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 countries The Nordic countries (also known as the Nordics or ''Norden''; ) are a geographical and cultural region in Northern Europe, as well as the Arctic Ocean, Arctic and Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic oceans. It includes the sovereign states of Denm ...

. In Portuguese and

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, the name is "

José José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced very differently in each of the two languages: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

". In

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

, including in the

Quran The Quran, also Romanization, romanized Qur'an or Koran, is the central religious text of Islam, believed by Muslims to be a Waḥy, revelation directly from God in Islam, God (''Allah, Allāh''). It is organized in 114 chapters (, ) which ...

, the name is spelled , . In Kurdish (''Kurdî''), the name is ,

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

, the name is , and in Turkish it is . In

Pashto Pashto ( , ; , ) is an eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family, natively spoken in northwestern Pakistan and southern and eastern Afghanistan. It has official status in Afghanistan and the Pakistani province of Khyb ...

the name is spelled ''Esaf'' (ايسپ) and in

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

it is spelled ''Ousep'' (ഔസേപ്പ്). In

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

, it is spelled as ''Yosepu'' (யோசேப்பு). The name has enjoyed significant popularity in its many forms in numerous countries, and ''Joseph'' was one of the two names, along with ''

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...

'', 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 Israeli Jews. In the

Book of Genesis The Book of Genesis (from Greek language, Greek ; ; ) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament. Its Hebrew name is the same as its incipit, first word, (In the beginning (phrase), 'In the beginning'). Genesis purpor ...

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 ...

Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

's eleventh son and

Rachel Rachel () was a Bible, Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph (Genesis), Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban (Bible), Laban. Her older siste ...

's first son, and known in the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
. '' Yossef 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 ...

ben-

Yaakov Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Patriarchs (Bible), Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older frate ...

. In the

New Testament The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus, as well as events relating to Christianity in the 1st century, first-century Christianit ...

the most notable two are

, the husband of

Mary Mary may refer to: People * Mary (name), a female given name (includes a list of people with the name) Religion * New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below * Mary, mother of Jesus, also called the Blesse ...

, the mother of

Jesus Jesus (AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, and many Names and titles of Jesus in the New Testament, other names and titles, was a 1st-century Jewish preacher and religious leader. He is the Jesus in Chris ...

; and

Joseph of Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea () is a Biblical figure who assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus after Crucifixion of Jesus, his crucifixion. Three of the four Biblical Canon, canonical Gospels identify him as a member of the Sanhedrin, while the ...

, a secret disciple of Jesus who supplied the tomb in which Jesus was buried.

Etymology

The Bible offers two explanations for the origins of the name ''Yosef'': first, it is compared to the word from the root /'sp/, : "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 : "And she called his name Joseph; and said, The shall ''add'' to me another son."Friedman, R. E., ''The Bible with Sources Revealed'' (2003), p. 80 ''

The Jewish Encyclopedia ''The Jewish Encyclopedia: A Descriptive Record of the History, Religion, Literature, and Customs of the Jewish People from the Earliest Times to the Present Day'' is an English-language encyclopedia containing over 15,000 articles on the ...

'' says that it is a

theophoric A theophoric name (from Greek: , ''theophoros'', literally "bearing or carrying a god") embeds the word equivalent of 'god' or a god's name in a person's name, reflecting something about the character of the person so named in relation to that de ...

name referencing the Tetragrammaton, and in fact his name is spelled ''Jehoseph'', with the theophoric first syllable '' 'Jeho''', once in Psalms. "like all other Hebrew names beginning with the syllable 'Jo,' it has Yhwh as its first element". 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 Afrikaans is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language spoken in South Africa, Namibia and to a lesser extent Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe and also Argentina where there is a group in Sarmiento, Chubut, Sarmiento that speaks the Pat ...

: 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 ...

: Jozef, Zef, Josif, Jozë, Isuf, Bep, Bibë * Alemmanic: Sepp, Seppu * Alsatian: Sepp *

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

: (Yosēfi) * Aragonese: Chusep, Chusé *

Aramaic Aramaic (; ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, Sinai, southeastern Anatolia, and Eastern Arabia, where it has been continually written a ...

: (Yawsef, Yowsef) *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

: (Hovsep) *

: (Yūsif, Youssef, Yussef, Yousif, Yousef, Youssof, Yūsuf) * Arpitan: Dzozè * Azerbaijani: Yusif, Yusuf, Usub *

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: Joseba, Josepe * Bavarian: Sepp, Bepperl, Beppe, Beppi, * Belarusian: (Iosif), (Jazep) *

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: (Iusuf or Yusuf) (Islamic), (Josef) (Christian) * Betawi: Yusuf, Yusup, Ucup. * 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 **Gale ...

: Jozef, Jozeb * Bulgarian: (Yosif) * Burmese (Myanmar): (Yaw sautsai) *

Cantonese Cantonese is the traditional prestige variety of Yue Chinese, a Sinitic language belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. It originated in the city of Guangzhou (formerly known as Canton) and its surrounding Pearl River Delta. While th ...

: (Joek sat) * Catalan: Josep, Pep (shortened form), Jep (an alternative shortened form) * Circassian: (Yusyf) * Cornish: Josep * Corsican: Ghjaseppu, Ghjiseppu; Diminutives: Ghjasè, Ghjisè * Croatian: Josip, Joso, Jozo, Joza, Joze, Joško, Joža, Jože, Bepo, Bepi, Bapi, Pino, Osíp, Bozo, Gonzo, Ganso *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: 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: Jo, Joe, Joey, Josy, Jossy, Josey, Jos, Josie *

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

...

