List of Famous people named Jose

Josep de Ribas y Boyons, known in Spanish as José Pascual Domingo de Ribas y Boyons and in Russian as Iosif (Osip) Mikhailovich Deribas, was an Italo-Spanish military officer from Naples, in Russian service. After Empress Catherine took advantage of Potocki's successful international trading post of the Polish Black Sea Trading Company, in Russian-ruled Kherson, she founded Odessa. In recognition of de Ribas' famous victory at nearby Khadjibey, the future city's most famous street, Deribasovskaya, was named after him. José de Ribas is one of the principal figures on the monument of Catherine the Great in Odessa and there is small personal monument to him at the beginning of Deribasovskaya street.

José Simón Pardo y Barreda was a Peruvian politician who served as the 42nd (1904–1908) and 46th (1915–1919) President of Peru.

José de la Torre Ugarte y Alarcón was a Peruvian lyricist. He is most notable for writing the lyrics of the National Anthem of Peru.

José Gregorio Lemos Rivas is a Colombian athlete with cerebral palsy. He represented Colombia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan and he won the gold medal in the men's javelin throw F38 event.

José de Figueroa y Alonso-Martínez was a Spanish equestrian who was part of the silver-medal winning Spanish men's polo team in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was killed in action during the Rif War soon after his Olympic appearance. He was the son of Álvaro de Figueroa, who was Prime Minister of Spain.

José de la Riva-Agüero y Osma, 6th Marquess of Montealegre de Aulestia and 5th of Casa-Dávila was a Peruvian historian, writer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru, Minister of Justice and Mayor of Lima.

José Parra Martínez was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender.

José Mohamed Janene was a Brazilian businessman, cowman and politician. He had many farms and ran many companies, mostly in Londrina, where he lived. He became notable via politics and by being involved in the Mensalão scandal.