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 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 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 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 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