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Joe Sambito Joseph Charles (Joe) Sambito (born June 28, 1952 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Houston Astros (1976-1982, 1984), New York Mets (1985) and Boston Red Sox (1986-1987). He batted and threw left handed.
Joe Sayers Joseph John Sayers born 5 November 1983, Leeds, Yorkshire, England is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, Oxford University and Yorkshire.
Joe Scarborough Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough (born April 9 1963) is the host of the program Scarborough Country on MSNBC and served in the United States House of Representatives, from 1995 to 2001, as a Republican from Florida.
Joe Scarpa Joseph Luke Scarpa was a professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker, Chief Jay Strongbow. Scarpa portrayed a Native American wrestler (he is an Italian American from Brooklyn named Joe Scarpa) who wore a traditional headdress to the ring, and would "go on the warpath" when the fans started cheering him on against an opponent.
Joe Scott Joe Scott (July 28, 1965 – ) is an American college men's basketball coach. The Pelican Island, New Jersey native is the current head coach at Princeton University, replacing John Thompson III on April 21, 2004.
Joe Scully Joe Scully was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Shane Connor. He first appeared in 1999 when he and his family moved into the house at 26 Ramsay Street recently vacted by the Martin family.
Joe Seely Joe Seely is an actor who has starred in film, he is best known for his role as Mark Gray in the 1989 hit horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. His other films are Armed and Dangerous, Tough Guys, and Shag.
Joe Sehee Joe Sehee is a leading advocate of the Green Burial Movement in the United States. Joe is the executive director of the Green Burial Council, a non-profit organization he founded to encourage sustainability in the death care industry and to use the burial process as a means of facilitating ecological restoration and landscape level conservation.
Joe Seneca Joe Seneca (born Joel McGhee) (January 14,1919 – August 15, 1996) was an African-American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Joe Sewell Joseph Wheeler Sewell (October 9, 1898 - March 6, 1990) was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He holds the record for the lowest strikeout rate in major league history, striking out on average only once every 63 at-bats, and the most consecutive at-bats without a strikeout, at 115.
Joe Shannon Joseph Bernard Shannon (March 17, 1867 - March 28, 1943) was a Democratic political boss in Kansas City, Missouri that was a rival to the more dominate Pendergast political machine in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Joe Sharkey Joe Sharkey, a columnist for the New York Times, writes extensively on business travel and accommodations, and has written several books on criminality and a novel. Sharkey has been a reporter and Assistant National Editor for the Wall Street Journal, the City Editor for the Albany Times-Union, and a reporter and columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Joe Shooman Joe 'Rev Shoo' Shooman is a British music journalist. He is Live Reviews Editor for The Fly and also writes for several of the country's top music publications, including Metal Hammer, Play Music, Plan B, Music Mart, Record Collector and Mixmag.
Joe Shuster Joseph "Joe" Shuster (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992) was a Canadian comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, first published in Action Comics #1 (March 1938).
Joe Shuster Awards The Joe Shuster Awards (sometimes referred to as the "Shusters" or the "JSAs") are given for achievement in comic books by Canadians. The full name is the Joe Shuster Awards for Canadian Comic Book Creators.
Joe Silk Joe (Joseph) Silk is the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford. He came to the UK in 1999 to take up the position of chairman of the Oxford Astrophysics Department, following a nearly 30-year career at the University of California, Berkeley.
Joe Simon Joseph H. Simon (born October 10, 1913) is an American comic book writer, artist and editor who created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s-1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, and who served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.
Joe Simpson (manager) Joe Truett Simpson (born February 17, 1958, in Bexar County, Texas, United States, to Curtis T. Simpson and Joyce Alice Adams) is the manager of singers Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson (both of whom are his daughters) and Ryan Cabrera.
Joe Simpson (mountaineer) Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a mountaineer and author. He was made famous by his book Touching the Void (winner of the 1988 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature and subsequently made into a movie) in which he described a successful but disastrous and near-fatal attempt by himself and Simon Yates to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
Joe Sinnott Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best-known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, from 1965 to 1981 (with a brief return in the late 1980s), initially over the pencils of industry legend Jack Kirby.
Joe Skeen Joseph Richard "Joe" Skeen (June 30, 1927-- December 7, 2003) was a conservative Republican congressman from southern New Mexico. He served for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives between 1980 and 2003.
Joe Slovo Joe Slovo (May 23 1926 – January 6 1995) was a South African Communist politician and long time leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and leading member of the African National Congress. He was born in Obeliai, Lithuania to a Jewish family who emigrated to South Africa when he was eight.
Joe Soap Joe Soap was a fictional photographic comic strip published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 12 (dated June 12 1982) until issue 45 (dated January 29 1983). It was written by Alan Grant and John Wagner, with photography by Gary Compton.
Joe Solmonese Joe Solmonese was appointed President of the Human Rights Campaign and its affiliate, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, on March 9, 2005. A native of Attleboro, Massachusetts, Solmonese, aged 40 at the time of his appointment, lives in Washington, D.
Joe Solomon Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (born 26 August, 1930, Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana (now Guyana)) is a former West Indian cricketer who played 27 Tests for the West Indies. He played Test cricket from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up.
Joe Son Joe Son is an actor and mixed martial arts fighter from Huntington Beach, California. He is best known for his role in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, playing the character Random Task, a parody of James Bond henchman Oddjob.
Joe Stankevicius Joe Stankevicius (born September 1, 1978 in Dundas, Ontario) is a Canadian rower. He won the gold medal at both the 2003 and 2002 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan, Italy and Seville, Spain respectively.
Joe Starkey Joe Starkey was the sports director of KGO radio for many years in San Francisco, California. Starkey is best known for serving as the play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco 49ers, and the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears college football games since 1975.
Joe Start Joseph Start (October 14, 1842 - March 27, 1927), sometimes called "Old Reliable", was one of the biggest stars of baseball's earliest era, and certainly the top first baseman of his time. He started his career before the American Civil War and continued to play professionally until 1886, when he was 43.
Joe Stefanelli Joseph Leonard Stefanelli (born September 11, 1960 in San Francisco, California) is an American musician and actor, of Italian descent, who is best known for performing the voice of John Lennon in the 1994 film Forrest Gump.
Joe Stephenson Joseph Chester Stephenson (June 30, 1921 - September 20, 2001) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants (1943), Chicago Cubs (1944) and Chicago White Sox (1947). Stephenson batted and threw right handed.
Joe Stoy Joe Stoy is a British computer scientist, although he originally studied physics at Oxford University. Early in his career, he worked on denotational semantics with Christopher Strachey in the Programming Research Group at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory in the 1970s, where he spent most of his working life.
Joe Strell Joe Strell began his musical career in 1980 as songwriter and bassist for The Imports, a Chicago band named after their favorite section in the Wax Trax records bins, and wrought with the post-punk influences of PIL, Joy Division, Killing Joke and the Gang of Four. Coming decades before the international success of bands such as The Strokes and Interpol, The Imports thrilled local audiences with their dark minimalism, playing the intimate circuit of alternative dance clubs of the day including Ann Arkees, Tuts, Ruts, Waves, Gaspar's, Huey's, Jamie's Elsewhere, and the Lucky Number.
Joe Strummer John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros.
Joe Stydahar Joseph Lee Stydahar (March 17, 1912 – March 23, 1977) was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Joe Sun Joe Sun (born James Joseph Paulsen on September 25, 1943 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a country music singer, songwriter of Swedish descent living in Nashville, Tennessee. His musical style is strongly influenced by a wide variety of artists: Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings and Bob Dylan, spanning such diverse musical genres as soul, blues, honky tonk, rock 'n' roll, contemporary and traditional country.
Joe Thornton Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2 1979, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by, and played seven seasons for the Boston Bruins before being traded to his current club, the San Jose Sharks, where he wears the number 19.
Joe Timmons Joe Timmons has the distinction of being the only man to referee in both the Scottish and English Football Leagues. Born in 1952 he started off as a Scottish League official in the early 1980's before moving to Newcastle in England.
Joe Tipton Joe Hicks Tipton (February 18, 1922 - March 1, 1994) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1948 through 1954, he played for the Cleveland Indians (1948, 1952[end], 1953[start]), Chicago White Sox (1949), Philadelphia Athletics (1950-1952[start]) and Washington Senators (1954).
Joe Torre Joseph Paul Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is the manager of the New York Yankees and a former Major League Baseball player in the National League for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets.
Joe Torres Joe Torres is a Mexican-American actor best known for portraying a Native American known as Danny Lightfoot on the Nickelodeon TV show Hey Dude, which as of August 2006 is his only screen role according to The Internet Movie Database. For a time, the Internet Movie database listed an additional role as "Drunken Indian" in a deleted scene from a film called Hindustani.
Joe Trippi Joe Trippi is a long-time American Democratic campaign worker and consultant. A mainstay in presidential politics, Trippi has worked on the presidential campaigns of Edward Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, and Dick Gephardt.
Joe Turnesa Joseph R. Turnesa (January 31, 1901 – July 15, 1991) was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil (1896-1897), Frank (1898-1949), Joe (1901-1991), Mike (1907-2000), Doug (1909-1972), Jim (1912-1971), and Willie (1914-2001).
Joe van Niekerk Johann "Joe" van Niekerk (born 14 May 1980 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby player, who generally plays either as a flanker or number 8. He currently plays for the Stormers in the Super 14 and Western Province in the Currie Cup.
Joe Vagana Joe Vagana (born October 21 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Bradford Bulls in the English Super League competition, Vagana has also previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the Australian National Rugby League. His position of choice is at Prop Forward.
Joe Valachi Joseph 'Joe Cargo' Valachi (September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971) was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. He is also the person who made Cosa Nostra (meaning "this thing of ours") a household name.
Joe Van Holsbeeck Joe Van Holsbeeck was a 17 year old Belgian teenager who was murdered on April 12, 2006 at Brussels Central train station. This murder, following the attempted theft of an MP3 player, took place at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon, during rush hour.
Joe Versus the Volcano Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and was the first film directed by screenwriter John Patrick Shanley. It was the first of three films starring Hanks and Ryan together.
Joe Vine Joseph (Joe) Vine (born 15 May 1875 in Willingdon, Sussex, England; died 25 April 1946 in Aldrington, Hove, Sussex, England) was a professional cricketer, who played his first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club and London County. Vine also played two Test matches for England and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1906.
Joe Vogel Joe Vogel (born 1973) is a Lebanese basketball player of American origin, and a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. The 6'11" Vogel is Lebanon's starting center and Lebanon's main offensive and defensive presence in the post.
Joe Volpe Giuseppe (Joseph) Volpe, PC, MP (born September 21, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet.
Joe Walcott Joe Walcott, also known alternatively as Barbados Joe Walcott was born in Demerara, British Guyana on March 13, 1873, and died October 1, 1935. Nicknamed "The Barbados Demon" Walcott,stood 5'1 1/2 tall, was a formidable fighter who fought from 1890 to 1911.
Joe Washington Joe Washington (born September 24, 1953) is a former American Football running back who played nine seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1977 to 1985 in the National Football League.
Joe Watson Joe Watson (born July 6, 1943 in Smithers, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He played on the same team with his younger brother Jim for several seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Joe Wehinger Joe Wehinger (born May 10, 1979 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has worked on small, limited release films (To Be Great, Last Breath) and major motion pictures (The American Standards,Escape (2008).
Joe West Joseph Henry West (born October 31 1952 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League in 1976 and from 1978 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2002. He is a crew chief.
Joe White Joe White is a lawyer, a native of Stephenville, Texas, and was involved in maintenance during the American Airlines Flight 191 crash on 25 May 1979. A former American Airlines employee, White was outspoken about the risky maintenance techniques practiced on the DC-10 engines in the months before the crash.
Joe Wickman Joseph Peter Wickman (born October 14, 1987 in Denia, Spain) is an upcoming star in the world of under 20s football. Also known as "Summer Cool" in his profession, the English footballer currently plays for Javea FC, which shows great promise for his future career.
Joe Wilkinson Joe Wilkinson is an English alternative comedian living in London, winner of the 2006 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year supporter of Gillingham Football Club, finalist in 2005's "so you think your funny" and a keen ornithologist.
Joe Williams (Joedelta) Joe Williams (September 22, 1965 - ), also known as "Joedelta", is best known for founding Delta Tao Software. He designed and produced several popular applications and games for Macintosh, including Spaceward Ho!
Joe Williams (NRL Player) Joe Williams (born September 24, 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is halfback.
Joe Wilson (musician) Joe Wilson is the artist, producer and former musician with the band Sneaker Pimps. As an artist he has exhibited at the ICA in London and The CCA in Glasgow as well as producing music for films for Channel 4 and the BBC.
Joe Ybarra Joe Ybarra (born ~1954) is one of the original game producers at Electronic Arts in 1982 (along with Stewart Bonn, Dave Evans, Susan Lee-Merrow and Pat Marriott), where the concept of a game producer was created by Trip Hawkins. During this time he produced several highly acclaimed computer games, including M.
Joe Zabel Joe Zabel is a comic book artist living in Cleveland Heights. He is best known for his work on American Splendor by fellow Clevelander Harvey Pekar, much of which was done in collaboration with artist Gary Dumm.
Joe Zakas Joe Zakas (born November 7, 1950, Chicago, Illinois) is a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate representing the 11th district where he has served since 1983. Zakas currently serves as the Senate Majority Whip and Chairman of the Ethics Committee and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee.
Joe Zaso Actor and filmmaker, Joseph Zaso was born on November 20, 1970 in Queens, New York. He formed his own film production company, Cinema Image Productions in 1986 and since then he has primarily produced and acted in horror films.
Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul (born July 7, 1932 in Vienna, Austria) is a jazz keyboardist and composer. He is one of the front runners in the development of jazz fusion along with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin and Miles Davis.
Joe Zelenka Joe Zelenka (born March 9, 1976) is a tight end and long snapper for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He has previously played with the Washington Redskins and the San Francisco 49ers.
Joe's Diner Joe's Diner is a placeholder name for a fictional or hypothetical everyman's restaurant, particularly a single small, local business contrasted against large businesses or franchises. The phrase "Eat at Joe's" is a complementary fictional or hypothetical typical advertisement for such an establishment, and has itself become a snowclone in the form of X at Joe's, Eat at Y's, or simply X at Y's.
Joe's Stone Crab Joe's Stone Crab, also known as Joe's Stone Crabs, is a restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. The restaurant was opened in 1913, by Joe Weiss, and may be one of the first places in the country to serve stone crab.
JoeDon Rooney Joe Don Rooney (Born September 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, Kansas) is a country music singer best known for his work as a singer/lead guitarist of the hit country group Rascal Flatts. He plays the electric, acoustic and bass guitars, along with the mandolin.
Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey Jo-Jo (born Joel Lamont Hailey on June 10, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an R&B / soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is one-half of the duo K-Ci and Jo-Jo, and one-quarter of the R&B quartet Jodeci.
Joel Achenbach Joel Achenbach is a staff writer for The Washington Post and the author of six books, including The Grand Idea, Captured by Aliens and Why Things Are. He writes a monthly science column for National Geographic magazine and has been a commentator on National Public Radio's Morning Edition.
Joel Barlow Joel Barlow (March 24, 1754 – December 24, 1812), American poet and politician, born in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He briefly attended Dartmouth College before graduating from Yale University in 1778, where he was also a post-graduate student for two years.
Joel Beck Cartoonist Joel Beck (May 7th, 1943 - September 21, 1999) was a San Francisco Bay Area artist/cartoonist. His comic book, Lenny of Laredo is considered by many to be one of the first underground comic books of the 60's generation (although this is debatable among many comic book historians with the release of Jaxon's God Nose).
Joel Beckett Joel Beckett is an English actor, best known for playing Jake Moon in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders from December 2004 to October 2006. He also played Lee, Dawn's boyfriend in Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant's The Office.
Joel Belz Joel Belz founded WORLD Magazine, a Christian interest weekly, in 1986. He served as editor and publisher until late 1994, when he asked Marvin Olasky, a tenured journalism professor at the University of Texas, to lead the magazine's editorial team.
Joel Benjamin (singer) Joel Benjamin is an American singer and dancer who performed in seven Broadway shows in the 1960s including The Bells are Ringing and The Music Man. He was director of American Chamber Ballet until it disbanded in 1978, and since that time has specialized in massage therapy for dancers.
Joel Birman Joel Birman, a Brazilian psychiatrist and psychotherapist, was born in VitĂłria, State of EspĂrito Santo of Romanian Jewish immigrant parents. He graduated in Medicine in the 1970’s and pursued his post graduate studies in SĂŁo Paulo and Paris.
Joel Black Joel Black is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia in Athens. Black has written extensively on subjects such as romanticism, postmodernism, literature and science, and cultural studies.
Joel Bogen Joel Bogen is an English rock and punk guitarist. He worked with Toyah Willcox from the late 1970s to 1983 as the guitar player in her eponymous band Toyah and was Willcox's co-writer on nearly all of the material that they recorded.
Joel Brawley Joel Brawley is the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University. Brawley is reputed nationally for being a prolific mathematics Education and is regarded highly for his teaching abilities.
Joel Britton Joel Britton (born 1942) is an American Communist and serves on the National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party. Britton is a longtime trade unionist having been a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers union as well as a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union while working as a chemical process operator at a Chevron refinery.
Joel Brough Joel Brough (born February 9, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Team.
Joel Broyhill Joel Thomas Broyhill (November 4, 1919, Hopewell, Virginia-September 24, 2006, Arlington, Virginia) was a politician and a Congressman from Virginia for 11 terms, from 1953 to 1974. He represented Virginia's 10th congressional district, consisting of white middle class suburbs of Arlington, and was known for his opposition to integration in the 1950s and 60s.
Joel Engle Joel Engle is a Christian recording artist living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He has recorded the #1 song "Shadow of Your Cross" and the top 10 songs "Louder Than The Angels" and "Be A Father To Her.
Joel family The Joel family of England was headed by three brothers who made a fortune in diamond and gold mining in South Africa. Their mother was Kate Issacs Joel, a sister to Barnett Isaacs, later to be known as Barney Barnato.
Joel Fitzgibbon Joel Andrew Fitzgibbon (born 16 January 1962), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Hunter, New South Wales. He was born in Bellingen, New South Wales, the son of Eric Fitzgibbon, who was MP for Hunter 1984-96.
Joel Garner Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952 in Christ Church, Barbados) also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird", was a West Indian cricket player, and a member of the highly regarded late '70s and early '80s West Indies cricket sides.
Joel Garreau Joel Garreau (born 1948) is an American journalist and author. Currently he works as the editor in charge of "cultural revolution" reporting at the Washington Post, as senior fellow at the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, and principal of The Garreau Group, which is "dedicated to the creation of more liveable and profitable urban areas worldwide.
Joel Garten Joel Garten (1981-) is a pianist and composer known for his innovative improvistations. His music is influenced by classical music and jazz, but mostly by modern composers such as Morton Feldman and modern artists such as Jackson Pollock.
Joel Glazer Joel Glazer is part of the Glazer family, who control First Allied Corporation, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, and who have purchased a controlling interest in Manchester United, an important European football club based in Manchester, England. The family is based in Florida, in the United States.
Joel Guzmán Irvin Joel Vigo Guzmán (born November 24, 1984 in Quisqueya, Dominican Republic), is an infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league system. He was traded on July 31, 2006, to the Devil Rays from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Julio Lugo.
Joel Halliwell Joel Halliwell (29 December 1873- 14 June 1956) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joel Hart Joel Hart ( born 24 August , 1984 , in Christchurch , New Zealand) , is a New Zealand basketballer who currently plays as a point guard for the Canterbury Rams in the New Zealand National Basketball League. Hart played his high school basketball at Kaiapoi High School where he excelled , eventually making the New Zealand Under 19 basketball team .
Joel Hasse Ferreira Joel Hasse Ferreira (born July 13, 1944 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese politician and a Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Portugal, which is affiliated with the Socialist Group in the European Parliament.
Joel Heitkamp Joel Heitkamp is a politician and talk show host from Hankinson, North Dakota. He is the present host of KFGO's News and Views program, and has served in the North Dakota Senate in the Democratic-NPL caucus since 1994.
Joel Higgins Joel Franklin Higgins (born September 28, 1943 in Bloomington, Illinois) is an American actor and singer with a stage career spanning over 30 years. A graduate of Michigan State University, Higgins initially performed in coffee houses to help pay his way through school.
Joel Hilgenberg Joel Hilgenberg (born July 10, 1962 in Iowa City, Iowa) was a center in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. Hilgenberg attended the University of Iowa and he is the brother of former center Jay Hilgenberg.
Joel Holmes Joel Holmes (1821 - July 27, 1872) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joe Sayers Joseph John Sayers born 5 November 1983, Leeds, Yorkshire, England is an English cricket player who has played for the cricket teams of Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence, Oxford University and Yorkshire.
Joe Scarborough Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough (born April 9 1963) is the host of the program Scarborough Country on MSNBC and served in the United States House of Representatives, from 1995 to 2001, as a Republican from Florida.
Joe Scarpa Joseph Luke Scarpa was a professional wrestler who was best known by his famous ring moniker, Chief Jay Strongbow. Scarpa portrayed a Native American wrestler (he is an Italian American from Brooklyn named Joe Scarpa) who wore a traditional headdress to the ring, and would "go on the warpath" when the fans started cheering him on against an opponent.
Joe Scott Joe Scott (July 28, 1965 – ) is an American college men's basketball coach. The Pelican Island, New Jersey native is the current head coach at Princeton University, replacing John Thompson III on April 21, 2004.
Joe Scully Joe Scully was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Shane Connor. He first appeared in 1999 when he and his family moved into the house at 26 Ramsay Street recently vacted by the Martin family.
Joe Seely Joe Seely is an actor who has starred in film, he is best known for his role as Mark Gray in the 1989 hit horror movie A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child. His other films are Armed and Dangerous, Tough Guys, and Shag.
Joe Sehee Joe Sehee is a leading advocate of the Green Burial Movement in the United States. Joe is the executive director of the Green Burial Council, a non-profit organization he founded to encourage sustainability in the death care industry and to use the burial process as a means of facilitating ecological restoration and landscape level conservation.
Joe Seneca Joe Seneca (born Joel McGhee) (January 14,1919 – August 15, 1996) was an African-American film and television actor who had a lengthy Hollywood career, portraying bit parts in many major films and television sitcoms spanning from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Joe Sewell Joseph Wheeler Sewell (October 9, 1898 - March 6, 1990) was a Major League Baseball infielder for the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. He holds the record for the lowest strikeout rate in major league history, striking out on average only once every 63 at-bats, and the most consecutive at-bats without a strikeout, at 115.
Joe Shannon Joseph Bernard Shannon (March 17, 1867 - March 28, 1943) was a Democratic political boss in Kansas City, Missouri that was a rival to the more dominate Pendergast political machine in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Joe Sharkey Joe Sharkey, a columnist for the New York Times, writes extensively on business travel and accommodations, and has written several books on criminality and a novel. Sharkey has been a reporter and Assistant National Editor for the Wall Street Journal, the City Editor for the Albany Times-Union, and a reporter and columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Joe Shooman Joe 'Rev Shoo' Shooman is a British music journalist. He is Live Reviews Editor for The Fly and also writes for several of the country's top music publications, including Metal Hammer, Play Music, Plan B, Music Mart, Record Collector and Mixmag.
Joe Shuster Joseph "Joe" Shuster (July 10, 1914 - July 30, 1992) was a Canadian comic book artist best known for co-creating the DC Comics character Superman, with writer Jerry Siegel, first published in Action Comics #1 (March 1938).
Joe Shuster Awards The Joe Shuster Awards (sometimes referred to as the "Shusters" or the "JSAs") are given for achievement in comic books by Canadians. The full name is the Joe Shuster Awards for Canadian Comic Book Creators.
Joe Silk Joe (Joseph) Silk is the Savilian Chair of Astronomy at the University of Oxford. He came to the UK in 1999 to take up the position of chairman of the Oxford Astrophysics Department, following a nearly 30-year career at the University of California, Berkeley.
Joe Simon Joseph H. Simon (born October 10, 1913) is an American comic book writer, artist and editor who created or co-created many important characters in the 1930s-1940s Golden Age of Comic Books, and who served as the first editor of Timely Comics, the company that would evolve into Marvel Comics.
Joe Simpson (manager) Joe Truett Simpson (born February 17, 1958, in Bexar County, Texas, United States, to Curtis T. Simpson and Joyce Alice Adams) is the manager of singers Jessica Simpson and Ashlee Simpson (both of whom are his daughters) and Ryan Cabrera.
Joe Simpson (mountaineer) Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a mountaineer and author. He was made famous by his book Touching the Void (winner of the 1988 Boardman Tasker Prize for Mountain Literature and subsequently made into a movie) in which he described a successful but disastrous and near-fatal attempt by himself and Simon Yates to climb Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in 1985.
Joe Sinnott Joe Sinnott (born October 16, 1926, Saugerties, New York, United States) is an American comic book artist. Working primarily as an inker, Sinnott is best-known for his long stint on Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four, from 1965 to 1981 (with a brief return in the late 1980s), initially over the pencils of industry legend Jack Kirby.
Joe Skeen Joseph Richard "Joe" Skeen (June 30, 1927-- December 7, 2003) was a conservative Republican congressman from southern New Mexico. He served for eleven terms in the United States House of Representatives between 1980 and 2003.
Joe Slovo Joe Slovo (May 23 1926 – January 6 1995) was a South African Communist politician and long time leader of the South African Communist Party (SACP) and leading member of the African National Congress. He was born in Obeliai, Lithuania to a Jewish family who emigrated to South Africa when he was eight.
Joe Soap Joe Soap was a fictional photographic comic strip published in the British comic book Eagle, from issue 12 (dated June 12 1982) until issue 45 (dated January 29 1983). It was written by Alan Grant and John Wagner, with photography by Gary Compton.
Joe Solmonese Joe Solmonese was appointed President of the Human Rights Campaign and its affiliate, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, on March 9, 2005. A native of Attleboro, Massachusetts, Solmonese, aged 40 at the time of his appointment, lives in Washington, D.
Joe Solomon Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (born 26 August, 1930, Port Mourant, Berbice, British Guiana (now Guyana)) is a former West Indian cricketer who played 27 Tests for the West Indies. He played Test cricket from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in the batting line-up.
Joe Son Joe Son is an actor and mixed martial arts fighter from Huntington Beach, California. He is best known for his role in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, playing the character Random Task, a parody of James Bond henchman Oddjob.
Joe Stankevicius Joe Stankevicius (born September 1, 1978 in Dundas, Ontario) is a Canadian rower. He won the gold medal at both the 2003 and 2002 world championships for Canada's men's eight team in Milan, Italy and Seville, Spain respectively.
Joe Starkey Joe Starkey was the sports director of KGO radio for many years in San Francisco, California. Starkey is best known for serving as the play-by-play announcer for the San Francisco 49ers, and the University of California, Berkeley Golden Bears college football games since 1975.
Joe Start Joseph Start (October 14, 1842 - March 27, 1927), sometimes called "Old Reliable", was one of the biggest stars of baseball's earliest era, and certainly the top first baseman of his time. He started his career before the American Civil War and continued to play professionally until 1886, when he was 43.
Joe Stefanelli Joseph Leonard Stefanelli (born September 11, 1960 in San Francisco, California) is an American musician and actor, of Italian descent, who is best known for performing the voice of John Lennon in the 1994 film Forrest Gump.
Joe Stephenson Joseph Chester Stephenson (June 30, 1921 - September 20, 2001) was a catcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Giants (1943), Chicago Cubs (1944) and Chicago White Sox (1947). Stephenson batted and threw right handed.
Joe Stoy Joe Stoy is a British computer scientist, although he originally studied physics at Oxford University. Early in his career, he worked on denotational semantics with Christopher Strachey in the Programming Research Group at the Oxford University Computing Laboratory in the 1970s, where he spent most of his working life.
Joe Strell Joe Strell began his musical career in 1980 as songwriter and bassist for The Imports, a Chicago band named after their favorite section in the Wax Trax records bins, and wrought with the post-punk influences of PIL, Joy Division, Killing Joke and the Gang of Four. Coming decades before the international success of bands such as The Strokes and Interpol, The Imports thrilled local audiences with their dark minimalism, playing the intimate circuit of alternative dance clubs of the day including Ann Arkees, Tuts, Ruts, Waves, Gaspar's, Huey's, Jamie's Elsewhere, and the Lucky Number.
Joe Strummer John Graham Mellor (August 21, 1952 – December 22, 2002) better known as Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead singer of the English punk rock band The Clash, and later The Mescaleros.
Joe Stydahar Joseph Lee Stydahar (March 17, 1912 – March 23, 1977) was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about 70 miles east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Cambria County, Pennsylvania.
Joe Sun Joe Sun (born James Joseph Paulsen on September 25, 1943 in Rochester, Minnesota) is a country music singer, songwriter of Swedish descent living in Nashville, Tennessee. His musical style is strongly influenced by a wide variety of artists: Hank Williams, Elvis Presley, Ray Charles, Waylon Jennings and Bob Dylan, spanning such diverse musical genres as soul, blues, honky tonk, rock 'n' roll, contemporary and traditional country.
Joe Thornton Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2 1979, in London, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey centre in the National Hockey League. He was drafted by, and played seven seasons for the Boston Bruins before being traded to his current club, the San Jose Sharks, where he wears the number 19.
Joe Timmons Joe Timmons has the distinction of being the only man to referee in both the Scottish and English Football Leagues. Born in 1952 he started off as a Scottish League official in the early 1980's before moving to Newcastle in England.
Joe Tipton Joe Hicks Tipton (February 18, 1922 - March 1, 1994) was a catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1948 through 1954, he played for the Cleveland Indians (1948, 1952[end], 1953[start]), Chicago White Sox (1949), Philadelphia Athletics (1950-1952[start]) and Washington Senators (1954).
Joe Torre Joseph Paul Torre (born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York) is the manager of the New York Yankees and a former Major League Baseball player in the National League for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, and New York Mets.
Joe Torres Joe Torres is a Mexican-American actor best known for portraying a Native American known as Danny Lightfoot on the Nickelodeon TV show Hey Dude, which as of August 2006 is his only screen role according to The Internet Movie Database. For a time, the Internet Movie database listed an additional role as "Drunken Indian" in a deleted scene from a film called Hindustani.
Joe Trippi Joe Trippi is a long-time American Democratic campaign worker and consultant. A mainstay in presidential politics, Trippi has worked on the presidential campaigns of Edward Kennedy, Walter Mondale, Gary Hart, and Dick Gephardt.
Joe Turnesa Joseph R. Turnesa (January 31, 1901 – July 15, 1991) was one of seven famous golfing brothers; Phil (1896-1897), Frank (1898-1949), Joe (1901-1991), Mike (1907-2000), Doug (1909-1972), Jim (1912-1971), and Willie (1914-2001).
Joe van Niekerk Johann "Joe" van Niekerk (born 14 May 1980 in Port Elizabeth) is a South African rugby player, who generally plays either as a flanker or number 8. He currently plays for the Stormers in the Super 14 and Western Province in the Currie Cup.
Joe Vagana Joe Vagana (born October 21 1975 in Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby league player for the Bradford Bulls in the English Super League competition, Vagana has also previously played for the New Zealand Warriors in the Australian National Rugby League. His position of choice is at Prop Forward.
Joe Valachi Joseph 'Joe Cargo' Valachi (September 22, 1903 – April 3, 1971) was the first Mafia member to publicly acknowledge the existence of the Mafia. He is also the person who made Cosa Nostra (meaning "this thing of ours") a household name.
Joe Van Holsbeeck Joe Van Holsbeeck was a 17 year old Belgian teenager who was murdered on April 12, 2006 at Brussels Central train station. This murder, following the attempted theft of an MP3 player, took place at approximately 4:30 in the afternoon, during rush hour.
Joe Versus the Volcano Joe Versus the Volcano is a 1990 comedy film starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan and was the first film directed by screenwriter John Patrick Shanley. It was the first of three films starring Hanks and Ryan together.
Joe Vine Joseph (Joe) Vine (born 15 May 1875 in Willingdon, Sussex, England; died 25 April 1946 in Aldrington, Hove, Sussex, England) was a professional cricketer, who played his first-class cricket for Sussex County Cricket Club and London County. Vine also played two Test matches for England and was named as one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1906.
Joe Vogel Joe Vogel (born 1973) is a Lebanese basketball player of American origin, and a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. The 6'11" Vogel is Lebanon's starting center and Lebanon's main offensive and defensive presence in the post.
Joe Volpe Giuseppe (Joseph) Volpe, PC, MP (born September 21, 1947) is a Canadian politician. He has been a member of the Canadian House of Commons since 1988, and held two senior positions in Prime Minister Paul Martin's Cabinet.
Joe Walcott Joe Walcott, also known alternatively as Barbados Joe Walcott was born in Demerara, British Guyana on March 13, 1873, and died October 1, 1935. Nicknamed "The Barbados Demon" Walcott,stood 5'1 1/2 tall, was a formidable fighter who fought from 1890 to 1911.
Joe Washington Joe Washington (born September 24, 1953) is a former American Football running back who played nine seasons for the San Diego Chargers, Baltimore Colts, Washington Redskins, and the Atlanta Falcons from 1977 to 1985 in the National Football League.
Joe Watson Joe Watson (born July 6, 1943 in Smithers, British Columbia) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenseman. He played on the same team with his younger brother Jim for several seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers.
Joe Wehinger Joe Wehinger (born May 10, 1979 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has worked on small, limited release films (To Be Great, Last Breath) and major motion pictures (The American Standards,Escape (2008).
Joe West Joseph Henry West (born October 31 1952 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an umpire in Major League Baseball who has worked in the National League in 1976 and from 1978 to 1999, and throughout both major leagues since 2002. He is a crew chief.
Joe White Joe White is a lawyer, a native of Stephenville, Texas, and was involved in maintenance during the American Airlines Flight 191 crash on 25 May 1979. A former American Airlines employee, White was outspoken about the risky maintenance techniques practiced on the DC-10 engines in the months before the crash.
Joe Wickman Joseph Peter Wickman (born October 14, 1987 in Denia, Spain) is an upcoming star in the world of under 20s football. Also known as "Summer Cool" in his profession, the English footballer currently plays for Javea FC, which shows great promise for his future career.
Joe Wilkinson Joe Wilkinson is an English alternative comedian living in London, winner of the 2006 Hackney Empire New Act of the Year supporter of Gillingham Football Club, finalist in 2005's "so you think your funny" and a keen ornithologist.
Joe Williams (Joedelta) Joe Williams (September 22, 1965 - ), also known as "Joedelta", is best known for founding Delta Tao Software. He designed and produced several popular applications and games for Macintosh, including Spaceward Ho!
Joe Williams (NRL Player) Joe Williams (born September 24, 1983 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League competition. His position of choice is halfback.
Joe Wilson (musician) Joe Wilson is the artist, producer and former musician with the band Sneaker Pimps. As an artist he has exhibited at the ICA in London and The CCA in Glasgow as well as producing music for films for Channel 4 and the BBC.
Joe Ybarra Joe Ybarra (born ~1954) is one of the original game producers at Electronic Arts in 1982 (along with Stewart Bonn, Dave Evans, Susan Lee-Merrow and Pat Marriott), where the concept of a game producer was created by Trip Hawkins. During this time he produced several highly acclaimed computer games, including M.
Joe Zabel Joe Zabel is a comic book artist living in Cleveland Heights. He is best known for his work on American Splendor by fellow Clevelander Harvey Pekar, much of which was done in collaboration with artist Gary Dumm.
Joe Zakas Joe Zakas (born November 7, 1950, Chicago, Illinois) is a Republican member of the Indiana State Senate representing the 11th district where he has served since 1983. Zakas currently serves as the Senate Majority Whip and Chairman of the Ethics Committee and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee.
Joe Zaso Actor and filmmaker, Joseph Zaso was born on November 20, 1970 in Queens, New York. He formed his own film production company, Cinema Image Productions in 1986 and since then he has primarily produced and acted in horror films.
Joe Zawinul Josef Erich Zawinul (born July 7, 1932 in Vienna, Austria) is a jazz keyboardist and composer. He is one of the front runners in the development of jazz fusion along with Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin and Miles Davis.
Joe Zelenka Joe Zelenka (born March 9, 1976) is a tight end and long snapper for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He has previously played with the Washington Redskins and the San Francisco 49ers.
Joe's Diner Joe's Diner is a placeholder name for a fictional or hypothetical everyman's restaurant, particularly a single small, local business contrasted against large businesses or franchises. The phrase "Eat at Joe's" is a complementary fictional or hypothetical typical advertisement for such an establishment, and has itself become a snowclone in the form of X at Joe's, Eat at Y's, or simply X at Y's.
Joe's Stone Crab Joe's Stone Crab, also known as Joe's Stone Crabs, is a restaurant in Miami Beach, Florida. The restaurant was opened in 1913, by Joe Weiss, and may be one of the first places in the country to serve stone crab.
JoeDon Rooney Joe Don Rooney (Born September 13, 1975 in Baxter Springs, Kansas) is a country music singer best known for his work as a singer/lead guitarist of the hit country group Rascal Flatts. He plays the electric, acoustic and bass guitars, along with the mandolin.
Joel "Jo-Jo" Hailey Jo-Jo (born Joel Lamont Hailey on June 10, 1971 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an R&B / soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is one-half of the duo K-Ci and Jo-Jo, and one-quarter of the R&B quartet Jodeci.
Joel Achenbach Joel Achenbach is a staff writer for The Washington Post and the author of six books, including The Grand Idea, Captured by Aliens and Why Things Are. He writes a monthly science column for National Geographic magazine and has been a commentator on National Public Radio's Morning Edition.
Joel Barlow Joel Barlow (March 24, 1754 – December 24, 1812), American poet and politician, born in Redding, Fairfield County, Connecticut. He briefly attended Dartmouth College before graduating from Yale University in 1778, where he was also a post-graduate student for two years.
Joel Beck Cartoonist Joel Beck (May 7th, 1943 - September 21, 1999) was a San Francisco Bay Area artist/cartoonist. His comic book, Lenny of Laredo is considered by many to be one of the first underground comic books of the 60's generation (although this is debatable among many comic book historians with the release of Jaxon's God Nose).
