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: {{tocright}}<!--

don't list people who simply use Junior as a suffix! --> == 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 Bergen (born 2002), American football player *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 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 former footballer *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 (born 2001), 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 (Ulysses Lee Bridgeman, 1953–2025), American basketball player and businessman *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 Johnson (Robert Glenn Johnson Jr.; 1931–2019), American auto racing driver and team owner *Junior Malanda (Bernard Malanda-Adje) (1994–2015), Belgian footballer *Júnior Negrão (Gleidionor Figueiredo Pinto Júnior, born 1986), Brazilian footballer *Junior Seau (Tiaina Baul Seau Jr., 1969–2012), American National Football League player *Junior Smith (born 1973), American football player *Jack Stephens (basketball) (1933–2011), American basketball player {{Nickname|section=yes}}

== 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 *Nicolau Júnior, Brazilian politician *Pedro Júnior (born 1987), Brazilian footballer *Vitor Júnior (born 1986), Brazilian footballer *Vitor Gomes Pereira Júnior (born 1989), Brazilian footballer

== See also == {{srt|name}}

Category:Nicknames Category:Masculine given names Category:Surnames of Mozambican origin Category:Surnames of Brazilian origin