Justin is a masculine given name of

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

origin. It is the anglicized form of the Latin given name Justinus, a derivative of

Justus Justus (died on 10 November between 627 and 631) was the fourth Archbishop of Canterbury. He was sent from Italy to England by Pope Gregory the Great, on a mission to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native paganism, probably arrivin ...

, meaning "just", "fair", or "righteous". Justinus was the name borne by various early

saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...

, notably a 2nd-century Christian apologist and a boy martyr of the 3rd century. The name is also related to the similar Latin name

Justinian Justinian I (; la, Iustinianus, ; grc-gre, Ἰουστινιανός ; 48214 November 565), also known as Justinian the Great, was the Byzantine emperor from 527 to 565. His reign is marked by the ambitious but only partly realized ''renovat ...

. As an English name, Justin is common particularly in the

English-speaking world Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the '' Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest languag ...

starting in the latter half of the 20th century.

People named Justin

* Justin (historian) (Latin: Junianus Justinus), a 3rd-century Roman historian *

Justin I Justin I ( la, Iustinus; grc-gre, Ἰουστῖνος, ''Ioustînos''; 450 – 1 August 527) was the Eastern Roman emperor from 518 to 527. Born to a peasant family, he rose through the ranks of the army to become commander of the imperial ...

(c. 450–527), or ''Flavius Iustinius Augustus'', Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 518 to 527 *

Justin II Justin II ( la, Iustinus; grc-gre, Ἰουστῖνος, Ioustînos; died 5 October 578) or Justin the Younger ( la, Iustinus minor) was Eastern Roman Emperor from 565 until 578. He was the nephew of Justinian I and the husband of Sophia, the ...

(c. 520–578), or ''Flavius Iustinius Iunior Augustus'', Eastern Roman Emperor who ruled from 565 to 578 *

Justin (magister militum per Illyricum) Justin ( la, Justinus, gr, Ἰουστίνος) was a 6th-century East Roman (Byzantine) general, who was active in the Gothic War in Italy under Justinian I (r. 527–565). Biography Nothing is known of Justin's origins or early life. He appe ...

(''fl.'' 538–552), Byzantine general * Justin (gnostic), 2nd-century Gnostic Christian *

Justin (Moesia) Justin ( la, Iustinus; el, ; died 528) was a general of the Byzantine Empire, active early in the reign of Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565) as commander of the Danubian ''limes'' in Moesia Secunda. Justin is mentioned in 528 as "''stratela ...

(d. 528), Byzantine general killed in battle in 528 *

Justin (consul 540) Flavius Mar. Petrus Theodorus Valentinus Rusticius Boraides Germanus Iustinus, simply and commonly known as Justin ( la, Iustinus, el, ; ), was an East Roman (Byzantine) aristocrat and general. A member of the Justinian Dynasty and nephew of Em ...

(c. 525–566), a Byzantine general *

Iustin Moisescu Iustin Moisescu (; March 5, 1910 – July 31, 1986) was Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church from 1977 to 1986. Biography Theological preparation Moisescu was born in Cândești, Argeș County. He studied at the war orphans’ semina ...

(1910–1986), a Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church *

Justin Ahomadégbé-Tomêtin Justin Ahomadegbé-Tomêtin (January 16, 1917 – March 8, 2002) was a Beninese politician most active when his country was known as Dahomey. He arose on a political scene where one's power was regionalism (politics), dictated by what region ...

(1917–2002), former prime minister of Dahomey (now Benin) *

Justin Allgaier Justin M. Allgaier (born June 6, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro for JR Motorsports. He is the 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series champion a ...

(born 1986), American racing driver *

Justin Amash Justin Amash ( ; born April 18, 1980) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2021. Originally a Republican, Amash joined the Libertarian Party in April 2020, becoming the party's first (an ...

(born 1980), U.S. Congressman from Michigan. *

Justin Arop Justin Arop (March 24, 1958 – 1994) was a track and field athlete from Uganda, who competed in the men's javelin throw event during his career. A two-time winner at the All-Africa Games (1978 and 1987) he represented his native East Africa ...

(1958–1994), Ugandan javelin thrower *

Justin Baldoni Justin Louis Baldoni (born January 24, 1984) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is best known for portraying Rafael Solano on The CW satirical romantic dramedy '' Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019) as well as directing the films '' Five Feet ...

