József

József
Gender	masculine
Language(s)	Hungarian
Name day	March 19
Other gender
Feminine	Jozefa
Origin
Language(s)	Hebrew
Meaning	'he will add'
Other names
Nickname(s)	Józsi, Jóska
Cognate(s)	Yosef
Anglicisation(s)	Joseph

József (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈjoːʒɛf]) is a Hungarian masculine given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Joseph.

Notable people bearing this name include:

József Braun (also known as József Barna; 1901–1943), Hungarian Olympic footballer
József Csermák (1932–2001), Hungarian hammer thrower and 1952 Olympic champion
József Darányi (1905–1990), Hungarian shot putter
József Daróczy (1885–1950), Hungarian film director
József Deme (born 1951), Hungarian sprint canoer
Baron József Eötvös de Vásárosnamény (1813–1871) was a Hungarian writer and statesman, Minister of Education of Hungary
József Farkas de Boldogfa (1857–1951) was a Hungarian nobleman, jurist, landowner, politician, Member of the Hungarian Parliament
József Garami (born 1939), Hungarian football manager and former player
József Gráf (born 1946), Hungarian engineer and politician
József Györe (1902–1985), Hungarian communist politician, Interior Minister between 1952 and 1953
József Háda (1911–1994), Hungarian football goalkeeper
József Horváth (disambiguation)
József Kanta (born 1984), Hungarian footballer
József Kasza (1945–2016), ethnic Hungarian Serbian politician, economist and banker, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia (2001-2004)
József Kovács (disambiguation)
József Kristóffy (1857–1928), Hungarian politician, Interior Minister between 1905 and 1906
József Künsztler (1897–1951), Hungarian footballer and manager
József Madarász (1814–1915), Hungarian lawyer and politician
József Mészáros (1923–1997), Hungarian footballer and manager
József Moravetz (1911–1990), Romanian footballer
József Munk, Hungarian Olympic medalist swimmer
József Nagy (disambiguation), various Hungarian athletes
József Pálinkás (born 1952), Hungarian atomic physicist and politician, Minister of Education between 2001 and 2002
József Rácz (born 1957), Hungarian physician, psychiatrist
József Rády (1884–1957), Hungarian fencer
József Remecz (1907–1989), Hungarian discus thrower
József Sir (1912–1996), Hungarian sprinter
József Szlávy (1818–1900), Hungarian politician, Prime Minister of Hungary from 1872 to 1874
József Szabó (born 1969), Hungarian retired swimmer and 1988 Olympic champion
József Szájer (born 1961), Hungarian politician
József Széll (1880–1956), Hungarian politician, Interior Minister between 1937 and 1938
József Tóth (disambiguation)
József Varga (disambiguation)
József Várszegi (1910–1977), Hungarian javelin thrower
József Vida (born 1963), Hungarian hammer thrower
József Viola (1896–1949), Hungarian football player and coach, also known as Giuseppe Viola in Italy

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