List of Famous people named Joseph

Joseph Gurney Cannon was a United States politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consider him to be the most dominant Speaker in United States history, with such control over the House that he could often control debate. The Cannon House Office Building, the oldest congressional office building, completed in 1908, was named for him in 1962.

Joseph Anton Gall (1748–1807) was the bishop of Linz from 1788 to 1807.

Joseph Vendryes or Vendryès was a French Celtic linguist. After studying with Antoine Meillet, he was chairman of Celtic languages and literature at the École Pratique des Hautes Études. He founded the journal Études Celtiques. He was a member of the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres and a consultant with the International Auxiliary Language Association, which standardized and presented Interlingua.

Joseph (von) Heine was a German physician and a high civil servant in the Bavarian health service in the Rheinkreis.

Joseph Ehrenfried Hofmann was a German historian of mathematics, known for his research on Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz.

Joseph Gregor was an Austrian writer, theatre historian and librettist. He served as director of the Austrian National Library.

Joseph Van Daele was a Belgian champion cyclist who was a professional rider between 1912 and 1926. He participated in many top cycle races of the time including the Tour de France where he finished eighth in 1919.