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Josephus Josephus (37 – shortly after 100 AD/CE), who became known, in his capacity as a Roman citizen, as Flavius JosephusJosephus refers to himself in his Greek works as Jōsēpos Matthiou pais (Josephus the son of Matthais). Although Josephus also spoke Aramaic and most probably also Hebrew, no extant sources record his name in these languages.
Josephus Flavius Cook Josephus Flavius Cook (1838‑1901) was an American philosophical lecturer, a descendant of Pilgrims who started his ascent to fame by way of Monday noon prayer meetings in Tremont Temple in Boston that for more than twenty years were among the city's greatest attractions. He later travelled the world; his lectures were published and translated into several languages.
Josephus of Arimathea Josephus, also called Josephe or Josephes, is the son of Joseph of Arimathea and an early keeper of the Holy Grail in some tellings of the Arthurian legend. He makes appearances in the Quest del Saint Graal section of the Lancelot-Grail cycle, but his story is fully told in the Estoire del Saint Grail (History of the Holy Grail), a prequel section written somewhat later.
Josephus on Jesus In 93, the Jewish historian Josephus published his work Antiquities of the Jews. The extant copies of this work, which all derive from Christian sources, even the recently recovered Arabic version, contain two passages about Jesus.
Josephus S. Cecil Josephus Samuel Cecil (11 January New River, Tennessee 1878 to 20 August 1940) was a United States Army 1st Lieutenant who won a Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine-American War. Lieutenant Cecil was a Mustang who had previously served as an enlisted private, corporal and sergeant.
Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades Josephus's Discourse to the Greeks concerning Hades describes Josephus' religious views versus the prevailing view of the Greco-Romans of his day. In it the major difference of the Resurrection of the dead is discussed.
Joseth Moore Joseth Moore (first name pronounced Jo-Seth), science fiction author and social and environmental activist, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 26, 1970. His parents had moved to Lincoln from Birmingham, Alabama in 1969 prior to his birth.
Josette Sheeran Shiner Ambassador Josette Sheeran Shiner has served since August 2005 as Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs for the United States Department of State, responsible for leading the Administration’s economic diplomacy efforts through global policies spanning trade, investment, finance, development, energy, telecommunications, and transportation. In November, 2006, she was chosen to be head of the food aid branch of the United Nations, the World Food Program.
Josetxo Grieta Josetxo Grieta is a Noise Rock band formed in Bilbao on 2006. The members are Josetxo Anitua from the legendary cult band Cancer Moon, Iñigo Eguillor from Gringo and Mattin from Billy Bao, Deflag Haemorrhage/Haien Kontra, Sakada, NMM.
Josh "Bernard" Lay Josh "Bernard" Lay (born September 8, 1982) is a current American football cornerback, who plays for the National Football League's New Orleans Saints. He was drafted in round six, pick 174 of the 2006 NFL Draft.
Josh Abraham Josh Abraham is a music producer who has worked with many leading bands including Staind, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, Courtney Love, Deadsy, Orgy, and 10 Years. Abraham produced Crazy Town's debut album, The Gift of Game, which featured the #1 hit Butterfly.
Josh Andrew Koenig Joshua Andrew Koenig (born August 17, 1968) is an American character actor best known as "Boner" on ABC's sitcom Growing Pains. He is the son of Star Trek actor Walter Koenig, and he also had a minor role in "Sanctuary," an episode of the spinoff series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Josh Bard Joshua David Bard (born March 30, 1978, in Ithaca, New York) is a catcher for the San Diego Padres. He played for the Cleveland Indians from 2002 through 2005, and was acquired by the Boston Red Sox on January 27, 2006, along with outfielder Coco Crisp and reliever David Riske, for reliever Guillermo Mota, third-base prospect Andy Marte, and catcher Kelly Shoppach.
Josh Barfield Joshua LaRoy Barfield, more commonly known as Josh Barfield (born December 17, 1982 in Barquisimeto, Lara State, Venezuela) is a second baseman in Major League Baseball who plays for the Cleveland Indians. He is the son of former major league outfielder Jesse Barfield.
Josh Billings Josh Billings was the pen name of humorist born Henry Wheeler Shaw (12 April, 1818 - 14 October, 1885). He was perhaps the second most famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States in the 2nd half of the 19th century after Mark Twain, although his reputation has not fared so well with later generations.
