Jethro is a male given name meaning "overflow". It is derived from the Hebrew word ''Yithrô''.

People named Jethro

* Kenneth C. "Jethro" Burns (1920–1989), mandolin player in satirical country music duo Homer and Jethro *

Jethro Franklin Jethro Fitzgerald Franklin (born October 25, 1965) is an American football coach and former player who most recently was the defensive line coach for the Missouri Tigers. Playing career Franklin was born in St. Nazaire, France, while his fathe ...

(born 1965), American football coach *

Jethro Pugh Jethro Pugh Jr. (July 3, 1944 – January 7, 2015) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys for fourteen seasons. He played college football at Elizabeth City State College. Early ye ...

(born 1944), American football player * Jethro Justinian Harris Teall (1849–1924), British geologist *

Jethro Tull (agriculturist) Jethro Tull (baptised 30 March 1674 – 21 February 1741, New Style) was an English agriculturist from Berkshire who helped to bring about the British Agricultural Revolution of the 18th century. He perfected a horse-drawn seed drill in 1701 t ...

(1674–1741), British agricultural pioneer * Jethro Sumner (1733–1785), officers in the American Continental Army * Jetro Willems (born 1994), Dutch footballer *

Jethro (comedian) Geoffrey McIntyre Rowe (8 March 1948 – 14 December 2021), known by his stage name Jethro, was a British stand-up comedian and singer from Cornwall. Early life Rowe was born in St Buryan, Cornwall, on 8 March 1948, the son of a farmer. After ...

(1948–2021), British stand-up comedian, born Geoffrey Rowe

In sacred texts

Jethro (biblical figure) In the Hebrew Bible, Jethro (; , lit. "His Excellence/Posterity"; ar, يثرون, Yathʿron) was Moses' father-in-law, a Kenite shepherd and priest of Midian, Harris, Stephen L., Understanding the Bible. Palo Alto: Mayfield. 1985. sometimes n ...

, the father-in-law of Moses ** Yitro (parsha) ** Jethro in rabbinic literature **

Shuaib Shuaib, Shoaib, Shuayb or Shuʿayb ( ar, شعيب, ; meaning: "who shows the right path") is an ancient Midianite '' Nabi'' (Prophet) in Islam, and the most revered prophet in the Druze faith. Shuayb is traditionally identified with the Biblical ...

(Jethro in Islam)

Fictional characters

* Jethro, a character in ''

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' is an American animated television series created by Ian Jones-Quartey for Cartoon Network. The show is based on Jones-Quartey's pilot ''Lakewood Plaza Turbo'', which was released as part of Cartoon Network's 2013 Su ...

'' * Jethro, a character in the game '' GTA: San Andreas'' * Jethro (''Jerom'' in the original version), a character in the Belgian comic book series ''Spike and Suzy''. * Jethro Bodine, a character in the American sitcom ''

The Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor, backwoods family f ...

'' * Albert Jethro 'A.J.' Chegwidden, a character in '' JAG'' * Jethro Creighton, a character in the novel ''

Across Five Aprils ''Across Five Aprils'' is a novel by Irene Hunt, published in 1964 and winner of a 1965 Newbery Honor, set in the Civil War era. Hunt was close to her grandfather who told her stories from his youth, which she incorporated into ''Across Five A ...

'' * Jethro Cane, a character in the ''Doctor Who'' episode "

Midnight Midnight is the transition time from one day to the next – the moment when the date changes, on the local official clock time for any particular jurisdiction. By clock time, midnight is the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours ...

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Leroy Jethro Gibbs Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a fictional character and the original protagonist of the CBS TV series '' NCIS'', portrayed by Mark Harmon. He is a former U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper turned special agent who commands a team for the Naval Criminal ...

, a character in '' NCIS'' * Jethro Q. Walrustitty, a character in the ''

Monty Python's Flying Circus ''Monty Python's Flying Circus'' (also known as simply ''Monty Python'') is a British surreal sketch comedy series created by and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Terry Gilliam, who became ...

'' sketch " Election Night Special" * Jethro West, a character in '' Outrageous Fortune'' * Jethro, a character in ''Micro Machines V3'' and ''Micro Machines: The Animated Series'' * Jethro "Jet" Bradley, a character in the video game ''Tron 2.0''

People named Jethro

In sacred texts

Fictional characters

See also