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Jorge Rivera Jorge Rivera (born in December 9, 1973) is a basketball player from San Juan, Puerto Rico. He plays in Puerto Rico on the BSN for the Santurce Crabbers and is a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Basketball Team.
Jorge Rivero Born Jorge Pous Ribe in Mexico City, Mexico, in June 1938, matinee idol Jorge Rivero has been billed at times as George Rivers and George Rivero. Rivero was raised on a ranch and proved to be an excellent athlete, excelling in track and jai-alai.
Jorge Rodríguez (politician) Jorge Rodríguez Pérez (1965) is a Venezuelan politician and psychiatrist, and the current vice-president of Venezuela. Born in Caracas in 1965, President Hugo Chávez announced on January 3, 2007 that Rodríguez would be the next vice-president, replacing José Vicente Rangel.
Jorge Roldán Jorge Roldán Popol (born 1941?), known popularly as El Grillo ("cricket") is a Guatemalan football coach and former midfielder who played almost his entire career for the local team Aurora FC, being perhaps the most emblematic individual ever for that club.
Jorge Ruiz Jorge Ruiz (born January 22, 1958) is a former field hockey player from Argentina, who later became a coach in his sport and guided the Men's National Team – first as an assistant, later as head coach – at the 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. After the Athens Games he resigned and was replaced by Argentina's women's head coach Sergio Vigil.
Jorge Salazar Jorge Salazar ArgĂĽello (1939-1980), a Nicaraguan coffee grower and popular leader of UPANIC (Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua - ), seemed poised to become the leader of the opposition to the Sandinista government, until his death at the hands of State Security forces.
Jorge Santos (dancer) Jorge Santos is a Puerto Rican dancer. Formerly Christina Aguilera's boyfriend, he appeared in her controversial video "Dirrty" and also the video for "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" as a backup dancer.
Jorge Sedano Jorge Sedano (pronounced like "George") (born September 2, 1977, in New York, New York) is the host of The Third Shift on Fox on Fox Sports Radio and does pre-game,post-game and the halftime show for the Miami Heat.
Jorge Taiana Jorge Enrique Taiana (b. 31 May 1950; married, three children) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician, currently Foreign Minister Bolivia: FM Arrives In Argentina India Daily (canciller) in the government of President NĂ©stor Kirchner.
Jorge Toro Jorge Toro Sánchez (born January 10, 1939 in Santiago de Chile) is a retired football midfielder from Chile, who represented his native country at the 1962 FIFA World Cup in Chile. He scored the second goal in Chile's 2-0 win over Italy at that tournament, in a match that is remembered as the Battle of Santiago.
Jorge Ubico Jorge Ubico y Castañeda (November 10, 1878; † 14 June, 1946) was President of Guatemala from 14 February, 1931 to 4 July, 1944. Ubico is widely considered the last of the Liberal authoritarian rulers in Latin America.
Jorge Urrutia Jorge Urrutia, also known as Jorge Urrutia Blondel, (August 17, 1905 — July 5, 1981), was a Chilean composer, educator and writer, born in 1905. He has composed ballet music, symphonic poems, and works for piano and for voice.
Jorge Valdano Jorge Alberto Valdano (born October 4, 1955 in Las Parejas, Santa Fe Province) is a former Argentine football player and, for many, a reference in World Football, sometimes called The Philosopher of Football. He was part of the Argentine team that won the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico (he scored Argentina's second goal in their 3-2 victory over Germany), a starter in Spanish giant Real Madrid, and later became Sporting Director of the Spanish club.
Jorge Valdivia Jorge Luis Valdivia Toro (born October 19 1983) is a Chilean international football player, who currently plays for Palmeiras in the Campeonato Brasileiro SĂ©rie A as an attacking midfielder. He previously played for Universidad de ConcepciĂłn and Colo-Colo in Chile and Servette FC in Switzerland.
Jorge Velandia Jorge Luis Velandia [ve-LAHN-deah] (born January 12, 1975) is a Major League Baseball infielder. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Velandia has played with the San Diego Padres (1997), Oakland Athletics (1998-2000), New York Mets (2000-03) and Atlanta Braves (2004.
Jorge Velarde Jorge Velarde (Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1960) A very important Latin American painter who describes himself as chaotic and disordered; However, he has been given the ability to create harmony within his paintings. Velarde has been drawing and painting since he was a child.
