Shigeru
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | Different meanings depending on the kanji used |
Shigeru (written: 茂, 繁, 滋, しげる in hiragana or シゲル in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Shigeru Ban (坂 茂; born 1957), Japanese architect
- Shigeru Chiba (千葉 繁; born 1954), Japanese voice actor
- Shigeru Egami (江上 茂; 1912–1981), Japanese karateka
- Shigeru Endo (遠藤 茂; born 1945), Japanese sport wrestler
- Shigeru Itō (伊藤茂; 1928 – 2016), Japanese socialist politician
- Shigeru Izumi (泉 茂; 1922–1995), Japanese painter and printmaker
- Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷 しげる; born 1948), Japanese actor and singer
- Shigeru Kasamatsu (笠松 茂; born 1947), Japanese artistic gymnast
- Shigeru Kayano (萱野 茂; 1926 – 2006), Japanese Ainu activist
- Shigeru Kobayashi (小林 繁; 1952–2010), Japanese baseball player
- Shigeru Miyagawa (宮川 滋; born 1948), Japanese rower
- Shigeru Miyamoto (宮本 茂; born 1952), a video game designer for Nintendo, notable for creating Mario among many other characters
- Shigeru Mizuki (水木 しげる; 1922 – 2015), expert on yokai and creator of the popular manga series Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro, and others
- Shigeru Morikasa (森笠 繁; born 1976), Japanese baseball player
- Shigeru Nakahara (中原 茂; born 1961), Japanese voice actor
- Narahara Shigeru (奈良原 繁; 1834–1918), Japanese politician
- Shigeru Oda (1924–2025), Japanese jurist, judge on the International Court of Justice from 1976 to 2003
- Shigeru Oyama (大山 茂; 1936–2016), Japanese karateka
- Shigeru Sawada (沢田 茂; 1887–1980), Japanese general
- Shigeru Shimada (島田 繁; born 1935), Japanese ice hockey player
- Shigeru Takashina (1943–2013), Japanese karateka
- Shigeru Tsuyuguchi (1932–2025), Japanese actor
- Shigeru Uehara (上原 繁; born 1947), Japanese automotive engineer
- Shigeru Umebayashi (梅林 茂; born 1951), Japanese film score composer
- Shigeru Yoshida (吉田 茂; 1878–1967), Japanese diplomat and politician, Prime Minister
Fictional characters
- Shigeru Akagi (赤木 しげる), from Akagi
- Shigeru Aoba (青葉 シゲル), a character from Neon Genesis Evangelion
- Emperor Shigeru, a character in the Ranger's Apprentice series by John Flanagan.
- Shigeru Jou/Kamen Rider Stronger (城 茂/仮面ライダーストロンガー)
- Shigeru Kanmuri (冠 茂), a character from Yakitate!! Japan
- Shigeru Okido (オーキド・シゲル), 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!!