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Joseph
Joseph, son of Jacob
Pronunciation	/ˈdʒoʊzɪf, -sɪf/
Gender	Male
Name day	March 19
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Region of origin	uncertain
Other names
Related names	Joe, Joey, Jojo, John, Josiah, Josias, Josh, Joshua, Jeshua, Jesse, Jess, Joss, Joy, Joyce, Julius, Jules, Jose, Josephus, José, Joseba, Giuseppe, Yoseph, Yusuf, Seph, Sepp, Seth, Steph, Joan, Joanne, Joanna, Jones, Jonas, Jolyon, Joel, Yoel, Jo, Josie, Josephine, Josephina, Juuso

Joseph is a masculine given name originating from Hebrew, recorded in the Hebrew Bible, as יוֹסֵף‬, Standard Hebrew Yossef, Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic Yôsēp̄. The name can be translated from Hebrew יוסף יהוה‬ yosef YHWH as signifying "Yahweh/Jehovah shall increase/add".^[1]

The name appears in the book of Genesis:^[2]Joseph is Jacob's eleventh son and Rachel's first son, and known in the Jewish Bible as Yossef ben-Yaakov.^[3]

In the New Testament there are two others named Joseph: 1) Joseph, the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus; and, 2) Joseph of Arimathea, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried.

The form "Joseph"^[4] is used mostly in English, French and German-speaking countries. This spelling form is also used in the Nordic countries. In Persian the name is called "Yousef". In Portuguese and Spanish, the name is called "José". In Arabic, including in the Qur'an, the name is spelled يوسف or Yūsuf. 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.^[5] 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.

Common nicknames

Diminutives of Joseph include Joe, Joey, Josef, Josepho and occasionally Yosef. Others include Ossie (in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic), Joss and Jody.
The feminine form of the name, Josephine, is commonly abbreviated to Jo.

Variants, diminutives and familiar forms in other languages

Variations for males include:^[6]

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  Afrikaans: Josef, Joesoef


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  Albanian: Joz, Jozë (indefinite), Joza (definite), Zef (indef.), Zefi (def.), Josif (indef.), Josifi (def.), Isuf (indef.), Isufi (def.)
  


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  Alsatian: Sepp


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  Amharic: ዮሴፍ (Yosēfi)


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  Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsep)


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  Arabic: يوسف‎ (Yūsuf, Youssef, Yussef, Yousif, Yousef)


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  Azerbaijani: Yusif, Yusuf, Usub


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  Belarusian: Іосіф (Iosif), Язэп (Yazep)


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  Bengali: ইউসুফ (Iusuf or Yusuf) (Islamic), জোসেফ (Jushef) (Christian)


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  Bosnian: Josip, Jusuf


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  Basque: Joseba, Josepe


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  Bulgarian: Йосиф (Yosif)


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  Burmese (Myanmar): ယောသပ်သည် (Yaw sautsai)


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  Cantonese: 育瑟夫 (Yùsèfū)


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  Catalan: Josep, Pep (shortened form), Jep (an alternative shortened form)


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  Corsican: Ghjaseppu


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  Croatian: Josip, Joso, Jozo, Joza, Joze, Joško, Joža, Jože, Bepo, Bepi, Pino, Osíp


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  Czech: Josef; Diminutives: Pepa, Pepík, Pepik, Jožka, Pepan, Pepča, Pepek, Pepino, Jožin


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  Danish: Josef


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  Dutch: Jozef, Josephus; Diminutives: Joep, Joost, Jos, Jo, Jef, Seppe,


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  English: Joseph, Diminutives: Joe, Joey


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  Esperanto: Jozefo


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  Estonian: Joosep, Joosu


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  Faroese: Jósef


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  Fijian: Josefa


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  Finnish: Jooseppi, Juuso


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  French: José, Joseph, Jojo


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  Friulian: Bepi, Bepo, Bepùt


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  Galician: Xosé


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  Georgian: იოსებ (Ioseb), სოსო ("Soso")


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  German: Josef, Joseph; Jupp (familiar); Sepp, Seppl or Pepi (familiar or diminutive forms, particularly in South Germany and Austria)


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  Greek: Ἰωσήφ (Iōséph), Ἰώσηπος (Iosepos), (Iosipos)


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  Gujarati: જોસેફ (Jōsēfa)


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  Hawaiian (Iokepa)


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  Hebrew: יוסף‬ (Yosef), יוסי ("Yossi"/"Joey")


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  Hiligaynon: José, Josef, Josep (rare)


