Famous People with Name Josephine

Josephine 'Jo' Fletcher            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Josephine 'Jo' Fletcher: is an English female football goalkeeper. She played at full international level for England. She hails from the Wirral.

Josephine Barnard            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Josephine Barnard: is a former South Africa cricketer. She made three Test and eight Women's One Day International appearances for South Africa between 2002 and 2004.

Josephine Russell Erwin Clay            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Josephine Russell Erwin Clay: was one of the first significant woman thoroughbred horse breeders in America and a writer. She was also known as Josephine Deborah Russell, Mrs. Eugene Erwin, Josephine Erwin, Mrs. John M. Clay, and Josephine Clay. The Clay Family invited her and her thr

Josephine Lang            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Josephine Lang: was a German composer. Fortunate enough to be born into a family rich with musical talent, Josephine Lang was the daughter of Theodor Lang, a violinist, and Regina Hitzelberger, opera singer. Her mother taught young Josephine how to play piano, and from age five it became apparent that Josephine possessed great potential as a composer. As early as age eleven Josephine started giving piano lessons herself. Through her godfather, Joseph Stieler, Josephine was exposed to some of the greatest artists of her time. Both Felix Mendelssohn and Ferdinand Hiller went to great lengths to ensure that Lang learned the proper theory for song-writing, and used their connections to publish Lang's music. Even Robert Schumann published a song of Josephine’s in Neue Zeitschrift für Musik in 1838.

Josephine Eveline McKim            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Josephine Eveline McKim: was a champion American swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and 1932 Summer Olympics.