Josh Blue Josh Blue (born November 27, 1978) is an American comedian who was voted the "Last Comic Standing" on NBC's reality show Last Comic Standing during its fourth season, which aired May–August, 2006. Blue was born in Cameroon, West Africa, where his father was teaching in a mission, and grew up in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Josh Bongard Josh Bongard received his Bachelors degree in Computer Science from McMaster University, Canada, his Masters degree from the University of Sussex, UK, and his PhD from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. He served as a postdoctoral associate under Hod Lipson in the Computational Synthesis Laboratory at Cornell University from 2003 to 2006.
Josh Brown (journalist) Josh Brown is the high school sports reporter for The Record newspaper in Kitchener, Ontario. Brown has previously worked at the Toronto Star, Hamilton Spectator and CanWest Global where he covered hockey for their newspapers, online services and television station (Global TV in Toronto).
Josh Brown (musician) Joshua Brown (born 1976), of Jackson, Tennessee, is the lead singer of the Christian rock band Day of Fire, was the lead singer of the mainstream rock music band Full Devil Jacket, and is featured on the Fireflight hit song You Decide.
Josh Byrne Josh Byrne (born on February 15, 1984 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actor best known for his role as Brendan Lambert on the ABC/CBS family sitcom Step by Step a role he played for six out of the show's seven seasons, with his one year disappearance being unexplained. His other television credits include Who's The Boss?
Josh Byrnes Josh Byrnes is currently the General Manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball. A graduate of Haverford College, he began his baseball career as an intern for the Cleveland Indians in 1994, quickly working his way up the organization ladder.
Josh Cooke Josh Cooke (born November 22, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor who played the lead role of Nate Solomon in NBC's 2005 sitcom Committed. Cooke has also appeared in guest roles in Without a Trace, Century City, Once and Again, 10-8 and Dragnet.
Josh Cunningham Josh Cunningham is an Australian guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter famous as one-third of the Australian folk rock band The Waifs. Josh has released five albums with The Waifs, and wrote the highly poular song Lighthouse, which was nominated an ARIA Award for Single Of The Year as well as other songs by The Waifs.
Josh Davis (basketball) Joshua Warren Davis (born on August 10, 1980 in Salem, Oregon) is an American basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association. He attended the University of Wyoming, and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2002.
Josh Davis (swimmer) Joshua Clark Davis (born September 1, 1972 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former freestyle swimmer from the United States, who won five medals as a member of US Men's Relay Teams: three golds at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, and two silvers four years later at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.
Josh Elliott Josh Elliott is a reporter at ESPN, and was the host of Classic Now on ESPN Classic, which was a talk show like ESPN2's Cold Pizza, only a classic version. Since its cancellation, he has becone an anchor on SportsCenter and a fill-in host on Cold Pizza.
Josh Evans Joshua Antwon Evans (born September 6, 1972 in Langdale, Alabama) is a former American football player. Evans played collegiately at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama with whom he was a four year starter.
Josh Fogg Joshua Smith Fogg (born December 13, 1976 in Lynn, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball pitcher who plays for the Colorado Rockies. He played college baseball at the University of Florida and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the third round of the 1998 Amateur draft.
Josh Gardner (comedian) Josh Gardner, an American Comedian, is best known for his role as Gerhard Reinke, a bumbling German backpacker, on Comedy Central's cult-classic Gerhard Reinke's Wanderlust. Josh also wrote for the FOX series A Minute with Stan Hooper.
Josh Gibson Joshua Gibson (December 21, 1911 in Buena Vista, Georgia - January 20, 1947 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) was a catcher in baseball's Negro Leagues. He played for the Pittsburgh Crawfords from 1930 to 1937 before moving to the Homestead Grays from 1937 to 1946.
Josh Gracin Joshua Mario "Josh" Gracin (born October 18, 1980) is an American country music singer. He first gained fame as the fourth-place contestant in the 2003 edition of American Idol, while at the time of the show also being a Lance Corporal in the United States Marine Corps.
Josh Graham Josh Graham, (born 1 October 1983 in Taree, New South Wales, Australia) is a former rugby league player with the Melbourne Storm and current Australian Rugby Union player. He plays the position of Centre for the Western Force.
Josh Greenfeld Josh Greenfeld (born 1928]) is an [[author and screenwriter mostly known for his screenplay for the 1974 film Harry and Tonto along with Paul Mazursky which earned them an Academy Award Nomination and Art Carney, the Oscar itself for Best Actor. Greenfeld also wrote Oh, God!
