José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of Cornwall, where it was especially frequent during the fourteenth century; this surname is pronounced , as in the English names ''Joseph'' or ''Josephine''. According to another interpretation ''Jose'' is cognate with ''Joyce''; ''Joyce'' is an English and Irish surname derived from the

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personal name ''Iodoc,'' which was introduced to England by the Normans in the form ''Josse''. In medieval England the name was occasionally borne by women but more commonly by men; the variant surname ''Jose'' is local to Devon and Cornwall. The common spelling of this given name in different languages is a case of interlingual homography. Similar cases occur in English given names (Albert, Bertrand, Christine, Daniel, Eric, and Ferdinand) that are not exclusive to the English language and can be found namely in French with a different pronunciation under exactly the same spelling.

Spanish pronunciation

The Spanish pronunciation is . In Castilian Spanish, the initial is similar to the German in the name Bach and Scottish Gaelic and Irish in ''

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'', though Spanish varies by dialect. Historically, the modern pronunciation of the name ''José'' in Spanish is the result of the phonological history of Spanish coronal fricatives since the fifteenth century, when it departed from

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. Unlike today's pronunciation of this name, in Old Spanish the initial was a voiced postalveolar fricative (as the sound "''je''" in French), and the middle stood for a voiced apicoalveolar fricative /z̺/ (as in the Castilian pronunciation of the word ''mismo''). The sounds, from a total of seven

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s once shared by medieval Ibero-Romance languages, were partly preserved in Catalan, Galician, and Occitan, and have survived integrally in

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and in the dialects of northern Portugal. In those regions of north-western Spain where the Galician and Asturian languages are spoken, the name is spelt ''Xosé'' and pronounced .

Portuguese pronunciation

The Portuguese given name ''José'' is pronounced as . Examples of this are for instance former President of the European Commission

José Manuel Barroso José Manuel Durão Barroso (; born 23 March 1956) is a Portuguese politician and university teacher, currently serving as non-executive chairman of Goldman Sachs International. He previously served as the 11th president of the European Commi ...

and football coach

José Mourinho José Mário dos Santos Mourinho Félix GOIH (; born 26 January 1963), is a Portuguese professional football manager and former player who is the current head coach of Italian Serie A club Roma. Once dubbed "The Special One" by the British ...

. Historically, the conventional Portuguese spelling of the name was ''Joseph'', just as in English, though variants like ''Jozeph'' were not uncommon. Following the

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, the Portuguese spelling was modernized. The first Reform of Portuguese orthography of 1911 elided the final mute consonants and from Biblical anthroponyms and toponyms (e.g. ''Joseph'', ''Nazareth'') and replaced them with the

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on the final , indicating the stress vowel (e.g. ''José'', ''Nazaré''). In Portuguese, the pronunciation of vowels varies depending on the country, regional dialect or

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of the speaker: in the case of the ranging from /u/ to /o/; and in the case of , from /e/ to

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. The

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developed originally from thirteenth-century Galician-Portuguese, having a number of speakers worldwide that is currently larger than French, Italian and German. In Portuguese the pronunciation of the graphemes and is in fact phonetically the same as in French, where the name ''José'' also exists and the pronunciation is similar, aside from obvious vowel variation and language-specific intonation.

French vernacular form

The French given name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of the French name ''Joseph'', and is also popular under the feminine form ''Josée''. The masculine form is current as a given name, or as short for Joseph as is the case of French politician José Bové. The same masculine form is also commonly used as part of feminine name composites, as is the case of French athlete

Marie-José Pérec Marie-José Pérec (born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. Athletics career Pérec won the 1991 World Championships 400 metres title ...

. In turn, the feminine form ''Josée'' is only used customarily either as a feminine first name or as part of a feminine name composite, with respective examples in French film director Josée Dayan and Canadian actress Marie-Josée Croze.

Jewish use

A number of prominent Jewish men, including sportsmen, entertainers and historical figures, are known publicly as ''Joseph'' or Jose, another form of ''Yossi'' (Hebrew: יֹוסִי), and a diminutive of ''Yosef'' or ''Yossef'' (Hebrew: יוֹסֵף).

Feminine form

Both the Spanish and Portuguese feminine written forms of the name are Josefa, pronounced in Spanish, and in Portuguese. The name ''José'' also occurs in feminine name composites (e.g. ''Maria José'', ''Marie-José''). ''Josée'' is a French feminine first name, pronounced , relates to the longer feminine form of ''Joséphine'' , and may also be coupled with other names in feminine name composites. Similarly, in Flemish, ''José'' is a male given name, for which the feminine written form is ''Josée'', with both forms being pronounced , but the spelling stems originally from neighboring French-speaking influence. In Dutch, however, ''José'' is pronounced , which is a feminine given name in its own right, sometimes also used as short for the feminine name ''Josina''. Examples are Olympic swimmer José Damen and pop singer José Hoebee. ''Josephine'' and ''Joséphine'' are in use in English-speaking countries, while ''Josefine'' is popular in Western Europe.

Diminutives

One of the common Spanish diminutives of the name is ''Pepe'', which is a repetition of the last syllable of the earlier form ''Josep''. (Popular belief attributes the origin of Pepe to the abbreviation of ''pater putativus'', P.P., recalling the role of

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in predominantly Catholic Spanish-speaking countries.) In Hispanic America, the diminutives ''Cheché'' and ''Chepe'' also occur, as in Colombian soccer player José Eugenio ("Cheché") Hernández and Mexican soccer player José ("Chepe") Naranjo. In Portuguese, the most widely used diminutive form of the name is ''Zé'', and less used forms include ''Zeca'', ''Zezé'', ''Zezinho'', ''Zuca'', and ''Juca''. The augmentative of the diminutive may occur as in ''Zezão'', as well as the diminutive of the diminutive ''Zequinha'', Zezinho, Josesito.

People

Mononyms

* Jose (Malayalam: ജോസ്), Indian actor in Malayalam films * José of Braganza (Portuguese: Bragança), Portuguese noble of the

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of Braga, illegitimate son of King Peter II and Francisca Clara da Silva * Jose the Galilean (Hebrew: יוסי הגלילי, (Yose HaGelili)), 1st–2nd century Jewish

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, member of the Tannaim involved in compiling the Mishna * Prince José, Portuguese noble of the

(Portuguese: Bragança), son of Queen Maria I and King Peter III, heir apparent with many

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including Prince of Brazil and Duke of Braganza, died of smallpox at age 27 before ascending to the throne * Joseph I of Portugal (José Francisco António Inácio Norberto Agostinho), also known as José I of Portugal

First names

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* José Abad Santos, Filipino lawyer and

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, 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * José Abal, Spanish

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and medallist * José Manuel Abascal Gómez, Spanish runner and Olympics medallist * José Javier Abella Fanjul, Mexican international

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Jose ben Abin Jose b. Abin ( he, יוסי בר אבין, read as Yossi baron ofAbin (Yer. Talmud); or alternative name recorded in the B. Talmud: Jose, the son of R. Boon un'', in Hebrew: יוסי ברבי בון, read as ''Yossi BeRabbi on of RabbiBon'') was a ...

(Hebrew: יוסי בר אבין), significant 4th century CE Jewish Talmudist *

José Aboulker José Aboulker (5 March 1920 – 17 November 2009) was a French Algerian Jew and the leader of the anti-Nazi resistance in French Algeria in World War II. He received the U.S. Medal of Freedom, the Croix de Guerre, and was made a Compani ...

, French Algerian neurosurgeon, leader of French Algeria's anti-Nazi resistance during World War II, later a French politician * José Antonio Abreu Anselmi, Venezuelan orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, professor of economics and law at Universidad Simón Bolívar, activist, and politician * José María de Achá Valiente, Bolivian general, 17th President of Bolivia after leading a coup against dictator José María Linares * José de Acosta, member of the Society of Jesus (S.J.), Spanish Catholic missionary, theologian and naturalist * José Adem (1921–1991), Mexican mathematician * José Manuel Cerqueira Afonso dos Santos, also known to the public as José Afonso, Zeca Afonso and Zeca, influential Portuguese folk and political musician, known especially for the role of his music in the resistance against the dictatorial regime of

Oliveira Salazar Oliveira may refer to: People * Oliveira (surname), which includes D'Oliveira * Oliveira (footballer, born 1981), full name Ederaldo Antonio de Oliveira, Brazilian football goalkeeper * Oliveira (footballer, born 1985), full name Bruno Giglio d ...

José Bernardo Alcedo José Bernardo Alzedo (August 20, 1788December 28, 1878) was a Peruvian composer. Alzedo was born in Lima, Peru. He studied music at the :es:Convento San Agustín (Cuzco), Convento de San Agustín and, at 18 years of age, composed the ''Misa en ...

, Peruvian Romantic composer, wrote the National Anthem of Peru * José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Jnr., Brazilian mixed martial artist *

José Martiniano de Alencar José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

, Brazilian politician, lawyer, orator, novelist and dramatist * José Alencar Gomes da Silva, Brazilian businessman and politician, 23rd Vice-President of Brazil *

Joseph of Anchieta José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo (Joseph of Anchieta) (19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's ...

, Spanish

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missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil and Catholic saint * José Martiniano Pereira de Alencar, Brazilian politician, journalist and onetime Catholic priest, father of

José de Alencar José Martiniano de Alencar (May 1, 1829 – December 12, 1877) was a Brazilian lawyer, politician, orator, novelist and dramatist. He is considered to be one of the most famous and influential Brazilian Romantic novelists of the 19th century, ...

* José de Jesús Alfaro, Nicaraguan politician, Head of State of Nicaragua *

José Maria Alkmin José Maria Alkmin (11 June 1901 – 22 April 1974) was the 15th vice president of Brazil from 1964 to 1967. Alkmin was born in Bocaiúva. He served as Minister of Finance before becoming vice president. He was also once the Partido So ...

, Brazilian politician, 15th Vice President of Brazil * José Allende, Peruvian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Peru * José Alperovich, Argentinian politician, governor of Tucumán Province * José Carlos Altuve, Venezuelan-born American baseball player * José Álvarez de las Asturias de Bohórquez y Goyeneche, Spanish noble and equestrian, Marqués de los Trujillos, Olympics competitor * José Álvarez de Pereira y Cubero, Spanish Neoclassical sculptor * José Álvarez de Toledo Osorio y Gonzaga, Spanish noble and politician, Duke of Alba, 11th Marquis of Villafranca, Grandee of Spain, 15th Duke of Medina Sidonia, sponsor of Francisco Goya, commissioner of works by

Joseph Haydn Franz Joseph Haydn ( , ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...

* José Ciriaco Alvarez, also known as José Sixto Alvarez, Argentinian journalist and Modernist writer, wrote under the pen name "Rob" Fray Mocho * Jose Lino Alvarez, American professional baseball player * José Álvarez, United States Virgin Islands-born sports shooter and Olympics competitor * José Manuel Álvarez. Argentinian politician, Governor of Córdoba * José Ricardo Álvarez, Venezuelan-born American professional baseball player * Miguel Álvarez Pozo, Cuban basketball player and Olympics competitor * José René Álvarez Ramírez, known as Joe Alvarez, Cuban-born American baseball player and manager *

José María Álvarez de Sotomayor José María Álvarez de Sotomayor (28 September 1880–20 May 1947) was a Spanish playwright and poet from the Province of Almería Almería (, also , ) is a province of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. It is bordered by the p ...

, Spanish playwright and poet * José Alves da Costa, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Corumbá *

José Augusto Alves Roçadas José Augusto Alves Roçadas (Vila Real, 6 April 1865 – Lisbon, 28 April 1926) was an officer of the Portuguese Army and a colonial administrator. In 1907 troops under his command in Portuguese Angola put down a revolt by the Ovambo at the B ...

, military officer and colonial administrator, led troops at the

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in Portuguese Angola to suppress the Ovambo people's revolt, appointed as governor of the District of Hula in Portuguese Angola, then Governor of Macau, and returned as Governor General of Angola, commanded troops in Southern Angola against the

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's WWI campaign in Angola, later participated in the

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which ended the Portuguese First Republic * José Ramón Andrés Puerta, Spanish-American chef * José Ruiz Arenas, Bolivian Catholic bishop,

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, then Bishop and later

of Villavicencio, entered the Roman Curia and served in the Pontifical Commission for Latin America, the Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelisation and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples * José María Arguedas Altamirano, Peruvian novelist, poet, and

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* José Arpa y Perea, Spanish-born painter, worked in Spain, Mexico, and Texas, known for realist landscapes * José Enrique Arrarás, Puerto Rican lawyer,

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and politician, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico *

José Miguel Arroyo Delgado José Miguel Arroyo Delgado (born May 1, 1969) is a Spanish bullfighter. He is better known in bullfighting circles as Joselito, a nickname he shares with at least two other notables: José Gomez, the Joselito bullfighter of the 1910s, and Joseli ...

