Josh

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Josh is a masculine given name, frequently a diminutive (hypocorism) of the given names Joshua or Joseph, though since the 1970s, it has increasingly become a full name on its own. It may refer to:

People[edit]

A–J[edit]

• "Josh", an early pseudonym of Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), better known as Mark Twain, American writer and lecturer
• Josh A. Moore (born 1980), American former basketball player
• Josh Adams (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Josh Allen (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Appelt (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
• Josh Ball (born 1998), American football player
• Josh Barnett (born 1977), American mixed martial artist and professional wrestler
• Josh Beckett (born 1980), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
• Josh Bell (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Berry (born 1990), American racing driver
• Josh Bilicki (born 1995), American racing driver
• Josh Binstock (born 1981), Canadian Olympic volleyball player
• Josh Brolin (born 1968), American actor
• Josh Carraway (born 1994), American football player
• Josh Charles (born 1971), American actor
• Josh Childress (born 1983), American basketball player
• Josh Cooper (cryptographer) (1901–1981), British cryptographer
• Josh Cooper (defensive end) (born 1980), American football player, formerly in the NFL
• Josh Cooper (wide receiver) (born 1989), American former NFL player
• Josh Culbreath (1932–2021), American hurdler
• Josh Duggar (born 1988), American reality TV participant and political activist
• Josh Duhamel (born 1972), American actor and former model
• Josh Dun (born 1988), American drummer and trumpeter, currently in the band Twenty One Pilots
• Josh Freeman (born 1988), American NFL player
• Josh Gad (born 1981), American actor
• Josh Gibson (1911–1947), American Negro league baseball catcher
• Josh Groban (born 1981), American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer
• Josh Guyer (born 1994), Australian professional baseball player
• Josh Hall (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Hamilton (actor) (born 1969), American actor
• Josh Hamilton (born 1981), American Major League Baseball player
• Josh Harris (internet) (born c. 1960), founder of pseudo.com
• Josh Harris (long snapper) (born 1989), American NFL long snapper
• Josh Harris (quarterback) (born 1982), American football quarterback
• Josh Harris (running back) (born 1991), American football running back
• Josh Hartnett (born 1978), American actor and movie producer
• Josh Harvey-Clemons (born 1994), American football player
• Josh Hawley (born 1979), American politician and current U.S. senator from Missouri
• Josh Henderson (born 1981), American actor, model and singer
• Josh Hoffman (born 1988), Australian rugby league player
• Josh Holloway (born 1969), American actor
• Josh Homme (born 1973), American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer and actor
• Josh Hope (born 1998), Australian association football player
• Josh Howard (born 1980), American basketball player, formerly in the National Basketball Association (NBA)
• Josh Huff (born 1991), American football player
• Josh Hutcherson (born 1992), American actor
• Josh Imatorbhebhe (born 1998), American football player
• Josh Jackson (basketball) (born 1997), American basketball player
• Josh Jackson (cornerback) (born 1996), American football player
• Josh Jackson (rugby league) (born 1991), Australian rugby league player
• Josh Jacobs (born 1998), American football player
• Josh Jasper (born 1987), All-American college football placekicker
• Josh Jobe (born 1998), American football player

K–Z[edit]

