List of Famous people named Jose

José Ramón Argote Vega is a Venezuelan football referee. He works as a vet and became FIFA ref in 2008, and is a CONMEBOL category 3 referee.

José Jiménez Lozano was a Spanish writer. In 2002 he was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize.

José Antonio Fernández Carbajal is a Mexican businessman. He is the chairman and former CEO of FEMSA, the largest beverage company in Latin America. Additionally, he serves as president of the Board of Directors of Mexican Economic Development at Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education.

José Moreno Hernández is a former NASA astronaut and American engineer.

José Roberto Ramiz Wright, also known as José Roberto Wright or José Ramiz Wright, is a former Brazilian football referee. He supervised four matches during the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy.

José Enrique Varela Iglesias, 1st Marquis of San Fernando de Varela was a Spanish military officer noted for his role as a Nationalist commander in the Spanish Civil War.

José Antonio 'Toni' Grande Cereijo is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder, and is an assistant manager.

José João Altafini, also known as "Mazzola" in Brazil, is an Italian-Brazilian former footballer, who played as a forward. Although he began his career with Palmeiras in Brazil, he soon moved to play football in Italy, and is mostly remembered for his highly successful stint with Italian club A.C. Milan, with which he achieved great domestic and international success; he later also played for Napoli and Juventus, before ending his career in Switzerland with spells at Chiasso and Mendrisiostar. A highly prolific goalscorer, Altafini also held the record for the most goals scored in a single European Cup campaign for over 50 years; he is also one of only eight players to have scored five goals in a single European Cup match. He is the joint-fourth highest scorer in Italian Serie A history with 216 goals, and also holds the record for being the fifth-youngest player in Serie A history to score 100 goals, a feat which he managed at the age of 24 years and 239 days. At international level, he represented both Brazil and Italy; he was a member of the Brazilian side that won the 1958 FIFA World Cup, and later also represented Italy at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.

José Manuel "Sema" Velázquez Rodríguez, is a Venezuelan football defender. He is playing for Deportivo Táchira and he is also playing for the Venezuela national football team.

José María Bakero Escudero is a Spanish former professional footballer, and a manager. Having played mainly for Real Sociedad and Barcelona, he began his career as a forward but was converted into an attacking midfielder, who possessed passing and scoring ability and great leadership skills.