, known as ''Joselito'', Spanish matador * José Gervasio Artigas, Uruguayan national hero * José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, Peruvian Catholic bishop, Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas * José Millán Astray, Spanish general and founder of the Spanish Foreign Legion * José de Avillez Burnay Ereira, award-winning Portuguese chef and restaurateur * José María Alfredo Aznar López, Spanish reformist and politician, active member of the Falangist Syndicalist Student Front in his youth, President of the People's Party, served as Prime Minister under King Juan Carlos I

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* José Delicado Baeza, Spanish Catholic bishop, Bishop of Tui-Vigo,

of Valladolid * José Ballivián, Bolivian

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l during the Peruvian-Bolivian War and 11th President of Bolivia * José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández, 11th President of Chile * José Antonio Balseiro, Argentinian physicist, specialised in nuclear fusion and nuclear physics *

José Balta José Balta y Montero (25 April 1814 – 26 July 1872) was a Peruvian soldier and politician who served as the 19th President of Peru from 1868 to 1872. He was the son of John Balta Bru and Agustina Montero Casafranca. In 1865, he aided M ...

y Montero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 13th Prime Minister of Peru, 30th President of Peru * José Celso Barbosa, Puerto Rican physician, sociologist and politician * José Juan Barea Mora, known as "J. J.", Puerto Rican-born American professional international basketball player * José Barrionuevo, Spanish politician * José Pablo Torcuato Batlle y Ordóñez, Uruguayan politician, creator of the welfare state, 2nd and 5th President of the Senate and Prime Minister of Uruguay, 19th and 21st

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* José Antonio Bautista Santos, Dominican-born American baseball player * José Joaquín (Arias) Bautista, Dominican-born American baseball player * Jose Baxter, UK professional

player *

José Leitão de Barros José Leitão de Barros (22 October 1896 – 29 June 1967) was a Portuguese film director and playwright. Among his most famous films are '' Maria do Mar'' (1930), the second docufiction after '' Moana'' (1926) by Robert Flaherty, the first ...

, Portuguese film director and playwright * José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portuguese lawyer and professor of law, 115th

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, 11th

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* José Moreira Bastos Neto, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Três Lagoas *

José Díaz de Bedoya José Díaz de Bedoya was member in Paraguayan Triumvirate following death of Francisco Solano López Francisco Solano López Carrillo (24 July 1827 – 1 March 1870) was President of Paraguay from 1862 until his death in 1870. He was ...

, Paraguayan politician, member of the Paraguayan Triumvirate * José Fernando Bello Amigo Serans, Spanish professional

player * José Alfonso Belloso y Sánchez, Salvadoran Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop then

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* José Luis Benavidez Jr., American professional

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* José María Benegas Haddad, nicknamed as ''Txiki'', Venezuelan-born Spanish politician *

José Benlliure y Gil José Benlliure y Gil (30 September 1858, Valencia – 5 April 1937, Valencia) was a Spanish painter. Life He was born at Cañamelar, Valencia, studied painting under Francisco Domingo Marqués, and showed from the first such marked talent that ...

, Spanish painter and sculptor * José Bergamín Gutiérrez, Spanish writer, essayist, poet, and playwright *

José Miguel Bermúdez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

Ríos, Spanish professional

player * José León Bernal, Spanish

player * José Orlando Berríos, Puerto Rican-born American professional baseball player * José Avelino Bettencourt, Portuguese-Canadian Catholic bishop, diplomat and chaplain to the Pope, former Head of Protocol of the Secretariat of State of the Holy See, now Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia and Armenia * José González Blázquez, member of the

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and Spanish Catholic bishop, Bishop of Ciudad Rodrigo, then Bishop of Plascencia * José María Bocanegra, Mexican lawyer and politician, Interim President of Mexico * Joseph Bonaparte, French King * José Borregales (born 1998), American football player *

José Antonio Bottiroli José Antonio Bottiroli (January 1, 1920 – March 15, 1990) was an Argentine classical music composer and poet. Biography José Antonio Bottiroli was born in Rosario, Argentina on 1 January 1920 and died in Rosario on 15 March 1990. From the ...

, Argentinian composer, pianist and poet * Joseph (José) Bové, French farmer, politician and

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José Antonio Bowen José Antonio Bowen (born March 11, 1962) is an American author and academic. He served as the 11th president of Goucher College from 2014 to 2019. Early life and education Bowen was born in Woodland, California, to Wayne Bowen and Celina Anto ...

, American jazz musician and president of Goucher College * José Luis Brown, retired Argentinian

player and coach * José Brocá y Codina (Catalan: Antoni Josep Mateu Brocà i Codina), Spanish guitarist and Romantic composer *

José María Bueno y Monreal José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, Spanish Catholic bishop and

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, first Bishop of Jaca, then Bishop of

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of Seville and finally

of Seville, made Cardinal by Pope John XXIII * Jose Apolonio Burgos y García, Filipino Catholic priest and activist executed by the Spanish authorities *

José Bustamante y Rivero José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

, Peruvian lawyer,

, writer, politician, and diplomat, 33rd President of Peru, President of the International Court of Justice in The Hague

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* José María Cabral y Luna, Dominican general and politician, Supreme Chief of the Dominican Republic, then President, abolished capital punishment and banishment * José María Calatrava y Peinado, Spanish statesman, served as Prime Minister under Consort Queen Maria Christina, Regent of Spain * José Manuel Calderón Borrallo, Spanish professional basketball player * José de Jesus Calderón Frias, Panamanian

player * José Luis Calderón, Argentinian

player *

José Luis Calderón Cabrera José Luis Calderón Cabrera (born Mexico City, November 6, 1924 – Mexico City, June 7, 2004) was a Mexican architect. He was professor at the Universidad Anáhuac campus del Norte and at the Escuela Nacional de Arquitectura of the Universida ...

, Mexican architect and professor, specialist in restoration of churches and monuments * José Manuel Calderón, known as ''El Maestro de Bachata'', first Dominican Republic musician to record ''bachata'' * José Campeche y Jordán, recognised Puerto Rican Rococo painter *

José Canalejas y Méndez José Canalejas y Méndez (31 July 1854 – 12 November 1912) was a Spanish politician, born in Ferrol, who served as Prime Minister of Spain. Early life Son of a railway engineer, politician and editor of the newspaper '' El Eco Ferrola ...

, Spanish

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and politician, served as Prime Minister under

King Alfonso XIII Alfonso XIII (17 May 1886 – 28 February 1941), also known as El Africano or the African, was King of Spain from 17 May 1886 to 14 April 1931, when the Second Spanish Republic was proclaimed. He was a monarch from birth as his father, Alf ...

* José María Cano, Spanish visual artist, pianist, musician, composer, and record producer * José María Ortega Cano, known as ''Joselito'', Spanish matador * José Canseco Capas Jr., known as José Canesco, Cuban-American baseball player * Jose Pablo Cantillo, American stage, television and film actor * José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera, Cuban chess player and world chess champion, considered to be one of the best players of all time *

José Carbó José Carbó is an Argentinian-Australian opera baritone. He has performed nationally and internationally for Opera Australia, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera. Carbó worked with Slava and Leonard Grigoryan to produc ...

, Argentinian-born Australian

baritone A baritone is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the bass and the tenor voice-types. The term originates from the Greek (), meaning "heavy sounding". Composers typically write music for this voice in the r ...

José María Cárdenas José Maria Cárdenas López (born 2 April 1985) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Cárdenas received his first call-up to the Mexico national team in a friendly against Bolivia, scoring his first goal as w ...

López, Mexican international

player * José Cardoso Pires, Portuguese author of short stories,

novels A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itself ...

, plays, and political satire * José María Caro Rodríguez, Chilean Catholic bishop and

, Apostolic Vicar of Tarapac, Bishop then

of La Serena, then Archbishop of Santiago de Chile, made a Cardinal by

Pope Pius XII Pope Pius XII ( it, Pio XII), born Eugenio Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Pacelli (; 2 March 18769 October 1958), was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2 March 1939 until his death in October 1958. Before his e ...

in 1946, a strong opponent of Freemasonry he wrote frequently on the subject including ''The Mystery of Freemasonry Unveiled''. * José Maria Carreño Blanco, Venezuelan politician and military officer, Interim President, Vice President * José Miguel Carrera Verdugo, Chilean general, considered one of the founders of independent Chile, leader under the

junta Junta may refer to: Government and military * Junta (governing body) (from Spanish), the name of various historical and current governments and governing institutions, including civil ones ** Military junta, one form of junta, government led by ...

government,

Supreme Director of Chile The Supreme Director of Chile was the head of state and government of Chile following the independence from Spain in 1810, until 1826. Several List of Government Juntas of Chile, juntas also ruled the country during this period. List ;Political pa ...

José Carreras Josep Maria Carreras Coll (; born 5 December 1946), better known as José Carreras (, ), is a Spanish operatic tenor who is particularly known for his performances in the operas of Donizetti, Verdi and Puccini. Born in Barcelona, he made his de ...

, Catalan tenor *

José de Carvajal y Lancáster José de Carvajal y Lancáster (1698–1754) was a Spanish statesman. Biography He was son of the Duke of Liñares and his mother was descendant of infante Jorge de Lancastre, a natural son of King John II of Portugal. After graduating at the ...

, Spanish

and statesman, served as First Secretary of State under

King Ferdinand IV Ferdinand I (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was the King of the Two Sicilies from 1816, after his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinand IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinand ...

, founded Madrid's Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando * José Arturo Castellanos Contreras, former Salvadoran army colonel and diplomat, El Salvador's World War II Consul General to Geneva, recognised as having saved up to 40,000 Jews and Central Europeans from Nazi persecution * José de Jesús Castillo Rentería, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Tuxtepec * José Luis Castillo, Mexican

Jose Ceballos Jose Luis Ceballos (born 1959) was the Government Affairs Director for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) until March 2021. Ceballos graduated from Florida State University in 1991, and ran campaign operations for vice-presi ...

, American Government Affairs Director for the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) * José Marti Ceda Marte, Dominican-born American baseball player *

José Dimas Cedeño Delgado José Dimas Cedeño Delgado (born 23 July 1933) was the Roman Catholic archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who eith ...

, Panamanian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Veraguas, then

of Panamá * Juan C. Centeno, Puerto Rican-born American baseball player * José Domingo Cervantes Padilla, Mexican professional

player *

José Francisco Cevallos Enríquez José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

, Ecuadorian professional

player * José Xavier de Cerveira e Sousa, Portuguese professor at the University of Coimbra and Catholic bishop, Bishop of Funchal, Bishop of Beja, then Bishop of Viseu * Jose Chameleone, stage name for Ugandan Afrobeat singer Joseph Mayanja * José Antonio Chang Escobedo, Peruvian politician, 144th Prime Minister of Peru *

José Francisco Chaves José Francisco Chaves (June 27, 1833 – November 26, 1904) was a nineteenth-century military leader, politician, lawyer and rancher from the New Mexico Territory. Biography Family José Francisco Chaves was born on June 27, 1833, in Los ...

, military leader, politician, lawyer and rancher from the

New Mexico Territory The Territory of New Mexico was an organized incorporated territory of the United States from September 9, 1850, until January 6, 1912. It was created from the U.S. provisional government of New Mexico, as a result of ''Santa Fe de Nuevo México ...

José Ignacio Cienfuegos Fr. José Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga (October 1, 1762 – November 8, 1847) was a Chilean priest, Roman Catholic bishop of Concepción and political figure. He served twice as President of the Senate of Chile. Cienfuegos was born in Santiago, t ...

Arteaga, Chilean friar of the Dominican Order (O.P.), politician, diplomat and Catholic bishop, advocate for the independence of Chile, twice President of the Senate of Chile, twice Ambassador to the Holy See, Bishop of Concepción (now known as the

Archdiocese of Concepción In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

) * Josep Climent i Avinent, also known as José Climent, Spanish Catholic bishop, theology professor at the University of Valencia, Bishop of Barcelona (now known as the

Archdiocese of Barcelona The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona is a Latin rite Catholic metropolitan archbishopric in northeastern Spain's Catalonia region. The cathedral archiepiscopal see is a Minor basilica: Catedral Basílica Metropolitana de la Santa Creu i ...

