József () is a
Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name 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 ...
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Notable people bearing this name include:
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József Braun
József Braun (also known as József Barna; 26 February 1901 – 20 February 1943) was a Hungarian Olympic footballer who played as a half back. Braun began his career in Hungary before finishing it in the American Soccer League. He earned 2 ...
(also known as József Barna; 1901–1943), Hungarian Olympic footballer
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József Csermák
József Csermák (14 February 1932 – 14 January 2001 in Tapolca) was a Hungarian hammer thrower. He won the gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics
The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 19 ...
(1932–2001), Hungarian hammer thrower and 1952 Olympic champion
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József Darányi
József Darányi (28 September 1905 in Devecser – 23 December 1990 in Veresegyház) was a Hungarian shot putter who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics, in the 1932 Summer Olympics, and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Darányi broke the world re ...
(1905–1990), Hungarian shot putter
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József Deme (born 1951), Hungarian sprint canoer
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Baron
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József Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (1813–1871) was a
Hungarian writer and
statesman
A statesman or stateswoman typically is a politician who has had a long and respected political career at the national or international level.
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Minister of Education of Hungary The Minister of Human Capacities of Hungary ( hu, Magyarország emberierőforrás-minisztere) is a member of the Government of Hungary, Hungarian cabinet and the head of the Ministry of Human Capacities. The current minister of human capacities is M ...
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József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951) was a
Hungarian nobleman,
jurist
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, landowner, politician, Member of the
Hungarian Parliament
The National Assembly ( hu, Országgyűlés, lit=Country Assembly) is the parliament of Hungary. The unicameral body consists of 199 (386 between 1990 and 2014) members elected to 4-year terms. Election of members is done using a semi-propo ...
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József Garami
József Garami (born 9 August 1939) is a Hungarian football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of MTK Budapest FC.
Managerial career Hungary
On 9 September 1987 Garami lead the Hungarian national football team against Sc ...
(born 1939), Hungarian football manager and former player
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József Gráf
József Gráf (born 16 October 1946) is a Hungarian engineer and politician, who served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Republic of Poland ( pl, Ministerstwo Rolnic ...
(born 1946), Hungarian engineer and politician
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József Györe
József Györe (16 November 1902 – 28 March 1985) was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as Interior Minister
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official ...
(1902–1985), Hungarian communist politician, Interior Minister between 1952 and 1953
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József Háda
József Háda (2 March 1911 - 11 January 1994) was a Hungarian football goalkeeper who played for Hungary in the 1934 and 1938 FIFA World Cups.József Horváth (disambiguation) József Horváth may refer to:
*József Horváth (footballer, born 1890) (1890-1945), Hungarian association football player
* József Horváth (equestrian) (born 1947), Hungarian Olympic equestrian
* József Horváth (handballer) (1947–2022), Hun ...
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József Kanta
József Kanta (born 24 March 1984) is a Hungarian professional football coach and a former player. He is the coach of the Under-19 squad of MTK Budapest. He represented the Hungary national football team. He won the first of his two caps again ...
(born 1984), Hungarian footballer
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József Kasza
József Kasza ( sr-cyr, Јожеф Каса, Jožef Kasa, 6 February 1945 – 3 February 2016) was a Serbian politician, economist, and banker. An ethnic Hungarian, he led the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians from 1995 to 2007.
He was the De ...
(born 1945), ethnic Hungarian Serbian politician, economist and banker, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (2001-2004)
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József Kovács (disambiguation) József Kovács may refer to:
* József Kovács (hurdler) (1911–1990), Hungarian hurdler and 1934 European champion
* József Kovács (footballer, born 1923), Hungarian football player
* József Kovács (runner) (1926–1987), Hungarian long-di ...
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József Kristóffy
József Kristóffy (17 September 1857 – 29 March 1928) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister for a year (1905–1906) in Géza Fejérváry's cabinet. Universal suffrage
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(1857–1928), Hungarian politician, Interior Minister between 1905 and 1906
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József Künsztler
József Künsztler (1897 in Budapest – 1977 in Nicosia) was a Hungarian footballer and manager. He won one Greek championship as manager with Panathinaikos F.C. in 1930 and 8 Cypriot championships with APOEL FC. Until today, he is the coa ...
