Joseph McCarthy (disambiguation)

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Joseph McCarthy was a United States Senator and anti-Communist who is the namesake for McCarthyism.

Joseph McCarthy is also the name of:

  • Joseph J. McCarthy (1912 – 1996), American Medal of Honor recipient at the Battle of Iwo Jima
  • Joseph McCarthy (lyricist) (1885 – 1943), a song lyricist and director of ASCAP
  • Joe McCarthy (baseball), (1887 – 1978) a Hall of Fame baseball manager
  • Joe McCarthy (baseball catcher) (1881-1937), a catcher in Major League Baseball
  • Eugene Joseph McCarthy (1916 – 2005), another United States Senator who ran for the presidency a total of five times