José Eusebio Colombres José Eusebio Colombres (16 December 1778 – 11 February 1859) was an Argentine statesman and bishop. He was a representative to the Congress of Tucumán of 9 July 1816 which declared the Independence of Argentina, and is credited with the founda ...

. Argentinian statesman and Catholic bishop-elect, accredited with the foundation of the

sugarcane Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with ...

industry in Tucumán Province, Bishop-Elect of Salta but died before being consecrated * Juan José Revueltas Colomer, Spanish-American composer * José Gutiérrez de la Concha, Spanish noble under the titles 1st Marquis of Havana, 1st Viscount of Cuba and

Grandee Grandee (; es, Grande de España, ) is an official royal and noble ranks, aristocratic title conferred on some Spanish nobility. Holders of this dignity enjoyed similar privileges to those of the peerage of France during the , though in neith ...

of Spain, military general, politician and statesman, served as Prime Minister under Queen Isabella II * José Corazón de Jesús also known under the pen name ''Huseng Batute'', Filipino poet *

José Luis Corcuera José Luis Corcuera (born 1944) is a Spanish politician who served as interior minister of Spain from 1988 to 1993. Early life Corcuera hails from a Basque family. He was born in 1944 and was raised in Bilbao. He left school at 14. Career Corcu ...

, former Spaniard politician * José Andrés Corral Arredondo, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Parral * José Alves Correia da Silva, Portuguese Catholic bishop, Bishop of Leiria (now known as the Diocese of Leiria-Fátima) * José Correia da Serra, Portuguese

abbé ''Abbé'' (from Latin ''abbas'', in turn from Greek , ''abbas'', from Aramaic ''abba'', a title of honour, literally meaning "the father, my father", emphatic state of ''abh'', "father") is the French word for an abbot. It is the title for lowe ...

, philosopher, diplomat, politician and naturalist, the plant genus

Correa Correa may refer to: * Correa (surname) * Correa (insect), ''Correa'' (insect), a genus of beetles in the family Staphylinidae * Correa (plant), ''Correa'' (plant), a genus of Australian plants named after Portuguese botanist José Correia da Serr ...

is named in his honour *

José Justo Corro José Justo Corro Silva (c. 19 July 1794 – c. 18 December 1864) was a Mexican lawyer and statesman who was made president of Mexico on March 2, 1836, after the sudden death of President Miguel Barragán. During his administration, he overs ...

, Mexican lawyer, politician, and 10th President of the Centralist Republic of Mexico * José Corticchiato, French publisher, the Parisienne bookshop and publishing house José Corti was named after him. * José Guillermo Cortines, Dominican actor, musician, writer and television host * José María Justo Cos y Macho, Spanish Catholic bishop and

, also served in Cuba, Bishop of Mondoñedo (now known as the

Diocese of Mondoñedo-Ferrol In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...

), Archbishop of Santiago de Cuba, Bishop of Madrid-Alcala (now known as the

Archdiocese of Madrid The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Madrid is one of Spain's fourteen metropolitan archbishoprics. Since 28 August 2014 the archbishop of Madrid has been Carlos Osoro Sierra. Although Madrid has been the seat of the Spanish Crown since 1561, the di ...

) with the personal title of "Archbishop",

of Valladolid, made Cardinal by

Pope Pius X Pope Pius X ( it, Pio X; born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto; 2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914) was head of the Catholic Church from 4 August 1903 to his death in August 1914. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of C ...

in 1911 *

José da Costa Campos José da Costa Campos (Pangim, August 9, 1801 - June 7, 1862) was a military man and Portuguese colonial administrator. He was a member of the traditional Costa Campos Portuguese-Goan family, son of Hermenegildo da Costa Campos, field marshal of the ...

, Portuguese-Goan military officer and colonial administrator, field marshal of the

Portuguese army The Portuguese Army ( pt, Exército Português) is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed Forces. With its ...

Portuguese India The State of India ( pt, Estado da Índia), also referred as the Portuguese State of India (''Estado Português da Índia'', EPI) or simply Portuguese India (), was a state of the Portuguese Empire founded six years after the discovery of a se ...

* José Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rican

* José Bezerra Coutinho, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Sobral, then Bishop of

Estância An estancia is a large, private plot of land used for farming or raising cattle or sheep. Estancias in the southern South American grasslands, the '' pampas'', have historically been estates used to raise livestock, such as cattle or sheep. In P ...

Francisco José Cox Francisco José Cox Huneeus (18 December 1933 – 12 August 2020) was a native of Chile and a former archbishop of the Catholic Church. He was a member of the Schoenstatt Movement. He was Bishop of Chillán from 1975 to 1981 and Coadjutor Archbisho ...

Huneeus, priest of the Institute of Schönstatt Fathers, Chilean Catholic bishop, Bishop of Chillán, then

of La Serena, resigned due to never-proven allegations of sexual abuse * Jose Antonio de Cuervo, Mexican on whose land granted by King Ferdinand VI of Spain the first blue agave was planted for the production of tequila * Jose Maria Guadalupe Cuervo y Montana, son of Jose Antonio de Cuervo, first to produce tequila in Mexico * José Cura, Argentinian tenor * Jose Vicente de la Quadra Lugo, known as Vicente Cuadra, Nicaraguan landowner and politician, 4th

President of Nicaragua The president of Nicaragua ( es, Presidente de Nicaragua), officially known as the president of the Republic of Nicaragua ( es, Presidente de la República de Nicaragua), is the head of state and head of government of Nicaragua. The office was ...

* Josse van Clichtove, known in Latin as ''Judocus Clichtoveus Neoportuensis'', Belgian theologian, Humanist, teacher and author, profuse antagonist of Martin Luther, librarian and tutor at the Sorbonne

D

* José van Dam (Joseph, Baron Van Damme), Belgian

bass-baritone A bass-baritone is a high-lying bass or low-lying "classical" baritone voice type which shares certain qualities with the true baritone voice. The term arose in the late 19th century to describe the particular type of voice required to sing thr ...

* José Damen, Dutch swimmer, Olympics competitor * José da Silva Varela, known as ''Ze'', São Toméan

player * José Antonio Dávila Morales, post-modern Puerto Rican poet * José Luis DeJesús, American baseball player * José Delbo, Argentinian comics artist *

José Manuel Rodriguez Delgado José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

, Spanish-born professor of physiology at Yale University * José Dias Coelho, Portuguese painter and sculptor, opposed to the dictatorship of

, assassinated by the security agency International and State Defense Police *

José Diaz José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, sergeant in the Toa Alta Militia, defended Puerto Rico from British invasion in 1797 *

, Argentine

player and Olympics competitor *

, Spanish rugby union player * Jose Diaz-Balart, Cuban-American journalist and television anchorman * José Diaz Ramos, Spanish trade unionist and politician * José Antonio Díaz, Cuban fencer and Olympics competitor * Jose Antonio Diaz, known as ''Coco'', ''Joey'' or ''Karate'', Cuban-born American comedian, actor and podcast host * José Daniel Díaz Robertti, Venezuelan freestyle wrestler * José Eduvigis Díaz Vera, Paraguayan general, leading figure in the Paraguayan War, hero of the Battle of Curupayty * José Enrique Díaz Barrera, Spanish

manager *

José Félix Díaz José Félix Díaz (born January 16, 1980) is a Republican politician from Florida. He served in the Florida House of Representatives from 2010 to 2017, representing parts of Miami-Dade County. He resigned from the House in 2017 to run for a s ...

, American politician, former member of the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted ...

* José Guadalupe A. Díaz Rivera, Spanish

manager and former player *

José Ignacio Díaz José Ignacio Díaz Velázquez (born November 22, 1979) is a Spanish racewalker. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk, men's 50 kilometres walk but did not finish the ra ...

Velázquez, Spanish racewalker and Olympics competitor * José Luis Díaz, Argentinian professional

player *

José Manuel Díaz José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

Fernández, Spanish

player and manager * José Manuel Díaz Gallego, Spanish international road cyclist *

José María Díaz José María Díaz (1813–1888) was a Spanish journalist and playwright whose work is linked to Romanticism. 1813 births 1888 deaths Spanish male dramatists and playwrights Spanish journalists 19th-century journalists Male journ ...

, Spanish journalist,

Romantic Romantic may refer to: Genres and eras * The Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement of the 18th and 19th centuries ** Romantic music, of that era ** Romantic poetry, of that era ** Romanticism in science, of that e ...

style playwright * José Narciso Díaz, Cuban fencer and Olympics competitor * José Pedro Díaz, Uruguyan intellectual, author and poet, listed among the writers known as the Generación del 45 * Jose Rafael Diaz, nicknamed as "''Jumbo''", Dominican-American professional baseball player * José Gabriel Diaz Cueva, Ecuadorian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Guayaquil, Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca, then Bishop of Azogues * José Ramón Díaz Hernández, Puerto Rican politician and senator * José van Dijck, pseudonym for Johanna Francisca Theodora Maria "José" van Dijck, Dutch author and professor of comparative media studies, University of Amsterdam * José Maximino Eusebio Domínguez y Rodríguez, Cuban Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana, then Bishop of

Matanzas Matanzas (Cuban ) is the capital of the Cuban province of Matanzas. Known for its poets, culture, and Afro-Cuban folklore, it is located on the northern shore of the island of Cuba, on the Bay of Matanzas (Spanish ''Bahia de Matanzas''), east ...

* José Doreste, Spanish sailboat racer * José Doth de Oliveira, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Iguatu * Jose Philip D'Souza, Indian politician

E

José Maria de Eça de Queiroz José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, Portuguese writer * José Echegaray, Spanish statesman, dramatist and

Nobel Prize in literature ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , caption = , awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature , presenter = Swedish Academy , holder = Annie Ernaux (2022) , location = Stockholm, Sweden , year = 1901 , ...

* Juan José Eguiara y Eguren, Mexican of Basque descent, Catholic scholar and bishop, Bishop of Chilapa, member of the faculty and later rector of the

University of Mexico The National Autonomous University of Mexico ( es, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. It is consistently ranked as one of the best universities in Latin America, where it's also the bigges ...

, author of the incomplete ''Bibliotheca mexicana'', the country's first comprehensive

bibliography Bibliography (from and ), as a discipline, is traditionally the academic study of books as physical, cultural objects; in this sense, it is also known as bibliology (from ). English author and bibliographer John Carter describes ''bibliography ...

of ideas * José Mariano Elízaga, Mexican Romantic composer, music theorist, pianist, organist and music teacher * José Eugenio Ellauri y Obes, Uruguyan lawyer and politician, 9th

* José Longinos Ellauri Fernández, Uruguyan politician, father of José Eugenio Ellauri y Obes * Jose Marcelo Ejercito Sr., commonly known as Joseph "Erap" Estrada, 13th president of the Philippines *

José de Escandón José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, Spanish noble titled 1st Count of Sierra Gorda, soldier to the rank of colonel in

New Spain New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain ( es, Virreinato de Nueva España, ), or Kingdom of New Spain, was an integral territorial entity of the Spanish Empire, established by Habsburg Spain during the Spanish colonization of the Am ...

where he was engaged in various military actions, led the

colonization Colonization, or colonisation, constitutes large-scale population movements wherein migrants maintain strong links with their, or their ancestors', former country – by such links, gain advantage over other inhabitants of the territory. When ...

of Nuevo Santander, became known as the "father of the lower Rio Grande Valley" * José Gonzalo Escobar, Mexican Army general and leader of the failed Escobar Rebellion *

José Luis Escobar Alas José Luis Escobar Alas (born 10 March 1959 in Suchitoto), Archbishop of San Salvador in El Salvador, succeeded Archbishop Emeritus Fernando Sáenz Lacalle as the seventh archbishop, a successor of Archbishop Óscar Romero who was assassinat ...

, Salvadoran Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop then Bishop of San Vicente,

* José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, Spanish Catholic bishop and

, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, then

Ordinary Ordinary or The Ordinary often refer to: Music * ''Ordinary'' (EP) (2015), by South Korean group Beast * ''Ordinary'' (Every Little Thing album) (2011) * "Ordinary" (Two Door Cinema Club song) (2016) * "Ordinary" (Wayne Brady song) (2008) * ...

of the Military Archbishopric of Spain, one of six bishops who redacted the Catholic Catechism, made Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI * José Félix Estigarribia Insaurralde, Paraguayan agronomist, diplomat, army officer at the rank of

Marshal Marshal is a term used in several official titles in various branches of society. As marshals became trusted members of the courts of Medieval Europe, the title grew in reputation. During the last few centuries, it has been used for elevated o ...

and Commander-in-Chief of the armed services, decorated war hero, 34th President of Paraguay, self-appointed dictator

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* José Fabio, Paraguayan basketball player * José Freire Falcão, Brazilian Catholic bishop and

of Brasilia, made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1988 * José Carlos Frita Falcão, Portuguese matador *

José Luis Falcón José Luis Falcón (born 19 July 1938) is a Spanish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympia ...

