Junior (name)

Junior is a given name, nickname, and surname often used by people who are the second in their family with the same name (for more information, see generational titles). It may refer to:

People with the given name

• Júnior (Filipino singer) (1943–2014), Filipino singer
• Junior Aliberti (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer
• Junior Bent (born 1970), English former footballer
• Junior Castillo (born 1986), Dominican boxer
• Júnior César (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
• Júnior Díaz (born 1983), Costa Rican footballer
• Junior D. Edwards (1926–1951), United States Army soldier during the Korean War, recipient of the Medal of Honor
• Junior Eldstål (born 1991), Malaysian-Swedish footballer
• Junior Etou (born 1994), Congolese basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Júnior Felício Marques (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
• Junior Félix (born 1967), Dominican baseball player
• Junior Fernandes (born 1988), Chilean footballer
• Junior Flemmings (born 1996), Jamaican footballer
• Junior Giscombe (born 1957), UK-born R&B singer
• Júnior Izaguirre (born 1979), Honduran footballer
• Junior Johnson (1931–2019), American former race car driver
• Junior Jones (born 1970), American former professional boxer
• Junior Kabananga (born 1989), Congolese footballer
• Junior Lake (born 1990), Dominican baseball player
• Junior Lewis (born 1973), English footballer who plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division
• Júnior Lopes (born 1973), Brazilian football manager
• Junior Marvin (born 1949), Jamaican-born guitarist and singer
• Junior Mendes (born 1976), English-born Montserratian footballer
• Junior Moors (born 1986), New Zealand rugby league player
• Júnior Morales (born 1978), Honduran footballer
• Junior Morias (born 1995), Jamaican footballer
• Junior Murray (born 1968), West Indian cricketer
• Junior Murvin (c. 1946–2013), Jamaican reggae musician
• Junior Nuñez (born 1989), Peruvian footballer
• Junior Obagbemiro (born 1985), Nigerian footballer
• Junior Paulo (born 1983), New Zealand rugby league player
• Junior Paulo (born 1993), New Zealand-born Australian Rugby League player
• Junior Pelesasa (born 1980), Australian rugby union footballer
• Junior Poluleuligaga (born 1981), Samoan rugby player
• Junior Roqica (born 1991), Australian rugby league player
• Junior Ross (born 1986), Peruvian footballer
• Junior Sánchez (born 1989), Venezuelan weightlifter
• Junior Sandoval (born 1990), Honduran footballer
• Junior dos Santos (born 1984), Brazilian mixed martial artist, former UFC heavyweight champion
• Junior Sa'u (born 1987), New Zealand rugby league footballer
• Junior Sifa (born 1983), American international rugby union player
• Junior Simpson, British stand-up comedian
• Junior Sornoza (born 1994), Ecuadorian footballer
• Junior Spivey (born 1975), American baseball player
• Junior Stanislas (born 1989), English footballer
• Junior Strous (born 1986), Dutch racing driver
• Junior Tafuna, American football player
• Júnior Urso (born 1989), Brazilian footballer
• Junior Viza (born 1985), Peruvian footballer
• Junior Walker (1931–1995), American musician
• Junior Witter (born 1974), English boxer

People with the nickname

• Júnior (footballer, born 1973) (Jenílson Ângelo de Souza), Brazilian footballer
• Júnior Baiano (Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr., born 1970), Brazilian footballer
• Junior Bridgeman (born 1953), American basketball player and businessman (born Ulysses Lee Bridgeman)
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. (born 1974), American race car driver
• Jim Gilliam (1928–1978), American Major League Baseball and Negro league player and coach
• Junior Giscombe (born 1957), British singer-songwriter
• Ken Griffey Jr. (born 1969), American Major League Baseball Hall-of-Fame player
• Antonio Morales Barreto (1943–2014), Filipino-Spanish singer and actor
• Junior Malanda (Bernard Malanda-Adje) (1994–2015), Belgian footballer
• Júnior Negrão (Gleidionor Figueiredo Pinto Júnior, born 1986), Brazilian footballer
• Junior Seau (1969–2012), American National Football League player
• Junior Smith (born 1973), American football player
• Jack Stephens (basketball) (1933–2011), American basketball player

People with the surname

• Cristiano Júnior (1979–2004), Brazilian footballer
• Dossa Júnior, (born 1986), Cypriot footballer
• E. J. Junior (born 1959), American football player
• Gregory Junior (born 1999), American football player
• José Júnior (born 1976), Brazilian footballer
• Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 1954), Brazilian footballer
• Marvin Junior (1936–2013), American R&B singer, founding member of the vocal group The Dells
• Moacir Júnior (born 1967), Brazilian football manager
• Pedro Júnior (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
• Vitor Júnior (born 1986), Brazilian footballer
• Vitor Gomes Pereira Júnior (born 1989), Brazilian footballer

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Junior
• All pages with titles containing Junior
• Junior (disambiguation)