Famous People with Name Joe

Joe Madrid Gonzales            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Madrid Gonzales: Smokey] (March 19, 1915 - November 16, 1996) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1937 season. Listed at 5' 9", 175 lb., Gonzales batted and threw right-handed. He was born in San Francisco, California.

Joe Marty            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Marty: (b. September 1, 1913 in Sacramento, California

Joe Craig McMurtry            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Craig McMurtry: (born November 5, 1959 in Troy, Texas) was a Pitcher for the Atlanta Braves (1983-86), Texas Rangers (1988-90) and Houston Astros (1995).

Joe Frazier            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Frazier: a former world heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. Frazier, considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, is perhaps most famous for his trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali, the first of which, won by Frazier in a unanimous decision, has often been called one of boxing's greatest bouts.

Joe Gans            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Gans: Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland. Gans was rated as the greatest lightweight boxer of all time by boxing historian and Ring Magazine editor, Nat Fleischer and was known as the "Old Master"

Mendelson Joe            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mendelson Joe: a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and painter.In 1975 Joe adopted his current name, and began performing as a solo artist, frequently collaborating with musicians such as Ben Mink, Gwen Swick and Colin Linden. He also began to make a name for himself as a contemporary artist, pursuing painting as well as music.Joe has also been an outspoken political activist, often using his art to express political themes. His most famous painting depicted Prime Minister Brian Mulroney with his face superimposed on a pair of human buttocks. He published a book of his portraits, Joe's Toronto, in 2005.