IIIGeorge Edward KimballGeorge E. Kimball III was an American author and journalist who spent 25 years as a sports columnist for the Boston Herald before retiring in 2005...
, author - Michael KimballMichael Kimball- Biography & Career :Michael Kimball was born February 1, 1967 in Lansing, Michigan and is the author of The Way the Family Got Away , How Much of Us There Was ; Us , and Dear Everybody . He has also published the book Words under the conceptual pseudonym Andy Devine...
, American novelist - Roger KimballRoger KimballRoger Kimball is a conservative U.S. art critic and social commentator. He was educated at Cheverus High School, a Jesuit institution in South Portland, Maine, and then at Bennington College, where he took a BA in philosophy and classical Greek, and Yale University...
, conservative U.S art critic, essayist, and social commentator
In music:
- Bobby KimballBobby KimballRobert Troy "Bobby" Kimball is an American singer, best known as the longtime frontman of the rock band Toto.- Early life:...
, the lead and background singer in the American rock/pop band Toto - Cheyenne KimballCheyenne KimballCheyenne Nichole Kimball is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Her debut album, The Day Has Come was released in July 2006 coinciding with an MTV reality series following her entry into the music industry...
, American singer - Jennifer KimballJennifer KimballJennifer Kimball is a vocalist and songwriter who is notable for being part of the acclaimed folk duo The Story. She is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and has released two albums Veering from the Wave and Oh Hear Us....
, vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist who was part of The Story along with Jonatha Brooke - Jim KimballJim KimballJim Kimball is an American punk drummer. His virtual menagerie of former bands includes Laughing Hyenas, Mule, and The Jesus Lizard, as well as the Denison Kimball Trio . The Laughing Hyenas were a seminal punk/rock/noise outfit. Kimball and Kevin Munro left to form Mule with Wig's P.W...
, American punk drummer - William Wallace Kimball (1828-1904), Chicago piano manufacturer and founder of the Kimball Piano Company, now Kimball InternationalKimball InternationalKimball International is a manufacturer of furniture and electronic assemblies, serving customers around the world. Kimball International consists of two groups: the Furniture Segment and the Contract Electronics Segment. It is the successor to W.W...
In Mormonism:
- Heber C. KimballHeber C. KimballHeber Chase Kimball was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement. He served as one of the original twelve apostles in the early Latter Day Saint church, and as first counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1847 until his...
, leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement - Spencer W. KimballSpencer W. KimballSpencer Woolley Kimball was the twelfth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1973 until his death in 1985.-Ancestry:...
, 12th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
In military:
- Ivory KimballIvory KimballJudge Ivory G. Kimball and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He was the son of Wilbraham Kimball Jr. and Ann Hatch....
, Union Army soldier - Nathan KimballNathan KimballNathan Kimball was a physician, politician, postmaster, and military officer, serving as a general in the Union army during the American Civil War...
, American Civil War general - William Wirt KimballWilliam Wirt KimballWilliam Wirt Kimball was a U.S. naval officer and an early pioneer in the development of submarines.-Biography:Kimball was born in Paris, Maine...
(1848-1930), U.S. naval officer
In politics:
- Alanson M. KimballAlanson M. KimballAlanson Mellen Kimball was born on March 12, 1827 in Buxton, Maine, in York County, Maine and was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin. He moved to Wisconsin in 1852 and engaged in agricultural and mercantile pursuits, later serving in the Wisconsin State Senate in...
(1827-1913), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin - Henry M. KimballHenry M. KimballHenry Mahlon Kimball was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.Kimball was born in Orland, Indiana and attended the common and high schools of Orland. He graduated from Hillsdale College in Michigan and served as principal of Orland High School...
(1878-1935), U.S. Representative from Michigan - William P. KimballWilliam P. KimballWilliam Preston Kimball was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky.Born near East Hickman, Kentucky, Kimball attended public and private schools and Transylvania University in Lexington....
(1857-1926), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
In television:
- Christopher KimballChristopher KimballChristopher Kimball is an American chef, editor, publisher, and radio/TV personality.- Education and career :Kimball was born and raised in Westchester County, New York. He graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy and then Columbia University with a degree in Primitive Art. After graduating from...
, cooking magazine editor and TV host - Ward KimballWard KimballWard Walrath Kimball was an animator for the Walt Disney Studios. He was one of Walt Disney's team of animators known as Disney's Nine Old Men.-Career:...
, Academy Award winning animator for the Walt Disney Studios - Dr. Richard KimbleRichard KimbleDr. Richard David Kimble is the fictional character and the protagonist featured in the television series The Fugitive. He was portrayed by actor David Janssen. Dr. Kimble, who was born on March 27, 1927 in Stafford, Indiana, is a doctor falsely convicted of the murder of his wife, Helen Kimble,...
is the fictional character featured in the hit television series The FugitiveThe Fugitive (TV series)The Fugitive is an American drama series produced by QM Productions and United Artists Television that aired on ABC from 1963 to 1967. David Janssen stars as Richard Kimble, a doctor from the fictional town of Stafford, Indiana, who is falsely convicted of his wife's murder and given the death...
In other fields:
- Bruce KimballBruce KimballBruce D. Kimball is an American diver and coach. He won a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics....
, Olympic silver medalist diver for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics - George E. Kimball, pioneer of Operations ResearchOperations researchOperations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...
- Hannibal Kimball, nineteenth century entrepreneur
- Ralph KimballRalph KimballRalph Kimball is an author on the subject of data warehousing and business intelligence. He is widely regarded as one of the original architects of data warehousing and is known for long-term convictions that data warehouses must be designed to be understandable and fast...
, author of publications on data warehousing and business intelligence - Solon Toothaker KimballSolon Toothaker KimballSolon Toothaker Kimball was a noted educator and anthropologist. Kimball was born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas...
, noted educator and anthropologist