Namesakes
American Presidents:
1 president
Joe Biden 2021-2025 
Australian Prime Ministers:
4 prime ministers
Joseph Cook 1913-1914
Joseph Lyons 1932-1939
John Curtin (middle name Joseph) 1941-1945
Ben Chifley (a.k.a. Joseph) 1945-1949
Austrian Dukes and Emperors:
4 archdukes, 2 emperors
Archduke Leopold IV (middle name Joseph) 1657-1705
Archduke Joseph I 1705-1711
Archduke Karl II (middle name Joseph) 1711-1740
Archduke Joseph II 1765-1790
Emperor Ferdinand I (middle name Joseph) 1835-1848
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 (middle name Joseph) 1852-1855
Jules d'Anethan (middle name Joseph) 1870-1871
Walthère Frère-Orban (middle name Joseph) 1868-1870; 1878-1884
Paul de Smet de Naeyer (middle name Joseph) 1896-1899; 1899-1907
Aloys Van de Vyvere (middle name Joseph) 1925
Prosper Poullet (middle name Joseph) 1925-1926
Camille Huysmans (middle name Joseph) 1946-1947
Joseph Pholien 1950-1952
Jean Van Houtte (middle name Joseph) 1952-1954
Théo Lefèvre (middle name Joseph) 1961-1965
Jean-Luc Dehaene (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1656-1705
King Josef I (a.k.a. Joseph) 1705-1711
King Karel II (middle name Joseph) 1711-1740
King Josef II (a.k.a. Joseph) 1780-1790
King Ferdinand V (middle name Joseph) 1835-1848
King František Josef I (middle name Joseph) 1848-1916
Canadian Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
John Abbott (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 2006-2015
Joseph I 831-849
Joseph II 1946-1956
Dutch Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Charles Ruijs de Beerenbrouck (middle name Joseph) 1918-1925; 1929-1933
Louis Beel (middle name Joseph) 1946-1948; 1958-1959
Eurovision Song Contest Winners:
1 winner
Charlie McGettigan (middle name 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
Joseph Anders 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Joe Mangus 1994 Party of Five
Joseph Gribble 1997 King of the Hill
Rory Hennessy (middle name Joseph) 2002 8 Simple Rules
Joey Tribbiani 1994; 2004 Friends; Joey
Joe DuBois 2005 Medium
Seeley Booth (middle name Joseph) 2005 Bones
Joe Longo 2010 Melissa & Joey
Joey Gladstone 1987; 2016 Full House; Fuller House
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 (middle name Joseph) 1834-1835
(prime minister/president) Adolphe Thiers (middle name Joseph) 1836; 1840; 1871-1873
(prime minister) Léon Faucher (middle name Joseph) 1851
(prime minister) Louis Buffet (middle name Joseph) 1875-1876
(prime minister) Joseph Caillaux 1911-1912
(prime minister) Alexandre Ribot (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1940
(prime minister) Joseph Laniel 1953-1954
(prime minister/president) Charles de Gaulle (middle name Joseph) 1958-1959; 1959-1969
(prime minister) Pierre Messmer (middle name Joseph) 1972-1974
(prime minister) Raymond Barre (middle name Joseph) 1976-1981
German Chancellors and Presidents:
4 chancellors
(chancellor) Joseph Wirth 1921-1922
(chancellor) Franz von Papen (middle name Joseph) 1932
(chancellor) Joseph Goebbels 1945
(chancellor) Konrad Adenauer (middle name Joseph) 1949-1963
German Kings and Holy Roman Emperors:
4 king-emperors
King-Emperor Leopold I (middle name Joseph) 1658-1705
King-Emperor Joseph I 1690-1711
King-Emperor Karl VI (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1945
(baseball) Joe McGinnity 1946
