Namesakes
Argentine Presidents:
5 presidents
José Evaristo Uriburu 1895-1898 
José Figueroa Alcorta 1906-1910
José Félix Uriburu 1930-1932
José María Guido 1962-1963
Héctor José Cámpora 1973
Belgian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Pierre Harmel (middle name José) 1965-1966
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Joshua (a.k.a. Jose) (m) Luke 3:29
Brazilian Presidents:
3 presidents
Prudente de Morais (middle name José) 1894-1898
José Linhares 1945-1946
José Sarney 1985-1990
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist
(best new artist) José Feliciano 1969
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball
(baseball) José Méndez 2006
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
4 storms, 2 hurricanes
Storm Jose 1981
Hurricane Jose 1999
Storm Jose 2005
Storm Jose 2011
Hurricane Jose 2017
Storm Jose 2023
Most Valuable Players:
4 winners
José Canseco 1988 baseball
José Théodore 2002 ice hockey
José Altuve 2017 baseball
José Abreu 2020 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 literature, 1 peace
(literature) José Echegaray 1904
(literature) Camilo José Cela 1989
(peace) José Ramos-Horta 1996
(literature) José Saramago 1998
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 activist, 1 revolutionary
(activist) José Martí 1853-1895
(revolutionary) José Rizal 1861-1896
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
7 actors
Ramon Novarro (a.k.a. José) 1899-1968
José Ferrer 1912-1992
Tony Plana (a.k.a. José) 1952-
Miguel Ferrer (middle name José) 1955-2017
Pedro Pascal (a.k.a. José) 1975-
Coté de Pablo (middle name José) 1979-
Tenoch Huerta (a.k.a. José) 1981-
Notable Artists:
2 painters
José Clemente Orozco 1883-1949
Juan Gris (a.k.a. José) 1887-1927
Notable Athletes:
22 soccer, 4 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 chess, 1 ice hockey, 1 tennis
(chess) José Raúl Capablanca 1888-1942
(soccer) José Nasazzi 1901-1968
(soccer) Zito (a.k.a. José) 1932-2015
(soccer) José Mourinho 1963-
(soccer) Bebeto (a.k.a. José) 1964-
(baseball) José Canseco 1964-
(ice hockey) José Théodore 1976-
(soccer) José de Jesús Corona 1981-
(basketball) José Calderón 1981-
(soccer) Jonny Magallón (a.k.a. José) 1981-
(tennis) María José Martínez Sánchez 1982-
(soccer) Pepe Reina 1982-
(soccer) Raul Meireles (middle name José) 1983-
(soccer) José Fonte 1983-
(soccer) Fernando Torres (middle name José) 1984-
(soccer) José María Basanta 1984-
(soccer) José Pedro Fuenzalida 1985-
(soccer) Andrés Guardado (a.k.a. José) 1986-
(baseball) José Abreu 1987-
(soccer) José Miguel Cubero 1987-
(soccer) Martín Cáceres (a.k.a. José) 1987-
(soccer) José Juan Vázquez 1988-
(soccer) Paulinho (a.k.a. José) 1988-
(soccer) Nacho (a.k.a. José) 1990-
(baseball) José Altuve 1990-
(soccer) José Antonio Rodríguez 1992-
(baseball) Teoscar Hernández (middle name José) 1992-
(soccer) Ángelo Henríquez (middle name José) 1994-
(soccer) José Giménez 1995-
(soccer) Vinícius Júnior (middle name José) 2000-
Notable Military Figures:
1 general
José de San Martín 1778-1850
Notable Musicians:
6 singers, 1 musician
José Alfredo Jiménez 1926-1973
José Afonso 1929-1987
José Feliciano 1945-
José Carreras 1946-
José José 1948-2019
Camarón de la Isla (a.k.a. José) 1950-1992
J. Balvín (a.k.a. José) 1985-
Notable Writers:
2 authors, 1 playwright
José Echegaray 1832-1916
Camilo José Cela 1916-2002
José Saramago 1922-2010
Olympic Medalists:
11 bronze, 7 gold, 5 silver, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(bronze) José Pamplona 1936 basketball
(bronze) Roberto Lovera (middle name José) 1952 basketball
(bronze) José da Conceição 1952 high jump
(bronze) Héctor Costa (middle name José) 1952; 1956 basketball
(bronze) José Edvar Simões 1964 basketball
(silver) José Pedraza Zúñiga 1968 20 km walk
(bronze) José Manuel Abascal 1984 1500 m
(silver) José Luis Llorente 1984 basketball
(silver) José Manuel Beirán 1984 basketball
(gold) José Raúl Delgado 1992 baseball
(gold) José Estrada González 1992; 1996 baseball
(gold) Marie-José Pérec 1992; 1996 200 m; 400 m
(gold) Alberto Hernández (a.k.a. José) 1992; 1996 baseball
