Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name Yose, which is etymologically linked to Yosef or Joseph. The name was popular during the Mishnaic and Talmudic periods. Jose ben Abin Jose ben Akabya Jose the Galilean Jose ben Halafta Jose ben Jochanan Jose ben Joezer of Zeredah Jose ben Saul Given name Male Jose (actor), Indian actor Jose Balagtas, Filipino film director Jose Baxter (born 1992), English footballer Jose Davis (born 1978), American football player Jose Glover (died 1638), English minister and pioneer of the printing press in the New World Jose Kattukkaran (born 1950), Indian politician Jose Kurushinkal, Indian cricket umpire Jose Kusugak (1950–2011), Inuk politician Jose Lambert (born 1941), Belgian professor Jose K. Mani (born 1965), Indian politician Jose Mugrabi (born 1939), Israeli businessman Jose Nandhikkara (born 1964), Indian author Jose Pellissery (1950–2004), Indian film actor Jose Chacko Periappuram (born 1958), Indian surgeon Jose Porunnedom (born 1956), Syro-Malabar Catholic bishop Jose Prakash (1925–2012), Indian actor Jose Slaughter (born 1960), American basketball player Jose Thettayil (born 1950), Indian politician Jose Thomas (born 1963), Indian film director Jose Waldberg, German spy Jose White (born 1973), American football player Jose Yu (born 1938), Hong Kong businessman Female Jose Collins (1887–1958), English actress Jose Petrick (born 1924), Australian historian See also Hurricane Jose, the name of two Atlantic storms: Hurricane Jose (1999) Hurricane Jose (2017) Technology JOSE – JSON Object Signing and Encryption. References Masculine given names