# Shigeru

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**Shigeru** (written: , , , in hiragana or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:

- [Shigeru Aburaya](/source/Shigeru_Aburaya) (油谷 繁, born 1977), Japanese long-distance runner
- [Shigeru Akabane](/source/Shigeru_Akabane) (赤羽 茂, 1941–2011), Japanese professional midget wrestler
- [Shigeru Amachi](/source/Shigeru_Amachi) (天知 茂, 1931–1985), Japanese actor
- [Shigeru Aoki](/source/Shigeru_Aoki) (青木 繁, 1882–1911), Japanese painter
- [Shigeru Aoyama](/source/Shigeru_Aoyama) (青山 繁, born 1969), Japanese former volleyball player
- [Shigeru Baba](/source/Shigeru_Baba) (馬場 滋, born 1948), Japanese professional Go player
- [Shigeru Ban](/source/Shigeru_Ban) (坂 茂, born 1957), Japanese architect
- [Shigeru Chiba](/source/Shigeru_Chiba) (千葉 繁, born 1954), Japanese voice actor
- [Shigeru Chiba (baseball)](/source/Shigeru_Chiba_(baseball)) (千葉 茂, 1919–2002), Japanese baseball second baseman
- [Shigeru Dōko](/source/Shigeru_D%C5%8Dko) (堂故 茂, born 1952), Japanese politician
- [Shigeru Egami](/source/Shigeru_Egami) (江上 茂, 1912–1981), Japanese karateka
- [Shigeru Endo](/source/Shigeru_Endo) (遠藤 茂, born 1945), Japanese sport wrestler
- [Shigeru Fujita](/source/Shigeru_Fujita) (藤田 茂, 1889–1980), Japanese career military officer and lieutenant general
- [Shigeru Fukudome](/source/Shigeru_Fukudome) (福留 繁, 1891–1971), Japanese admiral and Chief
- [Shigeru Honjō](/source/Shigeru_Honj%C5%8D) (本庄 繁, 1876–1945), Japanese general
- [Shigeru Hori](/source/Shigeru_Hori) (保利 茂, 1901–1979), Japanese prominent politician
- [Shigeru Iitaka](/source/Shigeru_Iitaka) (飯高 茂, born 1942), Japanese mathematician
- [Shigeru Inoda](/source/Shigeru_Inoda) (伊野田 繁, 1955–2008), Japanese ophthalmologist, surgeon and amateur astronomer
- [Shigeru Ishiba](/source/Shigeru_Ishiba) (石破 茂, born 1957), Japanese politician
- [Shigeru Ishimoto](/source/Shigeru_Ishimoto) (石本 茂, 1913–2007), Japanese politician
- [Shigeru Itō](/source/Shigeru_It%C5%8D) (伊藤茂, 1928–2016), Japanese socialist politician
- [Shigeru Iwasaki](/source/Shigeru_Iwasaki) (岩崎 茂, born 1953), Japanese military officer
- [Shigeru Izumi](/source/Shigeru_Izumi) (泉 茂, 1922–1995), Japanese painter and printmaker
- [Shigeru Izumiya](/source/Shigeru_Izumiya) (泉谷 しげる, born 1948), Japanese actor and singer
- [Shigeru Joshima](/source/Shigeru_Joshima) (城島 茂, born 1970), Japanese musician, actor and agricultural entrepreneur
- [Shigeru Kaga](/source/Shigeru_Kaga) (加賀 繁, born 1985), Japanese professional baseball player
- [Shigeru Kan-no](/source/Shigeru_Kan-no) (菅野 茂, born 1959), Japanese composer and conductor
- [Shigeru Kasahara](/source/Shigeru_Kasahara) (笠原 茂, 1933-1990), Japanese lightweight freestyle wrestler
- [Shigeru Kasamatsu](/source/Shigeru_Kasamatsu) (笠松 茂, born 1947), Japanese artistic gymnast
- [Shigeru Katagiri](/source/Shigeru_Katagiri) (片桐 茂, 1892–1944), Japanese general
- [Shigeru Kayano](/source/Shigeru_Kayano) (萱野 茂, 1926–2006), Japanese Ainu activist
- [Shigeru Kitamura](/source/Shigeru_Kitamura) (北村 滋, born 1956), Japanese police officer
- [Shigeru Kitayama](/source/Shigeru_Kitayama) (北山 茂), Japanese anime producer
- [Shigeru Kobayashi](/source/Shigeru_Kobayashi) (小林 繁, 1952–2010), Japanese baseball player
- [Shigeru Komatsubara](/source/Shigeru_Komatsubara) (小松原 茂, born 1949), Japanese cinematographer
- [Shigeru Konno](/source/Shigeru_Konno) (金野 滋, 1922–2007), Japanese rugby player
- [Shigeru Kōyama](/source/Shigeru_K%C5%8Dyama) (神山 繁, 1929–2017), Japanese actor