: Joosep, Joosu * Faroese: Jósef * Fijian: Josefa * Filipino: Joseph, José, Pepe, Peping, Sep, Jojo * Finnish: Jooseppi, Juuso * French: José, Joseph, Jojo * Friulian: Josef, 'Sef, 'Sefin, 'Sefut, Bepi, Bepo, Beput * Galician: Xosé * Georgian: (Ioseb), (Soso) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

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

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

: (Iosif), (Iosipos), (Sifis) (local in Crete) * Gujarati: (Jōsēfa) * Hawaiian: Iokepa *

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

: (Yosef), (Yossi) (diminutive) * Hiligaynon: José, Josef, Josep (rare) *

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

: (Yūsuf) * Hungarian: József, Jóska, Józsi (diminutive) * Icelandic: Jósef, Jói * Igbo: Yôsēp̄, Yossef, Josef * Indonesian: Joesoef, Josef, Joseph, Jusuf, Ucup, Yosef, Yosep, Yusuf, Yusup, Yoseph, Yosi *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: Giuseppe, Giù, Beppe, Peppe, Peppino, Pepino, Pino, Bepi, Beppo, Pippo, Puccio, Gioseffo, Gio or Giò * Irish: Seosamh, Iósaf *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: (Yosefu), (Josefu) * Kambaata: Yeseffe, Yese, Josse, Jossy *

Kannada Kannada () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

: (Jōseph) * Kashmiri: (Yūsuf) * Kazakh: Yusuf, Jusip * Khmer: (Yousaep) *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

: (Yosep), (Josep) * Kurdish (''Kurdî''): Ûsiv, Yûsiv * Kyrgyz: (Jusup), Юс * Latvian: Jāzeps, Jozefs, Josefs, Josifs, Džozefs, Žozefs, Jusufs, Jozis, Zeps, Seps *

Limburgish Limburgish ( or ; ; also Limburgian, Limburgic or Limburgan) refers to a group of South Low Franconian Variety (linguistics), varieties spoken in Belgium and the Netherlands, characterized by their distance to, and limited participation ...

: Joep, Sef * Lithuanian: Juozapas, Juozas (shorter form), Juzas, Juzė (diminutive), Justas * Lombard: Usèp, Jusèp, Bèp * Macedonian: (J̌osif) *

: (Josapp) or (Josappan), (Ousepp), (Yosepp), (Kochaappu), (Eeppan), (Jōsaph), (Iype) * Malaysian: Yusuf, Yusop, Yusoff, Jusoh, Eusoff, Usop *

Manado Malay Manado Malay, Manadonese or simply the Manado language, is a creole language spoken in Manado, the capital of North Sulawesi province in Indonesia, and the surrounding area. The local name of the language is , and the name Minahasa Malay is also ...

: 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 Maltese ...

: 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 ...

: zh, s=约瑟, t=約瑟, p=(Yuēsè), zh, s=约瑟夫, t=約瑟夫, p=(Yuēsèfū), zh, s=玉素甫, p=Yùsùfǔ, Zho-Zi-Fu *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

: (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 Co ...

: Hohepa *

Mongolian Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * ...

: (Iosyef) * Nepali: (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, spoken in parts o ...

: Josèp *

: (Youssef, Yūsuf, Yussef) * Polish: Józef, Józek (diminutive), Józio (diminutive) * Portuguese: José, Josefo, Joséf; diminutive forms: Zé, Zeca, Zezé * Provençal: Jóusè * Punjabi: (Yūsufa) *

Quechua Quechua may refer to: *Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru *Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...

: 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 Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: (Iosif), (Osip), (Peppa) * Samoan: Iosefa, Sefa * Sardinian: Josepe, Zosepe, Gisepu *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

: Seòsaidh, Eòsaph, Iòsaph * Serbian: (Josif), (Josip), (Josef), (Jozef) * Sepedi: Josefa * Sicilian: Giuseppi * Silesian: Zefel, Zeflik (diminutive) * Sinhala: (Juse), (Jōsēf) * Slovak: Jozef, Jožo, Dodo, Ďoďo, Dodô, Doido * Slovene: Jožef, Jože * Somali: *

; hypocoristic versions: Pepe, Chepe, Che, Cheo, Chelo * Sundanese: Ucup, Yusup, Yosep * Swahili: Yusuph, Yusufu, Yosefu * Swedish: Josef * Sylheti: (Yusuf) * Syriac: (Yosip, Yausef, Ossi) * Tagalog: Jose, Pepe, Peping *

: (sūsai), (yōcēppu) * Tajik: (Yusuf) *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

: (Yōsepu) * Thai: (Co sef, Josef) * Tongan: Siosefa * Turkish: Yusuf * Turkmen: Yusup * Tyap: * Ukrainian: (Josyp), (Osyp) * (Yūsuf) * Uzbek: Yusuf *

Valencian Valencian can refer to: * Something related to the Valencian Community ( Valencian Country) in Spain * Something related to the city of Valencia * Something related to the province of Valencia in Spain * Something related to the old Kingdom of ...

: Josep * Venetian: Juxepe, Bepi, Bepin, Bapi *

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

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

Vilamovian Wymysorys (, ), also known as Vilamovian, Wilamowicean, or Wilmesaurisch, is a West Germanic language spoken by the Vilamovians, Vilamovian ethnic minority in the town of Wilamowice, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland ( in Wymysorys), on the border ...

: Juza * Welsh: Joseff, Ioseff (or, less commonly, Iosep) *

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

: Yissl, Yussel, Jayzl * Yoruba: Josefu, Yusufu * Shona: Joze, Joza * Zulu: uJosef

Female forms

: Jozefina, Zefina * Catalan: Josepa, Pepa, Peppa (shortened) * Cornish: Josepa * Croatian: Josipa, Josica, Jozica *

: Josefina, Josefa, Jozeva * Dutch: José, Josefien * English: Jo, Josephine, Joette, Posy, Posie * French: Joséphine, Josephte, Josepthe * Friulian: Josefe, 'Sefe, Pine *

: (Iosiphina) * Hungarian: Jozefa, Jozefina, Józsa * Indonesian: Yosephine, Josefa, Josepha, Josephira, Josephine, Josephina, Yosefin, Yosefina, Josefina, Yosepha * Irish: Seosaimhín *

: Giuseppa, Giuseppina *

: Ġuża, Ġużeppa * Norwegian: Josefine, Josephine * Polish: Józefina, Józefa, Józia (shortened) * Portuguese: Josefa, Josefina, José (mainly in the compound Maria José), Zezé (nickname) * Romansh: Giuseppa, Giuseppina * Samoan: Iosefina * Sardinian: Josepa, Zosepa, Zosepedda * Slovak: Jozefína, Jozefa *

: Josefa, Josefina, Josefita * Swedish: Josefin, Josefine, Josephine, Josefina *

: Jayzl, Yissl

People

Biblical figures

Joseph (Genesis) Joseph (; ) is an important Hebrews, Hebrew figure in the Bible's Book of Genesis. He was the first of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's twelfth named child and eleventh son). He is the founder of the Tribe of Joseph among the Israelites. ...

