Famous People with Name Joe

Joe "The Boss" Hipp            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe "The Boss" Hipp: is a retired professional Native American Heavyweight boxer. Hipp, a member of Blackfoot Tribe became the first Native American to challenge for the world heavyweight championship of boxing on August 19, 1995 when he fought WBA champion Bruce Seldon at th

Joe Knight            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Knight: was an American boxer born in Cairo, GA. Knight turned pro in 1928 and in 1933, the National Boxing Association awarded Knight the lightheavy title, which he lost to Bob Godwin later that year. In the fall of 1934, the National Boxing Association vacated

Joe Louis Manley Jr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Louis Manley Jr.: was an American boxer at light welterweight. Manley qualified as a lightweight for the 1980 United States Olympic team, defeating Frankie Randall on his way to earning his berth. Manley did not compete, however, due to the U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olymp

Joe Rindone            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Joe Rindone: was an American boxer in the 1940s and '50s. Born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Italian immigrants, Joe spent the majority of his career competing in the middleweight division in the Boston area, often at the Boston Garden, under the aliases "Dynamite Joe

"Lightning" Joe Gatti            Origin/Culture/Country: American

"Lightning" Joe Gatti: is a former Canadian boxer at middleweight. He fought out of Jersey City, New Jersey. Joe is the older brother of former world boxing champion, Arturo Gatti. Joe relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey in the late 1980s from Canada where he lived and trained

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.