Joseph is a common male

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, 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 modern-day Nordic countries. In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is " José". In Arabic, including in the Quran, the name is spelled ''

Yūsuf Yusuf ( ar, يوسف, ; Arabic synonym of "Joseph") is the 12th chapter (Surah) of the Quran and has 111 Ayahs (verses). It is preceded by sūrah Hud and followed by Ar-Ra’d (The thunder). Regarding the timing and contextual background of ...

''. In Persian, the name is "Yousef". The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with '' Robert'', to have remained in the top 10 boys' names list in the US from 1925 to 1972. It is especially common in contemporary Israel, as either "Yossi" or "Yossef", and in Italy, where the name "Giuseppe" was the most common male name in the 20th century. In the first century CE, Joseph was the second most popular male name for Palestine Jews. In the Book of Genesis Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and known in the Hebrew Bible as

Yossef Yosef (; also transliterated as Yossef, Josef, Yoseph Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic ''Yôsēp̄'') is a Hebrew male name derived from the Biblical character Joseph. The name can also consist of the Hebrew yadah meaning "praise", "fame" and the word ...

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Yaakov Jacob (; ; ar, يَعْقُوب, Jacob in Islam, Yaʿqūb; gr, Ἰακώβ, Iakṓb), later given the name Israel (name), Israel, is regarded as a Patriarchs (Bible), patriarch of the Israelites and is an important figure in Abrahamic religi ...

. In the New Testament the most notable two are Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus; and Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried.

Etymology

The Bible offers two explanations of the name ''Yosef:'' first, it is compared to the word ''asaf'' from the root /'sp/, "taken away": "And she conceived, and bore a son; and said, God hath ''taken away'' my reproach"; ''Yosef'' is then identified with the similar root /ysp/, meaning "add": "And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall ''add'' to me another son."Friedman, R. E., ''The Bible with Sources Revealed'' (2003), p. 80 '' The Jewish Encyclopedia'' says that it is a theophoric name referencing YHWH. The name can also consist of the Hebrew ''yadah'' meaning "praise", "fame" and the word ''asaf''.

Variants, diminutives and familiar forms in other languages

Variations for males include: * Afrikaans: Josef, Joesoef *

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Jozë ''(indefinite)'', Joza ''(definite)'', Zef ''(indef.)'', Zefi ''(def.)'', Josif ''(indef.)'', Josifi ''(def.)'', Isuf ''(indef.)'', Isufi ''(def.)'', Bibë ''(indef.)'', Biba ''(def.)'' * Alemmanic: Sepp, Seppu * Alsatian: Sepp *

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: ዮሴፍ (''Yosēfi'') * Armenian: Հովսեփ, Յովսէփ (''Hovsep'') * Arabic: يوسف (''Yūsif'', ''Youssef'', ''Yussef'', ''Yousif, Yousef'', ''Youssof'', ''Yūsuf'') *

Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...

: Yusif, Yusuf, Usub * Basque: Joseba, Josepe * Bavarian: Sepp, Bepperl, Beppe, Beppi, *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: Іосіф (''Iosif''), Язэп (''Jazep'') * Bengali: ইউসুফ (''Iusuf'' or ''Yusuf'') (Islamic), জোসেফ (''Josef'') (Christian) * Bosnian: Josip, Jusuf *

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

: Jozef, Jozeb * Bulgarian: Йосиф (''Yosif'') * Burmese (Myanmar): ယောသပ်သည် (''Yaw sautsai'') * Cantonese: 約瑟 (''Joek³ sat¹'') * Catalan: Josep, Pep (shortened form), Jep (an alternative shortened form) * Circassian: Юсыф (''Yusyf'') * Cornish: Josep * Corsican: Ghjaseppu, Ghjiseppu * Croatian: Josip, Joso, Jozo, Joza, Joze, Joško, Joža, Jože, Bepo, Bepi, Bapi, Pino, Osíp, Bozo, Gonzo, Ganso * Czech: Josef; Diminutives: Pepa, Peppa, Pepík, Pepik, Jožka, Pepan, Pepča, Pepek, Pepino, Jožin * Danish: Josef * Dutch: Jozef, Josephus; Diminutives: Joep, Joost, Jos, Jo, Jef, Seppe * English: Joseph, Diminutives: Joe, Joey *

Esperanto Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...

: Jozefo *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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: Joosep, Joosu * Faroese: Jósef * Fijian: Josefa * Filipino: Joseph, José, Pepe, Peping, Sep, Jojo * Finnish: Jooseppi, Juuso *

