# Justin (given name)

Justin is a masculine given name of Latin origin. It is the anglicized form of the Latin given name Justinus, a derivative of Justus, meaning "just", "fair", or "righteous". Justinus was the name borne by various early saints, notably a 2nd-century Christian apologist and a 3rd century martyr. The name is also related to the similar Latin name Justinian. As an English name, Justin is common, particularly in the English-speaking world starting in the latter half of the 20th century.

## Cognates

* Albanian: Justinian
* Armenian: Հուստին (Hustin)
* Bulgarian: Юстин (Yustin)
* Catalan: Justí
* Cornish: Yestin
* Dutch: Joost, Justin
* Esperanto: Justino
* Finnish: Jussi
* French: Justin
* Galician: Xustino
* German: Justin
* Greek: Ιουστίνος (Ioustinos)
* Hawaiian: Iukekini
* Hebrew: יוסטינוס (Yôsetînûs)
* Hungarian: Jusztin
* Indonesian: Justin, Justus, Justian, Justinus
* Irish: Saorbhreathach
* Italian: Giustino
* Latin: Iustinius (IVSTINIVS), Iustinus (IVSTINVS)
* Latvian: Džastins, Justins, Justs
* Lithuanian: Justinas/Justas
* Maltese: Ġustinu
* Polish: Justyn
* Portuguese: Justo, Justino
* Romanian: Iustin
* Russian: Устин (Ustin)
* Serbo-Croatian: Јустин / Justin
* Sicilian: Giustinu
* Slovene: Justin
* Spanish: Justo, Justino
* Ukrainian: Устим (Ustym)
* Welsh: Iestyn