• Josh Kennet (born 1987), English-Israeli footballer
• Josh Klinghoffer (born 1979), American guitarist with the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Josh Kronfeld (born 1971), New Zealand former rugby union flanker
• Josh Law (born 1989), English footballer
• Josh Lindblom (born 1987), American professional baseball player
• Josh Love (born 1996), American football player
• Josh Mahoney (born 1977), former Australian rules footballer
• Josh Malihabadi (1894–1982), Pakistani poet
• Josh Malone (born 1996), American football player
• Josh Malsiyani (1883–1976), Indian poet
• Josh Mansour (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
• Josh Mayo (born 1987), American basketball player
• Josh McCown (born 1979), American NFL player
• Josh McDaniels (born 1976), American NFL offensive coordinator and former head coach
• Josh McEachran (born 1993), English footballer
• Josh McGuire (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
• Josh McRoberts (born 1987), American basketball player
• Josh Metellus (born 1998), American football player
• Josh Meyers (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Miller (American football) (born 1970), American football player
• Josh Morris (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Mostel (born 1946), American actor
• Josh Nebo (born 1997), American basketball player in the Israeli Premier League
• Josh Nurse (born 1996), American football player
• Josh Oliver (born 1997), American football player
• Josh Pais (born 1958), American actor and acting coach
• Josh Palmer (born 1999), Canadian-American football player
• Josh Pastner (born 1977), American college basketball coach
• Josh Pearson (born 1997), American football player
• Josh Peck (born 1986), American actor
• Josh Pederson (born 1997), American football player
• Josh Radnor (born 1974), American actor, director, producer and screenwriter
• Josh Ravin (born 1988), American professional baseball player
• Josh Reynolds (American football) (born 1995), American football player
• Josh Reynolds (born 1989), Australian rugby league player
• Josh Rosen (born 1997), American football quarterback for UCLA Bruins football
• Josh Samuels (born 1991), American water polo player
• Josh Satin (born 1984), American former Major League Baseball player
• Josh Server (born 1979), American actor and comedian
• Josh Shipp (basketball) (born 1986), American basketball player
• Josh Sills (born 1998), American football player
• Josh Smith (artist) (born 1976), American artist
• Josh Smith (left-handed pitcher) (born 1989), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Josh Smith (right-handed pitcher) (born 1987), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Josh Smith (footballer, born 1986), Australian rules footballer
• Josh Smith (footballer, born 1994), Australian rules footballer
• Josh Smith (rugby league) (born 1979), Australian rugby league footballer
• Josh Smith (born 1985), American NBA player
• Josh Starling (born 1990), Australian rugby league player
• Josh Sweat (born 1997), American football player
• Josh Taves (born 1972), American former NFL player
• Josh Thomas (defensive end) (born 1981), American football defensive end
• Josh Thomas (cornerback) (born 1989), American football cornerback
• Josh Thomas (comedian) (born 1987), Australian comedian and actor
• Josh Thomas (Australian footballer) (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
• Josh Thomas (footballer, born 1999), English footballer
• Josh Thomas (blues guitarist) (born 1970), Australian blues guitarist
• Josh Tols (born 1989), Australian professional baseball player
• Josh Tordjman (born 1985), Canadian hockey goaltender
• Josh Uche (born 1998), American football player
• Josh Wagenaar (born 1985), Canadian former footballer
• Josh Walker (American football) (born 1991), American NFL player
• Josh Walker (Australian footballer) (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
• Josh Walker (footballer, born 1989), English footballer
• Josh Watson (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Josh West (born 1977), British-American Olympic rower and Earth Sciences professor
• Josh Weston, an actor from the United states
• Josh Whitesell (born 1982), American former Major League Baseball and Nippon Professional Baseball player
• Josh Widdicombe (born 1983), English stand-up comedian and presenter
• Josh Wilcox (born 1974), American former NFL player
• Josh Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Woodrum (born 1992), American football player
• Josh Woods (American football) (born 1996), American football player
• Josh Zeid (born 1987), American former professional baseball pitcher, formerly in Major League Baseball

Fictional characters[edit]

• Josh Bauer (24), a minor character in season 6 of the American television series 24
• Josh Chan, in the American television series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
• Josh Lyman, in the American television series The West Wing
• Josh (Arrowverse), in the American television series The Flash
• Josh, in the American television series Younger
• Josh Baskin, the protagonist of the film Big
• Josh Nichols, in the American television series Drake & Josh
• Joshua "Josh" Washington, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game Until Dawn

See also[edit]

• Jawsh 685, New Zealand music producer
• Josh fight, a tongue-in-cheek 2021 event that took place in Lincoln, Nebraska

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