Josep is a
Catalan masculine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...
equivalent to
Joseph
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "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 count ...
(Spanish ''José''). People named Josep include:
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Josep Bargalló (born 1958), Catalan philologist and former politician
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Josep Bartolí (1910-1995), Catalan painter, cartoonist and writer
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Josep (film), 2020 biopic film by Aurel detailing the life of Bartolí
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Josep Borrell
Josep Borrell Fontelles (; born 24 April 1947) is a Spanish politician who served as High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission from 2019 to 2024. A member of the Spani ...
(born 1947), Spanish politician
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Josep María Comadevall (born 1983), Spanish footballer commonly known as Pitu
* Josep or
José Carreras
Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Catalan operatic tenor from Spain who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini.
Born in Barcelona, ...
(born 1946), Catalan tenor opera singer
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Josep Comas i Solà (1868-1937), Spanish Catalan astronomer
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Josep Figueras (born 1959), Catalan health policy expert
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Josep Gombau (born 1976), Spanish football manager
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Josep "Pep" Guardiola (born 1971), Catalan football manager and former player
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Josep Llorens (1931–2025), Spanish writer
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Josep Llorens i Artigas
Josep Llorens i Artigas (16 June 1892 – 11 December 1980) was a Spanish ceramic artist known for his collaboration with Joan Miró. He is credited with relaunching ceramics as a European art form.
Life
Artigas was born in Barcelona on 16 June ...
(1892–1980), Spanish ceramic artist
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Josep Maria Margall (born 1955), Spanish retired basketball player
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José Marín (racewalker) (born 1950) (Catalan: Josep Marín i Sospedra), Spanish retired race walker
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Josep Maria Mauri (born 1941), Catalan Catholic priest, personal representative of the episcopal Co-Prince of Andorra
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Josep Pagès (born 1972), Catalan politician
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Josep Piqué
Josep Piqué Camps (21 February 1955 – 6 April 2023) was a Spanish politician of the conservative People's Party (PP). He served in ministerial departments under the José María Aznar government. He also helmed the People's Party of Catalo ...
(born 1955), Spanish politician, Spain's foreign minister from 2000 to 2002
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Josep Lluís Sert
Josep Lluís Sert i López (; 1 July 190215 March 1983) was a Catalan architect and city planner established in the USA after 1939.
Biography
Born in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Sert showed keen interest in the works of his uncle, the painte ...
(1902-1983), Spanish architect and city planner
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Josep Soler i Sardà
Josep Soler i Sardà (25 March 1935 – 9 October 2022) was a Catalonian/Spanish composer, writer, music theorist, and one of the main Catalan members of the Generación del 51.
Life and career
Soler was born in Vilafranca del Penedès, Second ...
(born 1935), Spanish composer, writer and music theorist
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See also
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Joseph
Joseph is a common male name, derived from the Hebrew (). "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 count ...
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Josef (disambiguation) Josef may refer to
*Josef (given name)
*Josef (surname)
* ''Josef'' (film), a 2011 Croatian war film
*Musik Josef
Musik Josef is a Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments. It was founded by Yukio Nakamura and is the only company in Japan spec ...
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Jozef
Jozef ( Creole, Dutch, Breton, and Slovak) or Józef ( Polish) are variants of the masculine given name Joseph in several European languages. A selection of people with that name follows. For a comprehensive list, see and .
* Józef Beck (1894� ...
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József
József () is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph.
Notable people bearing this name include:
* József Bihari (1901–1981), Hungarian actor
* József Bihari (1908–1997), Hungarian linguist
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Yosef (disambiguation)
Yosef (; also transliterated as Yossef, Josef, Yoseph Tiberian Hebrew and Aramaic ''Yôsēp̄'' and Yosseph, or Joseph, Arabic ''Yusof'') is a Hebrew male name derived from the Biblical character Joseph. The name can also consist of the Hebrew yad ...
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Masculine given names
Catalan masculine given names