Nimrod was a king of Assyria mentioned in the Book of Genesis in the Bible. According to the Bible, he was the son of Cush and grandson of Ham. His name has become proverbial as that of a "mighty hunter." His "kingdom" comprised Babel, Erech, Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Sinar, otherwise known as the land of Nimrod (Gen. x. 8-10; I Chron. i. 10; Micah v. 5)

Nimrod is credited with building the Tower of Babel. Some historians think the Biblical name corresponds to the Mesopotamian king Ninus; others think the name "Nimrod" is derived from the Mesopotanian deity Marduk.

• Nimrod, entry in the Jewish Encyclopedia

The Nimrod was the ship used by Ernest Shackleton in his 1908 Antarctic expedition for the South Pole. It was a 41-year-old schooner which had been used to hunt seals. Shackleton, who paid £5,000 for the ship, had it re-rigged as a barkentine. It also had a steam engine, but had a top speed of only six knots under this power.

Nimrod is an unincorporated town in Minnesota. Though it does not appear in the census, it is included on most major maps. It is located at the center of a triangle formed by Staples, Wadena, and Park Rapids.