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: José, Joseph, Jojo * Friulian: Josef, 'Sef, 'Sefin, 'Sefut, Bepi, Bepo, Beput * Galician: Xosé * Georgian: იოსებ (''Ioseb''), სოსო ("''Soso''") * German: Josef, Joseph; Jupp (familiar); Sepp, Seppl or Pepi (familiar or diminutive forms, particularly in South Germany and Austria) * Greek: Ιωσήφ (''Iosif''), Ιώσηπος (''Iosipos''), Σήφης ("''Sifis''") (local in Crete) * Gujarati: જોસેફ (''Jōsēfa'') * Hawaiian (''Iokepa'') * (''Yosef''), יוסי ("''Yossi''", diminutive) * Hiligaynon: José, Josef, Josep (rare) * Hindi: यूसुफ (''Yūsuf'') * Hungarian: József; Jóska, Józsi (diminutive) * Icelandic: Jósef, Jói * Igbo: Yôsēp̄, Yossef, Josef * Indonesian: Yoseph, Yosep, Yusuf, Yosef, Yusup, Jusuf, Joesoef, Josef, Joseph * Interlingua: Joseph * Italian: Giuseppe, Giù, Beppe, Peppe, Peppino, Pepino, Pino, Bepi, Beppo, Pippo, Puccio, Gioseffo, Gio or Giò * Irish: Seosamh, Iósaf * Japanese: ヨセフ (''Yosefu''), ジョセフ (''Josefu'') * Kambaata, Ethiopia: Yeseffe, Yese, Josse, Jossy * Kannada: ಜೋಸೆಫ್ (''Jōseph'') *

Kazakh Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kazakhstan *Kazakhs, an ethnic group *Kazakh language *The Kazakh Khanate * Kazakh cuisine * Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan *Qazax, Azerbaijan *Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...

: Yusuf, Jusip * Khmer: យ៉ូសែប (''Yousaep'') * Korean: 요셉 (''Yosep''), 조셉 (''Joseb'') *

Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan *Kyrgyz people *Kyrgyz national games *Kyrgyz language *Kyrgyz culture *Kyrgyz cuisine *Yenisei Kirghiz *The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China ...

: Жусуп (''Jusup'') * Latin: Iōsēph, Iōsēphus * Latvian: Jāzeps, Jozefs, Josefs, Josifs, Džozefs, Žozefs, Jusufs, Jozis, Zeps, Seps *

Limburgish Limburgish ( li, Limburgs or ; nl, Limburgs ; german: Limburgisch ; french: Limbourgeois ), also called Limburgan, Limburgian, or Limburgic, is a West Germanic language spoken in the Dutch and Belgian provinces of Limburg (Netherlands), L ...

: Joep, Sef *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Juozapas, Juozas (shorter form), Juzas, Juzė (diminutive), Justas * Lombard: Giüsèpp, Pèpp, Pèpa, Pèppa, Bèpp *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

: Јосиф (''J̌osif'') * Malayalam: ജോസപ്പ് (''Josapp'') or ജോസപ്പൻ (''Josappan''), ഔസേപ്പ് (''Ousepp''), യോസേപ്പ് (''Yosef''), ഔസേപച്ചന്‍ (''Ouseppachen''), കൊച്ചാപ്പു (''Kochaappu''), ഈപ്പൻ (''Eappan''), ഈപ്പച്ചൻ (''Eappachan''), ജോസഫ് (''Jēāsaph'') *

Malaysian Malaysian may refer to: * Something from or related to Malaysia, a country in Southeast Asia * Malaysian Malay, a dialect of Malay language spoken mainly in Malaysia * Malaysian people, people who are identified with the country of Malaysia regar ...

: Yusuf, Yusop, Yusoff, Jusoh, Eusoff, Usop * Manado Malay: Josef, Yosef, Oce' *

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

: Ġużeppi, Ġużi, Ġuż, Ġużè, Peppi, Peppu, Peppinu, Pepp, Peppa, Pepa, Żeppi, Żeppu, Żepp *

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

: , , 玉素甫 (''Yùsùfǔ''), ''Zho-Zi-Fu'' *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

: योसेफ (''Jōsēfa'') *

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

: Hohepa * Mongolian: Иосеф (''Iosyef'') *

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

: यूसुफ (''Yūsupha'') * Norwegian: Josef *

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language Occitan (; o ...

: Josèp * Persian: يوسف (''Youssef'', ''Yūsuf'', ''Yussef'') *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: Józef, Józek (diminutive), Józio (diminutive) * Portuguese: José, Josefo,In Portuguese, Flavius Josephus, the author of the Jewish Antiquities is known as Flávio Josefo. Diminutive forms: Zé, Zeca, Zezé *

Provençal Provençal may refer to: *Of Provence, a region of France * Provençal dialect, a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the southeast of France *''Provençal'', meaning the whole Occitan language *Franco-Provençal language, a distinct Roman ...

: Jóusè *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਯੂਸੁਫ਼ (''Yūsufa'') * Quechua: Husiy *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: Iosif, Iosub * Romansch: Giusep, Gisep, Giusi, Sepp * Russian: Иосиф (''Iosif''), Осип ("''Osip''"), Пеппа (''Peppa'') * Samoan: Iosefa, Sefa * Sardinian: Josepe, Zosepe, Gisepu * Scottish Gaelic: Seòsaidh *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Јосиф (''Josif''), Јосеф (''Josef''), Јозеф (''Jozef'') * Sepedi: Josefa * Sicilian: Giuseppi *

Silesian Silesian as an adjective can mean anything from or related to Silesia. As a noun, it refers to an article, item, or person of or from Silesia. Silesian may also refer to: People and languages * Silesians, inhabitants of Silesia, either a West S ...

