All articles starting with J

José Pékerman

José Néstor Pékerman (born 1949, Villa Domínguez, Argentina) is an Argentine football coach; three-time FIFA World Youth Championship winner with Argentina (1995, 1997, 2001), senior coach at the 2006 World Cup, and Colombia's coach 2012-2018.

Oct 21, 2026

Jose Pinheiro Borda Stadium

Estádio José Pinheiro Borda, known as Beira-Rio, is Sport Club Internacional's 50,842-seat stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil, opened in 1969, renovated for the 2014 World Cup, and a 2027 Women's World Cup venue.

José R. Conejo-García

José R. Conejo-García is a Spanish-trained physician-scientist in tumor immunology, professor at Duke University since 2024 after chairing immunology at Moffitt Cancer Center, known for ovarian cancer CAR T-cell therapy.

José R. Dinneny

José R. Dinneny is a plant biologist and Professor of Biology at Stanford University since 2018, known for research on how roots respond to drought and salinity.

Sep 27, 2026

Jose R. Olvera, Jr.

Jose R. Olvera, Jr., born 1963, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of Texas since 2015, appointed by President Barack Obama.

José R. Penadés

José R. Penadés is a Spanish microbiologist at Imperial College London who studies gene transfer between bacteria, known for discovering lateral transduction and characterizing phage-inducible chromosomal islands in pathogens.

José Ramírez (boxer)

José Carlos Ramírez, American boxer born 1992 in Hanford, California; 2012 Olympian and former unified WBC/WBO super lightweight world champion; lost the undisputed title to Josh Taylor in 2021; record 29-4 (18 KOs).

José Ramírez (infielder)

José Enrique Ramírez (Enriquito), born 1992 in Baní, Dominican Republic, is a Cleveland Guardians switch-hitting third baseman, six-time Silver Slugger, three-time 30-30 player, and seven-time top-six AL MVP finisher who has never won the award.

José Ramón Galán‐Mascarós

José Ramón Galán-Mascarós is a Spanish chemist and ICREA Research Professor at the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia, known for magnetic enhancement of electrocatalytic water oxidation.

José Ramón Rodil

José Ramón Rodil was a Spanish general best known as commander of the Real Felipe fortress at Callao, Peru, the last Spanish stronghold in South America, until 1826.

José Ramos-Horta

José Ramos-Horta, East Timorese statesman, 1996 Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate with Bishop Carlos Belo, exiled FRETILIN diplomat at the UN, and President of Timor-Leste 2007–2012 and since 2022.

José Raúl Capablanca

José Raúl Capablanca (1888–1942), Cuban chess player, third World Chess Champion 1921–1927, "Human Chess Machine"; beat Lasker 1921 without a loss, lost 1927 Buenos Aires match to Alekhine 3–6.

José Raúl Mulino

José Raúl Mulino Quintero, Panamanian lawyer and Realizando Metas politician, president since July 2024; stand-in candidate for convicted Ricardo Martinelli, won the 2024 election with 34.2% of the vote.

Oct 21, 2026

Jose Reveyn

Jose Reveyn (born 1947) is a Belgian long-distance runner; fifth in the 1974 European Championships marathon (2:19:36.4), with a marathon best of 2:12:26 at Amsterdam 1982.

José Revueltas

José Revueltas (1914–1976) was a Mexican novelist, essayist, and communist militant imprisoned several times, whose fiction gave voice to the marginalized; his major novels include Los muros de agua, El luto humano, and El apando.

José Reyes (infielder)

José Reyes (La Melaza), Dominican MLB shortstop born 1983; Mets, Marlins, Blue Jays, Rockies 2003–2018; 2011 NL batting champion, 517 steals, Mets all-time triples and steals leader.

Oct 21, 2026

Jose Ribas

Jose Ribas (1899–?) was an Argentine long-distance runner who won South American titles in the 10,000 and 5,000 meters and ran at the 1932 Olympics.

José Rizal

José Rizal (1861–1896), Filipino novelist, physician, and nationalist, executed by Spain on December 30, 1896; author of Noli Me Tángere and El Filibusterismo; commemorated as the Philippines' national hero on Rizal Day.

Sep 19, 2026

Jose Roberto Nogueira

José Roberto Nogueira, born 1965, is a Brazilian entrepreneur who founded Brisanet in 1998 in Pereiro, Ceará, and leads it as chief executive; the company listed on B3 in 2021.

José Roberto Torero

José Roberto Torero is a Brazilian writer born in Santos in 1963, known for the humorous historical novel O Chalaça, winner of the Prêmio Jabuti.

José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa

José Rodrigo Aréchiga Gamboa, alias El Chino Ántrax (born 1980, Culiacán), was a Sinaloa Cartel lieutenant who founded and led its armed wing Los Ántrax, was arrested in Amsterdam in 2013, prosecuted in San Diego, and killed in Sinaloa in May 2020 after fleeing supervised release.

José Ron

José Ron (born 1981, Guadalajara) is a Mexican telenovela actor, CEA Televisa graduate, star of Juro que te amo, Ringo, Te doy la vida, and Papás por conveniencia, and lead singer's bandmate in Koktel; distinct from baseball player José Rondón.

José Rosas Moreno

José Rosas Moreno, full name José Ignacio Rosas Moreno (1838–1883), was a Mexican poet and fabulist from Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco, remembered as the leading fabulist of nineteenth-century Mexico.

José Rufino Echenique

José Rufino Echenique was a Peruvian general who served as President of Peru from 1851 to 1854, overthrown in a civil war led by Ramón Castilla.

José Sá

José Sá (José Pedro Malheiro de Sá, born 1993, Braga) is a Portuguese goalkeeper for Wolverhampton Wanderers since 2021; ex-Marítimo, Porto, Olympiacos; Portugal debut November 2023.

José Salvador Alvarenga

José Salvador Alvarenga is a Salvadoran fisherman who survived 438 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean before washing ashore in the Marshall Islands in 2014.

José Sánchez del Río

José Sánchez del Río, known as Josélito, was a Mexican Cristero martyr executed at fourteen in 1928 for refusing to renounce his faith, canonized by Pope Francis in 2016.

José Santacruz Londoño

José Santacruz Londoño, alias Chepe, co-founded and was the third-ranking leader of Colombia's Cali cartel, ran its New York cocaine network, was arrested in Bogotá in July 1995, escaped La Picota prison in January 1996, and was killed by police near Medellín in March 1996.

José Santos Chocano

José Santos Chocano, called "El Cantor de América," was a Peruvian poet and diplomat (1875–1934) and a leading voice of Latin American modernismo, known for his 1906 collection Alma América.