Josefa is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Infanta Francisca Josefa of Portugal
Infanta Francisca Josefa Maria Xaviera(; ) (30 January 1699 – 15 July 1736) was a Portuguese '' infanta'' (princess) and the last of eight children of King Peter II of Portugal and his second wife Marie Sophie of Neuburg.
Francisca Josef ...
(1699-1736), last of eight children of King Peter II of Portugal and his second wife Marie Sophie of Neuburg
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Infanta Maria Josefa of Spain (1744-1801), Princess of Naples and Sicily
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María Josefa García Granados
María Josefa García Granados y Zavala (10 July 1796 - 28 July 1848) was a Guatemalan intellectual, writer, journalist and poet of Spanish origin, and one of the greatest intellectual exponents of the independence of Guatemala in 1821. She was a ...
(1796-1848), Guatemalan writer
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María Josefa Lastiri (1792-1846), First Lady of the Federal Republic of Central America
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María Josefa Pimentel, Duchess of Osuna (1752-1834), Spanish aristocrat
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María Luisa Josefa
María Luisa Josefa of the Most Blessed Sacrament, also called Mother Luisita (June 21, 1866 – February 11, 1937) was a Mexican Catholic nun who founded the Carmelite Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Mexico and the Carmelite Sisters of the Most S ...
(1866-1937), Mexican Roman Catholic nun
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Josefa Acevedo de Gomez
Josefa may refer to:
* 649 Josefa, a minor planet
* Josefa (given name), a unisex given name
See also
* Josepha
* José
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounc ...
(1803-1861), Colombian novelist
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Josefa Bayeu (18th century), wife of Francisco Goya
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Josefa Berens-Totenohl
Josefa Berens-Totenohl (30 March 1891, in Grevenstein, Sauerland – 6 June 1969) was a German writer and painter.
She was the daughter of a blacksmith. First she became a teacher, but later worked as a writer and painter and made elaborate tap ...
(1891-1969), German writer
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Josefa de Godoy di Bassano, 2nd Viscountess of Rocafuerte (1834-1882), Spanish-Italian aristocrat
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Josefa de Óbidos (1630-1684), Spanish-Portuguese painter
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Josefa de Tudó, 1st Countess of Castillo Fiel (1779-1869), mistress of Manuel de Godoy
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Josefa Dimuri
Ratu Josefa Nalumuialevu Dimuri is a Fijian chief and politician, who served as a Senator from 2001 to 2006, when he was elected to the House of Representatives. Following the election, he was appointed Minister of State for Agriculture, Alternat ...
(21st century), Fijian politician
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Josefa González Blanco Ortiz Mena (born 1965), Mexican ecologist and politician
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Josefa Idem (born 1964), West German-Italian sprint canoeist
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Josefa Iloilo (born 1920), President of Fiji
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Josefa Köster
Josefa Köster (16 June 1918 – 17 April 2011) was a West German sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1950s. She finished eighth in the K-1 500 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki
Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) ...
(born 1918), West German sprint canoeist
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Josefa Llanes Escoda
Josefa Madamba Llanes Escoda (20 September 1898 – 6 January 1945) was a Filipino civic leader, social worker, World War II heroine, and suffragette. She is most known for campaigning for women's suffrage and as a founder of the Girl Scouts ...
(circa 1898-1945), National Executive of the Girl Scouts of the Philippines
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Josefa Martín Luengo
Josefa Martín Luengo (Salamanca, Spain, 1944 - Salamanca, Spain, 1 July 2009), was a free pedagogy researcher.
Biography
She organized Nertóbriga, a boarding school, in Fregenal de la Sierra (Badajoz province), Spain. Nertóbriga was noted for i ...
(1944-2009), Spanish educator
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Josefa Moe (1933-2006), American entertainer
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Josefa Ordonez
Josefa may refer to:
* 649 Josefa, a minor planet
* Josefa (given name), a unisex given name
See also
* Josepha
* José
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounc ...
(1728-fl. 1792), Mexican actress and courtesan
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Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez (1768-1829), supporter of the Mexican War of Independence
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Josefa Rika
Josefa Falani Rika (9 November 1987 – 3 February 2020) was a Fijian cricketer who made his debut for the Fijian national side in June 2006. Beginning in 2010, he captained the side in several international tournaments, and also worked for Cric ...
(born 1987), Fijian cricketer
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Josefa Vosanibola (21st century), Fijian politician
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