, son of Jacob in the Hebrew Bible book of Genesis *

Saint Joseph According to the canonical Gospels, Joseph (; ) was a 1st-century Jewish man of Nazareth who was married to Mary, the mother of Jesus, and was the legal father of Jesus. Joseph is venerated as Saint Joseph in the Catholic Church, Eastern O ...

, husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus *

, secret disciple of Jesus * Joseph Barsabbas, one of two candidates to replace

Judas Iscariot Judas Iscariot (; ; died AD) was, according to Christianity's four canonical gospels, one of the original Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. Judas betrayed Jesus to the Sanhedrin in the Garden of Gethsemane, in exchange for thirty pieces of sil ...

's position among the

Twelve Apostles In Christian theology and ecclesiology, the apostles, particularly the Twelve Apostles (also known as the Twelve Disciples or simply the Twelve), were the primary disciples of Jesus according to the New Testament. During the life and minist ...

* Joseph ben Caiaphas, the Jewish high priest related to the

crucifixion of Jesus The crucifixion of Jesus was the death of Jesus by being crucifixion, nailed to a cross.The instrument of Jesus' crucifixion, instrument of crucifixion is taken to be an upright wooden beam to which was added a transverse wooden beam, thus f ...

. Only written as 'Caiaphas' in the

Royalty

* Austria **

Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I (Joseph Jacob Ignaz Johann Anton Eustachius; 26 July 1678 – 17 April 1711) was Holy Roman Emperor and ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1705 until his death in 1711. He was the eldest son of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor from his thir ...

Joseph II of Austria Joseph II (13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor F ...

Franz Joseph I of Austria Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I ( ; ; 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the ruler of the Grand title of the emperor of Austria, other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 1848 until his death ...

Archduke Joseph August of Austria Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia (9 August 1872 – 6 July 1962) was a '' Feldmarschall'' (field marshal) of the Austro-Hungarian Army and for a short period head of state of Hungary. He w ...

Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria, full name ''Joseph Ferdinand Salvator Maria Franz Leopold Anton Albert Johann Baptist Karl Ludwig Rupert Maria Auxilatrix''; 24 May 1872 – 28 August 1942, was an Austro-Hungarian Archduke, military commande ...

* Portugal **

Joseph I of Portugal '' Dom'' Joseph I (; 6 June 1714 – 24 February 1777), known as the Reformer (Portuguese: ''o Reformador''), was King of Portugal from 31 July 1750 until his death in 1777. Among other activities, Joseph was devoted to hunting and the opera. ...

, King of Portugal ** Joseph, Prince of Brazil ** Joseph, General Inquisitor (1720–1801) – a natural son of King

John V of Portugal ''Dom (title), Dom'' John V (; 22 October 1689 – 31 July 1750), known as the Magnanimous (''o Magnânimo'') and the Portuguese Sun King (''o Rei-Sol Português''), was King of Portugal from 9 December 1706 until his death in 1750. His reig ...

, one of the ''Children of Palhavã''. * Spain/Italy/France **

Joseph Bonaparte Joseph Bonaparte (born Giuseppe di Buonaparte, ; ; ; 7 January 176828 July 1844) was a French statesman, lawyer, diplomat and older brother of Napoleon Bonaparte. During the Napoleonic Wars, the latter made him King of Naples (1806–1808), an ...

, King of Spain, King of Naples * Other **

Maximilian III Joseph, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian III Joseph (28 March 1727 – 30 December 1777), also known by his epithet "the much beloved" was a Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire and Duke of Bavaria from 1745 to 1777. He was the last of the Bavarian branch of the House o ...

Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Maximilian I Joseph (; 27 May 1756 – 13 October 1825) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I Joseph) from 1806 to 1825. He was ...

, King of Bavaria **

Joseph (Khazar) Joseph ben Aaron was king of the Khazars during the 950s and 960s. Joseph was the son of Aaron II, a Khazar ruler who defeated a Byzantine-inspired war against Khazaria on numerous fronts. Joseph's wife (or probably, one of many wives) was the da ...

, king of the Khazars during the 950s and 960s **

, King of Naples and Spain

Politics and government

Chief Joseph ''Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt'' (or ''hinmatóowyalahtq̓it'' in Americanist orthography; March 3, 1840 – September 21, 1904), popularly known as Chief Joseph, Young Joseph, or Joseph the Younger, was a leader of the wal-lam-wat-kain (Wallowa) ...

(1840–1904), Nez Perce tribal leader * Joseph "Jo" Abbott (1840–1908), U.S. congressman from Texas *

John Joseph Abercrombie John Joseph Abercrombie (March 4, 1798 – January 3, 1877) was a career United States Army officer who served in numerous wars, finally reaching the rank of brigadier general during the American Civil War. Early life and career Abercrombie ...

(1798–1877), career U.S. Army officer *

Joseph Arthur Ankrah Joseph Arthur Ankrah (18 August 1915 – 25 November 1992) was a Ghanaian army general who was the second head of state of Ghana from 1966 to 1969 as chairman of the National Liberation Council. He was Ghana's first military head of state. Ankr ...

(1915–1992), 2nd president of Ghana from 1966 to 1969 * Joseph F. Baca (born 1936), chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court * Joseph Belmont (1947–2022), Seychellois politician * Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden (born 1942), 46th president of the United States (2021–2025); 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 Caillaux Joseph-Marie-Auguste Caillaux (; 30 March 1863 – 22 November 1944) was a French politician of the French Third Republic, Third Republic. He was a leader of the French Radical Party and Minister of Finance, but his progressive views in opposi ...