- [Shigeru Kurihara](/source/Shigeru_Kurihara) (栗原 茂, born 1970), Japanese gymnast
- [Shigeru Kuzuhara](/source/Shigeru_Kuzuhara) (葛原 しげる, 1886–1961), Japanese children's poet, children's song writer, fairy tale writer and educator
- [Shigeru Makino](/source/Shigeru_Makino) (牧野 茂, 1928–1984), Japanese baseball shortstop, second baseman and coach
- [Shigeru Matsuzaki](/source/Shigeru_Matsuzaki) (松崎 しげる, born 1949), Japanese singer and actor
- [Shigeru Miyagawa](/source/Shigeru_Miyagawa) (宮川 滋, born 1948), Japanese rower
- [Shigeru Mizuhara](/source/Shigeru_Mizuhara) (水原 茂, 1909–1982), Japanese former professional baseball infielder and manager
- [Shigeru Mizuki](/source/Shigeru_Mizuki) (水木 しげる, 1922 – 2015), expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series *[Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro](/source/Ge_Ge_Ge_no_Kitaro)*, and others
- [Shigeru Mogi](/source/Shigeru_Mogi) (茂木 滋, born 1973), Japanese voice actor
- [Shigeru Morikasa](/source/Shigeru_Morikasa) (森笠 繁, born 1976), Japanese baseball player
- [Shigeru Morioka](/source/Shigeru_Morioka) (森岡 茂, born 1973), Japanese former football player
- [Shigeru Morita](/source/Shigeru_Morita) (森田茂, 1907–2009), Japanese painter
- [Shigeru Mukai](/source/Shigeru_Mukai) (向井 茂, born 1953), Japanese mathematician
- [Shigeru Muroi](/source/Shigeru_Muroi) (室井 滋, born 1958), Japanese actress
- [Shigeru Nakahara](/source/Shigeru_Nakahara) (中原 茂, born 1961), Japanese voice actor
- [Shigeru Nakajima](/source/Shigeru_Nakajima) (中島 重, 1888–1946), Japanese legal scholar, sociologist, and Christian thinker
- [Shigeru Nakamura (renju player)](/source/Shigeru_Nakamura_(renju_player)) (中村 茂, born 1959), Japanese renju player
- [Shigeru Nakanishi](/source/Shigeru_Nakanishi) (中西 繁, born 1946), Japanese artist
- [Shigeru Nakayama](/source/Shigeru_Nakayama) (中山 茂, 1928–2014), Japanese historian of science
- [Shigeru Nambara](/source/Shigeru_Nambara) (南原 繁, 1889–1974), Japanese political scientist
- [Shigeru Nanba](/source/Shigeru_Nanba) (難波 滋, born 1944), Japanese painter and artist
- [Shigeru Narahara](/source/Narahara_Shigeru) (奈良原 繁, 1834–1918), Japanese politician
- [Shigeru Nonaka](/source/Shigeru_Nonaka) (野仲 茂, born 1970), Japanese professional golfer
- [Shigeru Oda](/source/Shigeru_Oda) (小田 滋, 1924–2025), Japanese jurist, judge on the International Court of Justice from 1976 to 2003
- [Shigeru Ohmori](/source/Shigeru_Ohmori) (大森 滋, born 1980), Japanese video game director, designer, and developer
- [Shigeru Okaizumi](/source/Shigeru_Okaizumi) (岡泉 茂, born 1968), Japanese retired judoka
- [Shigeru Omi](/source/Shigeru_Omi) (尾身 茂, born 1949), Japanese President of the Japan Community Health Care Organization
- [Shigeru Onishi](/source/Shigeru_Onishi) (大西 茂, 1928–1994), Japanese visual artist
- [Shigeru Ota](/source/Shigeru_Ota) (太田 茂, born 1967), Japanese former professional tennis player
- [Shigeru Oyama](/source/Shigeru_Oyama) (大山 茂, 1936–2016), Japanese karateka
- [Shigeru Saeki](/source/Shigeru_Saeki) (佐伯 繁, born 1969), Japanese mixed martial arts promoter
- [Shigeru Sahashi](/source/Shigeru_Sahashi) (佐橋 滋, 1913–1993), Japanese government official
- [Shigeru Sakurai](/source/Shigeru_Sakurai) (桜井 繁, born 1979), Japanese former football player
- [Shigeru Sawada](/source/Shigeru_Sawada) (沢田 茂, 1887–1980), Japanese general
- [Shigeru Shimada](/source/Shigeru_Shimada) (島田 繁, born 1935), Japanese ice hockey player
- [Shigeru Shirai](/source/Shigeru_Shirai) (白井 滋, 1957–2020), Japanese ichthyologist
