Rimmer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Anne Rimmer (born 1947), New Zealand conservationist and writer
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Eve Rimmer
Eva Marion "Eve" Rimmer née Davies (3 April 1937 – 23 November 1996) was a New Zealand Paralympic athlete. She was born in Whanganui, New Zealand and became one of New Zealand's greatest paraplegic athletes, winning 32 medals – including ...
(1937–1996), New Zealand athlete
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Jimmy Rimmer, English footballer
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Jodie Rimmer
Jodie Rimmer (born 1974) is a New Zealand voice and performer actress best known for starring on '' Young Hercules'', as Lilith. Her work includes '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''Channelling Baby'', ''The Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is a stretc ...
(born 1974), New Zealand voice and performer actress
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John Rimmer (1878–1962), British athlete
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Lasse Rimmer
Lasse Rimmer Nielsen is a Danish stand-up comedian and television and radio host.
He made his first appearance as a stand-up comedian in 1993 at Café Din's in Copenhagen and participated in '' DM i Stand-Up (Danish Championship in Stand-up)'' i ...
(born 1972), Danish entertainer
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Marie Rimmer, British Labour Party politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens South and Whiston May 2015
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Michael Rimmer
Michael Alan Rimmer (born 3 February 1986, in Southport) is an English middle-distance runner. He was born in Southport. Originally a member of Southport Waterloo AC, he changed clubs to rivals Liverpool Pembroke Sefton, who he still now races ...
(born 1986), English middle distance runner
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Robert Rimmer, author of ''The Harrad Experiment''
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Simon Rimmer (born 1962), English Celebrity chef and television presenter
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Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer (born Shane Lance Deacon; May 28, 1929 – March 29, 2019) was a Canadian actor and screenwriter who spent the majority of his career in the United Kingdom. The self-proclaimed "Rent-A-Yank" of the British entertainment industry, he ...
(1929–2019), Canadian actor
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William Rimmer
William Rimmer (20 February 181620 August 1879) was an American artist born in Liverpool, England.
Biography
William Rimmer was the son of a French refugee, who emigrated to Nova Scotia, where he was joined by his wife and child in 1818, and ...
, English-born American artist
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William Rimmer (music), English composer of brass band music
Fictional characters:
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Arnold Rimmer
Arnold Judas Rimmer is a fictional character in the science fiction sitcom ''Red Dwarf'', played by Chris Barrie. Rimmer is characterised as a second-class technician (and de facto leader) of the mining ship Red Dwarf. Portrayed as snobbish, peda ...
, a fictional character in the BBC sitcom ''Red Dwarf''
* Michael Rimmer, fictional anti-hero of the film ''
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer''
See also
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Glass rimmer
A glass rimmer is a bar accessory used to apply salt or sugar to the rim of a glass. It usually consists of one or more shallow plastic or metal discs that the glass is turned upside down into. The discs can be filled with either the rimming salt ...
, a bar accessory
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Rimer (disambiguation)
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English-language surnames