List of Famous people named Jose

José Antonio Alvarado is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). Alvarado previously played for the Tampa Bay Rays, having signed there as an international free agent, in March 2012. Alvarado made his major league debut in 2017.

José Plácido de Castro was a Brazilian soldier, surveyor, rubber producer and politician who led the armed revolt during the Acre War of 1902–03, when the Republic of Acre broke away from Bolivia. He was the president of the state of Acre just before and after it was purchased by Brazil. After the war he became extremely wealthy as a rubber producer, and made many enemies. He was assassinated in 1908. He is considered a hero of Brazil.

José del Castillo is a Peruvian football forward and coach who played for Peru in the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Sporting Cristal.

José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez was archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico from 1913 to 1936.

José Claudio Antolinez was a Spanish painter of the Baroque period.

Joseph Sáenz de Aguirre, OSB was a Cardinal, and learned Spanish Benedictine.