(born 1984), American actor, director and activist *

Justin Bean Justin Barrus Bean (born November 17, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies. High school career Bean played basketball for Southmoor ...

(born 1996), American basketball player *

Justin Berry Justin Berry (born July 24, 1986) operated pornographic websites, beginning at age 13, featuring himself and other teen males. In 2005, at the age of 18, he cooperated in a ''New York Times'' feature article. Before publication, Berry was granted ...

(born 1986), American pornographer *

Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( ; born March 1, 1994) is a Canadian singer. Bieber is recognized for his genre-melding musicianship and has played an influential role in modern-day popular music. He was discovered by American record executive Scooter ...

(born 1994), Canadian musician *

Justin Blackmon Justin Carl Blackmon (born January 9, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Oklahoma State, where he was twice recognized as a consensus All-American, before being drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguar ...

(born 1990), American football player *Justin Blau, American DJ and electronic music producer known as 3LAU *

Justin Boren Justin Matthew Boren (born April 28, 1988) is a former American football guard. Though a guard in the NFL, Boren played both guard and center during his high school and college football career. In high school, he was widely regarded as one of ...

(born 1988), American

National Football League The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league that consists of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the ...

football player *

Justin Brannan Justin Lee Brannan (born October 14, 1978) is an American politician and musician. A Democrat, he is the current New York City Councilmember for the 43rd district, based in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. A former musician, he was a founding member of the ...

(born 1978), American musician and writer *

Justin Briner Justin Briner is an American voice actor. He has provided voices for English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series with Funimation. He is best known for his roles as Izuku "Deku" Midoriya in ''My Hero Academia'', Mikae ...

, American voice actor *

Justin Broadrick Justin Karl Michael Broadrick (born 15 August 1969) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the lead singer and a founding member of the band Godflesh, one of the first bands to combine elements of extreme metal and i ...

(born 1969), British musician * Justin Brown (aquanaut), American aquanaut * Justin Brown (defensive lineman), American and Canadian football defensive end * Justin Brown (wide receiver), American football wide receiver * Justin Bruihl (born 1997), American baseball player *

Justin Burnette Justin Burnette (born c. 1980) is an American former child actor, active between 1988 and 1998. He was nominated for the Young Artist Awards five times. He is the brother of actress Olivia Burnette. Filmography * 1998 : ''Escape from Atlantis'' ...

, American former child actor *

Justin Carmack Justin Matthew Carmack (March 12, 1981 – July 20, 2000) was an American child actor, known for his appearance in the television series ''Full House''. He died on July 20, 2000, in a traffic accident in California California is a stat ...

(1981–2000), American child actor *

Justin Caruso Justin Caruso is an American DJ and record producer based in Los Angeles, California. Early life and career Caruso is the son of billionaire Rick Caruso. After years of remixes of artists like 3LAU, The Chainsmokers, X Ambassadors and more ...

, American DJ and record producer *

Justin Chancellor Justin Gunnar Walter Chancellor (born 19 November 1970) is an English musician best known as the bass player for progressive metal band Tool since 1995. He was also the bassist of the band Peach. After settling in the US, along with his engage ...

, English bassist for band Tool * Justin Andrew Channing (b. 1968), English former footballer *

Justin Chatwin Justin Chatwin (born October 31, 1982) is a Canadian actor. He began his career in 2001 with a brief appearance in the musical comedy ''Josie and the Pussycats''. Following his breakthrough role as Robbie Ferrier in the blockbuster ''War of the ...

(born 1982), Canadian actor *

Justin Chon Justin Jitae Chon (born May 29, 1981) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has directed three films, ''Gook'' (2017), '' Ms. Purple'' (2019), & ''Blue Bayou'' (2021). He is also known for portraying Eric Yorkie in '' The Twilight Saga'' film ...

(born 1981), American actor *

Justin Connolly Justin Riveagh Connolly (11 August 1933 – 29 September 2020) was a British composer and teacher. Life Justin Connolly was born on 11 August 1933 in London. He was the son of John D'Arcy-Dawson, a journalist and author, and his wife Bar ...

(1933–2020), British composer and teacher * Justin Cook, American voice actor *

Justin Credible Peter Joseph "PJ" Polaco (born October 16, 1973) is a retired American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) and the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) under the ring name Justin Credible. He ...