(1863–1944), French politician and Minister of France * Joseph Carraro (born 1944), former New Mexico state senator *

Joseph Chamberlain Joseph Chamberlain (8 July 1836 – 2 July 1914) was a British statesman who was first a radical Liberal Party (UK), Liberal, then a Liberal Unionist after opposing home rule for Ireland, and eventually was a leading New Imperialism, imperial ...

(1836–1914), British statesman, diplomats, and businessman * Joseph Chan Ho-lim, Under Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, and a former member of the Central and Western District Council (Peak Constituency) in Hong Kong. * Joseph Warren Coker (1930–2019), American politician *

Joseph Cook Sir Joseph Cook (7 December 1860 – 30 July 1947) was an Australian politician and trade unionist who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Australia, prime minister of Australia from 1913 to 1914. He held office as the leader of the Fusion L ...

(1860–1947), 6th prime minister of Australia *

Joseph Dudley Joseph Dudley (September 23, 1647 – April 2, 1720) was a colonial administrator, a native of Roxbury in Massachusetts Bay Colony, and the son of one of its founders. He had a leading role in the administration of the Dominion of New England ...

(1647–1720), British military commander and colonial administrator *

Joseph Estrada Joseph Ejercito Estrada (; born Jose Marcelo Ejercito; April 19, 1937), also known by the nickname Erap, is a Filipino politician and former actor, who served as the 13th president of the Philippines from 1998 until his resignation in 2001. ...

(born 1937), 13th president of the Philippines * Joseph Galletta, American politician * Joseph Isaac Gnanamuttu (died 1944), Sri Lankan Tamil politician *

Joseph Goebbels Paul Joseph Goebbels (; 29 October 1897 – 1 May 1945) was a German Nazism, Nazi politician and philologist who was the ''Gauleiter'' (district leader) of Berlin, chief Propaganda in Nazi Germany, propagandist for the Nazi Party, and ...

(1897–1945), German politician and propaganda minister of Nazi Germany * Joseph A. Greene, state senator in South Carolina * Joseph Hemphill (1770–1842), U.S. congressman from Pennsylvania * Joseph Hillström (1879-1915), Swedish-American labour activist and songwriter *

Joseph Coulon de Jumonville Joseph Coulon de Villiers, Sieur de Jumonville (September 8, 1718 – May 28, 1754) was a French Canadian military officer. His last rank was second ensign (''enseigne en second''). Jumonville's defeat and killing at the Battle of Jumonville Glen ...

(1718–1754), French Canadian military officer *

Joseph Kabila Joseph Kabila Kabange ( , ; born 4 June 1971) is a Congolese politician and former military officer who served as the fourth President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from 2001 to 2019. He took office ten days after the assassination o ...

(born 1971), 4th president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Joseph Kabui (1954–2008), first president of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville *

Jusuf Kalla Muhammad Jusuf Kalla (; born 15 May 1942), commonly referred to by his initials JK, 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 tw ...

(born 1942), 10th vice president of Indonesia (2004–2009); 12th vice president of Indonesia (2014–2019) * Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969), American businessman, financier and politician * Joseph P. Kennedy II (born 1952), oldest son of Senator and Attorney General

Robert F. Kennedy Robert Francis Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also known as RFK, was an American politician and lawyer. He served as the 64th United States attorney general from January 1961 to September 1964, and as a U.S. senator from New Yo ...

and former congressman from Massachusetts * Joe Kennedy III (born 1980), son of Joseph P. Kennedy II and former congressman from Massachusetts *

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

(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, ...

(1925–2019), Lebanese politician and journalist *

Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; February 24, 1942 – March 27, 2024) was an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. Originally a member of the Democratic Party (United States), Dem ...

(1942–2024), U.S. senator from Connecticut *

Joseph Lyons Joseph Aloysius Lyons (15 September 1879 – 7 April 1939) was an Australian politician who served as the tenth prime minister of Australia, from 1932 until his death in 1939. He held office as the inaugural leader of the United Australia Par ...

(1879–1939), 10th prime minister of Australia *

Joseph de Maistre Joseph Marie, comte de Maistre (1 April 1753 – 26 February 1821) was a Savoyard philosopher, writer, lawyer, diplomat, and magistrate. One of the forefathers of conservatism, Maistre advocated social hierarchy and monarchy in the period immedi ...

(1753–1821), French diplomat * Joseph Carlisle McAlhany (1915–2005), American politician *

Joseph McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 – May 2, 1957) was an American politician who served as a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senate, U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 until his death at age ...

(1908–1957), U.S. senator from Wisconsin *

Joseph Henry Mensah Joseph Henry Mensah (31 October 1928 – 12 July 2018) was a Ghanaian politician and economist. Education J. H. Mensah attended St Peter’s Cathedral School in Kumasi between 1934 and 1941 and then Achimota School in Accra, matriculating in 1 ...

(1928–2018), Ghanaian economist and politician * Joseph P. Nadeau (born 1936), justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court *

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

(1920–2004), Ghanaian civil servant *

Joseph Michael Perera M. Joseph Michael Perera (15 September 1941 – 28 March 2023) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, and its 17th Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, speaker. Perera died in Ja-Ela on 28 March 2 ...

(1941–2023), Sri Lankan politician * Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay (born 1934), Singaporean civil servant * Joseph Planta (1787–1847), English politician * Joseph "Beppo" Schmid (1901–1956), Air force general in Nazi Germany * Joseph Hill Sinex (1819–1892), Pennsylvania State Representative *

Joseph Plunkett Joseph Mary Plunkett ( Irish: ''Seosamh Máire Pluincéid''; 21 November 1887 – 4 May 1916) was an Irish republican, poet and journalist. As a leader of the 1916 Easter Rising, he was one of the seven signatories to the Proclamation of the I ...

(1887–1916), Irish Republican and Poet * Joseph Howland (1834–1886), American general, politician, and philanthropist *

Joseph Stalin Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin (born Dzhugashvili; 5 March 1953) was a Soviet politician and revolutionary who led the Soviet Union from 1924 until Death and state funeral of Joseph Stalin, his death in 1953. He held power as General Secret ...

