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, often a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) of Joanna, Joanne, Joseph, Josephine, George, etc. Notable people with the name include:

Men

Jô João Alves de Assis Silva (born 20 March 1987), known as Jô () or João Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He has previously played for Nagoya Grampus, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Everton, Galatasaray, Internacional, Atlétic ...

(born 1987), Brazilian footballer, João Alves de Assis Silva * Jô (footballer, born 1988), Brazilian footballer, Josiel Alves de Oliveira * Jô (footballer, born 1992), Brazilian footballer, Jonatas Figueira Fernandes *

Jo Jo Benson Joseph M. Hewell (April 15, 1938 – December 23, 2014) was an American R&B and soul singer better known under his stage name Jo Jo Benson. He was best known for his recordings in the late 1960s with Peggy Scott. Life and career He was born i ...

(1938–2014), stage name of Joseph M. Hewell, American R&B and soul singer *

Jo Inge Berget Jo Inge Berget (born 11 September 1990) is a Norwegian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward. He has played professionally in his homeland, Italy, Wales, Scotland, Sweden and the Uni ...

(born 1990), Norwegian footballer * Jô Bilac (born 1985), Brazilian playwright *

Jo Bogaert Jo Bogaert (born 1956) is a Belgian musician, songwriter, and record producer. Working under his own name and a long list of pseudonyms (usually Thomas de Quincey or a variation thereof), he is the man behind Technotronic and is considered to ha ...

(born 1956), Flemish musician and producer *Johannes

Jo Bonfrère Johannes-Franciscus Bonfrère (born 15 June 1946) is a Dutch football coach and former midfielder who spent his playing career with MVV Maastricht. In a long coaching career Bonfrère managed several teams in Africa and Asia. He guided Nigeria t ...

(born 1946), Dutch football player and coach *Joakim

Jo Bonnier Joakim Bonnier (31 January 1930 – 11 June 1972) was a Swedish sportscar racing and Formula One driver who raced for various teams. He was the first Swede to both enter and win a Formula One Grand Prix. Early life Jo Bonnier was born in Stockh ...

(1930–1972), Swedish racing driver *Johannes

Jo van den Broek Johannes Hendrik ("Jo") van den Broek, (; 4 October 1898 - 6 September 1978) was a Dutch architect influential in the rebuilding of Rotterdam after World War II. Van den Broek was born in Rotterdam. He joined with Johannes Brinkman in 1936, a ...

(1898–1978), Dutch architect *John

Jo Callis John William "Jo" Callis (born 2 May 1951) is an English musician and songwriter who played guitar with the Edinburgh based punk rock band The Rezillos (under the name Luke Warm), and post-punk band Boots for Dancing before joining The Human ...

(born 1951), British guitarist, notably with

The Human League The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album ''Dare' ...

*Jozef

Jo Cals Jozef Maria Laurens Theo "Jo" Cals (18 July 1914 – 30 December 1971) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Catholic People's Party (KVP) now the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and jurist who served as Prime Minister of the Netherland ...

(1914–1971), Dutch Prime Minister *Jozef

Jo Coenen Jo Coenen (born 30 September 1949, in Heerlen) is a Dutch architect and urban planner. He studied architecture at the Eindhoven University of Technology (graduating in 1975), and later held professorships at TU Karlsruhe, Eindhoven University of ...

(born 1949), Dutch architect *Joseph

Jo Colruyt Joseph Alphonse Marie Colruyt (2 August 1928, Uccle - 6 October 1994, Puget-Théniers) was a Belgian business owner. He was the son of Franz Colruyt, founder of the Colruyt company. Under his leadership, the company began the Colruyt retail chain ...

(1928 – 1994), Belgian businessman *Jozef

Jo Cornu Jozef Cornu (born 1944) is a Belgian engineer and business executive, and former CEO of the National Railway Company of Belgium.

(born 1944), Belgian business executive *Josef

Jo Gartner Josef Gartner (24 January 1954 – 1 June 1986) was a Formula One and sports car endurance driver from Austria. After a successful lower formula career, including a win in the Formula Two Pau Grand Prix, he participated in eight Formula One Gra ...