- [Shigeru So](/source/Shigeru_So) (宗 茂, born 1953), Japanese retired long-distance runner
- [Shigeru Sugimura](/source/Shigeru_Sugimura) (杉村 繁, born 1957), Japanese former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder
- [Shigeru Sugishita](/source/Shigeru_Sugishita) (杉下 茂, 1925–2023), Japanese professional baseball pitcher and coach
- [Shigeru Sugita](/source/Shigeru_Sugita) (杉田 茂, 1947–2025), Japanese bodybuilding champion
- [Shigeru Sugiura](/source/Shigeru_Sugiura) (杉浦 茂, 1908–2000), Japanese manga artist
- [Shigeru Suzuki](/source/Shigeru_Suzuki) (鈴木 茂, born 1951), Japanese musician, songwriter and guitarist
- [Shigeru Tagawa](/source/Shigeru_Tagawa) (田川 茂, born 1975), Japanese long jumper
- [Shigeru Takada](/source/Shigeru_Takada) (高田 繁, born 1951), Japanese former general manager of the Yokohama DeNA BayStars
- [Shigeru Takahashi](/source/Shigeru_Takahashi) (高橋 茂), Japanese football player
- [Shigeru Takashina](/source/Shigeru_Takashina) (1943–2013), Japanese karateka
- [Shigeru Tamura (photographer)](/source/Shigeru_Tamura_(photographer)) (田村 茂, 1909–1987), Japanese photographer
- [Shigeru Tamura (illustrator)](/source/Shigeru_Tamura_(illustrator)) (田村 茂, born 1949), Japanese illustrator, animator, filmmaker and manga artist
- [Shigeru Tonomura](/source/Shigeru_Tonomura) (外村 繁, 1902–1961), Japanese author
- [Shigeru Tsuyuguchi](/source/Shigeru_Tsuyuguchi) (露口 茂, 1932–2025), Japanese actor
- [Shigeru Uchida (golfer)](/source/Shigeru_Uchida_(golfer)) (内田 繁, born 1937), Japanese professional golfer
- [Shigeru Uchida (politician)](/source/Shigeru_Uchida_(politician)) (内田 茂, 1939–2022), Japanese politician
- [Shigeru Ueda](/source/Shigeru_Ueda) (上田 繁, born 1963), Japanese anime storyboard artist and director
- [Shigeru Uehara](/source/Shigeru_Uehara) (上原 繁, born 1947), Japanese automotive engineer
- [Shigeru Umebayashi](/source/Shigeru_Umebayashi) (梅林 茂, born 1951), Japanese film score composer
- [Shigeru Ushiyama](/source/Shigeru_Ushiyama) (牛山 茂, born 1952), Japanese actor and voice actor
- [Shigeru Wakatsuki](/source/Shigeru_Wakatsuki) (若槻 繁, 1914 or 1915 – 1987), Japanese film producer and journalist
- [Shigeru Yagi](/source/Shigeru_Yagi) (八木 茂, born 1950), Japanese murderer, former hostess club owner and possible serial killer
- [Shigeru Yokotani](/source/Shigeru_Yokotani) (横谷 繁, born 1987), Japanese footballer
- [Shigeru Yoshida](/source/Shigeru_Yoshida) (吉田 茂, 1878–1967), Japanese diplomat and politician, Prime Minister
- [Shigeru Yoshida (civil servant)](/source/Shigeru_Yoshida_(civil_servant)) (吉田 茂, 1885–1954), Japanese bureaucrat and politician

## Fictional characters

- Shigeru Akagi (赤木 しげる), from *[Akagi](/source/Akagi_(manga))*
- Shigeru Aoba (青葉 シゲル), a character from *[Neon Genesis Evangelion](/source/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_franchise)*
- Emperor Shigeru, a character in the *[Ranger's Apprentice](/source/Ranger's_Apprentice)* series by [John Flanagan](/source/John_Flanagan_(author)).
- Shigeru Jo (城 茂, *Jō Shigeru*), protagonist of *[Kamen Rider Stronger](/source/Kamen_Rider_Stronger)*
- Shigeru Kanmuri (冠 茂), a character from *[Yakitate!! Japan](/source/Yakitate!!_Japan)*
- Shigeru Okido (オー���ド・シゲル), the Japanese name of [Gary Oak](/source/Gary_Oak), a Pokémon character (named after Shigeru Miyamoto)
- Otori Shigeru, a character in Lian Hearn's trilogy *[Tales of the Otori](/source/Tales_of_the_Otori)*
- Shigeru Yahaba, a character from *[Haikyu!!](/source/Haikyu!!)*

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