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Jorge Meurer
Jorge Meurer (Jorge Meurer Bartholdy), born 2001 in Santa Cruz do Sul, is a Brazilian goalkeeper, 1.95 m, who played for Pelotas, Grêmio, and Ceará SC before moving to Java United, Indonesia.
Jorge Moll Filho
Jorge Moll Filho is a Brazilian cardiologist based in Rio de Janeiro who founded Rede D'Or São Luiz, Brazil's largest private hospital group, starting from a diagnostics clinic in 1977.
Jorge Montt
Jorge Montt was a Chilean vice admiral who led the congressionalist fleet in the 1891 civil war and served as President of Chile from 1891 to 1896.
Jorge Moscat
Jorge Moscat is a Spanish-American cancer biologist known for defining the signaling roles of p62/SQSTM1 and atypical PKC isoforms; since 2020 he has been a professor at Weill Cornell Medical College.
Jorge Negrete
Jorge Negrete, also known as El Charro Cantor, was a Mexican singer and film actor who became a nationally famous ranchera star during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.
Jorge Ochoa
Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez, Colombian drug trafficker and co-founder of the Medellín Cartel with Pablo Escobar and his brothers Juan David and Fabio; controlled Miami distribution, surrendered in the early 1990s, and was released in 1996.
Jorge Paulo Lemann
Jorge Paulo Lemann, also known as Jorge Lemann, is a Brazilian billionaire investor who co-founded 3G Capital in 2004 and built AB InBev, the world's largest brewer.
Jorge Pereyra Díaz
Jorge Rolando Pereyra Díaz (born 1990, La Rioja) is an Argentine striker for Mumbai City FC in the Indian Super League; 2013 Copa Sudamericana winner with Lanús, ISL runner-up with Kerala Blasters, and 32 ISL goals.
Jorge Plutzky
Jorge Plutzky is an American preventive cardiologist, Director of Preventive Cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a Harvard associate professor, known for research linking diabetes and lipids to atherosclerosis.
Jorge Posada
Jorge Posada (Jorge Rafael de Posada, Jr.), Puerto Rican switch-hitting catcher, spent 17 seasons with the New York Yankees, won five World Series with the Core Four, hit 275 home runs, and fell off the 2017 Hall of Fame ballot.
Jorge Quiroz
Jorge Quiroz Castro is a Chilean economist and politician serving as Minister of Finance under President José Antonio Kast, after coordinating Kast's presidential campaign's economic program.
Jorge Rafael Videla
Jorge Rafael Videla (1925–2013), Argentine general and de facto president 1976–1981, led the 1976 junta dictatorship, was convicted in the 1985 Juntas trial and the 2012 stolen-babies case, and died in prison.
Jorge Ramos (news anchor)
Jorge Ramos (Jorge Gilberto Ramos Ávalos), Mexican-born American journalist, anchored Noticiero Univision 1986–2024 and Al Punto, then launched the digital show Así Veo las Cosas in 2025.
Jorge Rodrigo Araújo Messias
Jorge Rodrigo Araújo Messias is a Brazilian lawyer who has served as Attorney General of the Union since 2023, appointed by President Lula at the start of his third term.
Jorge S. Reis‐Filho
Jorge S. Reis-Filho is a cancer researcher known for the molecular classification of breast cancer and intratumor heterogeneity, now Chief of AI for Science Innovation at AstraZeneca.
Jorge Sahade
Jorge Sahade (1915–2012) was an Argentine astrophysicist known for his work on interacting binary stars and as the first Latin American president of the International Astronomical Union.
Jorge Salcedo Cabrera
Jorge Salcedo Cabrera, born 1947 in Bogotá, Colombian civil engineer and Cali cartel head of security who became a DEA informant, helped capture Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela in 1995, and lives under witness protection in the US.
Jorge Salinas
Jorge Salinas (Jorge Salinas Pérez, born 1968, Mexico City) is a Mexican actor known for telenovela leads like Tres mujeres, Fuego en la sangre, Mi corazón es tuyo, plus films Sexo, pudor y lágrimas and Amores perros; a Spanish footballer shares the name.
Jorge Salinas (Spanish footballer)
Jorge Salinas Viadero (born 2007, Santander) is a Spanish left-footed defender for Racing Santander, a 2026 U-19 European champion with Spain, with a 16 million euro release clause.
Jorge Sampaoli
Jorge Luis Sampaoli Moya, Argentine football manager born 1960 in Casilda; Bielsa-influenced pressing coach. Won 2015 Copa América with Chile, 2011 Copa Sudamericana with La U; managed Argentina at 2018 World Cup, Sevilla, Marseille, Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro.
Jorge Soler
Jorge Soler, Cuban-born MLB outfielder and DH (Havana, Feb 25 1992), Cubs record $6M bonus signing, 2019 AL home run leader with 48, 2021 World Series MVP with Atlanta, two-time champion.
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico Castañeda (1878–1946) was a Guatemalan general who served as president from 1931 until 1944, when protests forced his resignation, ruling as Guatemala's last liberal dictator.
Jorge Villamizar
Jorge Villamizar (born 1970, Montería, Colombia) is a singer-songwriter, founder and frontman of Bacilos, Grammy-winning band behind "Caraluna" and "Tabaco y Chanel"; also solo artist since 2008 and songwriter for Julieta Venegas and Marc Anthony.
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard
Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, born 1950 in Kolding, Denmark, is a Danish astrophysicist at Aarhus University known for pioneering helioseismology, the study of the Sun's interior through its oscillations.
Jørgen Graabak
Jørgen Nyland Graabak (born 1991) is a retired Norwegian nordic combined skier, the only one with four Olympic golds (Sochi 2014, Beijing 2022) plus two silvers, three world team titles, and retirement in May 2025.
Jørgen H. Olsen
Jørgen H. Olsen was a Danish cancer epidemiologist at the Danish Cancer Society, known for his 1995 New England Journal of Medicine study of cancer in parents of children with cancer.
Jorgen Jonsson
Jorgen Jonsson (Jörgen Jönsson), Swedish ice hockey center born 1972, record 285 Tre Kronor caps, Olympic gold 1994 and 2006, five Swedish titles with Färjestad, later SHL head coach and IIHF Hall of Famer.
Jørgen Kjems
Jørgen Kjems is a Danish molecular biologist and professor at Aarhus University known for discovering archaeal RNA splicing and showing that circular RNAs act as microRNA sponges.
Jörgen Lehmann
Jörgen Lehmann (1898–1989) was a Danish-Swedish physician and biochemist who discovered para-aminosalicylic acid, the first effective drug against tuberculosis, and led the laboratory at Sahlgrenska Hospital in Gothenburg.
Jørgen Pedersen Gram
Jørgen Pedersen Gram (1850–1916) was a Danish mathematician and actuary who worked in the Danish insurance industry and is known for the Gram matrix, the Gram–Schmidt process, and Gram points.