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Harjo is a surname, derived from the Muscogee war title Hadcho or Hadjo, meaning "so brave as to seem crazy",[1] "brave beyond discretion", "foolhardy",[2] or "fearless person".[3]
Notable people with the name include:
- Albert Harjo (1937–2019), Muscogee artist
- Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (born 1945), Absentee Shawnee/Seminole painter and printmaker
- Chitto Harjo (Crazy Snake, 1846–1911), Muscogee warrior and activist
- Edmond Harjo (1917–2014), American Seminole Code Talker during World War II
- Joy Harjo (born 1951), Muscogee/Cherokee poet, musician, author, and U.S. Poet Laureate
- Osvald Harjo (1910–1993), Norwegian resistance member
- Sharron Ahtone Harjo (born 1945), Kiowa painter
- Sterlin Harjo (born 1979), Seminole/Muscogee filmmaker and comedian
- Suzan Shown Harjo (born 1945), Muscogee/Cheyenne activist and policymaker
As middle name
- Lois Harjo Ball (1906–1982), was a Muscogee painter
- William Harjo LoneFight (born 1966), is president and CEO of American Native Services
See also
- Hadjo, list of individuals called "Hadjo"
- Harjo, Oklahoma, unincorporated community in the United States
- Tahnee Ahtone (formerly Tahnee Ahtoneharjo-Growingthunder), Kiowa beadwork artist, regalia maker, curator, and museum professional of Muscogee and Seminole descent
- Harju, a Finno–Norwegian surname
Notes
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