: Zefel, Zeflik (diminutive) * Singapore: Joseph * Sinhala: ජුසේ (''Juse''), ජෝසේෆ් (''Jōsēf'') * Slovak: Jozef, Jožo, Dodo, Ďoďo, Dodô, Doido * Slovene: Jožef, Jože * Somali: Yuusuf, يوسف * Spanish: José; hypocoristic versions: Pepe, Chepe, Che, Cheo, Chelo *

Sundanese Sundanese may refer to: * Sundanese people * Sundanese language * Sundanese script Standard Sundanese script (''Aksara Sunda Baku'', ) is a writing system which is used by the Sundanese people. It is built based on Old Sundanese script (' ...

: Yusup, Yosep *

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa * Swahili culture Swahili culture is the culture of ...

: Yusuph, Yusufu, Yosefu *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Josef * Sylheti: য়ুসুফ (''Yusuf'') * Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ (''Yosip, Yausef, Ossi'') *

Tagalog Tagalog may refer to: Language * Tagalog language, a language spoken in the Philippines ** Old Tagalog, an archaic form of the language ** Batangas Tagalog, a dialect of the language * Tagalog script, the writing system historically used for Tagal ...

: Jose, Pepe, Peping *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

: சூசை (''sūsai''), யோசேப்பு (''yōcēppu'') *

Tajik Tajik, Tadjik, Tadzhik or Tajikistani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Tajikistan * Tajiks, an ethnic group in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan * Tajik language, the official language of Tajikistan * Tajik (surname) * Tajik cu ...

: Юсуф (''Yusuf'') *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

: యోసేపు (''Yōsepu'') *

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

: โจเซฟ (''Co sef'', Josef) * Tongan: Siosefa *

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

: Yusuf *

Turkmen Turkmen, Türkmen, Turkoman, or Turkman may refer to: Peoples Historical ethnonym * Turkoman (ethnonym), ethnonym used for the Oghuz Turks during the Middle Ages Ethnic groups * Turkmen in Anatolia and the Levant (Seljuk and Ottoman-Turkish desc ...

: Yusup *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Йосип (''Josyp''), Осип (''Osyp'') * (''Yūsuf'') * Uzbek: Yusuf * Valencian: Josep *

Venetian Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

: Juxepe, Bepi, Bepin, Bapi * Vietnamese: Giu-se or Giô-xếp or Yuse or Giô-sép *

Vilamovian Wymysorys (, or ), also known as Vilamovian or Wilamowicean, is a West Germanic language spoken by the ethnic Vilamovian minority in the small town of Wilamowice, Poland ( in Wymysorys, ), on the border between Silesia and Lesser Poland, near ...

: Juza *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

: Joseff *

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

: Yissl, Yussel, Jayzl *

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

: Josefu, Yusufu * Shona: Joze, Joza * Zulu: uJosef

Female forms

: Jozefina, Zefina * Catalan : Josepa, Pepa, Peppa (shortened) * Cornish: Josepa * Croatian: Josipa, Josica, Jozica * Czech: Josefina, Josefa, Jozeva * Dutch: José, Josefien * English: Jo, Josephine, Joette, Posy, Posie *

: Joséphine * Friulian: Josefe, 'Sefe, Pine * Greek: Ιωσηφίνα (''Iosiphina'') * Hungarian: Jozefa, Jozefina, Józsa * Irish: Seosaimhín * Italian: Giuseppa, Giuseppina *

: Ġuża, Ġużeppa * Norwegian: Josefine, Josephine *

: Józefina * Portuguese: Josefa, Josefina, José (mainly in the compound Maria José), Zezé (nickname) * Romansh: Giuseppa, Giuseppina * Samoan: Iosefina * Sardinian: Josepa, Zosepa, Zosepedda * Slovak: Jozefína, Jozefa * Spanish: Josefa, Josefina, Josefita *

: Josefin, Josefine, Josephine *

: Jayzl, Yissl

People

Biblical figures

* Joseph (patriarch), son of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible book of Genesis *

Saint Joseph Joseph (; el, Ἰωσήφ, translit=Ioséph) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who, according to the canonical Gospels, was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. The Gospels also name some brothers of ...

, husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus * Joseph of Arimathea, secret disciple of Jesus * Joseph Barsabbas, one of two candidates to replace Judas Iscariot's position among the Twelve Apostles * Joseph ben Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest related to the crucifixion of Jesus. Only written as 'Caiaphas' in the New Testament.

Royalty

* Austria ** Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor ** Joseph II of Austria ** Franz Joseph I of Austria ** Archduke Joseph August of Austria ** Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria * Portugal ** Joseph I of Portugal, King of Portugal ** Joseph, Prince of Brazil ** Joseph, General Inquisitor (1720–1801) – a natural son of King John V of Portugal, one of the ''Children of Palhavã''. * Spain/Italy/France ** Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, King of Naples * Other **

Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian III Joseph, "the much beloved", (28 March 1727 – 30 December 1777) was a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777. Biography Born in Munich, Maximilian was the eldest son of Holy Roman Empero ...

** Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, King of Bavaria ** Joseph (Khazar), king of the Khazars during the 950s and 960s ** Joseph Bonaparte, King of Naples and Spain

Politics

* Chief Joseph (1840–1904), Nez Perce tribal leader * John Joseph Abercrombie (1798–1877), career United States Army officer and brigadier general * Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915–1992), 2nd president of Ghana from 1966–1969 * Jusuf Anwar (1941–2015), Indonesian politician and diplomat * Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden (born 1942), 46th and current president of the United States (2021–present); 47th vice president of the United States (2009–2017); U.S. senator from Delaware (1973–2009) * Joseph "Beau" Robinette Biden (1969–2015), American lawyer, soldier and politician, son of Joe Biden * Joseph Carraro (born 1944), State Senator from New Mexico * Joseph Caillaux, French politician and Minister of France *

Joseph Cook Sir Joseph Cook, (7 December 1860 – 30 July 1947) was an Australian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1913 to 1914. He was the leader of the Liberal Party from 1913 to 1917, after earlier serving ...

(1860–1947), 6th Prime Minister of Australia * Joseph Dudley, British military commander and colonial administrator, notable during colonization of Americas * Joseph Estrada (born 1937), 13th president of the Philippines * Joseph Isaac Gnanamuttu (died 1944),

Sri Lankan Tamil Sri Lankan Tamils ( or ), also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, live in significant numbers in the Eastern Pr ...

politician *

Joseph Goebbels Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazi politician who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief propagandist for the Nazi Party, and then Reich Minister of Propaganda from 1933 to 19 ...

(1897–1945), German politician and propaganda minister of Nazi Germany *

Joseph Hemphill Joseph Hemphill (January 7, 1770May 29, 1842) was an American politician who served as a Federalist Party, Federalist member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1801 to 1803, as a Jackson Feder ...

(1770-1842), U.S. Congressman * Joseph Coulon de Jumonville, French Canadian military officer * Joseph Kabila, Congolese politician who served as President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo *

Joseph Kabui Joseph Canisius Kabui (1954 – 7 June 2008) was a secessionist leader and the first President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, off the coast of Papua New Guinea, from 2005 to 2008. He was also the leader of the Bougainville People's C ...

(1954–2008), first president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville *

Jusuf Kalla Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (; born 15 May 1942) is an Indonesian politician and businessman who served as the 10th and 12th vice president of Indonesia, the only vice president in Indonesian history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office (2004� ...

(born 1942), 10th vice president of Indonesia (2004–2009); 12th vice president of Indonesia (2014–2019) * Joseph P. Kennedy (1888–1969), American businessman, financier and politician *

Joseph P. Kennedy II Joseph Patrick Kennedy II (born September 24, 1952) is an American businessman, Democratic politician, and a member of the Kennedy family. He is a son of former United States Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, and he is also a nephew ...

(born 1952), oldest son of Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and former Congressman from Massachusetts, 1987–1999 * Joe Kennedy (born 1980), son of Joseph P. Kennedy II and Congressman from Massachusetts, 2013–present *

Joe Kennedy (Georgia politician) Joseph Everett Kennedy (October 8, 1930 – June 19, 1997) was a Georgia State Senator born in Claxton, Georgia, United States. Biography Personal life Kennedy attended Claxton schools and graduated from Claxton High School in 1947. After grad ...

(1930–1997), American politician from Georgia *

Joseph Abu Khalil Joseph Abu Khalil (1925–2019) was a Lebanese politician from the Kataeb Party. He served in various posts in the party and edited its official newspaper, ''Al Amal'', for a long time. Biography Being a native of Beit ed-Dine, Mount Lebanon, Abu ...

(1925–2019), Lebanese politician and journalist * Joe Lieberman (born 1942), US Senator from Connecticut *

Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the List of prime ministers of Australia by time in office, 10th Prime Minister of Australia, in office from 1932 until his death in 1939. He ...

(1879–1939), 10th Prime Minister of Australia * Joseph de Maistre (1753–1821), French diplomat *

Joseph McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death in 1957. Beginning in 1950, McCarthy became the most visi ...

(1908–1957), US Senator from Wisconsin *

Joseph Henry Mensah Joseph Henry Mensah (31 October 1928 – 12 July 2018) was a Ghanaian politician and economist. Education In his early education, J. H. Mensah attended Achimota School. He proceeded to the University of the Gold Coast (now the University of Gh ...

(1928–2018), Ghanaian economist and politician *

Joseph Bennet Odunton Joseph Bennet Komla Odunton (24 December 1920 – 22 December 2004) was a Ghanaian public servant and a communications expert. He served as director of information services in the Nkrumah government, an assistant press secretary to the queen and ...

(1920–2004), Ghanaian civil servant *

Joseph Michael Perera M. Joseph Michael Perera is a Sri Lankan politician (born 15 September 1941) and a Former Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is the 17th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialis ...

(born 1941), Sri Lankan politician * Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay (born 1934), Singaporean civil servant * Sir

Joseph Planta Joseph Planta GCH (2 July 1787 – 5 April 1847) was a British diplomat and politician of Romansh-Swiss descent. He was the MP for Hastings, England. Planta's father, also named Joseph Planta (1744–1827), moved from Switzerland to England a ...

