Namesakes
American Presidents:
1 president
Joe Biden (a.k.a. Joseph) 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:
2 archdukes, 1 emperor
Archduke Joseph I 1705-1711
Archduke Joseph II 1765-1790
Emperor Franz Joseph I 1848-1916
Belgian Prime Ministers:
13 prime ministers
Joseph Lebeau 1831; 1840-1841
Albert Joseph Goblet d'Alviella 1832-1834
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
Caiaphas (a.k.a. Joseph) (m) Luke 3:2
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
Joseph Justus (m) Acts 1:23
Joseph (m) Matt. 27:57
Barnabas (a.k.a. Joseph) (m) Acts 4:36
Bohemian Kings:
3 kings
King Josef I (a.k.a. Joseph) 1705-1711
King Josef II (a.k.a. Joseph) 1780-1790
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 (a.k.a. Joseph) 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
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
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters
Joseph Sedley 1847 Vanity Fair
Joseph Gargery 1860 Great Expectations
Fictional Characters from Plays and Musicals:
1 character
Franz Joseph I 1992 Elisabeth
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Joey Johnson (a.k.a. Joseph) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Joe Mangus (a.k.a. Joseph) 1994 Party of Five
Joey Tribbiani (a.k.a. Joseph) 1994; 2004 Friends; Joey
Seeley Booth (a.k.a. Joseph) 2005 Bones
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/president) Adolphe Thiers (a.k.a. Joseph) 1836; 1840; 1871-1873
(prime minister) Léon Faucher (a.k.a. Joseph) 1851
(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:
2 king-emperors
King-Emperor Joseph I 1690-1711
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:
3 basketball, 1 football
(football) Joseph Carr 1963
(basketball) Joseph Brennan 1974
(basketball) Joe Fulks (a.k.a. Joseph) 1977
(basketball) Jo Jo White (a.k.a. Joseph) 2015
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
3 kings
King József I (a.k.a. Joseph) 1687-1711
King József II (a.k.a. Joseph) 1780-1790
King Ferenc József I (a.k.a. Joseph) 1848-1916
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
Notable Actors and Actresses:
18 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 magician
Joseph Schildkraut 1896-1964
Fernandel (a.k.a. Joseph) 1903-1971
Lex Goudsmit (a.k.a. Joseph) 1913-1999
Joseph Mascolo 1929-2016
Joseph Estrada 1937-
Tobin Bell (a.k.a. Joseph) 1942-
Keone Young (a.k.a. Joseph) 1947-
Teller (a.k.a. Joseph) 1948-
Cotter Smith (a.k.a. Joseph) 1949-
Urbanus (a.k.a. Joseph) 1949-
Joe Longthorne (a.k.a. Joseph) 1955-2019
Joseph Fiennes 1970-
Corin Nemec (a.k.a. Joseph) 1971-
T. J. Thyne (a.k.a. Joseph) 1975-
Joe Manganiello (a.k.a. Joseph) 1976-
Ben Savage (a.k.a. Joseph) 1980-
Joseph Gordon-Levitt 1981-
Joseph Kloska 1983-
Rafe Spall (a.k.a. Joseph) 1983-
Kiowa Gordon (a.k.a. Joseph) 1990-
Notable Artists:
1 cartoonist, 1 fashion designer, 1 painter, 1 painter/engraver, 1 sculptor
J. M. W. Turner (a.k.a. Joseph) 1775-1851
Flori Van Acker (a.k.a. Joseph) 1858-1940
Joseph Beuys 1921-1986
Urbanus (a.k.a. Joseph) 1949-
Percy Irausquin (a.k.a. Joseph) 1969-2008
Notable Athletes:
7 soccer, 5 basketball, 5 rugby, 2 cricket, 2 football
(basketball) Joseph Brennan 1900-1989
(basketball) Joe Fulks (a.k.a. Joseph) 1921-1976
(soccer) Joseph Bonnel 1939-2018
(basketball) Jo Jo White (a.k.a. Joseph) 1946-2018
(basketball) Joe Bryant (a.k.a. Joseph) 1954-
(cricket) Chaminda Vaas (a.k.a. Joseph) 1974-
(basketball) Lamar Odom (a.k.a. Joseph) 1979-
(soccer) Joseph Yobo 1980-
(soccer) Brad Davis (a.k.a. Joseph) 1981-
(rugby) Joe Tekori (a.k.a. Joseph) 1983-
(cricket) Eoin Morgan (a.k.a. Joseph) 1986-
(football) Joe Webb (a.k.a. Joseph) 1986-
(soccer) Joe Ledley (a.k.a. Joseph) 1987-
(soccer) Joe Hart (a.k.a. Joseph) 1987-
(rugby) Joe Moody (a.k.a. Joseph) 1988-
(football) Joe Barksdale (a.k.a. Joseph) 1989-
(soccer) James McClean (a.k.a. Joseph) 1989-
(rugby) Joe Tomane (a.k.a. Joseph) 1990-
(soccer) Joe Allen (a.k.a. Joseph) 1990-
