Bobo
Encyclopedia
People
As a stage name or nickname- Bobo (singer), stage name of German singer-songwriter Christiane Hebold
- Bobo BrazilBobo BrazilHouston Harris was an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Bobo Brazil. He is credited with breaking down barriers of racial segregation in professional wrestling...
, stage name of American wrestler Houston Harris - Bobo BaldéBobo BaldeDianbobo "Bobo" Baldé is a Guinean footballer who currently plays for AC Arles-Avignon. He has previously played for Mulhouse, AS Cannes, Toulouse, Celtic and Valenciennes...
(born 1975), nickname of Guinean footballer Dianbobo Baldé - Bobo OlsonBobo OlsonCarl Olson was an American boxer. He was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s, although he is probably best remembered for his three knockout losses against Sugar Ray Robinson.His nickname, Bobo,...
(1928–2002), nickname of American boxer Carl Olson - Christian VieriChristian VieriChristian Vieri is a retired Italian footballer who played as a centre forward.Vieri was named in the FIFA 100, a list of the 125 greatest living footballers selected by Pelé as a part of FIFA's centenary celebrations...
(born 1973), known as Bobo, Italian footballer - Deivson Rogério da SilvaDeivson Rogerio Da SilvaDeyvison Rogério da Silva , mostly known as Bobô, is a Brazilian footballer who is currently a plays for Cruzeiro as a striker.-Club career:...
(born 1985), known as Bobô, Brazilian footballer - DJ BoBoDJ BoboPeter René Cipiriano Baumann , better known as DJ BoBo, is a Swiss singer, songwriter, dancer and music producer. He has sold 14 million records worldwide and has released 10 studio albums as well as a few compilation albums which have included his previous hits in a reworked format...
(born 1968), stage name of Swiss musician Peter René Cipiriano Baumann - Emmett Louis "Bobo" Till (1941–1955), an African-American whose murder energized the American civil rights movement
- Eric "Bobo" Correa (born 1968), percussionist performing with Cypress Hill, Cultura Londres Proyecto, Sol Invicto, and the Beastie Boys
- Raimundo Nonato da Silva (born 1962), known as Bobô, Brazilian footballer
As a surname
- Elizabeth BoboElizabeth BoboElizabeth Bobo is an American politician from Maryland and a member of the Democratic Party. She is currently serving in her fourth term in the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 12B in Howard County. She currently sits on the Environmental Matters Committee.Liz was born in...
(born 1943), American politician - Hubert BoboHubert BoboHubert Lee Bobo was an American football linebacker. He played college football at Ohio State, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Los Angeles Chargers in 1960 and for the New York Titans from 1961-1962...
(born 1934), American football player - J.B. BoboJ.B. BoboJ.B. Bobo was a magician most known for his work and writing in the arena of coin magic....
(1910–1996), American magician - Jonah BoboJonah Bobo-Life and career:Bobo was born in Roosevelt Island, New York. His mother, Denise Raimi, is a physical therapist and personal trainer , and his father, Scot, works in software. He has a younger sister named Georgia. His great-grandmother was Tampa businesswoman and philanthropist Salha "Mama" Bobo...
(born 1997), American child actor - John P. BoboJohn P. BoboJohn Paul Bobo was a United States Marine Corps second lieutenant who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for heroism in Vietnam in March 1967.-Biography:...
(1943–1967), American military officer - Matthew BoboMatthew BoboMatthew "Matt" Bobo is an American soccer player who last played for Carolina RailHawks in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.-College and Amateur:...
(born 1977), American soccer player - Mike BoboMike BoboMike Bobo is an American college football coach and the offensive coordinator of the University of Georgia football team.-Playing career:...
(born 1974), American football coach - Orlando BoboOrlando BoboOrlando Bobo was a former American football player who played the position of guard for three National Football League teams from 1997–2001 and in the Canadian Football League for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in 2004....
(1974–2007), American football player - Roger BoboRoger BoboRoger Bobo b. 1938 is a renowned and critically acclaimed American tuba virtuoso and internationally respected brass pedagogue. He retired from active tuba performance in 2001 in order to devote his time to conducting and teaching. He gave what is reputed to be the first solo tuba recital in the...
(born 1938), American tuba player - Rosalvo Bobo, Haitian politician leader of opposition to U.S.-backed president Vilbrun Guillaume Sam during the 1915 United States occupation of Haiti
- Salha "Mama" Bobo, Syrian-American Jewish businesswoman
- Sireli BoboSireli BoboIsireli Bobo is a Fijian rugby union footballer, currently playing for the Paris club Racing Métro 92 in the Top 14 club competition in France.-Career:...
(born 1976), Fijian rugby player - Willie BoboWillie BoboWillie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa , an American jazz percussionist.-Biography:William Correa grew up in Spanish Harlem, New York City. He made his name in Latin Jazz, specifically Afro-Cuban jazz, in the 1960s and '70s, with the timbales becoming his favoured instrument...
