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José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish PSOE politician, prime minister (President of the Government) of Spain 2004–2011; withdrew troops from Iraq, legalized same-sex marriage, faced the 2008 crisis, ETA's 2011 ceasefire.

José Luis Sérsic

José Luis Sérsic (1933–1993) was an Argentine astronomer at the Observatorio Astronómico de Córdoba, a pioneer of Southern Hemisphere extragalactic astronomy known for the Sérsic profile.

José Luis Tejada Sorzano

José Luis Tejada Sorzano was a Bolivian lawyer and politician, the 34th president of Bolivia from late 1934 to May 1936, during the Chaco War with Paraguay.

José M. Belizán

José M. Belizán is an Argentine obstetrician and perinatal researcher at IECS in Buenos Aires whose 1991 trial showed calcium supplementation in pregnancy prevents pre-eclampsia, shaping WHO policy and earning the 2023 Gairdner Global Health Award.

José M. F. Moura

José M. F. Moura is a Portuguese-American electrical engineer at Carnegie Mellon University known for statistical signal processing, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2013.

José M. Goicoechea

José M. Goicoechea is an inorganic chemist working on reactive main-group compounds, professor at Indiana University since 2023 after sixteen years at the University of Oxford.

José M. Hernández

José M. Hernández, also known as José Moreno Hernández, is an American engineer and former NASA astronaut who flew on Shuttle mission STS-128 in 2009.

José M. Ordovás

José M. Ordovás is a Spanish-born nutrition geneticist at Tufts University, born in 1956, whose research on how genes shape responses to diet helped found nutrigenomics.

Jose M. Polo

José M. Polo is an Argentine-born biochemist and stem cell biologist, a professor at Monash University and director of the Adelaide Centre for Epigenetics, known for work on cellular reprogramming.

Jose M. Ribeiro

José M.C. Ribeiro is a Brazilian-American vector biologist at NIAID who defined the sialome concept and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2025.

José Madero

José Madero Vizcaíno (Pepe Madero), born 1980 in Monterrey, Mexican singer-songwriter who founded and fronted pop-punk band PXNDX (Panda) from 1996, then built a solo career with color-titled albums from Carmesí (2016) onward, plus books and a 2026 US tour.

Jose Manalo

Jose Manalo (Ariel Pagtalonia Manalo, born 1966) is a Filipino comedian, actor, and Eat Bulaga! host since 1994, one half of the Jose and Wally duo with Wally Bayola, 2005 MMFF Best Supporting Actor winner, married Mergene Maranan in 2024.

Jose Mangin

Jose "Metal Ambassador" Mangin, also José Mangin, is an American SiriusXM radio host and Director of Music Programming who has led the hard rock and metal channels Octane, Liquid Metal, and Ozzy's Boneyard since 2000, founded Headbang For Science, and emcees major US rock festivals.

José Manuel Albares Bueno

José Manuel Albares Bueno is a Spanish politician and career diplomat serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2021, after serving as ambassador to France and Monaco.

José Manuel Arango

José Manuel Arango Pérez (1937–2002) was a Colombian poet, essayist, and translator from Antioquia who published four slim books of poems and influenced later Colombian poetry.

José Manuel Balmaceda

José Manuel Balmaceda was president of Chile from 1886 to 1891, whose conflict with Congress led to the civil war of 1891 and his suicide.

José Manuel Barroso

José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portuguese politician (PSD), was Prime Minister of Portugal 2002–2004 and President of the European Commission 2004–2014 across the Lisbon Treaty and eurozone crisis; later Goldman Sachs International chairman (2016) and Gavi board chair.

José Manuel Calderón (musician)

José Manuel Calderón is a Dominican singer and composer, born in 1941, credited with recording the first bachata in 1962 and introducing the güira into the genre.

José Manuel Fernandes

José Manuel Fernandes is a Portuguese politician serving as Minister of Agriculture and Sea in the XXV Constitutional Government, after holding the agriculture portfolio in the XXIV.

José Manuel Fernández‐Real

José Manuel Fernández-Real is a Spanish physician-scientist in endocrinology and nutrition, a professor at the University of Girona known for linking gut microbiota, obesity, and brain function.

José Manuel Mireles Valverde

José Manuel Mireles Valverde (1958–2020), Mexican physician from Tepalcatepec, Michoacán; founder and spokesperson of the 2013 autodefensas against the Knights Templar cartel; imprisoned 2014–2017, acquitted 2018, later ISSSTE subdelegate; died of COVID-19.

José Manuel Pinto

José Manuel Pinto (Pinto Wahin), Spanish goalkeeper born 1975 in Cádiz; played for Betis, Celta de Vigo (Zamora Trophy 2005-06), and FC Barcelona 2008-2014 as Valdés's backup, winning 16 titles, then became a Sony Music Latin producer.

José Manuel Restrepo

José Manuel Restrepo Abondano is a Colombian economist and academic who has served as Vice President of Colombia since 2026, after holding two ministerial posts under President Iván Duque.

José Manuel Rivero Carvallo

José Manuel Rivero Carvallo (1905–1993) was a Mexican cardiologist who described the Carvallo sign in 1946, a bedside test for tricuspid regurgitation, and was a founding member of Mexico's National Institute of Cardiology.

Jose Marcelo del Cid

Jose Marcelo del Cid (José Marcelo Del Cid Carrillo), born 2000, Guatemalan compound archer (World Archery ID 17009). Pan Am mixed team silver 2019, 2023 World Cup team gold, 2024 Pan Am individual silver, 2026 CAC mixed team silver.

Jose Mari Chan

Jose Mari Chan (Jose Mari Lim Chan) is a Filipino singer-songwriter and sugar-industry businessman whose album Christmas in Our Hearts became an annual fixture of the Philippine holiday season.

José María Arguedas

José María Arguedas (1911–1969) was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist who wrote in Spanish and Quechua and is regarded as a leading exponent of indigenismo.

José María Aznar

José María Aznar López, Spanish prime minister 1996–2004 and PP leader from 1989; led liberalization, euro adoption and Spain's Iraq alignment; defeated after 11-M 2004 bombings.

José María Balcázar

José María Balcázar Zelada, Peruvian lawyer, retired judge, and Perú Libre congressman for Lambayeque; interim President of Peru 18 February to 28 July 2026 after José Jerí's censure, marked by the F-16 purchase crisis and multiple criminal accusations.

José María Cañas

José María Cañas was a Salvadoran-born general in Costa Rica who fought William Walker in the National War of 1856–1857 and was executed in 1860.