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Joseph Hermans
Joseph Hermans (Josephus Franciscus Hermans, 1890-1925), Belgian archer of De Hoop, Ekeren, won two golds and a bronze in pole archery at Antwerp 1920; distinct from the namesake Belgian Olympic rower.
Joseph Keter
Joseph Keter (born 1969, Lessos, Nandi, Kenya) is a Kenyan former steeplechaser and Army officer who won 3000 m steeplechase gold at Atlanta 1996 in 8:07.12, beating world record holder Moses Kiptanui; personal best 8:05.99.
Joseph Kimani
Joseph Kimani (1972-2012), Kenyan road runner, also written Joseph K. Kimani; mid-1990s American road circuit star who set two world 10K records in 1996, ran 27:04 at Peachtree (fastest 10K on U.S. soil), and died of pneumonia in Eldoret.
Joseph Manjack
Joseph Manjack IV, wide receiver from Tomball, Texas; played college football at USC, Houston, and TCU (134 catches, 1,732 yards, 13 TDs), then signed with the Denver Broncos as a 2026 undrafted free agent and was waived in August 2026.
Joseph Musch
Joseph Musch (1893–1971), nicknamed "Prince", Belgian midfielder for Union Saint-Gilloise; 258 league matches, 113 goals, three Belgian titles, and Olympic football gold with Belgium at Antwerp 1920.
Joseph Olivier
Joseph Olivier (Joseph Adolphe Théophile Olivier, 1874-1901), French rugby union forward and captain who won gold with France at the 1900 Paris Olympics; Stade Français player, French champion 1894 and 1895.
Joseph Opoku
Joseph Opoku (Joseph Amankwaah Opoku, born 2005) is a Ghanaian left winger at Swansea City, signed from Zulte Waregem in July 2026; one Ghana cap, distinct from Nicholas and Jerome Opoku.
Joseph Parker
Joseph Parker, New Zealand heavyweight boxer of Samoan heritage, former WBO world champion, lost his title to Anthony Joshua in 2018, rebuilt with wins over Wilder and Zhang, and challenged IBF champion Daniel Dubois in 2025.
Joseph Pepe
Joseph Pepe (Guiseppe Pietro Pepe, 1881-1970), British rifle shooter of Italian descent, won gold and silver in the two small-bore rifle team events at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.
Joseph Perotaux
Joseph Perotaux (1883–1967), French foil fencer of the Cercle de l'Épée de Nantes; won gold in men's team foil at the 1924 Paris Olympics with Gaudin, Cattiau, Ducret and others; his only Olympic appearance.
Joseph Ryan
Joseph Ryan (Julian Aube Ryan, 1879–1972), American rower for Seawanhaka Boat Club; won 1904 Olympic gold in men's coxless pairs with Robert Farnan, plus the intermediate pairs non-medal event.
Joseph Saelee
Joseph Saelee (born 2002), also JdMfX, is an American classic Tetris player who won CTWC 2018 and 2019 by hypertapping, first reached Level 31, and returned at CTM Tap Masters 2025.
Joseph Schooling
Joseph Schooling, Singapore's first and only Olympic gold medallist, won the 2016 Rio 100m butterfly in 50.39s, an Olympic record, beating Michael Phelps; retired from swimming on 2 April 2024.
Joseph Sullivan
Joseph Sullivan (born 1987, Rangiora, New Zealand) is a rower, not the Uber CSO or Mad Dog killer; Olympic gold 2012 double sculls with Nathan Cohen, world champion 2010-2011, 2017 America's Cup winner.
Joseph Woll
Joseph Woll (born 1998, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri) is an American NHL goaltender, drafted 62nd overall by Toronto in 2016, a Boston College alum and 2017 World Junior gold medalist, traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in June 2026.
Josephine Henning
Josephine Henning (born 1989) is a German former centre-back who won four UEFA Women's Champions League titles with Potsdam, Wolfsburg, and Lyon, four Bundesliga titles, Euro 2013, and Rio 2016 Olympic gold, retiring in 2018 to work as an artist.
Josephine Laba
Josephine Laba (Josephine Laba Abbass), Nova Scotia sprinter from Sydney active in the 1920s-1930s; Canadian junior 100-yard dash champion, 1931 national sprint gold in 7.6, 1995 Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame inductee.
Josephine Mckim
Josephine Eveline McKim (Chalmers), American freestyle swimmer (1910-1992): 1928 Olympic 400m freestyle bronze, 1932 relay gold in world record 4:38.0, six world records, and Maureen O'Sullivan's body double in Tarzan and His Mate.
Joséphine Pagnier
Joséphine Pagnier is a French ski jumper, born in 2002 in Pontarlier, who won two World Cup events in 2023/24 and set the French record at 181 meters.
Josephine Touray
Josephine Touray (Josephine Maria Touray), Danish handball right wing born 1979 in Aarhus; Olympic gold 2004 with Denmark, 2002 European champion, 123 caps and 383 national-team goals, later HAND ambassador in Sierra Leone.
Josette Arene
Josette Arene (Josette Andree Arene, born Delmas; 1924-2019), French swimmer of the 1940s-1950s; two-time Olympian (London 1948, Helsinki 1952), ten French titles, and 1954 world record in the 4x100 m medley relay.
Josh Acheampong
Josh Acheampong (Joshua Kofi Acheampong, born 2006, London) is an English Chelsea academy defender, centre-back/right-back, contract to 2029, Conference League winner 2024/25, England U21 with 8 caps.
Josh Adams (American football)
Josh Adams, American football running back from Warrington, Pennsylvania; Notre Dame record-holder (3,201 rushing yards, 6.7 yards per carry, 98-yard TD run); NFL 2018-2021 with Philadelphia Eagles and New York Jets as an undrafted free agent.
Josh Addo-Carr
Josh Addo-Carr, nicknamed the Fox, Australian NRL winger born 1995 in Blacktown, NSW. Premierships with Melbourne Storm 2017 and 2020, NSW Origin 2018-2021, Parramatta Eels from 2025, 224 games and 167 tries.
Josh Allen
Josh Allen, full name Joshua Patrick Allen, is the quarterback of the Buffalo Bills, drafted seventh overall in 2018 from Wyoming and named NFL MVP for the 2024 season.
Josh Barnett
Josh Barnett (Joshua Lawrence Barnett), born 1977 in Seattle, is an American retired heavyweight MMA fighter who won the UFC heavyweight title at age 24.
Josh Beckett
Josh Beckett (Joshua Patrick Beckett, born 1980, Spring, Texas) is a former MLB right-handed pitcher with the Marlins, Red Sox, and Dodgers; 2003 World Series MVP, 2007 ALCS MVP, and 2014 no-hitter thrower.
Josh Berry
Josh Berry (born 1990, Hendersonville, Tennessee) is an American NASCAR Cup Series driver, No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford, first Cup win Las Vegas 2025; ex-late-model star, 2024 SHR rookie, Legacy Motor Club 2027.
Josh Bredl
Josh Bredl (Joshua Bredl, born 1991, Thornton, Colorado), nicknamed The Yeti, is a former CSU-Pueblo defensive end who won WWE Tough Enough 2015, wrestled in NXT as Bronson Mathews, was released, and became a fitness coach.
Josh Childress
Josh Childress (Joshua Malik Childress, born 1983) is an American former basketball forward-guard, 2004 sixth overall pick of the Atlanta Hawks, who left the NBA in 2008 for a record $20 million Olympiacos deal, later playing for Phoenix, Sydney, and Adelaide.