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Quimby (surname)

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Quimby is an English surname derived from a toponym such as Quenby. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Darius Quimby (died 1791), first American law enforcement officer killed in line of duty
  • Edith Quimby (1891–1982), American medical researcher and physicist
  • Fred Quimby (1883–1965), American cartoon producer, best known as a producer of Tom and Jerry cartoons
  • Harriet Quimby (1875–1912), the first female pilot in the United States
  • Phineas Quimby (1802–1866), a 19th-century American philosopher
  • Robert Quimby (born 1976), American astronomer
  • Shirley Leon Quimby (1893–1986), American physicist
  • William R. "Bill" Quimby (born 1936), American author

    • Fictional characters

  • Ramona Quimby and Beezus Quimby, in a series of children's books by Beverly Cleary
  • Mayor Quimby, in the animated TV series The Simpsons
  • Police Chief Quimby, in the Inspector Gadget series
  • Fletcher Quimby, in a Disney Channel Original series "A.N.T. Farm"

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