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Josh
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J * "Josh", an early pseudonym of Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), better known as Mark Twain, American writer and lecturer *Josh A. Moore (born 1980), American former basketball player *Josh Adams (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Josh Allen (other), multiple people * Josh Appelt (born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Josh Ball (born 1998), American football player *Josh Barnett (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler *Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *Josh Bell (other), multiple people *Josh Berry (born 1990), American racing driver *Josh Bilicki (born 1995), American racing driver *Josh Binstock (born 1981), Canadian Olympic volleyball player * Josh Blackwel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshua (name)
Joshua is a given name derived from the Hebrew ( Modern: ''Yəhōšūaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšūaʿ''), prominently belonging to Joshua, an early Hebrew leader of the Exodus period who has a major role in several books of the Bible. The name was a common alternative form of the name (''Yēšūaʿ'') which corresponds to the Greek spelling Ἰησοῦς (''Iesous''), from which, through the Latin ''Iesus'', comes the English spelling Jesus. As a result of the origin of the name, a majority of people before the 17th century who have this name were Jewish. A variant, truncated form of the name, Josh, gained popularity in the United States in the 1920s. Popularity Information from the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males. In Scotland, the popularity of "Joshua" has been substantially lower than in the rest of the United Kingdom, appearing at rank 35 in 2000 and rising to rank 22 in 2006. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh A
Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to: People A–J * "Josh", an early pseudonym of Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), better known as Mark Twain, American writer and lecturer *Josh A. Moore (born 1980), American former basketball player *Josh Adams (American football) (born 1996), American football player * Josh Allen (other), multiple people * Josh Appelt (born 1983), American mixed martial artist * Josh Ball (born 1998), American football player *Josh Barnett (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler *Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *Josh Bell (other), multiple people *Josh Berry (born 1990), American racing driver *Josh Bilicki (born 1995), American racing driver *Josh Binstock (born 1981), Canadian Olympic volleyball player * Josh Blackwell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Duggar
Joshua James Duggar (born March 3, 1988) is an American convicted sex offender and former reality television personality from the TLC series ''19 Kids and Counting''. The eldest of Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's nineteen children, Duggar was the executive director of FRC Action, a lobbying political action committee sponsored by the Family Research Council, from June 2013 to May 2015. He left this position when news broke that he had molested multiple underage girls, including a victim under five years old, when he was aged 14–15. These revelations led to the cancellation of ''19 Kids and Counting'' on July 16, 2015. Duggar's publicity woes were named one of the "10 Big Scandals of 2015" by ''USA Today'', and ''The Washington Post'' listed Duggar as one of the fifteen most hated people on the Internet for that year. On April 29, 2021, Duggar was arrested by U.S. Marshals on charges of receiving and possessing child pornography. He was found guilty on all charges on December 9, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Barnett
Joshua Lawrence Barnett (born November 10, 1977) is an American mixed martial artist, submission grappler, professional wrestler and color commentator currently signed to Bellator MMA, where he competes in their Heavyweight division. Barnett previously competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the youngest ever UFC Heavyweight Champion. In 2003, Barnett was the final Openweight King Of Pancrase and was a finalist in both the 2006 PRIDE Openweight Grand Prix and the 2012 Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship Grand Prix. He has also competed in Affliction, World Victory Road, DREAM and Impact FC. In Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Barnett was the World No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Champion in 2009 and won the inaugural Metamoris Heavyweight Championship in 2014. As a professional wrestler, Barnett made his in-ring debut in 2003 in the main event of New Japan Pro-Wrestling's annual January 4 Tokyo Dome Show, in a bout against IWGP Heavyweight Champion Yuji Nagata. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Donaldson
Joshua Adam Donaldson (born December 8, 1985) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, and Minnesota Twins. He was initially drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2007 MLB draft after playing college baseball at Auburn University. Donaldson made his MLB debut with the Athletics in 2010 as a catcher, progressing with the team, switching positions to third base, and eventually becoming an All-Star in the 2014 MLB season. After being traded to the Blue Jays, Donaldson was voted the American League's Most Valuable Player for the 2015 MLB season and was named as a starter to the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, earning the most fan votes obtained by a player in the process. Donaldson also won the Silver Slugger Award and led the American League in RBIs (runs batted in) and runs scored. He was traded to the Indians in August 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Bilicki
Joshua M. Bilicki (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 78 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Live Fast Motorsports. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Truck Series, and in sports car racing. Racing career Early years Starting with kid-karts at age four, Bilicki quickly moved through the ranks and into the next classes. After several years in kid-karts and the Yamaha 100cc engine class, he moved to 80cc Shifter Karts. Bilicki showed his dominance quickly by winning many regional and national races, including the 2008 Road America SKUSA Super-Nationals, which brought competition from across the globe. Several times he even competed against and beat faster 125cc Shifter Karts. In 2011, Bilicki made the jump to 125cc Shifter Karts, and in 2012 Bilicki was recognized by and brought on board the Andrew Chase Racing-PCR team, competing in the Midwest Shifter Kart Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Duhamel
