Quimby is an English surname derived from a toponym such as Quenby.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

  • Althea G. Quimby (1858-1942), American temperance leader
  • Art Quimby (1933–2010), American college basketball player
  • Bill Quimby (1936–2018), American author, columnist, editor and publisher
  • Constance Quimby, American politician, member of the Vermont House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021
  • Darius Quimby (died 1791), first American law enforcement officer killed in line of duty
  • Edith Quimby (1891–1982), American medical researcher and physicist
  • George Irving Quimby (1913-2003), anthropologist, author of books on colonization of America
  • Fred Quimby (1886–1965), American cartoon producer, a producer of Tom and Jerry cartoons
  • Harriet Quimby (1875–1912), American aviator and journalist, first woman in the United States to receive a pilot certificate and first woman to fly across the English Channel
  • Hosea Quimby (1804–1878), American pastor, author and seminary president
  • John Quimby (1935–2012), American politician
  • John B. Quimby (1823–1904), American politician
  • Margaret Quimby (1904–1965), American stage and film actress
  • Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802–1866), American clockmaker, mentalist and mesmerist
  • Robert Quimby (born 1976), American astronomer
  • Roxanne Quimby (born 1950), American businesswoman and philanthropist
  • Shirley Leon Quimby (1893–1986), American physicist
  • William R. "Bill" Quimby (1936–2018), American author

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  1. ^ "Surname: Quimby". (undated). International Surname Database. Retrieved May 21, 2010.