Joliet or Jolliet may refer to:
People
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Louis Jolliet
Louis Jolliet (; September 21, 1645after May 1700) was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore ...
(1645–1700), French-Canadian explorer of North America
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Oscar Joliet
Oscar Joliet (13 September 1878 - 3 February 1969) was a scholar-priest who served between 1948 and 1969 as the Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ghent, Ghent.
Life
Oscar Jozef Joliet was born in Ghent, third recorded son of the bake ...
(1878–1969), Belgian scholar-priest and Catholic Auxiliary bishop of Ghent
Places in the United States
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Joliet, Illinois
Joliet ( ) is a city in Will County, Illinois, Will and Kendall County, Illinois, Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County, Illinois, Will County. It had a population of ...
, a city named after Louis Jolliet, seat of Will County
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Joliet Correctional Center
Joliet Correctional Center (originally known as Illinois State Penitentiary, colloquially as Joliet Prison, Joliet Penitentiary, the Old Joliet Prison, and the Collins Street Prison) was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, United States, from 1858 to ...
, a prison in the city
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Joliet Township, Will County, Illinois
Joliet Township is located in Will County, Illinois, Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 87,398 and it contained 32,617 housing units.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of w ...
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Joliet, Montana, a town
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Joliet Township, Platte County, Nebraska
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Joliet, Texas, an unincorporated community
Schools
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Joliet Junior College
Joliet Junior College (JJC) is a public community college in Joliet, Illinois. Founded in 1901, it was the first public community college founded in the United States.
In Spring 2014, the college enrolled 16,375 students. Every year, 48,000 st ...
, Joliet, Illinois, a public community college
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Joliet Central High School
Joliet Central High School is a public secondary school located in Joliet, Illinois. Central is part of Joliet Township High Schools, along with Joliet West and Joliet East (now defunct). Before the opening of Joliet East and West, the school wa ...
, Joliet, Illinois
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Joliet Catholic Academy
Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet Catholic or JCA) is a coed Catholic high school in Joliet, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet. One of the oldest Catholic high schools in the Chicago area, Joliet Catholic is perhaps b ...
, a coed Catholic high school in Joliet, Illinois
Other uses
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Joliet Chargers
The Joliet Chargers was the final nickname of the professional American football franchise based in Joliet, Illinois from 1964 to 1967. The Joliet Explorers played the 1964 season as members of the United Football League. In 1965, Joliet became ch ...
, a former football franchise based in Joliet, Illinois
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Joliet Slammers
The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois. The Slammers compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the Midwest Division. The team plays their home games at the Duly Health and Care Field, and is owne ...
, a baseball team in based Joliet, Illinois
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Joliet Army Ammunition Plant
Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (JOAAP, formerly known as the Joliet Arsenal) was a United States Army arsenal located in Will County, Illinois, near Elwood, Illinois, south of Joliet, Illinois. Opened in 1940 during World War II, the facility consis ...
, Will County, Illinois, a former United States Army arsenal
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Joliet Bridge
The Joliet Bridge, in Carbon County, Montana, near Joliet, is a Pratt through truss bridge built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
It is a multiple-span road bridge. The main span is a pin-connected st ...
, near Joliet, Montana, on the National Register of Historic Places
* "Joliet", a song by Andy Prieboy from the album ''
...Upon My Wicked Son''
* "Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi), member of
the Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers (formally, The Fabulous Blues Brothers’ Show Band and Revue) are an American blues and soul music, soul revue band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, who met and began collaborating as original cast ...
band
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Joliet (file system)
ISO 9660 (also known as ECMA-119) is a file system for optical disc media. The file system is an international standard available from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). Since the specification is publicly available, im ...
, an extension to the ISO 9660 specification, written by Microsoft
See also
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Juliet (disambiguation) Juliet is a character in Shakespeare's play ''Romeo and Juliet''.
Juliet may also refer to:
Songs
*Juliet (Lawson song), "Juliet" (Lawson song), 2013
*Juliet (The Four Pennies song), "Juliet" (The Four Pennies song), 1964
*Juliet (Modern Talking ...
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Juliette (disambiguation) Juliette is a feminine given name. It may also refer to:
Music
* Juliette (Brazilian singer), Brazilian lawyer, makeup artist and singer Juliette Freire Feitosa (born 1989)
* Juliette (Canadian singer), Canadian singer and TV personality Juliett ...
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Joliette (disambiguation)
Joliette is a city in Quebec, Canada.
Joliette may also refer to:
Places Canada
*Joliette (federal electoral district), a federal riding in Quebec
*Joliette (provincial electoral district), a provincial riding in Quebec
*Joliette Regional County ...
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