Joshua is a

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derived from the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

( Modern: ''Yəhōšūaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšūaʿ''), prominently belonging to

Joshua Joshua () or Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' lit. 'Yahweh is salvation') ''Yēšūaʿ''; syr, ܝܫܘܥ ܒܪ ܢܘܢ ''Yəšūʿ bar Nōn''; el, Ἰησοῦς, ar , يُوشَعُ ٱبْنُ نُونٍ '' Yūšaʿ ...

, 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 Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label=Hebrew/Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and religious ...

. 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

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from 2003 to 2007 shows "Joshua" among the top-five given names for newborn males. In

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, 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.

Biblical figures

, leader of the Israelites after the death of Moses *

, known in his own tongue as ''Yeshua'', an

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

form of Yehoshua (Joshua) *

Joshua the High Priest Joshua ( ''Yəhōšūa‘'') or Yeshua ( ''Yēšūaʿ'') the High Priest was, according to the Bible, the first person chosen to be the High Priest for the reconstruction of the Jewish Temple after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Ca ...

, High Priest ca. 515–490 BC after the return of the Jews from the Babylonian Captivity

Ancient world

:''Ordered chronologically'' *

Joshua ben Perachiah Joshua ben Perahiah or Joshua ben Perachya ( he, יהושע בן פרחיה, Yehoshua Ben Perachia) was Nasi of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BCE. With Nittai of Arbela, second of five pairs of scholars He and his colleague ...

(given name = ''Yehoshua''), ''Nasi'' (prince) of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the 2nd century BC *

Joshua ben Hananiah Joshua ben Hananiah ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ ben Ḥánanyāh''; d. 131 CE), also known as Rabbi Yehoshua, was a leading tanna of the first half-century following the destruction of the Second Temple. He is the seventh-most-frequently mentioned sage in ...

(given name = ''Yehoshua'') (died 131), a ''tanna'' (sage) *

Joshua ben Levi Joshua ben Levi (Yehoshua ben Levi) was an Amoraim, amora, a scholar of the Talmud, who lived in the Land of Israel in the first half of the third century. He lived and taught in the city of Lod. He was an elder contemporary of Johanan ben Napp ...

, Jewish ''amora'' (scholar) in the first half of the third century *

Joshua the Stylite Joshua the Stylite (also spelled Yeshu Stylite and Ieshu Stylite) is the attributed author of a chronicle which narrates the history of the war between the Byzantine Empire and Persians between 502 and 506, and which is generally considered to be ...

, author of a chronicle of the war between the Later Roman Empire and the Persians between 502 and 506

Medieval period

* Joshua Lorki (fl. c. 1400), Spanish-Jewish physician

Modern era

Pre-20th century

* Joshua Allen, 5th Viscount Allen (1728–1816), Irish nobleman *

Joshua Barnes Joshua Barnes FRS (10 January 1654 – 3 August 1712), was an English scholar. His work ''Gerania; a New Discovery of a Little Sort of People, anciently discoursed of, called Pygmies'' (1675) was an Utopian romance.LeTellier (1997), p. 186. Life ...

(1654–1712), English scholar *

Joshua Bates (financier) Joshua Bates (October 10, 1788 – September 24, 1864) was an American international financier who divided his life between the United States and the United Kingdom. Early life Bates was born in Commercial St., Weymouth, Massachusetts on Octo ...

(1788–1864), American international financier *

Joshua Boaz ben Simon Baruch Joshua Boaz ben Simon Baruch (died 1557), also known as the Shiltei Giborim after a work he authored, was a prominent Talmudist who lived at Sabbioneta, and later at Savigliano. He was a descendant of an old Judæo-Spanish family, and probably se ...

(died 1557), Talmudist in Spain and later Italy *

Joshua Boyle Joshua Boyle may refer to: * Joshua Boyle, kidnapped in Afghanistan; see kidnapping of Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman In October 2012, Canadian-American couple Joshua Boyle and Caitlan Coleman were kidnapped in Ghazni Province of Afghanistan w ...

