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Shimizu (written: 清水 lit. "pure water") is the 18th most common Japanese surname.^[1] Less common variants include 志水 and 冷水.

Notable people with the surname

• Ai Shimizu (清水 愛, born 1981), Japanese voice actress and singer
• Airi Shimizu (清水 あいり, born 1992), Japanese gravure idol, actress and television personality
• Aki Shimizu (志水 アキ), Japanese manga artist
• Akihiko Shimizu (清水 明彦, born 1962), Japanese voice actor
• Ayano Shimizu (清水 綾乃, born 1998), Japanese tennis player
• Bukō Shimizu (清水 武甲, 1913–1995), Japanese photographer
• Dave Shimizu, Guamanian politician
• Emi Shimizu (清水 絵美, born 1990), Japanese curler
• Fujio Shimizu (清水 富士夫, born 1940), Japanese fencer
• Fumika Shimizu (清水 富美加, born 1994), Japanese actress and gravure idol
• Hide Hyodo Shimizu (1908–1999), Japanese-Canadian educator and activist
• Hidehiko Shimizu (清水 秀彦, born 1954), Japanese footballer and manager
• Hideo Shimizu (清水 英男), Japanese mathematician
• Hiroaki Shimizu (清水 浩明, born 1979), Japanese darts player
• Hiroko Shimizu (清水 弘子, born 1977), Japanese ten-pin bowler
• Hiroshi Shimizu (director) (清水 宏, 1903–1966), Japanese film director
• Hiroyasu Shimizu (清水 宏保, born 1974), Japanese speed skater
• Hitomi Shimizu (冷水 ひとみ), Japanese musician and composer
• Ichiyo Shimizu (清水 市代, born 1969), Japanese shogi player
• Ittetsu Shimizu (清水 一徹, born 1976), Japanese classical composer
• Jenny Shimizu (born 1967), American model and actress
• Jirochō Shimizu (清水 次郎長, 1820–1893), Japanese yakuza boss
• Jun Shimizu (清水 純, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Kaori Shimizu (清水 香里, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
• Kazuki Shimizu (清水 一希, born 1990), Japanese actor
• Kazumasa Shimizu (清水 和昌, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Kazuo Shimizu (清水 和男, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Kazuo Shimizu (wrestler) (清水 一夫, born 1954), Japanese sport wrestler
• Kazuya Shimizu (清水 和也, born 1997), Japanese futsal player
• Keigo Shimizu (清水 啓吾, born 1939), Japanese swimmer
• Keiki Shimizu (清水 慶記, born 1985), Japanese footballer
• Keisuke Shimizu (清水 圭介, born 1988), Japanese footballer
• Ken Shimizu (清水 健, born 1979), Japanese AV actor
• Kengo Shimizu (清水 賢吾, born 1983), Japanese kickboxer
• Kenji Shimizu (清水 健二, born 1940), Japanese aikidoka
• Kenta Shimizu (清水 健太, born 1981), Japanese footballer
• Kentaro Shimizu (清水 健太郎, born 1952), Japanese actor and singer
• Keto Shimizu (born 1984), American television and comic book writer
• Kinjiro Shimizu (清水 金二郎), Japanese footballer
• Kiyotaka Shimizu (清水 清隆, born 1984), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Kohei Shimizu (清水 航平, born 1989), Japanese footballer
• Kohei Shimizu (skier) (清水 康平, born 1989), Japanese cross-country skier
• Koichiro Shimizu (清水 鴻一郎, born 1946), Japanese surgeon and politician
• Koji Shimizu (清水 康次, born 1969), Japanese long-distance runner
• Kojiro Shimizu (清水 宏次朗, born 1964), Japanese actor
• Kotaro Shimizu (清水 孝太郎, born 1911), Japanese hurdler
• Koya Shimizu (清水 康也, born 1982), Japanese footballer
• Kunihiro Shimizu (清水 邦広, born 1986), Japanese volleyball player
• Kunio Shimizu (清水 邦夫, born 1936), Japanese playwright
• Maho Shimizu (清水 万帆, born 1960), Japanese women's footballer
• Mari Shimizu (清水 マリ, born 1936), Japanese voice actress
• Masahiro Shimizu (清水 雅広, born 1964), Japanese motorcycle racer
• Masaji Shimizu (清水 雅治, born 1964), Japanese baseball player
• Masao Shimizu (清水 将夫, 1908–1975), Japanese actor
• Masataka Shimizu (清水 政孝, born 1944), Japanese chief executive
• Masatoshi Shimizu (清水 正俊, born 1948), Japanese rower
• Masaumi Shimizu (清水 将海, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
• Masayoshi Shimizu (清水 聖義, born 1941), Japanese politician
• Michiko Shimizu (athlete) (志水 見千子, born 1970), Japanese long-distance runner
• Michiko Shimizu (entertainer) (清水 ミチコ, born 1960), Japanese tarento, comedian and actress
• Minami Shimizu (清水 美並, born 1993), Japanese field hockey player
• Misa Shimizu (清水 美沙, born 1970), Japanese actress
• Mitsumi Shimizu (清水 光美, 1888–1971), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
• Miyataka Shimizu (清水 都貴, born 1981), Japanese cyclist
• Momoko Shimizu (清水 萌々子, born 1997), Japanese child actress
