Jože is a male given name related 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 ...
. Notable people with this name include:
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Jože Babič (1917–1996), Slovenian film, theatre and television director
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Jože Benko (born 1980), Slovenian football striker
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Jože Berc
Jože Berc (born 5 December 1944 in Bled) is a Slovenian rower who competed for Yugoslavia in the men's eight at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi ...
(born 1944), Slovenian rower
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Jože Bertoncelj
Jože Bertoncelj (6 April 1922 – 16 May 2012) was a Slovenian alpine skier who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele ...
(1922–2012), Slovenian alpine skier
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Jože Brilej
Jože Brilej (nom de guerre "Bolko," 1 January 1910 – 8 May 1981) was a diplomat, politician, ambassador, colonel, Partisan, war hero, revolutionary, lawyer, judge, and close associate of Josip Broz Tito.
Career
Brilej was born in P ...
(1910–1981), diplomat, politician, ambassador, colonel
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Jože Brodnik
Jože Brodnik (born 26 April 1936 in Šmarje pri Jelšah) is a Slovenian retired Decathlon, decathlete who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics representing Yugoslavia.
He began his athletics career in 1952 at 16, competing for the Kladivar Clu ...
(born 1936), Slovenian decathlete
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Jože Ciuha
Jože Ciuha (26 April 1924 – 12 April 2015) was a Slovenian painter.
Biography
Jože Ciuha was born in Trbovlje. In 1950 he graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana. During his career he traveled extensively, his artistic style in ...
(1924–2015), Slovenian painter
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Jože Dežman
Jože Dežman (born 26 September 1955) is a Slovenian historian, museum curator, philosopher and editor. He served as the director of the National Museum of Contemporary History in Ljubljana. Since March 2012, he has been the director of the Arch ...
(born 1955), Slovenian historian
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Jože Flere (born 1968), Paralympian athlete from Slovenia
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Jože Gazvoda (born 1949), Slovenian alpine skier
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Jože Gerkman
Jože Gerkman is a retired whitewater slalom, slalom canoeist who competed for Yugoslavia from the mid-to-late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 team event at the 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Spittal an der Drau, Spittal.
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, Yugoslav slalom canoeist
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Jože Humer (1936–2012), Slovenian musician
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Jože Ilija
Jože Ilija (12 March 1928 – 19 May 1983) was a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 event at the 1955 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Tacen.
He was also an ...
(1928–1983), Slovenian slalom canoeist
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Jože Javoršek
Jože Javoršek was the pen name of Jože Brejc (October 20, 1920 – September 2, 1990), a Slovenian playwright, writer, poet, translator and essayist.[Jože Klemenčič
Jože Klemenčič (born 3 June 1962) is a Slovenian Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. He competed in the Cross-country skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics – Men's 15 kilometre, men's 15 kilometre event at the 1984 Winter Olympi ...]
(born 1962), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Jože Knific
Jože Knific (born 17 April 1915, date of death unknown) was a Slovenian cross-country skier. He competed in the men's 18 kilometre event at the 1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games ( ...
(born 1915), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Jože Kolman
Jože Kolman (born 5 February 1967) is a Slovenian gymnast. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), offi ...
(born 1967), Slovenian gymnast
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Jože Kovač
Joze Kovac (born September 23, 1961) is a former Yugoslav ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other lan ...
(born 1961), Yugoslavian athlete
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Jože Kuralt (1956–1986), alpine skier
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Jože Mehle
Jože Mehle (born 6 May 1980) is a Slovenian Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. He competed in the Cross-country skiing at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Men's sprint, men's sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
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(born 1980), Slovenian cross-country skier
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Jože Melaher
Jože Melaher - Zmagoslav (1913-1991) was Yugoslav military officer, most notable for being commander of Chetnik Štajerska detachment during the World War II.
Early life
Melaher was born in Zrkovcih na Pobrežju, on 26 February 1913 from fath ...
, Yugoslav military officer
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Jože Mencinger
Jože Mencinger (5 March 1941 – 26 August 2022) was a Slovenian lawyer, economist, and politician.
Mencinger was born in Jesenice, Slovenia, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After finishing the study of law at the University of Ljublja ...
(born 1941), Slovenian politician
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Jože Međimurec
Jože Međimurec (born 6 August 1945) is a Slovenian and Yugoslav middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and c ...
