American Presidents: 1 president
Joe Biden   2021-  
Australian Prime Ministers: 4 prime ministers
Joseph Cook   1913-1914  
Joseph Lyons   1932-1939  
John Curtin (a.k.a. Joseph)   1941-1945  
Ben Chifley (a.k.a. Joseph)   1945-1949  
Austrian Dukes and Emperors: 4 archdukes, 2 emperors
Archduke Leopold IV (a.k.a. Joseph)   1657-1705  
Archduke Joseph I   1705-1711  
Archduke Karl II (a.k.a. Joseph)   1711-1740  
Archduke Joseph II   1765-1790  
Emperor Ferdinand I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1835-1848  
Emperor Franz Joseph I   1848-1916  
Belgian Prime Ministers: 13 prime ministers
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella   1832-1834  
Joseph Lebeau   1831; 1840-1841  
Henri de Brouckère (a.k.a. Joseph)   1852-1855  
Jules d'Anethan (a.k.a. Joseph)   1870-1871  
Walthère Frère-Orban (a.k.a. Joseph)   1868-1870; 1878-1884  
Paul de Smet de Naeyer (a.k.a. Joseph)   1896-1899; 1899-1907  
Aloys Van de Vyvere (a.k.a. Joseph)   1925  
Prosper Poullet (a.k.a. Joseph)   1925-1926  
Camille Huysmans (a.k.a. Joseph)   1946-1947  
Joseph Pholien   1950-1952  
Jean Van Houtte (a.k.a. Joseph)   1952-1954  
Théo Lefèvre (a.k.a. Joseph)   1961-1965  
Jean-Luc Dehaene (a.k.a. Joseph)   1992-1999  
Biblical Characters: 15 characters
Joseph   (m)   Gen. 30:23/Gen. 41:45  
Joseph   (m)   Num. 13:7  
Joseph   (m)   1 Chr. 25:2  
Joseph   (m)   Ezra 10:42  
Joseph   (m)   Neh. 12:14  
Joseph   (m)   Luke 3:24  
Joseph   (m)   Luke 3:26  
Joseph   (m)   Luke 3:30  
Joseph   (m)   Matt. 13:55  
Joseph   (m)   Matt. 27:56  
Joseph   (m)   Matt. 1:16  
Caiaphas (a.k.a. Joseph)   (m)   Luke 3:2  
Joseph Justus   (m)   Acts 1:23  
Joseph   (m)   Matt. 27:57  
Barnabas (a.k.a. Joseph)   (m)   Acts 4:36  
Bishops of Rome and the Popes: 1 pope
Benedict XVI (a.k.a. Joseph)   2005-2013  
Bohemian Kings: 6 kings
King Leopold I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1656-1705  
King Josef I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1705-1711  
King Karel II (a.k.a. Joseph)   1711-1740  
King Josef II (a.k.a. Joseph)   1780-1790  
King Ferdinand V (a.k.a. Joseph)   1835-1848  
King František Josef I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1848-1916  
Canadian Prime Ministers: 5 prime ministers
John Abbott (a.k.a. Joseph)   1891-1892  
Joe Clark   1979-1980  
Pierre Elliott Trudeau (a.k.a. Joseph)   1968-1979; 1980-1984  
Jean Chrétien (a.k.a. Joseph)   1993-2003  
Stephen Harper (a.k.a. Joseph)   2006-2015  
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria: 2 popes
Joseph I   831-849  
Joseph II   1946-1956  
Dutch Prime Ministers: 2 prime ministers
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (a.k.a. Joseph)   1918-1925; 1929-1933  
Louis Beel (a.k.a. Joseph)   1946-1948; 1958-1959  
Eurovision Song Contest Winners: 1 winner
Charlie McGettigan (a.k.a. Joseph)   1994   Ireland  
Fictional Characters from Books: 2 characters
Joseph Sedley   1847   Vanity Fair  
Joe Gargery   1860   Great Expectations  
Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 1 character
(character) Joseph   2008   Joseph  
Fictional Characters from Television: 11 characters
"Little" Joe Cartwright   1959   Bonanza  
Joey Johnson   1965   Days of Our Lives  
