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Joel (The Last of Us)
Joel is the protagonist of Naughty Dog's The Last of Us (2013), voiced by Troy Baker and played by Pedro Pascal on HBO; his hospital choice to save Ellie over a cure, and his death in Part II and season 2, made him gaming's most debated antihero.
Joel Abati
Joel Abati (Joël Marc Abati), French handball right back born 1970 in Fort-de-France, Martinique; Olympic gold 2008, world champion 2001 and 2009, decade at SC Magdeburg.
Joel Berry II
Joel Berry II (Joel DeWayne Berry II) is an American point guard who played for North Carolina 2014-18, won the 2017 NCAA title, was Final Four Most Outstanding Player, and scored 20-plus points in consecutive championship games.
Joel Campbell
Joel Campbell (Joel Nathaniel Campbell Samuels, born 1992, San José) is a Costa Rican forward who debuted for Saprissa, joined Arsenal in 2011, starred at the 2014 World Cup, and earned over 100 caps for Costa Rica.
Joel Castro Pereira
Joel Castro Pereira (Joel Dinis Castro Pereira), Portuguese goalkeeper born 1996 in Le Locle, Switzerland; ex-Manchester United (2017 Premier League debut), RKC Waalwijk, now Reading first-choice keeper in League One.
Joel Dahmen
Joel Dahmen (born 1987, Clarkston, Washington) is an American PGA Tour golfer, 2021 Corales Puntacana Championship winner, testicular cancer survivor, and Netflix Full Swing personality.
Joel Embiid
Joel Hans Embiid, Cameroonian NBA center for the Philadelphia 76ers, drafted third overall in 2014 from Kansas; 2022-23 NBA MVP, two-time scoring champion, 70-point franchise record game, Olympic gold medalist with USA.
Joel Epalle
Joel Epalle, full name Joël Dieudonné Martin Epalle Newaka, is a Cameroonian former footballer who played as a right winger and won gold with Cameroon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Joel Freijah
Joel Freijah (born 2005) is a Western Bulldogs AFL midfielder-forward, drafted pick 45 in 2023 from the GWV Rebels; debuted 2024, breakout 2025, contracted to 2029.
Joel Garner
Joel Garner, "Big Bird", Barbadian right-arm fast bowler for the West Indies 1977-1987; 259 Test wickets at 20.97, 146 ODI wickets at 18.84, and 5/38 in the 1979 World Cup final, the best final figures ever.
Joel Glazer
Joel Glazer, American sports executive; Owner/Co-Chairman of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Executive Co-Chairman of Manchester United plc; son of Malcolm Glazer, key figure in the 2005 leveraged United takeover and the 2021 European Super League plan.
Joel Gonzalez
Joel Gonzalez (Joel González Bonilla), Spanish taekwondo athlete born 1989 in Figueras; Olympic flyweight gold at London 2012 and featherweight bronze at Rio 2016; two-time world and European champion; retired 2021.
Joel Gordon (American football)
Joel Gordon is an American football coach and former Shepherd University quarterback; offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach under Alex Golesh at USF (2022-2025) and Auburn (from December 2025), previously Iowa State passing game coordinator who mentored Brock Purdy.
Joel Greenshields
Joel Greenshields (born 1988, Edson, Alberta) is a Canadian Olympic swimmer, 100 m freestyle specialist; 23rd at Beijing 2008, 2009 short-course 4x200 m freestyle relay world record holder, 2008 NCAA champion with Arizona.
Joël Matip
Joël Matip (Joel Matip), Cameroonian-German centre-back born 1991; Schalke 04 (258 games) then Liverpool 2016-2024 on a free transfer, 201 games, 2019 Champions League and 2020 Premier League winner; retired October 2024.
Joel Ndala
Joel Tshisanga Ndala (born 2006, Manchester) is an English left winger with DR Congo heritage, a Manchester City academy product who had loans at Jong PSV, Nottingham Forest, Hull City, and Sheffield Wednesday before joining Cercle Brugge permanently in July 2026 for a reported €900k.
Joel Quenneville
Joel Quenneville, born 1958 in Windsor, Ontario, is an NHL head coach, second all-time in wins behind Scotty Bowman, three-time Stanley Cup winner with Chicago (2010, 2013, 2015), and current Anaheim Ducks coach after a 2021-24 ban over the Blackhawks abuse scandal.
Joel Robles
Joel Robles (Joel Robles Blázquez), Spanish goalkeeper born 1990 in Getafe; FA Cup 2013 with Wigan, Euro U21 2013 with Spain, Copa del Rey 2022 with Betis; now at Estoril.
Joel Selwood
Joel Selwood, Geelong Cats midfielder and captain 2012-2022, played 355 AFL games, won four premierships (2007, 2009, 2011, 2022), six All-Australian selections, and holds the VFL/AFL records for most games as captain and most finals.
Joël van den Berg
Joël van den Berg (born 2007) is a Dutch central midfielder from the PSV academy who won the 2026 Eredivisie and moved to Celtic FC in September 2026 for about four million euros.
Joël Veltman
Joël Veltman, Dutch defender (born 1992, IJmuiden); Ajax academy product, 246 Ajax appearances, Europa League finalist 2017; 191 games for Brighton; 28 Netherlands caps; joined West Ham United in 2026.
Joel Ward (footballer)
Joel Edward Philip Ward (born 1989, Emsworth) is an English right-back from Portsmouth's academy who made 363 Crystal Palace appearances, a club-record 305 in the Premier League, won the 2013 play-off and 2025 FA Cup, and finished at Swansea City in 2026.
Joelinton
Joelinton (Joelinton Cássio Apolinário de Lira, born 1996) is a Brazilian midfielder for Newcastle United and Brazil. Signed as a £40m record striker in 2019, he was reinvented as a midfielder under Eddie Howe, winning the club's 2021/22 Player of the Year award.
Joep Packbiers
Joep Packbiers (Jan Joseph Packbiers, 1875–1957) was a Dutch archer from Maastricht, club Concordia, who won gold in the men's 28 m team target archery event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.
Joeri Heerkens
Joeri Jesse Heerkens (born 2006, Broumov, Czechia) is a Dutch goalkeeper at Ajax since July 2025, ex-Sparta Prague academy, Netherlands U19 Euro 2025 winner, contract to 2030.
Joey Barton
Joey Barton (Joseph Anthony Barton, born 1982, Huyton) is an English ex-footballer and manager who played for Manchester City, Newcastle, QPR, Marseille, Rangers, and Burnley, earned one England cap, managed Fleetwood Town and Bristol Rovers, and was later convicted over offensive social-media posts.
Joey Bosa
Joey Bosa, born 1995, is an NFL edge rusher from Ohio State, drafted third overall in 2016 by the Chargers; five-time Pro Bowler with 72 Chargers sacks, released in 2025, then signed by the Buffalo Bills.
Joey Browne
Joey Browne, full name Ian Sterry Browne (1931-2023), Australian track cyclist; won 2,000 m tandem sprint gold with Tony Marchant at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, plus Cardiff 1958 Commonwealth gold and ten national titles.
Joey Cantillo
Joey Cantillo (Joseph Lopaka Cantillo), left-handed starting pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians; 2017 16th-round Padres draftee from Kailua, Hawaii, traded to Cleveland in 2020, MLB debut July 28, 2024, 2025 AL Rookie of the Month.
Joey Cheek
Joey Cheek (William Joseph N. Cheek, born 1979), American speed skater: 2002 Olympic 1,000 m bronze; 2006 Turin 500 m gold and 1,000 m silver; donated prize money to Right to Play; founded Team Darfur; now Launch Greensboro executive and NBC analyst.