Joe (given name)

Joe is a masculine given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Joseph.

Notable persons with the name Joe include:

People with the given name

Actors

Joe Alwyn in 2022

• Joe Alwyn (born 1991), British actor
• Joe Anoa'i (born 1985), known professionally as Roman Reigns, American wrestler, actor and former college football player
• Joe Ashman (born 1995), English actor
• Joe DeRita (1909–1993), American and actor
• Joe Duttine (born 1974), English actor
• Joe Lynch (actor) (1925–2001), Irish actor
• Joe Locke (actor) (born 2003), Manx actor
• Joe Pesci (born 1943), American actor

Athletes

Baseball

• Joe Black (1924–2002), American baseball pitcher
• Joe DiMaggio (1914–1999), American baseball player
• Joe Horlen (1937–2022), American baseball pitcher
• Joe Mauer (born 1983), American baseball player

Basketball

• Joe Alexander (born 1986), American-Israeli basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• Joe Courtney (basketball) (born 1969), American basketball player
• Joe Ingles (born 1987), Australian basketball player
• Joe Ragland (born 1989), American-Liberian basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Boxing

Joe Calzaghe in 2007

• Joe Calzaghe (born 1972), Welsh boxer
• Joe Frazier (1944–2011), American boxer
• Joe Lydon (boxer) (1878–1937), American boxer and soccer player
• Joe Lynch (boxer) (1898–1965), American boxer

Cricket

• Joe Blackledge (1928–2008), English cricketer
• Joe Root (born 1990), English cricketer
• Joe Sayers (cricketer) (born 1983), English cricketer

Football

Joe Giles-Harris in 2017

• Joe Alt (born 2003), American football player
• Joe Bachie (born 1998), American football player
• Joe Blackett (1875–?), English footballer
• Joe Burrow (born 1996), American football player
• Joe DeLamielleure (born 1951), American football player
• Joe Evans (American football) (born 1999), American college football player
• Joe Flacco (born 1985), American football player
• Joe Gaziano (born 1996), American football player
• Joe Giles-Harris (born 1997), American football player
• Joe Gomez (footballer) (born 1997), English footballer
• Joe Greene (born 1946), American football player
• Joe Healy (born 1986), English footballer
• Joe Horn Jr. (born 1994), American football player
• Joe Jacobson (born 1986), Welsh footballer
• Joe Kapp (1938–2023), American and Canadian football player
• Joe Mixon (born 1996), American football player
• Joe Montana (born 1956), American football player
• Joe Namath (born 1943), American football player
• Joe Ostman (born 1995), American football player
• Joe Palatsides (born 1965), Australian football player
• Joe Perry (American football) (1927–2011), American football player
• Joe Pisarcik (born 1952), American football player
• Joe Powell (American football) (born 1994), American football player
• Joe Rowe (American football) (born 1973), American football player
• Joe Theismann (born 1949), American football player
• Joe Webb (born 1986), American football player

Hockey

Joe Sakic in 1997

• Joe Blackburn (born 1979), American ice hockey player
• Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), Canadian ice hockey player
• Joe Pavelski, American ice hockey player
• Joe Sakic (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Joe Thornton (born 1979), Canadian-American ice hockey player

Racing

• Joe Graf Jr. (born 1998), American racing driver
• Joe Millikan (born 1950), American racing driver

Other sports

• Joe Egan (Paralympian) (born 1953), Australian athlete and volleyballer
• Joe Egan (rugby league) (1919–2012), English rugby league footballer and coach
• Joe Gomez (wrestler) (born 1973), American professional wrestler
• Joe Lydon (rugby) (born 1963), English rugby league footballer and rugby union coach
• Joe Perry (snooker player) (born 1974), English snooker player

Businesspeople

• Joe Blackman (born 1984), British entrepreneur
• Joe Craft (born 1950), American businessman and philanthropist

Coaches and managers

Joe Maddon in 2014

• Joe Maddon (born 1954), American professional baseball manager
• Joe Musgrove (born 1992), American professional baseball player
• Joe Pasternack (born 1977), American basketball coach

Criminals and victims

• Joe Cinque (died 1997), Australian murder victim
• Joe Michael Ervin (1951–1981), American serial killer
• Joe "Pegleg" Morgan (1929–1993), American fugitive
• Joe Saenz (born 1975), American fugitive

Entertainers

Joe Rogan in 1985

• Joe Borowski (baseball) (born 1971), American sports broadcaster and former baseball pitcher
• Joe Buck (born 1969), American sports announcer
• Joe Gatto, American comedian, actor and producer, former member of comedy troupe The Tenderloins
• Joe Lynch (director), American film and music video director
• Joe McConnell (1939–2018), American sports announcer
• Joe Pera, American comedian
• Joe Rogan (born 1967), American comedian
• Joe Santagato (born 1992), American entertainer
• Joe Tait (1937–2021), American sports broadcaster

