# B. J.

The initials B. J. as a given name or nickname may refer to:

## In arts and entertainment
### Film, television, and theatre

* B. J. Averell (born 1979), an American online tutor and reality television contestant
* B. J. Novak (born 1979), an American comedian and writer
* B. J. Porter (born 1971), an American actor
* B. J. Ward (actress) (born 1944), an American actress
* B. J. Whitmer (born 1978), an American professional wrestler

### Literature

* B. J. Daniels (writer), an American author of contemporary romance novels
* BJ Gallagher, a speaker and author
* B. J. Oliphant (born 1929), pseudonym for Sheri Stewart Tepper, an American author
* BJ Ward (poet) (born 1967), an American poet

### Music

* BJ Klock (born 1990), an American Entrepreneur & Music Producer
* Billie Joe Armstrong (born 1972), lead singer of the band Green Day
* BJ the Chicago Kid, an American singer-songwriter
* B. J. Cole (born 1946), an English pedal steel guitarist famous for playing in the band Cochise
* B. J. Leiderman (born 1956), an American composer and songwriter
* B. J. Nilsen (born 1975), a Swedish sound artist
* B. J. Thomas (1942–2021), an American singer
* B.J. Wilson (1947–1990), an English drummer for the band Procol Harum

## In government and politics

* B. J. Cruz (born 1951), an American judge and politician from Guam
* B. J. Habibie (born 1936), the third President of Indonesia, holding office from 1998 to 1999
* B.J. Lawson (born 1974), an American politician
* B. J. Panda, an Indian politician
* B. J. Vorster (1915–1983), Prime Minister and President of South Africa

## In sport
### American and Canadian football (gridiron football)

* B. J. Askew (born 1980), an American football fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL
* B. J. Bello (born 1994), an American football player
* B. J. Baylor (born 1997), American football player
* B. J. Cohen (born 1975), an American football offensive lineman/defensive lineman
* B. J. Daniels (American football), American football quarterback
* B. J. Gallis (born 1975), a former football linebacker in the Canadian Football League
* B.J. Green, an American football player
* B. J. Raji (born 1986), an American football player
* B. J. Sams (American football) (born 1980), an American football player
* B. J. Sander (born 1980), an American football player
* B. J. Symons (born 1980), an American football player
* B. J. Thompson (American football) (born 1999), American football player
* B. J. Tucker (born 1980), an American football player
* B. J. Ward (American football) (born 1981), an American football player

### Baseball

* B. J. LaMura (born 1981), an American baseball player
* B. J. Ryan (born 1975), an American baseball player
* B. J. Surhoff (born 1964), an American baseball player
* B. J. Upton, now known as Melvin Upton, Jr. (born 1984), an American baseball player

### Basketball

* B. J. Armstrong (born 1967), a retired American professional basketball player
* BJ McKie (born 1977), an American basketball player
* B. J. Tyler (born 1971), an American former professional basketball player

### Ice hockey

* B.J. Crombeen (born 1985), a Canadian professional ice hockey player
* B. J. Young (ice hockey) (1977–2005), a professional ice hockey right player

### Other sports

* BJ Botha (born 1980), South African rugby union player
* B. J. Flores (born 1979), Mexican American professional boxer
* B. J. Johnson (born 1987), American swimmer
* B. J. Penn (born 1978), American mixed martial arts fighter

## In other fields

* B. J. Fogg, American behavioral psychologist
* B. J. Kennedy (1921–2003), American physician
* B. J. Palmer (1881–1961), pioneer of Chiropractic
* B. J. Sams (television) (born 1935), American news anchor on Today's THV This Morning

## Fictional characters

* B.J. (dinosaur) a character from the children's television program Barney & Friends
* BJ Birdie, former mascot for the Toronto Blue Jays baseball team
* B. J. Hunnicutt, a fictional doctor on the TV show M*A*S*H
* B. J. Jones, a character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital
* BJ Smith, a character in the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
* B.J. Walker, a character on the American soap opera Santa Barbara
* William "B.J." Blazkowicz, the protagonist of the video game series Wolfenstein
* Billy Joe "B. J." McKay, the protagonist of the TV show B. J. and the Bear