José Chávez may refer to:

• José Chávez (actor) (1916–1988), Mexican actor
• José Chávez (footballer) (born 1983), Mexican footballer
• José Chávez Morado (1909–2002), Mexican painter and sculptor
• José Chávez y Castillo, Mexican landowner and trader who served as provisional Governor of New Mexico in 1845
• José Chávez y Chávez (1851–1924), outlaw from the U.S. state of New Mexico
• José María Chávez Alonso (1812–1864), Mexican politician
• José Luis Chávez (born 1986), Bolivian footballer