Joby is a given name, sometimes 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

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Joby Baker (born 1934), Canadian born actor and painter *

Joby Godfrey Joseph Godfrey (January 1894 – January 1977), commonly known as Joby Godfrey, was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Birmingham, Coventry City, Manchester City and Merthyr Town. He played as a forward. Go ...

(1894–1977), English professional footballer * Joby Harold, English film director and screenwriter currently living in Los Angeles *

Joby Harris Joby Harris (born February 21, 1975) is a designer and director in Los Angeles, California. He is also the lead singer and guitar player for the American post-hardcore band Crash Rickshaw. He is currently a visual strategist for NASA and the Je ...

(born 1975), California-based visual artist; guitar player and singer for band ''Crash Rickshaw'' *

Joby Harte Joby Harte is a British television personality. He has worked on many television shows including the BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Joby was part of the original production team and played a role in the creation of the worldwide hit reality se ...

, British television personality *

Joby Ingram-Dodd Joby Ingram-Dodd (born 14 July 1980), is a former Welsh racing cyclist. He represented Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has now moved on to become an actor, writer and producer. Currently working for Space Dive Productions ...

(born 1980), former Welsh racing cyclist *

Joby Messier Joby Messier (born March 2, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers between 1993 and 1995. Playing career Joby Messier was a member of the Notre Da ...

(born 1970), professional ice hockey player * Joby Ogwyn (born 1974), American mountain climber from Santa Barbara, California * Joby Talbot (born 1971), British composer *

Joby Wright Joseph "Joby" Wright (born September 5, 1950) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was men's basketball head coach at Miami University and at the University of Wyoming. Early life Wright starred in basketball at J ...

(born 1950), American former college and professional basketball player

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