Joseph

Joseph is a boy name and means Jehovah increases. It is a Hebrew name and its pronunciation is \j(o)-se-ph\. Other similar names and variants include: Che, Giuseppe, Giuseppino, Iosef, Iosif, Iosip, Jessup, Jo, Jodi, Jodie, Jody, Joey, Joop, Joos, Jose, Josef, Joseito, Joselito, Josep, Josephe, Josephus, Josif, Josip, Joss, Josue, Jozef, Osip, Pepe, Pepito, Peppi, Pino, Pipo, Sepp, Seppi, Yousef, Yusif, Yussuf, Yusuf, Yuszef. Joseph is a very popular first name for men (#9 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for both men and women (#384 out of 88799).
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Here’s a list of VIPs named Joseph:

  • Joseph Stalin born on December 18, 1878.
  • Joseph Gordon-Levitt (actor) born on February 17, 1981.
  • Joseph Fritzl born on April 9, 1935.
  • Joseph Fiennes (actor) born on May 27, 1970.
  • Joseph Losey (director) born on January 14, 1909.
  • Joseph Campbell (actor) born on March 26, 1904.
  • Joseph Morgan (actor) born on May 16, 1981.
  • Joseph Brodsky born on May 24, 1940.
  • Joseph Mazzello (actor) born on September 21, 1983.
  • Joseph Kane (director) born on January 23, 1899.
Based on our intensive research on international Census data we identified the number of babies named Joseph over the years and Joseph's popularity rank:

Famous actors named Joseph and their movies

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Born on February 17, 1981

  • Age: 42
  • Birth sign: Aquarius
  • No. of movies: 38
50/50

50/50

Directed by: Jonathan Levine

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Bryce Dallas Howard

Country: United States of America

Snowden

Snowden

Directed by: Oliver Stone

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto

Country: United States of America

Forever Lulu

Directed by: John Kaye

Starring: Melanie Griffith, Patrick Swayze, Penelope Ann Miller, Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Don Jon

Don Jon

Directed by: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza

Joseph Fiennes
Joseph Fiennes

Born on May 27, 1970

  • Age: 53
  • Birth sign: Gemini
  • No. of movies: 27
Risen

Risen

Directed by: Kevin Reynolds

Starring: Joseph Fiennes, Tom Felton, Peter Firth, Cliff Curtis

Shakespeare in Love

Shakespeare in Love

Directed by: John Madden

Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush, Tom Wilkinson

Country: United States of America

Killing Me Softly

Killing Me Softly

Directed by: Kaige Chen

Starring: Heather Graham, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Ulrich Thomsen

Dust

Dust

Directed by: Milcho Manchevski

Starring: Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham, Adrian Lester, Anne Brochet

Joseph Mazzello
Joseph Mazzello

Born on September 21, 1983

  • Age: 39
  • Birth sign: Virgo
  • No. of movies: 8

The Cure

Directed by: Peter Horton

Starring: Joseph Mazzello, Brad Renfro, Aeryk Egan, Delphine French

Bohemian Rhapsody

Directed by: Bryan Singer

Starring: Rami Malek, Lucy Boynton, Joseph Mazzello, Mike Myers

Wooly Boys

Wooly Boys

Directed by: Leszek Burzynski

Starring: Peter Fonda, Kris Kristofferson, Joseph Mazzello, Keith Carradine

Star Kid

Star Kid

Directed by: Manny Coto

Starring: Joseph Mazzello, Joey Simmrin, Alex Daniels, Arthur Burghardt

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Famous directors named Joseph and their movies

Joseph Kane
Joseph Kane

Born on January 23, 1899

  • Age: 124
  • Birth sign: Aquarius
  • No. of movies: 95

Timberjack

Directed by: Joseph Kane

Starring: Sterling Hayden, Vera Ralston, David Brian, Adolphe Menjou

The Great Train Robbery

Directed by: Joseph Kane

Starring: Bob Steele, Claire Carleton, Milburn Stone, Helen MacKellar

Wyoming

Directed by: Joseph Kane

Starring: Bill Elliott, Vera Ralston, John Carroll, George 'Gabby' Hayes

In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey

Directed by: Joseph Kane

Starring: Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, June Storey, George 'Gabby' Hayes

Joseph Losey
Joseph Losey

Born on January 14, 1909

  • Age:
  • Birth sign: Capricorn
  • No. of movies: 34

Concrete Jungle

Directed by: Joseph Losey

Starring: Stanley Baker, Sam Wanamaker, Grégoire Aslan, Margit Saad

L'assassinio di Trotsky

Directed by: Joseph Losey

Starring: Romy Schneider, Alain Delon, Duilio Del Prete, Richard Burton, Luigi Vannucchi, Valentina Cortese, Giorgio Albertazzi, Jean Desailly, Bruno Boschetti, Peter Chatel, Jack Betts, Simone Valère

Country: Italy

Mr. Klein

Mr. Klein

Directed by: Joseph Losey

Starring: Alain Delon, Jeanne Moreau, Francine Bergé, Juliet Berto

Country: Italy

Don Giovanni

Directed by: Joseph Losey

Starring: Ruggero Raimondi, John Macurdy, Edda Moser, Kiri Te Kanawa

Country: Italy

Joseph Kosinski
Joseph Kosinski

Born on May 3, 1974

  • Age: 49
  • Birth sign: Taurus
  • No. of movies: 10

Tron Legacy

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Starring: Jeff Bridges, Olivia Wilde, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Sheen, Bruce Boxleitner

Country: United States of America

Only the Brave

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Starring: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly

Country: United States of America

Top Gun: Maverick

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

Starring: Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Ed Harris, Jon Hamm, Glen Powell

Country: United States of America

Tron: Legacy

Tron: Legacy

Directed by: Joseph Kosinski

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Famous writers named Joseph and their books

Joseph Wambaugh
Joseph Wambaugh

Born on January 22, 1937

  • Age: 86
  • Birth sign: Aquarius
  • No. of books: 21
Echoes in the Darkness

Echoes in the Darkness

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The Onion Field

The Onion Field

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Lines and Shadows

Lines and Shadows

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The Blue Knight

The Blue Knight

By:

Joseph Epstein
Joseph Epstein

Born on January 9, 1937

  • Age: 86
  • Birth sign: Capricorn
  • No. of books: 6
Essays in Biography

Essays in Biography

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Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz

Born on February 9, 1943

  • Age: 80
  • Birth sign: Aquarius
  • No. of books: 1
The Price Of Inequality

The Price Of Inequality

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The Nobel Prize-winning economist makes a strong argument against America's growing inequality. America is currently the country with the highest level of inequality and the lowest equality of opportunity among advanced nations.

Joseph Bernardin
Joseph Bernardin

Born on April 2, 1928

  • Age:
  • Birth sign: Aries
  • No. of books: 1
The Gift Of Peace

The Gift Of Peace

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Joseph Cardinal Bernardin's gentle leadership during his ministerial career had made him a beloved figure internationally. But the words he left about his final journey would change everything

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