Shimer is an American surname of German origin.
Shimer may refer to: Shimer College, a liberal arts college in Chicago, Illinois, in the United States Shimer, Pennsylvania, a populated place in Northampton County, Pennsylvania
People with the surname Shimer Brian Shimer, bobsledder Frances Shimer, founder of the Mount Carroll Seminary Henry Shimer, entomologist and faculty at Mount Carroll Seminary Robert Shimer, macroeconomist