Shimada (written: 島田 or 嶋田 lit. "island rice field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Akira Shimada (島田 叡, 1901–1945), Japanese politician
- Bell M. Shimada (1922–1958), American fisheries scientist
- Bin Shimada (島田 敏, born 1954), Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator
- Chiyako Shimada (島田 智哉子, born 1962), Japanese politician
- Fumikane Shimada (島田 フミカネ, born 1974), anime and video game illustrator and character designer
- Haruka Shimada (島田 晴香, born 1992), Japanese idol, singer and actress
- Ichirō Shimada (島田 一郎, 1848–1878), samurai
- Izumi Shimada (島田 泉, born 1948), anthropologist
- Kaho Shimada (島田 歌穂, born 1963), Japanese singer
- Kosaku Shimada (島田 幸作, 1944–2008), Japanese golfer
- Kyusaku Shimada (嶋田 久作, born 1955), Japanese actor
- Mao Shimada (島田 麻央, born 2008), Japanese figure skater
- Masahiko Shimada (島田 雅彦, born 1961), Japanese writer
- Michiru Shimada (島田 満, 1959–2017), anime screenwriter
- Niro Shimada (島田 仁郎, born 1938), Japanese judge
- Shimada Mitsufusa (島田 充房), 18th-century Japanese botanical illustrator
- Miwako Shimada (嶋田 美和子, born 1972), Japanese fencer
- Natsue Shimada (島田 夏枝, born 1950), Japanese handball player
- Setsuko Shimada (島田 節子, born 1938), Japanese swimmer
- Shigeru Shimada (島田 繁, born 1935), Japanese ice hockey player
- Shigetarō Shimada (嶋田 繁太郎, 1883–1976), Japanese admiral
- Shinsuke Shimada (島田 紳助, born 1956), Japanese comedian and television presenter
- Shogo Shimada (disambiguation), multiple people
- Shusuke Shimada (島田 周輔, born 1976), Japanese footballer
- Soji Shimada (島田 荘司, born 1948), Japanese mystery novelist
- Tadashi Shimada (嶋田 忠, born 1949), Japanese photographer
- Takahiro Shimada (島田 貴裕, born 1964), Japanese footballer
- Takashi Shimada (嶋田 隆司), manga writer see Yudetamago
- Teru Shimada (島田 輝, 1905–1988), actor
- Thomas Shimada, tennis player
- Shimada Toranosuke (1810–1864), Japanese samurai
- Toshio Shimada (島田 俊雄, 1877–1947), Japanese politician, cabinet minister
- Toshiyuki Shimada, conductor
- Yoko Shimada (島田 陽子, 1953–2022), Japanese actress
- Yuji Shimada (島田 裕二, born 1966), Japanese mixed martial arts and professional wrestling referee
- Yuki Shimada (島田 祐輝, born 1986), Japanese footballer
- Yusuke Shimada (島田 裕介, born 1982), Japanese footballer