What is "nimitz"

Nimitz can refer to:

• Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz USN, (1885 – 1966), or various things named in honor of Admiral Nimitz:

:* USS Nimitz (CVN-68), a supercarrier named for the Admiral

:** Nimitz class aircraft carrier, named for the lead ship

:* Nimitz High School, Houston, Texas

:* Nimitz High School, Irving, Texas

:* Nimitz Elementary School, Sunnyvale, California

:* Interstate 880, a.k.a. the Nimitz Freeway

:* Hawaii Route 92, a.k.a. the Nimitz Highway

:* Nimitz Hill - A location in Guam noted as the site of the 1997 crash of Korean Air Flight 801.

:* Nimitz, West Virginia

:* Nimitz Glacier

:* Nimitz Strike Group

:* Nimitz Museum

:* Nimitz Class, a naval thriller published in 1997 by Patrick Robinson

• Chester "Chet" William Nimitz, Jr. (1915 - 2002), an American officer and submarine commander
• Jack Nimitz (1930 – 2009), American musician