Joe Mangus   1994   Party of Five  
Joseph Gribble   1997   King of the Hill  
Rory Hennessy (a.k.a. Joseph)   2002   8 Simple Rules  
Joey Tribbiani   1994; 2004   Friends; Joey  
Joe DuBois   2005   Medium  
Seeley Booth (a.k.a. Joseph)   2005   Bones  
Joe Longo   2010   Melissa & Joey  
Joey Gladstone   1987; 2016   Full House; Fuller House  
Joseph Anders   1981; 2017   Dynasty  
French Presidents and Prime Ministers: 11 prime ministers, 2 prime minister/presidents, 1 president
(prime minister) Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles   1818-1819  
(prime minister) Édouard Mortier, duc de Trévise (a.k.a. Joseph)   1834-1835  
(prime minister) Léon Faucher (a.k.a. Joseph)   1851  
(prime minister/president) Adolphe Thiers (a.k.a. Joseph)   1836; 1840; 1871-1873  
(prime minister) Louis Buffet (a.k.a. Joseph)   1875-1876  
(prime minister) Joseph Caillaux   1911-1912  
(prime minister) Alexandre Ribot (a.k.a. Joseph)   1892-1893; 1895; 1914; 1917  
(president) Paul Doumer (a.k.a. Joseph)   1931-1932  
(prime minister) Joseph Paul-Boncour   1932-1933  
(prime minister) Philippe Pétain (a.k.a. Joseph)   1940  
(prime minister) Joseph Laniel   1953-1954  
(prime minister/president) Charles de Gaulle (a.k.a. Joseph)   1958-1959; 1959-1969  
(prime minister) Pierre Messmer (a.k.a. Joseph)   1972-1974  
(prime minister) Raymond Barre (a.k.a. Joseph)   1976-1981  
German Chancellors and Presidents: 4 chancellors
(chancellor) Joseph Wirth   1921-1922  
(chancellor) Franz von Papen (a.k.a. Joseph)   1932  
(chancellor) Joseph Goebbels   1945  
(chancellor) Konrad Adenauer (a.k.a. Joseph)   1949-1963  
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors: 4 king-emperors
King-Emperor Leopold I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1658-1705  
King-Emperor Joseph I   1690-1711  
King-Emperor Karl VI (a.k.a. Joseph)   1711-1740  
King-Emperor Joseph II   1764-1790  
Haitian Presidents: 5 presidents
(president) Joseph Lamothe   1879  
(president) Joseph Davilmar Théodore   1914-1915  
(president) Louis Borno (a.k.a. Joseph)   1922-1930  
(president) Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis   1956-1957  
(president) Joseph Nérette   1991-1992  
Hall-of-Famers: 13 baseball, 11 football, 11 ice hockey, 4 basketball
(baseball) Dan Brouthers (a.k.a. Joseph)   1945  
(baseball) Joe McGinnity   1946  
(baseball) Joe Tinker   1946  
(ice hockey) Frank Nighbor (a.k.a. Joseph)   1947  
(baseball) Pie Traynor (a.k.a. Joseph)   1948  
(ice hockey) Joe Malone   1950  
(baseball) Joe DiMaggio   1955  
(baseball) Joe Cronin   1956  
(ice hockey) Joe Hall   1961  
(ice hockey) Syl Apps (a.k.a. Joseph)   1961  
(ice hockey) "Bullet" Joe Simpson   1962  
(football) Joseph Carr   1963  
(ice hockey) Joe Primeau   1963  
(football) Joe Guyon   1966  
(basketball) Joe Lapchick   1966  
(football) Joe Stydahar   1967  
(baseball) Joe Medwick   1968  
(football) Joe Perry   1969  
(baseball) Joe Kelley   1971  
(ice hockey) Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion (a.k.a. Joseph)   1972  
(football) Joe Schmidt   1973  
(basketball) Joseph Brennan   1974  
(baseball) Joe Sewell   1977  
(basketball) Joe Fulks   1977  
(ice hockey) Lynn Patrick (a.k.a. Joseph)   1980  
