Shimazu
# Shimazu

Shimazu is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Esther Shimazu (born 1957), American/Hawaiian sculptor
* Saeko Shimazu (born 1959), Japanese voice actress
* Shimazu clan, daimyō of the Satsuma han
* Shimazu Hisamitsu (1817-1887), Japanese samurai prince
* Shimazu Katsuhisa (1503-1573), the fourteenth head of the Shimazu clan
* Shimazu Nariakira (1809-1858), Japanese feudal lord (daimyō)
* Raisei Shimazu (島津 頼盛, born 1999), Japanese footballer
* Shimazu Tadahisa (died 1227), founder of the Shimazu clan
* Shimazu Tadatsune (1576-1638), Tozama daimyō of Satsuma
* Shimazu Tadayoshi (1493-1568), daimyō (feudal lord) of Satsuma
* Shimazu Takahisa (1514-1571), daimyō during Japan's Sengoku period
* Shimazu Toshihisa (1537-1592), senior retainer to the Shimazu clan
* Shimazu Yoshihiro (1535-1619), general of the Shimazu clan
* Shimazu Yoshihisa (1533-1611), daimyō of Satsuma
* Takako Shimazu (born 1939), Japanese princess
* Yasujirō Shimazu (1897–1945), Japanese film director
