José Alfredo Jiménez (born January 9, 1926 in Victoria Hidalgo, Guanajuato, died November 23, 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter in the ranchera style. He had no musical training—according to the singer Miguel Aceves Mejía, Jiménez didn't play an instrument and didn't even know the Spanish terms for "waltz" and "key". Nonetheless he composed more than 100 songs. Among the most famous are "Cuatro Caminos", "El Corrido de Mazatlán", "El Rey", "Ella", "No Volveré", and "Yo". In addition to his own hit recordings, many of his songs have been recorded successfully by singers around the Spanish-speaking world.

He was the first singer who made a record with the influential tambora sinaloense band Banda el Recodo de Cruz Lizárraga.