Shinya

Shinya (Shin'ya) is a Japanese given name, usually for males. It is pronounced as "Shin-ya", not "Shi-nya". Notable people with the name include:

• Shinya Abe (阿部 晋也, born 1980), Japanese curler and curling coach
• Shinya Adachi (足立 信也, born 1957), Japanese politician
• Shinya Aoki (青木 真也, born 1983), professional mixed martial artist
• Shinya Arino (有野 晋哉, born 1972), Osaka comedian part of Yoiko (よゐこ, Yowiko) and host of GameCenter CX
• Shinya Fukumori (福盛 進也, born 1984), Japanese jazz drummer and composer
• Shinya Hamazoe (浜添 伸也, born 1987), Japanese voice actor
• Shinya Hashimoto (橋本 真也, 1965–2005), professional wrestler
• Shinya Katabuchi (片渕 慎弥, born 1983), Japanese judoka
• Shinya Kato (加藤 慎也, born 1980), Japanese footballer
• Shinya Kayama (嘉弥真 新也, born 1989), Japanese professional baseball player
• Shinya Kimura, bike builder
• Shinya Kumazaki (熊崎 信也, born 1979), Japanese video game director and designer
• Shinya Makabe (真壁 伸也, born 1972), professional wrestler, known professionally as Togi Makabe (真壁 刀義)
• Shinya Matsuda, a voice actor
• Shinya Nakamura (仲邑 信也, born 1973), professional Go player
• Shinya Nakano (中野 真矢, born 1977), motorcycle racer
• Shinya Ōtaki (大滝 進矢, born 1953), a Japanese voice actor
• Shinya Saito (齊藤 慎弥, born 1980), Japanese biathlete
• Shinya Sato (disambiguation), multiple people
• Shin'ya Takahashi (高橋 伸也, born 1978), Japanese voice actor
• Shinya Takahashi (高橋 伸也, born 1963), a video game producer
• Shinya Taniguchi (谷口 晋矢, 1981–2013), Japanese swimmer
• Shinya Tsukamoto (塚本 晋也, 1960), film director and actor
• Shinya Ueda (上田 晋也, born 1970), Japanese comedian and television presenter
• Shinya Yabusaki (薮崎 真哉, born 1978), Japanese footballer
• Shinya Yajima (矢島 慎也, born 1994), Japanese footballer
• Shin'ya Yamamoto (山本 真也, born 1971), Japanese shogi player
• Shinya Yamanaka (山中 伸弥, born 1962), cell biologist
• Shinya (Luna Sea musician) (born 1970), drummer of the band Luna Sea
• Shinya (Dir En Grey musician) (born 1978), drummer of the band Dir En Grey

Fictional characters:

• Shinya Aiba, Tekkaman Evil
• Shinya Kogami, Psycho-Pass
• Shinya Hiragi, Owari no Seraph
• Shinya Oda, Persona 5

Shinya or Shin'ya (written: 新谷 or 新屋) is also a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Shihomi Shinya (新谷 志保美, born 1979), Japanese speed skater
• Tateki Shinya (新屋 干城, born 1958), Japanese swimmer