Worldwide, Karl-Josef (Karl-Josef 
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| Karl-Josef | Germany, France, Chile, United States, China |
Carl Joseph, Carlos Jose, Carlos José, Charles-Joseph, Karel Josef, and Karl Joseph
| karl-josef kaufmann German archivist and historian, DE (b. 1865) |
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karl-josef rauber German cardinal, DE (b. 1934) |
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karl-josef freiherr von ketteler (1934-2006), DE (b. 1934) |
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karl-josef laumann German politician, DE (b. 1957) |
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| karl-josef hering German singer and opera singer (1929-1998), DE (b. 1929) |
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| karl-josef schromm (b. 1921) |
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| karl-josef kluge German educationist and university teacher, DE (b. 1933) |
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| karl-josef kutsch DE (b. 1924) |
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| karl-josef schipperges (b. 1925) |
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| karl-josef groffmann DE (b. 1926) |
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| karl-josef müller German university teacher (1937-2001), DE (b. 1937) |
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| karl-josef scheuermann (b. 1927) |
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| karl-josef schiffer chess player (b. 1937) |
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| karl-josef gierlichs (b. 1930) |
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| karl-josef cramer German actor, DE (b. 1941) |
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Maas, Engels, Endres, Hammes, Wagner, Werner, Mertens, Michels, Müller, Scherer, Schulte, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schmitz, Lehmann, Fischer, Schäfer, Burggraf, Reinartz, Hartmann, Hoffmann, Schuhmann, Errens, Neuwöhner, Jansen, Peters, Koch, Kohl, Kuhn, Roth, Lang, Hahn, Mayer, Meyer, Sauer, Simon, Schröder, Klein, Reitz, Dohle, Lange, Hesse, Wirtz, Weber, Sander, Becker, Breuer, Kramer, Pelke, and Schneider