This time in First Names First we will concentrate on Joel/Yoel - a male given name meaning “Yahweh Is God”. A pretty popular name around the world.

Joel Rinne* actor – Asikkala, Grand Duchy of Finland (1897)

Joel Barr* electrical engineer/part of the Soviet Atomic Spy Ring – New York City, NY USA (1916)

Joel Grey*  actor/ singer/director - Cleveland, OH USA (1932)
Joel Ryce-Menuhin* pianist/psychologist – Sterling, IL USA (1933)
Joel Schumacher* film director/ screen writer/ producer – New York, NY USA (1939)

Joel Shapiro* sculptor – New York City, NY USA (1941)
Joel Douglas* film producer/son of Kirk Douglas – USA (1947)

Yoel Sela* Olympic competitive sailor – Hadera, Israel (1951)
Joel Rosenberg* science fiction author – Winnipeg, MB Canada (1954)
Joel Coen* film director – Minneapolis, MN USA (1954)
Joel Goldsmith* composer of film and video game music – Los Angeles, CA USA (1957)
Joel Quenneville* hockey coach – Windsor, ON Canada (1958)

Joel Hallikainen* musician/entertainer – Turku, Finland (1961)
Joel Benjamin* chess grandmaster – Brooklyn, NY USA (1964)

Joel Souza* filmmaker/screenwriter – Fremont, CA USA (1973)
Joel Edgerton* actor/writer/ filmmaker – Blacktown, NSW Australia (1974)
Yoel Romero* mixed martial artist – Pinar del Rio, Cuba (1977)
Joel Kinnaman* Swedish-American actor – Stockholm, Sweden (1979) pic

Joel Lundqvist* hockey player/twin brother of Henrik Lundqvist – Åre, Jämtland, Sweden (1982)
Joel Salinas* physician – Miami Beach, FL USA (1983)

Joel Harkimo* media personality/politician – Finland (1990)
Joel Hanley* hockey player – Keswick, ON Canada (1991)
Joel Armia* hockey player – Pori, Finland (1993)
Joel Pohjanpalo* football player – Helsinki, Finland (1994)
Joel Kiviranta* hockey player – Vantaa, Finland (1996)
Joel Eriksson Ek* hockey player – Karlstad, Sweden (1997)

Joel Farabee* hockey player – Cicero, NY USA (2000)

Updated 22.11.2022