Mo (given name)
Mo may be a nickname for Maureen, Maurice, Marek, Monica, Morris, Mohammed, Moses, Mortimer, or other given names. It is more rarely a given name in its own right.
People with the name include:
Arts and media
- Mohammed Amer, Palestinian-American stand-up comedian
- Mohamed Amin, Kenyan photojournalist
- Mo Gaffney, American actress, comedian, writer and activist
- Mo Jamil, British singer who won the sixth series of The Voice UK
- Mo Rocca, American writer, comedian, and political satirist
- Mo Willems, American writer, animator, and creator of children's books
- Mo Gilligan, British stand-up comedian and television personality.
Government and politics
- Mo Brooks, American politician from Alabama
- Mo Mowlam, British politician
- Mo Udall, U.S. Representative and former presidential candidate
- Wei Mo, official of the Chinese Tang dynasty
- Zhao Mo, second ruler of the southeast Asian kingdom of Nanyue
- Zhongli Mo, Chinese general
Sport
- Mo Farah, British long-distance runner
- Mo Johnston, Scottish former footballer
- Mo Martin, American professional golfer
- Maurice Purify, American football player
- Mohamed Salah, Egyptian professional footballer who plays for Liverpool FC
- Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
- Mariano Rivera, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees
- Maureen Connolly, American tennis player known as "Little Mo"
- Monique Jones, American professional bodybuilder nicknamed "Mo"
Other fields
- David Berg, American cult leader
- Mozi or Mo Tzi, Chinese philosopher
In fiction
- Mo, lead character of Alison Bechdel's strip ''Dykes to Watch Out For''