Joseph McLaughlin may refer to:
Joe McLaughlin (footballer) (born 1960), Scottish professional footballer Joe McLaughlin (American football) (born 1957), American football player Joseph M. McLaughlin (1933–2013), American academic and US federal appellate court judge Joseph McLaughlin (Pennsylvania politician) (1867–1926), US Representative from Pennsylvania Joseph R. McLaughlin (Michigan politician) (1851–1932), Lieutenant Governor of Michigan Joseph R. McLaughlin (North Carolina politician) (born 1954), US Airforce graduate and politician from North Carolina Joseph Frank McLaughlin, American judge in Hawaii Joseph McLaughlin (1922–1999), Irish tenor better known as Josef Locke