{{About|the name|the song by Eric Burdon and War|The Black-Man's Burdon}} {{Infobox given name | name = Jimbo | image= | imagesize= | caption=ghhggfbggh | pronunciation= | gender = Male | meaning = | region = | origin = | related names = James, Jim, Jimmy | footnotes = }} '''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: {{TOC right}}
==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== {{Wiktionary|Jimbo}} * James (disambiguation) * Jim (disambiguation) * Jimmy (disambiguation) * {{lookfrom|Jimbo}}
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