A DJ or

disc jockey A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...

is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. DJ may also refer to:

Businesses

Dow Jones Industrial Average The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the oldest and most commonly followed equity indice ...

, a stock market index * Dansk Jernbane, a Danish freight company *

David Jones (department store) David Jones Pty Ltd, trading as David Jones (colloquially DJs), is an Australian luxury department stores, department store. The brand was owned from 2014 to 2023 by the South African retail group Woolworths South Africa. In December 2022, Davi ...

, an Australian retailer * Virgin Blue (IATA code DJ), Australia-based airline prior to rebranding as

Virgin Australia Virgin Australia, formerly known as Virgin Blue, is an Australian airline based in Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of two active airlines (the other being Virgin Atlantic) to use the Virgin Group, Virgin brand, as well as the larger by fleet ...

* Disney Jr., formerly known as Disney Junior

In arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

* DJ (Cars), a character from the Pixar franchise ''Cars'' * DJ (comics), a Marvel character * DJ Conner, a ''Roseanne'' character * D.J. Tanner, a ''Full House'' character *

Dee Jay is a fictional character in the ''Street Fighter'' series. He made his first appearance in the 1993's ''Super Street Fighter II'' as one of the four new characters introduced in the game. In the series, he is a Jamaican kickboxer and karateka, ...

, a ''Street Fighter'' character * D.J., on the TV series ''The O.C.'' * DJ, a ''

Rang De Basanti ''Rang De Basanti'' () is a 2006 Indian Hindi-language epic coming-of-age socio-political drama film written, produced, and directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. The film stars an ensemble cast including Aamir Khan, Siddharth (in his Hindi d ...

'' character *

DJ (Transformers) is a 1998 Japanese ''Transformers'' anime series, spawning a movie and a toyline. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 1998 to January 1999, and was the first ''Transformers'' anime to be produced by Nihon Ad Systems and animated by the s ...

, one of the Jointron Brothers * Dee-Jay (G.I. Joe), a Battleforce 2000 character in the G.I. Joe universe * DJ (''Star Wars''), character from the 2017 Star Wars film ''The Last Jedi'', played by actor Benicio Del Toro * DJ, a character in the ''

Total Drama ''Total Drama'' (often shortened as ''TD'') is a Canadian animated sitcom created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon (now the Canadian version of Cartoon Network (Canadian TV channel), Cartoon Network) in Canada on ...

'' series * DJay, the protagonist in the film ''

Hustle & Flow ''Hustle & Flow'' is a 2005 American drama film written and directed by Craig Brewer. The film stars Terrence Howard as a Memphis hustler and pimp who dreams of becoming a rapper. The ensemble cast includes Anthony Anderson, Taryn Manning, Ta ...

Music

* "DJ" (Alphabeat song), 2009 * "DJ" (David Bowie song), 1979 * "DJ" (H & Claire song), 2002 * "DJ" (Jamelia song), 2004 * "DJ" (Marianta Pieridi song), 2006 * D'Jais, D'Jais Bar & Grill, a popular dance club and restaurant in Belmar, New Jersey, USA *

Deejay (Jamaican) Toasting (rap in other parts of the Anglo Caribbean) or deejaying is the act of talking, usually in a monotone melody, over a rhythm or beat by a deejay. It can either be improvised or pre-written. Toasting developed in Jamaica, before it t ...

, a type of reggae or dancehall rapper *

Dell Digital Jukebox The Dell Digital Jukebox or just Dell DJ is a discontinued series of digital audio players sold by the Dell corporation. Production The Dell DJs were engineered by Creative Technology and based on the same hardware and software platform as their ...

, a digital audio player * "DJ", a song by Amanda Blank on the album ''

I Love You The phrase "I love you" is a declaration of love. I Love You, I Love U, or I Luv U may refer to: Film and television Films * ''I Love You'' (1918 film), a silent drama written by Catherine Carr, starring Alma Rubens * ''I Love You'' (1925 ...

'' * "DJ", a song by NCT 127 from ''

Ay-Yo ''2 Baddies'' () is the fourth Korean-language studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on September 16, 2022, by SM Entertainment, and contains 12 tracks in a variety of genres, including the lead single ...