, the best-known ring persona of American professional wrestler Peter Polaco * Justin Deeley, American actor *

Justin Doellman Justin Joseph Doellman (born 3 February 1985) is an American-born naturalized Kosovan former professional basketball player who last played for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. Standing at , he plays at the power forward position. College career D ...

(born 1985), American basketball player *

Justin Dunn Justin Warren Dunn (born September 22, 1995) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Seattle Mariners. Dunn played college baseball at Boston ...

(born 1995), American baseball player * Justin Emerle (born 1976), American musician *

Justin Evans (American football) Justin Evans (born August 26, 1995) is an American football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Mississippi Gulf Coast before transferring to Texas A&M. Professional career E ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Justin Fairfax Justin Edward Fairfax (born February 17, 1979) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, he is the second African-American elected statewide i ...

, American attorney and politician * Justin Ferizaj (born 2005), Irish football player *

Justin Fields Justin Skyler Fields (born March 5, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with Georgia, he played college football at Ohio State, where he twice won Graham–G ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Justin Fletcher Justin Fletcher (born 15 June 1970) is an English actor, comedian, singer and television presenter on the BBC pre-school television channel CBeebies. Speaking and performing in various, often self-created, roles, he specialises in slapstick c ...

, British children's TV personality * Justin Flowe (born 2001), American football player *

Justin Forsett Justin Forsett (born October 14, 1985) is an American former football running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at California and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft ...

, American football player *

Justin Furstenfeld Justin Steward Furstenfeld (born December 14, 1975) is an American musician and actor. He is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and lyricist of rock band Blue October. He is also a member of the band Harvard of the South. Personal life When not tou ...

, American musician *

Justin Gaethje Justin Ray Gaethje (; born November 14, 1988) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion. As o ...

, American MMA fighter *

Justin Gatlin Justin Alexander Gatlin (born February 10, 1982) is a retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is the 2004 Olympic Champion in the 100 meters, the 2005 and 2017 World Champion in the 100 meters, the ...

, American sprinter *

Justin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob (born January 26, 1977) is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey, and as of 2009 lived in Santa Monica, California. He was the top-ranked boy in his age group at the ag ...

(born 1977), American tennis player * Justin Gnanapragasam (born 1948), Sri Lankan Tamil Roman Catholic priest, Bishop of Jaffna since 2015 * Justin Goldberg, American music and film industry executive *

Justin Gonzales Justin Rory Gonzales (born c. 1982) is an employee of a logging company in Okolona, Arkansas, who is a Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives for District 19, which encompasses Clark, Pike, Howard, and Hempstead counties i ...

, American politician * Justin Grimm (born 1988), American baseball player *

Justin Guarini Justin Guarini (born Justin Eldrin Bell; October 28, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter and actor who in 2002 was the runner-up on the first season of ''American Idol''. Early life Guarini was born in Columbus, Georgia. His father, Eldr ...

, American singer *

Justin Hall Justin Hall (born December 16, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American journalist and entrepreneur, best known as a pioneer blogger. Biography Born in Chicago, Hall graduated Francis W. Parker High School in 1993. In 1994, while a student ...

(born 1974), American blogger and journalist * Justin Harper (disambiguation), the name of an American basketball player and an American football player *

Justin Harrison Justin Harrison, born 20 April 1974 in Sydney, is a former Australian international rugby union player, who played lock forward and is currently the head of the Australian Rugby Union Players Association (RUPA) Career Discovered in 1993 by Gold ...

, Australian rugby player *

Justin Hartley Justin Scott Hartley (born January 29, 1977) is an American actor. He has played Fox Crane on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Passions'' (2002–2006), Oliver Queen/Green Arrow on The CW television series ''Smallville'' (2006–2011), and Adam New ...

(born 1977), American actor *

Justin Hawkins Justin David Hawkins (born 17 March 1975) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and YouTube personality best known for being the founder, lead singer, and lead guitarist of The Darkness. He was influenced by rock bands of the 1970s and ...

, frontman for the English glam rock band The Darkness *

Justin Hayward David Justin Hayward (born 14 October 1946) is an English musician best known as the lead singer, songwriter and guitarist of the rock band the Moody Blues. Hayward became the group's principal lead guitarist and vocalist over the 1967–1974 ...