(baseball) Joe Tinker 1946
(ice hockey) Frank Nighbor (middle name Joseph) 1947
(baseball) Pie Traynor (middle name Joseph) 1948
(ice hockey) Joe Malone 1950
(baseball) Joe DiMaggio 1955
(baseball) Joe Cronin 1956
(ice hockey) Joe Hall 1961
(ice hockey) Syl Apps (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 2021
(football) Joe Klecko 2023
(football) Joe Thomas 2023
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
6 kings
King Lipót I (middle name Joseph) 1655-1705
King József I (a.k.a. Joseph) 1687-1711
King Károly III (middle name Joseph) 1711-1740
King József II (a.k.a. Joseph) 1780-1790
King Ferdinánd V (middle name Joseph) 1835-1848
King Ferenc József I (middle name Joseph) 1848-1916
Most Valuable Players:
12 winners
Frank Nighbor (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1972
(economics) George Stigler (middle name 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 (middle name 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:
87 actors, 4 actor/comedians, 2 youtubers, 1 comedian, 1 magician, 1 presenter, 1 reality star
Lew Cody (middle name Joseph) 1884-1934
Joe E. Brown 1891-1973
Buster Keaton (a.k.a. Joseph) 1895-1966
J. Carrol Naish (a.k.a. Joseph) 1896-1973
Joseph Schildkraut 1896-1964
Joseph Calleia 1897-1975
Pat O'Brien (middle name Joseph) 1899-1983
Noel Purcell (middle name Joseph) 1900-1985
Fernandel (middle name Joseph) 1903-1971
Joseph Cotten 1905-1994
Arthur O'Connell (middle name Joseph) 1908-1981
Joe Mantell (a.k.a. Joseph) 1915-2010
Jock Mahoney (middle name Joseph) 1919-1989
Mickey Rooney (a.k.a. Joseph) 1920-2014
Jack Lord (middle name Joseph) 1920-1998
Chuck Connors (middle name Joseph) 1921-1992
William Schallert (middle name Joseph) 1922-2016
Philip Carey (middle name Joseph) 1925-2009
Joe Franklin (a.k.a. Joseph) 1926-2015
Jerry Lewis (a.k.a. Joseph) 1926-2017
Keith Michell (middle name Joseph) 1926-2015
James Broderick (middle name Joseph) 1927-1982
Patrick McGoohan (middle name Joseph) 1928-2009
Bernard Cribbins (middle name Joseph) 1928-2022
Peter Breck (a.k.a. Joseph) 1929-2012
Joseph Mascolo 1929-2016
Robert Prosky (middle name Joseph) 1930-2008
Seymour Cassel (middle name Joseph) 1935-2019
Gregory Sierra (middle name Joseph) 1937-2021
Joe Viterelli 1937-2004
Joseph Estrada 1937-
Jack Nicholson (middle name Joseph) 1937-
William Devane (middle name Joseph) 1939-
Len Cariou (middle name Joseph) 1939-
Peter Eyre (middle name Joseph) 1942-
Tobin Bell (a.k.a. Joseph) 1942-
Joe Pesci 1943-
Ken Howard (middle name Joseph) 1944-2016
Joe Spano 1946-
Keone Young (middle name Joseph) 1947-
Joe Morton 1947-
Joe Mantegna 1947-
Teller (middle name Joseph) 1948-
Joseph Marcell 1948-
Joe Dallesandro (a.k.a. Joseph) 1948-
Cotter Smith (a.k.a. Joseph) 1949-
Urbanus (middle name Joseph) 1949-
Joe Piscopo 1951-
Joe Pantoliano 1951-
John Finn (middle name Joseph) 1952-
Youp van 't Hek 1954-
Barry Shabaka Henley (middle name Joseph) 1954-
Nathan Lane (a.k.a. Joseph) 1956-
John Corbett (middle name Joseph) 1961-
Joe Lando 1961-
William Baldwin (middle name Joseph) 1963-
Dean Norris (middle name Joseph) 1963-
Roy Dupuis (middle name Joseph) 1963-
Frank Whaley (middle name Joseph) 1963-
Harry Lennix (middle name Joseph) 1964-
Samuel West (middle name Joseph) 1966-
Michael Greyeyes (middle name Joseph) 1967-
Ron Livingston (middle name Joseph) 1967-