, Irish Member of Parliament in 1641 and 1661 * Joshua Harrison Bruce (1833-1891), American farmer and politician *

Joshua dei Cantori Joshua dei Cantori was a converted Italian Jew who attacked the Talmud at Cremona in 1559. According to Moritz Steinschneider, he belonged to the family Cantarini. In consequence of a dispute with Joseph Ottolenghi, who was head of the Talmudic ...

, Italian converted Jew who attacked the Talmud in 1559 * Joshua Caslari (fl. 1540–1558), French Jewish liturgical poet *

Joshua Chamberlain Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain (born Lawrence Joshua Chamberlain, September 8, 1828February 24, 1914) was an American college professor from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army. He became a highly respected and ...

(1828–1914), American brevet major general and professor, awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the

Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg () was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the battle, Union Major General George Meade's Army of the Po ...

Joshua Clayton Dr. Joshua Clayton (July 20, 1744 – August 11, 1798) was an American physician and politician from Mt. Pleasant in Pencader Hundred, New Castle County, Delaware. He was an officer of the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and a me ...

(1744–1798), American

Continental Army The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies (the Thirteen Colonies) in the Revolutionary-era United States. It was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, and was establis ...

officer,

Governor of Delaware A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political r ...

and

U.S. Senator The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powe ...

* Joshua Cooper (died 1757) (c. 1696–1757), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament *

Joshua Cooper (1732–1800) Joshua Cooper (1732 – 16 December 1800) was an Irish landowner and politician from County Sligo. Cooper was educated at Trinity College Dublin.''Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity C ...

, Irish landowner and Member of Parliament *

Joshua Edward Cooper Colonel Joshua Edward Cooper ( – 8 June 1837) was an Irish landowner and politician from County Sligo. Cooper was the oldest son of Joshua Cooper MP (1732–1800) of Markree Castle, and his wife Alicia, daughter of Edward Synge, Bishop of E ...

(c. 1761–1837), Irish landowner and Member of Parliament * Joshua Gwillen Doan (1811–1839), farmer and tanner who participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837 *

Joshua Evans (Quaker minister) Joshua Evans (September 23, 1731 – July 6, 1798) was an American Quaker minister, journalist, and abolitionist. He was born to Thomas Evans and Rebecca Owen in Evesham Township in Burlington County, New Jersey. Joshua Evans and Priscilla C ...

(1731–1798), American Quaker minister, journalist, and abolitionist *

Joshua Evans Jr. Joshua Evans Jr. (January 20, 1777 – October 2, 1846) was a Jacksonian member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Joshua Evans was born in Paoli, Pennsylvania. He was a hotel keeper and also engaged in agricultural pursu ...

(1777–1849), American politician and member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania *

Joshua Falk Joshua ben Alexander HaCohen Falk (1555 – 29 March 1614) was a Polish Halakhist and Talmudist, best known as the author of the ''Drisha'' and ''Prisha'' commentaries on the ''Arba'ah Turim'' as well as ''Sefer Me'irat Enayim'' (סמ"ע) on ...

(1555–1614), Polish

Halakhist ''Halakha'' (; he, הֲלָכָה, ), also transliterated as ''halacha'', ''halakhah'', and ''halocho'' ( ), is the collective body of Jewish religious laws which is derived from the written and Oral Torah. Halakha is based on biblical commandm ...

and

Talmudist The Talmud (; he, , Talmūḏ) is the central text of Rabbinic Judaism and the primary source of Jewish religious law (''halakha'') and Jewish theology. Until the advent of modernity, in nearly all Jewish communities, the Talmud was the center ...

Joshua Fisher (merchant) Joshua Fisher (1707 – February 1, 1783) was a prominent Philadelphia merchant involved in transatlantic trade and mapmaking as applied to nautical charts. He made the first nautical chart of the Delaware River and Delaware Bay, and established ...

