Josephine

Josephine "Jo" Armstead, also known as "Joshie" Jo Armstead, is an American soul singer and songwriter. Armstead began her career singing backing vocals for blues musician Bobby "Blue" Bland before becoming an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the early 1960s. She also had some success as a solo singer, her biggest hit being "A Stone Good Lover" in 1968. As a songwriter, Armstead teamed up with Ashford & Simpson. The trio wrote hits for various artists, including Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Tina Britt, Ronnie Milsap, and Syl Johnson. In the 1970s, Armstead appeared in the Broadway musicals Don't Play Us Cheap and Seesaw.

Josephine de la Viña (1946 – 2011) was a discus thrower from the Philippines who is considered as her country's greatest athlete in the event. She won gold medals in her pet event at the 1966 Asian Games and 1973 Asian Athletics Championships. She also competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics.

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Josephine de la Viña's personal best throw of 54.71m, which she set during the 1971 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Bakersfield, remains a national record to this day. She also holds the second-best mark of 53.92m, which she achieved during the qualification round of the 1972 Summer Olympics. She is the only Filipina discus thrower in history to breach the 50m mark and her record is expected to last for many more decades. Dela Viña also held the national shot put record from 1970 to 1975.

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In 2018, de la Viña was posthumously inducted into the Philippine Sports Hall of Fame.

Josephine March, nickname Jo, from Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.

I can't help but feel as though this name and "Joseph" are going to skyrocket in popularity this year thanks to the upcoming president.

Josephine Baker is a good namesake!

Josephine “Jo” Hopper was the wife and muse of American painter Edward Hopper and an artist in her own right. She studied under the painter Robert Henri and is featured in his painting The Art Student.

Josephine Langford is Australian actress Katherine Langford's sister.

Josephine Langford is an actress from the movie “After” and she plays Tessa in the movie.

Josephine “Jo” March is an autobiographical character in Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Jo is the feistiest out if the four heroines, with a hot temper and a fierce love for her sister Beth. She marries Professor Fritz Bhaer.

Saint Josephine Bakhita is the patron saint of Sudan. Her feast day is celebrated on February 8.

Josephine Barry is Diana's great-aunt in Anne of Green Gables.

Josephine Earp is famous bearer of this name!

Josephine Victoria "Joy" Behar is an American comedian, writer, and actress. She co-hosts the ABC daytime talk show The View. She hosted The Joy Behar Show on HLN from 2009 to 2011 and Joy Behar: Say Anything! On Current TV, from 2012 until the channel switched formats in August 2013. Behar's new weekly late-night talk show, Late Night Joy, premiered on TLC in November 2015.

Josephine Henning is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back for the Germany national team and Olympique Lyon of the French Division 1 Féminine. Since making her debut for the national team in September 2010, she has won over 25 caps and represented her country at UEFA Women's Euro 2013 and the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.

Josephine Skriver is a Danish fashion model. She is a Victoria's Secret Angel and since her modeling debut in 2011, she has walked in over 300 fashion shows, modeled for some of the world's biggest fashion brands and been on the cover of and featured in magazines such as Vanity Fair, Elle, Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire.

Josephine is the full first name of the Third Doctor's companion Jo Grant.

Josephine Baker (b. 1906 - d. 1975, born Freda Josephine McDonald) was American-born French dancer of African American heritage. An American citizen by birth, she became a naturalized French citizen in her thirties.

Josephine Baker (b. 1906 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American dancer.

The song "Come Josephine In My Flying Machine" was the most popular song of 1911 and was first recorded in 1910. It was sung several times in the 1997 blockbuster "Titanic".

Princess Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda of Denmark was born on January 8, 2011 and christened April 14, 2011. She is the daughter of Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary of Denmark.

A character named Josephine Perry is the subject of five stories published by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the early 1930s. The character was based on his first real life love, debutante Ginevra King.

There is the English artist Josephine Wall.

Actor Matt Craven and make-up artist Sally Sutton have a daughter Josephine Crnkovich, born 1995.

A famous bearer was American coloratura soprano Josephine Antoine (1907-1971). She appeared with the Metropolitan Opera from 1936 to 1948. After her career with the Met, she performed as a famed concert performer. She also worked in the radio industry.

Josephine is the name of a song by Chris Rea.

In The Catcher in the Rye, Phoebe Caulfield's middle name is Josephine.

In Sweden there have been some royals with the name.
Josephine of Leuchtenberg, 14 March 1807 - 7 June 1876) was the Queen consort of Oscar I of Sweden and Norway. She was known as Queen Josefina. Her paternal grandmother and namesake was Joséphine Tascher de La Pagerie, the first wife of Emperor Napoléon I of France.

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland (Madeleine Thérèse Amelie Josephine; born 10 June 1982) is the youngest child and second daughter of King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden.
Her fourth name, Josephine, is in honour of her ancestress Josephine of Leuchtenberg (later Queen of Sweden and Norway under the name Josefina) the daughter of Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon Bonaparte's first wife Empress Joséphine by her first husband.

Singer Maite Kelly and Florent Michel Raimond have a daughter Josephine Raimond, born 22nd January 2008.

The main character in the novel and movie Looking for Alibrandi bears this name. Hers is shortened to Josie.

The popular exotic dancer Josephine Baker was a bearer of this name.

A character in Lemony Snicket's Series of Unfortunate Events is named Josephine. She is afraid of pretty much everything, and her greatest joy in life (before she's eaten by leeches) is grammar.

Josephine is the full first name of Josie from Josie and the Pussycats.

Josephine Potter (or Joey Potter) is one of the female main characters (played by Katie Holmes) on "Dawson's Creek".

Josephine March "Jo", main character of Louisa May Alcott's "Little Women" is a notable bearer of this name.