(born 1946), English musician; vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for The Moody Blues *

Justin Hemmes Justin Hemmes (born 27 August 1972) is an Australian businessman, heir to the House of Merivale family fortune and principal of the Merivale Group that owns approximately 70 pubs, hotels, restaurants and other venues in the Sydney area. Biogr ...

(born 1972/73), Australian businessman *

Justin Henry Justin Henry (born May 25, 1971) is an American actor and businessman, known for playing the object of the titular custody battle in the 1979 film ''Kramer vs. Kramer'', a debut role that earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supp ...

, American actor * Justin Herbert (born 1998), American football player *

Justin Herron Justin Herron (born November 27, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Wake Forest. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the sixt ...

(born 1995), American football player * Justin Hilliard (born 1998), American football player *

Justin Hodges Justin Hodges (born 25 May 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative , Hodges started his career in the Natio ...

, an Australian rugby league footballer * Justin Holl (born 1992), American ice hockey defenceman *

Justin Hollins Justin Hollins (born January 15, 1996) is an American football outside linebacker for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon, and was selected by the Denver Broncos in the fifth roun ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Justin Horo Justin Horo (born 7 September 1986) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who last played as a er and for Wakefield Trinity in the Super League. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels and the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles i ...

, New Zealand Rugby League player *

Justin Houston Justin Donovan Houston (born January 21, 1989) is an American football outside linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, where he earned All-American honors, and was draf ...

, American football player * Justin Hunt (filmmaker), American documentary filmmaker * Justin Hunt (rugby league), Australian footballer * Justin Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people * Justin Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan Sinhala navy rear admiral * Justin Jefferson (born 1999), American football player * Justin Jones (disambiguation), multiple people * Justin Kane, Australian boxer *

Justin Kirk Justin Kirk (born May 28, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Prior Walter in Mike Nichols's screen adaptation of ''Angels in America'', for which he was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting A ...

(born 1969), American actor *

Justin Knapp Justin Anthony Knapp (born November 18, 1982), also known by his online moniker Koavf, is an American Wikipedia user who was the first person to contribute more than one million edits to Wikipedia. , Knapp has made over 2.1 million edits on Eng ...

, Wikipedia editor * Justin Lawler (born 1994), American football player * Justin Lawrence (disambiguation), multiple people *

Justin Layne Justin Layne (born January 12, 1998) is an American football cornerback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan State. Early years Layne attended Benedictine High School in Clevelan ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Justin Lin Justin Lin (, born October 11, 1971) is a Taiwanese-American film director. His films have grossed US$2.3 billion worldwide as of March 2017. He is best known for his directorial work on '' Better Luck Tomorrow'' (2002), the ''Fast & Furious'' f ...

, Taiwanese American director * Changjoon Justin Lee, neuroscientist specializing in glioscience *

Justin Lee Collins Justin Lee Collins (born 28 July 1974) is an actor and former radio and television presenter from Bristol, England. Collins began his career as a stand up comedian in the 1990s when he was in his late teens. He then presented a number of TV sh ...

, English comedian and TV presenter * Justin Gorham (born 1998), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Justin Lewis (disambiguation) Justin Lewis may refer to: * Justin Lewis (basketball) (born 2002), American basketball player * Justin Lewis (cricketer) (born 1982), Zimbabwean cricketer * Justin Lewis (film director), film director * Justin Lewis (media scholar) Justin Le ...

, multiple people *

Justin Lo Justin Lo (, stage name ; born 1 July 1976) is a Hong Kong American singer-songwriter, actor and record producer working in Hong Kong. Biography Lo was born in Syracuse, New York, and moved to Hong Kong with his parents when he was two years ...

(born 1976), Hong Kong singer *

Justin Long Justin Jacob Long (born June 2, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. Long is known for his film roles, notably appearing in '' Jeepers Creepers'' (2001), ''Dodgeball'' (2004), ''Accepted'' (2006), ''Idiocracy'' (20 ...

(born 1978), American actor *

Justin Madubuike Justin Madubuike ( ) (born November 17, 1997) is an American football defensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas A&M. Early years Madubuike was born in Dallas, Texas to Ni ...