(1787–1847), English politician * Joseph "Beppo" Schmid, Air force general in Nazi Germany * Joseph Hill Sinex (1819-1892), Pennsylvania State Representative * Joseph Howland (1834–1886), American general, politician, and philanthropist * Joseph Stalin (1878–1953), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–1953) *

Joseph Vidal Joseph Vidal (5 March 1933 – 9 July 2020) was a French politician. In 2002, he became a Knight of the Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order ...

(1933–2020), French politician *

Joseph Wapasha Wabasha III (''Wapahaśa)'' (c. 1816–1876) was a prominent Dakota Sioux chief, also known as Joseph Wabasha. He succeeded his father as head chief of the Mdewakanton Dakota in 1836. Following the Dakota War of 1862 and the forced removal of th ...

(c. 1816–1876), Mdewakanton Sioux chief

Arts and entertainment

* Joseph Albrier, French painter * Joe Alwyn, British actor *

Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator, director, producer, storyboard artist, and cartoon artist who co-founded the animation studio and production company Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian im ...

, American cartoonist *

Joseph Bertolozzi Joseph Bertolozzi (born 1959) is an American composer and musician with works ranging from full symphony orchestra and solo songs to immense sound-art installations. With increasingly numerous performances across Europe and the United States to ...

(born 1959), American composer * Joseph Beuys, German artist *

Joseph Bitangcol Joseph Bitangcol (born March 28, 1984) is a Filipino television and film actor. He is one of the first batch of the reality talent search ''Star Circle Quest'' on ABS-CBN. Career Sef started when he joined the reality talent search of ABS-CBN whic ...

, Filipino actor *

Joseph Brodsky Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (; russian: link=no, Иосиф Александрович Бродский ; 24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996) was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg), USSR in 1940, ...

, Russian and American poet and essayist * Harry Connick, Jr. (Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.), American singer, actor and pianist *

Joseph Connors Joseph James Connors (born February 5, 1945 in New York City) is an Americans, American art historian and educator, who specializes in the Italian Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Career Born in New York City, Connors was graduated from Re ...

, American art historian *

Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, ; 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924) was a Poles in the United Kingdom#19th century, Polish-British novelist and short story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in t ...

, Polish-British writer * Joseph Cotten, American actor *

Joseph Dempsie Joseph Maxwell Dempsie (born 22 June 1987) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Chris Miles in the E4 teen comedy-drama '' Skins'' (2007–2008) and Gendry Baratheon in ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2013; 2017–2019). Dempsie's e ...

, British actor * Joseph Dennie, American writer *

Joe Dolan Joseph Francis Robert Dolan (16 October 1939 – 26 December 2007) was an Irish entertainer, recording artist, and pop singer. Chiefly known in Ireland for his association with showbands and for his innovative style and high pitched singing ...

, Irish showband singer *

Joseph Garrett Joseph Mark Garrett (born 13 December 1990), better known as Stampylonghead or simply Stampy, is an English YouTuber, gamer, author, and filmmaker known for his video game commentaries including ''Minecraft'', and for playing the character of ...

(born 1990), known online as stampylonghead, British YouTube personality * Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor *

Joe Hawley Joseph Kelly Hawley (born October 22, 1988) is a former American football center who played for the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Falcons with the 117th pick in the fo ...

, American singer, songwriter, and musician * Joseph Hahn, American musician *

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

, Austrian composer * Joseph Heller, American author *

Michael Joseph Jackson Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...

(1958–2009), American singer *

Joe Jonas Joseph Adam Jonas (born August 15, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame as a member of the pop rock band the Jonas Brothers, alongside his brothers Kevin Jonas, Kevin and Nick Jonas, Nick. The group released their ...

, lead vocals, the Jonas Brothers *

Josef Jungmann Josef Jungmann (16 July 1773 in Hudlice, near Beroun – 14 November 1847 in Prague) was a Czech poet and linguist, and a leading figure of the Czech National Revival. Together with Josef Dobrovský, he is considered to be a creator of the moder ...

, Czech poet and linguist *

Joseph Kaiser Joseph Kaiser (born October 14, 1977 in Montreal) is a Canadian operatic tenor and theatre actor, known for appearing in Kenneth Branagh's English-language film version of ''The Magic Flute.'' Career In 2005, Kaiser won second prize in Pláci ...

, Canadian opera singer * Joseph Koo, Hong Kong composer and arranger *

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best ...

, American film director, producer and screenwriter * Joseph May, British-born Canadian-American actor * Joseph Mazzello, American actor * Joe McElderry, British singer and winner of ''The X Factor'' *

Joseph Carey Merrick Joseph Carey Merrick (5 August 1862 – 11 April 1890), often erroneously called John Merrick, was an English man known for having severe deformities. He was first exhibited at a freak show under the stage name "the Elephant Man" and then wen ...

, the "Elephant Man" * Joseph Peter Moraes Fernando, also known as Premnath Moraes (1923–1998), Sri Lankan Tamil actor, film director and screenwriter * Joseph Nevels, also known as JSPH, singer/songwriter * Joe Pasquale, winner of the 4th series of ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'' * Joe Pesci, American actor * Joe Ranft, American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and voice actor * Joe Root, English cricketer * Joe Ruby (born 1933), American cartoonist and producer * Joe Strummer, English musician * Joseph Pickett, American painter * Joe Perry, Aerosmith lead guitarist * Joe Satriani, instrumental rock guitarist * Joseph Simmons, aka DJ Run, of rap group Run-DMC * Joseph Simmons (guitarist), American guitarist *

Joe Sugg Joseph Graham Sugg (born 8 September 1991) is an English YouTuber and actor. In 2012, he began posting videos on the YouTube channel ThatcherJoe, currently at over 7 million subscribers. In 2018, he was a finalist on the Strictly Come Dancing (s ...