(baseball) Arky Vaughan (a.k.a. Joseph)   1985  
(football) Joe Namath   1985  
(baseball) "Smokey" Joe Williams   1999  
(football) Joe Montana   2000  
(ice hockey) Joe Mullen   2000  
(football) Joe DeLamielleure   2003  
(baseball) Joe Gordon   2009  
(ice hockey) Joe Nieuwendyk   2011  
(ice hockey) Joe Sakic   2012  
(baseball) Joe Torre   2014  
(basketball) Jo Jo White   2015  
(football) Alan Faneca (a.k.a. Joseph)   2021  
(football) Joe Klecko   2023  
(football) Joe Thomas   2023  
Hungarian Kings and Queens: 6 kings
King Lipót I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1655-1705  
King József I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1687-1711  
King Károly III (a.k.a. Joseph)   1711-1740  
King József II (a.k.a. Joseph)   1780-1790  
King Ferdinánd V (a.k.a. Joseph)   1835-1848  
King Ferenc József I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1848-1916  
Most Valuable Players: 12 winners
Frank Nighbor (a.k.a. Joseph)   1924   ice hockey  
Joe Medwick   1937   baseball  
Joe DiMaggio   1939; 1941; 1947   baseball  
Joe Gordon   1942   baseball  
Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion (a.k.a. Joseph)   1961   ice hockey  
Joe Torre   1971   baseball  
Joe Theismann   1983   football  
Joe Montana   1989; 1990   football  
Joe Sakic   2001   ice hockey  
Joe Thornton   2006   ice hockey  
Joe Mauer   2009   baseball  
Joey Votto   2010   baseball  
New Zealand Prime Ministers: 3 prime ministers
Gordon Coates (a.k.a. Joseph)   1925-1928  
Joseph Ward   1906-1912; 1928-1930  
Michael Joseph Savage   1935-1940  
Nobel Prize Winners: 4 economics, 4 medicine, 2 physics, 1 literature, 1 peace
(physics) J. J. Thomson (a.k.a. Joseph)   1906  
(medicine) Joseph Erlanger   1944  
(medicine) Hermann Joseph Muller   1946  
(economics) Kenneth Arrow (a.k.a. Joseph)   1972  
(economics) George Stigler (a.k.a. Joseph)   1982  
(medicine) Joseph L. Goldstein   1985  
(literature) Joseph Brodsky   1987  
(medicine) Joseph Murray   1990  
(physics) Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.   1993  
(peace) Joseph Rotblat   1995  
(economics) James Heckman (a.k.a. Joseph)   2000  
(economics) Joseph Stiglitz   2001  
Norwegian Kings and Queens: 1 king
King Oskar I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1844-1859  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 56 actors, 3 actor/comedians, 2 youtubers, 1 comedian, 1 comedian/actor, 1 magician, 1 reality star
Buster Keaton (a.k.a. Joseph)   1895-1966  
Joseph Schildkraut   1896-1964  
Joseph Calleia   1897-1975  
Noel Purcell (a.k.a. Joseph)   1900-1985  
Fernandel (a.k.a. Joseph)   1903-1971  
Joseph Cotten   1905-1994  
Jock Mahoney (a.k.a. Joseph)   1919-1989  
Mickey Rooney (a.k.a. Joseph)   1920-2014  
Jerry Lewis (a.k.a. Joseph)   1926-2017  
Joseph Mascolo   1929-2016  
Robert Prosky (a.k.a. Joseph)   1930-2008  
Gregory Sierra (a.k.a. Joseph)   1937-2021  
Joe Viterelli   1937-2004  
Joseph Estrada   1937-  
Jack Nicholson (a.k.a. Joseph)   1937-  
Len Cariou (a.k.a. Joseph)   1939-  
Peter Eyre (a.k.a. Joseph)   1942-  
Tobin Bell (a.k.a. Joseph)   1942-  
Joe Pesci   1943-  
Joe Spano   1946-  
Keone Young (a.k.a. Joseph)   1947-  
Joe Morton   1947-  
