Jimbo is a

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form of the

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James. It is also a Japanese

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, and it means state or province in Swahili. It may refer to:

Given name or nickname

* Jimbo (drag queen), a.k.a. James Insell, Canadian theatrical designer and drag queen * 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 * Jimbo 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 * 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''

Given name or nickname

Surname

Fictional characters

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