• Mototsugu Shimizu (清水 基嗣, born 1977), Japanese professional wrestler
• Motoyoshi Shimizu (清水 基吉, 1918–2008), Japanese writer and poet
• Shimizu Muneharu (清水 宗治, 1537–1582), Japanese samurai
• Naoemon Shimizu (清水 直右衛門, died 1945), Japanese footballer
• Naoyuki Shimizu (清水 直行, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
• Norihisa Shimizu (清水 範久, born 1976), Japanese footballer
• Nozomi Shimizu (清水 望, born 1996), Japanese badminton player
• Reiko Shimizu (清水 玲子, born 1963), Japanese manga artist
• Reruhi Shimizu (清水 礼留飛, born 1993), Japanese ski jumper
• Risa Shimizu (actress) (清水 理沙, born 1988), Japanese actress and voice actress
• Risa Shimizu (footballer) (清水 梨紗, born 1996), Japanese football player
• Ryosuke Shimizu (born 1980), Japanese karateka
• Ryotaro Shimizu (清水 良太郎, born 1988), Japanese actor and impressionist
• Ryuzo Shimizu (清水 隆三, 1902–?), Japanese footballer
• Saki Shimizu (清水 佐紀, born 1991), Japanese singer
• Sakiko Shimizu (清水 咲子, born 1992), Japanese swimmer
• Satomu Shimizu (清水 三十六, 1903–1967), pen name of Shugoro Yamamoto, Japanese writer
• Satoshi Shimizu (清水 聡, born 1986), Japanese boxer
• Sayuri Shimizu (清水 小百合, born 1989), Japanese speed skater
• Seiichiro Shimizu (清水 清一朗, born 1947), Japanese politician
• Seiki Shimizu (清水 正紀), Japanese writer
• Shigeto Shimizu (清水 茂人, born 1953), Japanese basketball player
• Shimizu Shikin (清水 紫琴, 1868–1933), pen name of Shimizu Toyoko, Japanese writer and activist
• Shintaro Shimizu (清水 慎太郎, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Shota Shimizu (清水 翔太, born 1989), Japanese musician and singer-songwriter
• Shunichi Shimizu (清水 俊一, born 1985), Japanese mixed martial artist
• Shunji Shimizu (清水 俊二, 1906–1988), Japanese subtitler and translator
• Tadashi Shimizu (清水 忠史), Japanese communist politician
• Takafumi Shimizu (清水 貴文, born 1992), Japanese footballer
• Takaji Shimizu, Japanese jojutsuka
• Takashi Shimizu (清水 崇, born 1972), Japanese film director
• Takashi Shimizu (baseball) (清水 誉, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
• Takayuki Shimizu (baseball) (清水 隆行, born 1973), Japanese baseball player
• Takayuki Shimizu (politician) (清水 貴之, born 1974), Japanese politician
• Takeshi Shimizu (清水 武士, born 1975), Japanese footballer
• Tatsuya Shimizu (清水 達也, born 1999), Japanese baseball player
• Tetsuro Shimizu (清水 徹郎, born 1988), Japanese curler
• Tokiko Shimizu (清水 季子), Japanese banker
• Shimizu Tōkoku (清水 東谷, 1841–1907), Japanese photographer
• Tomonobu Shimizu (清水 智信, born 1981), Japanese boxer
• Shimizu Toshi (清水 登之, 1887–1945), Japanese painter
• Toshitaka Shimizu (清水 敏孝, 1968–2003), Japanese voice actor
• Tsunenori Shimizu (清水 規矩, 1897–1968), Japanese general
• Yasuaki Shimizu (清水 靖晃, born 1954), Japanese composer, producer and saxophonist
• Yasuhiro Shimizu (清水 康弘, born 1958), Japanese speed skater
• Yasuzo Shimizu (清水 安三, 1891–1988), Japanese educator and Christian missionary
• Yoji Shimizu (柴田 徹, born 1941), Japanese water polo player
• Yoshinori Shimizu (清水 義範, born 1947), Japanese writer
• Yoshinori Shimizu (basketball) (清水 良規, born 1949), Japanese basketball player, coach and executive
• Yoshiro Shimizu (清水 芳郎, born 1993), Japanese curler
• Yoshisada Shimizu (清水 義定, born 1943), Japanese astronomer
• Yoshiyuki Shimizu (清水 祥之, born 1969), Japanese speed skater
• Yuki Shimizu (志水 ゆき), Japanese manga artist
• Yuko Shimizu (清水 侑子, born 1946), Japanese designer and creator of Hello Kitty
• Yuko Shimizu (actress) (清水 ゆう子, born 1988), Japanese actress and gravure idol
• Yuko Shimizu (illustrator) (清水 裕子), Japanese illustrator
• Yūshi Shimizu (清水 優心, born 1996), Japanese baseball player
• Yusuke Shimizu (志水 祐介, born 1988), Japanese water polo player
• Zenzo Shimizu (清水 善造, 1891–1977), Japanese tennis player

Fictional characters

• Esora Shimizu (清水絵空), a member of the unit "Peaky P-Key" in the anime franchise D4DJ.
• Hirono Shimizu (清水 比呂乃), a character in the novel Battle Royale
• Keiichi Shimizu (志水 桂一), a character in the video game series La Corda d'Oro
• Kiyoko Shimizu (清水 潔子), a character in the manga series Haikyū!!
• Megumi Shimizu (清水 恵), a character in the novel Shiki
• Takako Shimizu (清水 多香子), a character in the manga series Chobits

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