Joliet
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There are several people and things named Joliet:
- Louis JollietLouis JollietLouis Jolliet , also known as Louis Joliet, was a French Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America...
, a 17th century explorer of North America - Joliet, IllinoisJoliet, IllinoisJoliet is a city in Will and Kendall Counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, located southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. As of the 2010 census, the city was the fourth-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 147,433. It continues to be Illinois' fastest growing...
, United States, a city named after Louis Jolliet- Joliet PrisonJoliet PrisonJoliet Correctional Center was a prison in Joliet, Illinois, United States from 1858 to 2002. It is featured in the motion picture The Blues Brothers as the prison from which Jake Blues is released at the beginning of the movie...
- Joliet Prison
- Joliet, MontanaJoliet, MontanaJoliet is a town in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is part of the Billings, Montana Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 575 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Joliet is located at .-Notable residents:...
, United States - Joliet Township, Platte County, NebraskaJoliet Township, Platte County, NebraskaJoliet Township is one of eighteen townships in Platte County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 186 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 188.-External links:*...
- Joliet (file system)Joliet (file system)Joliet is the name of an extension to the ISO 9660 file system. It has been specified and endorsed by Microsoft and has been supported by all versions of its Windows OS since Windows 95 and Windows NT...
, an extension to the ISO 9660 specification, written by Microsoft - "Joliet" Jake Blues (John Belushi), member of the Blues BrothersThe Blues BrothersThe Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on Saturday Night Live...
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See also
- Juliet (disambiguation)Juliet (disambiguation)Juliet is a character in Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet.Juliet is an English personal name. It is thought to be derived from Juliette, a French diminutive of Julie...
- Juliette (disambiguation)
- Joliette (disambiguation)Joliette (disambiguation)Joliette is a city in Quebec, Canada.Joliette may also refer to:Canada*Joliette , a federal riding in Quebec*Joliette , a provincial riding in Quebec...