Joseph Fiennes 1970-
Corin Nemec (a.k.a. Joseph) 1971-
Patrick Wilson (middle name Joseph) 1973-
Stephen Graham (middle name Joseph) 1973-
T. J. Thyne (middle name Joseph) 1975-
Brian J. White (middle name Joseph) 1975-
Joey Lawrence (a.k.a. Joseph) 1976-
Joe Manganiello 1976-
Tom Welling (middle name Joseph) 1977-
Clayne Crawford (a.k.a. Joseph) 1978-
B. J. Novak (middle name Joseph) 1979-
Jason Momoa (a.k.a. Joseph) 1979-
D. J. Cotrona (middle name Joseph) 1980-
Ben Savage (middle name Joseph) 1980-
Joseph Gordon-Levitt 1981-
Joseph Morgan 1981-
T. J. Miller (middle name Joseph) 1981-
Rafe Spall (middle name Joseph) 1983-
Dan Levy (middle name Joseph) 1983-
Joseph Mazzello 1983-
Joe Gilgun 1984-
Kevin Zegers (middle name Joseph) 1984-
James Wolk (middle name Joseph) 1985-
Jack Osbourne (middle name Joseph) 1985-
Joe Dempsie 1987-
Nicholas Braun (middle name Joseph) 1988-
Joe Jonas 1989-
Kiowa Gordon (middle name Joseph) 1990-
Charlie McDermott (middle name Joseph) 1990-
Joe Alwyn 1991-
Joe Sugg 1991-
Joe "Djo" Keery 1992-
Jake Paul (middle name Joseph) 1997-
Joe Locke 2003-
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 (middle name Joseph) 1949-
Notable Athletes:
9 ice hockey, 8 soccer, 6 baseball, 5 basketball, 3 football, 3 rugby, 2 boxing, 2 cricket, 1 baseball/basketball
(baseball) Dan Brouthers (middle name Joseph) 1858-1932
(ice hockey) Joe Hall 1881-1919
(ice hockey) Joe Malone 1890-1969
(ice hockey) Frank Nighbor (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1915-1998
(baseball/basketball) Chuck Connors (middle name Joseph) 1921-1992
(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 (middle name Joseph) 1974-
(ice hockey) Joe Thornton 1979-
(basketball) Lamar Odom (middle name Joseph) 1979-
(soccer) Joseph Yobo 1980-
(soccer) Brad Davis (middle name Joseph) 1981-
(baseball) Joe Mauer 1983-
(baseball) Joey Votto 1983-
(cricket) Eoin Morgan (middle name Joseph) 1986-
(soccer) Joe Ledley 1987-
(soccer) Joe Hart 1987-
(rugby) Joe Moody 1988-
(soccer) James McClean (middle name 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 (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1933-
Joss Whedon 1964-
Sherman Alexie (middle name Joseph) 1966-
Joseph Russo 1971-
Notable Journalists:
1 journalist
(journalist) Joseph Pulitzer 1847-1911
Notable Military Figures:
3 generals
Philippe Pétain (middle name Joseph) 1856-1951
John J. Pershing (middle name Joseph) 1860-1948
Charles de Gaulle (middle name Joseph) 1890-1970
Notable Musicians:
14 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 (middle name Joseph) 1893-1973
"Big" Joe Turner 1911-1985
James Brown (middle name Joseph) 1933-2006
Joe Tex (a.k.a. Joseph) 1935-1982
Joe Dassin 1938-1980
Joe Dolan 1939-2007
Roger McGuinn (middle name Joseph) 1942-
Eddie Money (middle name Joseph) 1949-2019
Joseph "Dusty" Hill 1949-2021
Urbanus (middle name Joseph) 1949-
Joseph "Geezer" Butler 1949-
Joey Kramer 1950-
Joe Perry (a.k.a. Joseph) 1950-
Charlie McGettigan (middle name Joseph) 1950-
Joe Satriani 1956-
Joseph "Run" Simmons 1964-
Joey Fatone 1977-
Joe Hahn 1977-
Tchami (middle name Joseph) 1985-
Ermias "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom (middle name Joseph) 1985-2019
Benny Blanco (middle name Joseph) 1988-
Joe Jonas 1989-
Joe "Djo" Keery 1992-
