Justice (given name)
Justice is a unisex given name derived from the virtue. It was popularized in the 1990s due to its use for the lead character in the 1993 American film Poetic Justice.{{cite web | url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2024/12/13/virtue-names-hope-faith-charity/ | title= Puritan baby names are back. Is ’90s culture responsible? | last1= Fowers | first1= Alyssa|last2 = Van Dam|first2 = Andrew | date= 13 December 2024 | website= washingtonpost.com | publisher= Washington Post | access-date= 14 December 2024 | quote = }} The name has been used in the Anglosphere and has also been well used for African men.
Notable people with this given name include:
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Acting
- Justice Leak (born 1979), American actor
- Justice Smith (born 1995), American actor
Music
- Justice Aaron, known as Metaform, American music producer
- Justice Yeldham (born 1972), Australian musician
Politics
- Justice Samuel Adjei, Ghanaian politician
- Justice Joe Appiah (born 1959), Ghanaian politician
Sports
=American football (gridiron)=
- Justice Cunningham (born 1991), American football player
- Justice Ellison, American football player
- Justice Hansen (American football) (born 7 January 1995), American football player
- Justice Haynes (born 2004), American football player
- Justice Hill (born 1997), American football player
=Association football (soccer)=
- Justice Christopher (born 1981), Nigerian footballer
- Justice John Erhenede (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
- Justice Esono (born 1986), Equatoguinean footballer
- Justice Majabvi (born 1984, Zimbabwean footballer
- Justice Morgan (footballer) (born 1991), Nigerian footballer
=Other sports=
- Justice Dipeba (born 1973), Botswana sprinter
- Justice Pain (1978–2020), ring name of American professional wrestler Christopher Wilson
- Justise Winslow (born 1996), American basketball player
Other
- Justice Akrofi (born 1942), Ghanaian Anglican Bishop
- Justice M. Chambers (1908–1982), U.S. Marine officer
- Justice Howard (born 1960), American photographer
See also
References
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