Joe Hill may refer to: *

Joe Hill (activist) Joe Hill (October 7, 1879 – November 19, 1915), born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund and also known as Joseph Hillström, was a Swedish-American labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, familiarly called the " ...

(18791915), Swedish-American labor activist and songwriter *

Joe Hills Joseph John Hills (14 October 1897 — 21 September 1969) was an English first-class cricketer, Test match umpire and professional footballer. Life and career Born in London in 1897, Hills served in World War I with the Royal Engineers and wa ...

(18971969), English cricketer and umpire * Joe Hill (alias of

Joseph Graves Olney Joseph Graves Olney (October 9, 1849 – December 3, 1884) was a rancher and cattleman in what is now Cochise County, Arizona. He arrived there around 1877 and set up a ranch in the San Simon Valley. Olney moved from Texas under circumstance ...

, 18491884), American rancher and outlaw *

Blind Joe Hill Blind Joe Hill (January 7, 1931 – November 17, 1999) was an American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer. A one-man band, he was adopted and named Joe Thomas Hill after being born in Pennsylvania, United States. He play ...

(19371998), American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer * Joseph Hill (

Dusty Hill Joe Michael "Dusty" Hill (May 19, 1949 – July 28, 2021) was an American musician who was the bassist of the rock band ZZ Top for more than 50 years. He also sang lead and backing vocals and played keyboards. Hill was born in Dallas, Texas, an ...

) (1949–2021), American bassist associated with the band ZZ Top *

Joe Hill (writer) Joseph Hillström King (born June 4, 1972), better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American writer. His work includes the novels ''Heart-Shaped Box'' (2007), ''Horns'' (2010), '' NOS4A2'' (2013), and '' The Fireman'' (2016); the short st ...

(born 1972), pen name of American author Joseph Hillstrom King, son of author Stephen King *

Joe Hills (American football) Joseph Hills (born October 2, 1987) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at South Carolina from 2007 to 2008 before transferring to Tennessee State. Early life Hills attended Palmetto ...

(born 1987), American football wide receiver * Joe Hill, fictional character on the TV series ''Blue Bloods'' *

Jo Hill Joanne Kay Hill (born 19 June 1973) is a former Australian women's basketball player. Biography Hill played for the Australia women's national basketball team during the late 1990s and early 2000s, and competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in ...

(born 1973), Australian women's basketball player * Joe Hill (journalist), Australian television presenter associated with station ADS

Eponyms of the activist

* ''Joe Hill'' (film), 1971 biopic of Joe Hill the activist and songwriter * "Joe Hill" (song), a song written by Alfred Hayes and Earl Robinson and recorded by Joan Baez for her 1970 album ''One Day at a Time'' * ''Joe Hill'' (opera), by Alan Bush and Barrie Stavis, first performed in 1970 *

Joe Hill House The Joe Hill House was a Catholic Worker Movement house of hospitality in Salt Lake City, Utah co-founded in 1961 by Ammon Hennacy and Mary Lathrop. Providing social services and housing to the homeless, the Joe Hill House operated until 1968. ...

, Catholic Worker Movement house of hospitality in Salt Lake City, Utah which operated 19611968 *

Joe Hill Award The Joe Hill Award is awarded annually at the Great Labor Arts Exchange by The Labor Heritage Foundation. The award is named for Joe Hill, a radical songwriter, labor activist and member of the Industrial Workers of the World. He was executed for ...

, awarded annually since 1989 by the Labor Heritage Foundation for a body of work in the field of labor culture * see also: Joe Hill §Influence and tributes

Eponyms of the activist

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