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Joseph
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Joseph might refer to:
Several different men called "Joseph" are relevant to Abrahamic religions:
- Joseph (Old Testament), who had family problems. Some cranks believe that he was Imhotep.
- Joseph (husband of Mary), one of several possible fathers of Jesus.
- Joseph of Arimathea, who may have buried Jesus, if he was dead.
- Josephus, a Romanised Jewish historian misquoted by Christians.
- Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism.
- Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, aka former Pope Benedict XVI, famous, among other reasons for covering up child molestation.
- Joseph Kony, leader of the Lord's Resistance Army.
Other Josephs[edit]
- Joseph Atwill, anti-Stratfordian and promoter of Roman Piso theory
- Joseph Arpaio, xenophobic former sheriff from Arizona
- Joseph Barton, former representative from Texas and climate change denier
- Joseph Robinette Biden, 46th President of the United States
- Joseph Bronski, writer for Aporia Magazine
- Joseph Campbell, popularizer of the "Hero's Journey"
- Joseph Farah, founder of WND
- Joseph Goebbels, Nazi Germany propaganda minister
- Joseph Lieberman, DINO senator from Connecticut
- Joseph Allen Maldonado, a.k.a. Joe Exotic, former zookeeper and convicted felon
- Joseph Manchin, DINO senator from West Virginia
- Joseph Marquis, claimed to be an ex-member of the Illuminati
- Joseph McCarthy, senator who championed the Red Scare
- Joseph Mercola, notorious anti-vaxxer
- Joseph Newman, tried to create a free energy device
- Joseph Rogan, podcast host
- Joseph Scarborough, host of Morning Joe on MSNBC
- Joseph Sciambra, gay pornstar turned Eastern Orthodox blogger
- Joseph Stalin, Soviet dictator
- Joseph Walsh, Tea Partier-turned-Never Trumper