Josh Hamilton (baseball player) Josh Hamilton (born May 21, 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a baseball player in the Cincinnati Reds organization. Hamilton, a left-handed outfielder, was the top overall pick in the draft; but his career was derailed by drug problems for several seasons.
Josh Hayes Joshua Hayes, born April 4, 1975 in Gulfport, MS, is a professional Motorcycle Roadracer. He currently races in the AMA Superbike series for Honda Racing Corporation (the motorsport racing division of Honda Motor).
Josh Hines "Big" Josh Hines was an early gangster from the early part of the 20th century who was a member of the Whyos street gang. Gang chroniclers Herbert Asbury (author, "Gangs of New York") and Luc Sante (author, "Low Life") credit Hines as being the first man to hold up a stuss parlor.
Josh Howard (artist) Josh Howard is the writer/artist of the American comic book series Dead@17 published by Viper Comics, Black Harvest published by Devil's Due, and the upcoming Lost Books of Eve also published by Viper Comics. Howard is also a regular columnist for the Wizard website.
Josh Hutcherson Joshua Ryan Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) is an American film and television actor. He began acting in the early 2000s, appearing in several minor film and television roles, before gaining wider exposure with major roles in the 2005 films Little Manhattan and Zathura, and the 2006 comedy RV.
Josh Charles Joshua Aaron Charles (born September 15, 1971) is an American stage, film and television actor. His father, Allan, is an advertising executive and his mother, Laura, was a gossip columnist for the Baltimore Sun newspaper.
Josh Johnson Joshua Michael Johnson (born January 31, 1984 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Florida Marlins. The 6'7", 240 pound Johnson throws right-handed, and bats left-handed.
Josh Joplin Group Josh Joplin Group was an American Georgia-based pop music band led by singer-songwriter Josh Joplin. Joplin, a self-proclaimed "dork" who nonetheless dropped out of school in tenth grade to become a folk singer like his hero Phil Ochs, brought the group its trademark combination of introspective lyrics, folk-rock melodies, and lead vocals that, to many, sound identical to those of R.
Josh Kilmer-Purcell Josh Kilmer-Purcell (born August 28, 1969) is an American writer, advertising executive, and former drag queen. In 2006 HarperPerennial published "I Am Not Myself These Days: A Memoir," a tragicomic account of Kilmer-Purcell's early days in New York City, living as an advertising art director by day and a drag queen named "AquaDisiac" (or "Aqua") by night.
Josh Kirby Ronald William "Josh" Kirby (27 November 1928–23 October 2001), is a deceased British commercial artist born in Waterloo, Sefton, Lancashire and educated at the Liverpool City School of Art, where he acquired the nickname Josh.
Josh Knappett Joshua Philip Thomas "Josh" Knappett (born 15 April 1985 in Westminster, London) is an English cricketer: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who has played first-class cricket for Oxford University Centre of Cricketing Excellence and British Universities, and who is on the books of Worcestershire. He made his Oxford UCCE debut in 2004, and scored his maiden first-class century (exactly 100 not out) for them against Durham on 31 May 2006.
Josh Kornbluth Josh Kornbluth is an American comedic monologist and (as of 2005) a television show host on KQED-TV (San Francisco). His major work has included "Red Diaper Baby" (an affectionate account of growing up communist in America) and the feature film Haiku Tunnel.
Josh Kronfeld Joshua Adrian "Josh" Kronfeld (born June 20 1971) is a former international rugby union player for the New Zealand All Blacks. During his international career, he played in 56 games for the All Blacks, gaining 54 test caps, including appearances at both the 1995 and 1999 Rugby Union World Cups.
Josh Leo (musician) Josh Leo is an American guitarist, songwriter, and record producer active in Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout his career, he has performed on over 150 records, produced 21 #1 albums, written six #1 singles, and won 6 BMI Millionaire awards.
Josh Lewis (guitarist) Josh Lewis was one of the two original Warrant guitarists, the other being Erik Turner, who is still in the band. He played on such early Warrant demos as "You've Got A Broken Heart" and "Tease Machine".
Josh Lewis and Reva Shayne Joshua "Josh" Lewis and Reva Shayne Lewis are fictional characters and the signature supercoupleon the American CBS soap opera Guiding Light. Josh is played by Robert Newman and Reva is played by Kim Zimmer.
