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
Nintendo, notable for creating
Mario among many other characters
*, expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series ''
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*, Japanese baseball player
*, Japanese voice actor
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese karateka
*, Japanese general
*, Japanese ice hockey player
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Shigeru Takashina (1943–2013), Japanese karateka
*, a Japanese automotive team lead, designer, and engineer at
Honda, 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
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*, a character from
Yakitate!! Japan
*, the Japanese name of
Gary Oak
Gary may refer to:
*Gary (given name), a common masculine given name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
*Gary, Indiana, the largest city named Gary
Places
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*Gary, Iran, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
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, 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!!
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Japanese masculine given names