# Joe (given name)

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

## People with the given name
### 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 (born 2003), Manx actor
* Joe Nunez, American 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
* Joe Musgrove (born 1992), American baseball pitcher
* Joe Whitman (born 2001), 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 Louis (boxer) (1914–1981), 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 Allen (born 1990), Welsh footballer
* 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 Moreino (born 1955), 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 Rodon (born 1997), Welsh footballer
* Joe Rowe (American football) (born 1973), American football player
* Joe Royer, 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
* Joe Exotic (born 1963), American businessman and media personality

### 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 Piscopo, American comedian and actor
* Joe Rogan (born 1967), American podcaster and 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 president of the United States (2021–2025); 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 Ganim (born 1959), American politician
* Joe Giglio (born 1967/8), Maltese politician
* Joe Clint Jenkins (1895–1959), American 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 Manchin (born 1947), 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 Murphy (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 in 2018Joe 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 Isuzu, a fictional spokesperson in Isuzu commercials
* 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
* Joe Swanson, a recurring character in the animated series Family Guy. See List of characters in the Family Guy franchise#Swanson family
* Joe Vega (simply refers as "JV"), a character from the video game Need for Speed: Most Wanted
* Karate Joe, from the Rhythm Heaven video game series