Joss is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name or nickname

Joss Ackland Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (born 29 February 1928) is an English retired actor who has appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Del ...

(born 1928), British actor * Joss Ambler (1900–1959), Australian-born British film and television actor *

Joss Christensen Joss Christensen (born December 20, 1991) is an American freestyle skier from Park City, Utah. Christensen's highest sports accomplishment to date is winning a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia Russia (, , ), or th ...

(born 1991), American freestyle skier and 2014 Olympic gold medalist *

Joss Fritz Joss may refer to: * Joss (name), including a list of people with the name * JOSS, a time-sharing programming language * Joss (Chinese statue), a religious object * Joss JP1, an Australian-built supercar * Joss paper, a type of burnt offering * Jo ...

(c. 1470-c. 1525), insurgent in Germany *

Joss Labadie Joss Christopher Labadie (born 30 August 1990) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Solihull Moors. Career Early career Born in Croydon, Labadie began his football career with West Bromwich Albion. He joined their academ ...

(born 1990), English footballer *

Joss McKinley Joss McKinley is a British photographer. McKinley studied graphic design at Central Saint Martins, London. After graduating in 2003 he went on to a masters in photography at the University of the Arts London. He is both an art and commercial ...

(born 1981) English photographic artist * Joss Naylor (born 1936), English fell runner *

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...

(born 1964), American screenwriter, film and television director and producer, television series creator, comic book author and composer *

George (Duala king) {{Short description, Duala king George or Joss, born Doo a Makongo or Doo a Mukonga, was a king of the Duala people in the late 18th century. Doo a Makongo was the son of Makongo a Njo. He lived at Douala on the Wouri estuary on the coast of Camero ...

or Joss, a late 18th-century king of the Duala people of Cameroon

Stage name or pen name

* Joss Stirling, a pen name of British novelist

Julia Golding Julia Golding (born 1969), pen names Joss Stirling and Eve Edwards, is a British novelist best known for her ''Cat Royal'' series and '' The Companions Quartet''. Biography Born in London, 1969, she grew up on the edge of Epping Forest. She orig ...

(born 1969) *

Joss Stone Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), known professionally as Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She rose to prominence in late 2003 with her multi-platinum debut album, ''The Soul Sessions'', which made the 2004 Merc ...

(born 1987), stage name of British female soul singer, songwriter and actress Joscelyn Eve Stoker * Lewis Joss, one half of the magic double act Jay & Joss

Surname

* Addie Joss (1880–1911), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Chris Joss Chris Joss is a French multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Early life and education Chris Joss was born in France. According to his website "his parents enrolled him in electronic organ lessons aged 12 which taught him the basics of mu ...

, French musician and record producer * Jonathan Joss (born 1965), American actor *

Johnny Joss John Hubbard Joss (March 18, 1902 – March 22, 1955) was an American football player, lawyer, and government official. Early years Joss was born in Indianapolis in 1902. He attended the Taft School in Connecticut before enrolling at Yale Col ...

(1902–1955), American college football player *

Morag Joss Morag Joss (born in 1955 in England) is a British writer. She became a writer in 1996 after an early career in arts and museum management. Life and career Joss was born in England in 1955 and from the age of four, grew up in Ayrshire, Scotland. ...

(born 1955), English-born Scottish writer *

Robert L. Joss Robert Law Joss (born June 5, 1941) is an American businessman, banker, and former university administrator. Early life and education Robert Joss received his Bachelor of Arts, BA degree in economics from the University of Washington in 1965. A ...

(born 1941), American businessman, banker, professor and former university administrator *

Scott Joss Scott Joss (born 1962) is a songwriter, guitarist, mandolin player, singer, and fiddle player primarily in the American Country music traditionJohn 'Scott' Golosio: ''So, what kind of PEOPLE are these musicians?'', http://www.golosio.com/bios.ht ...

(born 1962), American country musician

Fictional characters

* Joss Carter, from the American television series ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'' * Joss Merlyn, from the novel '' Jamaica Inn'' by Daphne du Maurier * Joss Moody, from the novel ''

Trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

'' by Jackie Kay * Joss Peroni, from the Australian television series ''Blue Heelers'' * Joss Possible, from the animated American television series ''Kim Possible'' {{Given name, type=both