Josh Lucas Josh Lucas (born Joshua Lucas Easy Dent MaurerLucas disclosed his full name on The Tonight Show, May 3–4, 2006 on June 20, 1971) is an American actor. He is perhaps best known for his roles in several Hollywood films, including Glory Road and Poseidon.
Josh Lyman Joshua 'Josh' Lyman is a fictional character played by Bradley Whitford on the television drama The West Wing. For the majority of the series, he is Deputy White House Chief of Staff in the Josiah Bartlet administration.
Josh Madden Josh Madden is a fictional character from All My Children, who came to Pine Valley on June 17, 2005. Josh was first play by actor Scott Kinworthy from June 17, 2005 until September 15, 2005, and is currently played by actor Colin Egglesfield.
Josh Malihabadi Josh Malihabadi (Urdu: جوش ملیح آبادی) (born as Shabbir Hasan Khan; Urdu: شبیر حسن خان) (December 5, 1898 – February 22, 1982) was a noted Urdu poet born in British India, who was an Indian citizen until 1958, when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen. He wrote ghazals and nazm under the takhallus (Urdu for nom de plume) Josh (Urdu: جوش) (literally, "Passion" or "Intensity").
Josh McCloughan Joshua McCloughan (born December 12, 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who plays as a central defender. He currently plays for the Queensland Roar in the A-League competition.
Josh McDaniels Josh McDaniels (born April 2, 1976 in Canton, Ohio) is the current offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the NFL's New England Patriots. McDaniels is notable as being the youngest offensive coordinator in the history of the NFL, accepting the position at age 29 after the 2005 season.
Josh Miller Josh Miller (born July 14, 1970 in Queens, New York City) is an American punter in the NFL for the New England Patriots, where he wears jersey number 8. A graduate of the University of Arizona, he spent the 1994 and 1995 seasons playing for the Baltimore Stallions of the Canadian Football League, 1996-2003 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and has been with the New England Patriots since 2004.
Josh Neer Josh Martin "The Dentist" Neer (born March 24, 1983) is an American mixed martial arts fighter from Des Moines, IA. Neer is nicknamed "The Dentist" for his brutal knockouts that re-arrange his opponents teeth.
Josh Neufeld Josh Neufeld (b. 1967 in New York City) is an alternative cartoonist and commercial illustrator known for his fact-based comics on subjects like international travel and finance, as well as his collaborations with writers like Harvey Pekar and David Greenberger.
Josh Padrick Josh Padrick (born February 14, 1983 in Merritt Island, Florida) is an American Football quarterback at Florida International University. He holds virtually all school records for passing, including yards(9,237), attempts(1,479), and completins(820).
Josh Paul Josh Paul (born May 19, 1975 in Evanston, Illinois) is a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. After being selected by the Chicago White Sox in the amateur draft in 1996, Paul was a back-up catcher from 1999 until he was granted his outright release in 2003.
Josh Perschbacher Josh Perschbacher is a notable American organist and arranger for his work creating symphonic re-orchestrations for the pipe organ. His repertoire includes many works by notable film composer John Williams, other movie themes (including Pirates of the Caribbean by Klaus Badelt), an arsenal of program music (including The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Peter and the Wolf), his favorite Tchaikovsky overtures, and a wide array of various musical styles, time periods, and composers.
Josh Phillips Josh Phillips is a Canadian artist known for his work at Avalon, a webcomic that attained some popularity before succumbing to entropy in 2004. His new venture, Two Eighty, was planned as weekly webcomic that began publication on 2004-05-07.
Josh Pinkard Josh Pinkard (born April 2, 1986 in Oxnard, California) is a collegiate American football player. He is currently a junior free safety and cornerback for the 2006 University of Southern California Trojans football team.
Josh Piscura Josh Piscura (born July 4 1979) is an American professional wrestler, best known under his ring name Josh Prohibition, or J-Pro for short. His professional wrestling gimmick is that of a follower of "straight edge", a culture which he follows in real life -- similar to that of the more famous professional wrestler CM Punk.
Josh Pyke Josh Pyke is an Australian musician, best known for his two songs "Middle of the Hill" which was voted number 19 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2005 and "Private Education" which was voted 57 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2006. Pyke signed to Australian indie label Ivy League in 2005 and his first release on the label was a mini-album entitled "Feeding the Wolves".
Josh Quong Tart Josh Quong Tart (born October 16, 1979, Canberra) is an Australian actor who has performed in several television, commercial and film roles. Tart graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in 1997 with a bachelor's degree in Performing Arts.
