- Source: List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American, Panamanian American, Salvadoran American, Argentine American, Bolivian American, Brazilian American, Chilean American, Colombian American, Ecuadorian American, Paraguayan American, Peruvian American, Spanish American, Uruguayan American, and Venezuelan American. However, Hispanic or Latino people can have any ancestry.
Arts
= Dance
=Alec Lazo, ballroom dancer and instructor; Cuban American
José Limón, modern dancer and choreographer; Mexican American
Danielle Polanco, dancer and choreographer; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
Augie & Margo Rodriguez, celebrity performers starting with the Mambo days of the 1950s
= Actors
=Rita Hayworth (Spanish father)
Jay Hernandez
Lalo Ríos
Jennifer Lopez
Cameron Díaz (Cuban father)
Jorge García
Joshua Gomez
Michelle Rodriguez
George Lopez
Gina Rodriguez
Isabela Moner
Jason Genao
Michael Trevino
Bella Thorne
Sofia Vergara
Michael Peña
Edward James Olmos
= Cartoonists and animators
=Sergio Aragonés, Spanish born-American cartoonist and writer known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and creator of the comic book Groo the Wanderer."
José Argüelles (1939–2011), American New Age author and artist. His father was Spanish.
Antonio Prohías, Cuban American creator of Mad Magazine's Spy vs Spy series
Michael Peraza, Cuban American animator, art director, conceptual artist and historian of animation, who has worked for The Walt Disney Company, Fox Features, and Warner Brothers.
Joe Quesada, Cuban American comic book editor, writer producer and artist
Al Williamson, artist of Flash Gordon, Star Wars, Secret Agent Corrigan, and EC science fiction comic books. His father was Columbian.
= Directors, screenwriters and producers
=Félix Enríquez Alcalá (born 1951) – American television and film director of Mexican descent
Kevin Alejandro (born 1976) – American actor and film director of Mexican descent
Natalia Almada (born 1974) – Mexican-born American documentary filmmaker
Cristela Alonzo (born 1979) – American comedian, actor, writer and producer of Mexican descent
John A. Alonzo (1934–2001) – American cinematographer of Mexican descent, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner
Elisa Marina Alvarado – American director of Mexican and Cuban descent
Rafael Alvarez (born May 24, 1958) – American screenwriter. He is of Spanish partial descent
Robert Alvarez (born 1948) – American animator, television director, and writer of Mexican descent
Michael Arias (born 1968) – American anime filmmaker based in Japan. He is of Mexican descent
Eva Aridjis (born 1974) – American film director, screenwriter, TV writer of Mexican descent
Miguel Arteta (born 1965) – Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film Chuck & Buck (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and Cedar Rapids. He is son of a Peruvian father and a Spanish mother
Ozzie Alfonso – Cuban American TV director, writer, producer; directed Sesame Street in the 1970s; senior producer, writer, and director of 3-2-1 Contact in the 1980s; freelanced for many clients; adjunct college professor at St. John's University
Elizabeth Avellán (born 1960) – Venezuelan-born American film producer
Ivonne Belén – Puerto Rican documentary film director and producer
Roberto Benabib (born 1959) – Mexican-born American television writer, producer, and film director, Emmy Award nominee
J. Robert Bren (1903–1981) – Mexican-born American screenwriter and producers, wrote 30 films between the '30s and '50s
Edward Carrere (1906–1984) – Mexican-born America art director, Academy Award winner and two-time nominee
Rafael Casal (born 1985) – American writer, actor, producer, and showrunner. He is of Irish, Spanish, and Cuban descent.
