Famous People with Name Shiba

Shiba Goro            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shiba Goro: was a samurai and later a general in the Imperial Japanese Army.After serving with the Osaka Armory, Shiba was later assigned to the Imperial Guards unit. In 1895, he served in the First Sino-Japanese War.As a colonel in 1900, Shiba was military attaché at the Japanese legation during the Boxer Rebellion. He served with distinction during that campaign, including the siege of Beijing, and was awarded with decorations by many of the western nations in the Eight-Nation Alliance participating in the combat. His name was also mentioned in The Times.

Shiba Maggon            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian

Shiba Maggon: is an Indian basketball player who has played for the India national team. She is currently the coach for the Indian Junior Team. She is also an International referee and one of the first two women to qualify as a referee. Shiba has been playing basketbal

Shibata Tsunekichi            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Shibata Tsunekichi: was one of Japan's first filmmakers. He worked for the photographer Asano Shiro and his Konishi Camera shop, the first in Japan to import a motion picture camera. Along with Shirai Kanzo, he took the earliest films in Japan, mostly of geisha, Ginza, and selections of scenes from popular plays. His first exhibition was at the Tokyo Kabuki-za in 1899. After that he focused mainly on Kabuki plays.