Josh Routh Josh Routh is a nationally recognised American circus performer, and a founding member of both the comedic troop Brothers Kaputnik and Circus Kaput. Josh trained at the Circus Center in San Francisco, California and attended the Clown Conservatory where he graduated "Class Clown".
Josh Rupe Joshua Matthew Rupe (born August 18, 1982 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers. Rupe was acquired by the Rangers in a trade for Carl Everett with the Chicago White Sox.
Josh Rushing Josh Rushing was a United States Marine Captain who was a press officer for United States Central Command (CENTCOM) during the 2003 Invasion of Iraq. He became famous for his appearance in the documentary Control Room, which documented his conversations with Al Jazeera correspondent Hassan Ibrahim.
Josh Ryan Evans Joshua Ryan Evans (January 10, 1982 – August 5, 2002) was an actor who became known for his role of "Timmy" in the soap opera Passions. Though he was 17 years old when Passions debuted, Evans had the appearance and voice of a small child due to achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism.
Josh Scobey Joshua Payne Scobey (born December 11, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American football running back and kick returner for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He served as a team captain during Super Bowl XL.
Josh Scogin Josh Scogin got to be known in the band under the name of "Luti-Kriss", which later changed their name to "Norma Jean." He later left this band right before their album "Bless The Martyr, Kiss The Child" came out.
Josh Server Josh Server (born April 11, 1979 in Highland Park, Illinois) is an American actor, best known for being the only All That cast member to remain through the entire original 6 seasons (which are often referred to as "The Golden Age" of All That). He also appeared and acted in the All That 10th Anniversary Reunion Special and in the films Good Burger, based on the All That sketch of the same name, and Broken Record, as well as performing on The Good Times Comedy CD by fellow All That album Kenan Thompson.
Josh Sharpless Josh Sharpless (January 1, 1981 in Beaver, Pennsylvania - ) is a right-handed relief pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates. Sharpless grew up in the greater Pittsburgh area, attending Freedom High School in Freedom, Pennsylvania.
Josh Shipp Josh Shipp (born 23 January, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American motivational speaker and author focusing on youth and college-aged audiences. He is noted as being one of the youngest speakers ever accepted into the National Speakers Association.
Josh Spiegel Josh Spiegel is a Baltimore radio newscaster known as "The Most Unique News Guy in America" and a self-proclaimed "News Genius". On August 22 2005, Spiegel joined the 98 Rock Morning Show as a news man.
Josh Stamer Joshua Lee Stamer (born October 11, 1977, Sutherland, Iowa) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills (2003-present) and attended the University of South Dakota. He wears #57 for the Bills, and has contributed primarily on special teams in his career.
Josh Taft Josh Taft is an American music video director. He has filmed videos for the Stone Temple Pilots ("Plush," "Sex Type Thing," and "Lady Picture Show"), Nas ("This World Is Yours"), A Tribe Called Quest ("Award Tour", "Electric Relaxation" and "Oh My God"), Cypress Hill ("Insane In The Brain"), and Pearl Jam ("Even Flow") among others.
Josh Taylor Josh Taylor (born September 25, 1943 in Princeton, Illinois) is an American actor, best known for his roles of Chris Kositchek and Roman Brady on the American soap opera Days of our Lives and Michael Hogan, the father figure on the situation comedy The Hogan Family.
Josh Thomas Josh Thomas, Joshua Lloyd Thomas (born June 26, 1981 in Plymouth, Massachusetts), attended High School in Orchard Park, NY, is an American football player who currently plays defensive end for the Indianapolis Colts. He was a three-year starter at Syracuse University who opened 34 of 36 career games and had 124 career tackles, nine sacks, 23 tackles for losses and two interceptions.
Josh Thomson Josh "The Punk" Thomson is an American mixed martial arts fighter training with American Kickboxing Academy. He has fought in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships and America's UFC, as well as Strikeforce and the World Fighting Alliance.
Josh Walker Josh Walker (born February 21 1989) is a young English footballer. He plays for Middlesbrough as a defensive midfielder and is a graduate of the club's productive youth academy along with the likes of Lee Cattermole, Stuart Parnaby, James Morrison and Stewart Downing.
Josh Weinstein Josh Weinstein (born May 5, 1966) is an American televison writer, best known for his work on The Simpsons. Along with his writing partner Bill Oakley, Weinstein was Executive Producer and Showrunner for seasons 7 & 8 of The Simpsons.
