Jo (given name)
Jo is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Joanna, Joanne, etc. Notable people with the name include:
- Jô (born 1987), nickname for João Alves de Assis Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Jô (born 1988), nickname for Josiel Alves de Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- Joanna Jo Aleh (born 1986), New Zealand sailor, national, world and Olympic champion
- Joanna Jo Ankier (born 1982), British record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
- Jo Butler (born 1969), a Big Brother UK contestant
- John Jo Callis (born 1951), British guitarist, notably with The Human League
- Joanne Jo Coburn (born 1968), BBC political correspondent
- Helen Joanne Jo Cox (1974–2016), British politician
- Johanna Jo Cox-Ladru (born 1923), Dutch Olympic gymnast
- Joanna Jo Durie (born 1960), retired English female tennis player
- Joanne Jo Ellis (born 1983), English field hockey forward
- Joanne Jo Frost (born 1971), English nanny, writer and TV hostess
- Jo Kamisaku (born 1971), also known as Kamisaku Jo, Japanese murderer and rapist
- Joanne Jo Pavey (born 1973), British Olympian and distance runner
- Joanne "Jo" J. K. Rowling (born 1965), author of the Harry Potter book series
- Jo Ann Robinson (1912–1990), American civil rights activist
- José Jô Soares (born 1938), Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author and musician
- Jo Stafford (1917–2008), American singer of traditional pop music
- Joseph Jo Siffert (born 1936), Swiss racing driver
- Joanne Jo Wells (born 1965), British Anglican priest, Bishop-designate of Dorking
Fictional characters
- Jo Grant, a 1971–1973 Dr. Who companion
- Jo Polniaczek, from the television show The Facts of Life
- Joanne Gardner, lead character from the soap opera Search for Tomorrow
- Jo March, in the novel Little Women and its sequels
- Jo Masterson, in ABC Family's Twisted
- Jo, one of the main characters of anime series Burst Angel
- Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House
- Jo Reynolds, in Melrose Place
- Joanna Dark, in the video game franchise Perfect Dark
- Jo Masters, in the British television series The Bill
- Jo Martinez, in the supernatural crime drama Forever
- Jo, a contestant on Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
- Jo (comics), a Marvel Comics character in The Uncanny X-Men
- Josephine "Jo" McCormick, one of the main characters of Big Bad Beetleborgs
See also
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