(1707–1783), American nautical mapmaker * Joshua Beal Ferris (1804–1886), American politician and US House Representative *

Joshua Fry Colonel Joshua Fry (1699–1754) was an English-born American adventurer who became a professor, then real estate investor and local official in the colony of Virginia. Although he served several terms in the House of Burgesses, he may be best kn ...

(1699–1754), early American mapmaker * Joshua Gilpin (1765-1841), American paper manufacturer * Joshua B. Howell, (1806–1864) American (Union) Civil War officer * Joshua Hughes (1807–1889), Welsh Anglican bishop *

Joshua Johnson (painter) Joshua Johnson () was an American painter from the Baltimore area of African and European ancestry. Johnson is known for his naïve paintings of prominent Maryland residents. Life It was not until 1939 that the identity of the painter of elit ...

(1763–1824), American painter *

Joshua Lewinsohn Joshua Lewinsohn was a Russian teacher and writer. He was born in 1833 at Vyeshiuti, in the Kovno region. He received his Talmudical education at Zhagory, in the house of his uncle Simon Hurvitz, and graduated in 1865 from the Gymnasium of Mita ...

(1833–?), Lithuanian Jewish teacher and writer *

Joshua A. Lowell Joshua Adams Lowell (March 20, 1801 – March 13, 1874) was a United States representative from Maine. He was born in Thomaston, Massachusetts (now in Maine) on March 20, 1801. He attended the common schools where he also taught. He studied l ...

(1801–1874), American politician * Joshua Millner (1849–1931), Irish Olympic shooter * Joshua Abraham Norton (1818–1880), "

Emperor Norton Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818January 8, 1880), known as Emperor Norton, was a resident of San Francisco, California who, in 1859, proclaimed himself "Norton I., Emperor of the United States". In 1863, after Napoleon III invaded Mexi ...

", English-born American immigrant who proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States * Joshua T. Owen (1822–1887), American (Union) Civil War brigadier general * Joshua C. Pierce (1830-1904), American businessman and politician *

Joshua Reynolds Sir Joshua Reynolds (16 July 1723 – 23 February 1792) was an English painter, specialising in portraits. John Russell said he was one of the major European painters of the 18th century. He promoted the "Grand Style" in painting which depend ...

(1723–1792), English painter, particularly of portraits *

Joshua W. Sill Joshua Woodrow Sill (December 6, 1831 – December 31, 1862) was a career officer in the United States Army and brigadier general during the American Civil War. He was killed at the Battle of Stones River in Tennessee. Fort Sill, Oklahoma, was lat ...

(1831–1862), American (Union) Civil War brigadier general *

Joshua Slocum Joshua Slocum (February 20, 1844 – on or shortly after November 14, 1909) was the first person to sail single-handedly around the world. He was a Nova Scotian-born, naturalised American seaman and adventurer, and a noted writer. In 1900 he wr ...

(1844–1909), Canadian-American seaman, first man to sail solo around the world *

Joshua Zeitlin Joshua Zeitlin (1742 in Shklov, Belarus – August 18, 1822, in Kherson, Novorossiya) was a Russian rabbinical scholar and philanthropist. He was a pupil of the Talmudist Rabbi Aryeh Leib ben Asher Gunzberg who was the author of ''Sha'agat Ary ...

(1742–1822), rabbinical scholar and philanthropist born in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (now Belarus) *

Joshua Heschel Zoref Joshua Heschel Zoref (1633–1700) was a 17th-century ascetic, and an important figure in the Lithuanian Sabbatean movement. During the messianic fervor of 1666, he claimed to experience visions similar to those of Ezekiel. He, like Judah Leib P ...

(1633–1700), ascetic and an important figure in the Lithuanian Sabbatean movement

20th and 21st centuries

* Josh Allen (disambiguation), multiple people *

Joshua Ang Joshua Ang Ser Kian (; born 1 March 1989) is a former Mediacorp artiste from Singapore who starred alongside Shawn Lee in the film ''I Not Stupid'' and its sequel ''I Not Stupid Too''. Career Ang began acting in 2001 and was one of four chil ...