Educators

• Joseph "Joe" Beech (1867–1954), American Methodist missionary and educator

Musicians

• Joe Black (drag queen) (born 1989), British musician and drag queen
• Joe Budden (born 1980), American rapper
• Joe Cocker (1944–2014), British singer
• Joe Dassin (1938–1980), French singer
• Joe Egan (musician) (born 1946), Scottish musician
• Joe Hahn, American musician
• Joe Hawley, guitarist for the band Tally Hall
• Joe Hisaishi (born 1950), Japanese composer and musical director
• Joe Lala (1947–2014), American musician, founding member of the rock band Blues Image
• Joe Jonas, American musician
• Joe McElderry (born 1991), British singer
• Joe Penna (born 1987), Brazilian musician and filmmaker
• Joe Perry (musician) (born 1950), stage name of American musician Anthony Joseph Pereira
• Joe Raposo, American music composer
• Joe Strummer (born 1952), British musician
• Joe Trohman (born 1984), American guitarist, singer, and record producer
• Joe Venuti (1903–1978), American jazz musician and pioneer jazz percussionist
• Joe Walsh (born 1947), American rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter
• Joe Satriani (born 1956), American guitarist

Politicians, political relatives, and activists

Joe Biden in 2020

• Joe Arpaio (born 1932), American law enforcement officer and politician
• Joe Biden (born 1942), 46th and current president of the United States (2021–present); 47th vice president of the United States (2009–2017); U.S. senator from Delaware (1973–2009)
• Joseph "Joe" Biden Sr. (1915–2002), father of the above
• Joe Borowski (politician) (1933–1996), Canadian politician
• Joe Clark (born 1939), 16th Prime Minister of Canada 1979–1980
• Joe Costello (politician) (born 1945), Irish politician
• Joe Courtney (politician) (born 1953), American politician
• Joe Giglio (born 1967/8), Maltese politician
• Joseph "Joe" P. Kennedy Jr. (1915–1944), American naval aviator, son of the below
• Joseph "Joe" P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969), American businessman and politician, father of US President John F. Kennedy
• Joe Kennedy III (born 1980), American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts
• Joe Lieberman (born 1942), American politician
• Joe the Plumber, American conservative activist and commentator Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher (born 1973)
• Peg Leg Joe, legendary sailor and underground railroad conductor whose existence is disputed

Multiple people with the same last name

• Joe Amato (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Becker (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Brown (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Coleman (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Connor (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Davis (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Dawson (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Esposito (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Farrell (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Harris (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Jackson (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Johnson (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Jones (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Kelly (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Louis (disambiguation), several people
• Joe O'Donnell (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Martin (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Quinn (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Reed (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Riley (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Thomas (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Turner (disambiguation), several people
• Joe Williams (disambiguation), several people

Persons with the middle name

Tony Joe White in 2011

• Danny Joe Brown (1951–2005), American singer, member of the Southern rock band Molly Hatchet
• Billy Joe Royal (1942–2015), American singer
• Tommy Joe Martins (born 1986), American racing driver
• Tony Joe White (1943–2018), American singer-songwriter
• Joe Gliniewicz, corrupt cop and army officer who staged his murder; it was actually suicide

Fictional characters

• Banana Joe, in Cartoon Network's series The Amazing World of Gumball
• Joe, a character in the 1947 American drama movie The Return of Rin Tin Tin
• Joe, a video games character from first Street Fighter
• Glass Joe, a fictional French boxer from the Punch-Out!! series
• KD6-3.7, nicknamed "Joe", the protagonist of Blade Runner 2049
• Joe, a character in the 1986 American fantasy drama film The Boy Who Could Fly
• Joe, the nickname of the Man with No Name, from A Fistful of Dollars
• Joe Barker, a character in the 1986 TV action movie The Gladiator

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  Joe and Josie Bruin in 2018

  Joe Bruin, the official mascot of the University of California, Los Angeles
• Joe Burns, Steve's brother and the main protagonist and host of Blue's Clues from Season 5 and onward
• "Honest Joe" Costello, the Mayor of New York in the 2023 comic book series Nemesis Reloaded
• Judge Joe Dredd, British comics character
• Joe Gibken, A Main Character in Japanese Series Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger
• Joe Gipp, a character in the 1987 American teen comedy film Adventures in Babysitting
• Joe Goldberg, main character of the psychological thriller novel and television series You
• Joe Higashi, in the video game Fatal Fury
• Joe Jitsu, Beano comics character
• Joe Jitsu, a character from UPA's Dick Tracy cartoon
• Joe Kido, A Main Character In Digimon Adventure
• Joe McClaine, protagonist of Joe 90, a 1968 British television series
• Joe Lynch, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
• Joe Shmoe, an often-used fictional name like John Doe
• Karate Joe, from the Rhythm Heaven video game series

See also

• Joe Bush (ghost), American ghost
• Jo (given name)