List of Famous people named Josef

Name Josef is among the most common names in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. Similar names: Joseph, Jozef, Jozsef, Josif, Josepha, Josefa, Josyf. Here are some famous Josefs:

Josef Mengele

First Name Josef
Last Name Mengele
Born on March 16, 1911
Died on February 7, 1979 (aged 67)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Josef Mengele, also known as the Angel of Death was a German Schutzstaffel (SS) officer and physician during World War II. He is mainly remembered for his actions at the Auschwitz concentration camp, where he performed deadly experiments on prisoners, and was a member of the team of doctors who selected victims to be killed in the gas chambers and was one of the doctors who administered the gas. With Red Army troops sweeping through Poland, Mengele was transferred 280 kilometres (170 mi) from Auschwitz to the Gross-Rosen concentration camp on 17 January 1945, just 10 days before the arrival of the Soviet forces at Auschwitz.

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Josef Fares

First Name Josef
Last Name Fares
Born on September 19, 1977 (age 45)

Josef Fares is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and game designer. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films. He is the founder of Hazelight Studios.

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Josef Bican

First Name Josef
Last Name Bican
Born on September 25, 1913
Died on December 12, 2001 (aged 88)
Born in Austria
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Josef "Pepi" Bican was an Austrian-Czech professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the second most prolific goalscorer in official matches in recorded history according to Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) with over 948 goals scored in 621 matches. FIFA recognises 805 goals. In 2000, the IFFHS awarded Bican the "Golden Ball" in recognition of his status as the greatest goalscorer of the 20th century.

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Josef Hader

First Name Josef
Last Name Hader
Born on February 14, 1962 (age 61)

Josef Hader is an Austrian comedian, actor, and writer.

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Josef Bierbichler

First Name Josef
Last Name Bierbichler
Born on April 26, 1948 (age 75)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Josef Bierbichler is a German actor.

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Josef Martínez

Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia
First Name Josef
Last Name Martínez
Born on May 19, 1993 (age 30)
Born in Venezuela, Carabobo
Height 172 cm | 5'8

Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for American club Atlanta United FC, and the Venezuela national team.

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Josef Posipal

First Name Josef
Last Name Posipal
Born on June 20, 1927
Died on February 21, 1997 (aged 69)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Josef "Jupp" Posipal was a Romanian-born German footballer who was part of the 1954 FIFA World Cup winning German squad.

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Josef Šural

First Name Josef
Last Name Šural
Born on May 30, 1990
Died on April 29, 2019 (aged 28)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Josef Šural was a Czech professional footballer who played as a forward.

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Josef Abrhám

First Name Josef
Last Name Abrhám
Born on December 14, 1939
Died on May 16, 2022 (aged 82)

Josef Abrhám is a Czech film and theatre actor.

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Josef de Souza

Josef de Souza Dias
First Name Josef
Last Name Souza
Born on February 11, 1989 (age 34)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Josef de Souza Dias, known as Josef de Souza, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for Turkish club Beşiktaş.

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Josef Schmidt

First Name Josef
Last Name Schmidt
Born on September 12, 1965 (age 57)

Josef Schmidt is a New Zealand-born rugby union coach, who was the head coach of Ireland from 2013–2019. In six years under his leadership, Ireland won three Six Nations Championships, and recorded their first-ever wins over his home nation of New Zealand. Schmidt's first head coaching role in Europe was with Leinster Rugby, beginning in 2010. He brought unprecedented success to the province, reaching six finals and winning four trophies in three years. He was previously an assistant coach with the Blues and Clermont Auvergne.

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Josef Jakobs

First Name Josef
Last Name Jakobs
Born on June 30, 1898
Died on August 15, 1941 (aged 43)

Josef Jakobs was a German spy and the last person to be executed at the Tower of London. He was captured shortly after parachuting into the United Kingdom during the Second World War. Convicted of espionage under the Treachery Act 1940, Jakobs was shot by a military firing squad. He was not hanged because he was captured as an enemy combatant.

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Josef Meinrad

First Name Josef
Last Name Meinrad
Born on April 21, 1913
Died on February 18, 1996 (aged 82)
Born in Austria

Josef Meinrad was an Austrian actor. From 1959 until his death in 1996, Meinrad held the Republic of Austria's Iffland-Ring, which passes from actor to actor — each bequeathing the ring to the next holder, judging that actor to be the "most significant and most worthy actor of the German-speaking theatre"

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Josef Ferstl

First Name Josef
Last Name Ferstl
Born on December 29, 1988 (age 34)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Josef "Sprite" Ferstl is a German World Cup alpine ski racer, focusing on the speed events of Downhill and Super-G. He has competed in three World Championships and the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ferstl made his World Cup debut in 2007 and has two victories, both in Super-G.

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Josef Bachmann

First Name Josef
Last Name Bachmann
Born on October 12, 1944
Died on February 24, 1970 (aged 25)
Born in Germany, Saxony

Josef Erwin Bachmann became widely known in Germany for his assassination attempt on the student movement leader Rudi Dutschke, firing three bullets at him, on 11 April 1968. Bachmann was convicted of the attack and sentenced to seven years in prison. He committed suicide in 1970 while serving his sentence.

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Josef Ganz

First Name Josef
Last Name Ganz
Born on July 1, 1898
Died on July 26, 1967 (aged 69)
Born in Hungary

Dipl.-Ing. Josef Ganz was a German car designer born in Budapest, Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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Joe Zinnbauer

First Name Joe
Last Name Zinnbauer
Born on May 1, 1970 (age 53)
Born in Germany, Bavaria
Height 181 cm | 5'11

Josef "Joe" Zinnbauer is a German retired football midfielder and current football manager for South African club Orlando Pirates.

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Josef Straka

First Name Josef
Last Name Straka
Born on May 1, 1993 (age 30)
Born in Austria

Josef "Sepp" Straka, is an Austrian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

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Josef Salvat

Joseph Ignatius Salvat
First Name Josef
Last Name Salvat
Born on October 28, 1988 (age 34)

Josef Salvat is an Australian singer and songwriter.

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Josef Ackermann

First Name Josef
Last Name Ackermann
Born on February 7, 1948 (age 75)

Josef Meinrad Ackermann is a Swiss banker, former Chairman of the Bank of Cyprus, and former chief executive officer of Deutsche Bank. He has also been a member of the influential Washington-based financial advisory body, the Group of Thirty.

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