Rambo is a surname with Norwegian ( Vestfold) and Swedish origins. It possibly originated with '' ramn'' + '' bo'', meaning "raven's nest". It has variants in French (''Rambeau'', ''Rambaut'', and ''Rimbaud'') and German (''Rambow''). It is now best known from the ''Rambo'' franchise, whose protagonist was known simply as "Rambo" in the novel that inspired it, ''

First Blood ''First Blood'' (also known as ''Rambo: First Blood'') is a 1982 American action film directed by Ted Kotcheff, and co-written by Sylvester Stallone, who also stars as Vietnam War veteran John Rambo. It co-stars Richard Crenna as Rambo's mentor ...

'' (1972), and then as

John Rambo John James Rambo (born July 6, 1947) is a fictional character in the ''Rambo'' franchise. He first appeared in the 1972 novel '' First Blood'' by David Morrell, but later became more famous as the protagonist of the film series, in which he was ...

in the film series. Rambo may also refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

, the main character from the ''Rambo'' franchise * Mary Rambo, female character in '' Invisible Man'' by Ralph Ellison

Films

* ''Rambo'' (franchise), starring Sylvester Stallone, commonly named after the main character ** ''

'' (1982) ** '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (1985) ** '' Rambo III'' (1988) ** ''Rambo'' (2008 film) ** '' Rambo: Last Blood'' (2019) * '' Son of Rambow'', a British comedy film inspired by ''First Blood'' * ''Rambo'' (2012 film), an Indian comedy film * '' Raambo 2'', an Indian comedy film

Television

* '' Rambo: The Force of Freedom'', a 1986 animated series based on the ''Rambo'' franchise

Novelizations

* ''First Blood'' (novel), a 1972 novel by David Morrell * ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'', a 1985 novelization by David Morrell based on '' Rambo: First Blood Part II'' * ''Rambo III'', a 1988 novelization by David Morrell based on '' Rambo III''

Comic books

* ''Rambo Adventures'', a 1986 Italian comic book series based on the ''Rambo'' franchise * ''Rambo III'', a 1989 comic book adaptation of '' Rambo III'' * ''Rambo'', a 1989 comic book series published by Blackthorne Publishing based on the ''Rambo'' franchise * ''First Kill'', in November 2022 an Indiegogo campaign launched for a new graphic novel depicting Rambo's first tour of duty in Vietnam written by Sylvester Stallone and Chuck Dixon.

Video games

* ''Rambo'' (1985 video game), based on ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' * ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' (Master System video game), based on ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' * ''Rambo'' (1987 video game), based on ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' * ''Rambo III'' (video game), based on ''Rambo III'' * ''Rambo III'', based on ''Rambo III'' * ''Rambo'' (2008 video game), based on ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and ''Rambo III'' * '' Rambo: The Video Game'', based on ''First Blood'', ''Rambo: First Blood Part II'' and ''Rambo III''

Music

* Rambo (band), an American hardcore punk band * The Rambos, an American Southern gospel music group

People

Pseudonym

* Rambo Amadeus (born 1963), Serbian-Montenegrin rock musician * John "Rambo" Arias, one of the hip hop trio

1 Life 2 Live 1 Life 2 Live was an American hip hop group, which comprised musicians Red Handed, Babe Blue and Rambo, that became well noted in the late 1990s for their debut single "Can't Nobody" with Timbaland. Career beginnings In 1995, in Bronx, NY, Ju ...

* Jorge Otero Barreto (born 1937), known as "the Puerto Rican Rambo" * Niko Eeckhout (born 1970), Belgian cyclist nicknamed "Rambo" * Trond Henriksen (born 1964), Norwegian football manager nicknamed "Rambo" * Afzal Khan (actor) (born 1966), Pakistani actor also known as "John Rambo" *

Ronald "Rambo" Kim Ronald "Ron" "Rambo" Kim (born December 3, 1983) is a former professional electronic sports player who competed in '' Counter-Strike'' for Team 3D and Los Angeles Complexity. He is a content creator and owner of FPS Coach, which offers trainin ...

, American ''Counter-Strike'' player * Florin Lambagiu (born 1996), professional kickboxer whose professional name is "Rambo" * Julio César de León (born 1979), Honduran Soccer player nicknamed "Rambo" * Alan McInally (born 1963), Scottish former soccer player and male model nicknamed "Rambo" * Dejan Petković (born 1972), Serbian football player nicknamed "Rambo" * Luc Poirier (born 1961), professional wrestler whose professional name is "Rambo" * Aaron Ramsey, Welsh Arsenal football player nicknamed "Rambo"

Surname

* Bacarri Rambo (born 1990), American football player * Buck Rambo, musician of The Rambos * Cat Rambo (born 1963), American science-fiction and fantasy author and editor *

Charleston Rambo Charleston Rambo (born August 10, 1999) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma before transferring to Miami and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Carolina Panthers in 20 ...

(born 1999), American football player * Christoffer Rambo (born 1989), Norwegian professional handball player * Dack Rambo (1941–1994), American actor * David Rambo (born 1955), American writer, actor and producer * Dottie Rambo (1934–2008), Southern Gospel singer and songwriter of The Rambos *

John Rambo (athlete) John Barnett Rambo (August 9, 1943 – January 8, 2022) was an American professional basketball player and high jumper, who won a bronze medal in the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games.

(born 1943), American high jumper *

John Rambo (politician) John Rambo (1661 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – October 17, 1741, in Gloucester County, New Jersey) was a judge A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all ...

(1661–1741), American politician, son of Peter Gunnarsson Rambo *

Ken-Yon Rambo Ken-Yon Cedric Rambo (born October 4, 1978) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the Canadian Football League for the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts. He also was a member of the Dallas Cowboys and New York Jets i ...

(born 1978), American football player in the Canadian Football League * Peter Gunnarsson Rambo (1612–1698), North American settler who introduced the Rambo apple * Reba Rambo (born 1951), Southern Gospel singer of The Rambos *

Victor Clough Rambo Victor Clough Rambo (1894 – May 23, 1987) was an American medical missionary and ophthalmologist who worked in India from 1924 to 1974 for the United Christian Missionary Society, of which the former Foreign Christian Missionary Society became p ...

(1894–1987), American physician

Places

* Rambo Department, Yatenga Province, Burkina Faso ** Rambo, Burkina Faso, the capital of Rambo Department *

Bridge Plaza, Brooklyn Bridge Plaza is the northeastern corner of the downtown area of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Its borders are Flatbush Avenue Extension and Manhattan Bridge on the west, Tillary Street on the south, and the Brooklyn–Queens Expressw ...

, a neighborhood in New York City, U.S., sometimes nicknamed "RAMBO" (for "Right Around the Manhattan Bridge Overpass")

Other uses

* Icarus F99 Rambo, a Romanian ultralight aircraft * Rambo apple, a fruit variety named for Peter Gunnarsson Rambo *

Robust associations of massive baryonic objects In astronomy, a RAMBO or robust association of massive baryonic objects is a dark cluster made of brown dwarfs or white dwarfs. RAMBOs were proposed by Moore and Silk in 1995. They may have an effective radius between 1 and 15 pc, with masses in ...

(RAMBO), a theoretical construct in astrophysics