Joshua David Duhamel (; born November 14, 1972) is an American actor and former fashion model. After various modeling work, he made his acting debut as Leo du Pres on the ABC daytime soap opera ''All My Children'' and later starred as Danny McCoy on NBC's ''Las Vegas''. Duhamel has ventured into film, appearing as one of the main protagonists in four of the ''Transformers'' films, most recently in the fifth entry, '' Transformers: The Last Knight'' (2017). He has also appeared in '' When in Rome'' (2010), '' Life as We Know It'' (2010), ''New Year's Eve'' (2011), '' Safe Haven'' (2013), and ''You're Not You'' (2014). In 2015, Duhamel co-starred on the short-lived CBS crime drama ''Battle Creek''. He has also starred in several video games, most notably '' Call of Duty: WWII'' (2017). In 2018, he appeared in the romantic comedy-drama film '' Love, Simon''. In 2021, Duhamel starred in the role of Sheldon Sampson in the Netflix superhero series '' Jupiter's Legacy''. He also pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Bynes
Joshua Bynes (born August 24, 1989) is an American football inside linebacker who is a free agent. He was signed by the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2011 and has also played for the Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals, Cincinnati Bengals, and Carolina Panthers. He played college football at Auburn where he was a key member of the Tigers 2010 National Championship team. Early years and college Bynes grew up in Florida and went to college at Auburn, where he played college football. Bynes anchored the middle of the Auburn defense for three consecutive years, garnering Second-team All-SEC honors as a senior. As a senior, he recorded a team high 73 total tackles and helped lead Auburn to a national championship victory. Professional career Baltimore Ravens 2011 Bynes went undrafted in the 2011 NFL Draft. On July 28, 2011, the Baltimore Ravens signed Bynes to a three-year, $1.41 million contract as an undrafted free agent. Throughout training camp, Bynes compete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Adams (American Football)
Josh Adams (born October 29, 1996) is an American football running back for the Michigan Panthers of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Notre Dame, and he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 2018. Early years Adams attended Central Bucks High School South in Warrington, Pennsylvania, where he played high school football for the Titans. As a sophomore, he rushed for 2,085 yards and 28 touchdowns. He rushed for 738 yards and 10 touchdowns his junior year in 2013 before suffering a torn ACL. As a senior, he returned from his injury, rushing for 1,623 yards with 25 touchdowns. He was named to the All-USA Pennsylvania Football Team at running back and earned offensive player of the year honors, by ''USA Today''. Considered a three-star recruit by ''Rivals.com'', he was rated as the 47th best running back prospect of his class. Adams committed to the University of Notre Dame to play college football over offers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Brolin
Joshua James Brolin (; born February 12, 1968) is an American actor. He has appeared in films such as ''The Goonies'' (1985), ''Mimic'' (1997), ''Hollow Man'' (2000), ''Grindhouse'' (2007), ''No Country for Old Men'' (2007), '' American Gangster'' (2007), '' W.'' (2008), ''Milk'' (2008), ''True Grit'' (2010), and ''Men in Black 3'' (2012). He has also appeared in films such as ''Oldboy (2013 film), Oldboy'' (2013), ''Inherent Vice (film), Inherent Vice'' (2014), Everest (2015 film), ''Everest'' (2015), ''Sicario (2015 film), Sicario'' (2015), ''Hail, Caesar!'' (2016), and ''Deadpool 2'' (2018) in addition to playing Marvel Comics supervillain Thanos (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the MCU, he appeared as Thanos in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (film), Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), ''Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015) and later starring in ''Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018) and ''Avengers: Endgame'' (2019). In 2021, he returned to provide t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Freeman
Joshua Tyler Freeman (born January 13, 1988) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at Kansas State University, and was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Freeman became the starter for Tampa Bay in his rookie year and went on to break numerous franchise passing records. However, he was released partway through his fifth year with the team. Freeman was also a member of the Minnesota Vikings, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Indianapolis Colts, as well as the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). High school career Freeman passed for over 7,000 yards at Grandview High School where he was a four-star rated prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com. As a sophomore, he threw for 1,946 yards and 24 passing touchdowns, leading Grandview to a 9–3 record and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Class 4 playoffs. In addition, he set 10 school records during his career at Grandview, including c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Beckett
Joshua Patrick Beckett (born May 15, 1980) is an American former professional baseball pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB). A three-time MLB All-Star, he played for the Florida Marlins, the Boston Red Sox, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. After a stellar high school career in which he was regarded as one of the top baseball prospects in the U.S., Beckett was drafted by the Marlins with the second overall pick in the 1999 MLB draft. He won the 2003 World Series with the Marlins and the 2007 World Series with the Red Sox, receiving the 2003 World Series MVP award and the 2007 American League Championship Most Valuable Player (MVP) award. Beckett was traded from the Marlins to the Red Sox in 2006 and from the Red Sox to the Dodgers in 2012, both as part of multi-player transactions. Beckett recovered from a serious injury that caused him to miss most of the 2013 season. He pitched a no-hitter for the Dodgers against the Philadelphia Phillies on May 25, 2014, becoming the 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
