Jimbo is a given name. It is often short for James. It is also a Japanese surname, and it means state or province in Swahili. It may refer to:

Given name or nickname

  • James Insell (born 1982), Canadian theatrical designer and drag queen professionally known as Jimbo
  • Jimbo Aquino (born 1985), Filipino professional basketball player
  • Jimbo Covert (born 1960), former American football player
  • Jimbo Elrod (1954–2016), former American football player
  • Jimbo Fisher (born 1965), American college football coach and former player
  • Jimbo J (born 1985), Israeli musician
  • Jimbo Mathus (born 1967), co-founder of the band Squirrel Nut Zippers
  • Jimmy Wales (born 1966), co-founder of Wikipedia
  • Jimbo Wallace, bass guitarist for the American psychobilly band The Reverend Horton Heat

Surname

  • AC Jimbo (born 1956), English television presenter and journalist
  • Akira Jimbo (born 1959), Japanese drummer
  • Michio Jimbo (born 1951), Japanese mathematician
  • Nobuhiko Jimbo (1900–1978), Japanese military officer
  • Rei Jimbo (born 1974), Japanese Olympic synchronized swimmer

Fictional characters

  • Jimbo, a recurring comic book character of Gary Panter
  • Jimbo Gumbo, a character in the comic strip Rose Is Rose
  • Jimbo, a talking airplane in Jimbo and the Jet-Set, a British animated cartoon series
  • Jimbo, nickname of James Rockford in the TV series The Rockford Files
  • Jimbo Jones, a character in the TV series The Simpsons
  • Jimbo Kern, a character in the TV series South Park
  • Jimbo, nickname of Code Lyoko character Jim Moralés
  • Jimbo, nickname of The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron character Jimmy Neutron
  • Jimbo, the name of a teddy gorilla given away by Co-op UK
  • Jimbo, the name given to Bill Rizer in the American localization of Contra III: The Alien Wars
  • Jimbo, the nickname of the protagonist in the movie Treasure Planet
  • Jimbo, the eponymous protagonist of the novel Jimbo by Algernon Blackwood
  • Thardid Jimbo, cannibal giant in Australian Aboriginal mythology
  • Jimbo, nickname of James Gordon in the TV series Gotham
  • Jimbo, a character in The Boss Baby
  • Jimbo, a talking joker card and mascot of the video game Balatro
  • Jimbo the Juggler, a fictional circus character in The Wiggles Movie

See also

  • James (disambiguation)
  • Jim (disambiguation)
  • Jimmy (disambiguation)

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