Josef Henselmann (16 August 1898, Sigmaringen – 19 January 1987) was a German sculptor and professor.
Henselmann was born in Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern. After studying at the Gymnasium he completed an apprenticeship to be a wood sculptor. After the First World War he was a student at the Munich Academy. He taught at the Münchner Staatsschule für angewandte Kunst (Munich School for applied arts) and from 1946 was a professor at the Munich Academy, where he served an extensive period of time as Academy President. Henselmann died in Munich.
He was married to the painter Marianne Henselmann, née Euler (* 1903 in Aschaffenburg; † 2002 in Munich), with whom he had two children.
as well as numerous other works in the Bavarian and Upper Swabian region.