(rugby) Joe Launchbury (a.k.a. Joseph) 1991-
(rugby) Joe Taufete'e (a.k.a. Joseph) 1992-
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:
1 director, 1 screenwriter
Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1909-1993
Sherman Alexie (a.k.a. Joseph) 1966-
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
Philippe Pétain (a.k.a. Joseph) 1856-1951
Notable Musicians:
4 musicians, 4 singers, 3 composers, 1 musician/lyricist, 1 musician/singer
Joseph Haydn 1732-1809 classical
François-Joseph Gossec 1734-1829
Maurice Ravel (a.k.a. Joseph) 1875-1937
James Brown (a.k.a. Joseph) 1933-2006 soul
Eddie Money (a.k.a. Joseph) 1949-2019
Urbanus (a.k.a. Joseph) 1949-
Joey Kramer (a.k.a. Joseph) 1950- rock
Joe Perry (a.k.a. Joseph) 1950- rock
Joe Longthorne (a.k.a. Joseph) 1955-2019
Joseph "Run" Simmons 1964- hip hop
Joey Fatone (a.k.a. Joseph) 1977-
Benny Blanco (a.k.a. Joseph) 1988- pop
Dermot Kennedy (a.k.a. Joseph) 1992- pop
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 mathematicians, 1 economist, 1 philosopher
Joseph Louis Lagrange 1736-1813
Joseph Fourier 1768-1830
Joseph Schumpeter 1883-1950
Joseph Campbell 1904-1987
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Joseph Pulitzer 1847-1911
Bob Dole (a.k.a. Joseph) 1923-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
3 inventors, 1 chemist, 1 physicist
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot 1725-1804
Joseph Marie Jacquard 1752-1834
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac 1778-1850
Joseph von Fraunhofer 1787-1826
J. J. Thomson (a.k.a. Joseph) 1856-1940
Notable Writers:
4 authors, 2 poet/authors, 1 author/poet
Joseph Conrad 1857-1924
John Joseph Mathews 1894-1979
D. J. Enright (a.k.a. Joseph) 1920-2002
Joseph Heller 1923-1999
Joseph Bruchac 1942-
Sherman Alexie (a.k.a. Joseph) 1966-
Joseph Boyden 1966-
Olympic Medalists:
22 gold, 10 silver, 8 bronze, 4 silver/gold, 3 bronze/gold, 3 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver
(silver/bronze) Patrick Leahy (a.k.a. Joseph) 1900 high jump; long jump
(gold) Joseph 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 (a.k.a. Joseph) 1908 3 mile team
(bronze) Joseph Forshaw 1908 marathon
(bronze) Joseph Dreher 1908 3 mile team
(gold) Charles Bacon (a.k.a. Joseph) 1908 400 m hurdles
(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 (a.k.a. Joseph) 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team
(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/silver) Joseph Pletinckx 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924 water polo
(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
(silver/gold) Pete Desjardins (a.k.a. Joseph) 1924; 1928 diving - springboard; diving - platform
(gold) Alston Wise (a.k.a. Joseph) 1932 ice hockey
(gold) Leo Sexton (a.k.a. Joseph) 1932 shot put
(bronze) Joe McCluskey (a.k.a. Joseph) 1932 3000 m steeplechase
(silver/bronze) Joseph De Combe 1924; 1936 swimming - 200 m breaststroke; water polo
(gold) Joe Fortenberry (a.k.a. Joseph) 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) Joseph 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) Joseph 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
(gold) Joe Caldwell (a.k.a. Joseph) 1964 basketball
(silver/gold) Carl Joseph Robie III 1964; 1968 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(gold) Jo Jo White (a.k.a. Joseph) 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) Joseph Bottom 1976 swimming - 100 m butterfly
(silver) Joseph Mahmoud 1984 3000 m steeplechase
(silver) Joseph Vargas 1984 water polo
(gold) Joe Kleine (a.k.a. Joseph) 1984 basketball
(gold) Joe DeLoach (a.k.a. Joseph) 1988 200 m
(gold) Joseph Keter 1996 3000 m steeplechase
(bronze/gold) Joseph 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/gold/silver) Adam van Koeverden (a.k.a. Joseph) 2004; 2008; 2012 canoe sprint
(gold) Joseph Sullivan 2012 rowing
(silver) John Joe Nevin (a.k.a. Joseph) 2012 boxing
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor, 1 director
