Joseph O'Connor is an Irish author and journalist. Joseph or Joe O'Connor may also refer to: Sportspeople Joe O'Connor (Gaelic footballer), Kerry player Joe O'Connor (Limerick hurler) (born 1967), Limerick player Joe O'Connor (Wexford hurler) (born 1997), Irish hurler Joseph O'Connor (rower), American rowing cox at the 1976 World Rowing Championships Joe O'Connor (snooker player) (born 1995), English snooker player Joseph O'Connor (water polo) (1904–1982), Irish Olympic water polo player Joe O'Connor (footballer), English footballer Joe O'Connor (referee) (1892–1961), American boxing referee and government official for the city of Boston Politicians Joseph O'Connor (Australian politician) (1839–1913), New South Wales politician Joseph O'Connor (Irish politician) (1880–1941), Irish revolutionary, soldier and politician Others Joseph Desmond O'Connor, British linguist and professor of phonetics Joseph Karr O'Connor, American computer scientist and accessibility advocate Joe O'Connor (actor), American actor See also Joseph O'Conor (1916–2001), Anglo-Irish actor and playwright