José Manuel Ramos Barroso (14 February 1928 – 20 August 1996) was a Puerto Rican politician who served as a Senator.

He studied his elementary and high school at the Colegio Santa Rosa in Bayamón, from 1933 to 1945.

Served in the United States Army during the Korean War era.

From 1945 to 1948, he completed a Bachelor's degree from Mount St. Mary's University and in 1951, received his Juris Doctor from Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C. Ramos worked as a private lawyer for 25 years.

They had four children together: Carmen M., José A., Luis A., and Carlos R. He died on 20 August 1996, at the age of 68 after suffering from cancer.