List of Famous people named Josh

Name Josh is among the most common names in Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Joshua. Similar names: Joshua, Joshi. Here are some famous Joshs:

Josh Blue

First Name Josh
Last Name Blue
Born on November 27, 1978 (age 47)

Josh Blue is an American comedian. He was voted the Last Comic Standing on NBC's reality show Last Comic Standing during its fourth season, which aired May–August 2006. Blue has cerebral palsy, and much of his self-deprecating humor is centered on this.

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Josh Homme

Joshua Michael Homme
First Name Josh
Last Name Homme
Born on May 17, 1973 (age 52)
Height 194 cm | 6'4

Joshua Michael Homme is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the founder, primary songwriter, and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age, which he formed in 1996 and in which he sings lead vocals and plays guitar, as well as occasionally playing bass, piano, and drums. He also co-founded Eagles of Death Metal in 1998, playing drums and bass guitar for their studio recordings and occasionally performing live with them.

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Josh Klinghoffer

First Name Josh
Last Name Klinghoffer
Born on October 3, 1979 (age 46)

Josh Adam Klinghoffer is an American musician best known for being the former guitarist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from 2009 to 2019, with whom he recorded two studio albums, I'm with You (2011) and The Getaway (2016), and the b-sides compilation, I'm Beside You (2013). Klinghoffer took the place of his friend and frequent collaborator John Frusciante in 2009, after a period as a touring member. Klinghoffer was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Red Hot Chili Peppers in 2012, becoming the Hall of Fame's youngest-ever living inductee at age 32, passing Stevie Wonder, who was 38 when he was inducted. Ilan Rubin, also at the age of 32, then went on to beat out Josh as the youngest upon his 2020 HoF induction as a member of Nine Inch Nails.

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Josh Peck

Joshua Michael Peck
First Name Josh
Last Name Peck
Born on November 10, 1986 (age 39)
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Joshua Michael Peck is an American actor, comedian, and YouTuber. Peck began his career as a child actor in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and had an early role on The Amanda Show from 2000 to 2002. Peck rose to prominence for his role as Josh Nichols alongside Drake Bell's character in the Nickelodeon sitcom Drake & Josh from 2004 to 2007, and in its two television films in 2006 and 2008. He then acted in films such as Mean Creek (2004), Drillbit Taylor (2008), The Wackness (2008), ATM (2012), Red Dawn (2012), Battle of the Year (2013), Danny Collins (2015), and Take the 10 (2017). Peck provided the voice of Eddie in the Ice Age franchise since Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), and voiced Casey Jones in the Nickelodeon animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017). He also starred with John Stamos in the Fox comedy series Grandfathered (2015–2016). In 2017, Peck started a comedic lifestyle YouTube channel, Shua Vlogs, featuring David Dobrik, his wife Paige O'Brien, and many of the vlogsquad members.

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Josh Jacobs

Joshua Jacobs is an American football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Alabama and was drafted by the Raiders in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft.

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Josh Swickard

First Name Josh
Last Name Swickard
Born on July 4, 1992 (age 33)

Joshua Swickard is an American model and actor. In 2017, he was cast in the role of Harrison Chase on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.

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Josh Phillips

First Name Josh
Last Name Phillips
Born on March 17, 1984 (age 42)

Joshua Earl Patrick Phillips is an American murderer from Jacksonville, Florida. He was convicted in July 1999 of murdering 8-year-old Maddie Clifton in November 1998 when he was 14 years old. He is currently serving a sentence of life in prison. The murder was the subject of national television coverage, including a documentary on 48 Hours titled "Why did Josh Kill?"

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Josh Donaldson

Joshua Adam Donaldson is an American professional baseball third baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, and Atlanta Braves. He was initially drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2007 MLB draft after playing college baseball at Auburn University. Donaldson made his MLB debut with the Athletics in 2010 as a catcher, progressing with the team, switching positions to third base, and eventually becoming an All-Star in the 2014 MLB season.

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Josh Lucas

Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maure
First Name Josh
Last Name Lucas
Born on June 20, 1971 (age 54)
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Joshua Lucas Easy Dent Maurer is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in various films, including American Psycho (2000), You Can Count On Me (2000), The Deep End (2001), A Beautiful Mind (2001), Sweet Home Alabama (2002), Hulk (2003), An Unfinished Life (2005), Glory Road (2006), Poseidon (2006), Life as We Know It (2010), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Red Dog (2011), J. Edgar (2011), Breakthrough (2019), and Ford v Ferrari (2019). He has also appeared in television series such as The Firm (2012), The Mysteries of Laura (2014–2016), and Yellowstone (2018–2019).

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Josh Warrington

First Name Josh
Last Name Warrington
Born on November 14, 1990 (age 35)

Josh Warrington is an English professional boxer who held the IBF featherweight title from 2018 to January 2021. At regional level, he held the British, Commonwealth, European and WBC International featherweight titles between 2013 and 2017. He made history in 2018 with his win over Lee Selby, making him the first male boxer from Leeds to win a major world title. As of November 2020, he is ranked as the world's best active featherweight by The Ring, second by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board and best by BoxRec.

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