Shigeru (written: , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, a Japanese architect *, a Japanese voice actor *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese sport wrestler *, Japanese socialist politician *, Japanese painter and printmaker *, Japanese actor and singer *, Japanese artistic gymnast *, Japanese Ainu activist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese rower *, a video game designer for

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, notable for creating

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among many other characters *, expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series '' Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro'', and others *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese politician *, Japanese karateka *, Japanese general *, Japanese ice hockey player * Shigeru Takashina (1943–2013), Japanese karateka *, a Japanese automotive team lead, designer, and engineer at

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, notable for his work on Honda NSX and Honda S2000 projects *, a Japanese film score composer *, Japanese diplomat and politician, former Prime Minister

Fictional characters

*, from '' Akagi'' *, a character from Neon Genesis Evangelion * Emperor Shigeru, a character in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan. * *, a character from Yakitate!! Japan *, the Japanese name of Gary Oak, a Pokémon character (named after Shigeru Miyamoto) * Otori Shigeru, a character in Lian Hearn's popular Tales of the Otori trilogy * Shigeru Yahaba, a character from Haikyu!! {{given name Japanese masculine given names Masculine given names