Notable people named José María Sánchez include: José María Sánchez Borbón (1918–1973), a Panamanian writer José María Sánchez Lage (1931–2004), an Argentine footballer José María Sánchez Carrión (born 1952), a Spanish linguist José María Sánchez Leiva (born 1985), a Chilean footballer José Maria Sanchez-Silva (1911–2002), a Spanish children's writer José María Sánchez-Verdú (born 1968), a Spanish composer