Namesakes for JOSEPH:
  Shakespearian Characters: 1 character
      Joseph   Taming of the Shrew
  Biblical Characters: 14 characters
      Joseph   Gen. 30:23
      Joseph   Num. 13:7
      Joseph   1 Chr. 25:2
      Joseph   Ezra 10:42
      Joseph   Neh. 12:14
      Joseph   Luke 3:24
      Joseph   Luke 3:26
      Joseph   Luke 3:30
      Joseph   Matt. 1:16
      Joseph of Arimathea   Matt. 27:57
      Joseph (a.k.a. Joses)   Matt. 13:55
      Joseph   Acts 1:23
      Joseph (a.k.a. Joses)   Acts 4:36
      Joseph (a.k.a. Joses)   Matt. 27:56
  Kings of Germany and Holy Roman Emperors: 2 king/emperors
      King/Emperor Joseph I   1705-1711
      King/Emperor Joseph II   1765-1790
  Kings and Queens of Hungary: 2 kings
      King József I (a.k.a. Joseph)   1687-1711
      King József II (a.k.a. Joseph)   1780-1790
  Nobel Prize Winners: 3 medicine, 2 physics, 1 economics, 1 literature, 1 peace
      (economics) Joseph E. Stiglitz   2001
      (literature) Joseph Brodsky   1987
      (medicine) Joseph E. Murray   1990
      (medicine) Joseph L. Goldstein   1985
      (medicine) Joseph Erlanger   1944
      (peace) Joseph Rotblat   1995
      (physics) Joseph H. Taylor Jr.   1993
      (physics) Joseph J. Thomson   1906
  Oscar Award Winners: 1 actor, 1 director
      (actor) Joseph Schildkraut   1937
      (director) Joseph L. Mankiewicz   1949, 1950
  Saints: 28 saints, 5 blessed, 1 venerable
      Blessed Joseph Yuen
      Saint Joseph Volokolamsk
      Venerable Joseph de Veuster
      Blessed Joseph Tshang
      Saint Joseph Thi
      Blessed Joseph of Styacinth
      Saint Joseph Shang Ta Pong
      Saint Joseph Peter Ryuen
      Saint Joseph of Persia
      Saint Joseph of Palestine
      Saint Joseph Oriol
      Saint Joseph Nien Vien
      Saint Joseph Nghi
      Saint Joseph Natelli
      Saint Joseph Mukasa
      Saint Joseph Moscati
      Saint Joseph Marcand
      Saint Joseph Lun
      Saint Joseph of Leonissa
      Saint Joseph Khang
      Saint Joseph the Hymnographer
      Saint Joseph Hein
      Blessed Joseph Fernandez
      Saint Joseph of Cupertino
      Saint Joseph Cottolengo
      Saint Joseph Canh
      Saint Joseph Calasanctius
      Saint Joseph Cafassa
      Saint Joseph of Barsabas
      Saint Joseph of Arimathea
      Saint Joseph of Antioch
      Saint Joseph Abibos
      Saint Joseph
      Blessed Joseph Leroux
  Sports Stars: 2 basketball
      (basketball) Joseph Brennan   1974
      (basketball) Joseph F. Fulks (a.k.a. Joe)   1977
  Notable Artists: 1 artist
      (artist) Joseph M. W. Turner   1775-1851
  Notable Writers: 1 author
      (author) Joseph Conrad   1857-1924