| joseph | (old Testament) the eleventh son of Jacob and one of the twelve patriarchs of Israel |
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| joseph | (New Testament) husband of Mary and (in Christian belief) the foster father of Jesus |
| joseph | (Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel |
| joseph | leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904) |
| joseph | United States economist (born in Czechoslovakia) (1883-1950) |
| joseph | United States parapsychologist (1895-1980) |
| joseph | Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) |
| joseph | British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799) |
| joseph | United States mythologist (1904-1987) |
| joseph | English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924) |
| joseph | United States composer and music critic (1885-1966) |
| joseph | Confederate general in the American Civil War |