Bilbo
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Bilbo can refer to:
  • Bilbo Baggins
    Bilbo Baggins
    Bilbo Baggins is the protagonist and titular character of The Hobbit and a supporting character in The Lord of the Rings, two of the most well-known of J. R. R...

    , protagonist of The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien.
  • Bilbo, the Basque name for Bilbao
    Bilbao
    Bilbao ) is a Spanish municipality, capital of the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country. With a population of 353,187 , it is the largest city of its autonomous community and the tenth largest in Spain...

    , the major city in the Basque Country of northern Spain
  • Bilboes, a physical restraint used as punishment and on slaves, especially on ships
  • Bilbo (sword)
    Bilbo (sword)
    The bilbo, a thrusting-sword, seems to take its name from its place of manufacture: Bilbao , famed for its sword-blades, and formerly known as Bilboa in English. Bilbos have well-tempered and flexible blades. It was very popular aboard ships, where it was used on a similar role as the cutlass was...

    , a type of sword, thought to be named after the Spanish city
  • Bilbo, the name Fionn Regan
    Fionn Regan
    Fionn Regan is an Irish singer-songwriter and artist from Bray, County Wicklow, who came to prominence in 2006 with the release of his Mercury-nominated debut album, The End of History...

     used for an early album

People

  • Theodore G. Bilbo
    Theodore G. Bilbo
    Theodore Gilmore Bilbo was an American politician. Bilbo, a Democrat, twice served as governor of Mississippi and later was elected a U.S. Senator . A master of filibuster and scathing rhetoric, a rough-and-tumble fighter in debate, he made his name a synonym for white supremacy...

     (1877-1947), white supremacist Governor and Senator of Mississippi
  • Mark K. Bilbo
    Mark K. Bilbo
    Mark K. Bilbo is an American author of technical support books and reference guides, the majority of which have been geared towards users of Apple computers...

     (born 1961), American author of technical support books and reference guides
  • Damarius Bilbo
    Damarius Bilbo
    Damarius Bilbo is an American football player. He played college football at Georgia Tech as a quarterback and wide receiver.- High school :...

     (born 1982), American football player
  • nickname of Robert Walker (musician)
    Robert Walker (musician)
    Robert "Bilbo" Walker Jr. is a blues musician. who is known in the blues music world due to his "rock 'n' roll showmanship" and "flamboyant Chuck Berry imitations."- History :Walker was born near Clarksdale, Mississippi. Walker Sr...

     (born 1937), a blues musician
  • nickname of Ernest Berger, drummer for Heatwave (band)
    Heatwave (band)
    Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton , Swiss Mario Mantese , Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger , Jamaican Eric Johns and Briton Roy Carter .They were known for their successful...


Other

  • 2991 Bilbo
    2991 Bilbo
    2991 Bilbo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 21, 1982 by Watt, M. at Flagstaff .- External links :*...

    , an asteroid
  • Bilbo, the UK's first fully qualified canine lifeguard or 'lifedog', from Sennen Cove
    Sennen Cove
    Sennen Cove is a small coastal settlement in the parish of Sennen, in Cornwall, United Kingdom. According to the Penwith District Council, the population of this settlement was estimated at 180 persons in 2000.-Geography:...

    , Cornwall, UK
  • BILBO (Birth before 29 weeks: interventions leading to better outcomes for mothers and babies), a project of the Canadian Perinatal Network
    Canadian Perinatal Network
    The Canadian Perinatal Network is made up of Canadian researchers who collaborate on research issues relating to perinatal care. The network commenced in September 2005, and includes members from 24 tertiary perinatal units....

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