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  Hindi: यूसुफ (Yūsuf)


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  Hungarian: József; Jóska, Józsi (diminutive)


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  Icelandic: Jósef, Jói


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  Igbo: Yôsēp̄, Yossef, Josef


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  Indonesian: Yoseph, Yosep, Yusuf, Yusup, Ucup, Josef, Joseph


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  Interlingua: Joseph


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  Italian: Giuseppe, Giù, Beppe, Peppe, Peppino, Pino, Bepi, Beppo, Pippo, Puccio, Gioseffo
  


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  Irish: Seosamh, Iósaf


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  Japanese: ヨセフ (Yosefu), ジョセフ (Jyosefu)


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  Kambaata language, Ethiopia: Yeseffe, Yese, Josse, Jossy


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  Kannada: ಜೋಸೆಫ್ (Jōseph)


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  Kazakh: Yusuf, Jusip


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  Khmer: យ៉ូសែប (Yousaep)


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  Korean: 요셉 (Yosep), 조셉 '('Joseb)
  


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  Kyrgyz: Жусуп (Dzhusup)


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  Latin: Iosephus


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  Latvian: Jāzeps
  


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  Limburgish: Joep, Sef


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  Lithuanian: Juozapas, Juozas (shorter form), Juzas (shortest form)


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  Lombard: Giüsèpp, Pèpp, Bèpp


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  Macedonian: Јосиф (J̌osif)


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


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  Malaysian: Yusuf, Yusop, Yusoff, Jusoh, Usop


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  Manado Malay: Josef, Yosef, Oce'


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  Maltese: Ġużeppi, Ġużi, Ġuż, Ġużè, Peppi, Peppu, Peppinu, Pepp, Żeppi, Żeppu, Żepp


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  Mandarin: simplified Chinese: 约瑟; traditional Chinese: 約瑟; pinyin: (Yuēsè), simplified Chinese: 约瑟夫; traditional Chinese: 約瑟夫; pinyin: (Yuēsèfū), 玉素甫 (Yùsùfǔ), Zho-Zi-Fu
  


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  Marathi: योसेफ (Jōsēfa)


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  Maori: Hohepa


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  Mongolian: Иосеф (Iosyef)


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  Nepali: यूसुफ (Yūsupha)


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  Norwegian: Josef


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  Occitan: Josèp


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  Persian: يوسف‎ (Youssef ,Yūsuf, Yussef)


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  Polish: Józef (Yu-zef), Diminutive: Józek, Józio


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  Portuguese: José, Josefo,^[7] Zé, Zezé (the last two are nicknames)


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  Provençal: Jóusè


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  Punjabi: ਯੂਸੁਫ਼ (Yūsufa)


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  Quechua: Husiy


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  Romanian: Iosif, Iosub


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  Romansch: Giusep, Gisep, Giusi, Sepp


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  Russian: Иосиф (Iosif), Осип ("Osip")


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  Samoan: Iosefa (Sefa)


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  Sardinian: Josepe, Zosepe, Gisepu


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  Scottish Gaelic: Seòsaidh


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  Serbian: Јосиф (Josif), Јосеф (Josef), Јозеф (Jozef)


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  Sepedi: Josefa


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  Sicilian: Giuseppi


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  Sinhala: ජොසේ (Jose), ජෝසේෆ් (Jōsēf)


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  Slovak: Jozef, Jožo, Dodo, Ďoďo


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  Slovene: Jožef, Jože


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  Spanish: José; hypocoristic versions: Pepe, Chepe, Che, Cheo, Chelo


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  Sundanese: Yusup, Usup, Ucup


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  Swedish: Josef


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  Sylheti: য়ুসুফ (Yusuf)


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  Syriac: ܝܘܣܦ (Yosip, Yausef, Ossi)


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  Tagalog: Jose, Pepe, Peping,


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  Tamil: ஜோசப் (Jōcap, Josef), யொசெப் (Yocep, Yosef)


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  Telugu: జోసెఫ్ (Jōsef)


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  Thai: โจเซฟ (Co sef, Josef)


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  Tongan: Siosefa


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  Turkish: Yusuf, Yasef


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  Ukrainian: Йосип (Yosyp)


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  Urdu: يوسف‎ (Yūsuf)


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  Uzbek: Иосиф (Iosif)


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  Valencian: Josep


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  Venetian: Juxepe, Bepi, Bepin


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  Vietnamese: Giu-se or Giô-xếp or Yuse or Giô-sép


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  Welsh: Joseff


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  Yiddish: Yissl, Yussel, Jayzl