'' (2023) * "DJ", a song by Sunidhi Chauhan ft. Ali Zafar, for the 2015 film ''

Hey Bro ''Hey Bro'' is a 2015 Indian Hindi-language action comedy film directed by Ajay Chandhok and produced by Vidhi Acharya. The film stars Ganesh Acharya, Maninder Singh, Nupur Sharma and Hanif Hilal. The film was released on 6 March 2015 with mi ...

'' * "DJ Song", a song by Miss Kittin & The Hacker from '' First Album''

In other media

* ''

DJ Magazine ''DJ Magazine'' (also known as ''DJ Mag'') is a British monthly magazine dedicated to electronic dance music and DJs. Founded in 1991, the magazine is adapted for distribution in the United Kingdom, the United States, Spain, France, Italy, Lati ...

'', a British monthly magazine * ''Disc Jockey'', a 1951 film starring

Ginny Simms Virginia Ellen SimmsSleeve notes from ''Ginny Simms – I'd Like To Set You To Music'', Jasmine JASCD 118, 2001. (May 25, 1913 – April 4, 1994) was an American popular singer and film actress. Simms sang with big bands and with Dinah Shore, ...

, Tom Drake, George Shearing and Sarah Vaughan * '' DJ: Duvvada Jagannadham'', a 2017 Indian Telugu-language film

In language

* Đ (D with stroke), a letter in several alphabets * đ, a representation of the digraph ⟨dj⟩ in some versions of

Gaj's Latin alphabet Gaj's Latin alphabet ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Gajeva latinica, separator=" / ", Гајева латиница}, ), also known as ( sr-Cyrl, абецеда, ) or ( sr-Cyrl, гајица, link=no, ), is the form of the Latin script used for writing all ...

People

DJ Ashba Daren Jay Ashba (born November 10, 1972) is an American musician, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and graphic designer. He was the lead guitarist of Sixx:A.M. He is also known for his work with hard rock bands BulletBoys, Beautiful Creatu ...

(born 1972), American musician, producer, and songwriter * D. J. Augustin (born 1987), American basketball player *

DJ Campbell Dudley Junior Campbell (born 12 November 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward. Campbell's early career was in non-League football between 2000 and 2005, during which time he was capped by England C. Foll ...

(born 1981), English footballer *

D. J. Carey Denis Joseph Carey (born 11 November 1970) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Carey began his hurling career at club level with Young Irelands. He broke onto the club's t ...

(born 1970), Irish hurler *

D. J. Cooper Donell "D. J." Cooper Jr. (born December 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Holon of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. After a successful four years of college basketball at Ohio University, Cooper entered the ...

(born 1990), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

D. J. Dale D. J. Dale (born October 30, 2000) is an American professional football defensive tackle for the Massachusetts Pirates of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide. Early life Dale grew up in Bir ...

(born 2000), American football player *

DJ Delorie A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include Radio personality, radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at nightclubs or music fes ...

, software developer *

DJ Horne Damariae "DJ" Horne (born October 31, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for USC Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He played college basketball for the Illinois State Redbirds, the Arizona State Devils, and the NC S ...

(born 2000), college basketball player * D. J. Ivey (born 2000), American football player *

DJ LeMahieu David John LeMahieu (; born July 13, 1988) is an American professional baseball infielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago Cubs and Colorado Rockies. The Cubs selected LeMah ...

(born 1988), American baseball player *

D. J. Moore (disambiguation) D. J. Moore (born 1997 as ''Denniston Oliver Moore Jr.'') is U.S. American football wide receiver. D. J. Moore may also refer to: Sports * D. J. Moore (cornerback) (born 1987 as ''David James Moore''), U.S. American football cornerback * David ...

, multiple people * D.J. Peterson (1959–1993), former American professional wrestler *

D. J. Peterson (baseball) Douglas Anthony "D.J." Peterson (born December 31, 1991) is an Americans, American former professional baseball corner infielder. He was drafted by the Seattle Mariners 12th overall in the first round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft out o ...

(born 1991), American baseball player *

DJ Pickett DJ Pickett is an American football cornerback for the LSU Tigers. Early life Pickett is from Zephyrhills, Florida. He has several relatives who have played football, and his father, cousin and uncle each played for Zephyrhills High School. His u ...

