# Shinji

Shinji (しんじ, シンジ) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Shinji Aoyama (真治), a Japanese film director
* Shinji Aramaki (伸志), a Japanese anime director and mechanical designer
* Shinji Hashimoto, a Japanese game producer
* Shinji Harada, a Japanese pop music artist
* Shinji Higuchi (真嗣), a Japanese storyboard artist
* Shinji Hosoe (慎治), a Japanese composer
* Shinji Hosokawa (伸二), a Japanese judoka
* Shinji Inoue (信治), a Japanese politician
* Shinji Ishihira, a Japanese director
* Shinji Kagawa (真司), a Japanese football player
* Shinji Kajio (真治), a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy
* Shinji Kawada (紳司), a Japanese voice actor
* Shinji Kazama, a Japanese motorcyclist
* Shinji Kobayashi (小林 伸二, born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
* Shinji Maejima (信次), a Japanese Orientalist
* Shinji Maki (伸二), a Japanese comedian
* Shinji Mikami (真司), a Japanese video game designer
* Shinji Mizui, a Japanese musician
* Shinji Mizushima (新司), a Japanese manga artist
* Shinji Miyadai (真司), a Japanese sociologist
* Shinji Miyazaki, a Japanese composer/arranger
* Shinji Mori (慎二), a Japanese baseball pitcher
* Shinji Morisue (慎二), a Japanese gymnast and tarento
* Shinji Nakae (真司), a Japanese voice actor
* Shinji Nakano (信治), a Japanese racing driver
* Shinji Ogura (小倉 新司, born 1944), Japanese long jumper
* Shinji Okazaki (慎司), a Japanese football player
* Shinji Ono (伸二), a Japanese football player
* Shinji Orito (伸治), a Japanese musical composer
* Shinji Otsu (大津 真二, born 1961), Japanese sailor
* Shinji Shimoyama (下山 真二, born 1975), Japanese baseball player
* Shinji Sogō (十河 信二), creator of the Shinkansen high-speed rail system
* Shinji Sōmai (相米 慎二), a Japanese film director
* Shinji Takahashi (disambiguation), multiple people
** Shinji Takahashi (baseball) (高橋 信二, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
** Shinji Takahashi (religious leader) (高橋 信次, 1927–1976), Japanese religious leader
** Shinji Takahashi (sport shooter) (高橋 信司, born 1937), Japanese sport shooter
** Shinji Takahashi (volleyball) (髙橋 慎治, born 1980), Japanese volleyball player
* Shinji Takamatsu, anime director for Gin Tama
* Shinji Takao (紳路), a Japanese professional Go player
* Shinji Takeda (真治), a Japanese actor and saxophonist
* Shinji Takehara (慎二), a Japanese professional boxer
* Shinji Takahira (慎士), a Japanese sprinter
* Shinji Tanimura (新司), a Japanese singer-songwriter
* Shinji Tominari (冨成 慎司, born 1987), Japanese footballer
* Shinji Tsujio (真二), a Japanese football player
* Shinji Turner-Yamamoto, a Japanese environmental artist
* Shinji Udaka (伸次), a Japanese baseball player
* Shinji Wada (慎二), a Japanese manga artist
* Shinji Yamamoto (disambiguation), multiple people
* Shinji Yamasaki (山崎 慎次, born 1962), Japanese water polo player

## Fictional characters

* Shinji Ikari, of Neon Genesis Evangelion
* Shinji Itou, a supporting character in the visual novel and anime Chaos;Child
* Shinji, from Texhnolyze
* Shinji, an antagonist of the manga Digimon Chronicle, partnered with Omnimon X
* Shinji, Japanese name of Paul from Pokémon
* Shinji Hirako, from Bleach
* Shinji Ibu, a regular for the Fudomine Middle School tennis team in the Prince of Tennis manga and anime
* Shinji Kamuro, from Mob Psycho 100
* Shinji Kido, the title hero from Kamen Rider Ryuki
* Shinji Kasai, the Ultimate Firefighter, from Danganronpa Another 2: Moon of Hope and Sun of Despair
* Shinji Kubo, the protagonist of the Yukio Mishima novel The Sound of Waves
* Shinji Mimura, from Battle Royale
* Shinji Matō, from Fate/Stay Night
* Shinji Nakagawa in Megazone 23
* Shinji Tanaka, from Yakuza
* Shinji Webber, from Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
* Shinji Inui, from Initial D
* Shinji Watari, from Haikyuu!!
* Shinji Koganei, from Kuroko's Basketball
* Shinji Nishiya, from My Hero Academia
* Shinji, from Kids Return