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or nickname. It can be derived from the initials "J. E. B.", or from "

Jebediah Jebediah are an Australian alternative rock band formed in 1994 in Perth, Western Australia. They were formed by Chris Daymond on lead guitar, Bob Evans (musician), Kevin Mitchell (aka Bob Evans) on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, and Vanessa T ...

". It may refer to:

People

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* Jeb Bardon (born 1973), American politician *

Jeb Bishop Jeb Bishop (born 1962) is an American jazz trombone player. Biography Bishop grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended Jesse O. Sanderson High School. He has studied music (classical trombone performance) at Northwestern Universit ...

(born 1962), American musician *

Jeb Corliss Jeb Corliss (born March 25, 1976) is an American professional skydiver and BASE jumper. He has jumped from sites including Paris's Eiffel Tower, Seattle's Space Needle, the '' Christ the Redeemer'' statue in Rio de Janeiro and the Petronas Twin T ...

(born 1976), American BASE jumper *

Jeb Flesch Jeb Flesch (born February 21, 1969) is an American former college football offensive guard who played for the Clemson Tigers. He was a consensus All-American in 1991. Early life Jeb Flesch was born on February 21, 1969. He attended Morrow Hig ...

(born 1969), American football player *

Jeb Hensarling Thomas Jeb Hensarling (born May 29, 1957) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 5th congressional district from 2003 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he chaired the House Republican Conference f ...

(born 1957), American politician * Jeb Huckeba (born 1982), American football player *

Jeb Livingood Jeb Livingood is an American essayist, short story writer, editor, and academic. Life He graduated from the University of Virginia, American University, George Mason University, and University of Virginia, with an M.F.A. in 2000. He exhibited ...

, American essayist, short story writer, editor, and academic *

Jeb Loy Nichols Jeb Loy Nichols is an American-born singer, songwriter, and musician, who is based in Wales. His music combines elements of Soul music, soul, Country music, country, Folk music, folk, reggae and blues. Biography Jeb Loy Nichols was born in Lan ...

, American musician *Jebediah

Jeb Putzier Jebediah Lee Putzier (pronounced PUTT-zeer) (born January 20, 1979) is an American former professional American football, football tight end. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL draft. Putzier also played for ...

(born 1979), American National Football League player * Jeb Sharp, American radio journalist *

Jeb Stuart Magruder Jeb Stuart Magruder (November 5, 1934May 11, 2014) was an American businessman and high-level political operative in the Republican Party who served time in prison for his role in the Watergate scandal. He served President Richard Nixon in vari ...

(1934-2014), American businessman and civil servant convicted of conspiracy in the Watergate affair *

Jeb Stuart (writer) Jeb Stuart (born January 21, 1956) is an American screenwriter, film director, and producer, known for writing blockbuster action films like ''Die Hard'' (1988) and '' The Fugitive'' (1993), and creating the Netflix television series '' Viking ...

(born 1956), American film director, producer and screenwriter *

Jeb Terry Jeb Barton Terry Jr. (born April 10, 1981) is an American former professional football guard. He was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the fifth round of the 2004 NFL draft. He played college football at North Carolina. He played for Culve ...

(born 1981), American football player *Jeb Sprague (born 1980), American academic and journalist

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*John

Jeb Blount John Eugene "Jeb" Blount (born July 12, 1954) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the second round of the 1976 NFL draft. He p ...

(born 1954), American National Football League quarterback *Joseph

Jeb Bradley Joseph Edmund "Jeb" Bradley III (born October 20, 1952) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served in New Hampshire’s State Senate from 2009 to 2024. He was a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives fro ...

(born 1952), American politician *John

Jeb Brovsky John Eli "Jeb" Brovsky (born December 3, 1988) is an American former soccer player. Career College and amateur Brovsky played youth soccer for Colorado Rush with whom he won many state and national titles. He went to Green Mountain High School ...

(born 1988), American soccer player *

J. E. B. Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone John Edward Bernard Seely, 1st Baron Mottistone, (31 May 1868 – 7 November 1947), also known as Jack Seely, was a British Army general and politician. He was a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1900 to 1904 and a Liberal MP from 19 ...

(1868–1947), British soldier and politician *John

Jeb Burton John Edward "Jeb" Burton IV (born August 6, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Jordan Anderson Ra ...

(born 1992), American racing driver * John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born 1953), American politician, former governor of Florida *George

Jeb Spaulding George B. "Jeb" Spaulding (born December 28, 1952) is an American politician and the former chancellor of the Vermont State Colleges. He previously served as Vermont State Treasurer and as Governor Peter Shumlin's secretary of administration. ...

(born 1952), American politician *

J. E. B. Stuart James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart (February 6, 1833May 12, 1864) was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War. He was known to his friends as "Jeb,” from the initials of his given names. Stuart was a cavalry commander known f ...

(1833–1864), American (Confederate) general * Jens "Jeb" Bergensten (born 1979), Swedish video game designer

Fictional characters

* Jeb, in the television series ''VR Troopers'' * Jeb Cain, in the television series ''Tin Man'' * Jeb Batchelder, in the ''Maximum Ride'' novels of James Patterson *

Jebediah Guthrie Samuel Zachary "Sam" Guthrie is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist Bob McLeod, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #4 (September 1982). Gut ...

, a Marvel Comics mutant *Jebediah Kerman, from the video game

Kerbal Space Program ''Kerbal Space Program'' is a 2015 Space flight simulation game, space flight simulation video game developed by Mexican studio Squad for Linux, macOS, Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One. In the game, players dir ...

Jebediah Springfield The 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 animals. The writ ...

, the founder of Springfield from the television series "The Simpsons" * Jeb McKettrick, in the novel ''Secondhand Bride'' by

Linda Lael Miller Linda Lael Miller (born 1949 as Linda Lael), is a best-selling American author of more than 100 contemporary and historical romance novels. She has also written under the pen name Lael St. James. Personal life Linda Lael was born in 1949 in Wa ...

* Jeb Jab, in the YouTube series ''

Scott the Woz ''Scott the Woz'' (stylized as ''Scott The Woz'') is a gaming comedy review web series created by American YouTuber Scott Wozniak. The series, starring Wozniak, covers video games and gaming history. Episodes are written and directed by Wozni ...

'' *Jeb (Jebez) Hawkes, from the soap opera

Dark Shadows ''Dark Shadows'' is an American Gothic fiction, Gothic soap opera that aired weekdays on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC television network from June 27, 1966, to April 2, 1971. The show depicted the lives, loves, trials, and tribulatio ...

* Jebediah Brown, mentioned in

Call of Duty ''Call of Duty'' is a first-person shooter military video game series and media franchise published by Activision, starting in 2003. The games were first developed by Infinity Ward, then by Treyarch and Sledgehammer Games. Several spin-of ...

Zombies A zombie (Haitian French: ; ; Kikongo: ''zumbi'') is a mythological undead corporeal revenant created through the reanimation of a corpse. In modern popular culture, zombies appear in horror genre works. The term comes from Haitian folklore ...

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