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Joe Garagiola

Joe Garagiola (1926-2016), St. Louis Cardinals catcher and 1946 World Series winner, became a Hall of Fame broadcaster for KMOX, NBC, the Today show, and the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Joe Gatto

Joe Gatto (Joseph Anthony Gatto Jr., born 1976, Staten Island) is an American comedian and producer, founding member of The Tenderloins and original star of Impractical Jokers (2011-2021, about 300 episodes), now a solo stand-up comedian, Two Cool Moms podcast co-host, and operator of the Gatto Pups and Friends animal rescue.

Joe Gebbia

Joe Gebbia, also known as Joseph Gebbia, is an American designer and entrepreneur who co-founded Airbnb in 2008, served as its Chief Product Officer, and founded Samara.

Joe Gibbs

Joe Gibbs (born 1940) is an American football coach and NASCAR team owner who won three Super Bowls with Washington using three different quarterbacks, is in both the Pro Football and NASCAR Halls of Fame, and founded Joe Gibbs Racing in 1992.

Joe Gibbs (music)

Joe Gibbs, born Joel Gibson, was a Jamaican record producer and owner of the Amalgamated label who, with engineer Errol Thompson, produced over 100 Jamaican number-one records.

Joe Gibbs Racing

Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), Huntersville, North Carolina NASCAR team founded 1992 by coach Joe Gibbs, racing Toyotas; 448 national series wins, five Cup titles (2000, 2002, 2005, 2015, 2019), four 2026 Cup teams.

Joe Gilgun

Joe Gilgun (Joseph William Gilgun, born 1984, Chorley) is an English actor and co-creator of Brassic, also known for Woody in This Is England, Rudy in Misfits, and Cassidy in Preacher.

Joe Girardi

Joe Girardi (born 1964, Peoria, Illinois) is a former MLB catcher and manager; won three World Series as a Yankees player, managed the Yankees to the 2009 title, and later managed the Marlins and Phillies.

Joe Gold

Joe Gold (Sidney Gold, 1922-2004) was an American bodybuilder and machinist who founded Gold's Gym in Venice, California, in 1965 and later the World Gym chain, and built custom training equipment.

Joe Goldberg

Joe Goldberg (Joseph Gabriel Goldberg) is the fictional stalker-serial-killer protagonist of Caroline Kepnes's You novels and the Netflix series (2018–2025), portrayed by Penn Badgley; aliases Will Bettelheim and Jonathan Moore, imprisoned in the 2025 series finale.

Joe Greene

Joe Greene (Charles Edward Greene, "Mean" Joe Greene), born 1946, Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1969-1981, four-time Super Bowl champion, two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year, No. 75 retired.

Joe Griffo

Joe Griffo is an American politician and Republican member of the New York State Senate, representing the 53rd district since 2007 and previously mayor of Rome, New York, from 1992 to 2003.

Joe Gruters

Joe Gruters is an American Republican politician who chairs the Republican National Committee and serves as a Florida state senator, after leading the Republican Party of Florida.

Joe Haden

Joe Haden (Joseph Walter Haden III, born 1989) is a former NFL cornerback; seventh overall 2010 draft pick of the Cleveland Browns, three-time Pro Bowler who played for the Browns and Steelers and retired with 29 interceptions.

Joe Hahn

Joe Hahn (Joseph Hahn, born 1977, Dallas, Texas) is the American DJ and turntablist of Linkin Park, also its video director; directed Mall and Unshatter; two Grammy wins.

Joe Hamilton (producer)

Joe Hamilton (Joseph Henry Hamilton Jr., 1929–1991), American television producer, executive producer of The Carol Burnett Show (278 episodes, 1967–1978), ex-husband of Carol Burnett, five-time Emmy winner per obituaries, also produced Mama's Family.

Joe Harasymiak

Joe Harasymiak, American college football coach, UMass Minutemen head coach since December 2024; former Maine head coach (2018 CAA title, FCS semifinals), Minnesota co-DC, and Rutgers defensive coordinator.

Joe Harris (basketball)

Joe Harris (born 1991) is an American former NBA guard-forward, 6'6", from Virginia, drafted 33rd in 2014. Played for the Cavaliers, Nets, and Pistons; twice led the NBA in three-point percentage and won the 2019 3-Point Contest.

Joe Harris (mathematician)

Joe Harris, full name Joseph Daniel Harris, is an American algebraic geometer and Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Harvard, known for the Brill-Noether theorem and influential textbooks.

Joe Hart

Joe Hart (Charles Joseph John Hart, born 1987) is an English retired goalkeeper; Manchester City 2006–2018 (348 apps, two Premier League titles, record-equalling four Golden Gloves), 75 England caps, later Celtic, retired 2024.

Joe Hathaway

Joe Hathaway is an American Republican politician, Mayor of Randolph, New Jersey, and the 2026 Republican nominee for the U.S. House in New Jersey's 11th district.

Joe Hendry

Joe Hendry, Scottish WWE wrestler from Edinburgh, judo black belt and amateur wrestling champion, former TNA World Champion and NXT Champion, famous for the viral 'Say his name and he appears' theme song and his WrestleMania 41 match with Randy Orton.

Joe Henry

Joe Henry (Joseph Lee Henry, born 1960, Charlotte, NC) is an American singer-songwriter and three-time Grammy-winning producer; distinct from Joe H Henry, J-Henry, and Joseph Henry. Known for Scar (2001), Ornette Coleman, and Madonna's "Don't Tell Me."

Joe Hill

Joe Hill, born Joseph Hillstrom, was a Swedish-born American songwriter and organizer for the Industrial Workers of the World, executed in Utah in 1915 on contested murder charges.

Joe Hill (writer)

Joe Hill, pen name of Joseph Hillstrom King (born 1972), son of Stephen King, American horror novelist and comic writer; author of Heart-Shaped Box, NOS4A2, Locke & Key (Eisner Award), and DC's Hill House Comics line.

Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲)

Joe Hisaishi (久石 譲), born 1950, real name Mamoru Fujisawa, is a Japanese composer, conductor, and pianist known for scoring 11 Hayao Miyazaki films from Nausicaä (1984) onward, over 80 film scores, minimalist concert works, and three Guinness World Records for concert runs.

Joe Hogsett

Joe Hogsett, full name Joseph Hadden Hogsett, is an American Democratic politician serving as the 49th mayor of Indianapolis since 2016, after serving as Indiana Secretary of State and US Attorney.

Joe Holberg

Joe Holberg (Joseph Holberg) is an American fintech entrepreneur and former West Side math teacher, first declared candidate for the 2027 Chicago mayoral race (announced Oct 6, 2025), founder of Holberg Financial, later Spring, sold to Mariner, with $1M+ raised by mid-2026.

Joe Hong Chow

Joe Hong Chow is an electric power engineer and Institute Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, known for widely used methods for modeling, analysis, and control of large-scale power grids.

Joe Horn

Joe Horn (born 1972) is a former NFL wide receiver for the Chiefs, Saints, and Falcons; four-time Pro Bowler with 603 catches, 8,744 yards, 58 TDs, famous for his 2003 cell phone touchdown celebration.