Józef Montwiłł (Lithuanian: Juozapas Montvila; 9 March 1850 – 7 February 1911) was a Polish–Lithuanian nobleman, who was a bank owner and philanthropist, notable for the many social societies he founded.

[1] A descendant of a noble Lithuanian family, Montwiłł inherited a significant fortune, which he further increased through banking and investment.

[2] He financed numerous courses for the poor, among them, was a class of painting and arts, run by - among others - Józef Bałzukiewicz and Ivan Trutnev, from which graduated a renowned Lithuanian artist Juozas Zikaras.

[citation needed] In 1935, a monument to Montwiłł was erected in front of the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

A monument in his honour was built in the square, located in the former Franciscan cemetery on the Trakų Street, Vilnius.