Josep is a
Catalan masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a ...
equivalent to
Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
(Spanish ''José'').
People named Josep include:
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Josep Bargalló (born 1958), Catalan philologist and former politician
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Josep Bartolí (1910-1995), Catalan painter, cartoonist and writer
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Josep (film), 2020 biopic film by Aurel detailing the life of Bartolí
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Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell Fontelles (; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician serving as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy since 1 December 2019. A member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), he served ...
(born 1947), Spanish politician
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Josep María Comadevall (born 1983), Spanish footballer commonly known as Pitu
* Josep or
José Carreras (born 1946), Catalan tenor opera singer
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Josep Comas i Solà
Josep Comas i Solà (; Barcelona 17 December 1868 – 2 December 1937) was a Spanish astronomer, of Catalan origin, discoverer of minor planets, comets, and double stars.
He wrote his first astronomy notes at 10, and was only fifteen when he ...
(1868-1937), Spanish Catalan astronomer
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Josep Figueras (born 1959), Catalan health policy expert
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Josep Gombau (born 1976), Spanish football manager
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Josep "Pep" Guardiola (born 1971), Catalan football manager and former player
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Josep Llorens i Artigas (1892–1980), Spanish ceramic artist
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Josep Maria Margall
Josep Maria Margall i Tauler (; born 17 March 1955 in Calella, Catalonia,
Spain) is a retired Spanish professional basketball player. Standing at 1.98 m (6'6"), he played at the small forward position.
Professional career
Margall's number 7 j ...
(born 1955), Spanish retired basketball player
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José Marín (racewalker)
José Marín Sospedra ( Catalan: Josep Marín i Sospedra; born 21 January 1950) is a retired Spanish racewalker
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different f ...
(born 1950) (Catalan: Josep Marín i Sospedra), Spanish retired race walker
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Josep Maria Mauri
Josep Maria Mauri i Prior (born 21 October 1941) is a Spanish Catholic priest from Catalonia and the current personal representative of the episcopal co-prince of Andorra, Archbishop Joan Enric Vives Sicília.
He was born in 1941 in Alzina de ...
(born 1941), Catalan Catholic priest, personal representative of the episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra
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Josep Pagès
Josep Pagès i Massó (born 28 June 1972) is a Catalan academic, lawyer, politician and a member of the Congress of Deputies of Spain.
Early life
Pagès was born on 28 June 1972 in Sant Celoni, Catalonia. He has a degree in law, political scien ...
(born 1972), Catalan politician
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Josep Piqué
Josep Piqué i Camps (born 21 February 1955 in Vilanova i la Geltrú) is a Spanish politician of the right-leaning Spanish People's Party (PP) who represented Barcelona. Pique was initially a member of the Unified Socialist Party of Catalonia (PSU ...
(born 1955), Spanish politician, Spain's foreign minister from 2000 to 2002
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Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert i López (; 1 July 190215 March 1983) was a Spanish architect and city planner.
Biography
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Sert showed keen interest in the works of his uncle, the painter Josep Maria Sert, and of Gaudí. He s ...
(1902-1983), Spanish architect and city planner
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Josep Soler i Sardà
Josep Soler i Sardà (25 March 1935 – 9 October 2022) was a Catalonian/Spanish composer, writer, music theorist, and one of the main Catalan members of the Generación del 51. Life and career
Soler i Sardà was born in Vilafranca del Penedè ...
(born 1935), Spanish composer, writer and music theorist
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See also
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Joseph
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
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Josef (disambiguation) Josef may refer to
*Josef (given name)
*Josef (surname) Josef is the surname of the following people:
* Jens Josef (born 1967), German composer of classical music, a flutist and academic teacher
* Michelle Josef (born 1954), Canadian musician and tr ...
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Jozef
Jozef or Józef is a Dutch, Breton, Polish and Slovak version of masculine given name Joseph. A selection of people with that name follows. For a comprehensive list see and ..
* Józef Beck (1894–1944), Polish foreign minister in the 1930s
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József
József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph.
Notable people bearing this name include:
* József Braun (also known as József Barna; 1901–1943), Hungarian Olympic footballer
* József Cse ...
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Yosef (disambiguation)
Yosef (; also Romanization of Hebrew, transliterated as Yossef, Josef, Yoseph Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic ''Yôsēp̄'') is a Hebrew male name derived from the Biblical character Joseph (Genesis), Joseph. The name can also consist of the Hebrew ya ...
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Masculine given names
Catalan masculine given names