Jericho is the name of an old city in Palestine.
Jericho is also the name of some places in the United States of America, presumably named for the place in the Middle East:
... pianist (+ 1943)
May 21 - Robert Montgomery, actor (+ 1981)
June 2 - Johnny Weissmuller, American swimmer and actor
July 12 - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese ...