Jo (given name)

Jo is a given name. Notable people with the name include:

• Jo Aleh (born 1986), New Zealand sailor, national champion, world champion, Olympic champion
• Jo Ankier (born 1982), British record holder (1,500-m & 3,000-m steeplechase)
• Jo Butler (born 1969), a Big Brother UK contestant
• Jo Callis (born 1951), British guitarist, notably with The Human League
• Jo Coburn, BBC political correspondent
• Jo Cox-Ladru (born 1923), Dutch Olympic gymnast
• Jo Durie (born 1960), retired English female tennis player
• Jo Ellis (born 1983), English field hockey forward
• Jo Frost (born 1971), English nanny, writer and TV hostess
• Jo Kamisaku (born 1971), also known as Kamisaku Jo, a Japanese criminal
• Jo Pavey (born 1973), Joanne "Jo" Pavey née Davis, British Olympian and distance runner
• J. K. Rowling (born 1965), Joanne "Jo" Murray née Rowling, author of the Harry Potter book series
• Jo Robinson (1912–1990), American civil rights activist
• Jô Soares (born 1938), Brazilian comedian, talk show host, author and musician
• Jo Stafford (1917–2008), American singer of traditional pop music
• Shoji Jo (born 1975), retired Japanese football (soccer) striker
• Jo Siffert (born 1936), Swiss racing driver

Characters

• Jo Grant, a 1971–1973 Dr. Who companion
• Jo Polniaczek, from the television show The Facts of Life
• Joanne Gardner, lead character from the soap opera Search for Tomorrow
• Jo March, a character in the novel Little Women and its sequels
• Jo Masterson, a character in ABC Family's Twisted.
• Jo, one of the main characters of anime series Burst Angel
• Jo, a crossing sweeper in Charles Dickens's novel Bleak House
• Jo Reynolds, character from Melrose Place
• Joanna Dark, a character from the video game franchise Perfect Dark
• The Bill, a police drama featured an officer Jo Masters

See also

• Joanne
• Joanna
• Johanna
• Jordan (name)
• Joseph (name)
• Johan (given name)