(1954–1986), Austrian racing driver *Johannes

Jo van Gastel Johannes Jacobus van Gastel (5 January 1887 – 5 March 1969) was an archer from the Netherlands. He was born in Tilburg and died in Tilburg. He represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. There he ...

(1887–1969), Dutch archer *

Jo Grimond Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond, (; 29 July 1913 – 24 October 1993), known as Jo Grimond, was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party for eleven years from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976. Grimond was a lo ...

(1913-1993), British politician *

Jo de Haan Jo de Haan (25 December 1936 – 19 April 2006) was a Dutch cyclist who was active between 1956 and 1966. After winning four local road races as amateur in 1956 and 1958, he turned professional. His best achievements came in 1960 when he won the ...

(1936–2006), Dutch cyclist *, Japanese actor *Joseph

Jo Johnson Joseph Edmund Johnson, Baron Johnson of Marylebone, (born 23 December 1971) is a British politician who was Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation from July to September 2019, as well as previously from 2015 to 2 ...

(born 1971), British politician, Minister of State for Transport *Jonathan

Jo Jones Jonathan David Samuel Jones (October 7, 1911 – September 3, 1985) was an American jazz drummer. A band leader and pioneer in jazz percussion, Jones anchored the Count Basie Orchestra rhythm section from 1934 to 1948. He was sometimes k ...

(1911–1965), American jazz drummer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese composer and conductor *

Jo Leinen Jo, jo, JO, or J.O. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Jo'' (film), a 1972 French comedy * ''Jo'' (TV series), a French TV series *"Jo", a song by Goldfrapp from ''Tales of Us'' *"Jo", a song by Mr. Oizo from ''Lambs Anger'' * Jo a fictio ...

(born 1948), German politician and MEP *

Jo Maas Jo Maas (Eijsden, 6 October 1954) is a retired Dutch professional road bicycle racer. In the 1979 Tour de France, Maas won stage 10 and finished 7th place in the overall classification. Major results ;1978 :Romsée-Stavelot-Romsée :Tour du Ha ...

(born 1954), Dutch racing cyclist *Johannes Jo Meynen (1901–1980), Dutch Ministers of Defence *

Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø (; born Jon Nesbø; 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, economist, and former football player and reporter. More than 3 million copies of his novels had been sold in Norway as of March 2014; his work has been translated ...

(born 1960), Norwegian writer, musician, former economist and reporter *Johannes

Jo van Nunen Johannes Arnoldus Elizabeth Emmanuel van Nunen (23 December 1945 – 12 May 2010) was a Dutch engineer, management consultant, and Professor of Logistics at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, and expert in the field of logistics, Supply Chain Managem ...

(1945–2010), Dutch engineer and management consultant *

Jo Planckaert Jo Planckaert (born 16 December 1970 in Deinze) is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer. He is the son of former professional road bicycle racer Willy Planckaert, brother of famous road bicycle racers Eddy and Walter Planckaert. ...

(born 1970), Belgian cyclist *

Jo Privat Jo Privat (15 April 1919 – 3 April 1996) was a French accordionist and composer. Privat was born at Ménilmontant, Paris. He played for many years at Balajo, a musette club in Paris where he worked with Django Reinhardt, the Ferret Brothers ...

(1919–1996), French accordionist and composer. *Jozef

Jo Ritzen Jozef Marie Mathias "Jo" Ritzen (born 3 October 1945) is a retired Dutch politician of the Labour Party (PvdA) and economist. Ritzen worked as researcher at the Delft Institute of Technology from July 1969 until June 1972 and at the Erasmus ...

(born 1945), Dutch economist and social-democratic politician *Johan

Jo de Roo Johan De Roo (born 5 July 1937) is a Dutch former professional road racing cyclist between 1958 and 1968. During 11 seasons as a professional he had six victories in single-day classics, three stages of the Tour de France and one stage of the Vu ...