Joel Beckett Joel Beckett is an English actor, best known for playing Jake Moon in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders from December 2004 to October 2006. He also played Lee, Dawn's boyfriend in Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant's The Office.
Joel Belz Joel Belz founded WORLD Magazine, a Christian interest weekly, in 1986. He served as editor and publisher until late 1994, when he asked Marvin Olasky, a tenured journalism professor at the University of Texas, to lead the magazine's editorial team.
Joel Benjamin (singer) Joel Benjamin is an American singer and dancer who performed in seven Broadway shows in the 1960s including The Bells are Ringing and The Music Man. He was director of American Chamber Ballet until it disbanded in 1978, and since that time has specialized in massage therapy for dancers.
Joel Birman Joel Birman, a Brazilian psychiatrist and psychotherapist, was born in VitĂłria, State of EspĂrito Santo of Romanian Jewish immigrant parents. He graduated in Medicine in the 1970’s and pursued his post graduate studies in SĂŁo Paulo and Paris.
Joel Black Joel Black is a Professor of Comparative Literature at the University of Georgia in Athens. Black has written extensively on subjects such as romanticism, postmodernism, literature and science, and cultural studies.
Joel Bogen Joel Bogen is an English rock and punk guitarist. He worked with Toyah Willcox from the late 1970s to 1983 as the guitar player in her eponymous band Toyah and was Willcox's co-writer on nearly all of the material that they recorded.
Joel Brawley Joel Brawley is the Alumni Distinguished Professor of Mathematical Sciences at Clemson University. Brawley is reputed nationally for being a prolific mathematics Education and is regarded highly for his teaching abilities.
Joel Britton Joel Britton (born 1942) is an American Communist and serves on the National Committee of the Socialist Workers Party. Britton is a longtime trade unionist having been a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers union as well as a member of the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers union while working as a chemical process operator at a Chevron refinery.
Joel Brough Joel Brough (born February 9, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Team.
Joel Broyhill Joel Thomas Broyhill (November 4, 1919, Hopewell, Virginia-September 24, 2006, Arlington, Virginia) was a politician and a Congressman from Virginia for 11 terms, from 1953 to 1974. He represented Virginia's 10th congressional district, consisting of white middle class suburbs of Arlington, and was known for his opposition to integration in the 1950s and 60s.
Joel Engle Joel Engle is a Christian recording artist living in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. He has recorded the #1 song "Shadow of Your Cross" and the top 10 songs "Louder Than The Angels" and "Be A Father To Her.
Joel family The Joel family of England was headed by three brothers who made a fortune in diamond and gold mining in South Africa. Their mother was Kate Issacs Joel, a sister to Barnett Isaacs, later to be known as Barney Barnato.
Joel Fitzgibbon Joel Andrew Fitzgibbon (born 16 January 1962), Australian politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Hunter, New South Wales. He was born in Bellingen, New South Wales, the son of Eric Fitzgibbon, who was MP for Hunter 1984-96.
Joel Garner Joel Garner (born December 16, 1952 in Christ Church, Barbados) also known as "Big Joel" or "Big Bird", was a West Indian cricket player, and a member of the highly regarded late '70s and early '80s West Indies cricket sides.
Joel Garreau Joel Garreau (born 1948) is an American journalist and author. Currently he works as the editor in charge of "cultural revolution" reporting at the Washington Post, as senior fellow at the School of Public Policy at George Mason University, and principal of The Garreau Group, which is "dedicated to the creation of more liveable and profitable urban areas worldwide.
Joel Garten Joel Garten (1981-) is a pianist and composer known for his innovative improvistations. His music is influenced by classical music and jazz, but mostly by modern composers such as Morton Feldman and modern artists such as Jackson Pollock.
Joel Glazer Joel Glazer is part of the Glazer family, who control First Allied Corporation, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, and who have purchased a controlling interest in Manchester United, an important European football club based in Manchester, England. The family is based in Florida, in the United States.
Joel Guzmán Irvin Joel Vigo Guzmán (born November 24, 1984 in Quisqueya, Dominican Republic), is an infielder/outfielder in Major League Baseball who plays in the Tampa Bay Devil Rays minor league system. He was traded on July 31, 2006, to the Devil Rays from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Julio Lugo.
Joel Halliwell Joel Halliwell (29 December 1873- 14 June 1956) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Joel Hart Joel Hart ( born 24 August , 1984 , in Christchurch , New Zealand) , is a New Zealand basketballer who currently plays as a point guard for the Canterbury Rams in the New Zealand National Basketball League. Hart played his high school basketball at Kaiapoi High School where he excelled , eventually making the New Zealand Under 19 basketball team .
Joel Hasse Ferreira Joel Hasse Ferreira (born July 13, 1944 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese politician and a Member of the European Parliament. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Portugal, which is affiliated with the Socialist Group in the European Parliament.
Joel Heitkamp Joel Heitkamp is a politician and talk show host from Hankinson, North Dakota. He is the present host of KFGO's News and Views program, and has served in the North Dakota Senate in the Democratic-NPL caucus since 1994.
Joel Higgins Joel Franklin Higgins (born September 28, 1943 in Bloomington, Illinois) is an American actor and singer with a stage career spanning over 30 years. A graduate of Michigan State University, Higgins initially performed in coffee houses to help pay his way through school.
Joel Hilgenberg Joel Hilgenberg (born July 10, 1962 in Iowa City, Iowa) was a center in the National Football League for the New Orleans Saints. Hilgenberg attended the University of Iowa and he is the brother of former center Jay Hilgenberg.
Joel Holmes Joel Holmes (1821 - July 27, 1872) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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