(born 1989), Singaporean film actor *

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 p ...

(born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler * Joshua Bartholomew (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and producer *

Joshua Bassett (actor) Joshua Taylor Bassett (born December 22, 2000) is an American actor, singer and songwriter. He is known for his starring role as Ricky Bowen in '' High School Musical: The Musical: The Series''. Early life Bassett was born and raised in O ...

(born 2000), American actor and singer *

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 ...

(born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *

Joshua Bell Joshua David Bell (born December 9, 1967) is an American violinist and conductor. He plays the Gibson Stradivarius. Early life and education Bell was born in Bloomington, Indiana, to Shirley Bell, a therapist, and Alan P. Bell, a psychologis ...

(born 1967), American violinist and conductor *

Joshua Bloch Joshua J. Bloch (born August 28, 1961) is an American software engineer and a technology author, formerly employed at Sun Microsystems and Google. He led the design and implementation of numerous Java platform features, including the Java Collec ...

(born 1961), American software engineer and author * Joshua Bradley (born 1992), British YouTuber (known online as Zerkaa), part of The Sidemen * Joshua Ilika Brenner (born 1976), Mexican swimmer *

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 Gangste ...

(born 1968), American actor *

Joshua Cardwell Joshua Cardwell (1910–1982) was a Unionist politician in Northern Ireland. Early life and career Born in Belfast and educated locally, Cardwell worked as the manager of a coal importing firm. In 1952 he was elected to Belfast Corporation for V ...

(1910–1982), politician in Northern Ireland *

Joshua Chelanga Joshua Chelanga (born 7 April 1973 in Baringo District) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won the 2007 edition of the Rotterdam Marathon on April 15, clocking 2:08:21. His younger brother, Samuel Chelanga, is also a long-distance runner who ...

(born 1973), Kenyan long-distance runner *

Joshua Clottey Joshua Clottey (born October 6, 1977) is a Ghanaian former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2019, and held the IBF welterweight title from 2008 to 2009. As an amateur, he competed at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. At the peak of his car ...

(born 1977), Ghanaian professional boxer and former IBF welterweight champion *

Josh Cooper (cryptographer) Joshua Edward Synge ('Josh') Cooper CB, CMG (3 April 1901 in Fulham, London – 24 June 1981 in Buckinghamshire) was an English cryptographer. Josh was the eldest son of Richard Edward Synge Cooper and his wife Mary Eleanor Burke who were marr ...

(1901–1981), British cryptographer *

Josh Cooper (defensive end) Joshua Martez Cooper (born December 5, 1980) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Mississippi. Cooper was also a member of the Fra ...

(born 1980), American football player, formerly in the National Football League *

Josh Culbreath Joshua Culbreath (September 14, 1932 – July 1, 2021) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 400 meter hurdles—the national outdoor champion from 1953 to 1955; three-time winner of the event in the Penn Relays in the same year ...

(1932–2021), American hurdler *

Joshua Dariye Joshua Chibi Dariye (born 27 July 1957) assumed office as the Governor of Plateau State, Nigeria on 29 May 1999 during the 1999 Plateau State gubernatorial election on the platform of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). He was re-elected for ...

(born 1957), Nigerian politician *

Joshua Dionisio Ralph Joshua Dela Cruz Dionisio (born December 14, 1994 in Quezon City) is a former Filipino actor. He is best known for his role as Ken Pamintuan in ''Super Inggo'' and the young Cholo in the Philippine remake of '' Stairway to Heaven''. Early l ...

(born 1994), Filipino actor *

Joshua Dobbs Robert Joshua Dobbs (born January 26, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tennessee, and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fourth rou ...

(born 1995), American football player *

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 ...

(born 1988), disgraced American reality TV participant and political activist *

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 McC ...

(born 1972), American actor and former model *

Josh Dun Joshua William Dun (born June 18, 1988) is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer of the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, alongside Tyler Joseph, and also contributes backing vocals and trumpet to the band's work. He has collabora ...

