Joe (given name)

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

Notable persons with the name Joe include:

Actors

 * 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

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
 * Joe Musgrove (born 1992), American baseball pitcher

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 (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 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 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 Hendry (born 1988), Scottish 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 (born 1954), American baseball manager
 * Joe Pasternack (born 1977), American basketball coach
 * Joe Whitt Jr. (born 1978), American football 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 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 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 (1942–2024), 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

 * 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
 * Joe and Josie Bruin.jpg 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
 * Joe Sparkes, a supporting character in the animated series Fireman Sam
 * Karate Joe, from the Rhythm Heaven video game series