(born 1937), Dutch cyclist * Jô Santos (born 1991), Brazilian footballer, Joálisson Santos Oliveira *Joseph

Jo Schlesser Joseph Schlesser (18 May 1928 – 7 July 1968) was a French Formula One and sports car racing driver. He participated in three World Championship Grands Prix, including the 1968 French Grand Prix in which he was killed. He scored no championship ...

(1928–1968), French racing driver *Joseph

Jo Siffert Joseph Siffert (; 7 July 1936 – 24 October 1971) was a Swiss racing driver. Affectionately known as "Seppi" to his family and friends, Siffert was born in Fribourg, Switzerland, the son of a dairy owner. He initially made his name in racing ...

(1936–1971), Swiss racing driver *José

Jô Soares José Eugênio Soares (16 January 1938 – 5 August 2022), known professionally as Jô Soares (Portuguese: /ˈʒo soˈaɾis, ˈswa-, -ɾiʃ/), or Jô, was a Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author, musician, actor and writer. Early life ...

(1938–2022), Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author and musician *Joseph

Jo Spier Joseph Eduard Adolf Spier (26 June 1900 – 21 May 1978) was a popular Dutch artist and illustrator. Life Jo Spier was born in Zutphen, the Netherlands. From 1924 to 1939 Jo Spier worked for the newspaper ''De Telegraaf'' where he created humor ...

(1900–1978), Dutch artist and illustrator *Johan

Jo Vandeurzen Johan Maria Gerardus Vandeurzen (born 2 June 1958) is a Belgian politician, member of ''Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams'' (CD&V), a centrist Flemish Christian Democratic party. Vandeurzen holds a Master of Laws degree from the Catholic Univers ...

(born 1958), Belgian politician, Flemish Minister of Public Health *Joseph Jo Vonlanthen (born 1942), Swiss racing driver *Johan Jo Voskuil (1897–1972), Dutch painter, illustrator, and bookbinder *Johannes

Jo Weil Johannes "Jo" Hermann Bruno Anton Weil (born 29 August 1977) is a German actor and television host, best known for his portrayals of Oliver Sabel on the long-running German serial ''Verbotene Liebe'' and titular bodyguard, Frank Farmer, in multi ...

(born 1977), German actor

Women

*Joanna Jo Aleh (born 1986), New Zealand sailor, national, world and Olympic champion *Johanna Jo van Ammers-Küller (1884–1966), Dutch writer *Joanna Jo Ankier (born 1982), British record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase) *

Jo Archbold Eoghan McDermott (born 15 April 1983) is an Irish television and radio presenter. He most recently presented '' The RTÉ 2fm Breakfast Show'' on radio and has hosted ''The Voice of Ireland'' and Ireland's Junior Eurovision Song Contest selecti ...

, model *Josephine

Jo Armstead Josephine Armstead (born October 8, 1944), also known as "Joshie" Jo Armstead, is an American soul singer and songwriter. Armstead began her career singing backing vocals for blues musician Bobby "Blue" Bland before becoming an Ikette in the Ike ...

(born 1944), American singer-songwriter *Johanna Jo Bauer-Stumpff (1873–1964), Dutch painter *Johanna Jo Bonger (1862–1925), Dutch art dealer, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh *Josephine

Jo Brand Josephine Grace Brand (born 23 July 1957) is an English comedian, writer, presenter and actress. Starting her entertainment career with a move from psychiatric nursing to the alternative comedy stand-up scene and early performances on '' Saturd ...

(born 1957), English comedian, writer and actress *

Jo Ann Campbell Jo Ann Campbell (born July 20, 1938 in Jacksonville, Florida) is an American singer who was one of the pioneers of rockabilly. Campbell began attending music school at the age of four, and won many honors as a drum majorette at Fletcher High S ...

(born 1938), American singer *Joanne

Jo Coburn Joanne Dawn Coburn (born 12 November 1967) is a British journalist with BBC News, a regular presenter of '' Politics Live'' (and formerly also '' Sunday Politics'' along with Andrew Neil) and previously had special responsibility for ''BBC Brea ...