(1878–1953), General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, 1922–1953 * Joseph Vidal (1933–2020), French politician * Joseph Wapasha ( 1816–1876), Mdewakanton Sioux chief

Arts and entertainment

* Joseph Albrier, French painter *

Joe Alwyn Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born 21 February 1991) is an English actor. Alwyn made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee's 2016 war drama '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk'' and has since played roles in films such as '' The F ...

, British actor *

Joseph Barbera Joseph Roland Barbera ( ; ; March 24, 1911 – December 18, 2006) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known as the co-founder of the animation studio Hanna-Barbera. Born to Italian Americans, Italian immigrants in New York City, Bar ...

, American cartoonist * Joseph Bertolozzi (born 1959), American composer *

Joseph Beuys Joseph Heinrich Beuys ( ; ; 12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and Aesthetics, art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism and sociology. With Heinrich Böll, , Caroline Tisdall, Rober ...

, 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 He started when he joined the reality talent search of ABS-CBN wh ...

, Filipino actor *

Joseph Brodsky Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (; ; 24 May 1940 – 28 January 1996) was a Russian and American poet and essayist. Born in Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) in the Soviet Union, Brodsky ran afoul of Soviet authorities and was expelled ("strongly ...

, Russian and American poet and essayist * Joseph Vijay Chandrasekhar, Indian actor * 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 American art historian and educator, who specializes in the Italian Renaissance and Baroque architecture. Career Born in New York City, Connors was graduated from Regis High ...

, 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 story writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest writers in the Eng ...

, Polish-British writer *

Joseph Cotten Joseph Cheshire Cotten Jr. (May 15, 1905 – February 6, 1994) was an American film, stage, radio and television actor. Cotten achieved prominence on Broadway, starring in the original stage productions of '' The Philadelphia Story'' (1939) an ...

, American actor * Joseph Delaney (1945–2022), English author * Joseph Dempsie, British actor *

Joseph Dennie Joseph Dennie (August 30, 1768January 7, 1812) was an American author and journalist who was one of the foremost Intellectual#Man of Letters, men of letters of the Federalist Era. A Federalist Party, Federalist, Dennie is best remembered for hi ...

, American writer *

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

, Irish showband singer *

Joseph Garrett Joseph Mark Garrett (born 13 December 1990), better known as Stampylonghead, Stampylongnose, Stampy Cat, or simply Stampy, is an English YouTuber, actor, and author best known for his ''Minecraft'' video game commentaries as the character of S ...

(born 1990), known online as stampylonghead, British YouTube personality *

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt (; born February 17, 1981) is an American actor. He has received various accolades, including nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for his leading perform ...

, American actor *

Joseph Hahn Joseph Hahn (born March 15, 1977) is an American musician, DJ, director, and visual artist best known as the DJ and creative director of the rock band Linkin Park, doing the scratching, Turntablism, turntables, Sampling (music), sampling, and ...

, American musician * Joe Hawley, American singer, songwriter, and 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 Joseph Heller (May 1, 1923 – December 12, 1999) was an American author of novels, short stories, plays, and screenplays. His best-known work is the 1961 novel '' Catch-22'', a satire on war and bureaucracy, whose title has become a synonym for ...

, American author * Joseph Turner Henderson, known as Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson (1920–1980), Scottish pianist, composer and broadcaster *

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 Cultural impact of Michael Jackson, one of the most culturally significan ...

(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 * Joseph Kaiser, Canadian opera singer *

Joseph Koo Joseph Koo Kar-Fai (; 25 February 1931 – 3 January 2023) was a Hong Kong composer. He used the pen name Moran (莫然) for Mandarin songs early in his career. According to the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Koo was one of the most ...

, 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. A four-time Academy Award winner, he is best known for his witty and literate dialogue and his preference for voice-over ...

, American film director, producer and screenwriter *

Joseph Marco Joseph Cecil Marco (born October 4, 1988) is a Filipino actor and model who played the role of Santi Domingo in the GMA Network Philippine drama series '' La Vendetta'' and who is currently a Star Magic artist in the ABS-CBN, who appeared in ...

, Filipino actor *

Joseph May Joseph May is a British-born Canadian actor, who has appeared in television and film. He is best known for his role as Adam Moseby in '' Bugs'', Andy Button in the television series ''Episodes'', Paul who was the boyfriend of Sam Colloby, in '' ...

, British-born Canadian-American actor *

Joseph Mawle Joseph Daniel Turner Mawle (born 21 March 1974) is an English actor. Mawle is best known for his roles as Jesus Christ in ''The Passion (TV serial), The Passion'' (2008), Benjen Stark in ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2017), Pete in ''Shell (2012 f ...

, British actor *

Joseph Mazzello Joseph Francis Mazzello III (born September 21, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Tim Murphy in ''Jurassic Park'', Roarke Hartman in '' The River Wild'', Eugene Sledge in the HBO miniseries '' The Pacific'', Dustin ...

, American actor *

Joe McElderry Joseph McElderry (; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the The X Factor (British series 6), sixth series of ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' in 2009. His first single "The Climb (Joe McElderry song), ...

, British singer and winner of ''The X Factor'' * Joseph Carey Merrick, 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 Joseph Ellis Pasquale (born 20 August 1961) is an English comedian, actor and television presenter. He is well-known for his squeaky, high-pitched voice. In 1987 he was the runner-up on the TV talent show New Faces, since then he has appeare ...

, winner of the 4th series of ''I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!'' * Joe Perry, Aerosmith lead guitarist *

Joe Pesci Joseph Frank Pesci ( , ; born February 9, 1943) is an American actor and musician. He is best known for portraying tough, volatile characters, in a variety of genres, and for his collaborations with his best friend, Robert De Niro in the films ' ...

, American actor * Joseph Pickett, American painter *

Joe Ranft Joseph Henry Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American animator, screenwriter, and voice actor. He worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation. His younger broth ...

, American screenwriter, animator, storyboard artist and voice actor *

Joe Ruby Joseph Clemens Ruby (March 30, 1933 – August 26, 2020) was an American animator, writer, television producer, and music editor. He was best known as a co-creator of the animated ''Scooby-Doo'' franchise, together with Ken Spears. In 1977, they ...