, Spanish

and Olympics competitor * José Feliciano (José Monserrate Feliciano García), Puerto Rican guitarist, singer and songwriter *

José Carlos Fernández González José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

, Bolivian professional

player * José Carlos Fernández Piedra, nicknamed as ''Zlatan'', Peruvian professional

player * José Delfín Fernández Gómez, Cuban-born American professional baseball player *

José dos Santos Ferreira José dos Santos Ferreira, better known as Adé (28 July 1919, in Portuguese Macau – 24 March 1993, in Hong Kong), was a Hong Kong poet. He was a son of Portuguese father and a Cantonese mother. He was the last poet of distinction to write i ...

, Macanese poet and writer * José Ferrer Esteve de Fujadas, Spanish guitarist and composer * José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón, Puerto Rican actor, film and stage director, winner of the Academy Award * José Silvestre Ferreira Bossa, Portuguese noble and military officer to the rank of general, served twice as Governor of Angola, as Governor of Macau, and as Governor of Mozambique, was Plenipotentiary Minister to China * José María Figueres Olsen, Costa Rican businessman and politician, 42nd President of Costa Rica with special interests in climate change,

Sustainable development Sustainable development is an organizing principle for meeting human development goals while also sustaining the ability of natural systems to provide the natural resources and ecosystem services on which the economy and society depend. The des ...

and technology *

José Manuel Figueroa José Manuel Figueroa, Jr. (born May 15, 1975, in Chicago, Illinois) is a Mexican-American singer, songwriter, and actor who specializes in Regional Mexican music. He is the eldest of eight children of singer-songwriter Joan Sebastian. Personal ...

, Jr., Mexican-born American singer, songwriter, and actor * Chico Flores, born José Manuel Flores Moreno, Spanish professional

player * José Joaquín Flórez Hernández, Colombian Catholic bishop,

of Ibagué * José Miguel da Rocha Fonte, Portuguese-born international professional

player * Giuseppe "José" Foralosso, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Marabá * José Gil Fortoul, Venezuelan writer, historian, politician and a member of

Venezuelan Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

Positivism Positivism is an empiricist philosophical theory that holds that all genuine knowledge is either true by definition or positive—meaning ''a posteriori'' facts derived by reason and logic from sensory experience.John J. Macionis, Linda M. G ...

, supporter of Juan Vicente Gómez's dictatorship,

President of Venezuela The president of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de Venezuela), officially known as the President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, Presidente de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is the head of state and head of government in Ven ...

* José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y Velasco, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, first dictator after the

independence of Paraguay The independence of Paraguay ''de facto'' started on 14 May 1811 after the Revolution of May 14 when a local ruling junta was created. In early 1811 Paraguayan forces had repeatedly defeated the Argentine army which considered Paraguay to be a b ...

, commonly known as ''El Supremo'', a reference to his official title "Supreme and Perpetual Dictator of Paraguay" * José Frèches, French historical novelist * José Freire de Oliveira Neto, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Mossoró * José de Freitas Ribeiro, Portuguese naval officer, served as acting

Governor-General of Mozambique This is a list of European colonial administrators responsible for the territory of Portuguese Mozambique, an area equivalent to modern-day Republic of Mozambique. List (Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) For ...

, member of the Constitutional Junta that ruled Portugal for one day in 1915, served as Governor-General of Portuguese India

G

* José de Jesús García Ayala, Mexican Catholic bishop, first appointed as Auxiliary Bishop and then as Bishop of

Campeche Campeche (; yua, Kaampech ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Campeche ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Campeche), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. Located in southeast Mexico, it is bordered by ...

* José García Hernández (1915–2000), Spanish politician * José Mariano Garibi y Rivera, Mexican Catholic bishop and

, first appointed as Auxiliary bishop of the

Archdiocese of Guadalajara The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara ( la, Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It currently covers an area of 20,827 km² (8,044 Square Miles). The di ...

, then as

of the same

See See or SEE may refer to: * Sight - seeing Arts, entertainment, and media * Music: ** ''See'' (album), studio album by rock band The Rascals *** "See", song by The Rascals, on the album ''See'' ** "See" (Tycho song), song by Tycho * Television * ...

, and finally as

of Guadalajara, made Cardinal by Pope John XXIII in 1958, first Mexican so appointed *

José Manuel Gallegos José Manuel Gallegos (October 30, 1815 – April 21, 1875) was a delegate to the US Congress from the Territory of New Mexico. Biography Born in Abiquiú, in what is now Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, Gallegos attended parochial schools ...

, American Catholic priest and politician, Territory of New Mexico delegate to the US Congress *

José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins (2 June 1930 – 27 March 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Garaycoa Hawkins was born in Peru and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He served as titular bishop of Horæa and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Cath ...

, Peruvian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Lima, then Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua *

José Luis García-López José Luis García-López (born March 26, 1948) is a Spanish-Argentine comics artist who works in the United States, particularly in a long-running relationship with DC Comics. In addition to his storytelling art, he has been responsible for produ ...

, Spanish

comic book artist A cartoonist is a visual artist who specializes in both drawing and writing cartoons (individual images) or comics (sequential images). Cartoonists differ from comics writers or comic book illustrators in that they produce both the literary and ...

Mario José García Mario José García Rodriguez (born 15 July 1983) is a Spanish water polo player who competed in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. See also * List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo This is a list of World Aquatics ...

Rodriguez, Spanish water polo player and Olympics competitor * José Gaspar, Spanish pirate, known as the last of the Buccaneers * José Martín Antonio Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican

poet * José Aurelio Gay, Spanish

player and manager *

Juan José Gerardi Conedera Juan José Gerardi Conedera (27 December 1922 – 26 April 1998) was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop and human rights defender who was long active in working with the indigenous Mayan peoples of the country. In the 1970s he gained governmen ...

, Guatemalan Catholic bishop and human rights defender especially Mayan rights, Bishop of Verapaz, Bishop of Quiché, then Auxiliary Bishop of

Santiago de Guatemala Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala ("St. James of the Knights of Guatemala") was the name given to the capital city of the Spanish colonial Captaincy General of Guatemala in Central America. History ;Quauhtemallan — Guatemala :The name was ...

, assassinated by members of the Salvadoran military * José Gil, born in Portuguese Mozambique, Portuguese philosopher and author *

José Giovanni José Giovanni (22 June 1923, Paris, France – 24 April 2004, Lausanne, Switzerland) was the pseudonym of Joseph Damiani, a French writer and film-maker of Corsican origin who became a naturalized Swiss citizen in 1986. A former collaborationi ...

, French-Swiss writer and film director * José Giral y Pereira, Spanish politician, served as Prime Minister during the Second Spanish Republic * José Goldemberg, Brazilian physicist, university professor, scientific leader and Research scientist, leading expert on energy and environmental issues * José Roilo Gólez, Filipino politician * José Gomes Ferreira, Portuguese poet and fiction writer, activist against the dictatorship of

* José Gómez Ortega, known as ''Joselito'', famous Spanish matador * José Horacio Gómez, Mexican-born US Catholic bishop, Auxiliary Bishop of Denver,

of San Antonio, then Archbishop of Los Angeles * José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez, Colombian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Líbano–Honda, then Bishop of

Facatativá Facatativá is a city and municipality in the Cundinamarca Department, located about 18 miles (31 km) northwest of Bogotá, Colombia and 2,586 meters above sea level. The city is known for its Archaeological Park Piedras del Tunjo (Rocks o ...

* José Aparecido Gonçalves de Almeida, Brazilian Catholic bishop, appointed as an officer and the Under-Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, then Auxiliary Bishop of Brasília * José González, Swedish-born Argentine singer and songwriter * José González, Mexican professional sport shooter and Olympics competitor * José González, Puerto Rican professional sport shooter and Olympics competitor * José González, Chilean professional basketball player and Olympics competitor * José González, Spanish sport shooter and Olympics competitor * José González, Spanish swimmer and Olympics competitor * José Luis González, Mexican composer * Jose "Pepe" Gonzalez, Spanish

José Rafael González José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

, Dominican-American professional baseball player *

Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. Jose Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. (born November 26, 1931) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Education and career Born in 1931, in Tampa, Florida, Gonzalez received a Ba ...

senior Senior (shortened as Sr.) means "the elder" in Latin and is often used as a suffix for the elder of two or more people in the same family with the same given name, usually a parent or grandparent. It may also refer to: * Senior (name), a surname ...

United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida * José Antonio González, Spanish racewalker and Olympics competitor * José Antonio Estrada González, Cuban baseball player and Olympics medallist *

Jose B. Gonzalez Jose B. Gonzalez is a Latino poet and educator. Gonzalez authored the poetry collections, ''Toys Made of Rock'' (Bilingual Review Press, 2015), and ''When Love Was Reels'' (Arte Public Press, 2017), and with John S. Christie, served as Co-Edito ...

, Salvadoran Latino poet and

educator A teacher, also called a schoolteacher or formally an educator, is a person who helps students to acquire knowledge, competence, or virtue, via the practice of teaching. ''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. whe ...

* José Emilio González, also known as Josemilio González, Puerto Rican writer,

literary critic Literary criticism (or literary studies) is the study, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. Modern literary criticism is often influenced by literary theory, which is the philosophical discussion of literature's goals and methods. Th ...

, editor,

and politician, winner of the American Book Award *

José Francisco González José "Patón" González (born July 21, 1971, in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan footballer currently playing for Deportivo Anzoátegui of the Primera División in Venezuela. Teams * Deportivo Táchira 1990-1996 * Everton 1997 * Un ...

, known as ''Paton'', Venezuelan professional

player * José Froilán González, Argentinian award-winning

racing driver Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organise ...

José Huertas González José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, known as "The Prophet" and later as "Invader I", Puerto Rican professional wrestler * José Luis González, Puerto Rican essayist, novelist, Short story writer, university professor, and journalist * Jose Luis Gonzalez, also known as J.L. Goez and Joe L. Gonzalez, designer, painter, muralist, sculptor,

restorer The conservation and restoration of cultural property focuses on protection and care of cultural property (tangible cultural heritage), including artworks, architecture, archaeology, and museum collections. Conservation activities include preve ...

, ceramicist,

importer An import is the receiving country in an export from the sending country. Importation and exportation are the defining financial transactions of international trade. In international trade, the importation and exportation of goods are limited ...

, and arts administrator *

José Maldonado González José Maldonado González (12 November 1900, in Tineo, Asturias – 11 February 1985, in Oviedo) was the last president of the Spanish Republican government in Exile. Elected in the 1936 Spanish general election as a deputy for Oviedo province, ...

, last president of the Spanish Republican government in Exile *

José Ignacio González José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

Catalán, Chilean professional

player * José Ramón González, Puerto Rican economist and businessman * José Antonio González Caviedes, Spanish politician *

José Luis González China José Luis González China (born 3 June 1966) is a Mexican football manager and former defender. He is currently the manager of Coras Tepic in the Ascenso MX. Previously he was the assistant of José Guadalupe Cruz, for Atlante F.C. Early ca ...

, Mexican

manager and former player * José Luis González Dávila, known as ''La Calaca'', Mexican professional

player and two-time Olympics competitor * José Manuel González Santamaría, Spanish Paralympic

and medallist * José González Díez, Spanish Catholic friar of the Dominican Order (O.P.) and bishop, Bishop of Palemcia, Bishop of Pamplona (now known as the

Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela The Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela ( la, Pampilonen(sis) et Tudelen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.

of Santiago de Compostela, and Archbishop of Burgos * José González Ganoza, Peruvian international

player * José González García, Mexican chess grandmaster *

José Manuel González Hernández José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, nicknamed ''El Meme'', Salvadoran professional

player * José del Carmen González Joly, Panamanian professional

player * José González-Lander, Venezuelan-born civil engineer, responsible for the planning, design and construction of the Caracas Metro * José Manuel González López, known professionally as ''José'', Spanish

player and coach * José Eleuterio González-Mendoza, Mexican physician and philanthropist, founder of two major hospitals * José González Morfin, Mexican politician and lawyer * José González Ortiz, Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Luquillo * José M. González-Páramo, Spanish economist and bank executive,

economic adviser Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analy ...

to several major public and private institutions including the

Banco de España The Bank of Spain ( es, link=no, Banco de España) is the central bank of Spain. Established in Madrid in 1782 by Charles III of Spain, Charles III, today the bank is a member of the European System of Central Banks and is also Spain's national ...

