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Jo is a
given name , often a short form (
hypocorism ) of Joanna, Joanne, Joseph, Josephine, George, etc. Notable people with the name include:
Men
Jô (born 1987), Brazilian footballer, João Alves de Assis Silva
Jô (footballer, born 1988) , Brazilian footballer, Josiel Alves de Oliveira
Jô (footballer, born 1992) , Brazilian footballer, Jonatas Figueira Fernandes
Jo Jo Benson (1938–2014), stage name of Joseph M. Hewell, American R&B and soul singer
Jo Inge Berget (born 1990), Norwegian footballer
Jô Bilac (born 1985), Brazilian playwright
Jo Bogaert (born 1956), Flemish musician and producer
Johannes
Jo Bonfrère (born 1946), Dutch football player and coach
Joakim
Jo Bonnier (1930–1972), Swedish racing driver
Johannes
Jo van den Broek (1898–1978), Dutch architect
John
Jo Callis (born 1951), British guitarist, notably with
The Human League
Jozef
Jo Cals (1914–1971), Dutch Prime Minister
Jozef
Jo Coenen (born 1949), Dutch architect
Joseph
Jo Colruyt (1928 – 1994), Belgian businessman
Jozef
Jo Cornu (born 1944), Belgian business executive
Josef
Jo Gartner (1954–1986), Austrian racing driver
Johannes
Jo van Gastel (1887–1969), Dutch archer
Jo Grimond (1913-1993), British politician
Jo de Haan (1936–2006), Dutch cyclist
Jo Ishiwatari (石渡 譲 , born 1967) , Japanese actor
Joseph
Jo Johnson (born 1971), British politician, Minister of State for Transport
Jonathan
Jo Jones (1911–1965), American jazz drummer
Jo Kanazawa (金沢 浄 , born 1976) , Japanese footballer
Jo Kondo (近藤 譲 , born 1947) , Japanese composer and conductor
Jo Leinen (born 1948), German politician and MEP
Jo Maas (born 1954), Dutch racing cyclist
Johannes
Jo Meynen (1901–1980), Dutch Ministers of Defence
Jo Nesbø (born 1960), Norwegian writer, musician, former economist and reporter
Johannes
Jo van Nunen (1945–2010), Dutch engineer and management consultant
Jo Planckaert (born 1970), Belgian cyclist
Jo Privat (1919–1996), French accordionist and composer.
Jozef
Jo Ritzen (born 1945), Dutch economist and social-democratic politician
Johan
Jo de Roo (born 1937), Dutch cyclist
Jô Santos (born 1991), Brazilian footballer, Joálisson Santos Oliveira
Joseph
Jo Schlesser (1928–1968), French racing driver
Joseph
Jo Siffert (1936–1971), Swiss racing driver
José
Jô Soares (1938–2022), Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author and musician
Joseph
Jo Spier (1900–1978), Dutch artist and illustrator
Johan
Jo Vandeurzen (born 1958), Belgian politician, Flemish Minister of Public Health
Joseph
Jo Vonlanthen (born 1942), Swiss racing driver
Johan
Jo Voskuil (1897–1972), Dutch painter, illustrator, and bookbinder
Johannes
Jo Weil (born 1977), German actor
Women
Joanna
Jo Aleh (born 1986), New Zealand sailor, national, world and Olympic champion
Johanna
Jo van Ammers-Küller (1884–1966), Dutch writer
Joanna
Jo Ankier (born 1982), British record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
Jo Archbold , model
Josephine
Jo Armstead (born 1944), American singer-songwriter
Johanna
Jo Bauer-Stumpff (1873–1964), Dutch painter
Jo Bench , English bassist, formerly of
Bolt Thrower
Johanna
Jo Bonger (1862–1925), Dutch art dealer, sister-in-law of Vincent van Gogh
Josephine
Jo Brand (born 1957), English comedian, writer and actress
Jo Ann Campbell (born 1938), American singer
Joanne
Jo Coburn (born 1968), BBC political correspondent
Helen Joanne
Jo Cox (1974–2016), British politician
Johanna
Jo Cox-Ladru (1923–?), Dutch Olympic gymnast
Damita Jo DeBlanc (1930–1998), aka Damita Jo, American actress and singer
Joanna
Jo Durie (born 1960), English tennis player
Joanne
Jo Ellis (born 1983), English field hockey forward
Joanne
Jo Frost (born 1970), English nanny, writer and TV hostess
Joanne
Jo Kiesanowski (born 1979), New Zealand cyclist
Johanna
Jo Konta (born 1991), British tennis player
Jo Lemaire (born 1956), Belgian singer
Jo Muir (born 1994), British modern pentathlete
Jo O'Meara (born 1979), English singer (
S Club 7 )
Joanne
Jo Pavey (born 1973), British Olympian and distance runner
Jo Price (born 1985), Welsh rugby union player and former footballer
Joanne "Jo"
J. K. Rowling (born 1965), author of the Harry Potter book series
Jo Ann Robinson (1912–1990), American civil rights activist
Johanna
Jo Schouwenaar-Franssen (1909–1995), Dutch government minister
Billie Jo Spears (1937–2011), American country music singer
Jo Stafford (1917–2008), American singer of traditional pop music
Jo Van Fleet (1915–1996), American theatre and film actress
Jo Walton (born 1964), Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet
Joanne
Jo Bailey Wells (born 1965), British Anglican bishop, Bishop of Dorking
Jo Zayner (born 1981),
CRISPR engineer
Fictional characters
Jo Bennett, former CEO of Sabre in the TV show
The Office
Joanne Gardner , lead character from the soap opera Search for Tomorrow
Jo Grant , a 1971–1973 Dr. Who companion
Jo Kido, in the anime series
Digimon Adventure
Jo March, in the novel
Little Women and its sequels
Jo Martinez, in the supernatural crime drama series
Forever
Dr. Jo Harding, main character in the movie
Twister
Jo Masters , in the British television series The Bill
Jo Masterson, in ABC Family's
Twisted
Josephine "Jo" McCormick, one of the main characters of the TV series
Big Bad Beetleborgs
Jo Polniaczek , from the TV show The Facts of Life
Jo Reynolds , in Melrose Place
Jo Saint-Clair, title character of the French TV series
Jo
Jo Stockton, one of the main characters of the movie
Funny Face
Jo, one of the main characters of anime series
Burst Angel
Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel
Bleak House
Jo, a contestant on
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
Jo Wilson , from ABC's show
Grey's Anatomy
Jo, main character from
A Taste of Honey
Jo, nonbinary bird from
Angry Birds introduced in 2023
See also