## People named Justin

* Saint Justin (disambiguation), several saints
* Justin (historian), 3rd-century Roman historian
* Justin I (c. 450–527), Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 518 to 527
* Justin II (c. 520–578), Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 565 to 578
* Justin (magister militum per Illyricum) (fl. 538–552), Byzantine general
* Justin (gnostic), 2nd-century Gnostic Christian
* Justin (Moesia) (died 528), Byzantine general killed in battle
* Justin (consul 540) (c. 525–566), a Byzantine general
* Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin (1917–2002), former prime minister of Dahomey (now Benin)
* Justin Allgaier (born 1986), American racing driver
* Justin Amash (born 1980), U.S. Congressman from Michigan
* Justin Ang, Singaporean radio presenter
* Justin Armsden, Australian television news journalist
* Justin Arop (1958–1994), Ugandan javelin thrower
* Justin Baldoni (born 1984), American actor, director and activist
* Justin Bean (born 1996), American basketball player
* Justin Berry (born 1986), American pornographer
* Justin Bieber (born 1994), Canadian musician
* Justin Blackmon (born 1990), American football player
* Justin Boren (born 1988), American National Football League football player
* Justin Brady, British actor
* Justin Brannan (born 1978), American musician and writer
* Justin Briner, American voice actor
* Justin Broadrick (born 1969), British musician
* Justin Brown (aquanaut), American aquanaut
* Justin Brown (defensive lineman), American and Canadian football defensive end
* Justin Brown (wide receiver), American football wide receiver
* Justin Bruihl (born 1997), American baseball player
* Justin Burnette, American former child actor
* Justin Burquist, American filmmaker
* Justin Carmack (1981–2000), American child actor
* Justin Caruso, American DJ and record producer
* Justin Chancellor, English bassist for band Tool
* Justin Andrew Channing (born 1968), English former footballer
* Justin Chatwin (born 1982), Canadian actor
* Justin Chon (born 1981), American actor
* Justin Lee Collins, English comedian and TV presenter
* Justin Connolly (1933–2020), British composer and teacher
* Justin Cook, American voice actor
* Justin Credible, the best-known ring name of American professional wrestler Peter Polaco
* Justin Dedich (born 2000), American football player
* Justin Deeley, American actor
* Justin de Dios (born 1998), Filipino singer-songwriter, actor, dancer, creative director
* Justin Doellman (born 1985), American basketball player
* Justin Dunn (born 1995), American baseball player
* Justin Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Emerle (born 1976), American musician
* Justin Evans (American football) (born 1995), American football player
* Justin Fairfax, American attorney and politician
* Justin Ferizaj (born 2005), Irish football player
* Justin Fields (born 1999), American football player
* Justin Fletcher (born 1970), British children's TV personality
* Justin Flowe (born 2001), American football player
* Justin Forsett, American football player
* Justin Furstenfeld, American musician
* Justin Gaethje, American MMA fighter
* Justin Gatlin, American sprinter
* Justin Gimelstob (born 1977), American tennis player
* Justin Gnanapragasam (born 1948), Sri Lankan Tamil Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Jaffna since 2015
* Justin Goldberg, American music and film industry executive
* Justin Gonzales, American politician
* Justin Grimm (born 1988), American baseball player
* Justin Guarini, American singer
* Justin Hall (born 1974), American blogger and journalist
* Justin Harmon (born 2001), American basketball player
* Justin Harper (American football) (born 1985), American football player
* Justin Harper (basketball) (born 1989), American basketball player
* Justin Harrison, Australian rugby player
* Justin Hartley (born 1977), American actor
* Justin Hawkins, frontman for the English glam rock band The Darkness
* Justin Hayward (born 1946), English musician; vocalist, songwriter and guitarist for The Moody Blues
* Justin Hemmes (born 1972/73), Australian businessman
* Justin Henry, American actor
* Justin Herbert (born 1998), American football player
* Justin Herron (born 1995), American football player
* Justin Hilliard (born 1998), American football player
* Justin Hodges, Australian rugby league footballer
* Justin Holl (born 1992), American ice hockey defenceman
* Justin Hollins (born 1996), American football player
* Justin Horo, New Zealand rugby league player
* Justin Houston, American football player
* Justin Hunt (filmmaker), American documentary filmmaker
* Justin Hunt (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
* Justin Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan Sinhala navy rear admiral
* Justin Jefferson (born 1999), American football player
* Justin Joly (born 2004), American football player
* Justin Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Kane, Australian boxer
* Justin Kirk (born 1969), American actor
* Justin Knapp, Wikipedia editor
* Justin Lamson (born 2002), American football player
* Justin Lawler (born 1994), American football player
* Justin Lawrence (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Layne (born 1998), American football player
* Justin Lin, Taiwanese American director
* Justin Gorham (born 1998), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Justin Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Lo (born 1976), Hong Kong singer
* Justin Long (born 1978), American actor
* Justin Madubuike (born 1997), American football player
* Justin Maese (born 1996), American professional baseball player
* Justin Marshall, New Zealand rugby player and pundit
* Justin Martindale, American comedian