, the European Commission, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group * José Norberto Francisco González Rubio, O.F.M., religious name was José María de Jesús, Franciscan friar and Catholic priest, prominent in the early history of California * José Antonio González de Salas, Spanish humanist and writer * José Luis González Sánchez, Spanish award-winning runner *

José Joel González José Joel González Sandoval (born 27 January 1979) is a Mexican former footballer., He started his career with Irapuato and then moved to Atlante, going on to make 112 Primera Division de Mexico appearances for them between 2002 and 2004. H ...

Sandoval, Mexican professional

player * José Emilio González Velázquez, Puerto Rican politician and Senator * Antonio José González Zumárraga, Ecuadorian Catholic bishop and

, member of the Society of Jesus (S.J.), Auxiliary bishop of

Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...

, Bishop of Machala,

and then

of Quito, made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001 * José del Carmen Soberanis González, Mexican politician * José Gottardi Cristelli, Italian-born Uruguyan Catholic bishop, member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (S.D.B.), Auxiliary bishop of

Mercedes Mercedes may refer to: People * Mercedes (name), a Spanish feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or last name Automobile-related * Mercedes (marque), the pre-1926 brand name of German automobile m ...

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

* José de Grimaldo y Gutiérrez de Solórzano, Spanish noble titled 1st Marquess of Grimaldo and statesman, served three times as Secretary of the Universal Bureau under King Philip V * José Nicomedes Grossi, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Bom Jesus da Lapa * José María Guerrero de Arcos y Molina, Nicaraguan-born politician, Acting Head of State of Honduras, then Head of State of Nicaragua * José Patricio Guggiari Corniglione, Paraguayan politician, 32nd President of Paraguay * José María Guido, 33rd

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José Ángel Gurría José Ángel Gurría Treviño, also known as Ángel Gurría, (born 8 May 1950) is a Mexican economist and diplomat. From 1 June 2006 to 31 May 2021, he was the secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OEC ...

, Mexican economist and diplomat, Secretary General of the OECD

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* Jose ben Halafta (Yose ben Halafta. Hebrew: רבי יוסי בן חלפתא), leading 2nd century CE scholar of halakha and aggadah, mentioned frequently in the Mishnah * José-Maria de Heredia, Cuban-born French poet * José Hernandez, Argentinian journalist, poet, and politician, best known as author of the epic poem ''Martín Fierro'' * José Gregorio Hernández, Venezuelan physician, noted for treating the poor without charge, since his death has gained popular recognition in Latin America and Spain as a source of

miraculous healing Faith healing is the practice of prayer and gestures (such as laying on of hands) that are believed by some to elicit divine intervention in spiritual and physical healing, especially the Christian practice. Believers assert that the healing ...

and is invoked by the name "José Gregoriano", given the title "Venerable" by Pope Francis, now being considered for beatification * José M. Hernández, American

astronaut An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally r ...

* José María Hernández González, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Chilapa (now known as the

Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa ( la, Dioecesis Chilpancingensis–Chilapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco. History The former Diocese of Chilapa in southern Mexico comprised the State of Guerrer ...

), then Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl (now known as the Diocese of Valle de Chalco) * José Joaquín de Herrera, Mexican politician, general in the Mexican Army during the Mexican–American War, three times President of Mexico * José Hoebee, Dutch pop singer * José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa, also known as also known as José Maria de Sousa Horta e Costa (de) Almeida e Vasconcelos, Portuguese soldier, politician and diplomat, twice Governor of Macau, and

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* José María Iglesias Inzáurraga, Mexican lawyer, professor, journalist and politician, President of the

Supreme Court A supreme court is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts in most legal jurisdictions. Other descriptions for such courts include court of last resort, apex court, and high (or final) court of appeal. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...

, Interim President of Mexico * José Miguel Infante y Rojas, Chilean statesman and politician, leader under the

government * José Miguel Insulza, Chilean politician, 9th Secretary General of the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 April ...

* José Ingenieros, born as Giuseppe Ingegnieri, Argentinian physician, pharmacist, positivist philosopher and essayist * José Iturbi, Spanish conductor, harpsichordist and pianist *

José Heriberto Izquierdo Mena José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernac ...

, Colombian-born international

player *

José María Izuzquiza Herranz José María Izuzquiza Herranz (November 22, 1925 – April 26, 2011) was the Catholic bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Peru, Peru. Born in Madrid, Spain, Izuzquiza Herranz was ordained to the priesthood for the Society of Jesus in ...

, Spanish-born Peruvian Catholic bishop, member of the Society of Jesus (S.J.), Bishop of the Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén in Peru

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* José James, American musician, composer and bandleader * José Jardim, Curaçaoan politician * José de Jesús, nicknamed ''Cagüitas'', Puerto Rican professional

* José de Jesús, Puerto Rican

long-distance runner Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength. Within e ...

* Jose de Jesus, often referred to as Ping de Jesus, Filipino politician * José Luis de Jesús Miranda, Puerto Rican-born American Evangelism, evangelist who claimed to be Jesus Christ and the Antichrist * José Jiménez Fernández, known as ''Joselito'', Spanish child star singer and songwriter, entrepreneur in adulthood, jailed for Arms trafficking, gun and drug trafficking * José Alfredo Jiménez-Sandoval, Mexican singer and songwriter of rancheras * José Mariano Jiménez Wald, Peruvian lawyer,

and politician, twice Prime Minister of Peru * José María Jover Zamora, Spanish historian, university professor, influential in the development of Spanish historiography * José Esteve Juan, also known as Giuseppe Esteve Stefano, Spanish Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Vieste, Vieste, then Bishop of Orihuela (now known as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante, Diocese of Orihuela-Alicante)

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* José María Cirarda Lachiondo, Spanish Catholic bishop, Auxiliary Bishop of Seville, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Santander, Santander, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Córdoba, Córdoba, and

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela, Pamplona y Tudela * José Luis Lacunza Maestrojuán, Spanish-born Panamanian Catholic bishop and

, friar of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (O.A.R.), Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Panamá, Panama, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chitré, Chitré, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of David, David, made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015, the first Panamanian to be so appointed * José María García Lahiguera, Spanish Catholic bishop, Auxiliary Bishop of Madrid, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Huelva, Huelva,

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia in Spain, Valencia, Beatification, beatified by Pope Benedict XVI in 2011 * José María Larrauri Lafuente, Spanish Catholic bishop, first as Auxiliary Bishop of Pamplona (now known as the

Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela The Archdiocese of Pamplona y Tudela ( la, Pampilonen(sis) et Tudelen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the cities of Pamplona and Tudela in Spain.

, then as Bishop of

* José María Queipo de Llano, 7th Count of Toreno, José María Queipo de Llano y Ruiz de Saravia, known in Spain as ''Conde de Toreno'', Spanish noble under the title 7th Count of Toreno and statesman, served as Prime Minister under Queen Isabella II * José P. Laurel, José Paciano Laurel y García, Philippine judge and politician, first and only president of the brief Second Philippine Republic * José Lebrún Moratinos, Venezuelan Catholic bishop and

, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maracaibo, Maracaibo, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Maracay, Maracay, Bishop of Valencia en Venezuela (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Valencia en Venezuela, Archdiocese of Valencia in Venezuela), then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caracas, Caracas, made a Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 1983 * José da Avé-Maria Leite da Costa e Silva, Portuguese friar of the Trinitarian Order and Catholic bishop, became rector of Coimbra's Trinitarian college, then appointed as inquirer (inquisitor) for the Portuguese Inquisition, appointed as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Angra, Angra in the Azores * José García de León y Pizarro, Spanish statesman, served as First Secretary of State under Ferdinand VI of Spain, King Ferdinand VI * José Leonilson Bezerra Dias, Brazilian painter, designer and sculptor, represented in major international collections * José Lewgoy, Brazilian-born American television, film, and theatre actor * José Lezama Lima, Cuban writer and poet, considered one of the most influential figures in Latin American literature * José Gregorio Liendo Vera, Chilean political activist * José de Lima, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Itumbiara, Itumbiara, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas, Sete Lagoas * José Yves Limantour y Márquez, Mexican Investor, financier and Secretariat of Finance and Public Credit (Mexico), Secretary of Finance * José Limón, Mexican modern dancer and choreographer * José María Linares Lizarazu, 16th President of Bolivia then self-declared Dictator, "Dictator for Life" until overthrown and exiled for life * José Linhares, Brazilian lawyer, 14th President of Brazil * José Jorge Loayza, Peruvian lawyer,

and politician, three times Prime Minister of Peru *José Cortés López, Spanish magistrate * José López Domínguez, Spanish military to the rank of colonel and politician, served as Prime Minister under

* Ivo Lorscheiter, José Ivo Lorscheiter, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, then Bishop of Santa Maria (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Maria, Archdiocese of Santa Maria, being a proponent of Liberation theology led him into debate with Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, Cardinal Ratzinger, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith * José Guadalupe Padilla Lozano, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Veracruz, Veracruz

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* José Ulises Macías Salcedo, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali, Mexicali, then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hermosillo, Hermosillo * José Malcampo, 3rd Marquis of San Rafael, José Malcampo y Monge, Spanish noble under the title 3rd Marquis of San Rafael, admiral and politician, served as Prime Minister under Amadeo I of Spain, King Amadeo I * José de Jesús Madera Uribe, American member of the Missionaries of the Holy Spirit (M.Sp.S.) and Catholic bishop,

then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, Fresno, then Auxiliary bishop to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA * José Malhoa, José Vital Branco Malhoa, known generally as José Malhoa, Portuguese painter * José Manuel da Câmara de Atalaia, Portuguese statesman, Catholic bishop and

, before episcopacy appointed to a number of positions by John V of Portugal, King John V including judge of the Supreme Court of the Portuguese Inquisition, Inquisition of Lisbon, and Deputy for the Board of the Three States, then by the king's direction to Pope Benedict XIV made Cardinal in 1750, elected as Patriarchate of Lisbon, Patriarch of Lisbon in 1754 under the title Dom José I * José de la Mar, Peruvian military leader to the rank of Brigadier and politician, 2nd and 4th President of Peru * José Carlos Mariátegui, Peruvian intellectual, journalist, Political philosophy, political philosopher, and Revolution, activist * José Marín (composer), José Marin, Spanish Baroque music, Baroque harpist, guitarist and composer * José Romão Martenetz, Ukrainian-born monk of the Order of Saint Basil the Great (O.S.B.M.) and Brazilian Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Greek Catholic bishop,

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba, Apostolic Exarch (Archbishop) of Brazil, first Eparch (Bishop) of the newly created Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba, Eparchy of São João Batista em Curitiba * José Martí, José Julián Martí Pérez, Cuban poet, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, publisher and national hero, recognised as an important revolutionary philosopher, Political philosophy, political theorist and contributor to Latin American literature * José Martí y Monsó, Spanish painter, art professor, researcher and Art museum, museum official, recognised as an expert on Castile (historical region), Castilian art * José Luis Martí Soler, retired Spanish professional

player and manager * José María Martín de Herrera y de la Iglesia, Spanish-born Catholic bishop and

who also served in Cuba,

of Santiago de Cuba, then Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, made Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1897 * José Antonio Martínez de Aldunate y Garcés de Marcilla, Chilean Catholic bishop, Bishop of Huamanga (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho, Archdiocese of Ayacucho), Bishop of Santiago de Chile, then Vice President of the 1810 Government Junta of Chile (1810), Junta of Chile * José Mattoso, José João da Conceição Gonçalves Mattoso, Portuguese Middle ages, Mediaevalist historian and professor * José Matsuwa, Mexican Huichol Indian Shamanism, shaman * José Clemente Maurer, German-born Bolivian Catholic bishop and

, member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer or Redemptorists (C.Ss.R.), Assistant Bishop of La Paz (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Paz, Archdiocese of La Paz), then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sucre, Sucre, made Cardinal by Pope Paul VI in 1967, the first Bolivian to be so appointed * José Mauri, José Agustín Mauri, Argentine-born Italian professional

player * Juan José Medina, President of the List of Presidents of Paraguay, Provisional Junta of Paraguay * José Carlos Melo, Brazilian Catholic bishop, first as Auxiliary bishop, AuxiliaryBishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Salvador da Bahia, São Salvador da Bahia, then as

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Maceió, Maceió * José Mendes (athlete), José Mendes, Portuguese Sport of athletics, sprinter, Olympics competitor * José Fernando Ferreira Mendes, often referred to as José F.F. Mendes, Portuguese physicist (statistical physics) and professor of physics, best known for his work in the field of network theory * José Mendes (cyclist), José João Pimenta Costa Mendes, Portuguese Road bicycle racing, cyclist and international competitor * José Francisco Miguel António de Mendonça or Mendoça, Portuguese Catholic bishop and