Joe Mantegna   1947-  
Teller (a.k.a. Joseph)   1948-  
Cotter Smith (a.k.a. Joseph)   1949-  
Urbanus (a.k.a. Joseph)   1949-  
Joe Piscopo   1951-  
John Finn (a.k.a. Joseph)   1952-  
Youp van 't Hek   1954-  
Barry Shabaka Henley (a.k.a. Joseph)   1954-  
Nathan Lane (a.k.a. Joseph)   1956-  
John Corbett (a.k.a. Joseph)   1961-  
Joe Lando   1961-  
William Baldwin (a.k.a. Joseph)   1963-  
Roy Dupuis (a.k.a. Joseph)   1963-  
Frank Whaley (a.k.a. Joseph)   1963-  
Harry Lennix (a.k.a. Joseph)   1964-  
Michael Greyeyes (a.k.a. Joseph)   1967-  
Ron Livingston (a.k.a. Joseph)   1967-  
Joseph Fiennes   1970-  
Corin Nemec (a.k.a. Joseph)   1971-  
Patrick Wilson (a.k.a. Joseph)   1973-  
T. J. Thyne (a.k.a. Joseph)   1975-  
Brian J. White (a.k.a. Joseph)   1975-  
Joey Lawrence (a.k.a. Joseph)   1976-  
Joe Manganiello   1976-  
Tom Welling (a.k.a. Joseph)   1977-  
Clayne Crawford (a.k.a. Joseph)   1978-  
B. J. Novak (a.k.a. Joseph)   1979-  
Jason Momoa (a.k.a. Joseph)   1979-  
Ben Savage (a.k.a. Joseph)   1980-  
Joseph Gordon-Levitt   1981-  
Joseph Morgan   1981-  
T. J. Miller (a.k.a. Joseph)   1981-  
Rafe Spall (a.k.a. Joseph)   1983-  
Joseph Mazzello   1983-  
Kevin Zegers (a.k.a. Joseph)   1984-  
Jack Osbourne (a.k.a. Joseph)   1985-  
Joe Dempsie   1987-  
Nicholas Braun (a.k.a. Joseph)   1988-  
Joe Jonas   1989-  
Kiowa Gordon (a.k.a. Joseph)   1990-  
Joe Alwyn   1991-  
Joe Sugg   1991-  
Jake Paul (a.k.a. Joseph)   1997-  
Notable Artists: 3 painters, 2 cartoonists, 1 conceptual artist, 1 sculptor
Joseph Wright of Derby   1734-1797  
J. M. W. Turner (a.k.a. Joseph)   1775-1851  
Joseph Oriel Eaton   1829-1875  
Joseph Barbera   1911-2006  
Joseph Beuys   1921-1986  
Joseph Kosuth   1945-  
Urbanus (a.k.a. Joseph)   1949-  
Notable Athletes: 9 ice hockey, 8 soccer, 6 baseball, 5 basketball, 3 football, 3 rugby, 2 boxing, 2 cricket
(baseball) Dan Brouthers (a.k.a. Joseph)   1858-1932  
(ice hockey) Joe Hall   1881-1919  
(ice hockey) Joe Malone   1890-1969  
(ice hockey) Frank Nighbor (a.k.a. Joseph)   1893-1966  
(basketball) Joe Lapchick   1900-1970  
(baseball) Joe Cronin   1906-1984  
(boxing) Joe Louis   1914-1981  
(baseball) Joe DiMaggio   1914-1999  
(ice hockey) Syl Apps (a.k.a. Joseph)   1915-1998  
(basketball) Joe Fulks   1921-1976  
(soccer) Joe Gaetjens   1924-1964  
(ice hockey) Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion (a.k.a. Joseph)   1931-2006  
(soccer) Joseph Bonnel   1939-2018  
(baseball) Joe Torre   1940-  
(football) Joe Namath   1943-  
(boxing) Joe Frazier   1944-2011  
(basketball) Jo Jo White   1946-2018  
(football) Joe Theismann   1949-  
(basketball) Joe Bryant   1954-  
(football) Joe Montana   1956-  
(ice hockey) Joe Mullen   1957-  
(ice hockey) Joe Nieuwendyk   1966-  
(ice hockey) Joe Sakic   1969-  
(cricket) Chaminda Vaas (a.k.a. Joseph)   1974-  
(ice hockey) Joe Thornton   1979-  
(basketball) Lamar Odom (a.k.a. Joseph)   1979-  
(soccer) Joseph Yobo   1980-  
(soccer) Brad Davis (a.k.a. Joseph)   1981-  
(baseball) Joe Mauer   1983-  
(baseball) Joey Votto   1983-  
(cricket) Eoin Morgan (a.k.a. Joseph)   1986-  
(soccer) Joe Ledley   1987-  
(soccer) Joe Hart   1987-  
(rugby) Joe Moody   1988-  