(1933–2020), American cartoonist and producer * Joe Sasto, American chef *

Joe Satriani Joseph Satriani (born July 15, 1956)Prato, Greg"Joe Satriani – Music Biography, Credits and Discography". ''AllMusic''. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 28, 2014. is an American rock music, rock guitarist, composer, and songwriter. Early in hi ...

, instrumental rock guitarist *

Joseph Simmons Joseph Ward Simmons (born November 14, 1964), better known by the stage name Run, Rev. Run or DJ Run, is an American rapper, producer, DJ, and television personality. Simmons is one of the founding members of the influential Hip-hop, hip hop g ...

, aka DJ Run, of rap group Run-DMC *

Joseph Simmons (guitarist) Joseph Lee Simmons (born June 18, 1978) is an American guitarist, bass guitarist, songwriter and brewer. Originally from Houston, Texas, Simmons grew up in Coral Springs, Florida, Coral Springs, Florida, where he notably played in the hardcore ...

, American guitarist *

Joe Strummer John Graham Mellor (21 August 1952 – 22 December 2002), known professionally as Joe Strummer, was a British musician. He was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist, and lead vocalist of punk rock band the Clash, formed in 1976. The Clash' ...

, English musician *

Joe Sugg Joseph Graham Sugg (born 8 September 1991) is an English YouTuber. In 2012, he began posting videos on the YouTube channel ThatcherJoe, currently at 7.27 million subscribers and 1.33 billion overall channel views. In 2018, he was a finalist on t ...

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

Joss Whedon Joseph Hill "Joss" Whedon ( ; born June 23, 1964) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, comic book writer, and composer. He is best known as the creator of several television series: the supernatural drama ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer' ...

, American screenwriter, director and producer *

Joseph Wiseman Joseph Wiseman (May 15, 1918 – October 19, 2009) was a Canadian-American theatre, film, and television actor. He starred as the villain Julius No in the first James Bond film, '' Dr. No,'' in 1962. He was also known for his role as crime boss ...

(1918–2009), Canadian actor

Sports

* Joseph "Doc" Alexander, American NFL football player and coach * Joseph Anoa'i, Samoan-American wrestler *

Jos Buttler Joseph Charles Buttler (born 8 September 1990), known as Jos Buttler, is an English international cricket, cricketer and former captain of the England cricket team, national team. He plays for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire in dom ...

, English cricketer *

Joseph Charlton Joseph Charlton (born April 7, 1997) is an American football punter (football), punter. He played college football at South Carolina Gamecocks football, South Carolina. College career Charlton was a member of the South Carolina Gamecocks for fiv ...

(born 1997), American football player * Joe Choynski, American boxer * Joe Clancy, American football player * Joseph Daye, Australian footballer *

Joe DiMaggio Joseph Paul DiMaggio (; born Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio, ; November 25, 1914 – March 8, 1999), nicknamed "Joltin' Joe", "the Yankee Clipper" and "Joe D.", was an American professional baseball center fielder who played his entire 13-year career ...

, American baseball player *

Joe Frazier Joseph William Frazier (January 12, 1944November 7, 2011) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1965 to 1981. Nicknamed "Smokin' Joe", he is widely regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He was known for ...

, American boxer *

Joe Garagiola Joseph Henry Garagiola Sr. (February 12, 1926 – March 23, 2016) was an American professional baseball catcher, and later a radio and television personality with a varied career. He played nine seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the ...

, American baseball player and broadcaster *

Joe Gomez Joseph Dave Gomez (born 23 May 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Liverpool and the England national team. Gomez began his career at Charlton Athletic, breaking into the first team at 17 and playi ...

, English footballer * Joseph Hagerty, American gymnast *

Joe Hart Charles Joseph John Hart (born 19 April 1987) is an English football pundit and former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his career at his hometown club Shrewsbury Town in the Football Conference and League Two. In ...

, 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 Joseph Bennet Jacobi (born September 26, 1969 in Washington, D.C.) is an American former whitewater slalom, slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the mid-2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the Canoeing a ...

, American canoer * Joe Jacobson, Welsh soccer player * Joe Kaminer, South African rugby player * Joe Katchik, 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 (NFL). He played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. ...

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

Joseph Loake Joseph Loake (born 17 April 2005) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the 2025 GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for Garage 59. He previously competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 3 Championship for Rodin Motorsport. He is th ...

, British racing driver * Joseph Louis Barrow, American boxer and heavyweight champion better known as "Joe Louis" * Joe Magidsohn, Russian, American football player * Joseph Marwa (boxer), Tanzanian boxer *

Joe Mauer Joseph Patrick Mauer (born April 19, 1983) is an American former professional baseball catcher and first baseman who spent his entire 15-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the Minnesota Twins. Regarded as one of the greatest contact h ...

, American baseball player * Joe McGlone (1896–1963), American football player *

Joe Minucci Joe Minucci (born November 6, 1981) is an American former professional American football, football defensive lineman who played four seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL) with the Nashville Kats and Cleveland Gladiators. He played college fo ...

(born 1981), American football player *

Joe Montana Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Co ...

, American Hall of Fame NFL quarterback *

Joe Namath Joseph William Namath (; ; born May 31, 1943), nicknamed "Broadway Joe", is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) for 13 seaso ...

(born 1943), American Hall of Fame NFL quarterback * Joseph Noteboom (born 1995), American football player * Joseph Odom (born 1992), American professional baseball catcher *

Joe O'Malley Joseph Patrick O'Malley (January 1, 1932 – March 20, 2015) was an American professional football defensive end who played two seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in th ...

, American football player * Joseph Oosting, Dutch football player * Joseph Paulo, New Zealand rugby player *

Joe Paterno Joseph Vincent Paterno (; December 21, 1926 – January 22, 2012), sometimes referred to as JoePa, was an American college football player, athletic director, and coach. He was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions football, Penn ...

, Penn State football coach *

Joe Pavelski Joseph James Pavelski (born July 11, 1984) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars. Pavelski attended the University of Wisconsin and ...

