Kimberlin is a surname of German origin. Notable people with the surname include:Charles Kimberlin Brain (1931–2023), eminent South African paleontologist Kimberlin Brown, Emmy Award-nominated American actress Brett Kimberlin perpetrator of the Speedway Bombings Cynthia Tse Kimberlin, American ethnomusicologist Kevin Kimberlin, chairman of the venture capital firm, Spencer Trask & Co. Wade A. Kimberlin, science-fiction author