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
(silver/bronze) José Calderón 2008; 2012; 2016 basketball
(bronze) José Carlos Moreira 2008 4x100 m relay
(gold) José de Jesús Corona 2012 football
(gold) José Antonio Rodríguez 2012 football
(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) Nuno José Severo de Mendoça Rolim de Moura Barreto 1856-1859; 1860-1865; 1869-1870
(prime minister) António José Severim de Noronha 1836; 1842-1846; 1851; 1859-1860
(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