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Kimberlite

Kimberlite, also known as blue ground, is an ultramafic volcanic rock occurring in vertical pipes, named after Kimberley, South Africa, and the primary source of diamonds.

Kimberly A. Bassett

Kimberly A. Bassett is an American politician appointed Secretary of the District of Columbia by Mayor Muriel Bowser in December 2018, after leading the Mayor's Office on Women's Policy and Initiatives.

Kimberly A. Moore

Kimberly Ann Moore, born 1968 in Baltimore, is an American jurist appointed by George W. Bush to the Federal Circuit in 2006 and its chief judge since 2021.

Kimberly Akimbo (musical)

Kimberly Akimbo is a Broadway musical by David Lindsay-Abaire and Jeanine Tesori about a New Jersey teen with a rapid-aging condition. It won five 2023 Tonys, including Best Musical, and opened in London in 2026.

Kimberly Callan

Kimberly Callan is a Canadian-trained ancient DNA researcher at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Boston, co-author on landmark ancient-genomics papers in Science and Nature.

Kimberly Cargill

Kimberly Cargill (born 1966), Texas death row inmate TDCJ 999572, sentenced in 2012 for the 2010 capital murder of babysitter Cherry Walker in Smith County to stop her testimony; appeals denied through 2020.

Kimberly Davis (singer)

Kimberly Davis, Brooklyn-born American singer and vocal coach, lead singer for Nile Rodgers and Chic; her 2017 single "My Fire" with Tony Moran and Rodgers hit number one on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.

Kimberly Dawn Anderson-Erisman

Kimberly Dawn Anderson-Erisman is an American spinal cord injury rehabilitation researcher at MetroHealth and Case Western Reserve, elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2023.

Kimberly Dos Ramos

Kimberly Dos Ramos (Kimberly Dos Ramos De Sousa), born 1992 in Caracas, is a Venezuelan telenovela actress known for Matilda in Grachi, Irina in Tierra de Reyes, and villain roles in Rubí, La desalmada, and Guardián de mi vida.

Kimberly Du Buclet

Kimberly Du Buclet is an American Democratic politician serving in the Illinois House of Representatives from the 5th district since 2025, after serving as Vice President of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise (Kimberly Elise Trammel), American actress born 1967 in Minneapolis, known for Set It Off, Beloved, John Q, The Manchurian Candidate, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman; four-time NAACP Image Award winner and 1997 CableACE recipient.

Kimberly G. Noble

Kimberly G. Noble is an American neuroscientist and pediatrician, professor at Columbia University, known for research linking family income to children's brain development and for leading Baby's First Years.

Kimberly Guilfoyle

Kimberly Guilfoyle, American lawyer, former Fox News host of The Five, Trump 2020 finance chair, and U.S. ambassador to Greece (November 2025 to October 13, 2026), resigned after White House request amid misconduct allegations.

Kimberly Hardy

Kimberly Hardy is an American politician and social work professor at Fayetteville State University, the Democratic nominee for North Carolina's 7th Congressional District in 2026.

Kimberly Hart

Kimberly Ann Hart, the original Pink Ranger of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993–1995), played by Amy Jo Johnson; Pterodactyl Power Coin, Power Bow, later the Ranger Slayer and Pink comics.

Kimberly Hébert Gregory

Kimberly Hébert Gregory (1972–2025), American actress, was Dr. Belinda Brown in HBO's Vice Principals and the voice of Nicole in Craig of the Creek; Drama Desk-nominated for By the Way, Meet Vera Stark.

Kimberly J. Brown

Kimberly J. Brown (born 1984) is an American actress known as Marnie Piper in Disney's Halloweentown films (1998, 2001, 2004), Emmy-nominated as Marah Lewis on Guiding Light, and Independent Spirit Award winner for Tumbleweeds.

Kimberly Jackson

Kimberly Jackson, also called Kimberly, is a Street Fighter 6 playable character announced at Evo 2022: an African-American Bushinryu ninja, Guy's student, who fights with spray cans, a Walkman, and 1980s pop-culture flair.

Kimberly Kane

Kimberly Kane (born 1983) is an American adult film actress, director, and photographer active since 2003; AVN and XBIZ award winner known for The Sex Files parody, her 2006 directorial debut Naked and Famou$, and Adult Performers Advocacy Committee work. Distinct from the 1961-born actress of the same name.

Kimberly Klacik

Kimberly Klacik, known as Kim Klacik, is a Republican politician from Baltimore County, Maryland, best known for losing the 2020 special election for Maryland's 7th congressional district to Kweisi Mfume.

Kimberly Lightford

Kimberly A. Lightford is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, elected in 1998 and serving as Senate Majority Leader since 2019, the first Black woman to hold the post.

Kimberly Loaiza

Kimberly Loaiza (Kim Loaiza), born 1997 in Mexicali, is a Mexican YouTuber, singer, and businesswoman who started on YouTube in 2016, co-founded Jukilop with JD Pantoja, launched Space mobile in 2020, and has about 60 million TikTok followers.

Kimberly M. Huber

Kimberly Huber is a neuroscientist and professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas who studies synaptic plasticity, dendritic protein synthesis, and fragile X syndrome.

Kimberly McCullough

Kimberly McCullough (Kimberly Anne McCullough), American actress and director, born 1978 in Bellflower, California; originated Robin Scorpio on General Hospital (1985-2021), won two Daytime Emmys, then became a TV director on shows like The Conners and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Kimberly Nixon

Kimberly Nixon is a neuroscientist and professor of pharmacology at the University of Texas at Austin, known for discovering alcohol's inhibitory effect on adult neurogenesis and receiving a 2009 Presidential Early Career Award.

Kimberly Overman

Kimberly Overman is an American Democratic politician and the 2026 nominee for the U.S. House in Florida's 12th District, where she will face incumbent Gus Bilirakis in November 2026.

Kimberly Page

Kimberly Page (Kimberly Lynne Bacon, born 1970, Chicago) is an American former WCW valet and dancer, Diamond Dallas Page's valet and wife, and founder-leader of the Nitro Girls (1997–1999), later a film actress.

Kimberly Prather

Kimberly Prather is an American atmospheric chemist at UC San Diego who invented aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry and became an international leader on airborne virus transmission during COVID-19.

Kimberly Schlapman

Kimberly Schlapman (born 1969) is an American country singer, alto vocalist, and founding member of Little Big Town, a 3-time Grammy winner, Grand Ole Opry member, cookbook author of Oh Gussie!, and TV cooking host.

Kimberly Stegmaier

Kimberly Stegmaier is an American pediatric oncologist and cancer biologist who chairs pediatric oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and studies therapeutic targets in childhood leukemias and solid tumors.