(1934–1983), American jazz percussionist
Popular culture
- Bobo (magazine)Bobo (magazine)Bobo is a monthly Dutch magazine for children. The magazine follows the adventures of the protagonist Bobo, a nine years old blue rabbit. Every month there is a new theme. The magazine consists of stories and comics. The purpose of the magazine is learn and play. It's published by Blink Publishers....
, a children's magazine from Netherlands - Bobo (cartoon)Bobo (cartoon)Bobo is a Swedish cartoon, created by Lars Mortimer, published periodically between 1973-1990.- Names of the magazine :*Bobo *Bobo och skogsvännerna *Bobo och Gnuttarna *Gnuttarna...
, a children's cartoon from Sweden - Bobo (comics), a Belgian comic strip
- The BoboThe BoboThe Bobo is a 1967 British comedy film starring Peter Sellers and co-starring his then-wife Britt Ekland. Based on the 1959 novel Olimpia by Burt Cole, also known as Thomas Dixon, Sellers is featured as the would-be singing matador, Juan Bautista...
, a 1967 Peter Sellers film - Professor BoboProfessor BoboProfessor Bobo is a fictional character who appeared in the final three seasons of Mystery Science Theater 3000, a comedy television series that mocks B-movies...
, a character from Mystery Science Theater 3000 - Bobo Gigliotti, the psychotic boss of "Fat Pizza" from the Australian comedy series PizzaPizza (TV series)Pizza is an Australian black comedy television series on the Australian television network, SBS. It has also spun off a feature length movie in 2003, and in 2004 released a highlights video/DVD which also included previously unshown footage and a schoolies exposé theatre show entitled "Fat Pizza"...
- Bobo, pet cat of Doris Husselmeyer in the comic strip Piranha Club
- BoBo (band)BoBo (band)BOBO is a Chinese boy band composed of two members, Jing Boran and Fu Xinbo .The two became famous after competing in the 2007 My Hero competition, with Jing Boran winning first and Fu Xinbo third. In 2008, the two released their own EP, Glory , and then the album, The Big World...
, Chinese boyband - "Les Bobos" ("The Bobos"), a 2006 song by French singer RenaudRenaudRenaud, born Renaud Séchan, is a French singer, songwriter and actor.Renaud may also refer to:* Renaud , a male French given name* Renaud , a 1783 opera by Antonio Sacchini* Renaud, Quebec, part of Laval, Quebec...
- Bobo, The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
character
Other uses
- Bobo peopleBobo peopleThe Bobo are an ethnic group living in Burkina Faso although the area occupied by the Bobo extends north into Mali. In much of the literature on African art the group that lives in the area of Bobo-Dioulasso is called Bobo-Fing, literally 'black Bobo.' These people call themselves Bobo, and they...
(or Bobo-Fing), an ethnic group of Burkina Faso - Bobo Wule people (or Bwa), an ethnic group of Burkina Faso
- Bobo doll experimentBobo doll experimentThe Bobo doll experiment was the name of two experiments conducted by Albert Bandura in 1961 and 1963 studying patterns of behavior associated with aggression....
, a 1960s test of human aggression - Bobo, a portmanteau of "bourgeois bohemian", coined by David Brooks to describe the 1990s descendants of the yuppies in the book Bobos in ParadiseBobos in ParadiseBobos in Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There is a book by David Brooks, first published in 2000. The word bobo, Brooks's most famous coinage, is a portmanteau of the words bourgeois and bohemian. The term is used by Brooks to describe the 1990s descendants of the yuppies...
- A nickname for Boise, IdahoBoise, IdahoBoise is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Idaho, as well as the county seat of Ada County. Located on the Boise River, it anchors the Boise City-Nampa metropolitan area and is the largest city between Salt Lake City, Utah and Portland, Oregon.As of the 2010 Census Bureau,...
- Shrimp bobo, or Bobó de camarãoBobó de camarãoBobó de camarão, sometimes referred to as shrimp bobo by Brazilian immigrant communities in the US, is a Brazilian dish of fresh shrimp in a puree of dried shrimp, manioc meal, coconut milk and nuts, flavored with a palm oil called dendê....
, a Brazilian dish made of shrimp cooked on a manioc pureé - A BogeymanBogeymanA bogeyman is an amorphous imaginary being used by adults to frighten children into compliant behaviour...
-like monster in Egypt - Bobo (gorilla)Bobo (gorilla)Bobo was a western lowland gorilla who was a prominent feature of Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington, USA, from 1953 until his death...
(1951–1968)
See also
- Bobô (disambiguation)
- Bobobo, a Japanese manga series
- Bo-BoBo-BoA Bo-Bo or Bo′Bo′ is a locomotive with two independent four-wheeled bogies with all axles powered by individual traction motors...
, a type of locomotive