* Justin Martyr (c. 100/114–c. 162/168), an early Christian apologist
* Justin McElroy (born 1980), American podcaster and co-founder of Polygon
* Justin Meccage (born 1980), American baseball coach
* Justin Moon, Korean-born American businessman and firearms designer; son of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon
* Justin Moore, American country singer
* Justin Morneau, Canadian baseball player; first baseman for the Colorado Rockies
* Justin S. Morrill, U.S. Representative and Senator from Vermont and sponsor of the Land Grant College Act
* Justin Mylo, Dutch DJ and electronic music producer
* Justin Narayan, Australian youth pastor and chef
* Justin O'Dell, American clarinetist and professor
* Justin Osuji, Scottish music producer, singer and songwriter
* Justin Patton (born 1997), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Justin Phillips (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Phongsavanh (born 1997), American Paralympic athlete
* Justin Pieris Deraniyagala (1903–1967), Sri Lankan Sinhala painter
* Justin Pierre, singer in the band Motion City Soundtrack
* Justin Pitts, American basketball player
* Justin Prentice (born 1994), American actor
* Justin Prime, Dutch DJ, electronic music producer and sound engineer
* Justin Raimondo, American libertarian conservative author
* J. A. Rambukpota (1891–1955), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician
* Justin Rascati (born 1984), American football coach
* Justin Reid (born 1997), American football player
* Justin Rogers (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Roiland, American voice actor
* Justin Roper, American football player
* Justin Rose, English golfer
* Justin Ryan, Scottish interior designer and television presenter
* Justin Francis Rigali, Cardinal Archbishop of Philadelphia
* Justin Ring, Canadian football player
* Justin Rohrwasser (born 1996), American football player
* Justin Samarasekera (1916–2003), Sri Lankan architect
* Justin Sambu (born 1999), Canadian football player
* Justin Senior (born 1994), American football player
* Justin Shafer, American baseball player
* Justin Shaffer (born 1998), American football player
* Justin Shorter (born 2000), American football player
* Justin Simon (born 1996), American basketball player
* Justin Skule (born 1996), American football player
* Justin Staples (born 1989), American football player
* Justin Steele (born 1995), American baseball player
* Justin Strnad (born 1996), American football player
* Justin Sumpter (born 1996), American football player
* Justin Swift (born 1975), American football player
* Justin Theroux (born 1971), American actor
* Justin Thomas (disambiguation)
* Justin Tillman (born 1996), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Justin Timberlake (born 1981), American singer-songwriter, actor and record producer
* Justin Tipping, American film and television director
* Justin Topa (born 1991), American baseball player
* Justin Tornow, American dancer and choreographer
* Justin Tranter, singer for the band Semi Precious Weapons
* Justin Trudeau (born 1971), Canadian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada
* Justin Tuck, American football player for the New York Giants
* Justin Tucker, American football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens
* Justin Turner, American baseball player
* Justin Turner (rugby union), Australian rugby union footballer
* Justin Upton, American baseball player
* Justin Verlander (born 1983), American baseball player
* Justin Vernon, singer in the band Bon Iver
* Justin Viele, American baseball coach
* Justin Walley (American football) (born 2002), American football player
* Justin Watson (cricketer) (born 1998), South African cricketer
* Justin Watson (running back) (born 1975), American former National Football League player
* Justin Watson (wide receiver) (born 1996), American former National Football League player
* Justin Welby (born 1956), the 105th archbishop of Canterbury
* Justin Wijayawardhene (1904–1982), Sri Lankan teacher, author, and politician
* Justin Williams, Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Washington Capitals
* Justin Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people
* Justin Yeager (born 1998), American baseball player
* Justin Yerbury (1974–2023), Australian scientist
* Justin Young (singer, born 1978), Hawaiian singer-songwriter
* Justin Young (singer, born 1987), English musician, singer, and songwriter

## Fictional characters

* Justin, in the Canadian animated series Total Drama
* Justin, in the children's novel Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH and the film adaptation The Secret of NIMH
* Justin Barber, in the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
* Justin Bazini, a racist billionaire in the Darren Shan zombie apocalyptic novel series Zom-B
* Justin Burton, in the British soap opera Hollyoaks
* Brother Justin Crowe, in the American television serial drama Carnivàle
* Justin Finch Fletchley, a Harry Potter character
* Justin Foley, in the novel and Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
* Justin (Grandia), protagonist of the video game Grandia
* Justin Gregory, in the 1993 American comedy movie Mrs. Doubtfire
* Justin Hammer, a longstanding Iron Man villain
* Justin Kiriakis, on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives
* Justin Pitt, Elaine Benes's boss on Seinfeld
* Justin Russo (Wizards of Waverly Place), in the American sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place
* Justin Stewart, the Blue Turbo Ranger from Power Rangers Turbo
* Justin Suarez, in the American television series Ugly Betty
* Justin Taylor, in the American-Canadian television series Queer as Folk