Jorge Volpi Jorge Volpi [born July 10,1968] in Mexico City. Volpi studied law and literature at the Universidad Nacional AutĂłnoma de MĂ©xico and received a PhD in Spanish philology at the Universidad de Salamanca in Spain.
Jorge Walter Barrios Jorge Walter Barrios (born January 24, 1961 in Las Piedras) is a retired football midfielder from Uruguay, who was nicknamed "Chifle" during his professional career. Having made his official debut on July 18, 1980 against Peru (0-0), Barrios obtained a total number of 58 international caps for the Uruguay national football team.
Jorge Wilstermann Jorge Wilstermann was Bolivia's first commercial aviator. When he died, his friend and the then boss of Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano, Wálter Lemm, requested that the name of the local airport in Cochabamba and the local football team's name (which was started by people involved in aviation, workers for Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano) be changed to Jorge Wilstermann in his honour.
Jorgen Von Strangle Jorgen Von Strangle is a character on the animated series The Fairly OddParents. Voiced by Daran Norris, Jorgen is a high-ranking official in Fairy World and the toughest fairy in the universe; while his exact position is never definitively stated, he seems to be the fairies' leader or military head.
Jorhat Engineering College Jorhat Engineering College, situated at Jorhat of the north-eastern state of Assam of India is a notable government engineering colleges in India. Established in 1960, Jorhat Engineering College is one of the premier Technical Colleges recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education and is affiliated to The Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam.
Jori Hulkkonen Jori Hulkkonen, born 28 September 1973, is a Finnish DJ and a producer of house music, originally from Kemi, Finland. Hulkkonen started his career in the early 1990s when he worked with Tuomas Salmela and Ari Ruokamo for their own label Lumi Records.
Jori Chisholm Jori Lance Chisholm (born September 23, 1975) is an American professional Champion bagpipe player and teacher, who lives in Seattle, Washington. He has played with the grade one Simon Fraser University Pipe Band since 1998 and on numerous occasions and in recordings, has been a featured solo performer for the SFUPB.
Jori Olkkonen Jori Olkkonen (born 1968), current name Petrik Salovaara and known in the demoscene as Yip/Pure-Byte, is one of the most widely known Finnish computer game musicians of the 1980s, making music for Commodore 64. Some of his most widely known pieces of music are Omega Man and Scroll Machine, latter of which was used in the high-score list music of the game BMX Kidz (the main game music was composed by Rob Hubbard).
Joris Keizer Joris Gerhard Keizer (born January 26, 1979 in Hengelo, Overijssel) is a retired butterfly swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000 in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the semi finals of the 100m Butterfly, and finished in fourth place with the Men's 4x100 Medley Relay Team.
Joris Lammers Joris Lammers is one of the current experts on metastereotypes, the assumptions people have about outgroup attributed stereotypes about one's own group. Research indicates that metastereotypes may have important consequences for thoughts and behaviour in intergroup settings.
Joris Luyendijk Joris Luyendijk (1971 in Amsterdam) is an author, talkshow host and until very recently a middle east correspondent. He has published three books so far, all detailing his experiences when he was stationed in Egypt, Lebanon and his reporting on the second gulf war.
Joris of the Rock Joris of the Rock is a fantasy novel by Leslie Barringer, the second book in his three volume Neustrian Cycle. It is set around the fourteenth century in an alternate medieval France called Neustria (historically an early division of the Frankish kingdom).
Jorma Hynninen Jorma Hynninen (born 3 April 1941 in Leppävirta, Finland) is a Finnish baritone. He studied from 1966 to 1970 at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, and also took lessons from Luigi Ricci in Rome and Kurt Overhoff in Salzburg.
Jorma Katrama Jorma Katrama (born in Finland 1936) is the top ranking soloist in Finland. He studied first violin and later double bass at the Sibelius Academy and was the first in Finland to be granted a diploma in double bass.
Jorma Ojaharju Jorma Ojaharju (born October 10, 1938) is an author from Vaasa, Finland. He has been described as a "boxer of rough prose" because of his background as a sailor and a boxer, but also because of his relaxed narrative.
Jorma Ollila Jorma Jaakko Ollila (born in Seinäjoki, Finland, on August 15, 1950) is the chairman (1992– ) and CEO of Nokia Corporation (1992–2006) and Member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company (2000– ), UPM-Kymmene (1997– ), and Otava Books and Magazines Group Ltd. (1996–).