(actor) Joseph Schildkraut 1937 The Life of Émile Zola
(director) Joseph L. Mankiewicz 1949; 1950 A Letter to Three Wives; All About Eve
Other Leaders:
6 prime ministers, 2 presidents, 1 general secretary/premier
Prime Minister Emmanuel Servais (a.k.a. Joseph) 1867-1874 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Joseph Howard 1921-1923 Malta
General Secretary/Premier Joseph Stalin 1922-1952; 1941-1953 Soviet Union
Prime Minister Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland (a.k.a. Joseph) 1927-1932 Malta
Prime Minister Joseph Bech 1926-1937; 1953-1958 Luxembourg
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
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:
5 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
Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein 1938-1989 Liechtenstein
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
1 king
King José I the Reformer (a.k.a. Joseph) 1750-1777
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 winner
William Kennedy (a.k.a. Joseph) 1984 Ironweed
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
James Brown (a.k.a. Joseph) 1986
Saints:
44 saints, 25 blessed
Saint Joseph ?-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 Abibos ?-590
Saint Joseph the Hymnographer ?-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
Blessed Joseph Yuen ?-1815
Saint José Diaz Sanjurjo (a.k.a. Joseph) 1818-1857
Blessed Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet (a.k.a. Joseph) 1818-1894
Saint Joseph Thi Dang Le 1825-1860
Blessed Joseph Gérard 1831-1914
Saint José Khang Duy Nguyen (a.k.a. Joseph) 1832-1861
Saint Josep Manyanet i Vives (a.k.a. Joseph) 1833-1901
Saint Joseph Marchand ?-1835
Saint José Canh Luong Hoang (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1838
Blessed José Fernández de Ventosa (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1838
Saint Joseph Canh ?-1838
Saint Joseph Peter Uyen ?-1838
Saint Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert ?-1839
Saint Joseph Nien Vien ?-1840
Saint Joseph Nghi ?-1840
Blessed Giuseppe Tovini (a.k.a. Joseph) 1841-1897
Blessed Józef Sebastian Pelczar (a.k.a. Joseph) 1842-1924
Blessed Giuseppe Baldo (a.k.a. Joseph) 1843-1915
Saint Giuseppe Marello (a.k.a. Joseph) 1844-1895
Saint Joseph Cho Yun-ho 1847-1866
Blessed Giuseppe Nascimbeni (a.k.a. Joseph) 1851-1922
Blessed Giuseppe Allamano (a.k.a. Joseph) 1851-1926
Saint Joseph Freinademetz 1852-1908
Saint Joseph Luu ?-1854
Blessed José Ruiz Bruixola (a.k.a. Joseph) 1857-1936
Saint Józef Bilczewski (a.k.a. Joseph) 1860-1923
Saint Joseph Zhang Wenlan ?-1861
Saint Joseph Khang ?-1861
Blessed José María Rubio y Peralta (a.k.a. Joseph) 1864-1929
Blessed Joseph-Marie Cassant 1878-1903
Saint Giuseppe Moscati (a.k.a. Joseph) 1880-1927
Saint Joseph Mukasa ?-1886
Blessed José Sánchez del Río (a.k.a. Joseph) 1913-1928
Saint José Isabel Flores Varela (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1927
Saint José Maria Robles Hurtado (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1927
Blessed José Ferrer Esteve (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1936
Blessed José Fenollosa Alcayna (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1936
Blessed José Perpina Nacher (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1936
Blessed José Sala Pico (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1936
Blessed José Aparicio Sanz (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1936
Blessed Josep Tàpies Sirvant (a.k.a. Joseph) ?-1936
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Joseph Taming of the Shrew
Spanish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King José Bonaparte (a.k.a. Joseph) 1808-1813
Title Characters:
2 books, 1 musical, 1 song
(book) Joseph 1943 Joseph and His Brothers
(musical) Joseph 1968 Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
(book) Joseph 1992 Missing Joseph
(song) Joseph 2008 Joseph