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, often a short form (

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

Men

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

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

(1938–2014), stage name of Joseph M. Hewell, American R&B and soul singer * Jo Inge Berget (born 1990), Norwegian footballer * Jô Bilac (born 1985), Brazilian playwright *

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

(born 1956), Flemish musician and producer *Johannes Jo Bonfrère (born 1946), Dutch football player and coach *Joakim Jo Bonnier (1930–1972), Swedish racing driver *Johannes

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

(1898–1978), Dutch architect *John

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

(born 1951), British guitarist, notably with The Human League *Jozef

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

(1914–1971), Dutch Prime Minister *Jozef Jo Coenen (born 1949), Dutch architect *Joseph Jo Colruyt (1928 – 1994), Belgian businessman *Jozef Jo Cornu (born 1944), Belgian business executive *Josef Jo Gartner (1954–1986), Austrian racing driver *Johannes Jo van Gastel (1887–1969), Dutch archer *

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

(1913-1993), British politician * Jo de Haan (1936–2006), Dutch cyclist *, Japanese actor *Joseph Jo Johnson (born 1971), British politician, Minister of State for Transport *Jonathan Jo Jones (1911–1965), American jazz drummer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese composer and conductor * Jo Leinen (born 1948), German politician and MEP * Jo Maas (born 1954), Dutch racing cyclist *Johannes Jo Meynen (1901–1980), Dutch Ministers of Defence *

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

(born 1960), Norwegian writer, musician, former economist and reporter *Johannes Jo van Nunen (1945–2010), Dutch engineer and management consultant *

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

(born 1970), Belgian cyclist * Jo Privat (1919–1996), French accordionist and composer. *Jozef Jo Ritzen (born 1945), Dutch economist and social-democratic politician *Johan

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

(born 1937), Dutch cyclist * Jô Santos (born 1991), Brazilian footballer, Joálisson Santos Oliveira *Joseph Jo Schlesser (1928–1968), French racing driver *Joseph Jo Siffert (1936–1971), Swiss racing driver *José

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(born 1977), German actor

Women

*Joanna

Jo Aleh Joanna Ayela Aleh (born 15 May 1986) is a New Zealand sailor. She is a national champion, a former world champion, and an Olympic gold medallist. Aleh competes in the two-woman 470 dinghy, a double-handed monohull planing dinghy with a cen ...

(born 1986), New Zealand sailor, national, world and Olympic champion *Johanna Jo van Ammers-Küller (1884–1966), Dutch writer *Joanna Jo Ankier (born 1982), British record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase) * Jo Archbold, model *Josephine Jo Armstead (born 1944), American singer-songwriter *Johanna Jo Bauer-Stumpff (1873–1964), Dutch painter *Johanna Jo Bonger (1862–1925), Dutch art dealer, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh *Josephine Jo Brand (born 1957), English comedian, writer and actress * Jo Ann Campbell (born 1938), American singer *Joanne Jo Coburn (born 1968), BBC political correspondent *Helen Joanne Jo Cox (1974–2016), British politician *Johanna Jo Cox-Ladru (born 1923), Dutch Olympic gymnast *

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

(1930–1998), aka Damita Jo, American actress and singer *Joanna Jo Durie (born 1960), English tennis player *Joanne

Jo Ellis Joanne Ellis (born 10 November 1983 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since 2006. She is not to be confused with another ...

(born 1983), English field hockey forward *Joanne Jo Frost (born 1970), English nanny, writer and TV hostess *Joanne Jo Kiesanowski (born 1979), New Zealand cyclist *Johanna Jo Konta (born 1991), British tennis player *

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

(born 1956), Belgian singer * Jo Muir (born 1994), British modern pentathlete * Jo O'Meara (born 1979), English singer ( S Club 7) *Joanne Jo Pavey (born 1973), British Olympian and distance runner * Jo Price (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player and former footballer *Joanne "Jo" J. K. Rowling (born 1965), author of the ''Harry Potter'' book series * Jo Ann Robinson (1912–1990), American civil rights activist *Johanna Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (1909–1995), Dutch government minister * Billie Jo Spears (1937–2011), American country music singer * Jo Stafford (1917–2008), American singer of traditional pop music * Jo Van Fleet (1915–1996), American theatre and film actress *

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

(born 1964), Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet *Joanne Jo Bailey Wells (born 1965), British Anglican bishop, Bishop of Dorking

Fictional characters

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

, lead character from the soap opera ''Search for Tomorrow'' * Jo Grant, a 1971–1973 Dr. Who companion *Jo Kido, in the anime series ''

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

'' *Jo March, in the novel ''

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

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

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

'' *

Jo Masters ''The Bill'' is a long-running British television police procedural television series, named after a slang term for the police. The characters are all police officers or civilian staff at the fictional Sun Hill police station in London. Senio ...

, in the British television series ''The Bill'' *Jo Masterson, in ABC Family's '' Twisted'' *Josephine "Jo" McCormick, one of the main characters of the TV series '' Big Bad Beetleborgs'' * Jo Polniaczek, from the TV show ''The Facts of Life'' * Jo Reynolds, in ''Melrose Place'' *Jo Saint-Clair, title character of the French TV series '' Jo'' *Jo Stockton, one of the main characters of the movie '' Funny Face'' *Jo, one of the main characters of anime series ''

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

'' *Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel '' Bleak House'' *Jo, a contestant on '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' * Jo Wilson, from ABC's show Grey's Anatomy *Jo, main character from

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

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Women

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