, British YouTuber * Joseph Tetsuro Bizinger, known online as The Anime Man, Japanese Australian YouTuber, voice actor, songwriter, and podcaster * Joseph Vijay, Tamil actor *

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill Whedon (; born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, composer, and comic book writer. He is the founder of Mutant Enemy Productions, co-founder of Bellwether Pictures, and is best known as the creator of several television series: ...

, American screenwriter, director and producer * Joseph Wiseman (1918–2009), Canadian actor

Sports

* Joseph "Doc" Alexander, American NFL football player and coach * Joseph Anoa'i, Samoan-American wrestler * Joseph Charlton (born 1997), American football player *

Joe Choynski Joseph Bartlett Choynski (; November 8, 1868 – January 24, 1943) was an American boxer who fought professionally from 1888 to 1904. Boxing career "Chrysanthemum Joe", the son of a Jewish Polish immigrant who settled in California in 1867, wei ...

, American boxer *

Joe Clancy Joseph Patrick Clancy (born October 28, 1990) is a former American football quarterback and current Quarterback Coach at Merrimack College. He played college football at Merrimack College. Early life A three-sport letterman at Newburyport High ...

, American football player * Joseph Daye, Australian footballer * Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player *

Joe Frazier Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944November 7, 2011), nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. He was known for his strength, durability, formidable left hand, and relentless pressure fi ...

, American boxer * Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and broadcaster * Joe Gomez, English footballer *

Joseph Hagerty Joseph "Joe" Hagerty (born April 19, 1982, in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American artistic gymnast. He is the 2008 U.S. national champion on the horizontal bar and the 2008 all-around bronze medalist. He was a member of the bronze medal-winni ...

, American gymnast * Joe Hart, English football player *

Joe Horlen Joel Edward Horlen (August 14, 1937 – April 10, 2022) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1961 to 1972 for the Chicago White Sox and Oakland Athletics. In references, he is called Joe Ho ...

, American baseball player * Joe Jacobi, American canoer *

Joe Jacobson Joseph Mark Jacobson (born 17 November 1986) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left back for Wycombe Wanderers.

, Welsh soccer player *

Joe Kaminer Joe Kaminer (25 January 1934 – 3 August 2021) was a South African rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the ...

, South African rugby player *

Joe Katchik Joseph Katchik, Jr. (January 9, 1931 – February 9, 2014) was an American football defensive tackle who played one season with the New York Titans of the American Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the Los Angeles Rams of the National Foot ...

, American football player *

Joe Keeble Joseph Bailey Keeble (August 29, 1909 – April 27, 1984) was an American football back who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. He firs ...

, American football player * Joe Kehoskie (born 1973), American baseball executive *

Joe Lamas Joseph Francis Lamas (January 10, 1916 – April 22, 1996) was an American football player who played one season with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He played college football at Mount St. Mary's University and attended ...

, American football player * Joseph Louis Barrow, American boxer and heavyweight champion better known as "Joe Louis" * Joe Magidsohn, Russian, American football player *

Joseph Marwa Joseph Marwa may refer to: * Joseph Marwa (boxer) Joseph Marwa (born 15 July 1964 in Musoma) is a retired male boxing, boxer from Tanzania, who represented his native East African country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1988 (Seoul ...

, Tanzanian boxer * Joe Mauer, American baseball player *

Joe McGlone Joseph Carlton McGlone (September 12, 1896 – January 25, 1963) was an American football blocking back who played one season with the Providence Steam Roller of the National Football League. He played college football at Harvard University and ...

(1896–1963), American football player *

Joe Minucci Joe Minucci (born November 6, 1981) is a former American football defensive lineman who played four seasons in the Arena Football League with the Nashville Kats and Cleveland Gladiators. He played college football at University of Delaware. He was ...

(born 1981), American football player * Joe Montana, American Hall of Fame NFL quarterback *

Joe Namath Joseph William Namath (; ; born May 31, 1943) is a former American football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons, primarily with the New York Jets. He played college foot ...

(born 1943), American Hall of Fame NFL quarterback * Joseph Noteboom (born 1995), American football player *

Joseph Odom Joseph Caleb Odom (born January 9, 1992) is an American professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Mariners and Tampa Bay Rays. Career Odom attended Vestavia Hills Hig ...

(born 1992), American professional baseball catcher * Joe O'Malley, American football player * Joseph Oosting, Dutch football player *

Joseph Paulo Joseph Paulo (born 2 January 1988) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played as a and for Toulouse Olympique in the Betfred Championship. He has played for both Samoa and the United States at international level. He pr ...

, New Zealand rugby player * Joe Paterno, Penn State football coach *

Joe Pavelski Joseph James Pavelski (born July 11, 1984) is an American professional ice hockey player and alternate captain for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the San Jose Sharks for the first thirteen years of ...

