Josephus (disambiguation)

Josephus (Titus Flavius Josephus; 37 – c. 100) was a Roman Jewish historian.

Josephus may also refer to:

From the Middle Ages, and: Renaissance (Latinized names)

 * Josephus Abudacnus/Josephus Barbatus (Yusuf ibn Abu Dhaqn; born 1570s), Egyptian Coptic writer
 * Josephus Adjutus (c. 1602–1668), Assyrian theologian
 * Josephus Blancanus (Giuseppe Biancani; 1566–1624), Italian Jesuit astronomer, mathematician, and selenographer
 * Josephus Catalanus (Giuseppe Catalani; 1698–1764), Italian church historian
 * Josephus Exoniensis/Josephus Iscanus (Joseph of Exeter; fl. 1180–1190), English poet in Latin
 * Josephus a Matre Dei (José de Calasanz; 1557–1648), Spanish Catholic priest, educator and the founder of the Pious Schools
 * Josephus Quercetanus (Joseph Duchesne; c.1544–1609), French physician
 * Josephus Scottus (died between 791 and 804), Irish scholar, diplomat, poet and ecclesiastic
 * Josephus Struthius (1510–c. 1569), Polish physician

Among modern era given names

 * Josephus Albertus "Joseph" Alberdingk Thijm (1820–1889), Dutch art critic, philologist, and poet
 * Josephus Pius Barbour (1894-1974), American Baptist pastor
 * Josephus "Joop" Beek (1917–1983), Dutch and later Indonesian Jesuit, priest, educator and politician
 * Josephus S. Cecil (1878–1940), United States Army officer in the Philippine–American War
 * Josephus Chaffin (c.1826–1873), American entertainer billed as the American Tom Thumb and the Virginia Dwarf
 * Josephus Flavius Cook (1838–1901), American philosophical lecturer
 * Josephus Daniels (1862–1948), American newspaper editor
 * Josephus Laurentius Dyckmans (1811–1888), Belgian genre and portrait painter
 * Josephus Andreas Fodor (1751–1828), Dutch violinist and composer
 * Josephus E.A.M. "Jos" Geysels (born 1952), Belgian politician
 * Josephus M.M. "Jos" Hermens (born 1950), Dutch long-distance runner and running coach
 * Josephus Flavius Holloway (1825–1896), American mechanical engineer
 * Josephus Antonius "Jos" van Kemenade (1937–2020), Dutch sociologist and government minister
 * Josephus Augustus Knip (1777–1847), Dutch painter
 * Josephus "Sepp" Koster (born 1974), Dutch racing driver
 * Josephus J.M. "Jos" van der Lans (born 1954), Dutch cultural psychologist, journalist and politician
 * Josephus Nelson Larned (1836–1913), American newspaper editor, author, librarian and historian
 * Josephus C.F. "Jef" Last (1898–1972), Dutch poet, writer, translator and cosmopolitan
 * Josephus Nicolaus Laurenti (1735–1805), Austrian naturalist
 * Josephus Lyles (born 1998), American sprinter
 * Josephus L. Mavretic (born 1934), American Marine Corps officer and politician
 * Josephus Gerhardus "Jozef" Rulof (1898–1952), Dutch author who was known as a psychic and spirit medium
 * Josephus R.H. "Josef" van Schaik (1882–1962), Dutch politician
 * Josephus Schenk (born 1980), Dutch darts player
 * Josephus Serré (1907–1991), Dutch modern pentathlete
 * Josephus Tethool (1934–2010), Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop
 * Josephus Thimister (1962–2019), Belgian interior decorator and fashion designer
 * Josephus Albertus "Jos" Vandeloo (1925–2015), Belgian writer and poet
 * Josephus Maria "Jef" Vander Veken (1872–1964), Belgian art restorer, copyist and art forger
 * Josephus C. Vines (1873–1964), American politician
 * Josephus Yenay (born 1975), Liberian footballer

Among fictional characters

 * Josephus of Arimathea, a character in some versions of the Arthurian legend
 * Josephus Miller, a character in The Expanse novels and TV series

Other uses

 * Josephus problem in mathematics, named for Flavius Josephus