José Luis Cantilo (6 February 1871 – 11 October 1944) was an Argentine diplomat and politician of the Radical Civic Union.

In 1897, he married Josefina Alejandra Achával Rufino, with whom he had seven children: Rosa, Magdalena, Esther, Teresa, Rafael, José Luis, and Héctor.

[2] In 1916, he founded La Época, a propagandist newspaper supporting the newly elected government of Yrigoyen.

During Cantilo's mayorship, Buenos Aires held celebrations in commemoration of the centennial of Manuel Belgrano's passing.

As governor, he mandated the establishment of the Organización Deportiva de la Provincia, the province's first sports organisation.