Joseph Kennedy

Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888–1969) was a United States businessman and political figure, and father of John F. Kennedy.

Other Josephs in his family:

• Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (1915–1944), oldest son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr.
• Joseph P. Kennedy II (born 1952), oldest son of Senator and Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, and former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (1987–1999)
• Joe Kennedy III (born 1980), son of Joseph P. Kennedy II, and former U.S. Representative from Massachusetts (2013–2021)

Joseph Kennedy may also refer to:

Politics

• Joseph C. G. Kennedy (1813–1887), Whig politician, lawyer and journalist from Pennsylvania who supervised the U.S. Census for 1850 and 1860
• Joseph Phillip Kennedy, Chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
• Joseph L. Kennedy (born 1971), American businessman and candidate in the 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts
• Joe Kennedy (Georgia politician) (1930–1997), American politician from Georgia

Sports

• Joe Kennedy (baseball) (1979–2007), American baseball pitcher
• Joe Kennedy (footballer) (1925–1986), English professional footballer
• Joe Kennedy (basketball) (born 1947), American basketball player for the Seattle SuperSonics
• Pat Kennedy (Joseph Patrick Kennedy, born 1952), American basketball coach
• Joseph A. Kennedy, football coach and plaintiff in the U.S. Supreme Court case Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

Other

• X. J. Kennedy (Joseph Charles Kennedy, born 1929), American writer
• Joseph W. Kennedy (1916–1957), co-discoverer of the element plutonium
• Joe Kennedy Jr. (1923–2004), American jazz violinist
• Joe Kennedy (bishop) (born 1969), Scottish Anglican academic and Bishop of Burnley
• Joseph Kennedy (actor) (born 1981), English actor
• Joseph Kennedy (professor), professor of polymer science and chemistry

See also

• Jo Kennedy (born 1962), Australian actress
• Joe Kenney author of the Best-Selling The American Sound, with this pseudonym he promotes his book, Game Over!.