What is "kimball"

Kimball may refer to:

Kimball is a relatively common English language surname – it is also a given name, although relatively rare. It is Old Welsh for "war chief," Old Celtic for "leader of men," and Anglo-Saxon for "leader of the warriors." Rudyard Kipling reports it as Old English for "kin bold, brave king." As a given name, Kimball is often contracted to "Kim."

Kimball may refer to:

• Kimball Collins, American DJ

• Kimball O'Hara, the "Kim" of Rudyard Kipling's Kim (novel)
• Kimball Kinnison, hero of the Lensman series of science fiction novels.
• Kimball Cho, agent in the hit television show The Mentalist and crime drama.

Kimball is a surname, and may refer to:

• Francis H. Kimball (1845–1919), American architect best known for his work on skyscrapers in lower Manhattan
• Thomas Rogers Kimball (1862–1934), Omaha architect

• Dan Kimball, author
• George E Kimball III (1943–2011), author
• Michael Kimball (born 1967), American novelist
• Nell Kimball (1854–1934), American prostitute and author
• Roger Kimball (born 1953), conservative U.S art critic, essayist, and social commentator

• 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
• William Wallace Kimball (1828–1904), Chicago piano manufacturer and founder of the Kimball Piano Company, now Kimball International

• Heber C. Kimball (1801–1868), leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement
• Spencer W. Kimball (1895–1985), 12th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Ivory Kimball (1843–1916), Union Army soldier
• John W. Kimball (1828–1910), an 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

• Alanson M. Kimball (1827–1913), U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
• Clem F. Kimball (1868–1928, Iowa Lieutenant Governor
• Fenner Kimball (1822–1899), American manufacturer, businessman, and politician
• Henry M. Kimball (1878–1935), U.S. Representative from Michigan
• William P. Kimball (1857–1926), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Marcus Kimball, Baron Kimball (1928–2014), British Conservative politician

• Christopher Kimball, cooking magazine editor and TV host
• Ward Kimball, Academy Award winning animator for the Walt Disney Studios
• Dr. Richard Kimble is the fictional character featured in the hit television series The Fugitive

• Bruce Kimball, Olympic silver medalist diver for the United States in the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Charlie Kimball, American racecar driver
• 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