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'''Jimbo''' is a [[diminutive]] form of the [[given name]] [[James (name)|James]]. It is also a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] [[surname]], and it means state or province in [[Swahili language|Swahili]]. It may refer to:
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==Given name or nickname==
* [[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]]
* [[Rose Is Rose#Characters|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 [[The Co-operative Group|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 (TV series)|Gotham]]''
* Jimbo, a character in ''[[The Boss Baby]]''
==See also==
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* [[James (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jim (disambiguation)]]
* [[Jimmy (disambiguation)]]
* {{lookfrom|Jimbo}}
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