(1897–1951), Hungarian footballer and manager
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József Madarász
József Madarász de Kisfalud (27 August 1814 – 31 January 1915) was a Hungarian lawyer and politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Representatives between 1898 and 1899. He functioned as an emissary in the Hungarian Diet of 1832 ...
(1814–1915), Hungarian lawyer and politician
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József Mészáros
József Mészáros (16 January 1923 – 21 April 1997) was a Hungarian footballer and football manager.
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(1923–1997), Hungarian footballer and manager
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József Moravetz
József Moravetz or Iosif Moravet' (14 January 1911 – 16 February 1990) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.
Biography
Moravetz was born in Austria-Hungary, now in Romania. He played in Liga I for RGMT Timişoara, and pl ...
(1911–1990), Romanian footballer
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József Munk
József Munk (30 November 1890, Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary – after 1942) was a Hungarian freestyle swimmer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was Jewish, and in 1942 he fell into the hands of the Soviets. He was taken as a ...
, Hungarian Olympic medalist swimmer
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József Nagy (disambiguation) József Nagy may refer to:
* József Nagy (athlete), Hungarian athlete who won a bronze medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics
* József Nagy (boxer, born 1934), Hungarian boxer who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics
* József Nagy (boxer, born 1953), ...
, various Hungarian athletes
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József Pálinkás
József Pálinkás (born 18 September 1952) is a Hungarian atomic physicist and politician who served as Minister of Education between 2001 and 2002. He was President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences from 2008 to 2014.
Thereafter Pálink ...
(born 1952), Hungarian atomic physicist and politician, Minister of Education between 2001 and 2002
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József Rády (1884–1957), Hungarian fencer
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József Remecz (1907–1989), Hungarian discus thrower
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József Sir (1912–1996), Hungarian sprinter
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József Szlávy
József Szlávy de Érkenéz et Okány (23 November 1818 in Győr – 8 August 1900 Zsitvaújfalu, (today Nová Ves nad Žitavou, Slovakia)) was a Hungarian politician who served as prime minister from 1872 to 1874, as Speaker of the House of ...
(1818–1900), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1872 to 1874
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József Szabó
József Szabó (born 10 March 1969) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. He competed in three individual events at the 1988 Olympics and won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke; he placed fourth in the 400 m and 24th in the 200 m medley eve ...
(born 1969), Hungarian retired swimmer and 1988 Olympic champion
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József Szájer
József Szájer (born 7 September 1961) is a retired Hungarian politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) of the Fidesz party. He resigned as MEP on 29 November 2020 (effective at the end of December) after having been caught ...
(born 1961), Hungarian politician
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József Széll
József Széll de Duka et Szentgyörgyvölgy (14 October 1880 – 27 August 1956) was a Hungarian politician, who served as Interior Minister between 1937 and 1938. He was the nephew of Kálmán Széll, former Prime Minister of Hungary
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(1880–1956), Hungarian politician, Interior Minister between 1937 and 1938
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József Tóth (disambiguation) József Tóth is the name of:
* József Tóth (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2017), Hungarian footballer who played in the 1954 FIFA World Cup
* József Tóth (hydrogeologist) (born 1933), Canadian scientist
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József Varga (disambiguation)
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József Várszegi
József Várszegi (also known as József Vennesz; 7 September 1910, in Győr – 12 June 1977, in Budapest) was a Hungarian athlete who competed in the javelin throw. Among his best results are a European Championships bronze medal from 1938 and ...
(1910–1977), Hungarian javelin thrower
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József Vida
József Vida (born January 9, 1963 in Sárvár, Vas) is a retired male hammer thrower from Hungary, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best (76.01 metres) on July 4, 1999 in ...
(born 1963), Hungarian hammer thrower
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József Viola
József Viola (10 June 1896 – 18 August 1949) also known as Giuseppe Viola was a Hungarian football player and coach, who played as a midfielder. He is most prominent for his time in Italy and his association with clubs such as Juventus. He a ...
(1896–1949), Hungarian football player and coach, also known as Giuseppe Viola in Italy
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
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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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Masculine given names
Hungarian masculine given names