Legacy
- Joseph Bonaparte Gulf in the Northern Territory of Australia is named after him.
- Lake Bonaparte, located in the town of Diana, New York, United States, is also named after him.
- The seagull Chroicocephalus philadelphia is commonly known as Bonaparte's Gull; it is a matter of dispute as to whether the bird is named for Joseph Bonaparte or his nephew Charles.
- A main character in Golden Boy by Clifford Odets is named Joe Bonaparte after him.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
—Desiderius Erasmus (c. 1466–1536)