(born 1968), BBC political correspondent *Helen Joanne Jo Cox (1974–2016), British politician *Johanna Jo Cox-Ladru (born 1923), Dutch Olympic gymnast *

Damita Jo DeBlanc Damita Jo DeBlanc (August 5, 1930 – December 25, 1998), known professionally as Damita Jo, was an American actress, comedian, and singer. Her second marriage was to her manager James "Biddy" Wood in 1961. Biography DeBlanc was born in Austin ...

(1930–1998), aka Damita Jo, American actress and singer *Joanna

Jo Durie Joanna Mary Durie (born 27 July 1960) is a former world No. 5 tennis player from the United Kingdom. During her career, she also reached No. 9 in doubles, and won two Grand Slam titles, both in the mixed doubles with Jeremy Bates. Born in Bris ...

(born 1960), English tennis player *Joanne Jo Ellis (born 1983), English field hockey forward *Joanne

Jo Frost Joanne Frost (born 27 June 1970) is an English television personality, nanny, and author. She is best known for the reality television programme '' Supernanny UK'', in which she was the central figure. The show first aired in the United Kingdom ...

(born 1970), English nanny, writer and TV hostess *Joanne

Jo Kiesanowski Joanne Marie Kiesanowski (born 24 May 1979) is a New Zealand cyclist, who won the silver medal in the women's scratch race at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She is married to Jeff Pierce, a former professional cyclist. The 2012 Summer Olymp ...

(born 1979), New Zealand cyclist *Johanna

Jo Konta Johanna Konta (born 17 May 1991) is a British former professional tennis player, having represented Australia until 2012. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, as well as 11 singles and four doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. The ...

(born 1991), British tennis player *

Jo Lemaire Jo Lemaire (born 5 January 1956) is a Belgian singer and songwriter born in Gembloux, Namur. Beyond her native country, she is also popular in France, Switzerland, Canada, and the Netherlands. Career Jo Lemaire debuted musically in the late 1 ...

(born 1956), Belgian singer *

Jo Muir Joanna Muir (born 30 August 1994) is a British modern pentathlete, who was part of the British squad that won the team event at the 2019 European Modern Pentathlon Championships, and came second in the women's relay event at the 2016 World M ...

(born 1994), British modern pentathlete *

Jo O'Meara Joanne Valda O'Meara (born 29 April 1979) is an English pop singer. She is best known for being a member of pop group S Club 7 between 1999 and 2003. Born and raised in Romford, she launched her career at age 16 working with Max Martin. O'Mear ...

(born 1979), English singer (

S Club 7 S Club 7 were a British pop group from London, created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller and consisting of members Bradley McIntosh, Hannah Spearritt, Jo O'Meara, Jon Lee, Paul Cattermole, Rachel Stevens and Tina Barrett. The group ...

) *Joanne

Jo Pavey Joanne Marie Pavey Order of the British Empire, MBE (née Davis, born 20 September 1973) is a British long-distance runner and a World, European and Commonwealth medallist. She won the 10,000 m gold medal at the 2014 European Athletics Ch ...

(born 1973), British Olympian and distance runner * Jo Price (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player and former footballer *Joanne "Jo"

J. K. Rowling Joanne Rowling ( "rolling"; born 31 July 1965), also known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and Philanthropy, philanthropist. She wrote ''Harry Potter'', a seven-volume children's fantasy series published from 1997 to ...

(born 1965), author of the ''Harry Potter'' book series *

Jo Ann Robinson Jo Ann Gibson Robinson (April 17, 1912 – August 29, 1992) was an activist during the Civil Rights Movement and educator in Montgomery, Alabama. Early life Born Jo Ann Gibson, near Culloden, Georgia, on April 17, 1912, she was the youngest of ...

(1912–1990), American civil rights activist *Johanna Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (1909–1995), Dutch government minister *

Billie Jo Spears Billie Jo Spears (born Billie Joe Moore; January 14, 1938 – December 14, 2011) was an American country music singer. She reached the top 10 of the country music chart five times between 1969 and 1977, her biggest being " Blanket on the Ground", ...

