Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character, 1 hero
Jo March 1868 Little Women 
Josephine Barry 1908 Anne of Green Gables
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Josephine 2008 Oh Josephine
Fictional Characters from Television:
6 characters
Adrienne Johnson Kiriakis (middle name Josephine) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sammy Jo Carrington 1981 Dynasty
Joey Potter 1998 Dawson's Creek
Jo McGuire 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Jo Danville 2004 CSI: NY
Jo Wilson 2005 Grey's Anatomy
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
4 storms, 2 hurricanes
Hurricane Josephine 1984
Hurricane Josephine 1990
Storm Josephine 1996
Storm Josephine 2002
Storm Josephine 2008
Storm Josephine 2020
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
10 actors, 1 actor/dancer, 1 presenter
Josephine Hull 1877-1957
Louise Dresser (middle name Josephine) 1878-1965
Mona Darkfeather (a.k.a. Josephine) 1883-1977
Josephine Baker 1906-1975
Jo Van Fleet 1915-1996
Gale Storm (a.k.a. Josephine) 1922-2009
Peggy Dow (middle name Josephine) 1928-
Josephine Tewson 1931-2022
Joy Behar (a.k.a. Josephine) 1942-
Maria Doyle Kennedy (middle name Josephine) 1964-
Raquel Cassidy (middle name Josephine) 1968-
Anya Taylor-Joy (middle name Josephine) 1996-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Estée Lauder (a.k.a. Josephine) 1908-2004
Notable Musicians:
3 singers
Josephine Baker 1906-1975
Gale Storm (a.k.a. Josephine) 1922-2009
Maria Doyle Kennedy (middle name Josephine) 1964-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 leader's spouse
Joséphine de Beauharnais 1763-1814
Notable Writers:
1 author
Josephine Hart 1942-2011
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold, 1 silver
(bronze) Josephine Sticker 1912 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze/gold) Josephine McKim 1928; 1932 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(gold) Fieke Boekhorst 1984 field hockey
(silver) Josephine Pucci 2014 ice hockey
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actresses
(actress) Josephine Hull 1951 Harvey
(actress) Jo Van Fleet 1956 East of Eden
Other Royalty:
4 princesses
Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein (middle name Joséphine) 1985- Liechtenstein
Josephine of Denmark 2011- Denmark
Adrienne of Sweden (middle name Josephine) 2018- Sweden
Joséphine of Belgium 2020- Belgium
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Josephine Johnson 1935 Now in November
Saints:
1 blessed, 1 saint
Blessed Joséphine Leroux ?-1794
Saint Josephine Bakhita 1869-1947