Chester William Nimitz wani jami'in sojan ruwa ne na Amurka wanda ya yi aiki a matsayin Kwamanda a babban hafsan sojojin ruwa na Pacific a lokacin yakin duniya na biyu. An haife shi a ranar 24 ga Fabrairu, 1885, a Fredericksburg, Texas, kuma ya mutu ranar 20 ga Fabrairu, 1966, a tsibirin Yerba Buena, California. Nimitz ya kasance jarumin taurari biyar a cikin Sojojin ruwa na Amurka kuma ya taka muhimmiyar rawa a tarihin sojojin ruwa na yakin duniya na biyu, gami da yakin Midway da yakin neman tsibiri a cikin Pacific. Ana yi masa kallon daya daga cikin manyan shugabannin sojojin ruwa a tarihin Amurka.