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Joe Nicola
Joe Nicola is an American Republican politician who took office in 2025 representing Missouri's 11th Senate district in northern Jackson County, after careers as a pastor and motorcycle shop owner.
Joe Nieuwendyk
Joe Nieuwendyk, Canadian Hall of Fame center (born 1966, Oshawa, Ontario); won Stanley Cups with Calgary 1989, Dallas 1999, New Jersey 2003; 1999 Conn Smythe; 2002 Olympic gold; later Dallas Stars GM.
Joe O'Mara
Joseph O'Mara (born 1979) is an Irish private equity investor based in London who co-founded Aspirity Partners after 14 years at Vitruvian Partners; its debut fund closed at over €875 million in 2025.
Joe Orton
Joe Orton (John Kingsley Orton, 1933-1967), English playwright of black farces Entertaining Mr Sloane, Loot, and What the Butler Saw; jailed 1962 with Kenneth Halliwell for defacing library books; murdered by Halliwell in 1967.
Joe Pantoliano
Joe Pantoliano (Joey Pants), born 1951 in Hoboken, New Jersey, is an American character actor with 150+ credits: Cypher in The Matrix, Ralph Cifaretto in The Sopranos (2003 Emmy), Captain Howard in Bad Boys, Teddy in Memento, and Eugene in The Last of Us.
Joe Pasquale
Joe Pasquale (Joseph Ellis Pasquale), English comedian born 1961 in Grays, Essex; New Faces runner-up 1987, I'm a Celebrity winner 2004, Prat Pack member, Spamalot King Arthur, subject of Stewart Lee plagiarism routine.
Joe Pass
Joe Pass (Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua, 1929–1994), American jazz guitarist of solo chord-melody fame; Pablo Records Virtuoso (1973), Ella Fitzgerald accompanist, 1975 Grammy winner with The Trio.
Joe Paterno
Joe Paterno (Joseph Vincent Paterno), Penn State football head coach 1966-2011, record 409 Division I wins, two national titles; fired in the Jerry Sandusky scandal, Freeh Report cover-up findings, statue removed 2012.
Joe Patterson
Joe Patterson is an American politician and Republican member of the California State Assembly's 5th district, elected in 2022 after serving as Mayor of Rocklin.
Joe Pavelski
Joe Pavelski, American NHL forward from Plover, Wisconsin; played 18 seasons with San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars; 1,068 points, U.S.-born record 74 playoff goals, retired 2024.
Joe Pennacchio
Joe Pennacchio is an American Republican politician and retired dentist who has represented New Jersey's 26th Senate district since 2008, after serving in the General Assembly from 2000 to 2008.
Joe Pepitone
Joe Pepitone (1940-2023), Brooklyn-born MLB first baseman/outfielder, New York Yankees 1962-69, later Astros, Cubs, Braves; 3x All-Star, 3 Gold Gloves, 219 career home runs, 1964 World Series grand slam.
Joe Pera
Joe Pera (born 1988, Buffalo, NY) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, creator and star of Adult Swim's gentle, 11-minute-episode series Joe Pera Talks With You (2018-2021), the sleep-inducing specials Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep and Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree, and the 2023 YouTube special Slow & Steady.
Joe Pera Talks with You
Joe Pera Talks with You is an Adult Swim live-action comedy (2018-2021, three seasons) starring Joe Pera as a Michigan Upper Peninsula choir teacher discussing mundane topics; canceled 2022.
Joe Perry (musician)
Joe Perry (born 1950, Lawrence, Massachusetts; born Anthony Joseph Pereira) is the co-founding lead guitarist of Aerosmith, formed in Boston in 1970, known for riffs on Walk This Way and Sweet Emotion, a 1979-1980s Joe Perry Project hiatus, and the 2025 Aerosmith-Yungblud EP One More Time.
Joe Pesci
Joe Pesci (born 1943, Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor and former singer-guitarist; Oscar winner as Tommy DeVito in GoodFellas (1990), also known for Raging Bull, Home Alone, Casino, and The Irishman.
Joe Philbin
Joe Philbin (born 1961), NFL coach; Miami Dolphins head coach 2012-15 (24-28), Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator and Super Bowl XLV winner, later Raiders senior offensive assistant.
Joe Phillips
Joe Phillips (Joseph Phillips, 1911-1987), Indian field hockey player from Bombay; won gold with British India in men's hockey at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, playing one match; distinct from other Olympians named Phillips.
Joe Pichler
Joe Pichler (Joseph David Wolfgang Pichler), American child actor of Beethoven's 3rd, Beethoven's 4th, and Varsity Blues; disappeared January 5, 2006 in Bremerton, Washington, at 18; case unsolved.
Joe Pickett (TV series)
Joe Pickett is a Western crime drama based on C.J. Box's novels, starring Michael Dorman as a Wyoming game warden in Saddlestring. Two seasons, 20 episodes, aired 2021-2023 on Spectrum then Paramount+, canceled October 2023.
Joe Picozzi
Joe Picozzi is an American politician and Republican Pennsylvania senator from the 5th district, elected in 2024 as Philadelphia's first Republican state senator since 1996.
Joe Piscopo
Joe Piscopo (born 1951, Passaic, NJ) is an American comedian and actor, SNL cast member 1980-1984, famed for his Frank Sinatra impression, films Johnny Dangerously and Wise Guys, and New York radio hosting.
Joe Pittman (Pennsylvania politician)
Joe Pittman is an American Republican politician serving as Majority Leader of the Pennsylvania State Senate, elected by his colleagues in 2022, and as state senator for the 41st Senatorial District.
Joe Pogliano
Joe Pogliano is an American molecular biologist and professor at UC San Diego, known for discovering the phage nucleus and developing Bacterial Cytological Profiling for antibiotics.
Joe Profaci
Joe Profaci (Giuseppe Profaci, 1897–1962), Sicilian-born Brooklyn mob boss and olive oil importer nicknamed the Olive Oil King, founded the Profaci crime family, now the Colombo family of New York's Five Families, ruling it until his 1962 death amid the Gallo rebellion.
Joe Pyfer
Joe Pyfer, "Bodybagz", American UFC middleweight from Vineland, New Jersey; 16-3 record, 7-1 in UFC, boxing-based knockout artist, ranked #6 after stopping Israel Adesanya in 2026.
Joe Quesada
Joe Quesada, born Joseph Quesada in 1962, is an American comic book artist, writer, and editor who served as Marvel Comics' Editor-in-Chief from 2000 and later Chief Creative Officer.
Joe Quigley
Joe Quigley (Joseph Richard Quigley, born 1996) is an Irish centre-forward at Bristol Rovers, a Bournemouth academy product, former Ireland U21 international, and 2023/24 National League title winner with Chesterfield.
Joe Ranft
Joe Ranft (Joseph Henry Ranft, 1960-2005) was Pixar's head of story, an Oscar-nominated co-writer of Toy Story, and voice of Heimlich, Wheezy, Jacques, Lenny, and Red; he died in a 2005 Mendocino County car crash and became a Disney Legend in 2006.
Joe Rantz
Joe Rantz (1914–2007), American rower who rowed seat seven for the University of Washington eight that won 1936 Berlin Olympic gold; later a Boeing chemical engineer and central figure of The Boys in the Boat.