Jimbo

Last updated August 14, 2025

Jimbo is a given name. It is often short for James. It is also a Japanese surname, 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

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