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  Yoruba: Josefu, Yesufu, Yusuf


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  Shona: Joze, Joza


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  Zulu: uJosefa

Female forms

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  Albanian: Jozefina, Zefina


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  Catalan : Josepa, Pepa (shortened)


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  Croatian: Josipa, Josica, Jozica


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  English: Jo, Josephine, Joette


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  French: Joséphine


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  Greek: Ιωσηφίνα (Iosiphina)


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  Irish: Seosaimhín


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  Italian: Giuseppa, Giuseppina


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  Maltese: Ġuża, Ġużeppa


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  Norwegian: Josefine, Josephine


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  Polish : Józefina (Yo-zef-yna)


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  Portuguese: Josefa, Josefina, José (mainly in the compound Maria José), Zezé (nickname)


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  Romansh: Giuseppa, Giuseppina


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  Samoan: Iosefina


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  Sardinian: Josepa, Zosepa, Zosepedda


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  Spanish: Josefa, Josefina


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  Swedish: Josefin, Josefine, Josephine


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  Yiddish: Jayzl, Yissl

People

Joseph

Biblical figures

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


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  Saint Joseph, husband of Mary the mother of Jesus


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  Joseph of Arimathea, secret disciple of Jesus

Royalty

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  Austria
  
  • Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
  
  
  • Joseph II of Austria
  
  
  • Franz Joseph I of Austria
  
  


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  Portugal
  
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    Joseph I of Portugal, King of Portugal
  
  
  • Joseph, Prince of Brazil
  
  
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    Joseph, General Inquisitor (1720–1801) – a natural son of King John V of Portugal, one of the Children of Palhavã.
  
  


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  Spain/Italy/France
  
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    Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, King of Naples


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  Other
  
  • Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria
  
  
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    Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, King of Bavaria
  
  
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    Joseph (Khazar), king of the Khazars during the 950s and 960s
  
  

Politics

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  Chief Joseph, Nez Perce tribal leader


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  Gamamedaliyanage Joseph Lalith Neomal Perera (born 1965), Sri Lankan Member of Parliament


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  Joe Biden, Vice President of the United States


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  Joseph Carraro, State Senator from New Mexico


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  Joseph Cook, Prime Minister of Australia


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  Joseph Estrada, 13th President of the Philippines


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  Joseph Kabui, first President of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville


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  Jusuf Kalla, 10th Vice President of Indonesia, 2004-09


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  Joseph P. Kennedy, American businessman, financer and politician


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  Joe Lieberman, US Senator from Connecticut


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  Joseph Lyons, Prime Minister of Australia


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  Joseph McCarthy, US Senator from Wisconsin


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  Joseph Michael Perera (born 1941), Sri Lankan politician


• Sir Joseph Planta (1787–1847), English politician


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  Joe Sevario, American politician


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  Joseph Stalin, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union's Central Committee from 1922 until his death in 1953


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  Joseph Wapasha, Mdewakanton Sioux chief


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  Joe the Plumber, figure mentioned at least 20 times during the 2008 US presidential debates

Arts & Entertainment

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  Joseph Albrier, French painter


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  Joseph Brodsky, Russian and American poet and essayist


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  Harry Connick, Jr. (Joseph Harry Fowler Connick, Jr.), American singer, actor and pianist


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  Joseph Connors, American art historian


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  Joseph Conrad, Polish-British writer


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  Joseph Cotten, American actor


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  Joseph Dempsie, British actor


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  Joseph Dennie, American writer


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  Joe Dolan, Irish showband singer


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  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, American actor


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  Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer


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  Joseph Heller, American author


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  Joe Jonas, lead vocals, the Jonas Brothers


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  Josef Jungmann, Czech poet and linguist


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  Joseph Kaiser, Canadian opera singer


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  Joseph Koo, Hong Kong composer and arranger


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  Joseph L. Mankiewicz, American film director, producer and screenwriter


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  Joseph Mazzello, American actor


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  Joe McElderry, British singer and winner of The X Factor
  


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  Joseph Carey Merrick, the "Elephant Man"


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  Joe Pasquale, winner of the 4th series of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
  


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  Joe Pesci, American actor


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  Joe Strummer, English musician


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  Joseph Pickett, American painter


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  Joe Perry, Aerosmith lead guitarist


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  Joe Satriani, instrumental rock guitarist


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  Joseph Simmons, aka DJ Run, of rap group Run-DMC


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  Joseph Vijay, Tamil actor


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  Joseph Wiseman (1918–2009), Canadian actor