Jorma Taccone Jorma Taccone (born March 19, 1977 in Berkeley, California) is an [Italian Swedish]-American writer for Saturday Night Live and a member of The Lonely Island, a sketch comedy group that includes SNL featured player Andy Samberg and SNL writer Akiva Schaffer. Jorma created the beat as well as assisted in writing the SNL Digital Short Lazy Sunday.
Jorn Barger Jorn Barger (born 1953 in Yellow Springs, Ohio) is an American blogger, best known today as editor of Robot Wisdom, an influential early weblog. Barger coined the term weblog to describe the process of "logging the web" as he surfed.
Jorn Tomter Jorn Tomter is a Norwegian-born photographer living and working in London. His documentary-based work has been exhibited throughout London, among others at Victoria & Albert Museum, Notting Hill Arts Club, and Pentagram Gallery, and widely published in international magazines.
Jornal Horizonte Jornal Horizonte (Portuguese meaning the Horizon Journal) is a weekly Cape Verdean newspaper that covers its top stories in the archipelago and local stories ranging from each island. Espresso das Ilhas is located in the Cape Verdean capital city of Praia and is one of the most circulated newspapers and dailies in Cape Verde.
Jornal Nacional The Jornal Nacional (Portuguese for National News) is the most influential news program in Brazil and is aired by Rede Globo since September 1, 1969. It is currently presented by journalists William Bonner and Fátima Bernardes, they are married.
Joropo The Joropo is a musical style resembling the waltz, and an accompanying dance, having African and European influences. It is a fundamental genre belonging to Venezuelan and, to a lesser extent, Colombian folklore, specifically of its typical music or mĂşsica criolla (creole music).
Jorstadt Castle A landmark "castle" of the Thousand Islands on Dark Island was known as "Jorstadt Castle" during an interval at the end of the twentieth century when it was the residence of Dr. Harold Martin.
Jort (Apparel) A Jort (or Jorts, plural) is a garment worn by men or women that covers the pelvic area, the buttocks, and the upper part of the legs (typically the part above the knee.) Jorts are types of shorts that are made only from denim.
Jorund Jorund or Jörundr (5th century) was a Swedish king of the House of Yngling. He was the son of Yngvi, and he had reclaimed the throne of Sweden for his dynasty from Haki (the brother of Hagbard, the hero of the legend of Hagbard and Signy, and it should be noted that Snorri cites two kennings from this legend Sigar's steed and Hagard's fell noose, when telling of Jorund).
Jorune Jorune, or Skyrealms of Jorune, is a science-fantasy role-playing game set among the Skyrealms - floating "islands" of earth levitated by mysterious crystals in the crust of an alien planet. Three editions of the game were published in the mid-1980s to early 1990s, but all are currently out of print.
Joruus C'Baoth Joruus C'Baoth (70 BBY-9 ABY this is disputed though, as he was cloned after 27 BBY) is a fictional character from the Star Wars Expanded Universe. He was the sole known surviving clone of the Old Republic Jedi Master Jorus C'Baoth.
Jorwert Jorwert (also known as Jorwerd) is a village in Friesland,in the municipality of Littenseradiel, with a population of 360. The nickname for inhabitants of Jorwert is "Dweilstikken", meaning poor people who are dependent of rich ones.
Jos van Veldhoven Jos van Veldhoven is a Dutch choral conductor. Although he is a regular guest artist with international orchestras, he is most known as the artistic diretor of The Netherlands Bach Society (Nederlandse Bachvereniging).
Josaia Tavaiqia Ratu Sir Josaia Tavaiqia (1931-17 November 1997) was a Fijian chief who served as one of two Vice-President of Fiji from 1990 until his death in 1997. (From 1990 to 1999, Fiji had two Vice-Presidents concurrently).
Josaia Waqabaca Josaia Waqabaca (IPA: ) is a Fijian public figure and former political organizer, who has become a police informant about the Fiji coup of 2000. Waqabaca was convicted and imprisoned in 2001 for plotting to kidnap the Military Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, in 2000.
Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku Josaiah Ndubuisi Wachuku was the Paramount Chief Head of All Ngwa of the then Aba Division of Eastern Nigeria - during British Colonial times. He was the father of Jaja Wachuku, First Nigerian Speaker of the House of Representatives, First Nigerian Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations; plus First Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, etc.
Josaphat park The Josaphat park is a public park located in the municipality of Schaerbeek, Brussels. The football stadium that was formerly used by the Crossing Club of Schaerbeek lies on the North-West corner of the park.
