Jo (given name)

Jo is a given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Joanna, Joanne, Joseph, Josephine, George, etc. Notable people with the name include:

Men

 * Jô (born 1987), Brazilian footballer, João Alves de Assis Silva
 * Jô (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer, Josiel Alves de Oliveira
 * Jô (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer, Jonatas Figueira Fernandes
 * Jo Jo Benson (1938–2014), stage name of Joseph M. Hewell, American R&B and soul singer
 * Jo Inge Berget (born 1990), Norwegian footballer
 * Jô Bilac (born 1985), Brazilian playwright
 * Jo Bogaert (born 1956), Flemish musician and producer
 * Johannes Jo Bonfrère (born 1946), Dutch football player and coach
 * Joakim Jo Bonnier (1930–1972), Swedish racing driver
 * Johannes Jo van den Broek (1898–1978), Dutch architect
 * John Jo Callis (born 1951), British guitarist, notably with The Human League
 * Jozef Jo Cals (1914–1971), Dutch Prime Minister
 * Jozef Jo Coenen (born 1949), Dutch architect
 * Joseph Jo Colruyt (1928 – 1994), Belgian businessman
 * Jozef Jo Cornu (born 1944), Belgian business executive
 * Josef Jo Gartner (1954–1986), Austrian racing driver
 * Johannes Jo van Gastel (1887–1969), Dutch archer
 * Jo Grimond (1913-1993), British politician
 * Jo de Haan (1936–2006), Dutch cyclist
 * Jo Ishiwatari (石渡 譲), Japanese actor
 * Joseph Jo Johnson (born 1971), British politician, Minister of State for Transport
 * Jonathan Jo Jones (1911–1965), American jazz drummer
 * Jo Kanazawa (金沢 浄), Japanese footballer
 * Jo Kondo (近藤 譲), Japanese composer and conductor
 * Jo Leinen (born 1948), German politician and MEP
 * Jo Maas (born 1954), Dutch racing cyclist
 * Johannes Jo Meynen (1901–1980), Dutch Ministers of Defence
 * Jo Nesbø (born 1960), Norwegian writer, musician, former economist and reporter
 * Johannes Jo van Nunen (1945–2010), Dutch engineer and management consultant
 * Jo Planckaert (born 1970), Belgian cyclist
 * Jo Privat (1919–1996), French accordionist and composer.
 * Jozef Jo Ritzen (born 1945), Dutch economist and social-democratic politician
 * Johan Jo de Roo (born 1937), Dutch cyclist
 * Jô Santos (born 1991), Brazilian footballer, Joálisson Santos Oliveira
 * Joseph Jo Schlesser (1928–1968), French racing driver
 * Joseph Jo Siffert (1936–1971), Swiss racing driver
 * José Jô Soares (1938–2022), Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author and musician
 * Joseph Jo Spier (1900–1978), Dutch artist and illustrator
 * Johan Jo Vandeurzen (born 1958), Belgian politician, Flemish Minister of Public Health
 * Joseph Jo Vonlanthen (born 1942), Swiss racing driver
 * Johan Jo Voskuil (1897–1972), Dutch painter, illustrator, and bookbinder
 * Johannes Jo Weil (born 1977), German actor

Women

 * Joanna Jo Aleh (born 1986), New Zealand sailor, national, world and Olympic champion
 * Johanna Jo van Ammers-Küller (1884–1966), Dutch writer
 * Joanna Jo Ankier (born 1982), British record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
 * Jo Archbold, model
 * Josephine Jo Armstead (born 1944), American singer-songwriter
 * Johanna Jo Bauer-Stumpff (1873–1964), Dutch painter
 * Jo Bench, English bassist, formerly of Bolt Thrower
 * Johanna Jo Bonger (1862–1925), Dutch art dealer, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh
 * Josephine Jo Brand (born 1957), English comedian, writer and actress
 * Jo Ann Campbell (born 1938), American singer
 * Joanne Jo Coburn (born 1968), BBC political correspondent
 * Helen Joanne Jo Cox (1974–2016), British politician
 * Johanna Jo Cox-Ladru (1923–?), Dutch Olympic gymnast
 * Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930–1998), aka Damita Jo, American actress and singer
 * Joanna Jo Durie (born 1960), English tennis player
 * Joanne Jo Ellis (born 1983), English field hockey forward
 * Joanne Jo Frost (born 1970), English nanny, writer and TV hostess
 * Joanne Jo Kiesanowski (born 1979), New Zealand cyclist
 * Johanna Jo Konta (born 1991), British tennis player
 * Jo Lemaire (born 1956), Belgian singer
 * Jo Muir (born 1994), British modern pentathlete
 * Jo O'Meara (born 1979), English singer (S Club 7)
 * Joanne Jo Pavey (born 1973), British Olympian and distance runner
 * Jo Price (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player and former footballer
 * Joanne "Jo" J. K. Rowling (born 1965), author of the Harry Potter book series
 * Jo Ann Robinson (1912–1990), American civil rights activist
 * Johanna Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (1909–1995), Dutch government minister
 * Billie Jo Spears (1937–2011), American country music singer
 * Jo Stafford (1917–2008), American singer of traditional pop music
 * Jo Van Fleet (1915–1996), American theatre and film actress
 * Jo Walton (born 1964), Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet
 * Joanne Jo Bailey Wells (born 1965), British Anglican bishop, Bishop of Dorking
 * Jo Zayner (born 1981), CRISPR engineer

Fictional characters

 * Jo Bennett, former CEO of Sabre in the TV show The Office
 * Joanne Gardner, lead character from the soap opera Search for Tomorrow
 * Jo Grant, a 1971–1973 Dr. Who companion
 * Jo Kido, in the anime series Digimon Adventure
 * Jo March, in the novel Little Women and its sequels
 * Jo Martinez, in the supernatural crime drama series Forever
 * Dr. Jo Harding, main character in the movie Twister
 * Jo Masters, in the British television series The Bill
 * Jo Masterson, in ABC Family's Twisted
 * Josephine "Jo" McCormick, one of the main characters of the TV series Big Bad Beetleborgs
 * Jo Polniaczek, from the TV show The Facts of Life
 * Jo Reynolds, in Melrose Place
 * Jo Saint-Clair, title character of the French TV series Jo
 * Jo Stockton, one of the main characters of the movie Funny Face
 * Jo, one of the main characters of anime series Burst Angel
 * Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House
 * Jo, a contestant on Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
 * Jo Wilson, from ABC's show Grey's Anatomy
 * Jo, main character from A Taste of Honey
 * Jo, nonbinary bird from Angry Birds introduced in 2023