, rector of the University of Coimbra, nominated by King Peter III as Patriarchate of Lisbon, Patriarch of Lisbon in 1786 with the name Dom José II, made Cardinal by Pope Pius XI in 1788 * José Miller, also known as Dr Josie Miller, leader of Cuba's Jewish community and their spokesman with the Politics of Cuba, Cuban Government under Fidel Castro's presidency * José Adolfo Mojica Morales, Salvadoran Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sonsonate, Sonsonate * José Rafael Molina Ureña, Dominican politician and diplomat, served briefly as Provisional President after the Dominican Civil War, then terms as Permanent Representative to the United Nations and Ambassador to France * José Luis Mollaghan, Argentinian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Miguel (Argentina), San Miguel, then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Rosario, Rosario, assigned by Pope Francis to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to work on the handling of clerical pedophilia * José Gregorio Monagas, Venezuelan general and politician,

, brother of José Tadeo Monagas * José Ruperto Monagas,

, son of José Tadeo Monagas * José Tadeo Monagas Burgos, hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, twice

* José María Moncada, osé María Moncada Tapia, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician, 19th

* José Pablo Moncayo García, Mexican pianist, percussionist, music teacher, composer and conductor * José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca, José Moñino y Redondo, Spanish noble titled 1st Count of Floridablanca,

, reformist, statesman, served as First Secretary of State under Kings Charles III of Spain, Charles III and Charles IV of Spain, Charles IV, usually referred to in modern Spain as ''Conde de Floridablanca'', the plant genus Monnina was named after him * José Pedro Montero De Candia, Paraguayan Pediatrics, paediatrician, university professor and politician, 27th President of Paraguay * José María Montes, Argentinian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop, Auxiliary Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata in Argentina, La Plata, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Chascomús, Chascomús * José María Morelos, José María Teclo Morelos Pérez y Pavón, Mexican Catholic priest and Revolution, rebel leader in the Mexican War of Independence, defrocked and executed for treason * José Vianna da Motta (sometimes spelt Viana da Mota), Portuguese pianist, Music education, teacher and composer, last pupil of Franz Liszt, the Vianna da Motta International Music Competition was founded in 1957 in his honour *

, Portuguese professional

coach and former football player * José Moya, José David Moya Rojas, Colombian professional

player * José Mujica, Venezuelan professional baseball player * José Mujica, José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano, Uruguayan politician, former Guerrilla warfare, guerrilla with the Tupamaros, 40th

* José Celestino Mutis, José Celestino Bruno Mutis y Bosio, Spanish Catholic priest, Physician, medical practitioner, Botany, botanist, mathematician and Painting, artist

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* José Luis Narom, also known as José Luis Morán, German-born Spanish composer * José Neto (basketball), José Alves dos Santos Neto, Brazilian professional basketball coach * José Neto (musician), José Pires de Almeida Neto, Brazilian jazz guitarist * José Sebastião de Almeida Neto, Portuguese Catholic bishop and

who also served in Africa, joined the Order of Friars Minor, Franciscan friars (O.F.M. Disc.) after ordination taking the religious name Joseph of the Sacred Heart, nominated by Luís I of Portugal, King Luís I first as Bishop of Angola e Congo (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Luanda, Archdiocese of Luanda), then as Patriarchate of Lisbon, Patriarch of Lisbon using the name Dom José III, made a Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII in 1884 * Bernard J. Nolker, Bernard Joseph Nolker, known in Brazil as Bernardo José Nolker, American-born Brazilian Catholic bishop, member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (C.Ss.R), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Paranaguá, Paranaguá * José Maurício Nunes Garcia, Brazilian Catholic priest and Classical period (music), Classical composer * José Neves (born 1974), Portuguese billionaire businessman, founder of Farfetch * José Núñez (President of Nicaragua), José Núñez, Nicaraguan politician, several times Head of State of Nicaragua

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* Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Victoria, Ciudad Victoria, then Bishop of San Luis (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí, Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí * Juan José Omella i Omella, Spanish Catholic bishop and

, Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Barbastro-Monzón, Barbastro-Monzón, Apostolic Administrator of Roman Catholic Diocese of Huesca, Huesca and of Jaca, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, Calahorra y La Calzada-Logroño, and

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Barcelona, Barcelona, made Cardinal by Pope Francis * José Clemente Orozco, Mexican Modern art, early modern artist especially known as a genre painter, muralist and Lithography, lithographer * Francisco Orozco y Jiménez, José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Chiapas, then

of Guadalajara * José María Ortega Cano, Spanish matador * José Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher * Jose Ortiz (jockey), Jose Ortiz, Puerto Rican-born American jockey * José Ortiz Bernal, Spanish

player * José Ortiz Dalliot, José Alfredo Ortiz Dalliot, Puerto Rican attorney and politician * José Ortiz-Echagüe, Spanish entrepreneur, Industrial engineering, industrial and Military engineering, military engineer, pilot and photographer, founder of Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA and honorary lifetime President of SEAT (Sociedad Española de Automóviles de Turismo) * José Ortiz (second baseman), José Daniel Ortiz Flores, Dominican-born American baseball player * José Ortiz (outfielder), José Luis Ortiz Irizarry, Puerto Rican-born American baseball player * José Luis Ortiz Moreno, Spanish astronomer, former Vice-President of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía * José Ortiz (comics), José Ortiz Moya, Spanish comics artist * José Ortiz (basketball), José Rafael "Piculín" Ortiz Rijos, Puerto Rican-born international basketball player * José Tomás Ovalle y Bezanilla, Chilean politician, served twice as provisional President of Chile * José Oyanguren, also known as José Cruz de Uyanguren, Basque-born Filipino lawyer,

, Exploration, explorer, founder of a Spanish colony in ''Nueva Vergera'' (now called Dávao) and the province of ''Nueva Guipúzcoa'', Mindanao

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* José Padilla (prisoner), José Padilla, also known as Abdullah al-Muhajir or Muhajir Abdullah, American convicted of Providing material support for terrorism, aiding terrorists * José Padilha, José Bastos Padilha Neto, Brazilian film director, Film producer, producer and screenwriter * José Antonio Páez, José Antonio Páez Herrera, leading military figure in Simón Bolívar rebellion against the Spanish Crown in the Venezuelan War of Independence and then in the independence of Venezuela from's Boliva's Gran Colombia, 1st List of Presidents of Venezuela, Head of State after declaring independence from Gran Colombia in 1830, and again in 1839–1843, later exiled then appointed as president on his return in 1851 * José Palmeira Lessa, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Propriá, Propriá, Coadjutor bishop, Coadjutor Archbishop then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju, Aracajú * José Manuel Pando, José Manuel Inocencio Pando Solares, politician, leading figure in civil war, Exploration, explorer, later 30th President of Bolivia * José Pardo y Barreda, Peruvian politician, 51st Prime Minister of Peru, 42nd and 46th President of Peru * José Parlá, American painter, sculptor and photographer * José S. Palma, José Serofia Palma, Filipino Catholic bishop,

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Palo, Palo, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu, Cebu, president of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines * Paronella Park, José Paronella, Spanish immigrant to Australia, founder of Paronella Park * Juan José Paso, Juan José Esteban Paso, Argentinian professor, lawyer and Revolutionary leader, List of heads of state of Argentina, member of the Primera Junta and Junta Grande, member of the First Triumvirate (Argentina), First and Second Triumvirate (Argentina), Second, Triumvirates, representative to the Congress of Tucumán * José Manuel Pasquel, Peruvian soldier to the rank of second lieutenant and Catholic bishop,

of Lima * José Patiño y Rosales, Spanish statesman, served as List of Prime Ministers of Spain, 1st Secretary of State under King Philip V * José Ignacio Pavón, Mexican lawyer,

and politician, unconstitutional substitute President of Mexico * José María Paz, Argentine military figure notable in the Argentine War of Independence and the Argentine Civil War * José Luís Peixoto, Portuguese novelist, poet and playwright * José Pékerman, José Néstor Pékerman Krim, Argentinian

coach and manager * Jose Peralta, José Rafael Peralta, Dominican-born American politician, representing District 13 in the New York State Senate * José Peraza, José Francisco Peraza Polo, Venezuelan-born American professional baseball player * José Pedro Pérez-Llorca, Spanish lawyer, politician and contributor to the Constitution of Spain, 1978 Spanish Constitution * José Luis Perales, Spanish singer and songwriter *José de Almeida Batista Pereira, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Niterói, Niteroi, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Sete Lagoas, Sete Lagaos, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaxupé, Guaxupé * José de Aquino Pereira, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Dourados, Dourados, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Presidente Prudente, Presidente Prudente, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto * José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano, Chilean politician, served as the President of Chile * José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Colombian Catholic bishop and

, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Pasto, Pasto, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Montería, Montería, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Garzón, Garzón, then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manizales, Manizales, made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015 * Laureano Pineda, José Laureano Pineda Ugarte, Nicaraguan politician, twice Head of State of Nicaragua * José Piñera, Chilean economist, architect of Chile's private Pension system * José María Pino Suárez, Mexican statesman,

, poet, journalist and revolutionary, 7th List of Vice Presidents of Mexico, Vice President of Mexico, assassinated in 1913 as an outcome of the period of civil unrest called Ten Tragic Days * José Pirela, José Manuel Pirela, Venezuelan-American professional baseball player * José Maria Pires, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Araçuaí, Araçuaí, then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Paraíba, Paraíba * José Pizarro, Spanish-born UK chef, restaurateur and author of cookbooks * José Policarpo, José da Cruz Policarpo, Portuguese Catholic bishop,

and writer, before episcopacy director of the Penafirme seminary, rector of the Olivais seminary, dean of the Theological Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University and two terms as the university's rector, then Auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, Coadjutor bishop, Coadjutor Archbishop of Lisbon, and Patriarchate of Lisbon, Patriarch of Lisbon in 1998 named as Dom José IV, made Cardinal by Pope John Paul II in 2001 * Jose Portilla, Jose Casiano Portilla, Mexican-born American

player * José López Portillo, José Guillermo Abel López Portillo y Pacheco, Mexican lawyer and politician, 51st President of Mexico * José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar, Mexican political Printmaking, printmaker and Engraving, engraver * José Maria da Ponte e Horta, Portuguese noble, colonial administrator and soldier, formerly Governor of Angola, Governor of Macau and Governor of Mozambique * José María Pérez de Urdininea, third President of Bolivia and the first to be born in that country * Jose Porunnedom, Indian-born Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop, Eparch (Bishop) of Syro-Malabar Catholic Eparchy of Mananthavady, Mananthavady * José Posada Herrera, José Posada y Herrera, Spanish

and politician, served as Prime Minister under Alfonso XII of Spain, King Alfonso XII * José Ángel Pozo la Rosa, Spanish professional Association football, football player * José Pedro Pozzi, Italian born, member of Salesians of Don Bosco, Bishop in the Catholic Church, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Alto Valle del Río Negro, Alto Valle del Río Negro * José Antônio Rezende de Almeida Prado, known as Almeida Prado, Brazilian composer and pianist * Jose Prakash, Indian singer and film actor * José Prieto, Mexican Road bicycle racing, cyclist and Olympics competitor * José Joaquín Prieto Vial, Chilean military figure and politician, twice President of Chile * José Antonio Primo de Rivera y Sáenz de Heredia, Spanish lawyer, noble, politician, 1st Duke of Primo de Rivera, 3rd Marquis of Estella, founder of the Falange Española * José Manuel Puig Casauranc, Mexican Physician, medical practitioner, politician, diplomat and journalist

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* José Humberto Quintero Parra, Venezuelan Catholic bishop and

, Coadjutor bishop, Coadjutor Archbishop then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mérida in Venezuela, Mérida, made Cardinal by Pope John XXIII in 1961, the first Venezuelan so appointed * José Quiroga, Chilean-born Cardiology, cardiologist now based in America, co-founder and medical director of the Program for Torture Victims, Vice-President of the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims

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* José Ramírez (luthier), José Ramirez, Spanish luthier and founder of Ramirez Guitars * José Ramírez III, Spanish luthier and practitioner in Ramirez Guitars * José Ramírez (boxer), José Carlos Ramírez, American professional

, Olympics competitor * José Ramírez (infielder), José Enrique Ramírez, Dominican-born American baseball player * José Luis Ramírez, retired Mexican

