Shibata (written: lit. "brushwood, ricefield") is the 63rd most common Japanese surname. Less common variants are and . Notable people with the surname include:
, Japanese swimmer , Japanese field hockey player , Japanese volleyball player , Japanese singer , Japanese swimmer , Japanese film director , Japanese voice actor , Japanese comedian , Japanese long jumper , Japanese singer-songwriter Kanjuro Shibata XX (1921–2013), kyudo master and bowmaker , Japanese samurai and military commander Shibata Katsutoyo (1556–1583), Japanese samurai commander , Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist , Japanese actress, singer and model , Japanese middle-distance runner , Japanese professional boxer , Japanese cross-country skier , Japanese handball player , Japanese samurai and military commander , Japanese photographer , Japanese figure skater , Japanese butterfly swimmer , Japanese table tennis player , Japanese chief executive , Japanese fencer , Japanese footballer , Japanese diplomat , member of the House of Councilors Shibata Takumi (fund manager), Japanese fund manager , Japanese video game music composer and sound director , Japanese announcer , Japanese photographer , Japanese poet , Japanese film director , Japanese jockey , Japanese voice actress , Japanese painter and lacquerer
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