Dermot Kennedy (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1861-1925
Joseph Schumpeter 1883-1950
Arnold J. Toynbee (middle name Joseph) 1889-1975
Joseph Campbell 1904-1987
Kenneth Arrow (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1911-1995
Bob Dole (middle name Joseph) 1923-2021
Pierre Lardinois (middle name Joseph) 1924-1987
Frans Andriessen (middle name Joseph) 1929-2019
Ferd Grapperhaus (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1920-2002
Joseph Heller 1923-1999
Cormac McCarthy (middle name Joseph) 1933-2023
Joseph Brodsky 1940-1996
Sherman Alexie (middle name Joseph) 1966-
Joseph Boyden 1966-
Olympic Medalists:
24 gold, 19 silver, 12 bronze, 6 silver/gold, 3 bronze/gold, 3 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 bronze/silver
(silver) Bill Holland (middle name Joseph) 1900 400 m
(silver/bronze) Patrick Leahy (middle name Joseph) 1900 high jump; long jump
(silver) Joseph Bertrand 1900 swimming - 200 m team
(silver/gold) John Flanagan (middle name Joseph) 1900; 1904; 1908 56 lb weight throw; hammer throw
(gold) Étienne Desmarteau (a.k.a. Joseph) 1904 56 lb weight throw
(gold) Joe Ruddy 1904 swimming - 4x50 yard freestyle relay
(bronze) Lawrence Feuerbach (middle name Joseph) 1904 shot put
(silver) John Daly (middle name Joseph) 1904 3000 m steeplechase
(silver/bronze) Joseph Stadler 1904 high jump - standing; triple jump - standing
(gold) Joe Deakin 1908 3 mile team
(bronze) Joseph Forshaw 1908 marathon
(silver) Daniel Kelly (middle name Joseph) 1908 long jump
(bronze) Joseph Dreher 1908 3 mile team
(gold) Tim Ahearne (middle name Joseph) 1908 triple jump
(gold) Johnny Hayes (middle name Joseph) 1908 marathon
(silver) James Donahue (middle name Joseph) 1912 pentathlon
(gold) Joep Packbiers 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team
(silver/gold) Pat McDonald (middle name Joseph) 1912; 1920 shot put; shot put - both hands; 56 lb weight throw
(gold) Noel Purcell (middle name 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/silver) Joseph Pletinckx 1908; 1912; 1920; 1924 water polo
(bronze) Joie Ray (a.k.a. Joseph) 1924 3000 m team
(silver) George Webber (middle name Joseph) 1924 3000 m team
(silver) Joseph Cludts 1924 water polo
(gold) Frank Hussey (middle name Joseph) 1924 4x100 m relay
(silver/gold) Pete Desjardins (middle name Joseph) 1924; 1928 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(gold) Alston Wise (a.k.a. Joseph) 1932 ice hockey
(gold) Leo Sexton (middle name Joseph) 1932 shot put
(bronze) Joe McCluskey 1932 3000 m steeplechase
(silver) Bob Maas (middle name Joseph) 1932 sailing
(silver/bronze) Joseph De Combe 1924; 1936 swimming - 200 m breaststroke; water polo
(gold) Joe Fortenberry 1936 basketball
(silver) John Macionis (middle name Joseph) 1936 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Patsy Guzzo (middle name Joseph) 1948 ice hockey
(gold) Joe Verdeur 1948 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(gold) Vince Boryla (middle name Joseph) 1948 basketball
(bronze) Joseph Bernardo 1948; 1952 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Josy Barthel 1952 1500 m
(gold) Bobby Morrow (middle name Joseph) 1956 100 m; 200 m; 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Nick Whitehead (a.k.a. Joseph) 1960 4x100 m relay
(gold) Ken Matthews (middle name Joseph) 1964 20 km walk