, two-time UWA World Lightweight Championship, World Lightweight Champion * José Luis Ramírez, Mexican NASCAR driver * José Ramos-Horta, East Timorese politician, founder and former member of Fretilin, 2nd President of the Independent Republic of East Timor, Nobel Peace Prize winner * José Maria Raygada y Gallo, Peruvian politician, twice Prime Minister of Peru * Jose Raymond, nicknamed "The Boston Mass", American Professional bodybuilding, professional bodybuilder * Pepe Reina, José Manuel Reina Páez, usually known as Pepe, Spanish international

player * José Antonio Reyes, Spanish professional

player * José Reyes (infielder), José Bernabé Reyes, Dominican-American baseball player * José Afonso Ribeiro, Brazilian Catholic bishop, member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Bishop of Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Borba, Borba * José Cláudio Ribeiro da Silva, nicknamed ''Zé Cláudio'', Brazilian Conservation movement, conservationist and environmentalist, shot and killed in an anti-logging campaign * José Maria Espírito Santo Silva Ricciardi, Portuguese banker and economist * José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma, Peruvian noble with the titles 6th ''Marquès de Montealegre de Aulestia'' and 5th ''Marquès de Casa-Dávila'', historian, writer and politician, 84th Prime Minister of Peru * José de la Riva Agüero, José Mariano de la Cruz de la Riva-Agüero y Sánchez Boquete, Peruvian noble with the title ''Marqués de Montealegre de Aulestia'', soldier, politician, and historian, 1st President of Peru, 2nd President of North Peru * José de la Riva-Agüero y Looz-Corswarem, José Carlos Fulgencio Pedro Regalado de la Riva-Agüero y Looz Corswarem, Belgian-born Peruvian politician and diplomat * Jose Rivera (politician), Jose Rivera, American politician, member of the New York State Assembly * José Rivera (volleyball), José Rivera, Puerto Rican volleyball player * José Rivera (playwright), José Rivera, playwright, first Puerto Rican screenwriter to be nominated for an Academy Award * José Antonio Rivera, Puerto Rican-born American professional

* José Eustasio Rivera Salas, Colombian lawyer, poet and author primarily known for his national epic The Vortex (novel), The Vortex * José Manuel Rivera Galván, Mexican professional

player * José Rivera Díaz, Puerto Rican businessman and former politician, mayor of Trujillo Alto (1977–1980) * José Luis Rivera Guerra, Puerto Rican politician * Jose de Rivera, American abstract sculptor, represented in major collections * José Rizal, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda, Filipino Nationalism, nationalist, author and polymath, Ophthalmology, ophthalmologist by profession, advocate for independence during the Philippine Revolution and executed for his involvement, now regarded as a national hero * José Ramón Rodil, 1st Marquis of Rodil, José Ramón Rodil y Campillo, Spanish noble with the titles 1st Marquis of Rodil and 3rd Viscount of Trobo, military general and statesman, served as Prime Minister under Baldomero Espartero, Prince of Vergara, Prince Baldomero Espartero, Regent for Queen Isabella II * José Enrique Rodó, Uruguayan essayist * José Antonio Rodríguez (musician), José Antonio Rodríguez Muñoz, Spanish flamenco guitarist, composer and music professor * José Rodrigues de Souza, Brazilian Catholic bishop, member of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (C.Ss.R.), Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro, Juazeiro * José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish lawyer and politician, List of Prime Ministers of Spain, Prime Minister of Spain *

, Spanish-born American psychologist and university professor, noted for research into mind control through electrical brain stimulation * José Rodrigues Miguéis, Portuguese translator and writer, self-exiled in the United States, became translator and editor for Reader's Digest * José Antonio Rodríguez Vega, Spanish serial killer and rapist * Jose Romussi, Chilean Embroidery, embroiderer, now represented in major international collections * José Rondeau, José Casimiro Rondeau Pereyra, general and politician in Argentina and Uruguay in the early 19th century, Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, List of Presidents of Uruguay, Governor and Captain General of Uruguay * José Roosevelt, Brazilian painter and illustrator * José Alberto Rozo Gutiérrez, Colombian Catholic bishop, Apostolic Vicar of the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Gaitán

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* José Sabogal, Peruvian early modern painter and muralist, recognised as a leader in revival of Indigenism, indigenist style * José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tula, Tula, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas * José Hipólito Salas, José Hipólito Salas y Toro, Chilean Catholic theologian and bishop, Bishop of Concepción (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Concepción, Concepción, offered a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinalate by Pope Pius IX which he refused * José Mariano Salas, Mexican general, twice Interim President of Mexico, Regent, Co-Regent of Mexico under the Second Mexican Empire * José Salazar López, Mexican Catholic bishop and

, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Mexico, Zamora, then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara, Guadalajara * José Antonio Salcedo y Ramírez, known as ''Pepillo'', Spanish-born to parents from Santo Domingo, led the Dominican Restoration War, civil war for restoration of the Dominican Republic, became 1st List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic, head of state after the Spanish withdrawal, later opposed and assassinated by Nationalists allegedly for his support for Spain * José Salvatierra, José Andres Salvatierra López, Costa Rican international

player * José Enrique (footballer), José Enrique Sánchez, known professionally as José Enrique, retired Spanish

player * Jose Tomas Sanchez, Filipino Catholic bishop and

, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cáceres, Cáceres,

then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucena, Lucena, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia, Nueva Segovia, appointment to the Roman Curia, first to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples then simultaneously to the Congregation for the Clergy and the Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See, made Cardinal Deacon by Pope John Paul II in 1991 and elevated to Cardinal Priest by the same pope in 2002 * José Sánchez-Guerra y Martínez, Spanish journalist, lawyer and politician, Prime Minister under

* José Hernán Sánchez Porras, Venezuelan Catholic bishop, Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Venezuela * José María Sánchez-Verdú, Spanish award-winning composer * José León Sandoval, Nicaraguan politician, Head of State of Nicaragua * José de San Martín, José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, Argentine general, Libertadores, ''El Libertador'' of Argentina, Chile and Peru, member of the List of heads of state of Argentina, Third Triumvirate of Argentina, 1st President of Peru * José Sanjurjo y Sacanell, Spanish Army

l, granted title of 1st Marquis of the Rif (''marqués del Rif'') by King

, nicknamed as ''El León del Rif'' * José Santana (economist), José Manuel Santana Silvestre, Dominican economist and diplomat, specialist in Technology and society, technology and development *José A. Santos, José Adeón Santos León, Chilean jockey, member of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame * José Joaquim dos Santos, Portuguese Baroque music, Baroque composer especially of Church music, sacred vocal musicStevenson, Robert. "Santos, José Joaquim dos." ''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians'', edited by Stanley Sadie, vol. 16, p. 485. Macmillan Publishers, 1980. * José Hermano Saraiva, José Hermano Baptista Saraiva, Portuguese professor, historian,

, politician and diplomat, writer and television presenter of travel programs * José Saramago, José de Sousa Saramago, Portuguese author, recipient of the

* José Manuel Quiroga Sarmiento, José Manuel Eufrasio Quiroga Sarmiento y Funes, Argentinian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Juan de Cuyo, San Juan de Cuyo * José Sarney, 20th Vice President of Brazil, 31st President of Brazil, then President of the Federal Senate (Brazil), President of the Brazilian Senate * José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco, Mexican Catholic bishop,

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Tuxtla, Tuxtla, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos, San Juan de los Lagos * José Luis Serna Alzate, Colombian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Florencia, Florencia, then first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Líbano–Honda * José Serrano (composer), José Serrano Simeón, Spanish composer of zarzuelas * José Serrato, Uruguayan politician, 24th

* José Silva (parapsychologist), José Silva, Parapsychology, parapsychologist, author of "Silva Method" and "Silva UltraMind ESP System" * José da Silva (sport shooter), José da Silva, Portuguese sports shooter and Olympics competitor * José da Silva (canoeist), José António Silva, known professionally as José da Silva, Portuguese Canoe sprint, sprint canoer and Olympics competitor * José Asunción Silva, Colombian poet, listed among founders of Modernism, Spanish–American Modernism * José Graziano da Silva, American-born Brazilian agronomist and writer * José Gabriel de Silva-Bazán, 10th Marquess of Santa Cruz, José Gabriel de Silva-Bazán y Waldstein, Spanish noble titled 10th Marquess of Santa Cruz, diplomat, art director, statesman and court official, Ambassador to London, first Director of the Museo del Prado, Prado Museum, served briefly as First Secretary of State under Ferdinand VI of Spain, King Ferdinand VI, Mayordomo mayor (Mayordomo mayor, High Steward) to the court of Ferdinand VII of Spain, King Ferdinand VII * José Benedito Simão, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of São Paulo, São Paulo, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Assis, Assis * José Sisto, List of Governors of Guam, Commissioner of Guam * José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, commonly known as José Sócrates, Portuguese politician, 117th

* José Song Sui-Wan (traditional Chinese: 宋瑞雲; simplified Chinese: 宋瑞云), Chinese-born Brazilian member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (S.D.B.) and Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of São Gabriel da Cachoeira, São Gabriel da Cachoeira * José Manuel Soria, Spanish academic and politician * José José, José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, known professionally as ''José José'', Mexican singer and actor * Rubin Statham, often referred to as JoséNew Zealand professional tennis player

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* José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Marquis of Torre Tagle, José Bernardo de Tagle y Portocarrero, Peruvian noble titled 4th Marquis of Torre Tagle, soldier and politician, 5th President of Peru * José Luis Tejada Sorzano, 40th President of Bolivia during the Chaco War * José Théodore, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender * José Tomás, José Tomás Pérez Sellés, Spanish classical guitarist and Music education, teacher * José de León Toral, Assassination, assassin of the Mexican President Álvaro Obregón * José Torres (athlete), José Torres, Mexican

and Olympics competitor * José Torres, nicknamed ''Chegüi'', Puerto Rican-American professional

, Olympic medallist, author, writer for The Village Voice and New York's Spanish language newspaper El Diario La Prensa * José Torres (cyclist), José Torres, Chilean Road bicycle racing, cyclist and Olympics competitor * Joey Torres, Jose Torres, commonly known as Joey Torres, American politician, twice Mayor of Paterson, New Jersey * José Torres (musician), José Torres, Cuban-Polish musician and percussionist * Monster Pain, José Torres, known by ring names Black Pain and Monster Pain, Puerto Rican professional wrestler * José Alfredo Torres Huitrón, Mexican politician * José Anthony Torres, José Mario Anthony Torres, nicknamed ''Chalate'', Panamanian international

player * José Antonio Torres (director), José Antonio Torres, Mexican film director and Film producer, producer, and musician * José Antonio Torres (Cuban journalist), José Antonio Torres, Cuban journalist, imprisoned for spying * José Antonio Torres Martinó, Puerto Rican painter, journalist and writer * José Augusto Torres, José Augusto Costa Sénica Torres, nicknamed ''O Bom Gigante'', Portuguese international

player and coach * Tomatito, José Fernández Torres, known as ''Tomatito'', Spanish flamenco guitarist * José Filipe Torres, Portuguese entrepreneur, consultant in nation branding * José Francisco Torres Mezzell, known to the public as ''Gringo'' Torres, American professional

player * José Torres (baseball), José Marcos Torres, Venezuelan-American baseball player * José María Torres (army's officer), José María Torres, Uruguayan-born Argentinian soldier to the rank of lieutenant colonel, active in the Argentine War of Independence * José Ortega Torres, Spanish poet and university professor, wrote under the pen names Narzeo Antino and Aldo Fresno * José Sigona Torres, Mexican politician * José Torres Laboy, Puerto Rican sport shooter, medallist at the 2011 Pan American Games, Olympics competitor * José Torres Ramírez, commonly known as ''Pito'' Torres, Puerto Rican politician * José de Torres y Martínez Bravo, Spanish Baroque music, Baroque composer, organist, music theorist and Music publisher (sheet music), music publisher * José Pichy Torres Zamora, José Ernesto Torres Zamora commonly known as ''Pichy'' Torres, Puerto Rican politician * José Félix Trespalacios, Mexican politician and soldier to the rank of colonel, active in the militia in Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua, 1st Governor of Coahuila y Texas in the United Mexican States * José Tribolet, José Manuel Nunes Salvador Tribolet, Portuguese Electrical engineering, electrical engineer, professor of information systems at the Technical University of Lisbon, known for his work on speech coding

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* José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, Panamanian friar of the Order of Saint Augustine (O.S.A.) and Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop then

of Panamá, opponent to capital punishment * José Ureña, José Miguel Ureña Rodriguez, Dominican professional basketball player * José Evaristo Uriburu, José Félix Evaristo de Uriburu y Álvarez de Arenales, Argentine diplomat and politician, 8th List of Vice Presidents of Argentina, Vice President of Argentina, 1st de facto