(born 1988), American drummer, currently in the band

Twenty One Pilots Twenty One Pilots (stylized in Letter case, all lowercase or as twenty øne piløts) are an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. Initially a band, the group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph along with Nick Thomas and Chris ...

Joshua Eagle Joshua Eagle (born 10 May 1973) is a former professional male tennis player and current professional tennis coach from Australia. In January 2013 he was appointed as the Australian Davis Cup coach, having previously won Tennis Australia's eli ...

(born 1973), Australian tennis coach and former player *

Joshua Ezeudu Joshua Ezeudu (born September 19, 1999) is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at North Carolina. Early years Ezeudu was born to a Nigerian family, and grew up in ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Joshua Fishman Joshua Fishman (Yiddish: שיקל פֿישמאַן — Shikl Fishman; July 18, 1926 – March 1, 2015) was an American linguist who specialized in the sociology of language, language planning, bilingual education, and language and ethnicity. ...

(1926–2015), American linguist * Joshua Fox (born 1994), Fijian basketball player * Joshua Frazier (born 1995), American football player *

Josh Gad Joshua Ilan Gad (born February 23, 1981) is an American actor. He is known for voicing Olaf in the '' Frozen'' franchise, playing Elder Arnold Cunningham in the Broadway musical ''The Book of Mormon'', and playing Le Fou in the live-action adap ...

(born 1981), American actor, voice actor, comedian, and singer *

Joshua Garcia Joshua Espineli Garcia (; born October 7, 1997) is a Filipino actor, dancer, and commercial model. He began his professional acting career in 2015 after being part of the reality show '' Pinoy Big Brother: All In'' as a contestant. He rose to p ...

(born 1997), Filipino actor and model *

Josh Gibson Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 – January 20, 1947) was an American baseball catcher primarily in the Negro leagues. Baseball historians consider Gibson among the best power hitters and catchers in baseball history. In 1972, he became the se ...

(1911–1947), American Negro league baseball catcher *

Josh Gordon Joshua Caleb Gordon (born April 13, 1991) is an American football wide receiver who is a free agent. He previously played for the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Tennessee Titans. Nicknamed ...

(born 1991), American football player, formerly in the National Football League *Joshua

Oupa Gqozo Joshua Oupa Gqozo (; born 10 March 1952) was the military ruler of the former homeland of Ciskei in South Africa. Early life Gqozo was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State on 10 March 1952, the son of a Christian minister. In Afrikaans, Oupa ...

(born 1952), former military ruler of the former homeland of

Ciskei Ciskei (, or ) was a Bantustan for the Xhosa people-located in the southeast of South Africa. It covered an area of , almost entirely surrounded by what was then the Cape Province, and possessed a small coastline along the shore of the Indian O ...

in South Africa * Joshua Green (disambiguation), multiple people *

Josh Groban Joshua Winslow Groban (born February 27, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. His first four solo albums have been certified multi-platinum, and he was charted in 2007 as the number-one best selling artist in the United States, wi ...

(born 1981), American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer *Joshua Gutiérrez (born 1987), Mexican actor * Joshua Guyer (born 1994), Australian professional baseball player *

Josh Hamilton Joshua Holt Hamilton (born May 21, 1981) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder from to , most prominently as a member of the Texas Rangers teams that won two consecutive Americ ...

(born 1981), American Major League baseball player *

Joshua Harrison Joshua Harrison (born 15 June 1995) is an Australian racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He rode for in the men's team time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. In 2015, he finished fourth in the under-23 ...

(born 1995), Australian racing cyclist *

Josh Hartnett Joshua Daniel Hartnett (born July 21, 1978) is an American actor and producer. He first came to attention in 1997 for his role as Michael Fitzgerald in the television crime drama series '' Cracker''. He made his feature film debut in 1998 in th ...

(born 1978), American actor and movie producer *

Joshua Holsey Joshua Holsey (born June 25, 1994) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Auburn, and was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. Professional career Washington Redskins H ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Josh Homme Joshua Michael Homme ( ; born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he form ...