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  Joss Whedon, American screenwriter, director and producer

Sports

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  Joseph "Doc" Alexander, American NFL football player and coach


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  Joseph Anoa'i, Samoan-American wrestler


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  Joe Choynski, American boxer


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  Joe Clancy, American football player


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  Joseph Daye, Australian footballer


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  Joe DiMaggio, American baseball player


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  Joe Frazier, American boxer


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  Joe Garagiola, American baseball player and broadcaster


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  Joe Gomez, English footballer


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  Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast


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  Joe Hart, English football player


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  Joe Horlen, American baseball player


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  Joe Jacobi, American canoer


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  Joe Jacobson, Welsh soccer player


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  Joe Kaminer, South African rugby player


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  Joe Katchik, American football player


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  Joe Keeble, American football player


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  Joe Lamas, American football player


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  Joe Magidsohn, Russian, American football player


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  Joseph Marwa, Tanzanian boxer


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  Joe Mauer, American baseball player


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  Joe McGlone (1896–1963), American football player


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  Joe Minucci (born 1981), American football player


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  Joe Montana, Hall of Fame NFL quarterback


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  Joseph Noteboom (born 1995), American football player


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  Joe O'Malley, American football player


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  Joseph Oosting, Dutch football player


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  Joseph Paulo, New Zealand rugby player


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  Joe Paterno, Penn State football coach


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  Joe Pavelski (born 1984), American ice hockey player


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  Joe Picker (born 1987), Australian rugby player


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  Joe Prokop (born 1960), American football player


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  Joe Prokop (halfback) (1921–1995), American football player


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  Joe Righetti (born 1947), American football player


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  Joe Schilling, American kick-boxer


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  Joseph Schooling, Singaporean swimmer


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  Joe Stringfellow (1918–1992), American football player


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  Joseph Ualesi, Australian rugby player


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  Joseph Valtellini (born 1985), Canadian kickboxer


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  Joe Vetrano (1918–1995), American football player


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  Joe Vodicka, American football player


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  Joe Winkler (1922–2001), American football player


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  Warnakulasuriya Patabendige Ushantha Joseph Chaminda Vaas (born 1974), Sri Lankan cricketer

Religion

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  Joseph Ayo Babalola, Nigerian religious figure


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  Joseph Gelfer, British researcher in religion and masculinities


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  Joseph (Petrovykh) (1872–1937), metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church


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  Joseph Ponniah, 1st Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Batticaloa
  


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  Joseph Ratzinger, given name of Pope Benedict XVI


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  Joseph Sarvananthan, Sri Lankan Tamil Anglican priest


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  Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
  


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  Joseph Smith, III, son of Joseph Smith and Mormon


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  Joseph Vaz, Indian Catholic priest, "Apostle of Sri Lanka"


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  Rayappu Joseph, 2nd Bishop of Mannar
  

Scholars

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  Josef Dobrovský, Czech philologist and historian


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  Joseph W. Esherick, American historian of China


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  Joseph Peter de Fonseka (1897-1948), Sri Lankan essayist and editor


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  Joseph Dalton Hooker, British botanist


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  Joseph Planta (librarian) (1744–1828), Swiss principal librarian of the British Museum


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  Joe Root, a 19th-century American naturalist from Erie, Pennsylvania
  

Inventors

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  Joseph Glidden, created barbed wire


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  Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, first person to create a permanent photograph

Crime

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  Joseph James DeAngelo, suspected American serial killer and rapist


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  Joseph Goebbels, propaganda minister of Nazi Germany


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  Joseph Mengele, Nazi scientist

Other

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  Joseph Fenton, informer killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army


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  Joseph Fitzgerald (disambiguation), multiple people


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  Joseph B. MacInnis (born 1937), Canadian physician, underwater diver and author


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  Joseph Oliver (disambiguation), multiple people


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  Joseph Wilf (1925-2016), Polish-born American businessman

Seosamh

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  Seosamh Ó Cuaig, Irish politician


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  Seosamh Ó Duibhginn, Irish editor


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  Seosamh Ó hÉanaí, Irish singer


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  Seosamh Laoide, Irish scholar


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  Seosamh Mac Cathmhaoil, Irish poet


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  Seosamh Mac Grianna, Irish writer

See also

• Saint Joseph (disambiguation)


• Josef


• Jozef


• József


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  Yosef (disambiguation), a variation of the name in Hebrew, and the Dutch eye dialect of the name


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  Yusuf (disambiguation), as rendered in Islam/Arabic


• Joe (disambiguation)

References

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