Jozef ( Creole,

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

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 ...

, and Slovak) or Józef (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

) are variants of the masculine given name

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 ...

in several European languages. A selection of people with that name follows. For a comprehensive list, see and . *

Józef Beck Józef Beck (; 4 October 1894 – 5 June 1944) was a Polish statesman who served the Second Republic of Poland as a diplomat and military officer. A close associate of Józef Piłsudski, Beck is most famous for being Polish foreign minister in ...

(1894–1944), Polish foreign minister in the 1930s *

Józef Bem Józef Zachariasz Bem (, ; 14 March 1794 – 10 December 1850) was a Polish engineer and general, an Ottoman pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary, and a figure intertwined with other European patriotic movements. Like Tadeusz Kościus ...

(1794–1850), Polish general, Ottoman pasha and a national hero of Poland and Hungary *

Józef Bilczewski Józef Bilczewski (26 April 1860 – 20 March 1923) was a Polish Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Lviv from 1900 until his death. He served as a theological and dogmatics professor in the Lviv college after himself havin ...

(1860–1923), Polish Catholic archbishop and saint *

Józef Brandt Józef Brandt (1841 in Szczebrzeszyn – 1915 in Radom) was a Polish painter best known for his paintings of battles in Polish history. Life Brandt studied in Warsaw in the school of J.N. Leszczynski and at the Noblemen's Institute. In 1858 he ...

(1841–1915), Polish painter *

Józef Ćwierczakiewicz Józef Ćwierczakiewicz, Józef Ćwierciakiewicz (1822 – 12 September 1869 in Geneva), also known as Joseph Card, was a Polish journalist, representative of '' Komitet Centralny Narodowy'' in West Prussia (Pomerania) in 1861-1863, and agent of '' ...

(1822–1869), Polish journalist * Jozef M.L.T. Cals (1914–1971), prime minister of the Netherlands *

Józef Marian Chełmoński Józef is a Polish variant of the masculine given name Joseph. Art * Józef Chełmoński (1849-1914), Polish painter * Józef Gosławski (1908-1963), Polish sculptor Clergy * Józef Glemp (1929-2013), Polish cardinal * Józef Kowalski (1 ...

(1849–1914), Polish painter *

Jozef Chovanec Jozef Chovanec (born 7 March 1960) is a former professional footballer and manager. He took part in two major tournaments: the 1990 FIFA World Cup as a player for Czechoslovakia and UEFA Euro 2000 as manager of the Czech Republic. Career As a fo ...

(born 1960), footballer *

Jozef De Kesel Jozef De Kesel (born 17 June 1947) is a Belgian Catholic prelate who served as Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels from 2015 to 2023. He previously served there as auxiliary bishop from 2002 to 2010. He served as Bishop of Bruges from 2010 to 20 ...

(born 1947), Belgian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church * Jozef De Veuster (1840–1889), Belgian missionary better known as Father Damien *

Jozef Dobrotka Jozef Dobrotka (born October 23, 1952) is a Slovak former handball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bojnice Bojnice (; ) is a historical town in east Slovakia located on the Nitra (river), Nitra ...

(born 1952), Slovak handball player *

Józef Elsner Józef Antoni Franciszek Elsner (sometimes ''Józef Ksawery Elsner''; baptismal name, ''Joseph Anton Franz Elsner''; 1 June 176918 April 1854) was a Polish composer, music teacher, and music theoretician, active mainly in Warsaw. He was one of ...

(1769–1854), Silesian composer, music teacher, and music theoretician * Józef Fortuna (born 1952), Polish politician *

Jozef Gabčík Jozef Gabčík (; 8 April 1912 – 18 June 1942) was a Slovak soldier in the Czechoslovak Army involved in the Operation Anthropoid, the assassination of acting ''Reichsprotektor'' (Realm-Protector) of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ...

