Chiba (surname)

Chiba (written: ちば, 千葉, 地場) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• , Japanese manga artist
• Akira Chiba (born 1959), president of The Pokémon Company
• , Japanese voice actress and singer
• , Japanese retired gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist
• , Japanese alpine skier
• , Japanese mathematician
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese former actor and voice actor
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese professional footballer
• , Japanese field hockey player
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese Aikido teacher
• , Japanese former Minister of Justice
• , Japanese rower
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese voice actor and sound director
• , Japanese long-distance runner
• , Japanese figure skater
• , Japanese actress
• , Japanese professional footballer
• , Japanese singer
• , Japanese professional shogi player
• , Japanese voice actress
• , Japanese professional shogi player
• , Japanese baseball player and manager
• , also known as , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese voice actor
• , founder of the Hokushin Itto school of swordsmanship
• Sonny Chiba (1939–2021), also known as , Japanese actor and martial artist
• , Japanese footballer
• , Japanese voice actor
• , Japanese former footballer
• , Japanese prosecutor, judge, politician
• , Japanese photographer
• , Japanese manga artist
• , Japanese former football player and manager
• , Japanese actor and model
• , Japanese rapper, singer, songwriter

Other people

• Saïd Chiba (born 1970), Moroccan footballer

Fictional characters

• Mamoru Chiba, male character from the Sailor Moon anime and manga series
• Atsuko Chiba, main character of the 2006 film Paprika
• Kazunobu Chiba, character in the manga series Case Closed
• Kirino Chiba, a fictional character from anime Bamboo Blade
• , a character in the Assassination Classroom anime and manga

See also

• Chiba clan, a Japanese clan
• Chiba Prefecture, a prefecture located in the Kantō region
• Chika (general name)
• Chica (name)
• Chyba, another surname