Joby is a given name, sometimes a short form (

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for Isabel or ''Bob (given name), Bob'' fo ...

) of

Joseph Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "Joseph" is used, along with " Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the modern-day Nordic count ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Joby Varghese Co-Founder of Sahyavalley Enterprise (Kerala based Indian spices company) *

Joby Baker Joseph N. "Joby" Baker (born March 26, 1934) is a Canadian actor and painter, long based in the United States. Career Baker was born in Montreal, Quebec. An early role in his career was in a 1958 episode of ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Sh ...

(born 1934), Canadian born actor and painter * Joby Godfrey (1894–1977), English professional footballer *

Joby Harold Joby Harold is an English screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-l ...

, English film director and screenwriter currently living in Los Angeles *

Joby Harris Joby Harris (born February 21, 1975) is a designer and director in Los Angeles, California. He is also the lead singer and guitar player for the American post-hardcore band Crash Rickshaw. He is currently a visual strategist for NASA and the Je ...

(born 1975), California-based visual artist; guitar player and singer for band ''Crash Rickshaw'' *

Joby Harte Joby Harte is a British television personality and talent manager. Career Acting and producing He has worked on many television shows including the BBC's ''Strictly Come Dancing''. Joby was part of the original production team and played ...

, British television personality *

Joby Ingram-Dodd Joby Ingram-Dodd (born 14 July 1980), is a former Welsh racing cyclist. He represented Wales at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. He has now moved on to become an actor, writer and producer. Currently working for Space Dive Productions ...

(born 1980), former Welsh racing cyclist *

Joby Messier Joby Messier (born March 2, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 25 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers between 1993 and 1995. Playing career Joby Messier was a member of the Notre Da ...

(born 1970), professional ice hockey player *

Joby Ogwyn Joby Ogwyn ( ; born August 25, 1974) is an American mountain climber, BASE jumper and Wingsuit flyer. Early life Ogwyn grew up in Louisiana and studied business administration at the Centenary College of Louisiana.

(born 1974), American mountain climber from Santa Barbara, California *

Joby Talbot Joby Talbot (born 25 August 1971) is a British composer. He has written for a wide variety of purposes, with a broad range of styles, including instrumental and vocal concert music, film and television scores, pop arrangements and works for dan ...

(born 1971), British composer *

Joby Wright Joseph "Joby" Wright (born September 5, 1950) is an American former college and professional basketball player who was men's basketball head coach at Miami University and at the University of Wyoming. Married to Loretta Wright, August 18, 2017. ...

(born 1950), American former college and professional basketball player

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