(born 1984), American ice hockey player *

Joe Picker Joe Picker (born 7 December 1987) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer from Crookwell, New South Wales. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League. Picker has ...

(born 1987), Australian rugby player *

Joe Prokop Joseph Prokop is a former professional American football player who played punter for seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers, San Diego Chargers, New York Jets, San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, and New York Giants The New York Giant ...

(born 1960), American football player *

Joe Prokop (halfback) Joseph Michael Prokop (January 9, 1921 – April 29, 1995) was an American football halfback who played one season with the Chicago Rockets of the All-America Football Conference. He first enrolled at the University of Notre Dame before transferr ...

(1921–1995), American football player *

Joe Righetti Joseph William Righetti (born December 31, 1947) is a former American football defensive tackle who played two seasons with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round of t ...

(born 1947), American football player * Joe Schilling, American kick-boxer *

Joseph Schooling Joseph Isaac Schooling (born 16 June 1995) is a Singaporean professional swimmer who specialises in butterfly, freestyle and medley events. He was the gold medalist in the 100m butterfly at the 2016 Olympics, achieving Singapore's first ev ...

(born 1995), Singaporean swimmer * Joe Stringfellow (1918–1992), American football player *

Joseph Tapine Joseph Tapine pronounced () (born 4 May 1994) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL, and for New Zealand and the New Zealand Māori at international level. Tapine previ ...

(born 1994), New Zealand rugby league player *

Joseph Ualesi Joseph Ualesi (born 17 September 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays at and . Background Born in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Ualesi is of Sa ...

, Australian rugby player *

Joseph Valtellini Joseph John Valtellini (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian retired Muay Thai kickboxer who competed in the super middleweight division. Nicknamed "Bazooka Joe", Valtellini is a strong and explosive fighter possessing considerable punching power and ...

(born 1985), Canadian kickboxer * Joe Vetrano (1918–1995), American football player * Joe Vodicka, American football player *

Joe Winkler Joseph C. Winkler (March 9, 1922 – March 21, 2001) was an American football center who played one season with the Cleveland Rams of the National Football League. He played college football at Purdue University and attended Catholic Central High ...

(1922–2001), American football player * Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 1974), Sri Lankan cricketer

Religion

Joseph Ayo Babalola Joseph Ayo Babalola (25 April 1904 – 26 July 1959) was the first General Evangelist of the Christ Apostolic Church, popularly called CAC in Nigeria. He was credited with healing powers. Early life Babalola was born of Yoruba parents at Odo- ...

, Nigerian religious figure *

Joseph Gelfer Joseph Gelfer (born 1974) is a British author and academic. He is noted for his academic analysis of spiritual and religious topics and masculinity. His book ''2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse'' (which brought together scholarly ana ...

, British researcher in religion and masculinities *

Joseph F. Merrill Joseph Francis Merrill (August 24, 1868 – February 3, 1952) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1931 until his death. Merrill was a key figure in the develop ...

, American Latter-day Saint apostle *

Joseph (Petrovykh) Metropolitan Joseph (secular name Ivan Semyonovich Petrovykh, russian: Иван Семёнович Петровых; 15 December 1872 – 20 November 1937) was a metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was a leader of the anti-Soviet non ...

(1872–1937), metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church * Joseph Ponniah, 1st Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa * Joseph Prince, a pastor and IT consultant * Joseph Ratzinger, given name of Pope Benedict XVI *

Joseph Sarvananthan Venerable Joseph Sarvananthan was an Anglican priest, in the Diocese of Colombo of the Church of Ceylon in Sri Lanka. He was made a deacon in 1965 and ordained as a priest in 1966. Life Known as Fr Sarva or Sarvananthan 'Pothagar', he served i ...

Anglican priest * Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement * Joseph Smith III, son of Joseph Smith and founder of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints *

Joseph F. Smith Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. (November 13, 1838 – November 19, 1918) was an American religious leader who served as the sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was the nephew of Joseph Smith, the founde ...

, 6th

president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The President of the Church is the highest office of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It was the office held by Joseph Smith, the church's founder. The church's president is its leader and the head of the First Pres ...

* Joseph Fielding Smith, 10th

Joseph of Vatopedi Elder Joseph of Vatopedi (or Joseph of Vatopaidi, el, Ιωσήφ ο Βατοπαιδινός, also known as Joseph the Younger; Paphos District, Cyprus, 1 July 1921 – Vatopedi, Mount Athos, 1 July 2009) was a Greek Cypriot Orthodox Christian ...

(1921–2009), Greek Cypriot Orthodox monk * Joseph Vaz, Indian Catholic priest, "Apostle of Sri Lanka" *

Joseph B. Wirthlin Joseph Bitner Wirthlin (June 11, 1917 – December 1, 2008) was an American businessman, religious leader and member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He was sustained to the ...

, American Latter-day Saint apostle * Joseph Angell Young, American Latter-day Saint apostle * Rayappu Joseph, 2nd Bishop of Mannar

Scholars

* Joseph von Baader (1763–1835), German engineer and rail transport pioneer * Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian *

Joseph W. Esherick Joseph W. Esherick (Chinese name: , born 1942) is an emeritus professor of modern Chinese history at the University of California, San Diego. He is the holder of thHwei-chih and Julia Hsiu Chair in Chinese Studies Esherick is a graduate of Harvard C ...

