Albers vs Josef Albers

Albers and Josef Albers both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Albers	Yes	No	No	No
Josef Albers	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Albers and Josef Albers are synonyms defined as:

Albers and Josef Albers: United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)

Albers (noun)	Josef Albers (noun)
United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)	United States painter born in Germany; works characterized by simple geometrical patterns in various colors (1888-1976)