Natalie Chaidez (born 1950) – American writer and producer of Mexican and Irish descent, Emmy Award nominee
Migdia Chinea – Cuban American film director, writer, producer (When it rains..., The Incredible Hulk)
Fernanda Coppel – Mexican-born American screenwriter and playwright
Julio Hernández Cordón (born 1975) – American director and screenwriter of Mexican descent
Manny Coto – American of Cuban origin. He is executive producer (24), writer (24, Star Trek: Enterprise)
Terri Doty (born 1984) – American animation voice actress, voice director, and writer of Mexican descent
René Echevarria – American of Cuban origin. He is a writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Medium), co-creator of The 4400
Mike Elizalde (born 1960) – Mexican-born American special makeup effects artist, Academy Award nominee
Moctezuma Esparza (born 1949) – American producer of Mexican descent, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee
Carlos López Estrada (born 1988) – Mexican-born American music video, commercial, and film director
Hampton Fancher (born 1938) – American producer and screenwriter of Mexican and Danish descent
America Ferrera (born 1984) – American actress, producer, and director of Honduran descent
William A. Fraker (1923–2010) – American cinematographer, director, and producer of Mexican descent, six-time Academy Award nominee
Andy García – Cuban-born American director (Lost City)
Dany Garcia – Cuban American film producer
Nick Gomez (born 1963) – American film director to a Chilean father
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (born 1972) – American film and television director of Mexican descent, two-time Emmy Award nominee
Heather Hemmens – American actress, film director and producer; born to a Costa Rican mother
Silvio Horta – Cuban American. He is a creator and writer (Ugly Betty), writer (Urban Legends, Jake 2.0)
Leon Ichaso – Cuban American. He is a director/screenwriter (El Super), director (Ali: An American Hero, Crossover Dreams, Piñero, El Cantante)
Valentina L. Garza – writer and producer for The Simpsons (Cuban American)
Neal Jimenez (born 1960) – American screenwriter and film director of Mexican descent
Emile Kuri (1907–2000) – Mexican-born American set decorator, won two Academy Awards and was nominated for six more in the category Best Art Direction
William Douglas Lansford (1922–2013) – American screenwriter, film producer, and author of English and Mexican descent
Paul Lerpae (1900–1989) – Mexican-born American special effects artist, Academy Award nominee
Lisa Loomer – playwright and screenwriter of Spanish and Romanian ancestry
Jenée LaMarque (born 1980) – American writer and director of Mexican descent
Bill Melendez (1916–2008) – Mexican-born American animator, director, and producer, eight-time Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee
Steven C. Melendez (born 1945) – American animator, director, and producer of Mexican descent, Emmy Award winner (son of Bill Melendez)
Linda Mendoza (born 1950) – American television and film director of Mexican descent
Joe Menendez – Cuban American; TV and film director (Ladrón que roba a ladrón, From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series, 12 Monkeys, Queen of the South)
Adrian Molina (born 1985) – American screenwriter, storyboard artist, and animation director of Mexican descent, Emmy Award nominee
Sylvia Morales (born 1943) – American director, writer, and producer of Mexican descent, Emmy Award nominee
S.J. Main Muñoz (born 1978) – American filmmaker to a Costa Rican mother
Gregory Nava (born 1949) – American director, producer and screenwriter of Mexican descent, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee
Edward James Olmos (born 1947) – American director and actor of Mexican descent, Emmy and Golden Globe winner
Roberto Orci (born 1973) – Mexican-born American screenwriter and producer (Star Trek, The Proposal) and writer (Transformers, Eagle Eye, Star Trek)
Manuel Perez (animator) (1914–1981) – American animator and animation director of Mexican descent
Richard Peña – American film festival organizer, New York Film Festival; professor of film studies at Columbia University
Tony Plana (born 1952) – Cuban-born American actor and director (Ugly Betty)
Polish brothers – American screenwriters and producers to a mother of Mexican descent
Lourdes Portillo (born 1944) – Mexican-born American filmmaker
Gabby Revilla – Nicaraguan-born American film director and producer and writer
