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'''Jojo''', '''JoJo''' or '''Jo Jo''' is a given name, surname, nickname or stage name used by several people and fictional characters, including:
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==People with the given name, nickname or stage name==
===Musicians===
*[[JoJo (singer)]] (born 1990), American singer and actress
*[[Lil JoJo]] (1994-2012), American rapper
*[[Miss Jojo]], Rwandan R&B singer Josiane Uwineza (born 1983)
*[[JoJo Billingsley]] (1952–2010), American singer, soloist and songwriter
*[[Jojo Garza]], American musician, member of Los Lonely Boys
*[[JoJo Hailey]] (born 1971), American R&B singer Joel Hailey, half of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci
*[[John Hermann]], American musician, keyboardist for Widespread Panic
*[[Joseph Hoo Kim]] (born 1942), Jamaican reggae record producer
*[[Jo Jo Laine]] (1953–2006), American singer, model, actress, and rock groupie
*[[Jojo Mason]] (born 1990), Canadian country music singer-songwriter
*[[Jojo Mayer]] (born 1963), Swiss drummer
*[[Jonathan Richman]] (born 1951), American proto-punk singer-songwriter
*[[Joseph Simmons]] (born 1964), stage name Rev. Run or DJ Run, a founding member of the hip hop group Run–D.M.C.
*[[JoJo Siwa]] (born 2003), American dancer, singer and actress
===Sportspeople===
*[[JoJo (wrestling)]], American WWE ring announcer Joseann Alexie Offerman (born 1994)
*[[Jojó]] (born 1970), Mozambican footballer
*[[JoJo Dickson]] (born 1989), player in the Canadian Football League
*[[JoJo Domann]] (born 1997), American football player
*[[Jojo Duncil]] (born 1983), Philippine Basketball Association player
*[[Jo Jo English]] (born 1970), American National Basketball Association player
*[[Jojo Lastimosa]] (born 1964), Philippine Basketball Association player
*[[Jo-Jo Moore]] (1908–2001), American Major League Baseball player
*[[Jojo Ogunnupe]] (born 1992), Nigerian footballer
*[[JoJo Polk]] (born 1978), American Arena Football League player
*[[Jo-Jo Reyes]] (born 1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[JoJo Romero]] (born 1996), American Major League Baseball pitcher
*[[JoJo Starbuck]] (born 1951), American figure skater
*[[Jojo Tangkay]] (born 1976), Philippine basketball player
*[[Jo-Jo Townsell]] (born 1960), American National Football League player, member of the Hall of Fame
*[[Jo Jo White]] (1946–2018), American basketball player
*[[Jo-Jo White]] (1909–1986), American baseball player
*[[Jonatan Christie]] (born 1997), Indonesian badminton player
*[[Jo Jo Pascua]] (born 1965), Filipino professional boxer
*[[Jójó (footballer, born 2001)]], Cape Verdean footballer
===Other people===
*Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy, stage name of [[Fedor Jeftichew]], Russian–American sideshow performer of the late 1800s
*[[Jawed Ahmad]] (1986–2009), Afghan reporter imprisoned by the American military in 2007, then released without explanation in 2008
*[[Jejomar Binay]] (born 1942), Philippine Vice-President and former mayor of Makati
*[[Jojo Chintoh]] (born c. 1944), Canadian television journalist
*[[JoJo Fletcher]] (born 1990), American reality TV star on ''The Bachelorette'' Season 12
*[[Jo Frost]] (born 1971), British nanny and TV personality of ''Supernanny'' fame, who addresses herself to children as "Jo-Jo"
*[[Jojo Lapus]] (1945–2006), Filipino show business columnist and screenwriter
*[[Jojo Moyes]] (born 1969), British romance novelist and journalist
*[[Paquito Ochoa, Jr.]] (born 1960), Filipino politician and lawyer
*[[JoJo Savard]], Canadian self-proclaimed psychic
*[[JoJo Wright]], American radio host
*[[Jojo Andrews]] (1956–1982), American professional wrestler
*[[Jo Jorgensen]] (born 1957), American political activist and academic, Libertarian Party candidate for the 2020 United States presidential election
==People with the surname==
*[[Hideo Jojo]] (born 1975), Japanese film director and screenwriter
*[[Jōjō Masashige]] (1545–1643), Japanese samurai
*[[Shinji Jojo]] (born 1977), Japanese footballer
==Fictional characters with the name==
* Joey Jo-Jo Junior Shabadoo, a minor character from ''[[The Simpsons]]'' animated sitcom ("[[The Last Temptation of Homer]]" episode)
* Jojo, a protagonist in the musical ''[[Seussical]]'', as well as the book ''[[Horton Hears a Who!]]'', on which the musical was partly based
* Jo Jo Dancer, the title character, played by Richard Pryor, in the film ''[[Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling]]''
* JoJo Tickle, main character of ''[[JoJo's Circus]]'', an American children's television show
* Jojo, a food critic character in the ''[[Papa Louie]]'' games by Flipline Studios
* John Joseph "Jo Jo" McCann, main character of ''[[Looking After Jo Jo]]'', a 1998 BBC Scotland television series
* Jojo Harte, on the Irish television series ''[[Raw (TV series)|Raw]]'' (2008–2013)
*[[Mojo Jojo]], a simian character in the American animated television show ''The Powerpuff Girls''
* Every protagonist in the Japanese manga series ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure]]''
*#[[Jonathan Joestar]], the protagonist of ''[[Phantom Blood]]''
*#[[Joseph Joestar]], the protagonist of ''[[Battle Tendency]]''
*#[[Jotaro Kujo]], the protagonist of ''[[Stardust Crusaders]]''
*#Josuke Higashikata, the protagonist of ''[[Diamond is Unbreakable]]'' (the {{Nihongo|2=助|3=suke}} in the Japanese name may also be pronounced as "Jo")
*#[[Giorno Giovanna]], the protagonist of ''[[Golden Wind (manga)|Golden Wind]]'' (sometimes stylized as GioGio)
*#[[Jolyne Cujoh]], the protagonist of ''[[Stone Ocean]]''
*#Johnny Joestar, the protagonist of ''[[Steel Ball Run]]''
*#Josuke Higashikata, the protagonist of ''[[JoJolion]]'' (named after the previous protagonist of ''Diamond is Unbreakable'')
*#Jodio Joestar, the protagonist of ''[[The JOJOLands]]''
*[[Jojo Khalastra]], on ''The Comedy Store'' Israeli television show
* Jojo, in the Beatles song "[[Get Back]]"
* Jojo the Kissing Bandit, in the [[Avatar: The Last Airbender Trading Card Game#Jojo the Kissing Bandit|''Avatar: The Last Airbender'' trading card game]]
* Granny Jojo Watterson, a pink rabbit character in the American animated television show ''[[The Amazing World of Gumball]]''
* Jojo, main character of the Belgian comic series ''Jojo'' created by [[André Geerts]]
* Johannes "Jojo" Betzler, the young protagonist of ''[[Jojo Rabbit]]'', a comedy-drama film
* JoJo, one of the titular characters in British TV series ''[[JoJo & Gran Gran]]''
* Jojo, one of the students in animated TV series ''[[Ollie's Pack]]''
* Jojo, from the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (film)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)|film series]]
* JoJo, the store mascot of [[Jewel-Osco]]
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