Jimbo is a

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James James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

surname, and it means state or province in

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa * Swahili culture Swahili culture is the culture of ...

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* Jimbo (drag queen), Canadian drag queen * Jimbo Aquino (born 1985), Filipino professional basketball player * Jim Covert (born 1960), former American football player *

Jimbo Elrod James Whittington "Jimbo" Elrod (May 25, 1954 – December 12, 2016) was an American football linebacker who was an All-American at the University of Oklahoma and played professionally for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Houston Oilers of the Nati ...

(1954–2016), former American football player *

Jimbo Fisher John James "Jimbo" Fisher Jr. (born October 9, 1965) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies Football, Texas A&M Aggies. Previously, Fisher was the head coach at Florida State Seminol ...

(born 1965), American college football coach and former player * James "Jimbo" Insell, Canadian theatrical designer and drag queen * Jimbo Mathus (born 1967), co-founder of the band Squirrel Nut Zippers * James Richardson (born 1956), known as AC Jimbo. The host of

Football Italia ''Football Italia'' was a television programme in the United Kingdom, showing Italian football, that ran from 1992 to 2002 on Channel 4, and continued until 2008 on other channels. It was known as ''Football Italiano'' in its final season. The ...

and former host of The Guardian's

Football Weekly Football Weekly is a podcast about football produced by '' The Guardian'' newspaper in the United Kingdom. It was first broadcast in 2006. It reviews the latest football results and news, and previews forthcoming matches. While focused on the ...

Jimmy Wales Jimmy Donal Wales (born August 7, 1966), also known on Wikipedia by the pseudonym Jimbo, is an American-British Internet entrepreneur, webmaster, and former financial trader. He is a co-founder of the online non-profit encyclopedia Wikip ...

(born 1966), co-founder of Wikipedia * Jimbo Wallace, bass guitarist for the American psychobilly band The Reverend Horton Heat

Surname

Akira Jimbo , is a Japanese jazz fusion drummer who combines electronic drum technology and acoustic drums. Aside from his solo work, he was the drummer for the Japanese jazz fusion band Casiopea and had participated in side projects with Keiko Matsui, Sham ...

(born 1959), drummer * Michio Jimbo (born 1951), mathematician * Rei Jimbo (born 1974), Olympic synchronized swimmer

Fictional characters

* Jimbo, a recurring comic book character of

Gary Panter Gary Panter (born December 1, 1950) is an American cartoonist, illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter's work is representative of the post- underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of '' Arcade: The Com ...

* Jimbo Gumbo, a character in the comic strip ''

Rose Is Rose ''Rose Is Rose'' is a syndicated comic strip, written by Pat Brady since its launch on April 16, 1984, and drawn since March 2004 by Don Wimmer. The strip revolves around Rose and Jimbo Gumbo, their son Pasquale, and the family cat Peekaboo. ...

'' * 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 ''The Rockford Files'' is an American detective drama television series starring James Garner that aired on the NBC network from September 13, 1974 to January 10, 1980, and remains in syndication. Garner portrays Los Angeles private investigat ...

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Jimbo Jones The American culture, American animated television series ''The Simpsons'' contains a wide range of minor and supporting characters like co-workers, teachers, students, family friends, extended relatives, townspeople, local celebrities, and even ...

, a character in the TV series ''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical depiction of American life, epitomized by the Simpson family, which consists of Homer Simpson, Homer, Marge ...

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Jimbo Kern The following are fictional characters in the American animated television series ''South Park''. The Marshes Stan Marsh Randy Marsh Randy Marsh is the most prominent parent on the show. He is named after the father of series co-creator Trey ...

, a character in the TV series '' South Park'' * Jimbo, nickname of ''Code Lyoko'' character

Jim Moralés ''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated series, animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participatio ...

* Jimbo, nickname of ''The Adventures Of Jimmy Neutron'' character

Jimmy Neutron James Isaac Neutron is the titular and main character from the film '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and its spin-off Nickelodeon computer animated television series '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius''. Created by show runner John ...

* Jimbo, the name of a teddy gorilla given away by

Co-op UK Co-op Food is a brand used for the food retail business of The Co-operative Group in the United Kingdom. Prior to reintroducing the brand in 2016, the group used "The Co-operative" branding, which is still used by a number of consumers' co ...

* 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 ''Treasure Planet'' is a 2002 American animated science fiction action-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. The 43rd Disney animated feature film, it is a science fiction adaptati ...

'' * Jimbo, the eponymous protagonist of the novel ''Jimbo'' by

Algernon Blackwood Algernon Henry Blackwood, CBE (14 March 1869 – 10 December 1951) was an English broadcasting narrator, journalist, novelist and short story writer, and among the most prolific ghost story writers in the history of the genre. The literary cri ...

Thardid Jimbo Thardid Jimbo is a character in the Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology of the Ngarrindjeri The Ngarrindjeri people are the traditional Aboriginal Australian people of the lower Murray River, eastern Fleurieu Peninsula, and the Coo ...

, cannibal giant in Australian Aboriginal mythology * Jimbo, nickname of James Gordon in the TV series '' Gotham'' * Jimbo, a character in ''

The Boss Baby ''The Boss Baby'' is a 2017 American computer-animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Loosely based on the 2010 picture book of the same name by Marla Frazee, it was directed by Tom McGrath ...

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