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Jo Joyner
Jo Joyner (Joanne Mary Joyner, born 1977, Harlow, Essex) is an English actress known for Tanya Branning in EastEnders, Mandy Carter in Ackley Bridge, Luella Shakespeare in Shakespeare & Hathaway, and the 2006 Rose d'Or comedy award.
Jo Jung-suk
Jo Jung-suk (조정석, 曺政奭), born 1980, is a South Korean actor and singer; a musical-theater graduate of Seoul Institute of the Arts who debuted on stage in 2004, rose via Architecture 101 (2012), starred in Exit, Hospital Playlist, and Baeksang-winning Pilot, and married singer Gummy in 2018.
Jo Koy
Jo Koy (Joseph Glenn Herbert), Filipino American stand-up comedian from Tacoma and Las Vegas; Netflix specials, Easter Sunday, and panned 2024 Golden Globes host.
Jo Kwon (조권)
Jo Kwon (조권), born 1989, South Korean singer and leader of ballad boy band 2AM (debut 2008, "This Song"); about eight years as a JYP trainee; solo albums I'm Da One and Crosswalk; later Cube Entertainment and musical theater.
Jo Lindner
Jo Lindner (Joesthetics), German bodybuilder and fitness influencer born 1993 in Regensburg; 8.4 million Instagram followers, "alien gains" from rippling muscle disease; died 30 June 2023 in Thailand of an aneurysm at 30.
Jo Luck
Jo Luck (1941–2025) was an American nonprofit executive who led Heifer International as president and CEO from 1992 to 2010, sharing the 2010 World Food Prize for fighting hunger and poverty.
Jo Mal-saeng
Jo Mal-saeng (조말생, 1370–1447) was a civil official of early Joseon who served Taejong and Sejong; convicted of bribery in 1426, he was exiled and later restored to high office.
Jo Man-yeong
Jo Man-yeong (조만영, 1776–1846) was a Joseon civil official and military commander of the Pungyang Jo clan, whose daughter Queen Sinjeong made him King Heonjong's grandfather.
Jo Marie Payton
Jo Marie Payton (born 1950), also credited JoMarie Payton, is an American actress and singer who played Harriette Winslow on Perfect Strangers and Family Matters and voices Suga Mama in The Proud Family franchise.
Jo Martin
Jo Martin (born 1969) is a British actress, the first Black actor to play the Doctor as the Fugitive Doctor in Doctor Who from 2020, also known for Holby City and The Crouches.
Jo Min Seon
Jo Min Seon (조민선, Cho Min-Sun), born 1972, South Korean judoka; 1996 Olympic gold and 2000 bronze in women's middleweight (≤66 kg), 1993 and 1995 world champion, 1988 demonstration event third place.
Jo Nesbø
Jo Nesbø, born Jon Nesbø in Oslo in 1960, is a Norwegian crime writer and musician whose Harry Hole series has sold tens of millions of copies worldwide.
Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole
Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole (Jo Nesbøs Harry Hole) is a 2026 Norwegian Netflix crime series adapting The Devil's Star; nine episodes starring Tobias Santelmann as Harry Hole and Joel Kinnaman as Tom Waaler.
Jo O'Meara
Jo O'Meara (born 1979, Romford, Essex) is an English singer, lead vocalist of S Club 7, later a solo artist with the albums Relentless (2005) and With Love (2021), and a Celebrity Big Brother 2007 contestant.
Jo Seoung-lae
Jo Seoung-lae is a South Korean Democratic Party politician, a National Assembly member for Daejeon Yuseong A since 2016 and chair of the Finance and Economic Planning Committee.
Jo Sharp
Jo Sharp (Joanne P. Sharp) is a British feminist political geographer, Professor of Geography at St Andrews, author of Condensing the Cold War on Reader's Digest, and Geographer Royal for Scotland since 2022.
Jo Stafford
Jo Stafford (November 12, 1917 – July 16, 2008) was an American traditional pop singer of the Pied Pipers and Tommy Dorsey band; "You Belong to Me", 25 million records, a comedy Grammy as Darlene Edwards, and three Walk of Fame stars set her apart.
Jo Swinson
Jo Swinson is a British Liberal Democrat politician known for representing East Dunbartonshire and serving as the party leader from 2019. She was the first woman to lead the party.
Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai (जो तेरा है वो मेरा है)
Jo Tera Hai Woh Mera Hai (जो तेरा है वो मेरा है), also "What's Your's Is Mine," is a 2024 Hindi comedy-drama directed by Raj Trivedi, starring Amit Sial and Paresh Rawal, released on JioCinema on 20 September 2024.
Jo Van Fleet
Jo Van Fleet (1914–1996), American character actress; won the 1956 Best Supporting Actress Oscar for East of Eden and a 1954 Tony for The Trip to Bountiful; known for tough maternal roles.
Jo van Gastel, Jr.
Jo van Gastel, Jr. (Johannes Jacobus van Gastel, 1887-1969) was a Dutch archer from Tilburg, club Nooit Volleerd, who won team gold in 28 m target archery at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; son of 1900 Olympian Johannes van Gastel.
Jo Vandesompele
Jo Vandesompele is a senior full professor in biomolecular medicine at Ghent University since 2007, known for the geNorm qPCR normalization method, the MIQE guidelines, and co-founding the spin-off pxlence.
Jo Whiley
Jo Whiley (Johanne Whiley-Morton, born 1965) is a British radio DJ and presenter, a Radio 1 fixture from 1993 famous for the Evening Session and Britpop, now hosting BBC Radio 2's weeknight evening show.
Jo White
Jo White, Labour (Co-op) politician, MP for Bassetlaw since 4 July 2024 and Home Office Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State since 22 July 2026; wife of John Mann, former Bassetlaw councillor, Red Wall Caucus lead. Distinct from Joe White MBE, Technology Envoy.
Jo Wi-chong's rebellion
Jo Wi-chong's rebellion (조위총의 난) was an armed revolt raised in 1174 by the military governor of Seogyeong (Pyongyang) against Goryeo's military regime, crushed in 1176.
Jo Wilson (Grey's Anatomy)
Jo Wilson (birth name Brooke Stadler; also Jo Karev) is a fictional OB/GYN surgeon on Grey's Anatomy, played by Camilla Luddington since the season 9 premiere, known for her abuse-survivor arc and 250+ episodes.
Jo Wood
Jo Wood, born Josephine Karslake in 1955 in Basildon, Essex, is an English former model, photographer, and author, and founder of the organic skincare brand Jo Wood Organics.
Jo Yoon-su
Jo Yoon-su (조윤수), born 1998, is a South Korean actress who debuted in 2019 via the Cheeze Film web drama and broke out as killer Chae Ja-gyeong in Disney+'s The Tyrant (2024).
Jo Yu-ri (조유리)
Jo Yu-ri (조유리), born 2001 in Busan, is a South Korean singer-actress: IZ*ONE main vocalist via Produce 48 (2018, 3rd place), WAKEONE soloist (GLASSY 2021, Episode 25 2025), and Kim Jun-hee, player 222, in Squid Game season 2.
Jo Yun Jeong
Jo Yun Jeong (조윤정, also Cho Yun-Jeong), born 1969, South Korean recurve archer who won individual and team gold at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and set ranking-round world records.