(born 1945), Slovenian middle-distance runner
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Jože Možina
Jože Možina (born 7 April 1968) is a Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist. Jože Možina was born in 1968 in Šempeter pri Novi Gorici, Slovenia.
Film and TV
He is the author of many documentaries and broadcasts on RTV Slovenia. In ...
(born 1968), Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist
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Jože Pahor
Jože Pahor (20 February 1888 – 1 September 1964) was a Slovene writer, playwright, editor and journalist.
In 1951 he won the Levstik Award for his travel journal around Yugoslavia entitled ''Hodil po zemlji sem naši'' (I Walked Our Land).
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(1888–1964), Slovene writer, playwright, editor and journalist
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Jože Pirjevec
Jože Pirjevec (born 1 June 1940), registered at birth Giuseppe Pierazzi because of the Italianization#Istria, Julian March and Dalmatia, Italianization policy under the Fascist regime, is a Slovenes, Slovene–Italy, Italian historian and a promi ...
(born 1940), Slovene-Italian historian
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Jože Plečnik
Jože Plečnik () (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia, most notably by designing the iconic Triple Bridge and ...
(1872–1957), Slovene architect
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Jože Pogačnik
Jože Pogačnik (22 April 1932 – 16 February 2016) was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter.
After studying film directing, Pogačnik first worked as a film critic, before becoming a prominent author of documentary films in the 1960s, ...
(1932–2016), Slovenian film director and screenwriter
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Jože Poklukar
Jože Poklukar (born 30 January 1973) is a Slovenian biathlete. He competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics and the 1998 Winter Olympics
The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), ...
(born 1973), Slovenian biathlete
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Jože Prelogar
Jože Prelogar (born 5 March 1959) is a Slovenian football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breakin ...
(born 1959), Slovenian football player and manager
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Jože Privšek
Jože Privšek (19 March 1937 – 11 June 1998), who also presented himself with the pseudonyms Jeff Conway and Simon Gale, was one of the most acclaimed Slovene jazz and pop musicians. He was a pianist, vibraphonist, composer, and conductor ...
(1937–1998), musician
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Jože Pučnik
Jože Pučnik (9 March 1932 – 11 January 2003) was a Slovenian public intellectual, sociologist and politician. During the communist regime of Josip Broz Tito, Pučnik was one of the most outspoken Slovenian critics of dictatorship and lack ...
(1932–2003), Slovenian politician
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Jože Smole
Jože Smole (born 29 October 1965) is a Yugoslav former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul ...
(born 1965), Yugoslav cyclist
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Jože Snoj
Jože Snoj (17 March 1934 – 7 October 2021) was a Slovenian poet, novelist, journalist and essayist. He was awarded the 2012 Prešeren Award for his lifetime work and rich literary opus.
He was born in Maribor, then part of the Kingdom of ...
(born 1934), Slovenian author
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Jože Toporišič
Jože Toporišič (; October 11, 1926 – December 9, 2014) was a Slovene linguist. He was the author of the most influential Slovene scientific grammar of the second half of the 20th century, a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ...
(1926–2014), Slovene linguist
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Jože Vadnov
Jože Vadnov (born 5 July 1912, date of death unknown) was a Slovenian gymnast
Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The m ...
(born 1912), Slovenian gymnast
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Jože Valenčič
Jože Valenčič (born 26 January 1948) is a former Yugoslav cycle sport, cyclist. He competed in the Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's individual road race, individual road race and Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's team ...
(born 1948), Yugoslav cyclist
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Jože Vidmar (born 1963), Slovenian slalom canoeist
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Jože Vrtačič
Jože Vrtačič (born 1 February 1980) is a Slovenian sprinter. He competed in the men's 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ...
(born 1980), Slovenian sprinter
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Jože Zidar
Jože Zidar (7 September 1927 – 25 December 2012) was a Slovenian ski jumper
Ski jumping is a winter sport in which competitors aim to achieve the farthest jump after sliding down on their skis from a specially designed curved ramp. A ...
(1927–2012), Slovenian ski jumper
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Jože Šlibar (born 1934), Yugoslav ski jumper
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Jože Šmit
Jože Šmit (1 February 1922 – 7 February 2004) was a Slovene language, Slovene poet, translator, editor and journalist.
Šmit was born in the village of Tlake, Rogatec, Tlake near Rogatec in eastern Slovenia in 1922. The house in which he was ...
(1922–2004), Slovene poet, translator, editor and journalist
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