Josateki Nawalowalo Ratu Josateki Tuivanuavou Nacagilevu Nawalowalo, commonly known as Ratu Jo Nawalowalo, is a Fijian chief, businessman, and the Chairman of the Kadavu Provincial Council. He also chairs the Fiji Kava Council, which promotes the sale of yaqona locally and internationally.
Josateki Vula Josateki Vula is a former Fijian politician, who served in the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006. He represented the Bua Fijian Communal Constituency, which he won for the Conservative Alliance (CAMV) in the parliamentary election of September 2001, defeating the incumbent, Mitieli Bulanauca of the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewenivanua Party (SVT).
José and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat José and his Amazing Technicolor Overcoat is a comedy sketch first performed for Gift Grub on Ireland's Today FM. It parodies the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat (particularly the song "Any Dream Will Do") as well as Chelsea manager José Mourinho.
José A. Muguerza José A. Muguerza (December 7 1858 – March 14 1939) was a Mexican born entrepreneur and philanthropist who is best known for founding one of Mexico's most important healthcare facilities, Muguerza Hospital, now known as Christus Muguerza Hospital.
José Abad Santos José Abad Santos y Basco (February 19, 1886—May 7, 1942) was the 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was killed by Japanese forces during the occupation of the Philippines in World War II.
José Acevedo José Omar Acevedo (born December 18, 1977 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher currently playing for the Baltimore Orioles. Acevedo played previously with the Cincinnati Reds from 2001-2004 and the Colorado Rockies from 2005 to 2006.
José Agostinho de Macedo José Agostinho de Macedo (1761-1831), Portuguese poet and prose writer, was born at Beja of plebeian family, and studied Latin and rhetoric with the Oratorians in Lisbon. He became professed as an Augustinian in 1778, but owing to his turbulent character he spent a great part of his time in prison,and was constantly being transferred from one convent to another, finally giving up the monastic habit to live licentiously in the capital.
José Agustín José Agustín (born Aug 19 1944, Acapulco) is a Mexican writer. His first novel, La Tumba (The Tomb) was the brief but provocative story of a Mexican upperclass teen, deemed indecent by the public but gathering praise from older writers.
José Alberto José Alberto (b. December 22, 1957 in Villa Consuelo district, Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, né José Alberto Justiniano is a Dominican salsa singer, who became a major Latin star after the release of his 1984 debut Noches Calientes and 1991 album Dance With Me, which established a new style of salsa called salsa romantica.
José Albino Silva Peneda José Albino Silva Peneda (born June 6, 1950) is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
José Albuquerque José Anastácio de Albuquerque (born December 7, 1975 in Senador José Porfírio, Pará) is a Brazilian boxer, who represented his native country in the flyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was eliminated in the first round by Ukraine's Valeri Sidorenko.
José Alfonso Pizarro José Alfonso Pizarro, marqués del Villar (sometimes given as José Alonso Pizarro) (1689, Murcia—1762, Madrid) was a Spanish naval officer and colonial administrator. From November 6, 1749 to November 24, 1753 he was viceroy of the Spanish Viceroyalty of New Granada.
José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega Bishop José Alfredo Caires de Nobrega (born 12 April 1951) is the bishop of the Diocese of Mananjary in Mananjary, Madagascar. He was ordained priest on 28 December 1980 by the Congregation of the Priests of the Sacred Heart.
José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz José Alfredo Martínez de Hoz (born 13 August 1925) was an Argentine politician, best known as the Minister of Economy under president Jorge Rafael Videla between 1976 and 1981, during the the last military dictatorship.
José Alonso José Alonso (born 12 February 1957) is a retired Spanish athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. During the indoor season he competed over 400 metres, winning two medals at the European Indoor Championships.
José Anastácio da Cunha José Anastácio da Cunha (1744-1787) was a Portuguese mathematician. He is best known for his work on the theory of equations, algebraic analysis, plain and spherical trigonometry, analytical geometry, and differential calculus.
José Andrade José Leandro Andrade (born in Montevideo, 1 October 1901 – died October 5, 1957) was an Uruguayan football back and midfielder. He won gold medals in the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, and was champion with Uruguay in the 1930 World Cup.
José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas José Antonio Aguilar Bodegas (Tapachula, Chiapas, December 28, 1949-) is a Mexican poltician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party; at present, he is candidate of the Allianza por Chiapas (PRI-PVEM coalition) for governor of Chiapas.