(1937–2011), American country music singer *

Jo Stafford Jo Elizabeth Stafford (November 12, 1917July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop music singer, whose career spanned five decades from the late 1930s to the early 1980s. Admired for the purity of her voice, she originally underwent classi ...

(1917–2008), American singer of traditional pop music *

Jo Van Fleet Catherine Josephine Van Fleet (December 29, 1915"The Bi ...

(1915–1996), American theatre and film actress *

Jo Walton Jo Walton (born 1964) is a Welsh and Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet. She is best known for the fantasy novel ''Among Others'', which won the Hugo Award, Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012, and ''Tooth and Claw (novel), Tooth ...

(born 1964), Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet *Joanne

Jo Bailey Wells Joanne Caladine Bailey Wells (née Bailey; born 24 June 1965) is a British Anglican bishop, theologian, and academic. Since 29 June 2016, she has been the Bishop of Dorking, a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Guildford. Previously, she was a ...

(born 1965), British Anglican bishop, Bishop of Dorking

Fictional characters

Joanne Gardner Joanne "Jo" Gardner is a fictional character from the long-running soap opera ''Search for Tomorrow''. The role was played by actress Mary Stuart for the show's entire run (1951–86). Joanne was married four times, making her full legal name Jo ...

, lead character from the soap opera ''Search for Tomorrow'' *

Jo Grant Josephine "Jo" Grant, later Jo Jones, is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Jo was introduced by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks in the first episode of ''Do ...

, a 1971–1973 Dr. Who companion *Jo Kido, in the anime series ''

Digimon Adventure , known as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters'' in English-speaking territories, is a 1999 Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation in cooperation with WiZ, Bandai and Fuji Television. It is the first anime series in the ''D ...

'' *Jo March, in the novel ''

Little Women ''Little Women'' is a coming-of-age novel written by American novelist Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Alcott wrote the book, originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869, at the request of her publisher. The story follows the lives ...

'' and its sequels *Jo Martinez, in the supernatural crime drama series ''

Forever Forever or 4ever may refer to: Film and television Films * ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice * ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama * ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...

'' * Jo Masters, in the British television series ''The Bill'' *Jo Masterson, in ABC Family's '' Twisted'' *Josephine "Jo" McCormick, one of the main characters of the TV series ''

Big Bad Beetleborgs ''Big Bad Beetleborgs'' (later ''Beetleborgs Metallix'') is an American live-action superhero television series by Saban Entertainment and was co-produced with Renaissance-Atlantic Films, Toei Company and Bugboy Productions. Two seasons aired on ...

'' * Jo Polniaczek, from the TV show ''The Facts of Life'' *

Jo Reynolds Jobeth Beth Reynolds (née Foster) is a fictional character in the American television series ''Melrose Place'', the second series in the ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' franchise. Portrayed by Daphne Zuniga, Jo Reynolds appeared in the first four seas ...

, in ''Melrose Place'' *Jo Saint-Clair, title character of the French TV series '' Jo'' *Jo Stockton, one of the main characters of the movie ''

Funny Face ''Funny Face'' is a 1957 American musical romantic comedy film directed by Stanley Donen and written by Leonard Gershe, containing assorted songs by George and Ira Gershwin. Although having the same title as the 1927 Broadway musical ''Funny F ...

'' *Jo, one of the main characters of anime series ''

Burst Angel Burst may refer to: *Burst mode (disambiguation), a mode of operation where events occur in rapid succession **Burst transmission, a term in telecommunications **Burst switching, a feature of some packet-switched networks ** Bursting, a signaling m ...

'' *Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel ''

Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode serial between March 1852 and September 1853. The novel has many characters and several sub-plots, and is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and ...

'' *Jo, a contestant on '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' * Jo Wilson, from ABC's show

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

*Jo, main character from

A Taste of Honey ''A Taste of Honey'' is the first play by the British dramatist Shelagh Delaney, written when she was 19. It was intended as a novel, but she turned it into a play because she hoped to revitalise British theatre and address social issues that ...

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