(soccer) James McClean (a.k.a. Joseph)   1989-  
(soccer) Joe Allen   1990-  
(rugby) Joe Marler   1990-  
(rugby) Joe Launchbury   1991-  
Notable Businesspeople: 3 businesspersons
Joseph Wharton   1826-1909  
Joseph Pulitzer   1847-1911  
Larry Ellison (a.k.a. Joseph)   1944-  
Notable Evildoers: 2 persecutors
Joseph Stalin   1878-1953  
Joseph Goebbels   1897-1945  
Notable Filmmakers: 3 directors, 2 director/screenwriters, 1 screenwriter
Joseph L. Mankiewicz   1909-1993  
Joseph Barbera   1911-2006  
Sidney J. Furie (a.k.a. Joseph)   1933-  
Joss Whedon   1964-  
Sherman Alexie (a.k.a. Joseph)   1966-  
Joseph Russo   1971-  
Notable Journalists: 1 journalist
(journalist) Joseph Pulitzer   1847-1911  
Notable Military Figures: 3 generals
Philippe Pétain (a.k.a. Joseph)   1856-1951  
John J. Pershing (a.k.a. Joseph)   1860-1948  
Charles de Gaulle (a.k.a. Joseph)   1890-1970  
Notable Musicians: 13 musicians, 7 singers, 3 composers, 2 musician/singers, 1 lyricist/musician
Joseph Haydn   1732-1809  
François-Joseph Gossec   1734-1829  
Maurice Ravel (a.k.a. Joseph)   1875-1937  
Willie "The Lion" Smith (a.k.a. Joseph)   1893-1973  
"Big" Joe Turner   1911-1985  
James Brown (a.k.a. Joseph)   1933-2006  
Joe Tex (a.k.a. Joseph)   1935-1982  
Joe Dassin   1938-1980  
Joe Dolan   1939-2007  
Roger McGuinn (a.k.a. Joseph)   1942-  
Eddie Money (a.k.a. Joseph)   1949-2019  
Joseph "Dusty" Hill   1949-2021  
Urbanus (a.k.a. Joseph)   1949-  
Joseph "Geezer" Butler   1949-  
Joey Kramer   1950-  
Joe Perry (a.k.a. Joseph)   1950-  
Charlie McGettigan (a.k.a. Joseph)   1950-  
Joe Satriani   1956-  
Joseph "Run" Simmons   1964-  
Joey Fatone   1977-  
Joe Hahn   1977-  
Tchami (a.k.a. Joseph)   1985-  
Ermias "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom (a.k.a. Joseph)   1985-2019  
Benny Blanco (a.k.a. Joseph)   1988-  
Joe Jonas   1989-  
Dermot Kennedy (a.k.a. Joseph)   1992-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 3 economists, 2 mathematicians, 2 philosophers, 1 historian
Joseph Louis Lagrange   1736-1813  
Joseph Fourier   1768-1830  
Rudolf Steiner (a.k.a. Joseph)   1861-1925  
Joseph Schumpeter   1883-1950  
Arnold J. Toynbee (a.k.a. Joseph)   1889-1975  
Joseph Campbell   1904-1987  
Kenneth Arrow (a.k.a. Joseph)   1921-2017  
Joseph Stiglitz   1943-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 9 politicians
Joseph Pulitzer   1847-1911  
Brand Whitlock (a.k.a. Joseph)   1869-1934  
Joseph McCarthy   1908-1957  
Joseph Luns   1911-2002  
Maan Sassen (a.k.a. Joseph)   1911-1995  
Bob Dole (a.k.a. Joseph)   1923-2021  
Pierre Lardinois (a.k.a. Joseph)   1924-1987  
Frans Andriessen (a.k.a. Joseph)   1929-2019  
Ferd Grapperhaus (a.k.a. Joseph)   1959-  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 3 inventors, 2 physicists, 1 chemist, 1 physician
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot   1725-1804  
Joseph Marie Jacquard   1752-1834  
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac   1778-1850  
Joseph von Fraunhofer   1787-1826  
Joseph Lister   1827-1912  
J. J. Thomson (a.k.a. Joseph)   1856-1940  
Joseph Hooton Taylor Jr.   1941-  
Notable Writers: 6 authors, 2 author/poets, 1 poet
Joseph Conrad   1857-1924  
Brand Whitlock (a.k.a. Joseph)   1869-1934  