, American football player * DJ Pryor, American stand-up comedian and actor *

DJ Qualls Donald Joseph Qualls (born June 10, 1978) is an American actor. He is best known for his television roles as Citizen Z on the Syfy horror series ''Z Nation'' (2014–2018) and Ed McCarthy on the Amazon Prime Video series ''The Man in the High Ca ...

(born 1978), American actor * D. J. Seeley (born 1989), American basketball player * DJ Steward (born 2001), American basketball player * DJ Stewart (born 1993), American baseball player *

D.J. Stewart Jr. DeWayne "D.J." Stewart Jr. (born July 28, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Premier A Slovenian Basketball League (1. SKL) and the Adriatic League. He played college basketball for the Mississippi S ...

(born 1999), American basketball player * DJ Thomas-Jones (born 2002), American football player * D. J. Turner (cornerback) (born 2000), American football player * D. J. Turner (wide receiver) (born 1997), American football player *

DJ Uiagalelei David John Uiagalelei ( ; born April 17, 2001) is an American professional football quarterback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers, Oregon State Beavers, and Flori ...

(born 2001), American football player *

D. J. Woods Derrick L. Woods, Jr. (born November 29, 1989) is an American former football wide receiver. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati. Professionally, he was a member of the Tennessee Titans, BC Lions, Chicago Rush, Ottawa Redb ...

(born 1989), American football player *

Daniel Padilla Daniel John Elago Ford (born April 26, 1995), known professionally as Daniel Padilla, is a Filipino actor and singer. He is a recipient of multiple accolades across television, film, and music, including the FAMAS Award for Best Actor and PMP ...

(born 1995), Filipino actor and singer *

Demetrious Johnson (fighter) Demetrious Khrisna Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He competed in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight C ...

(born 1986), American MMA fighter *

Dennis Johnson Dennis Wayne Johnson (September 18, 1954 – February 22, 2007), nicknamed "DJ", was an American professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Seattle SuperSonics, Phoenix Suns, and Boston Celtics. He was a c ...

(1954–2007), American basketball player *

Dustin Johnson Dustin Hunter Johnson (born June 22, 1984) is an American professional golfer. He has won two Men's major golf championships, major championships, the 2016 U.S. Open (golf), 2016 U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club with a 4-under-par score of 276 ...

(born 1984), American golfer

Places

Djibouti Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east. The country has an area ...

, ISO 3166-1 country code ** .dj, a top-level domain for Djibouti *

Dolj County Dolj County (; originally meant ''Dol(no)-Jiu River, Jiu'', "lower Jiu", as opposed to ''Gorj'' (''upper Jiu'')) is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Oltenia, with the capital city at Craiova. Demographics In 2011, ...

, Romania, abbreviated DJ on car number plates

In science and technology

* Decijoule, a measurement of energy * Deterministic jitter, a telecommunications term *

Jeep DJ The Jeep DJ (also known as the Dispatcher) is a two-wheel drive variant of the four-wheel drive CJ series. Production started in 1955 by Willys, which was renamed Kaiser Jeep in 1963. In 1970, American Motors Corporation (AMC) purchased Kaiser ...

, a two-wheel-drive variant of the CJ series

Other uses

Declaratory judgment A declaratory judgment, also called a declaration, is the legal determination of a court that resolves legal uncertainty for the litigants. It is a form of legally binding preventive by which a party involved in an actual or possible legal ma ...

, a type of court ruling that seeks to clarify legal context * ''

Deutsches Jungvolk The ''Deutsches Jungvolk in der Hitlerjugend'' (; DJ, also DJV; German for "German Youngsters in the Hitler Youth" or "German Young People") was the separate section for boys aged 10 to 13 of the Hitler Youth organisation in Nazi Germany. Throug ...

'', the junior section of the Hitler Youth for boys from 10 to 14 years old *

Dinner jacket Black tie is a semi-formal wear, semi-formal Western dress code for evening events, originating in British and North American conventions for clothing, attire in the 19th century. In British English, the dress code is often referred to synecdoc ...

, a suit also known as a tuxedo * DJ Mag 100, an annual ranking poll for DJs by ''DJ Magazine'' *

Dust jacket The dust jacket (sometimes book jacket, dust wrapper or dust cover) of a book is the detachable outer cover, usually made of paper and printed with text and illustrations. This outer cover has folded flaps that hold it to the front and back book ...

, the detachable outer cover of a book, with folded flaps