(born 1997), American football player * Justin Maese (born 1996), American professional baseball player *

Justin Marshall Justin Warren Marshall (born 5 August 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union player. He played 81 games for the New Zealand All Blacks between 1995 and 2005. Marshall played for the in the Super 12 from 1996 to 2005, winning the competit ...

, New Zealand rugby player and pundit *

Justin Martyr Justin Martyr ( el, Ἰουστῖνος ὁ μάρτυς, Ioustinos ho martys; c. AD 100 – c. AD 165), also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and ...

(c. 100/114–c. 162/168), an early Christian apologist *

Justin McElroy Justin Tyler McElroy ( , born November 8, 1980) is an American podcaster, comedian, and former video game journalist. He is known for his work on podcasts (such as ''My Brother, My Brother and Me'', '' The Adventure Zone'', and ''Sawbones'') an ...

(born 1980), American podcaster and co-founder of ''Polygon'' * Justin Meccage (born 1980), American baseball coach * Justin Moon, Korean-born American businessman and firearms designer; son of Unification Church founder Sun Myung Moon *

Justin Moore Justin Cole Moore (born March 30, 1984) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Big Machine Records imprint Valory Music Group. For that label, he has released six studio albums: his self titled debut in 2009, '' Outlaws ...

, American country singer *

Justin Morneau Justin Ernest George Morneau (born May 15, 1981) is a Canadian former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Pittsburgh Pirates, Colorado Rockies, and Chicago White Sox. At and , ...

, Canadian baseball player; first baseman for the Colorado Rockies * Justin S. Morrill, U.S. Representative and Senator from Vermont and sponsor of the Land Grant College Act *

Justin Mylo Emilio Justin Behr (born 7 November 1995), better known by his stage name Justin Mylo, is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer from Amsterdam. He gained recognition after working and collaborating with Martin Garrix Martijn Gerard Garrit ...

, Dutch DJ and electronic music producer *

Justin Narayan Justin Narayan is an Australian youth pastor and television cook of Fijian-Indian heritage. He was declared as the winner of '' MasterChef Australia 2021''. Narayan intends to spend his $250,000 win on furthering his education. His ambitions in ...

, Australian youth pastor and chef *

Justinus van Nassau Justinus van Nassau (1559–1631) was the only extramarital child of William the Silent. He was a Dutch army commander known for his role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, his leadership of the forces in Breda during the siege of 1624, ...

, Dutch army commander * Justin O'Dell, American clarinetist and professor * Justin Osuji, Scottish music producer, singer and songwriter *

Justin Patton Justin Nicholas Patton (born June 14, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for Cholet Basket of the French LNB Pro A. He played college basketball for the Creighton Bluejays. Patton was selected with the 16th overall pick in the 2 ...

(born 1997), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the

* Justin Phillips (disambiguation), multiple people *

Justin Pieris Deraniyagala Justin Pieris Deraniyagala (20 July 1903 – 24 May 1967) was a Sri Lankan painter. Deraniyagala was a founder member of the Colombo '43 Group of Sri Lankan artists and along with Lionel Wendt, George Keyt and Harold Peiris. Born on 20 July 19 ...

(1903–1967), Sri Lankan Sinhala painter *

Justin Pierre Justin Courtney Pierre (born May 26, 1976) is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his int ...

, singer in the band Motion City Soundtrack *

Justin Pitts Justin James Pitts (born October 26, 1994) is an American basketball player for HLA Alicante of the Spanish LEB Oro. He played college basketball for the Northwest Missouri State University. A 5’10” point guard, Pitts was named the NCAA Divi ...

, American basketball player * Justin Prentice (born 1994), American actor * Justin Prime, Dutch DJ, electronic music producer and sound engineer *

Justin Raimondo Justin Raimondo (born Dennis Raimondo; November 18, 1951 – June 27, 2019) was an American author and the editorial director of Antiwar.com. He described himself as a "conservative- paleo-libertarian." Early life Born in White Plains, New Y ...

, American libertarian conservative author * Justin Arthur Rambukpota (1891–1955), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician *

Justin Reid Justin Quintin Reid (born February 15, 1997) is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford. He previously played in the NFL for the Houston Texans. Earl ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Justin Roiland Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's ''Rick and Morty'' and its subsequent Rick and Morty (franchise), franchise. H ...

