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Joe Mauer
Joe Mauer (born 1983) is a former Minnesota Twins catcher and first baseman, 2004-2018, three-time AL batting champion, 2009 AL MVP, and 2024 first-ballot National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee.
Joe Mauk Smith
Joe Mauk Smith (1916–2009) was an American chemical engineer at UC Davis and author of the standard textbooks Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics and Chemical Engineering Kinetics.
Joe Mazzulla
Joe Mazzulla (born 1988, Johnston, Rhode Island) is the Boston Celtics head coach since 2022, former Fairmont State (Division II) coach, winner of the 2024 NBA championship, the youngest title coach since Bill Russell.
Joe McCain
Joe McCain (Joseph Pinckney McCain II, born 1942) is an American actor, former San Diego newspaper reporter, Navy veteran, and POW activist, brother of Senator John McCain; not the Boston detective Joe McCain Sr. or the Mississippi newspaper publisher Joseph McCain.
Joe McElderry
Joe McElderry (born 1991, South Shields) is an English singer who won The X Factor 2009; his million-selling debut single The Climb hit UK Number 1, he won Popstar to Operastar 2011 and The Jump 2014, and released gold albums including Wide Awake and Classic.
Joe McFadden
Joe McFadden (born 1975, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor known for The Crow Road, Heartbeat's PC Joe Mason, Holby City's Raf Di Lucca, and winning Strictly Come Dancing 2017 with Katya Jones.
Joe McGann
Joe McGann (born 1958, Liverpool) is an English actor, eldest of the four acting McGann brothers. Known for Charlie Burrows in ITV's The Upper Hand (1990–1996), Rockliffe's Babies, Night & Day, The Last Ship tour, and Elden Ring's Gideon Ofnir.
Joe McKnight
Joe McKnight, American football running back from River Ridge, Louisiana; top 2007 recruit at USC (2,213 rushing yards, 6.38 yards per carry), Jets and Chiefs NFL return specialist, killed in Terrytown, Louisiana, in 2016.
Joe Medicine Crow
Joe Medicine Crow (High Bird, 1913–2016), Crow historian, author, and last Crow war chief; earned the first Crow master's degree (USC 1939), completed the four war deeds with the 103rd Infantry Division in WWII, and received the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Joe Medwick
Joe Medwick (1911-1975), nicknamed Ducky, American MLB left fielder for the Gashouse Gang Cardinals; 1937 NL Triple Crown and MVP, 2,471 hits, 540 doubles, Hall of Fame 1968.
Joe Meek
Joe Meek (Robert George Meek) was an English record producer who, from a flat on Holloway Road, London, produced "Telstar", the first British group's recording to top the US chart.
Joe Mercer
Joe Mercer (1914-1990), 'Genial Joe', English footballer and manager; captain of Arsenal's 1948 and 1953 title sides, manager of Manchester City's 1968-1970 trophy era with Malcolm Allison, and England caretaker manager in 1974.
Joe Metheny
Joe Roy Metheny (1955–2017), Baltimore serial murderer, convicted of two killings; death sentence vacated in 2000; unverified roadside barbecue cannibalism claims; died in prison 2017.
Joe Miller
Joe Miller is an American Democratic politician and former educator serving in the Ohio House of Representatives for the 53rd district, based in Amherst, Ohio.
Joe Miller (Alaska politician)
Joe Miller, Alaska attorney and perennial Senate candidate, defeated Senator Lisa Murkowski in the 2010 Republican primary with Tea Party backing, lost her 2010 write-in comeback 40-36 percent, and ran again in 2014 (Republican) and 2016 (Libertarian).
Joe Millionaire
Joe Millionaire: Fox reality dating show (2003) in which 20 women courted Evan Marriott, believing he inherited $50 million; he was a construction worker earning $19,000. Finale drew 40 million viewers; rebooted 2022 as For Richer or Poorer.
Joe Milton
Joe Milton III, quarterback from Pahokee, Florida, played at Michigan and Tennessee, was drafted 193rd overall by the Patriots in 2024, traded to Dallas in 2025; famed for elite arm strength and size but accuracy and processing concerns.
Joe Mitchell
Joe Mitchell (born 1997) is an American Republican politician, the 2026 GOP nominee for the U.S. House in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District and a former Iowa state representative.
Joe Mixon
Joe Mixon, NFL running back from Oklahoma, Bengals second-rounder (48th, 2017), two-time Pro Bowler, 7,428 career rushing yards; later traded to Houston, released in 2026 after a foot injury.
Joe Montana
Joe Montana (Joseph Clifford Montana, born 1956) is a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback who won four Super Bowls with the 49ers (XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV), three Super Bowl MVPs, and two NFL MVPs.
Joe Moody
Joe Moody is an American Democratic politician, a member of the Texas House of Representatives from El Paso's 78th district and Speaker Pro Tempore of the House.
Joe Moorhead
Joe Moorhead (born 1973) is an American college football coach, head coach at Akron since 2022; former Fordham (38-13) and Mississippi State (14-12) head coach and Penn State and Oregon offensive coordinator.
Joe Morgan
Joe Leonard Morgan (1943-2020), American Hall of Fame second baseman of the Cincinnati Reds' Big Red Machine; two-time NL MVP (1975, 1976), first player with 200 home runs and 500 stolen bases, first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1990.
Joe Morrissey
Joe Morrissey (Joseph Dee Morrissey), Richmond, Virginia Democratic politician and disbarred attorney; House of Delegates 2008-2014 and 2015, state senator elected 2019; 2014 misdemeanor conviction, repeated comebacks, 2023 primary loss to Lashrecse Aird.
Joe Morton
Joe Morton (Joseph Thomas Morton Jr., born 1947, New York) is an American stage, film, and television actor known for The Brother from Another Planet, Terminator 2's Miles Dyson, and Emmy-winning Rowan Pope on Scandal.
Joe Musgrove
Joe Musgrove (Joseph Anthony Musgrove, born 1992) is an American MLB right-handed pitcher for the San Diego Padres, formerly Astros and Pirates; he threw the Padres' first no-hitter in 2021 and returned from 2024 Tommy John surgery in 2026.
Joe Namath
Joe Namath (born 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania), "Broadway Joe," Alabama quarterback and New York Jets star who guaranteed and won Super Bowl III over the Colts, first to pass for 4,000 yards in a season, Hall of Fame 1985.
Joe Neguse
Joe Neguse (born 1984) is the Democratic U.S. representative for Colorado's 2nd congressional district since 2019, the first Black member of Congress from Colorado, a 2021 Trump impeachment manager, and assistant Democratic leader.
Joe Newman (English musician)
Joe Newman is the English lead singer, guitarist, and main songwriter of indie rock band alt-J, formed at Leeds University in 2007; their debut An Awesome Wave won the 2012 Mercury Prize. He records solo as JJerome87, debuting with The Canyon (2025).
Joe Nichols
Joe Nichols (Joseph Edward Nichols, born 1976) is an American neo-traditionalist country singer from Rogers, Arkansas, known for "The Impossible," "Brokenheartsville," "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off," and "Gimmie That Girl." Distinct from the UK jazz bandleader of Nimbus Sextet of the same name.