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'''Joy''' is an [[emotion]] of great [[happiness]].
'''Joy''' may also refer to:
==''Joy'' as a surname==
* [[Alfred Harrison Joy]], American astronomer (d. 1973)
* [[Bernard Joy]], English footballer (d.1984)
* [[Bill Joy]], Computer Pioneer (William Joy)
* [[Brian Joy]], a former English footballer
* [[C. Turner Joy]], an admiral of the United States Navy (d. 1956)
* [[Charles Frederick Joy]], U.S. politician from Missouri (d. 1921)
* [[George William Joy]], an Irish illustrator (d.1925)
* [[Greg Joy]], a Canadian Olympic athlete
* [[Henry Bourne Joy]], automobile businessman (d. 1936)
* [[Ian Joy]], an American soccer player
* [[Joseph Francis Joy]], American inventor and founder of Joy Mining Machinery (d.1957)
* [[Leatrice Joy]], an American silent film actress (d. 1985)
* [[Mary E. Joy]], a British author and journalist (d. 1898)
* [[Mike Joy]], a TV sports announcer currently with NASCAR and FOX Sports
* [[Norman H. Joy]], British coleopterist noted for his work ''Practical Handbook of British Beetles'' (d. 1953)
* [[Prosenjit Joy]], a cricketer from Bangladesh
* [[Rick Joy]], an American architect
* [[Robert Joy]], Canadian character actor
==''Joy'' as a given name==
* [[Joy Behar]], American comedian, TV host of ''The View'', and actress
* [[Joy Davidman]], American writer and wife of C. S. Lewis (d. 1960)
* [[Joy Destiny Tobing]], winner of the first ''Indonesian Idol''
* [[Joy Enriquez]], American singer who had success in the early 2000s
* [[Joy Fawcett]], an American soccer player
* [[Joy Garnett]], a New York artist
* [[Joy Giovanni]], WWE diva
* Joy Grieveson ([[Elizabeth Grieveson]]), British track and field athlete
* [[Joy Harjo]], an American poet
* [[Joy Kogawa]], a Canadian poet and novelist
* [[Joy Lauren]], an American actress
* [[Joy Mustafi]], Computer Scientist, India
* [[Joy Ogwu]], a Nigerian foreign minister
* [[Joy Padgett]], a Republican member of the Ohio Senate
* [[Joy Quigley]], a New Zealand politician
* [[Joy Smith]], a Canadian politician
* [[Joy Turner]], a fictional character on the US sitcom ''My Name is Earl'', played by Jaime Pressly
* [[Joy Williams]], Christian singer
* [[Judy-Joy Davies]], an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1940s
* [[Joy Chang]], a student
* [[Joy Serg]], "Embargo" guild member
==Literature==
* [[Joy (novel)|''Joy'' (novel)]], a 1990 novel by Marsha Hunt
* [[Joy (novels)|''Joy'' (novels)]], series of erotic novels by Joy Laurey
* "[[Ode to Joy]]" ("An die Freude" in German), an ode written in 1785 by the German poet and historian Friedrich Schiller
* ''[[Surprised by Joy]]'', an autobiographical work by C. S. Lewis
* ''[[The Joy of Sex]]'', an illustrated sex manual by Alex Comfort, M.D., Ph.D.
==Music==
*The fourth and final movement of Beethoven's [[Ninth Symphony#Fourth movement|Ninth Symphony]], also called "Ode to Joy"; inspired by the poem of Schiller
*[[Joy to the World (disambiguation)]], the title of a Christmas carol and several other songs
*[[Joy (album)|''Joy'' (album)]], the final album by The Skids
*[[Joy (EP)|''Joy'' (EP)]], a three-song EP by American punk band the Minutemen
*[[Joy (Stalin album)|''Joy'' (The Stalin)]], the first album by Japanese punk rock band The Stalin
*[[Joy (Avalon album)|''Joy'' (Avalon album)]], a holiday album by Avalon
*[[Joy (Paul King album)|''Joy'' (Paul King album)]], the one solo album by Paul King
*[[Joy (Psychic TV album)|"Joy" (Psychic TV album)]], a single by experimental group Psychic TV
*Joy and Joy, a single and album by Japanese singer [[Yuki Isoya]]
*"Joy", a song by Against Me! from their album ''[[Searching for a Former Clarity]]''
*"Joy", a song by [[Lucinda Williams]] on her album ''[[Car Wheels on a Gravel Road]]''
*"Joy", a song by [[François Feldman]] on his album ''Indigo''
*"Joy", a song by [[VNV Nation]] on their album ''[[Praise the Fallen]]''
*"Joy", a song by [[Mick Jagger]] on his album ''[[Goddess in the Doorway]]''
*"[[Joy (Soul II Soul song)]]", a song by [[Soul II Soul]] on their album ''[[Just Right Vol. III]]''
* [[Joy (band)]], an [[Italo Disco]] [[Austria|Austrian]] band, well known for their hit ''Touch By Touch'' ([[1985]])
*"Joy", a French electronic music band.
* [[Joy Division]], a band from the United Kingdom
* [[Joy Electric]], a one-man electropop/synth pop/Christian group consisting of Ronnie Martin
* [[Joy Records]], a record label
==''Joy'' as place name==
* [[Joy, Illinois]], a village in the United States
* [[Joys Green]], a village in Gloucestershire, England
* [[Joy Range]], a mountain range on Axel Heiberg Island, Nunavut, Canada
* [[Port La-Joye / Fort Amherst]], French for "Port of Joy", located in central Prince Edward Island, Canada
* Several places called [[Mount Joy]]
==Miscellaneous==
* [[Joy Buzzer]], a practical joke device
* [[Joy (programming language)]], a concatenative functional language
* [[Joy Melbourne]], a radio station in Melbourne, Australia
* [[Joy dishwashing liquid]], a brand name of detergent products produced by Procter & Gamble
* ''[[The Joy of Painting]]'', a television program hosted by Bob Ross
* [[Joystick]], a computer game control device
* [[Nurse Joy]], a set of similar looking characters from the fictional Pokémon franchise that operate the Pokémon Centers.
* [[USS Daniel A Joy (DE 585)|USS ''Daniel A Joy'' (DE 585)]], a rudderow class destroyer
* [[USS Turner Joy (DD-951)|USS ''Turner Joy'' (DD-951)]], a US Navy destroyer named after C. Turner Joy (above)
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