, American voice actor * Justin Roper, American football player *

Justin Rose Justin Peter Rose, (born 30 July 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays most of his golf on the PGA Tour, while keeping his membership on the European Tour. He won his first major championship at the 2013 U.S. Open (golf), 2013 U.S. O ...

, English golfer * Justin Ryan, Scottish interior designer and television presenter *

Justin Francis Rigali Justin Francis Rigali (born April 19, 1935) is an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the eighth Archbishop of Philadelphia, having previously served as Archbishop of St. Louis from 1994 to 2003, and was elevated to the ca ...

, Cardinal Archbishop of Philadelphia * Justin Ring, Canadian football player * Justin Rohrwasser (born 1996), American football player *

Justin Samarasekera Justin Samarasekera (21 May 1916— 19 October 2003) was a Sri Lankan architect. He is considered to be one of the founding fathers of the architectural profession in Sri Lanka and a pioneer of architectural education in the country. Early l ...

(1916–2003), Sri Lankan architect *

Justin Senior Justin Anthony Senior (born July 8, 1994) is a Canadian-born former American football offensive tackle. He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He played in college at Mississippi State University. Co ...

(born 1994), American football player * Justin Shafer, American baseball player * Justin Shaffer (born 1998), American football player *

Justin Simon Justin D'John Simon (born May 6, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for Scaligera Basket Verona, Scaligera Verona of the Lega Basket Serie A, LBA. He played college basketball for St. John's Red Storm men's basketball, St. John's. ...

(born 1996), American basketball player * Justin Skule (born 1996), American football player * Justin Staples (born 1989), American football player * Justin Steele (born 1995), American baseball player * Justin Strnad (born 1996), American football player *

Justin Sumpter Justin Sumpter (born May 22, 1996) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Kennesaw State University and attended Sandy Creek High School. Early years Sumpter caught 27 passes for 423 yards and four touchdo ...

(born 1996), American football player * Justin Swift (born 1975), American football player *

Justin Theroux Justin Paul Theroux (; born August 10, 1971) is an American actor and filmmaker. He gained recognition for his work with director David Lynch in the mystery film ''Mulholland Drive'' (2001) and the thriller film ''Inland Empire'' (2006). He also ...

(born 1971), American actor *

Justin Thomas (American football) Justin Micheal Bryant Thomas (born March 15, 1994) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Georgia Tech and signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He has ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Justin Tillman Justin Tillman (born February 2, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Zhejiang Golden Bulls of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). Early life an ...

(born 1996), American basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv in the

Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with sales of over 88 million records. Timberlake is the recipient of numerous awards and ac ...

(born 1981), American singer-songwriter, actor, and record producer *

Justin Tipping Justin Tipping is an American television and film director, screenwriter, and executive producer best known for his work on ''Kicks'' (2016), '' Flatbush Misdemeanors'' (2021), and '' Joe vs. Carole'' (2022). Career In 2016, Tipping began hi ...

, American film and television director *

Justin Topa Justin Robert Topa (born March 7, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Milwaukee Brewers. Amateur career Topa was a four-year letter w ...

(born 1991), American baseball player *

Justin Tornow Justin Tornow is an American dancer, choreographer, dance scholar, and dance teacher. She is the founder and artistic director of COMPANY, a co-founder and co-organizer of Durham Independent Dance Artists, former Board President of the North Caro ...

, American dancer and choreographer *

Justin Tranter Justin Drew Tranter (born June 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, singer, and activist. Frequently co-writing with Julia Michaels, Tranter has written songs for artists such as Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Linkin Park, Kelly Clarkson, Selena ...

, singer for the band Semi Precious Weapons *

Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since 2 ...

(born 1971), Canadian politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada *

Justin Tuck Justin Lee Tuck (born March 29, 1983) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at Notre Dame, and was drafted by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft, ...

, American football player for the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...

Justin Tucker Justin Paul Tucker (born November 21, 1989) is an American football placekicker for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was signed by the Ravens as an undrafted free agent in 2012 ...

, American football placekicker for the

Baltimore Ravens The Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The Ravens compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the American Football Conference (AFC) North division. The team plays its ...

Justin Turner Justin Matthew Turner (born November 23, 1984) is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Mets and Los Angeles Dod ...