(born 1984), American ice hockey player * Joe Picker (born 1987), Australian rugby player * Joe Prokop (born 1960), American football player * Joe Prokop (halfback) (1921–1995), American football player *

Joe Root Joseph Edward Root, (born 30 December 1990) is an English international cricketer, who plays for the England cricket team, English cricket team and formerly captained the Test team. He also represents Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire ...

, English cricketer *

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

(born 1947), American football player * Joseph Scates (born 2000), American football player *

Joe Schilling Joseph Francis Schilling (born January 13, 1984) is an American professional Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator Kickboxing in the Middleweight division, and in the Middleweight division for Bell ...

, American kick-boxer *

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

(born 1995), Singaporean swimmer *

Joe Stringfellow Joseph Elbert Stringfellow (March 10, 1918 – September 16, 1992) was an American professional American football, football Running back, tailback who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He was selecte ...

(1918–1992), American football player * Joseph Tapine (born 1994), New Zealand rugby league player * Joseph Ualesi, Australian rugby player * Joseph Valtellini (born 1985), Canadian kickboxer * Joe Vetrano (1918–1995), American football player *

Joe Vodicka Joseph J. Vodicka (March 4, 1921 – February 28, 1995) was an American professional American football, football Halfback (American football), halfback who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and Chicag ...

, American football player * Joe Winkler (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 a Nigerian Christian minister and the leader of the Christ Apostolic Church, popularly called CAC in Nigeria. He was a healing evangelist. Early life Babalola was born of Yoruba people, ...

, Nigerian religious figure *

Joseph Di Mambro Joseph Léonce Di Mambro (19 August 1924 – 5 October 1994) was a French esotericist who founded and led the Order of the Solar Temple alongside Luc Jouret. Di Mambro had been associated with a variety of esoteric groups before founding OTS. ...

(1924–1994), French cult leader *

Joseph Gelfer Joseph Gelfer (born 1974) is a British author and academic who analyses spirituality, religion and masculinity. His book ''2012: Decoding the Countercultural Apocalypse'' (which brought together scholarly analyses of the end of the world phenome ...

, British researcher in religion and masculinities * Joseph Kibweteere (born 1932, disappeared 2000), Ugandan cult leader * Joseph F. Merrill, American Latter-day Saint apostle * Joseph (Petrovykh) (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 Pope BenedictXVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger; 16 April 1927 – 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013. Benedict's election as po ...

, given name of Pope Benedict XVI * Joseph Sarvananthan,

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, form the plurality in the Eastern Province a ...

Anglican priest *

Joseph Smith Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious and political leader and the founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. Publishing the Book of Mormon at the age of 24, Smith attracted tens of thou ...

, founder of the

Latter Day Saint movement The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by ...

Joseph Smith III Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement) and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became the Reorganized Chu ...

, son of Joseph Smith and founder of the

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Community of Christ, known legally and from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church, and is the second-largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement ...

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 a nephew of Joseph Smith, founder of ...

, 6th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

Joseph Fielding Smith Joseph Fielding Smith Jr. (July 19, 1876 – July 2, 1972) was an American religious leader and writer who served as the List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, tenth President of the Church (LDS Church), president ...

, 10th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Joseph of Vatopedi (1921–2009), Greek Cypriot Orthodox monk * Joseph Vaz, Indian Catholic priest, "Apostle of Sri Lanka" * Joseph B. Wirthlin, American Latter-day Saint apostle *

Joseph Angell Young Joseph Angell Young (October 14, 1834 – August 5, 1875) was an Apostle (Latter Day Saints), apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Young is one of the few Latter-day Saints in history to have been ordained to ...

, American Latter-day Saint apostle *

Rayappu Joseph Bishop Rayappu Joseph (; 16 April 1940 – 1 April 2021) was a Sri Lanka Tamil prelate and the Roman Catholic Bishop of Mannar. Early life and family Joseph was born on 16 April 1940 on the island of Neduntheevu in northern Ceylon to a ...

, 2nd Bishop of Mannar

Scholars

Joseph von Baader Joseph von Baader (30 September 1763 – 20 November 1835) was a German engineer and medical doctor, chiefly known for his role as a pioneer of railway transport in Bavaria, alongside Joseph Anton von Maffei and Theodor von Cramer-Klett. He w ...

(1763–1835), German engineer and rail transport pioneer * Joseph Antony Cafazzo, Canadian engineer, educator and researcher *

Joseph Campbell Joseph John Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) was an American writer. He was a professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work covers many aspects of t ...

, American writer and professor *

Joseph W. Esherick Joseph W. Esherick (Chinese name: , born 1942) is an emeritus professor of modern History of China, 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 gr ...

, American historian of China * Joseph Peter de Fonseka (1897–1948), Sri Lankan essayist and editor *

Joseph Dalton Hooker Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century. He was a founder of geographical botany and Charles Darwin's closest friend. For 20 years he served as director of the Ro ...

, British botanist *

(1753–1821), French philosopher * Joseph Mercado, Filipino statistician * Joseph S. Murphy (1933–1998), American political scientist and university administrator *

Joseph Nye Joseph Samuel Nye Jr. (January 19, 1937 – May 6, 2025) was an American political scientist. He and Robert Keohane co-founded the international relations theory of neoliberalism, which they developed in their 1977 book ''Power and Interdepe ...

(1937–2025), American political scientist * Joseph Planta (1744–1828), Swiss principal librarian of the British Museum *

Joseph Polchinski Joseph Gerard Polchinski Jr. (; May 16, 1954 – February 2, 2018) was an American theoretical physicist and string theorist. Biography Polchinski was born in White Plains, New York, the elder of two children to Joseph Gerard Polchinski Sr. (19 ...

, theoretical physicist and string theorist *

, a 19th-century American naturalist from Erie,

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

Inventors

Joseph Glidden Joseph Farwell Glidden (January 18, 1813 – October 9, 1906) was an American businessman and farmer. He was the inventor of the modern barbed wire. In 1898, he donated land for the Northern Illinois State Normal School in DeKalb, Illinois, which ...

