# Junior (name)

Junior is a given name, nickname, and surname often used by people who are the second in their family with the same name (for more information, see generational titles). It may refer to:

## People with the given name

* Júnior (Filipino singer) (1943–2014), Filipino singer
* Junior Aliberti (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer
* Junior Bent (born 1970), English former footballer
* Junior Castillo (born 1986), Dominican boxer
* Júnior César (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
* Júnior Díaz (born 1983), Costa Rican footballer
* Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), United States Army soldier during the Korean War, recipient of the Medal of Honor
* Junior Eldstål (born 1991), Malaysian-Swedish footballer
* Junior Etou (born 1994), Congolese basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Júnior Felício Marques (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
* Junior Félix (born 1967), Dominican baseball player
* Junior Fernandes (born 1988), Chilean footballer
* Junior Flemmings (born 1996), Jamaican footballer
* Junior Giscombe (born 1957), UK-born R&B singer
* Júnior Izaguirre (born 1979), Honduran footballer
* Junior Jones (born 1970), American former professional boxer
* Junior Kabananga (born 1989), Congolese footballer
* Junior Lake (born 1990), Dominican baseball player
* Junior Lewis (born 1973), English footballer who plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division
* Júnior Lopes (born 1973), Brazilian football manager
* Junior Marvin (born 1949), Jamaican-born guitarist and singer
* Junior Mendes (born 1976), English-born Montserratian footballer
* Junior Moors (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player
* Júnior Morales (born 1978), Honduran footballer
* Junior Morias (born 1995), Jamaican footballer
* Junior Murray (born 1968), West Indian cricketer
* Junior Murvin (c. 1946–2013), Jamaican reggae musician
* Junior Nuñez (born 1989), Peruvian footballer
* Junior Obagbemiro (born 1985), Nigerian footballer
* Junior Paulo (born 1983), New Zealand rugby league player
* Junior Paulo (born 1993), New Zealand-born Australian Rugby League player
* Junior Pelesasa (born 1980), Australian rugby union footballer
* Junior Poluleuligaga (born 1981), Samoan rugby player
* Junior Roqica (born 1991), Australian rugby league player
* Junior Ross (born 1986), Peruvian footballer
* Junior Sánchez (born 1989), Venezuelan weightlifter
* Junior Sandoval (born 1990), Honduran footballer
* Junior dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist, former UFC heavyweight champion
* Junior Sa'u (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer
* Junior Sifa (born 1983), American international rugby union player
* Junior Simpson, British stand-up comedian
* Junior Sornoza (born 1994), Ecuadorian footballer
* Junior Spivey (born 1975), American baseball player
* Junior Stanislas (born 1989), English footballer
* Junior Strous (born 1986), Dutch racing driver
* Junior Tafuna, American football player
* Júnior Urso (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
* Junior Viza (born 1985), Peruvian footballer
* Junior Walker (1931–1995), American musician
* Junior Witter (born 1974), English boxer

## People with the nickname

* Júnior (footballer, born 1973) (Jenílson Ângelo de Souza), Brazilian footballer
* Júnior Baiano (Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr., born 1970), Brazilian footballer
* Junior Bridgeman (Ulysses Lee Bridgeman, 1953–2025), American basketball player and businessman
* Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born 1974), American race car driver
* Jim Gilliam (1928–1978), American Major League Baseball and Negro league player and coach
* Junior Giscombe (born 1957), British singer-songwriter
* Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), American Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame player
* Antonio Morales Barreto (1943–2014), Filipino-Spanish singer and actor
* Junior Johnson (Robert Glenn Johnson Jr.; 1931–2019), American auto racing driver and team owner
* Junior Malanda (Bernard Malanda-Adje) (1994–2015), Belgian footballer
* Júnior Negrão (Gleidionor Figueiredo Pinto Júnior, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
* Junior Seau (Tiaina Baul Seau Jr., 1969–2012), American National Football League player
* Junior Smith (born 1973), American football player
* Jack Stephens (basketball) (1933–2011), American basketball player

## People with the surname

* Cristiano Júnior (1979–2004), Brazilian footballer
* Dossa Júnior, (born 1986), Cypriot footballer
* E. J. Junior (born 1959), American football player
* Gregory Junior (born 1999), American football player
* José Júnior (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
* Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 1954), Brazilian footballer
* Marvin Junior (1936–2013), American R&B singer, founding member of the vocal group The Dells
* Moacir Júnior (born 1967), Brazilian football manager
* Pedro Júnior (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
* Vitor Júnior (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
* Vitor Gomes Pereira Júnior (born 1989), Brazilian footballer