(silver) Tim Graham (middle name Joseph) 1964 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Edwin Skinner (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1972 swimming - 100 m backstroke; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Tom LaGarde (middle name Joseph) 1976 basketball
(silver) Joe Bottom 1976 swimming - 100 m butterfly
(silver) Mike Sylvester (middle name Joseph) 1980 basketball
(silver) Joseph Vargas 1984 water polo
(silver) Joseph Mahmoud 1984 3000 m steeplechase
(gold) Joe Kleine 1984 basketball
(gold) Joe DeLoach 1988 200 m
(silver/gold) Danyon Loader (middle name Joseph) 1992; 1996 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle
(gold) Joseph Keter 1996 3000 m steeplechase
(bronze/gold) Joe Hudepohl 1992; 1996 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Lamar Odom (middle name Joseph) 2004 basketball
(bronze) Jake Arrieta (middle name Joseph) 2008 baseball
(bronze) Martyn Rooney (middle name Joseph) 2008 4x400 m relay
(bronze/gold/silver) Adam van Koeverden (middle name Joseph) 2004; 2008; 2012 canoe sprint
(gold) Joseph Sullivan 2012 rowing
(silver) John Joe Nevin 2012 boxing
(silver) Tim Federowicz (middle name Joseph) 2020 baseball
(bronze) Joe Ingles 2020 basketball
(silver) Joe Kovacs 2016; 2020 shot put
(silver) Joe Ryan 2020 baseball
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 (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1867-1874 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Raymond Le Bourdon (middle name Joseph) 1919-1923 Monaco
Prime Minister Joseph Howard 1921-1923 Malta
Prime Minister Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1953-1959 Monaco
President Anthony Mamo (middle name 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 (middle name 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:
12 princes, 6 archdukes, 1 archduke/emperor
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
Franz Karl of Austria (middle name Joseph) 1802-1878 Austria-Hungary
Johann I Joseph, Prince of Liechtenstein 1805-1836 Liechtenstein
Maximilian I of Mexico (middle name Joseph) 1832-1867; 1864-1867 Austria-Hungary; Mexico
Ludwig Viktor of Austria (middle name Joseph) 1842-1919 Austria-Hungary
Rudolf of Austria (middle name Joseph) 1858-1889 Austria-Hungary
Franz Ferdinand of Austria (middle name Joseph) 1863-1914 Austria-Hungary
Otto Franz Joseph of Austria 1865-1906 Austria-Hungary
Ferdinand Karl of Austria (middle name Joseph) 1868-1911 Austria-Hungary
Baudouin of Belgium (middle name Joseph) 1869-1891 Belgium
Maximilian Eugen of Austria (middle name Joseph) 1895-1919 Austria-Hungary
Friedrich Leopold of Prussia (middle name Joseph) 1895-1959 Prussia
Wilhelm of Prussia (middle name Joseph) 1906-1940 Prussia
Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia (middle name Joseph) 1912-1985 Prussia
Karl Franz of Prussia (middle name 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 (middle name Joseph) 1984 Ironweed
(literature) Cormac McCarthy (middle name Joseph) 2007 The Road
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
13 musicians
James Brown (middle name Joseph) 1986
"Big" Joe Turner 1987
Roger McGuinn (middle name Joseph) 1991 The Byrds
Frankie Lymon (middle name 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 (middle name 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