(gold) Josep Maria Abarca (a.k.a. José) 1996 water polo
(silver) José Ibar 2000 baseball
(gold/silver) José Contreras 1996; 2000 baseball
(bronze) José Ángel César 2000 4x100 m relay
(bronze) José Carlos Moreira 2008 4x100 m relay
(gold) José de Jesús Corona 2012 football
(gold) José Antonio Rodríguez 2012 football
(silver/bronze) José Calderón 2008; 2012; 2016 basketball
(bronze) José Bautista 2020 baseball
(bronze) Jose Díaz 2020 baseball
(bronze) Emilio Bonifácio (middle name José) 2020 baseball
(silver) Anthony Zambrano (middle name José) 2020 400 m
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) José Ferrer 1951 Cyrano de Bergerac
Other Leaders:
16 presidents
President Santos Gutiérrez (a.k.a. José) 1868-1870 Colombia
President Aquileo Parra (a.k.a. José) 1876-1878 Colombia
President José Eusebio Otálora 1882-1884 Colombia
President Miguel Antonio Caro (middle name José) 1894-1898 Colombia
President José Manuel Marroquín 1900-1904 Colombia
President Rafael Reyes (a.k.a. José) 1904-1909 Colombia
President José Miguel Gómez 1909-1913 Cuba
President Ramón González Valencia (a.k.a. José) 1909-1910 Colombia
President José Vicente Concha 1914-1918 Colombia
President Venustiano Carranza (a.k.a. José) 1917-1920 Mexico
President Pascual Ortiz Rubio (middle name José) 1930-1932 Mexico
President José P. Laurel 1942-1944 Philippines
President Augusto Pinochet (middle name José) 1974-1990 Chile
President José López Portillo 1976-1982 Mexico
President Efraín Ríos Montt (a.k.a. José) 1982-1983 Guatemala
President José Raúl Mulino 2024- Panama
Other Royalty:
1 archduke/emperor, 1 princess/queen consort
Maximilian I of Mexico (middle name José) 1832-1867; 1864-1867 Austria-Hungary; Mexico
Marie-José of Belgium 1906-; 1946 Belgium; Italy
Portuguese Kings and Queens:
1 king
King José I the Reformer 1750-1777
Portuguese Presidents and Prime Ministers:
17 prime ministers, 1 president/prime minister, 1 prime minister/president
(prime minister) José Jorge Loureiro 1835-1836
(prime minister) José da Gama Carneiro e Sousa 1836
(prime minister) José Travassos Valdez 1839-1841
(prime minister) António José Severim de Noronha 1836; 1842-1846; 1851; 1859-1860
(prime minister) Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto 1856-1859; 1860-1865; 1869-1870
(prime minister) António José de Ávila 1868; 1870-1871; 1877-1878
(prime minister) Anselmo José Braamcamp 1879-1881
(prime minister) José Dias Ferreira 1892-1893
(prime minister) José Luciano de Castro 1886-1890; 1897-1900; 1904-1906
(prime minister) José de Castro 1915
(prime minister) José Relvas 1919
(prime minister/president) António José de Almeida 1916-1917; 1919-1923
(prime minister) José Ramos Preto 1920
(prime minister) José Domingues dos Santos 1924-1925
(president/prime minister) José Mendes Cabeçadas 1926
(prime minister) José Vicente de Freitas 1928-1929
(prime minister) José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo 1975-1976
(prime minister) José Manuel Barroso 2002-2004
(prime minister) José Sócrates 2005-2011
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
1 musician
José Areas 1998 Santana
Saints:
9 blessed, 8 saints
Blessed José de Anchieta 1534-1597
Saint José de Calasanz 1556-1648
Saint Josep Oriol (a.k.a. José) 1650-1702
Blessed Diego José of Cadiz 1743-1801
Saint José Uyen Dinh Nguyen 1775-1838
Saint José Fernández de Ventosa 1775-1838
Saint José Diaz Sanjurjo 1818-1857
Blessed José Ruiz Bruixola 1857-1936
Saint José María Rubio y Peralta 1864-1929
Blessed José Sánchez del Río 1913-1928
Saint José Isabel Flores Varela ?-1927
Saint José Maria Robles Hurtado ?-1927
Blessed José Aparicio Sanz ?-1936
Blessed José Fenollosa Alcayna ?-1936
Blessed José Ferrer Esteve ?-1936
Blessed José Perpina Nacher ?-1936
Blessed José Sala Pico ?-1936
Spanish Kings and Queens:
1 king
King José Bonaparte 1808-1813
Spanish Prime Ministers:
8 prime ministers
José Malcampo 1871
José Posada Herrera 1883-1884
José López Domínguez 1906
José Canalejas 1910-1912
José Sánchez Guerra 1922
José Giral 1936
José María Aznar 1996-2004
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero 2004-2011