(born 1973), American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor *Joshua Hong (born 1995), Korean-American singer, member of South Korean boy band SEVENTEEN *

Josh Howard Joshua Jay Howard (born April 28, 1980) is an American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the UNT Dallas Trailblazers men's basketball team. He played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons. H ...

(born 1980), American basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association *

Josh Hutcherson Joshua Ryan Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) is an American actor and producer. Hutcherson began acting in the early 2000s and appeared in several commercials and minor film and television roles before landing his first major role in 2002 in ...

(born 1992), American actor *

Joshua Jackson Joshua Carter Jackson (born June 11, 1978) is a Canadian-American actor. He is known for his starring role as Charlie Conway in '' Mighty Ducks'', as Pacey Witter in The WB teen drama series ''Dawson's Creek'' (1998–2003), Peter Bishop in the ...

(born 1978), Canadian-American actor *

Josh Jobe Joshua Jobe (born April 9, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama, winning a national championship in 2020. Early life and high school Jo ...

(born 1998), American football player * Joshua Jones (disambiguation), multiple people *

Josh Jasper Joshua Norwood Jasper (born November 26, 1987) is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He set the Tennessee state record for career high school field goals, with 44, and his longest field goal was 54 yards. In 2010, he ...

(born 1987), All-American college football placekicker *

Joshua Caleb Johnson Joshua Caleb Johnson is an American child actor. After appearing in several television shows and short films, he gained attention when he starred as Henry 'Onion' Shackleford in the 2020 television series ''The Good Lord Bird ''The Good Lord ...

, American actor * Joshua Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Joshua Kaindoh (born 1998), American football player *

Joshua Kalu Joshua Elekwachi Kalu (born August 28, 1995) is an American football strong safety for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in 2018. He played college footba ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Joshua Kelley Joshua Tyler Kelley (born November 20, 1997) is an American football running back for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He began his college football career with the UC Davis Aggies before transferring to the UCLA ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Joshua Kennedy Joshua Blake Kennedy (born 20 August 1982) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a striker for the Australia national soccer team. Kennedy is known by Australian fans as "Jesus" due to his apparent resemblance to tradi ...

(born 1982), Australian former soccer player *

Joshua Kimmich Joshua Walter Kimmich (; born 8 February 1995) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or right-back for club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. Known for his complete playstyle, versatility, aggressio ...

(born 1995), German footballer *

Josh Kronfeld Joshua Adrian Kronfeld (born 20 June 1971) is a TV presenter and a former rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand at international level and Otago, the Highlanders and Leicester at first-class level. During his international career, K ...

(born 1971), New Zealand former rugby union flanker * Joshua Livestro (born 1970), Dutch columnist and political writer *

Josh Mahoney Joshua William Paul "Josh" Mahoney (born 31 October 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood, the Western Bulldogs, and Port Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL). VFL career Mahoney p ...

(born 1977), Australian rules footballer *

Josh McDaniels Joshua Thomas McDaniels (born April 22, 1976) is an American football head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL career in 2001 with the New England Patriots, where he served as the offensive coo ...

(born 1976), American National Football League offensive coordinator and former head coach *Josh Middleton (born 1985), British musician, guitarist and vocalist of metal bands

Sylosis Sylosis is a British heavy metal band from Reading, Berkshire, England. Signed to Nuclear Blast Records, the band has released five studio albums, a live album, two EPs and twelve music videos. Their fifth album '' Cycle of Suffering'' was rel ...

and Architects * Joshua Miles (disambiguation), multiple people *

Josh Morris (disambiguation) Josh Morris may refer to: * Josh Morris (footballer, born 1991), English footballer * Josh Morris (Australian footballer) (born 2001), Australian rules footballer * Josh Morris (politician) (born 1982), Australian politician * Josh Morris (rugby ...