Joseph Roth   1894-1939  
D. J. Enright (a.k.a. Joseph)   1920-2002  
Joseph Heller   1923-1999  
Cormac McCarthy (a.k.a. Joseph)   1933-2023  
Joseph Brodsky   1940-1996  
Sherman Alexie (a.k.a. Joseph)   1966-  
Joseph Boyden   1966-  
Olympic Medalists: 23 gold, 13 silver, 10 bronze, 4 silver/gold, 3 bronze/gold, 3 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver
(silver) Bill Holland (a.k.a. Joseph)   1900   400 m  
(silver/bronze) Patrick Leahy (a.k.a. Joseph)   1900   high jump; long jump  
(silver) Joseph Bertrand   1900   swimming - 200 m team  
(gold) Joe Ruddy   1904   swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay  
(bronze) Lawrence Feuerbach (a.k.a. Joseph)   1904   shot put  
(silver/bronze) Joseph Stadler   1904   high jump - standing; triple jump - standing  
(gold) Joe Deakin   1908   3 mile team  
(bronze) Joseph Forshaw   1908   marathon  
(bronze) Joseph Dreher   1908   3 mile team  
(gold) Tim Ahearne (a.k.a. Joseph)   1908   triple jump  
(gold) Johnny Hayes (a.k.a. Joseph)   1908   marathon  
(silver) James Donahue (a.k.a. Joseph)   1912   pentathlon  
(gold) Joep Packbiers   1920   archery - moving target 28 m, team  
(bronze/silver) Joseph Pletinckx   1908; 1912; 1920; 1924   water polo  
(gold) Noel Purcell (a.k.a. Joseph)   1920   water polo  
(silver) Joseph Pearman   1920   10 km walk  
(silver/gold) Joseph Guillemot   1920   10000 m; 5000 m  
(bronze/gold) Joseph Hermans   1920   archery - large fixed target, team; archery - small fixed target; archery - small fixed target, team  
(bronze) Joie Ray (a.k.a. Joseph)   1924   3000 m team  
(silver) George Webber (a.k.a. Joseph)   1924   3000 m team  
(silver) Joseph Cludts   1924   water polo  
(gold) Frank Hussey (a.k.a. Joseph)   1924   4x100 m relay  
(silver/gold) Pete Desjardins (a.k.a. Joseph)   1924; 1928   diving - platform; diving - springboard  
(gold) Alston Wise (a.k.a. Joseph)   1932   ice hockey  
(gold) Leo Sexton (a.k.a. Joseph)   1932   shot put  
(bronze) Joe McCluskey   1932   3000 m steeplechase  
(silver) Bob Maas (a.k.a. Joseph)   1932   sailing  
(silver/bronze) Joseph De Combe   1924; 1936   swimming - 200 m breaststroke; water polo  
(gold) Joe Fortenberry   1936   basketball  
(silver) John Macionis (a.k.a. Joseph)   1936   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Patsy Guzzo (a.k.a. Joseph)   1948   ice hockey  
(gold) Joe Verdeur   1948   swimming - 200 m breaststroke  
(gold) Vince Boryla (a.k.a. Joseph)   1948   basketball  
(bronze) Joseph Bernardo   1948; 1952   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Josy Barthel   1952   1500 m  
(gold) Bobby Morrow (a.k.a. Joseph)   1956   100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay  
(bronze) Nick Whitehead (a.k.a. Joseph)   1960   4x100 m relay  
(gold) Ken Matthews (a.k.a. Joseph)   1964   20 km walk  
(silver) Tim Graham (a.k.a. Joseph)   1964   4x400 m relay  
(bronze) Edwin Skinner (a.k.a. Joseph)   1964   4x400 m relay  
(gold) Joe Caldwell   1964   basketball  
(silver/gold) Carl Joseph Robie III   1964; 1968   swimming - 200 m butterfly  
(gold) Jo Jo White   1968   basketball  
(bronze/gold) John Murphy (a.k.a. Joseph)   1972   swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Tom LaGarde (a.k.a. Joseph)   1976   basketball  