Josh West Joshua West (born 25 March 1977 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States) is a British rower who attended Yale for his undergraduate degree. At Yale, he learned to row under Freshman Coach Justin Moore and Varsity Coach Dave Vogel.
Josh White Josh White (born Joshua Daniel White in Greenville, South Carolina, February 11, 1914 or 1915; died Manhasset, New York, September 5, 1969) was an American folk, blues, and gospel singer and guitarist best remembered as a New York singer and guitarist. He specialized in Piedmont blues and Country blues.
Josh Zuckerman (musician) Josh Zuckerman is a musician who currently teaches kindergarten at Highlands Elementary School at the Jersey Shore. His music has been featured on TV Shows and his single "Out From Under" was number one for four weeks on Sirius radio in 2006.
Joshamee Gibbs Joshamee Gibbs is played by Kevin McNally and voiced by Steven Jay Blum in video game adaptations. Gibbs is a generally knowledgeable character, often providing the movie's cast as well as the audience with background information.
Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari The single "Joshi Kashimashi Monogatari" (English: "The Story Of Noisy Girls") was the twenty-third single of J-pop idol group Morning Musume and was released 22 July 2004 and It sold a total of 91,789 copies. This single marks the graduation of members Nozomi Tsuji and Ai Kago before they went on to concentrate full-time on their duo W (Double You).
Joshua Joshua or Yehoshua (Hebrew: יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, Tiberian: , Israeli: Yəhoshúa) was an Israelite leader who succeeded Moses. His story is told in the Hebrew Bible, chiefly in the Book of Exodus, the Book of Numbers, and the Book of Joshua.
Joshua (song) "Joshua" was a 1970 song, written and recorded by Dolly Parton, significant for being the singer's first single to reach #1 on the US country charts. Telling the story of a young girl who meets and falls in love with a lonely hobo, the song drew on many Appalachian references from Parton's youth, which she would revisit throughout her career, and featured a storyline she would later reuse in her 1976 composition Applejack.
Joshua A. Norton Joshua Abraham Norton (c. 1815 – January 8, 1880), also known as His Imperial Majesty Emperor Norton I, was a celebrated citizen of San Francisco who, in 1859, proclaimed himself "Emperor of these United States.
Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen Joshua Allen, 2nd Viscount Allen LLD (17 September 1685–5 December 1742) was an Irish peer, the son of John Allen, 1st Viscount Allen. He succeeded to the title of 2nd Viscount Allen, County Kildare and its subsidiary titles on 8 November 1726.
Joshua Ang Joshua Ang (; born in March 1,1989) is an actor from Singapore who starred alongside Shawn Lee in the box office hit film I Not Stupid and its sequel I Not Stupid Too. He is currently serving his National Service.
Joshua ben Perachyah Joshua ben Perachya (Hebrew: יהושע בן פרחיה) was Nasi of the Sanhedrin in the latter half of the second century BCE. He and his colleague Nittai of Arbela were the second of the five pairs (Zugot) of scholars who received and transmitted the tradition (Avot i.
Joshua B. Lee Joshua Bryan Lee (January 23, 1892 - August 10, 1967) was a United States Representative and Senator from Oklahoma. Born in Childersburg, Alabama, he moved with his parents to Pauls Valley, Oklahoma (which was then Indian Territory), and then to Kiowa County, near Hobart, in 1901.
Joshua Bartholomew Joshua Bartholomew (born 1984) is a Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. At the end of October 2005, he released his self-titled CD which was written, performed, produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Joshua.
Joshua Bates Joshua Bates was born on a farm in Cohasset, Massachusetts in 1776 and graduted from Harvard College in 1797. He later became a minister, a teacher at Phillips Andover academy, and, from 1818 to 1839, president of Middlebury College.
Joshua Butler Joshua Butler graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema & Television, having written and directed the award-winning short Will Work for Food. After graduation, he became a highly sought-after editor, cutting over 500 commercials, music videos, promos, trailers, documentaries, and television series.
Joshua Cain Joshua Allen Cain was born July 31, 1976 and is the lead guitarist for the rock band Motion City Soundtrack; He co-founded the band with rhythm guiatrist and vocalist Justin Pierre in 1997. At first, Josh took on a lot of managerial responsibilities, booking the band's first shows.
Joshua Clay Joshua Clay is a fictional character, a member of the Doom Patrol in superhero comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Paul Kupperberg and Joe Staton, Tempest first appeared in Showcase #94 (August 1977).

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