(1912–1942), Slovak soldier in the Czechoslovak army involved in Operation Anthropoid * Jozef A.A. Geeraerts (1930–2015), Belgian writer *

Józef Grudzień Józef Grudzień (1 April 1939 – 17 June 2017) was a Polish boxer. Grudzień was born 1 April 1939 in Piasek Wielki, Poland, which is near Busko-Zdrój. He won two medals at the Olympic Games: gold in the Lightweight Lightweight is ...

(1939–2017), Polish boxer and Olympic champion *

Józef Kazimierz Hofmann Josef Casimir Hofmann (originally Józef Kazimierz Hofmann; January 20, 1876February 16, 1957) was a Polish-American pianist, composer, music teacher, and inventor. Biography Josef Hofmann was born in Podgórze (a district of Kraków), in A ...

(1876–1957), Polish American pianist, composer, and inventor *

Jozef Israëls Jozef Israëls (; 27 January 1824 – 12 August 1911) was a Dutch Painting, painter. He was a leading member of the group of landscape painters referred to as the Hague School and was, during his lifetime, "the most respected Dutch artist of th ...

(1824–1911), Dutch painter *

Józef Klotz Józef Klotz (2 January 1900 – 1941) was a Jewish Polish footballer who played as a forward. He scored the first ever goal for the Poland national team. He was killed by the Nazis in the Warsaw Ghetto in 1941. Biography Klotz was born in Kra ...

(1900–1941), Polish footballer *

Jozef Lenárt Jozef Lenárt (3 April 1923 – 11 February 2004) was a Slovak politician who was the prime minister of Czechoslovakia from 1963 to 1968. Life and career Born in Liptovská Porúbka, Slovakia, he graduated from a chemistry high school and worke ...

(1923–2004), Slovak Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia 1963–68 *

Józef Lubański Józef Kazimierz Lubański (1914 – 8 December 1946) was a Polish theoretical physicist. He developed the Pauli–Lubanski pseudovector in relativistic quantum mechanics. Life and works Lubanski obtained the degree of magister philosophi ...

(1914–1946), Polish theoretical physicist *

Józef Lustgarten Józef Lustgarten (1 November 1889 – 22 September 1973) was a Polish Jewish footballer. BIography Born in Kraków, he was Jewish. He represented Cracovia. He also represented Poland in international matches. He was the first manager of the ...

(1899–1973), Polish footballer *

Jozef Markuš Jozef Markuš (13 March 1944 – 3 March 2025) was a Slovak politician. He was the deputy chair of the transitory Slovak government designated after the Velvet Revolution to organize the first democratic election in the Czech and Slovak Federa ...

(1944–2025), Slovak politician *

Jozef Moravčík Jozef Moravčík (born 19 March 1945) is a Slovak diplomat and political figure. He served as the prime minister of Slovakia The prime minister of Slovakia, officially the chairman of the government of the Slovak Republic (Slovak language, S ...

(born 1945), Slovak diplomat and politician, Prime Minister of Slovakia (1994) *

Jozef Teodor Mousson Jozef Teodor Mousson (; 15 December 1887 – 6 November 1946) was a Slovak Impressionist painter. Born in a Hungarian village called Hőgyész to a family of a French origin, he moved to Michalovce, Slovakia in 1911, where he stayed for anoth ...

(1887–1946), Slovak Impressionist painter *

Jozef Murgaš Jozef Murgaš ( English Joseph Murgas) (17 February 1864 – 11 May 1929) was a Slovak inventor, architect, botanist, painter and Roman Catholic priest. He contributed to radio development, which at the time was commonly known as "wireless ...

(1864–1929), Slovak inventor, architect, botanist, painter, and priest * Jozef Peeters (1895–1960), Belgian painter *

Józef Piłsudski Józef Klemens Piłsudski (; 5 December 1867 – 12 May 1935) was a Polish statesman who served as the Chief of State (Poland), Chief of State (1918–1922) and first Marshal of Poland (from 1920). In the aftermath of World War I, he beca ...