, multiple people *

Josh Mostel Joshua Mostel (born December 21, 1946) is an American actor with numerous film and Broadway credits. The son of Zero Mostel, he is best known for his supporting roles in films such as ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' (1973), ''Harry and Tonto'' (1974) ...

(born 1946), American actor *

Joshua Neustein Joshua Neustein (born 1940) is a contemporary visual artist who lives and works in New York City. He is known for his Conceptual Art, environmental installations, Land Art, Postminimalist torn paper works, epistemic abstraction, deconstructed c ...

(born 1940), Polish-born American visual artist *

Joshua Owusu Joshua Owusu (born October 2, 1948) is a retired Olympic track and field athlete from Ghana. He specialised in the triple jump and the long jump events during his career. Owusu represented Ghana at the 1972 Olympic Games where he finishe ...

(born 1948), Ghanaian retired triple jumper and long jumper * Joshua Palacios (born 1995), American professional baseball player *

Josh Peck Joshua Michael Peck (born November 10, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. Peck began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on the Nickelodeon sitcom ''The Amanda Show'' from 2000 to 2002. Peck ...

(born 1986), American actor *

Josh Pence Joshua Charles Pence (born June 8, 1982) is an American actor. Career Pence first appeared in the 2006 film ''The Good Shepherd (film), The Good Shepherd'' in an uncredited role as Bonesman. Pence appeared in the 2010 film ''The Social Network'' ...

(born 1982), American actor * Joshua Perper (1932–2021), Romanian-born American forensic pathologist and toxicologist *

Joshua Radin Joshua Radin (born June 14, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. He has recorded nine studio albums, and his songs have been used in a number of films and TV series. His most successful album, ''Simple Times'', was released in 2008. Beginnin ...

(born 1974), American singer-songwriter *

Josh Radnor Joshua Thomas Radnor (born July 29, 1974) is an American actor, filmmaker, author, and musician. He is best known for portraying Ted Mosby on the popular and Emmy Award–winning CBS sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother''. He made his writing and dir ...

(born 1974), American actor, director, producer and screenwriter * Joshua Rush (born 2001), American actor *

Josh Satin Joshua Blake Satin (born December 23, 1984) is an American former professional baseball corner infielder. Satin played first base, second base, and third base. During his career, he played for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball, as well a ...

(born 1984), American former Major League Baseball player *

Josh Server Joshua Aaron Server (born April 11, 1979) is an American actor best known for being the only ''All That'' cast member to remain through all six original seasons. Acting career Server began on ''All That'' at age 14 to tape the pilot for the sh ...

(born 1979), American actor and comedian *

Joshua Simon Joshua Simon (born 1979, Tel Aviv), is a curator, writer, publisher, cultural critic, poet, filmmaker and public intellectual. He currently lives in Philadelphia, PA. Simon curated exhibitions in museums and art spaces in Tel Aviv-Yafo, NYC, Mel ...

(fl. 21st century), Israeli art curator, writer and filmmaker * Joshua Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *

Josh Thomas (comedian) Joshua Michael Thomas (born 26 May 1987) is an Australian comedian, actor and writer. In 2005, he won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition. He has since appeared on television numerous times, including as a regula ...

(born 1987), Australian comedian, actor and writer *

Josh Tordjman Joshua Tordjman (born January 11, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played two games in the National Hockey League with the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2008–09 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 20 ...

(born 1985), Canadian hockey goaltender *

Josh Wagenaar Joshua Frederick Wagenaar (born February 26, 1985 in Grimsby, Ontario) is a Canadian retired soccer player, who is currently an assistant coach at Louisiana Tech. Club career Wagenaar attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York state. He o ...

(born 1985), Canadian former footballer *

Joshua Ward-Hibbert Joshua Thomas Ward-Hibbert (born 25 January 1994) is a British basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). Best known for his former occupation as a tennis player. Ward-Hibbert holds the record for the fast ...

(born 1994), British basketball player and former tennis player *

Joshua Wheeler Joshua Lloyd Wheeler (November 22, 1975 – October 22, 2015) was a United States Army soldier who was killed in Iraq during Operation Inherent Resolve. He was a master sergeant assigned to the elite Delta Force, and was the first American servi ...