(silver) Joe Bottom   1976   swimming - 100 m butterfly  
(silver) Joseph Vargas   1984   water polo  
(silver) Joseph Mahmoud   1984   3000 m steeplechase  
(gold) Joe Kleine   1984   basketball  
(gold) Joe DeLoach   1988   200 m  
(gold) Joseph Keter   1996   3000 m steeplechase  
(bronze/gold) Joe Hudepohl   1992; 1996   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(silver/gold) Danyon Loader (a.k.a. Joseph)   1992; 1996   swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle  
(bronze) Lamar Odom (a.k.a. Joseph)   2004   basketball  
(bronze) Martyn Rooney (a.k.a. Joseph)   2008   4x400 m relay  
(bronze/gold/silver) Adam van Koeverden (a.k.a. Joseph)   2004; 2008; 2012   canoe sprint  
(gold) Joseph Sullivan   2012   rowing  
(silver) John Joe Nevin   2012   boxing  
Oscar Award Winners: 3 actors, 1 director
(actor) Joseph Schildkraut   1938   The Life of Émile Zola  
(director) Joseph L. Mankiewicz   1950; 1951   A Letter to Three Wives; All About Eve  
(actor) Joe Pesci   1991   GoodFellas  
(actor) Jack Nicholson (a.k.a. Joseph)   1976; 1984; 1998   One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest; Terms of Endearment; As Good As It Gets  
Other Leaders: 8 prime ministers, 3 presidents, 1 general secretary/premier
Prime Minister Emmanuel Servais (a.k.a. Joseph)   1867-1874   Luxembourg  
Prime Minister Raymond Le Bourdon (a.k.a. Joseph)   1919-1923   Monaco  
Prime Minister Joseph Howard   1921-1923   Malta  
Prime Minister Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland (a.k.a. Joseph)   1927-1932   Malta  
General Secretary/Premier Joseph Stalin   1922-1952; 1941-1953   Soviet Union  
Prime Minister Joseph Bech   1926-1937; 1953-1958   Luxembourg  
Prime Minister Henry Soum (a.k.a. Joseph)   1953-1959   Monaco  
President Anthony Mamo (a.k.a. Joseph)   1974-1976   Malta  
Prime Minister Joe Bossano (a.k.a. Joseph)   1988-1996   Gibraltar  
President Joseph Estrada   1992-1998; 1998-2001   Philippines  
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat   2013-   Malta  
President John Magufuli (a.k.a. Joseph)   2015-2021   Tanzania  
Other Notables: 1 person
Joseph "the Elephant Man" Merrick   1862-1890   deformities  
Other Religious Leaders: 3 leaders
Joseph Smith   1830-1844   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  
Joseph F. Smith   1901-1918   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  
Joseph Fielding Smith   1970-1972   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints  
Other Royalty: 7 princes
Joseph Johann Adam, Prince of Liechtenstein   1721-1732   Liechtenstein  
Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein   1712-1718; 1732-1745; 1748-1772   Liechtenstein  
Franz Joseph I, Prince of Liechtenstein   1772-1781   Liechtenstein  
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein   1805-1836   Liechtenstein  
Karl Franz of Prussia (a.k.a. Joseph)   1916-1975   Prussia  
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein   1938-1989   Liechtenstein  
Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein   1995-   Liechtenstein  
Portuguese Kings and Queens: 1 king
King José I the Reformer (a.k.a. Joseph)   1750-1777  
