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Joe Lara
Joe Lara (William Joseph Lara, 1962–2021), American actor who played Tarzan in Tarzan in Manhattan (1989) and Tarzan: The Epic Adventures (1996–1997), later a country musician; died in the 2021 Percy Priest Lake plane crash with his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.
Joe Lauzon
Joe Lauzon is an American mixed martial artist who competed as a lightweight in the UFC from 2006 to 2019. He signed with BKFC in 2026.
Joe Leaphorn
Joe Leaphorn is Tony Hillerman's fictional Navajo Tribal Police lieutenant, first appearing in The Blessing Way (1970) and later paired with Jim Chee; played on screen by Fred Ward, Wes Studi, and Zahn McClarnon in AMC's Dark Winds.
Joe Ledley
Joe Ledley (Joseph Christopher Ledley, born 1987, Cardiff) is a Welsh former midfielder. Cardiff City, Celtic, Crystal Palace; 77 Wales caps; played all six games of Wales' Euro 2016 semi-final run despite a broken leg; retired 2021.
Joe Leigh Simpson
Joe Leigh Simpson is an American reproductive geneticist at Florida International University, a member of the National Academy of Medicine and Sciences, and former president of several reproductive medicine societies.
Joe Lewis (martial artist)
Joe Lewis (Joseph Henry Lewis, 1944–2012) was an American kickboxer and full contact karate fighter who won the first professional full-contact karate titles in the United States.
Joe Lieberman
Joe Lieberman (Joseph Isadore Lieberman), Connecticut U.S. senator 1989–2013, first Jewish major-party vice presidential nominee (Gore 2000), lost the 2006 Democratic primary to Ned Lamont, won as an independent, endorsed McCain in 2008, later co-chaired No Labels; died 2024.
Joe Lo Truglio
Joe Lo Truglio (Joseph Vincent LoTruglio, born 1970, Ozone Park, Queens) is an American actor and comedian, a founding member of The State, best known as Detective Charles Boyle on Brooklyn Nine-Nine and for Superbad, Wet Hot American Summer, and directing Outpost.
Joe Lombardi
Joe Lombardi (Joseph Philip Lombardi, born 1971), NFL coach and grandson of Vince Lombardi; quarterbacks coach for Drew Brees with the Saints, offensive coordinator for the Lions, Chargers, and Broncos, and Ravens senior offensive assistant since 2026.
Joe Lombardo
Joe Lombardo, Republican 31st governor of Nevada since January 2023 and former Clark County sheriff, defeated Steve Sisolak in 2022; record 162 vetoes, $2 billion K-12 funding increase, 2026 race against Aaron Ford.
Joe Lonsdale
Joe Lonsdale (Joseph Lonsdale) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded Palantir Technologies in 2003, founded the venture firm 8VC, and started companies including Addepar and OpenGov.
Joe López
Joe López (José Manuel Lopez, born 1950) is a Tejano singer, co-founder and lead vocalist of Grupo Mazz in Brownsville, Texas; known for synthesizer-driven Tejano hits, a 2006 sexual assault conviction, and 2018 parole release.
Joe Louis
Joe Louis (Joseph Louis Barrow, 1914-1981), the Brown Bomber, American heavyweight boxing champion 1937-1949 with a record 25 title defenses; lost to Max Schmeling in 1936, avenged him with a 1938 first-round knockout.
Joe Louis Arena
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit's city-owned riverfront arena (1979-2017), home of the Red Wings and four Stanley Cup wins, host of the 1980 RNC, demolished 2019-2020 for Water Square redevelopment.
Joe Louis Clark
Joe Louis Clark (1937-2020), American educator and principal of Eastside High School, Paterson, New Jersey, 1982-1989; bat-and-bullhorn disciplinarian who inspired the 1989 film Lean on Me, distinct from the boxer Joe Louis and other namesakes.
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling
Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling: two 1936 and 1938 Yankee Stadium heavyweight fights. Schmeling knocked Louis out in 12 rounds in 1936; Louis avenged it with a 2:04 first-round KO in 1938, a democracy-versus-Nazism symbol.
Joe Louis vs. Rocky Marciano
Joe Louis vs. Rocky Marciano, October 26, 1951, Madison Square Garden: the 27-year-old undefeated Marciano knocked out the 37-year-old former champion Louis in eight rounds, ending Louis's career and launching Marciano's title run.
Joe Lovano
Joe Lovano (born 1952, Cleveland) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist and composer, Blue Note leader of 23 albums and Grammy winner for 52nd Street Themes, also known for Trio Tapestry, Saxophone Summit, and the 2026 ECM Paramount Quartet.
Joe Lutkenhaus
Joe Lutkenhaus is an American bacterial geneticist at the University of Kansas Medical Center who identified FtsZ as the central protein of bacterial cell division.
Joe Lycett
Joe Lycett (born 1988) is an English stand-up comedian, TV presenter and artist, creator of Joe Lycett's Got Your Back and Late Night Lycett, known for stunts including changing his name to Hugo Boss.
Joe Lynn Turner
Joe Lynn Turner (Joseph Arthur Mark Linquito, born 1951, Hackensack, NJ), American rock vocalist who fronted Rainbow 1981-1984, sang on Deep Purple's Slaves and Masters, recorded with Yngwie Malmsteen, and released Belly of the Beast (2022).
Joe M. McCord
Joe M. McCord is an American biochemist who co-discovered the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase in 1969 as a graduate student with Irwin Fridovich at Duke University.
Joe Maddon
Joe Maddon, MLB manager of the Angels, Rays, and Cubs; three-time Manager of the Year (2008, 2011, 2015) who led Chicago to its 2016 World Series title, its first since 1908, with a 103-59 record.
Joe Manchin
Joe Manchin (born 1947), also Joseph Manchin III, is a former West Virginia governor (2005-2010) and U.S. senator (2010-2025), a conservative Democrat who became an independent in 2024, blocked Build Back Better, and shaped the Inflation Reduction Act.
Joe Manganiello
Joe Manganiello (born 1976, Pittsburgh) is an American actor known for True Blood's Alcide, Magic Mike's Big Dick Richie, Deathstroke, and Netflix's One Piece as Crocodile; also D&D chief creative officer and author of the 2026 memoir Bloodlines.
Joe Mansueto
Joe Mansueto is an American entrepreneur and investor who founded Morningstar in Chicago in 1984, and also owns Chicago Fire FC and the magazines Inc. and Fast Company.
Joe Mantegna
Joe Mantegna (Joseph Anthony Mantegna Jr., born 1947, Chicago) is an American actor, Tony winner for Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross, star of Criminal Minds as David Rossi, and voice of Fat Tony on The Simpsons.
Joe Mantello
Joe Mantello (born 1962, Rockford, Illinois) is an American Broadway director and three-time Tony winner (Take Me Out, Assassins, Death of a Salesman) who directed Wicked and acted in Angels in America and The Normal Heart.
Joe Marler
Joe Marler (born 1990) is an English retired rugby union loosehead prop who spent his whole career at Harlequins, won 95 England caps, three Six Nations titles, and played in the 2019 World Cup final.
Joe Masseria
Giuseppe "Joe the Boss" Masseria (1886-1931), Sicilian-born New York Mafia boss of the future Genovese family, 1922-1931; fought the Castellammarese War against Maranzano and was assassinated at Coney Island in 1931.