, American historian of China * Joseph Peter de Fonseka (1897–1948), Sri Lankan essayist and editor * Joseph Dalton Hooker, British botanist * Joseph de Maistre (1753–1821), French philosopher *

Joseph Mercado Joseph Mercado (, born July 2, 1972) is a Filipino statistician, professor, businessperson and university administrator who served as dean and vice president at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines from 2006 to 2018. Mercado has co-au ...

, Filipino statistician * Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998), American political scientist and university administrator *

(1744–1828), Swiss principal librarian of the British Museum * Joe Root, a 19th-century American naturalist from Erie, Pennsylvania * Joseph Polchinski, theoretical physicist and string theorist

Inventors

* Joseph Glidden (1813–1906), inventor of barbed wire * Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1765–1833), first person to create a permanent photograph

Crime

* Joseph D. "Joe" Ball (1896–1938), American murderer and suspected serial killer *

Joseph Christopher Joseph Gerard Christopher (July 26, 1955 – March 1, 1993) was an American serial killer who gained infamy for a series of murders in the early 1980s. He is believed to have killed at least twelve African American men and boys and wounded numerou ...

(1955–1993), American serial killer *

Joseph James DeAngelo Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. (born November 8, 1945) is an American serial killer, sex offender, burglar, and former police officer who committed at least 13 murders, 51 rapes, and 120 burglaries across California between 1974 an ...

(born 1945), American serial killer and rapist and former cop *

Joseph Edward Duncan Joseph Edward Duncan III (February 25, 1963 – March 28, 2021) was an American convicted serial killer and child molester who was on death row in federal prison in conjunction with the 2005 kidnappings and murders of members of the Groene famil ...

(1963–2021), American serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper * Joseph Paul Franklin (1950–2013), American serial killer, arsonist, bank robber, and neo-nazi *

Joseph Kallinger Joseph Kallinger (born Joseph Lee Brenner III; December 11, 1935 – March 26, 1996) was an American serial killer who murdered three people, and tortured four families. He committed the later crimes with his 12-year-old son Michael. Early l ...

(1935–1996), American serial killer and rapist * Joseph Massino (born 1943), former boss of Bonanno crime family *

Joseph Mengele , allegiance = , branch = Schutzstaffel , serviceyears = 1938–1945 , rank = '' SS''-''Hauptsturmführer'' (Captain) , servicenumber = , battles = , unit = , awards = , commands = , s ...

(1911–1979), Nazi scientist * Joseph Scott Pemberton, a US Marine lance corporal convicted of the homicide of Jennifer Laude, a Filipino trans woman * Joseph Rosenzweig, (born c.1891), American New York City labor racketeer * Joseph Skowron (born c.1969), American portfolio manager convicted of insider trading

Other

Joseph Fenton Joseph "Joe" Fenton (c. 1953 – 26 February 1989) was an estate agent from Belfast, Northern Ireland, killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) for acting as an informer for RUC Special Branch. Activity as an informer In the early 1 ...

, informer killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army *

Joseph Fitzgerald (disambiguation) Joseph Fitzgerald may refer to: *Joseph Fitzgerald (ice hockey) (1904–1987), American ice hockey player * Joseph D. FitzGerald (1899–?), 3rd President of Fairfield University *Joseph Dennis Fitzgerald (1936–2001), American freestyle wrestler ...

, multiple people *

Joseph Hedley Joseph Hedley (also known as Joe the Quilter, – 3 January 1826) was a Quilter from Northumberland. During his life he was renowned for his quality of craftsmanship with his work being exported as far as America. He lived his later years on pa ...

, English quilter and murder victim * Joseph B. MacInnis (born 1937), Canadian physician, underwater diver and author *

Joseph Oliver (disambiguation) Joseph or Joe Oliver may refer to: * Joseph Oliver (politician) (1852–1922), Canadian politician, mayor of Toronto in 1908 and 1909 * Joseph D. Oliver, American businessman * Joe Oliver (baseball) (born 1965), American former professional baseb ...

, multiple people *

Joseph Safra Joseph Safra ( ar, يوسف صفرا‎; 1 September 1938 – 10 December 2020) was a Swiss-based Lebanese Brazilian banker and billionaire businessman, who ran the Brazilian banking and investment empire, Safra Group. Joseph Safra was the ch ...

(1938–2020), Brazilian banker * Joseph Thornton (1808–1891), English bookseller based in Oxford * Joseph Wilf (1925–2016), Polish-born American businessman

Fictional characters

* Joseph Desaulniers, a hunter in the video game ''

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by Chinese company NetEase. It was released in July 2018 for mobile devices. It is available on the iOS App Store, Android Google Play Stor ...

'' * Joseph Goldberg, main character in the Netflix series ''

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'' * Joseph Joestar (ジョセフ・ジョースター), the main protagonist of Part 2: Battle Tendency in the manga series '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Joseph Seed, a recurring character in the ''Far Cry'' video game franchise * Joseph Wilford, the main antagonist in the Netflix series '' Snowpiercer''

References

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