Georgina Garcia Riedel – American filmmaker and scriptwriter of Mexican descent
Jonas Rivera (born 1971) – American producer with Pixar films of Mexican descent, Academy Award winner
Robert Rodríguez (born 1968) – American director, producer and screenwriter of Mexican descent
Phil Roman (born 1930) – American animation director of Mexican descent, founder of Film Roman animation studio, six-time Emmy Award winner
George A. Romero – American film director, screenwriter and editor (Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead), creator of the Living Dead film series; son of a Cuban-born father of Castilian Spanish parentage and a Lithuanian American mother
Bernardo Ruiz – documentary filmmaker of Mexican origin
Craig Saavedra (born 1963) – American producer and director of Mexican descent, two-time Tony Award nominee
Victor Salva (born 1958) – American filmmaker of Mexican descent
Jesús Salvador Treviño (born 1946) – American television director of Mexican descent, three-time Emmy Award nominee
Eduardo Sánchez – Cuban-born American director (The Blair Witch Project)
Johnny Sanchez (born 1958) – American actor, writer, and film producer
Amy Serrano – director, cinematographer, and writer (The Sugar Babies), producer of documentary films, poet (Cuban American)
Jaume Collet-Serra (born March 23, 1974) – Spanish-born American film director and producer
Tony Taccone – American theater director; of Italian and a Puerto Rican descent
Jessy Terrero – Dominican-born American film and music video director
Carles Torrens (born 1984) – Spanish-born film and television director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
Gabriel Traversari (born 1963) – American actor and director of Nicaraguan descent
Rose Troche (born 1964) – American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter of Puerto Rican descent
Jose Luis Valenzuela – American theater and film director of Mexican origin
Jeff Valdez (born 1956) – American producer, writer, and studio executive of Mexican origin
Luis Valdez (born 1940) – American playwright and director of Mexican descent
Joseph Vasquez (1962–1995) – American independent filmmaker
Chris Weitz (born 1969) – American writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress Lupita Tovar
Paul Weitz (born 1965) – writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress Lupita Tovar
Hype Williams (born 1970) – American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is of African-American and Honduran descent
Rafael Yglesias (born May 12, 1954, New York) – American novelist and screenwriter. His parents were the novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias.
Rudy Zamora (1910–1989) – Mexican-born American animator and animation director, Emmy Award nominee
= Visual arts
=Laura Aguilar, artist, photographer; Mexican American
Celia Alvarez Muñoz, artist; Mexican American
Judy Baca, artist; Mexican American
Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist; Puerto Rican-Haitian American
José Bernal, artist
Rosa Maria Calles, artist and playwright
Harry Gamboa Jr., artist; Mexican American
Soraida Martinez, artist, creator of Verdadism; Puerto Rican (American)
Franck de Las Mercedes, painter; Nicaraguan American
Antonio Roybal, painter and sculptor; Mexican American
Richard Serra, sculptor
John August Swanson, painter; Mexican American
Jhonen Vasquez, cartoonist, comic book artist; Mexican American
= Music
=See Latin music in the United States
Alphabetized by surname
Miguel del Aguila, composer; Uruguayan American
Christina Aguilera, singer; Ecuadorian American
Luis Miguel, singer; Mexican American
Julia Alvarez, author; Dominican American
Tatyana Ali, singer; Panamanian American
Anacani, singer; Mexican American
Tom Araya, bassist and vocalist of thrash metal band Slayer; Chilean American
David Archuleta, American Idol finalist, singer and actor; Honduran American
AZ, rapper from Brooklyn, New York; Dominican American
B-Real, rapper from Cypress Hill; Cuban-Mexican American
Baby Bash, R&B singer; Mexican American
Joan Baez, folk singer; Mexican American
Devendra Banhart, freak folk singer, half-Venezuelan American
Lloyd Banks, rapper, member of G-Unit; Puerto Rican (American)
Big Pun; Puerto Rican (American)
Sergio Andrade, musician (bassist founder of LIFEHOUSE); Guatemalan American
Cedric Bixler-Zavala, lead singer for At the Drive-In and Mars Volta; Mexican American
Rubén Blades, singer and actor; Panamanian American
Ryan Cabrera, singer; Colombian American
Irene Cara, Grammy-nominated singer; Cuban American