, American baseball player * Justin Turner (rugby union), Australian rugby union footballer *

Justin Upton Justin Irvin Upton (born August 25, 1987) is an American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. Nicknamed "J-Up", he has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres, Detroit Tig ...

, American baseball player *

Justin Verlander Justin Brooks Verlander ( ; born February 20, 1983) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Detroit Tigers and Houston Astros. From Manakin-Sabot, ...

(born 1983), American baseball player *

Justin Vernon Justin DeYarmond Edison Vernon (born April 30, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the primary songwriter and frontman of indie folk band Bon Iver. Known for his distinct falsetto voic ...

, singer in the band Bon Iver * Justin Watson (wide receiver) (born 1995), American football player *

Justin Welby Justin Portal Welby (born 6 January 1956) is a British bishop who is the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury. He has served in that role since 2013. Welby was previously the vicar of Southam, Warwickshire, and then Bishop of Durham, serving for jus ...

, the current archbishop of Canterbury * Justin Wijayawardhene (1904–1982), Sri Lankan teacher, author, and politician *

Justin Williams Justin Craig Williams (born October 4, 1981) is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings, and Washingto ...

, Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who last played for the Washington Capitals * Justin Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Justin Young (singer, born 1978) Justin Kawika Young (born August 7, 1978) is an American singer on the contemporary Hawaiian music scene. Young was touring with singer and then-fiancée Colbie Caillat, as lead guitarist and backup singer of the band Gone West. He opened up ...

, Hawaiian singer-songwriter *

Justin Young (singer, born 1987) Justin James Hayward-Young (born 2 May 1987) is an English musician. He is currently the lead singer and guitarist of indie rock band The Vaccines. Early life Young was born in Hampshire, England, and grew up in the New Forest. He attended ...

, English musician, singer, and songwriter * Justin Yerbury, Australian scientist * Justin Wilson (disambiguation), the name of several people *

Saint Justin (disambiguation) Saint Justin may refer to: * Justin Martyr (103–165) * Justin the Confessor (d. 269) * Justin de Jacobis (1800–1860), Italian Lazarist missionary who became Vicar Apostolic of Abyssinia and titular Bishop of Nilopolis * Justin of Chieti, vene ...

, the name of several saints

Fictional characters

* Justin, a character in the Canadian animated series ''

Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008. The ser ...

'' * Justin, a character in the children's novel '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH'' and the film adaptation ''

The Secret of NIMH ''The Secret of NIMH'' is a 1982 American animated fantasy adventure film directed by Don Bluth in his directorial debut and based on Robert C. O'Brien's 1971 children's novel, '' Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH''. The film features the voices ...

'' *

Justin Barber Justin Barber is a fictional character on the American soap opera, ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. The show has focused especially on Justin's stressful and awkward relationship with his son, Marcus, and on his equally strained relationship wit ...

, a character on the American soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' *

Justin Bazini Justin may refer to: People * Justin (name), including a list of persons with the given name Justin * Justin (historian), a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527), or ''Flavius Iustinius Augustus'', Eastern Rom ...

, a racist billionaire in the Darren Shan zombie apocalyptic novel series ''

Zom-B ''Zom-B'' (alternatively known as the ''Zom-B Chronicles'') is a young adult zombie apocalyptic- thriller novel series by written by Irish author Darren O'Shaughnessy under the pen name Darren Shan. The series is told by first-person perspecti ...

'' *

Justin Burton Justin Burton is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks'', played by Chris Fountain. Justin arrived in 2003 and departed on 3 June 2009. Justin arrived in a family of six, however by September 2006, the Burton fami ...

, character in TV soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'' * Brother Justin Crowe, character in the American television serial drama ''

Carnivàle ''Carnivàle'' () is an American television series set in the United States Dust Bowl during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The series, created by Daniel Knauf, ran for two seasons between 2003 and 2005. In tracing the lives of disparate ...

'' * Justin Foley, a character in the novel and Netflix series '' 13 Reasons Why'' * Justin (''Grandia''), protagonist of the video game ''Grandia'' *Justin Gregory, a character in the 1993 American comedy movie ''

Mrs. Doubtfire ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' is a 1993 American comedy-drama film directed by Chris Columbus. It was written for the screen by Randi Mayem Singer and Leslie Dixon, based on the 1987 novel ''Alias Madame Doubtfire'' by Anne Fine. Robin Williams, who also s ...

