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Joey Gallo

Joey Gallo (Joseph Nicholas Gallo, born 1993) is an MLB outfielder/first baseman, Rangers 2015-21, later Yankees, Dodgers, Twins, Nationals; two-time All-Star and Gold Glove winner famous for the three true outcomes: 208 career home runs, .194 average, 59.1% TTO rate.

Joey Galloway

Joey Galloway (Joseph Scott Galloway) is a former American football wide receiver who played 15 NFL seasons from 1995 to 2010, finishing with 701 receptions and 77 touchdowns.

Joey Hansen

Joey Hansen (Joseph Hansen), born 1979 in Reno, Nevada, American rower, Oregon State graduate; won gold in the men's eight at the 2004 Athens Olympics, setting a 5:19.85 heat world record, plus 2002 bronze and 2003 silver at Worlds.

Joey Harrington

Joey Harrington (John Joseph Harrington, born 1978), Oregon Ducks quarterback, 25-3 as a starter, fourth in 2001 Heisman voting, Times Square billboard; third overall 2002 NFL Draft pick of Detroit Lions, later Miami and Atlanta.

Joey Janela

Joey Janela (Joseph Janela) is an American professional wrestler known as the "Bad Boy" of Game Changer Wrestling and organizer of Joey Janela's Spring Break.

Joey Logano

Joey Logano (Joseph Thomas Logano) is an American NASCAR Cup Series driver who races the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske and won championships in 2018, 2022, and 2024.

Joey Mantia

Joey Mantia (born 1986, Ocala, Florida) is an American long track speed skater and former inline champion with 28 world inline titles; three-time Olympian and 2022 Olympic team pursuit bronze medalist.

Joey Mercury

Joey Mercury (Adam Birch, also Joey Matthews), American wrestler born 1979; MNM tag team with Johnny Nitro and Melina, 3x WWE Tag Team Champion, later WWE producer and J&J Security member.

Joey Porter

Joey Porter (Joey Eugene Porter Sr.), NFL linebacker 1999-2011 with Steelers, Dolphins, Cardinals; 98 sacks, four Pro Bowls, Super Bowl XL champion, 2000s All-Decade Team; later Steelers outside linebackers coach 2015-18; father of CB Joey Porter Jr.

Joey Ryan (wrestler)

Joey Ryan (Joseph Ryan Meehan, b. 1979), American indie wrestler, PWG co-founder, PWG World and NWA tag champion, famous for the YouPorn Plex crotch-flip spot; career ended by June 2020 #SpeakingOut allegations and Impact termination.

Joey Votto

Joey Votto (Joseph Daniel Votto), Toronto-born first baseman who spent all 17 MLB seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, won the 2010 NL MVP, hit 356 home runs with a .920 OPS, and retired in August 2024.

Joey Woody

Joey Woody (born 1973, Iowa City) is an American 400m hurdler, 2003 World Championships silver medalist, 1997 NCAA champion for Northern Iowa, and indoor 4x800m world record holder, now director of track and field at Iowa.

Joffre

Joffre, also called Kaiser or Shoo le Kaiser, is a Québec four-player partnership trick-taking card game with a 32-card First World War propaganda deck; the Kaiser card scores −3, the Joffre card +5, first published November 1914.

Jofra Archer

Jofra Chioke Archer, born 1995 in Barbados, is an English fast bowler who starred in England's 2019 Cricket World Cup win, bowling the final's Super Over.

Jofre Torrents

Jofre Torrents (Jofre Torrents Salvat, born 2007, La Selva del Camp) is a Spanish left-back, a La Masia graduate who debuted for Barcelona in 2025/26 under Hansi Flick and transferred to Ajax in August 2026.

Joginder Sharma (जोगिंदर शर्मा)

Joginder Sharma (जोगिंदर शर्मा), former Indian medium pacer from Rohtak who bowled the decisive final over of the 2007 T20 World Cup final, dismissing Misbah-ul-Haq; later a DSP in Haryana Police.

Johan Anker

Johan August Anker (1871–1940), Norwegian engineer and yacht designer, two Olympic sailing golds (1912 Magda IX, 1928 Norna), founder of Anker & Jensen, creator of the Dragon class and the Scandinavian S-rule.

Johan Cruijff Arena

Johan Cruijff ArenA (Johan Cruyff Arena), Amsterdam stadium opened 1996 as Amsterdam ArenA, home of AFC Ajax and the Dutch national team, renamed 2018 for Johan Cruyff; 55,000 seats, retractable roof, net positive by 2030.

Johan Cruyff

Johan Cruyff (Hendrik Johannes Cruyff, 1947-2016), Dutch footballer and coach, three-time Ballon d'Or winner, exponent of Total Football with Ajax and the 1974 Netherlands, and Barcelona's Dream Team coach.

Johan Djourou

Johan Djourou (Johannes Danon Djourou-Gbadjere), born 1987 in Abidjan, Swiss defender; Arsenal 2003–14, Hamburg captain, 76 Switzerland caps, three World Cups; retired 2021, now SFV women's technical director.

Johan Edman

Johan Viktor Edman (1875–1927), Swedish police officer and tug-of-war puller with Stockholmspolisens IF; won Olympic gold for Sweden at Stockholm 1912 and the 1913 world title.

Johan Friele

Johan Mohr Friele (1866-1927), Norwegian surgeon, gynecologist, and sailor from Bergen; won 1920 Antwerp Olympic gold in the 12 metres class as helmsman of Heira II.

Johan Ghazali

Johan "Jojo" Ghazali (Muhammad Johan Ghazali Zulfikar, born 2006), Malaysian-American ONE Championship flyweight Muay Thai fighter from Rentap Muay Thai Gym; youngest male ONE athlete at debut, US$100,000 contract, 8-5 ONE record with 75% finish rate.

Johan Grøttumsbraaten

Johan Grøttumsbraaten (Grøttumsbråten), Norwegian skier 1899–1983, Nordic combined and cross-country specialist; three Olympic golds (1928 18 km and combined, 1932 combined), six Olympic medals, world champion 1926 and 1931, XU resistance courier chief.

Johan Harmenberg

Johan Harmenberg (Johan Georg Harmenberg, born Åkerman), Swedish épée fencer born 1954 in Stockholm; 1980 Moscow Olympic individual épée gold, the first individual fencing gold by a Swede, 1977 world champion, later viral immunology researcher and author of Epee 2.0.

Johan Hin

Johan Hin (Johannes Jozef Antonius Hin, 1899–1957), Dutch sailor from Haarlem; 1920 Olympic gold in the 12-foot dinghy Beatrijs III with father Cornelis and brother Frans; later a documentary filmmaker.

Johan Jarlen

Johan Jarlén (Johan Jarlen), 1880–1955, Swedish gymnast and architect who won team gold in artistic gymnastics at the London 1908 Olympics with Sweden's 38-man Swedish-system team, scoring 438 of 480 points.

Johan Kenkhuis

Johan Kenkhuis (born 1980, Vriezenveen) is a Dutch former freestyle swimmer, two-time Olympian, with relay silver at Athens 2004 and bronze at Sydney 2000, later SwimGym owner.

Johan Manzambi

Johan Manzambi (born 2005, Geneva) is a Swiss central midfielder from Servette's academy who starred for Freiburg, reached the 2026 Europa League final, shone at the 2026 World Cup, and joined Aston Villa for a club-record fee.

Johan Neeskens

Johan Neeskens (1951-2024), Dutch midfielder of Ajax's Total Football era and the Netherlands' 1974 and 1978 World Cup finalists; also Barcelona's 'Johan Segundo'; 49 caps, 17 goals, three European Cups.