(born 1975), American Delta Force Operator, first American service member killed in action while fighting ISIS *

Josh Whitesell Joshua S. Whitesell (born April 14, 1982) is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Arizona Diamondbacks and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and ...

(born 1982), American former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player *

Joshua Wong Joshua Wong Chi-fung (; born 13 October 1996) is a Hong Kong activist and politician. He served as secretary-general of the pro-democracy party Demosistō until it disbanded following the implementation of the Hong Kong national security law ...

(born 1996), Hong Kong activist and politician *

Josh Widdicombe Joshua Michael Widdicombe (; born 8 April 1983) is an English comedian, presenter and actor. He is best known for his appearances on '' The Last Leg'' (2012–present), ''Fighting Talk'' (2014–2016), '' Insert Name Here'' (2016–2019), ''Mock ...

, English stand-up comedian and presenter *

Josh Wilcox Joshua David Wilcox (born June 5, 1974) is a former American football tight end who played two seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Oregon and attended Junction Hig ...

(born 1974), American former National Football League player *Joshua Wilkerson (1992–2010), American

murdered Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human with malice aforethought. ("The killing of another person without justification or excuse, especially the c ...

student * Joshua Youngblood (born 2001), American football player *

Josh Zeid Joshua Alexander Zeid ( ; born March 24, 1987) is an American-Israeli former professional baseball pitcher. He plays for Team Israel. He formerly played for the Houston Astros of MLB. Zeid played for the gold-medal-winning Team USA Youth Natio ...

(born 1987), American baseball pitcher, formerly in Major League Baseball

Fictional characters

Josh Bauer (24) The following is a list of characters in the American serial drama television series '' 24'', '' 24: Live Another Day'', and '' 24: Legacy'' by season and event. The list first names the actor, followed by the character. Some characters have their ...

, a minor character in season 6 of the American television series ''24'' *

Joshua Clay Joshua Clay (Tempest) is a fictional character, a member of the superhero team Doom Patrol in comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton, he first appears as the hero Tempest in ''Showcase'' #94 (August 1977). ...

(debut 1977), DC Comics superhero Tempest * Joshua Deets (debut 1985), a recurring character in the ''Lonesome Dove'' American novel series *Joshua Giraffe, a song by Raffi from his 1980 album: ''

Baby Beluga ''Baby Beluga'' is a children's music album by Canadian children's entertainer Raffi, released in 1980. The lead song is about a young beluga whale that swims freely. The album begins with the sounds of beluga whales communicating and includes co ...

'' *Joshua Graham, a central character in the Honest Hearts expansion of Fallout: New Vegas *

Josh Lyman Joshua Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama series ''The West Wing''. The role earned Whitford the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2001. For most of the se ...

(1999–2006), in the American television series ''

The West Wing ''The West Wing'' is an American serial (radio and television), serial political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the ...

'' *

, in the TV series ''Dark Angel'' * Joshua Bright, a main character in the video game '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky'' *Joshua "Josh" Washington, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game ''

Until Dawn ''Until Dawn'' is a 2015 interactive drama horror game, horror video game developed by Supermassive Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 4. Players assume control of eight young adults who have to survive on B ...

'' *Joshua "Josh" Faraday, one from titular characters from remake of western ''

The Magnificent Seven (2016 film) ''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 2016 American Western action film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by Nic Pizzolatto and Richard Wenk. It is a remake of the 1960 film of the same name, itself an adaptation of the 1954 Japanese film ''Seven ...

'' *

Josh Wheeler ''Daybreak'' is an American post-apocalyptic comedy-drama television series created by Brad Peyton and Aron Eli Coleite, based on the comic series by Brian Ralph. It premiered on October 24, 2019, on Netflix and stars Colin Ford, Alyvia Alyn L ...

, main character in the 2019 Netflix series ''Daybreak''

References

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