'' * Justin Hammer, a longstanding

Iron Man Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...

villain. *

Justin Kiriakis Justin Kiriakis is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''. Created by head writer Leah Laiman, he is portrayed by actor Wally Kurth from February 3, 1987, to February 5, 1991. From 2007 to 2008, Justin was m ...

, a character on the American soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' *

Justin Pitt This is a list of characters who appeared on ''Seinfeld''. This list features only characters who appeared in multiple episodes; those that appeared in only one are not included here. Primary characters Jerry Seinfeld George Costanza Elaine ...

Elaine Benes Elaine Marie Benes () is a fictional character on the American television sitcom ''Seinfeld'', played by Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Elaine's best friend in the sitcom is her ex-boyfriend Jerry Seinfeld, and she is also good friends with George Costanza ...

's boss on ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'' *

Justin Russo Justin Russo (born June 30, 1976) is a singer-songwriter-guitarist-pianist from Upstate New York. Russo began his career as a musician at the age of 18 by joining his older brother's band Hopewell, which focused mainly on psychedelic rock ball ...

, ''

Wizards of Waverly Place ''Wizards of Waverly Place'' is an American fantasy teen sitcom created by Todd J. Greenwald that aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between October 2007 and January 2012. The series centers on Alex Russo (Selena Gomez), a teenage wiza ...

'' character *

Justin Stewart ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is a television series and the fifth season of the Power Rangers franchise. The show was prefaced with the franchise's second film, ''Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie''. As with its predecessors, ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is b ...

, Blue Turbo Ranger from ''

Power Rangers Turbo ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is a television series and the fifth season of the Power Rangers franchise. The show was prefaced with the franchise's second film, '' Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie''. As with its predecessors, ''Power Rangers Turbo'' is ...

'' *

Justin Suarez Justin Suarez is a fictional character on the American comedy-drama series ''Ugly Betty'' (2006–2010). Portrayed by actor Mark Indelicato, Justin is raised by his single mother Hilda, both of whom live with his aunt Betty and grandfather Ign ...

, ''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which was originally broadcast on ABC. It premiered on September 28, 2006, and ended on April 14, 2010. The series is based on Fernando Gaitán's Colombian t ...

'' character *

Justin Taylor Justin Taylor is a fictional character from the American/Canadian Showtime television series '' Queer as Folk'', a drama about the lives of a group of gay men and women living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The character was created by Ron Cowen a ...

, character in American-Canadian Showtime television series '' Queer as Folk'' *

Justin Viele Justin Paul Viele (born November 13, 1990) is an American professional baseball hitting Coach (baseball), coach for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He attended Santa Clara University. Viele was drafted by the Baltimore O ...

, American baseball coach

Cognates

* Albanian: Justinian *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: Юстин (Yustin) *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Justí * Cornish: Yestin *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Justin Justin may refer to: People * Justin (name), including a list of persons with the given name Justin * Justin (historian), a Latin historian who lived under the Roman Empire * Justin I (c. 450–527), or ''Flavius Iustinius Augustus'', Eastern Rom ...

(Joost) *

Esperanto Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...

: Justino *

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

Jussi Jussi () is a male given name. In Finnish originally it is short for Juhani or Juho, Finnish for Johannes/John, but is also recognized as a name in its own right for official purposes. It can also be short for Justus, or a Finnish form of Justin. ...

* French:

* Galician: Xustino * German:

, Jobst * Greek: Ιουστίνος (Ioustinos) * Hawaiian: Iukekini *

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 ...

: יוסטינוס * Hungarian: Jusztin * Irish: Saorbhreathach * Italian: Giustino *

: Iustinius (IVSTINIVS), Iustinus (IVSTINVS) * Latvian: Džastins, Justins, Justs * Lithuanian: Justinas/ Justas * Maltese: Ġustinu * Polish: Justyn * Portuguese: Justino *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

: Iustin * Russian: Устин ( Ustin) *

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian () – also called Serbo-Croat (), Serbo-Croat-Bosnian (SCB), Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS), and Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS) – is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and ...

: Јустин /

* Sicilian: Giustinu * Slovene:

* Spanish: Justino * Ukrainian: Устим ( Ustym) * Welsh: Iestyn

References

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