José Antonio Alonso Suárez José Antonio Alonso Suárez, (born March 28, 1960) is a Spanish Socialist Workers' Party politician, from April 18 2004 to April 7 2006 the Minister of the Interior in the government of José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and since then the Minister of Defence.
José Antonio Ardanza Garro José Antonio Ardanza Garro is a former Basque politician that became the third elected Lehendakari (President of the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country) after José Antonio Aguirre, who held that office from 1985-1999.
José Antonio Carrillo Captain José Antonio Carrillo was a Californio rancher, officer, and politician in the early years of California. He was the son of the Spanish Criollo José Raimundo Carrillo, and brother of Carlos Antonio Carrillo, Governor of Alta California, himself serving three non-consecutive terms as comandante (mayor) of Los Angeles between 1826 and 1834.
José Antonio Conde José Antonio Conde (1766-1820), Spanish Orientalist, was born at Peraleja (Cuenca) on 28 October 1766, and was educated at the university of Alcalá. His translation of Anacreon (1791) obtained him a post in the royal library in 1795, and in 1796-1797 he published paraphrases from Theocritus, Bion, Moschus, Sappho and Meleager.
José Antonio Crespo José Antonio Crespo Ortiz (born June 24, 1977 in Madrid) is a male badminton player from Spain, who competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's Doubles Competition with partner Sergio Llopis. They were defeated in the round of 32 by Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung of Korea.
José Antonio Hernando José Antonio Hernando de Juana (born September 17, 1959) is a retired boxer from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the lightweight division (– 51 kg) by Puerto Rico's eventual silver medalist Luis Ortiz.
José Antonio Labordeta José Antonio Labordeta Subías is a Spanish singer and composer originally from Zaragoza, Aragon. Nowadays, he has been elected as a national deputy for Chunta Aragonesista (Aragonese Council), a regional political party from Aragon.
José Antonio Manso de Velasco José Antonio Manso de Velasco y Sánchez de Samaniego, conde de Superunda (Torrecilla en Cameros, Spain; 1688 - Granada; May 6, 1767) was a Spanish soldier and politician who served as governor of Chile and viceroy of Peru.
José Antonio Navarro José Antonio Navarro (February 27, 1795 – January 13, 1871) was a Texas statesman, revolutionary, and politician. The son of Ángel Navarro and Josefa María Ruiz, he was born into a distinguished noble family at San Antonio de Béxar in New Spain.
José Antonio Páez José Antonio Páez (June 13, 1790 - May 6, 1873) was General in Chief of the army fighting Spain during the Venezuelan Wars of Independence, in addition to becoming the President of Venezuela once it was independent of the Gran Colombia (1830-1835; 1839-1843; 1861-1863). He is considered a prime example of a 19th century South American caudillo.
José Antonio Primo de Rivera José Antonio Primo de Rivera, 3rd Marquis of Estella (April 24 1903, Madrid—November 20 1936, Alicante), generally referred to simply as José Antonio, was a Spanish politician, the leader of a party named Falange Española ("Spanish Phalanx").
José Antonio Ramos Sucre José Antonio Ramos Sucre (Cumaná, 1890 - Geneva, 1930) was a Venezuelan poet, professor, consul and erudite. He is a member of the Sucre family of Venezuela and the great-great-nephew of Antonio José de Sucre.
José Antonio Salcedo General José Antonio Salcedo y Ramírez, "Pepillo" General Salcedo led a civil war which aimed at the restoration of the Dominican Republic. The war began on August 16, 1863, and by September 14, 1863 a Provisional Government was established, over which the general presided.
José Antonio Sotillo Colonel José Antonio Sotillo was the youngest son of Venezuelan general Juan Antonio Sotillo. In 1858, during the Federal War, he and his brother colonel Miguel Sotillo accompanied their father on a raid through the Province of Barcelona, in eastern Venezuela.
José Aponte Jose Fernando Aponte Hernández also know as Primitivo Aponte (born January 19, 1958), is an accountant and the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. He was born in San Juan and obtained a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1980.
José Arce José Arce (15 October 1881 - 27 July 1968) was an Argentine physician, politician and diplomat. He held the position of the President of the United Nations General Assembly during the Second special session - between 16 April 1948 and 21 September 1948.
José Arigó José (Zé) Arigó, born José Pedro de Freitas (18 October 1921 - 1 November 1971) was a Brazilian psychic surgeon. He performed his healing acts and surgical operations with his hands or with simple kitchen utensils while in a mediunic trance, supposedly channeling the spirit of Dr.
