Josephson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of

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 ...

". Notable people with the surname include: * Andy Josephson (born 1964), American lawyer and politician * Brian David Josephson (born 1940), Welsh physicist * Duane Josephson (1942–1997), American baseball player *

Erland Josephson Erland Josephson (; 15 June 1923 – 25 February 2012) was a Swedish actor and author. He was best known by international audiences for his work in films directed by Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovsky and Theodoros Angelopoulos. Life and career ...

(1923–2012), Swedish actor and author *

Erik Josephson Erik Semmy Josephson (7 March 1864 – 17 November 1929) was a Swedish architect. Biography Josephson was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He was the son of wholesaler August Abraham Josephson (1822–67) and Augusta Hortensia Jacobsson (1836–191 ...

(1864–1929), Swedish architect *

Ernst Josephson Ernst Abraham Josephson (1851–1906) was a Swedish painter and poet. He specialized in portraits, Genre art, genre scenes of folklife and folklore. Background He was born to a middle-class family of merchants of Jewish ancestry. His uncle Lud ...

(1851–1906), Swedish painter * Ian Josephson, Canadian judge *

Julien Josephson Julien Josephson (October 24, 1881 – April 14, 1959) was an American motion picture screenwriter. His career spanned between 1914 and 1943. He was a native of Roseburg, Oregon. Career Josephson was well known for his early silent mov ...

(1881–1959), American motion picture screenwriter *

Karen Josephson Karen Julia Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is a former American synchronized swimmer who competed for Ohio State University and was a 1988 Olympic silver medalist and a 1992 Olympic gold medalist. She won one gold and one silver medal in du ...

(born 1964), American swimmer * Les Josephson (1942–2020), American football player *

Mark Josephson Mark E. Josephson (1943-2017) was an American cardiologist and writer, who was in the 1970s one of the American pioneers of the medical cardiology subspecialty of cardiac electrophysiology. His book titled ''Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology: T ...

(1943–2017), American cardiac electrophysiologist *

Matthew Josephson Matthew Josephson (February 15, 1899 – March 13, 1978) was an American historian, biographer and journalist. He authored works on French novelists of the 19th century, and on U.S. political and economic history of the 19th and early 20th centu ...

(1899–1978), American journalist and author * Samantha Josephson (died 2019), American murder victim *

Sarah Josephson Sarah Gay Josephson (born January 10, 1964) is an American Olympic champion and former competitor in synchronized swimming. Biography Sarah Josephson competed in the women's solo event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She partnered ...

(born 1964), American swimmer *

Timothy Josephson Timothy Josephson is a former member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. Education Josephson earned a B.A. in liberal arts from Johnson State College and a master's degree in public administration from Norwich University. Career Jos ...

, American politician * Mark Josephson (entrepreneur) (born 1972), American entrepreneur and Executive coach

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