(1813–1906), inventor of barbed wire *

Joseph Nicéphore Niépce 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 ...

(1765–1833), first person to create a permanent photograph

Criminals

Joseph Armone Joseph Armone (September 13, 1917 – February 23, 1992), also known as "Joe Piney", was an American mobster in the Gambino crime family of New York City who served as underboss between 1986 and 1990, and '' consigliere'' from 1990 until his death ...

(1917–1992), American mobster * Joseph Baldi (1941–2009), American serial killer * Joseph D. "Joe" Ball (1896–1938), American murderer and suspected serial killer * Joseph Barboza (1932–1976), American hitman * Joseph Breslin (1950–1982), American serial killer * Joey Buttafuoco (born 1956), American man who had an affair with 17 year-old Amy Fisher *

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 numero ...

(1955–1993), American serial killer * Joseph Danks (born 1962), American spree/serial killer *

Joseph James DeAngelo Joseph James DeAngelo Jr. (born November 8, 1945) is an American serial killer known as the Golden State Killer, the Original Night Stalker, and the East Area Rapist, who committed at least 13 murders and numerous rapes and burglaries ...

(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 following the 2005 kidnappings and murders of members of the Groene family of Coeu ...

(1963–2021), American serial killer, rapist, and kidnapper * Joseph Eisele (1834–1868), German serial killer *

Joe Exotic Joseph Allen Maldonado (''né'' Schreibvogel; born March 5, 1963), known professionally as Joe Exotic and nicknamed "The Tiger King", is an American media personality and businessman who operated the Greater Wynnewood Exotic Animal Park (also k ...

(born 1963), American media personality convicted of animal abuse and conspiring murder for hire *

Joseph Paul Franklin Joseph Paul Franklin (born James Clayton Vaughn Jr.; April 13, 1950 – November 20, 2013) was an American serial killer, white supremacist, and domestic terrorist who engaged in a murder spree spanning the late 1970s and early 1980s. Frankli ...

(1950–2013), American serial killer and neo-nazi * Joseph M.L. Gardner (1970–2008), American murderer * Joseph Stephen Holt (1947–2014), American posthumously linked murderer and possible serial killer * Joseph Kallinger (1935–1996), American serial killer and rapist * Joseph Kondro (1959–2012), American murderer and possible serial killer * Joseph Magaletti (1950–2015), American murderer and suspected serial killer *

Joseph Massino Joseph Charles Massino (January 10, 1943 – September 14, 2023) was an American mobster. He was a member of the American Mafia, Mafia and Crime boss, boss of the Bonanno crime family from 1991 until 2004, when he became the first boss of one of ...

(1943–2023), former boss of Bonanno crime family * Joseph Mengele (1911–1979), Nazi scientist * Joseph Robert Miller (born 1955), American serial killer * Joseph P. Moran (1895–1934), American surgeon and gangster * Joseph Naso (born 1934), American serial killer * Joseph Scott Pemberton, a US Marine lance corporal convicted of the homicide of Jennifer Laude, a Filipino trans woman *

Joseph Rosenzweig Joseph "Joe The Greaser" Rosenzweig (17 April 1890 – ), also known as Joe Rosen, was an American New York City Racket (crime), labor racketeer in the early 1900s as an ally of Benjamin Fein, "Dopey" Benny Fein during the Labor Slugger Wars (1914� ...

, (c.1891–?), American New York City labor racketeer * Joseph "Chip" Skowron (born c.1969), American portfolio manager convicted of insider trading * Joseph Ture Jr. (born 1951), American serial killer, kidnapper, and burglar * Joseph T. Wesbecker (1942–1989), American mass murderer who perpetrated the Standard Gravure shooting

Other

* Joseph Force Crater (fl. 1889–1930), New York judge who disappeared * Joseph Fenton, 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 a ...

, multiple people * Joseph Goldwasser Polish-born American businessman * Joseph Hedley, English quilter and murder victim *

Joseph B. MacInnis Joseph Beverly MacInnis (born 2 March 1937) is a Canadian physician, author, and diver. In 1974, MacInnis was the first scientist to dive in the near-freezing waters beneath the North Pole. In 1976 he became a member of the Order of Canada. M ...

(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 (1850–1933), American businessman * Joe Oliver (baseball) (born 1965), American professional ...

, multiple people * Joseph Safra (1938–2020), Brazilian banker * Joseph Shuster (1914-1992), Canadian-American comic artist, best known for creating

Superman Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...

* Joseph Thornton (1808–1891), English bookseller based in Oxford * Joseph Wallace (1989–1993), American murder victim * Joseph Wilf (1925–2016), Polish-born American businessman

Fictional characters

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

Identity V ''Identity V'' is a 2018 free-to-play asymmetrical multiplayer survival horror game developed and published by the Chinese company NetEase(网易) in cooperation with Behaviour Interactive, creators of the similar game Dead by Daylight. Play ...

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

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'' *

Joseph Joestar is a fictional character in the Japanese manga series '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Joseph is the main protagonist of the series' second story arc, '' Battle Tendency'', and the grandson of the firs ...

(ジョセフ・ジョースター), the main protagonist of ''

Battle Tendency is the second main story arc of the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was serialized for around years in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 2, 1987, to March 27, 1989, fo ...

'' in the manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Joseph Seed, a recurring character in the ''Far Cry'' video game franchise * Joseph Tribbiani, a main character in TV show ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'' and it's spin-off ''

Joey Joey may refer to: People *Joey (name) Animals * Joey (marsupial), an infant marsupial * Joey, a blue-fronted Amazon parrot who was one of the Blue Peter pets Film and television * ''Joey'' (1977 film), an American film directed by Horace ...

'' * Joseph Wilford, the main antagonist in the Netflix series ''

Snowpiercer ''Snowpiercer'' () is a 2013 Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, post-apocalyptic action thriller film based on the French climate fiction graphic novel ''Le Transperceneige'' by Jacques Lob, Benjamin Legrand and Jean-Marc Rochette. The f ...

'' * Joe Josephson, a Broadway producer in the musical Merrily We Roll Along

References

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