* José María de Urquinaona y Vidot, José María Urquinaona y Bidot (or Vidot), Spanish Catholic bishop, Bishop of Barcelona (now known as the

* José María Usandizaga, Spanish Basque people, Basque composer

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* José Bordas Valdez, Dominican politician, 2nd Provisional President appointed by the Congress of the Dominican Republic * José Valentín, Puerto Rican baseball player * José Gregorio Valera, Venezuelan revolutionary and politician,

* José Sótero Valero Ruz, Venezuelan Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Guanare, Guanare * José Cecilio del Valle, José Cecilio Díaz Del Valle, nicknamed ''el sabio'' (The Wise), Guatemalan-born Mexican philosopher, politician, lawyer, and journalist, author of the Act of Independence of Central America * José Desiderio Valverde Pérez, Spanish soldier to the rank of general, served with distinction in the Spanish colonies including appointment as 4th and last List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic, Captain General of Santo Domingo during the Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic, Spanish occupation, after Spanish withdrawal appointed as governor-general of the Philippine islands * José Valverde, José Rafael Valverde, Dominican-born American baseball player * Jose Antonio Vargas, Filipino American journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner * Dorángel Vargas, José Dorángel Vargas Gomez, Venezuelan serial killer and cannibal * José María Vargas Ponce, Venezuelan Physician, medical practitioner, revolutionary and politician,

* José Vasconcelos Calderón, Mexican writer, philosopher and politician * José Leite de Vasconcelos, Portuguese Ethnography, ethnographer and Philology, philologist * José Mauro de Vasconcelos, Brazilian writer * José Antonio Vélez Jiménez, known as ''Ñoño'' (Ninth), Spanish professional

player * José Augusto Ferreira Veiga, Viscount of Arneiro, born in Portuguese Macau, Portuguese composer * José Miguel de Velasco Franco, Vice-President then four times President of Bolivia * José María Velasco Gómez, José María Tranquilino Francisco de Jesús Velasco Gómez Obregón, generally known as José María Velasco, Mexican painter * José Nieto Velázquez, Spanish Court (royal), court official, Chamberlain (office), chamberlain to Elisabeth Farnese, Queen Elisabeth of Spain, keeper of the royal Tapestry, tapestries, possible figure in paintings Portrait of a Man (Velázquez), Portrait of a Man and ''Las Meninas'' by his brother Diego Velázquez * José Vélez, José Velázquez Jiménez, known to the public as José Velez, Spanish singer * José Raúl Vera López, Mexican friar of the Dominican Order and Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, Ciudad Altamirano,

of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Saltillo, Saltillo * José María Verdugo, born in

, soldier from the Presidio of San Diego, granted extensive land in present-day California * José Carlos Amaral Vieira, Brazilian composer, pianist, and Musicology, musicologist * José Luis de Vilallonga, Spanish noble titled Marquis of Castellbell, author and actor * José Vizcaíno, American baseball player

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* José Wilker, Brazilian actor

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* José Carlos Caetano Xavier, Portuguese Marine biology, marine biologist and Antarctic explorer, co-founder of the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS) * José Nuno Rodrigues Xavier, Portuguese-born UK professional Association football, football player * José Ximénez, also known as José Jiménez or Jusepe Ximénez, Spanish Baroque music, Baroque composer and organist

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* José Antonio Yorba, also known as Don José Antonio Yorba I, Spanish soldier and early settler of California, Spanish California * José Yulo Yulo, Filipino lawyer,

and politician, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines * José Yunes Zorrilla, José Francisco Yunes Zorrilla, Filipino politician, Senator of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress

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* José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish politician, served for two terms as Prime Minister under King Juan Carlos I * José Santos Zelaya López, Nicaraguan politician, 11th

* Jose Zepeda, American professional

* José Zorrilla y Moral, Spanish Catholic

poet and dramatist * José Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y Escalante, Mexican Catholic bishop, Bishop of Durango (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango, Archdiocese of Durango), supporter of the Centralist Republic of Mexico and critic of the United States' control of the northern part of his diocese * José Zúñiga, Honduran-born American screen and television actor * José Zúñiga (artist), José Zúñiga, Mexican Figurative art, Neo-figurative painter, represented internationally in private and public collections * José de Zúñiga, Mexican-born soldier to the ran of lieutenant colonel, settler in California and Arizona, List of pre-statehood mayors of San Diego, Commandant of the Presidio of San Diego, member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Third Order of Franciscans

Middle name

* Agostinho José Sartori, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmas–Francisco Beltrão, Palmas–Francisco Beltrão * Airton José dos Santos, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogi das Cruzes, Mogi das Cruzes and then Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Campinas, Campinas * Aloysio José Leal Penna, Brazilian Catholic bishop, first as Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso, Paulo Afonso, then as Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Botucatu, Botucatu * Ángel José Macín, Argentinian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Reconquista, Reconquista * António José de Almeida, 6th List of Presidents of Portugal, President of Portugal * António José de Ávila, 1st Duke of Ávila and Bolama, Portuguese politician * Antonio José Cavanilles, Spanish taxonomy (biology), taxonomist and Botany, botanist * Antonio José de Irisarri Alonso, Guatemalan statesman, journalist, and politician, served as Interim

, considered as one of the fathers of Chilean journalism * Antonio José Martínez Palacios, known as Antonio José, Spanish composer * António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira, Portuguese military officer to the rank of colonel and statesman * António José da Silva, Portuguese dramatist * Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá, Venezuelan noble with the title ''Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho'', leader in gaining independence for Peruvian War of Independence, Peru and Bolivian War of Independence, Bolivia, 4th President of Peru and 2nd President of Bolivia * Camilo José Cela, Spanish novelist and

* Daniel José Santomé Lemus, known as Dalas Review, Spanish YouTuber * Epaminondas José de Araújo, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios, Palmeira dos Índios * Francisco José de Caldas, known as ''el sabio'' (The Wise), Colombian lawyer, army officer to the rank of lieutenant colonel, Military engineering, military engineer, self-taught naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventor, executed during the Reconquista (Spanish America), Spanish American Reconquista for favouring Colombian Declaration of Independence, submission to Spain by taking an oath * Francisco José Debali, Hungarian-born Uruguayan composer and author of the Uruguayan national anthem * Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes, Spanish painter * Francisco José Urrutia Olano, Colombian diplomat and international

* Guillermo José Garlatti, Italian-born Argentinian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of La Plata in Argentina, La Plata, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of San Rafael, San Rafael, then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bahía Blanca, Bahía Blanca * Héctor José Cámpora, Argentinian dentist and politician, 38th

* Joaquín José de Melgarejo y Saurín, Spanish noble titled 1st Duke of San Fernando de Quiroga, soldier to the rank of brigadier general and statesman, fought in the Peninsular War served as First Secretary of State under Ferdinand VI of Spain, King Ferdinand VI, donated Diego Velázquez, Velázquez's Christ Crucified (Velázquez), Christ Crucified to Madrid's Museo del Prado, Prado Museum * Joaquín José Morón Hidalgo, Venezuelan Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Valle de la Pascua, Valle de la Pascua, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure, Acarigua–Araure * Juan José Campanella, Argentinian film producer and director * Juan Cayetano Gómez de Portugal y Solís, Juan Cayetano José María Gómez de Portugal y Solís, Mexican seminary professor and Catholic bishop, Bishop of Michoacán (later renamed as the Archdiocese of Michoacán then as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia, Archdiocese of Morelia * Juan José Estrada (boxer), Juan José Estrada, Mexican professional

* José Dolores Estrada (President of Nicaragua), José Dolores Estrada Morales, Nicaraguan politician, Acting

* Juan José Estrada, Juan José Estrada Morales, Nicaraguan member of armed services to the rank of general, revolutionary and politician, President of Nicaragua, Provisional President of Nicaragua * Juan José Flores y Aramburu, Venezuelan military general, later opposed to Spain's rule, a member of Simón Bolívar's Military career of Simón Bolívar, Patriot army, Jefe Supremo, Supreme Chief of Ecuador after Spain's expulsion, 1st President of the new President of Ecuador, Republic of Ecuador * Juan José de Amézaga Landaroso, Uruguayan lawyer, university professor and politician, 28th

* Juan José Martí, Spanish novelist * Juan José Padilla, Spanish matador, after wearing an eyepatch following injuries nicknamed ''El Pirata'' (The Pirate) * Juan José Torres (athlete), Juan José Torres, Spanish

and Olympics competitor * Juan José Torres González, popularly known as "J.J." (''Jota-Jota''), Bolivian military leader to the rank of commander-in-chief and politician, 61st President of Bolivia * Juan José Viamonte González, Argentinian soldier and List of heads of state of Argentina, head of state, 12th and 15th Governor of Buenos Aires Province * Justo José de Urquiza y García, Argentine general and politician, Governor of Entre Ríos Province, List of heads of state of Argentina, Provisional Director of the Argentine Confederation, President of Argentina, President of the Argentine Confederation * Leopoldo Brenes, Leopoldo José Brenes Solórzano, Nicaraguan Catholic bishop and

, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Managua, Managua, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Matagalpa, Matagalpa, then

of Managua, made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2014 * Lijo Jose Pellissery, Indian award-winning film director * Luciano José Cabral Duarte, Brazilian Catholic bishop, founder of the Federal University of Sergipe, Auxiliary bishop then

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju, Aracajú * Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada-Galindo, de Burutarán y Morales, Peruvian noble titled 5th Count de Olmos, soldier to the rank of brigadier general and politician, 11th and 12th President of Peru, 1st President of North Peru * Luis José Sartorius, 1st Count of San Luis, Luis José Sartorius y Tapia, Spanish noble titled1st Count of San Luis, journalist, politician and statesman, served as Prime Minister under Queen Isabella II * Mariano José de Larra, Spanish Romanticism in Spanish literature, Romantic writer and journalist * Marie José of Belgium, wife of the last monarch Umberto II of Italy, Queen-consort for 20 days and jokingly nicknamed "the May Queen" * Miguel José de Azanza, Duke of Santa Fe, Miguel José de Azanza Alegría, Spanish noble titled Duke of Santa Fe, politician and diplomat and Viceroyalty of New Spain, viceroy of New Spain * Marie-José Nat, French actress *

, French

and triple Olympic champion * Marie-Josée Croze, Canadian Actor * Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre, French Canadian documentary filmmaker * Manuel Clemente, Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, Portuguese Catholic bishop and

, Auxiliary bishop of Lisbon, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Porto, Portugal, Porto, and Patriarchate of Lisbon, Patriarch of Lisbon under the name Dom Manuel III, made a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015 * Miguel José Asurmendi Aramendía, Spanish Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarazona, Tarazona, then Bishop of

* Moacyr José Vitti, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Curitiba, Curitiba, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Piracicaba, Piracicaba * Miguel José Yacamán, Mexican physicist, major contributor to the development of nanotechnology * Pedro José Calderón, Peruvian lawyer, diplomat and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Peru * Pedro José Domingo de Guerra, Bolivian statesman,

and diplomat, 24th President of Bolivia * Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete, Spanish-born Mexican Catholic bishop,

of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico, Mexico, crowned the first Emperor of Mexico, Agustín de Iturbide, and the Empress Ana María de Huarte y Muñiz * Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal, Portuguese statesman * Pedro José Rada y Gamio, Peruvian politician, Mayor of Lima, 74th Prime Minister of Peru * Ramón José de Arce, Ramón José de Arce y Rebollar, Spanish Catholic bishop,

of Burgos, Grand Inquisitor of the Spanish Inquisition, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Patriarch of the West Indies, was understood as being pro-French when Spain was Kingdom of Spain (Napoleonic), invaded by the First French Empire and exiled to Paris when Spain gained independence during the Peninsular War * Remídio José Bohn, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, then Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Cachoeira do Sul, Cachoeira do Sul * Ricardo José Weberberger, Austrian-born Brazilian Order of Saint Benedict, Benedictine monk (O.S.B.) and Catholic bishop, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Barreiras, Barreiras * Urbano José Allgayer, Brazilian Catholic bishop, Auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, then Bishop of Passo Fundo (now known as the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Passo Fundo, Archdiocese of Passo Fundo

Surname

* Edward José (1865–1930), Belgian film director and actor * F. Sionil José, Francisco Sionil José (1924–2022), Filipino novelist * Jorge V. José, Mexican physicist * Mohan Jose, Indian actor in Malayalam films * Nicholas Jose, British-born Australian novelist * Richard Jose (1862–1941), British-born American singer

Notes

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