Pulitzer Award Winners: 2 literatures
(literature) William Kennedy (a.k.a. Joseph)   1984   Ironweed  
(literature) Cormac McCarthy (a.k.a. Joseph)   2007   The Road  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 13 musicians
James Brown (a.k.a. Joseph)   1986     
"Big" Joe Turner   1987     
Roger McGuinn (a.k.a. Joseph)   1991   The Byrds  
Frankie Lymon (a.k.a. Joseph)   1993   The Teenagers  
Joe Walsh   1998   The Eagles  
Joe Butler   2000   The Lovin' Spoonful  
Joey Kramer   2001   Aerosmith  
Joe Perry (a.k.a. Joseph)   2001   Aerosmith  
Joseph "Dusty" Hill   2004   ZZ Top  
Joseph "Geezer" Butler   2006   Black Sabbath  
Joseph Robert "Grandmaster Flash" Saddler   2007   Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five  
Joseph "Run" Simmons   2009   Run-DMC  
Joe Elliott   2019   Def Leppard  
Saints: 38 saints, 10 blessed
Saint Joseph   0xx BC-29  
Saint Joseph Justus   ?-0xx  
Saint Joseph of Arimathea   ?-0xx  
Saint Barnabas (a.k.a. Joseph)   ?-60  
Saint Joseph   ?-343  
Saint Joseph of Palestine   ?-356  
Saint Joseph of Persia   ?-376  
Saint Joseph of Alaverdi   5xx-?  
Saint Joseph Abibos   ?-590  
Saint Joseph the Hymnographer   c. 816-886  
Saint Joseph of Volokolamsk   ?-1515  
Blessed José de Anchieta (a.k.a. Joseph)   1534-1597  
Saint Giuseppe of Leonissa (a.k.a. Joseph)   1556-1612  
Saint José de Calasanz (a.k.a. Joseph)   1556-1648  
Saint Giuseppe of Cupertino (a.k.a. Joseph)   1603-1663  
Blessed Joseph of Saint Hyacinth   ?-1622  
Saint Giuseppe Maria Tomasi (a.k.a. Joseph)   1649-1713  
Saint Josep Oriol (a.k.a. Joseph)   1650-1702  
Blessed Joseph Vaz   1651-1711  
Saint Giuseppe Pignatelli (a.k.a. Joseph)   1737-1811  
Blessed Diego José of Cadiz (a.k.a. Joseph)   1743-1801  
Saint Benoît-Joseph Labré   1748-1783  
Blessed Joseph Tchang Ta-Pong   1754-1815  
Blessed Guillaume-Joseph Chaminade   1761-1850  
Saint José Uyen Dinh Nguyen (a.k.a. Joseph)   1775-1838  
Saint Joseph Hien Quang Do   1775-1840  
Saint Joseph Chang Song-jib   1785-1839  
Saint Joseph Vien Dinh Dang   1786-1838  
Saint Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo (a.k.a. Joseph)   1786-1842  
Saint Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert   1796-1839  
Saint Joseph Marchand   1803-1835  
Blessed Joseph Yuen   ?-1815  
Saint Joseph Thi Dang Le   1825-1860  
Blessed Joseph Gérard   1831-1914  
Saint Joseph Khang Duy Nguyen   1832-1861  
Saint Joseph Canh Luong Hoang   ?-1838  
Saint Joseph Peter Uyen   ?-1838  
Saint Joseph Nien Vien   ?-1840  
Saint Joseph Nghi   ?-1840  
Saint Giuseppe Marello (a.k.a. Joseph)   1844-1895  
Saint Joseph Cho Yun-ho   1847-1866  
Saint Joseph Freinademetz   1852-1908  
Saint Joseph Luu   ?-1854  
Blessed Columba Marmion (a.k.a. Joseph)   1858-1923  
Saint Joseph Mukasa   1860-1886  
Saint Joseph Zhang Wenlan   ?-1861  
Saint Joseph Khang   ?-1861  
Blessed Joseph-Marie Cassant   1878-1903  
Shakespearian Characters: 1 character
Joseph   Taming of the Shrew  
Spanish Kings and Queens: 1 king
King José Bonaparte (a.k.a. Joseph)   1808-1813     
Swedish Kings and Queens: 1 king
King Oscar I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1844-1859  
Swiss Presidents: 1 president
Joseph Deiss   2004