Namesakes
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
1 pope
John Paul II (a.k.a. Józef) 1978-2005 
Dutch Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Jo Cals 1965-1966
Piet de Jong (a.k.a. Jozef) 1967-1971
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Paul J. Crutzen (a.k.a. Jozef) 1995
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
1 actor
Jeroen van Koningsbrugge (a.k.a. Jozef) 1973-
Notable Artists:
1 cartoonist, 1 sculptor
Józef Gosławski 1908-1963
Jef Nys 1927-2009
Notable Athletes:
1 soccer, 1 tennis
(soccer) Lukas Podolski (a.k.a. Józef ) 1985-
(tennis) Jozef Kovalík 1992-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Mark Harbers (a.k.a. Jozef) 1969-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 astronomer, 1 chemist
Marcel Minnaert (a.k.a. Jozef) 1893-1970
Paul J. Crutzen (a.k.a. Jozef) 1933-2021
Notable Writers:
1 author
Jef Nys 1927-2009
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold, 1 bronze, 1 bronze/silver
(gold) Tiest van Gestel (a.k.a. Jozef) 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team
(gold) Józef Szmidt 1960; 1964 triple jump
(bronze/silver) Jozef Golonka 1964; 1968 ice hockey
(gold) Jozef Pribilinec 1988 20 km walk
(bronze) Jožef Holpert 1988 handball
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Jozef Moravčík 1994 Slovakia
Polish Presidents and Prime Ministers:
3 prime ministers, 1 president, 1 president/prime minister
(president) Gabriel Narutowicz (a.k.a. Józef) 1922
(president/prime minister) Józef Piłsudski 1918-1922; 1926-1928; 1930
(prime minister) Józef Cyrankiewicz 1947-1952; 1954-1970
(prime minister) Józef Pińkowski 1980-1981
(prime minister) Józef Oleksy 1995-1996
Saints:
4 saints
Saint Damien of Molokai (a.k.a. Jozef) 1840-1889
Saint Józef Sebastian Pelczar 1842-1924
Saint Józef Bilczewski 1860-1923
Saint John Paul II (a.k.a. Józef) 1920-2005