José Aristodemo Pinotti José Aristodemo Pinotti is a Brazilian physician, gynecological surgeon, university professor, scientific and educational leader and politician. He is currently a federal congressman by the state of São Paulo and estadual secretary of College Education os State of São Paulo, and the chairman of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo.
José Augusto José Augusto (pron. ) (full name: José Augusto Pinto de Almeida) (born April 13, 1937, in Barreiro) is a former Portuguese footballer and one of the top players on the legendary SL Benfica "Dream Team" and the Portuguese national football team during the 1960s.
José Augusto Seco Machado Gil Dr José Augusto Seco Machado Gil, psychiatrist, (March 13, 1953, Coimbra, Portugal – June 15, 1996, Johannesburg, South Africa, Burial: Conchada-Coimbra, Portugal), was the son of Dr. José Machado Gil and Dr.
José Avelino José Dira Avelino (August 5, 1890–July 21, 1986) was a Filipino politician who served as President of the Philippine Senate. He was a native of what was then the town of Calbayog which later became a city during his time in 1948.
José Ayala Lasso José Ayala LassoAlso spelt Jose Ayala Lasso and Jose Ayala-Lasso (born in Quito on 29 January 1932) is a retired Ecuadorian lawyer and diplomat, currently residing in Quito. He served as Foreign Minister of Ecuador on three occasions.
José Azcona del Hoyo José Simón Azcona del Hoyo (January 26 1927 – October 24 2005) was President of Honduras from January 27 1986 to January 27 1990 for the Liberal Party of Honduras (PLH). He was born in La Ceiba in Honduras.
José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 13th Duke of Alba Don José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, 13th Duke of Alba and 11th Marquis of Villafranca (es: Don José Álvarez de Toledo y Gonzaga, décimotercer duque de Alba, undécimo marqués de Villafranca) was a patron of the artist Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes.
José Ángel Gurría José Ángel Gurría Treviño (May 8 1950, Tampico, Tamaulipas) is a Mexican economist and diplomat. He is the current secretary general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 1 June 2006.
José Ángel Gutiérrez José Angel Gutiérrez, is an attorney and professor at the University of Texas at Arlington in the United States. He was a founding member of the Mexican American Youth Organization (MAYO) in San Antonio in 1967, and a founding member and past president of the Raza Unida Party a Mexican-American third party movement that supported candidates for elective office in Texas, California, and other areas of the Southwestern and Midwestern United States.
José Baquíjano José Baquíjano y Carrillo, conde de Vista Florida (sometimes José Baquijano, without the accent) (March 12, 1751, Lima, Peru—January 24, 1817, Seville, Spain) was a Spanish economist and jurist, writer and politician, and one of the first great intellectuals of the Viceroyalty of Peru.
José Barata-Moura José Adriano Rodrigues Barata-Moura, ComIH (Lisbon, June 26 1948) is a Portuguese academic and writer and was, from May 7 1998 to May 22 2006, the Rector of the University of Lisbon. He graduated in philosophy in 1970.
José Basulto José Basulto is the leader of the Cuban exile organization Brothers to the Rescue. The group, whose stated purpose was to assist Cuban emigrant rafters fleeing from the country, has violated Cuban airspace on numerous occasions and dropped anti-Fidel Castro leaflets over Havana.
José Batista José Alberto Batista González (born 6 March, 1962 in Colonia) is a retired Uruguayan football defender, most known for having received a red card after 56 seconds – a World Cup record - in the 1986 FIFA World Cup game against Scotland on June 13, 1986, a game that ended in a 0-0 draw. At the time, Charlie was playing his club football for Deportivo Español in Primera División Argentina.
José Bernardo Alcedo José Bernardo Alcedo (1788, Lima, Peru—December 28, 1878) was the most important Peruvian composer of the nineteenth century. He studied music at the Convento de San Agustín and, at 18 years of age, composed the Misa en Re Mayor (Mass in D Major).
José Bonilla Observation On August 12, 1883, the astronomer José Bonilla claimed to have observed 283 objects at Zacatecas Observatory in Mexico, over the course of two hours. The objects were small and had a strange light around them.
José Brocca Jose Brocca (Professor José Brocca Ramón) was a pacifist and humanitarian of the Spanish Civil War, who allied himself with the republicans but sought non-violent ways of resisting fascism. He did this at great personal sacrifice.

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