José Martínez may refer to:

• José Antonio Martínez de Aldunate (1731–1811), Chilean bishop and government member
• Antonio José Martínez (1793–1867), New Mexico Catholic priest
• José O'Callaghan Martínez (1922–2001), Spanish Jesuit Catholic priest, papyrologist, and biblical scholar

• José Martínez (infielder/coach) (1942–2014), Cuban infielder, coach, and executive in Major League Baseball
• José Martínez (pitcher) (born 1971), Dominican pitcher in Major League Baseball
• José Martínez (outfielder/first baseman) (born 1988), Venezuelan infielder/outfielder in Major League baseball

• José Martínez Sánchez (born 1941), better known as Pirri, Spanish football player
• José María Martínez (footballer) (born 1947), Argentine footballer
• Chepe Martínez (born 1979), Salvadoran footballer who plays for Chalatenango
• José Guadalupe Martínez (born 1983), Mexican goalkeeper for Puebla F.C.
• José Martínez (footballer, born 1983), Spanish football player
• José Joaquín Martínez (born 1987), soccer player that plays for Club América
• José Martínez (footballer, born 1991), Chilean footballer who plays for Universidad Católica
• José Martínez (footballer, born 1993), Spanish footballer who plays for Yunnan Yukun
• José Hernández (footballer, born 1994), Mexican footballer
• José Andrés Martínez (born 1994) Venezuelan, currently with Philadelphia Union
• José Martínez Marsà (born 2002), Spanish football defender
• José Martínez (footballer, born 2002), Bolivian footballer
• José Carlos Martínez (footballer), Guatemalan footballer

• José Martínez (rowing) (1895–1971), Spanish coxswain
• José Martínez (Cuban swimmer) (born 1952), Cuban swimmer
• José María Martínez (canoeist) (born 1968), Spanish slalom canoer
• José Martínez (canoeist) (born 1973), Mexican sprint canoer
• José Ángel Martínez (born 1997), Mexican swimmer

• José Martínez Ahumada (José Martínez "Limeño"; 1936–2015), Spanish bullfighter
• José Martínez (athlete) (1901–?), Mexican Olympic sprinter
• Jose Martinez (boxer) (born 1951), Canadian Olympic boxer
• José Martínez Valero (1911–1963), Spanish boxer
• Jose Martinez-Zorilla (1912–1989), Mexican Olympic fencer
• José Martínez (volleyball) (born 1993), Mexican international volleyball player
• José Martínez (weightlifter) (born 1950), Colombian Olympic weightlifter
• José Alberto Martínez (born 1975), Spanish professional road bicycle racer
• Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (born 1999), Peruvian chess player
• José Manuel Martínez (athlete) (born 1971), Spanish long-distance runner
• José Martínez Morote (born 1984), Spanish athlete
• Maria José Martínez-Patiño (born 1961), Spanish hurdler, competed as woman but was declared a man

• Esteban José Martínez Fernández y Martínez de la Sierra (1742–1798), Spanish explorer of the Pacific Northwest
• José Longinos Martínez (fl. 1792), Spanish naturalist
• José Martínez Ruiz (1873–1967), Spanish poet and writer
• Jose E. Martinez (born 1941), American lawyer and judge
• José Carlos Martínez (politician) (1962–2011), Argentine politician
• José Carlos Martínez (dancer) (born 1969), Spanish dancer
• José Martínez (singer) (active since 1997), singer in C-Note
• José Manuel Martínez (serial killer) (born 1962), former self-described Mexican drug cartel hitman

• José Luis Martínez (disambiguation)
• José Antonio Martínez (disambiguation)
• Pepe Martínez (disambiguation)