(1867–1935), Polish head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces * Józef Pińkowski (1929–2000), Polish Communist politician, Prime Minister from 1980 to 1981 *

Józef Poniatowski Prince Józef Antoni Poniatowski (; 7 May 1763 – 19 October 1813) was a Polish general, minister of war and army chief, who became a Marshal of the French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. A nephew of the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lit ...

(1763–1813), Polish political and military leader *

Jozef Pribilinec Jozef Pribilinec (; born 6 July 1960) is a Slovak track and field athlete who mainly competed in racewalking. He was born in Kopernica. Pribilinec competed for the former Czechoslovakia at the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea wh ...

(born 1960), Slovak racewalker *

Jozef Ráž Jozef "Jožo" Ráž (born 24 October 1954) is a Slovak singer–songwriter and bassist from Bratislava known mainly for his work with the group Elán. Career Jožo Ráž founded the pop-rock band Elán in 1968 together with his school classma ...

(born 1954), Slovak musician *

(born 1979), Slovak politician *

Józef Rotblat Sir Joseph Rotblat (4 November 1908 – 31 August 2005) was a Polish and British physicist. During World War II he worked on Tube Alloys and the Manhattan Project, but left the Los Alamos Laboratory on grounds of conscience after it became cl ...

(1908–2005), Polish physicist *

Józef Roszyński Józef Roszyński (born August 18, 1962 in Nidzica) is a Polish clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wewak. He was appointed bishop in 2015. See also *Catholic Church in Oceania The Catholic Church in Australia is pa ...

(born 1962), Polish clergyman and bishop *

Józef Szajba Józef Szajba (14 January 1910 – 1945) was a Polish sailor. He competed in the mixed 6 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Szajba was murdered by Nazis Nazism (), formally named National Socialism (NS; , ), is the far-right politic ...

(1910–1945), Polish sailor * Józef Szmidt (born 1935), Polish retired triple jumper, world record holder and twice Olympic champion *

Jozef Stümpel Jozef Stümpel (born 20 July 1972) is a Slovak former professional ice hockey centre. He played in the National Hockey League with the Boston Bruins, Los Angeles Kings, and Florida Panthers between 1992 and 2008. Internationally Stümpel played ...

(born 1972), Slovak former National Hockey League player *

Jozef Tiso Jozef Gašpar Tiso (, ; 13 October 1887 – 18 April 1947) was a Slovaks, Slovak politician and Catholic priest who served as president of the Slovak Republic (1939–1945), First Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany during World War ...

(1887–1947), Slovak priest and puppet head of state of Slovakia from 1939 to 1945 executed for war crimes *

Jozef Tomko Jozef Tomko (11 March 1924 – 8 August 2022) was a Slovak prelate of the Catholic Church who held positions in the Roman Curia from 1962 until he retired in 2007. He was prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples from 1985 t ...

(1924–2022), Slovak Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Jozef Tuchyňa Jozef Tuchyňa (11 November 1941 – 9 November 2019) was a Slovak military general and politician. He served as the first Minister of the Interior of the independent Slovakia, the first chief of staff of the Slovak Armed forces and as a Member o ...

(1941–2019), Slovak general and politician * Jozef Van Roey (1874–1961), Belgian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Jozef Vengloš Jozef Vengloš (18 February 1936 – 26 January 2021) was a Slovak professional football player and manager. He held a doctorate in Physical Education and also specialised in Psychology. He was selected by FIFA on various occasions to lecture a ...

(1936–2021), Slovak football coach *

Józef Andrzej Załuski Józef Andrzej Załuski (12 January 17029 January 1774) was a Polish Catholic priest, Bishop of Kiev, a sponsor of learning and culture, and a renowned bibliophile. A member of the Polish nobility (''szlachta''), bearing the hereditary Junos ...

(1702–1774), Polish Bishop of Kiev and bibliophile

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