Mariah Carey, singer; Venezuelan American
Vikki Carr, singer; Mexican American
Ingrid Chavez, vocalist and songwriter; Mexican American
Chayanne, Puerto Rican (American)
Chingo Bling, rapper; Mexican American
Willy Chirino, singer; Cuban American
Lisa Coleman, musician/composer, member of Prince and The Revolution and Wendy & Lisa
Nichole Cordova, singer; Spanish American
Manny Marroquin, Grammy Award-winning mixer/engineer; Guatemalan American
Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American
Cuban Link, rapper; Cuban American
Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
DJ Kane, singer; Mexican American
Paula DeAnda, R&B, pop singer; Mexican American
Kat DeLuna, pop singer; Dominican American
Howie Dorough, singer, Backstreet Boys; Puerto Rican (American)
Fabolous, rapper; Dominican American
Fat Joe, Puerto Rican-Cuban American
Fergie, singer, Black Eyed Peas; Mexican American
Aundrea Fimbres, singer, Danity Kane; Mexican American
DJ Flex/Nigga, singer; Panamanian American
Luis Fonsi, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Frankie J, singer; Mexican American
Mike Fuentes, drummer, percussionist, vocalist in the group Pierce the Veil; Mexican American
Vic Fuentes, singer-songwriter; Pierce the Veil; Mexican American
Lalo Guerrero, musician; Mexican American
Albert Hammond Jr., singer for The Strokes; Peruvian-Argentine American
Marques Houston, singer; Mexican American
Vanessa Hudgens, singer and actress; Spanish-Filipino American
Ivy Queen, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
Jim Jones, rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
Juanes, pop-rock singer; Colombian American
La India, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
La Lupe, singer and gay icon; Cuban American
Héctor Lavoe, Puerto Rican (American)
Adrianne Leon, actress, singer-songwriter, guitarist; Puerto Rican-Ecuadorian American
Lil Rob, rapper; Mexican American
Dave Lombardo, drummer of thrash metal band Slayer; Cuban American
Olivia Longott, rapper; Cuban American
Jennifer Lopez, singer; Puerto Rican (American), Nuyorican
Demi Lovato, singer and actress; Mexican American
Lumidee, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Víctor Manuelle, Salsa singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Marc Anthony, singer, actor; Puerto Rican (American), Nuyorican
Martika, Grammy-nominated singer; Cuban American
MC Magic, R&B singer; Mexican American
Angie Martinez, radio personality; Puerto Rican (American)
Cruz Martínez, producer, songwriter and keyboardist from group Los Super Reyes; Mexican American
S.A. Martinez, lead singer of 311; Mexican American
Ricky Martin, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Natalie Mejia, singer, Girlicious; Cuban-Mexican American
Christina Milian, singer and actress; Cuban American
Chino Moreno, lead singer of Deftones; Mexican American
Chris Montez, Mexican American
Dave Navarro, lead guitar Jane's Addiction; Mexican American
Asia Nitollano, member of The Pussycat Dolls; Mexican-Puerto Rican American
N.O.R.E, hip hop recording artist; Puerto Rican (American)
Colby O'Donis, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Don Omar, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
Jeannie Ortega singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Karina Pasian, singer; Dominican-Armenian American
Pee Wee, singer and actor; Mexican American
Jennifer Peña, singer; Mexican American
Chris Pérez, guitarist from group Kumbia All Starz; Mexican American
Rudy Pérez, composer and producer; Cuban American
Pitbull, rapper; Cuban American
Carlos Ponce, singer; Puerto Rican-Cuban American
Tito Puente; Puerto Rican (American)
A.B. Quintanilla III, producer, songwriter and bass guitarist from group Kumbia All Starz; Mexican American
Gabriel Ríos, pop singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Jenni Rivera, American singer, songwriter, actress, television producer, spokesperson, philanthropist and entrepreneur
Zack de la Rocha vocalist, Rage Against the Machine; Mexican American
Albita Rodríguez, Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American
Omar Rodríguez-López, lead guitar for At the Drive-In and Mars Volta; Puerto Rican (American)
Linda Ronstadt, rock singer; Mexican American
Paulina Rubio, singer; Mexican American
Michele Ruiz, broadcaster and CEO SaberHacer.com; Panamanian American
Hope Sandoval, singer, Mazzy Star; Mexican American
Sonny Sandoval lead singer of P.O.D.; Mexican American
Carlos Santana, musician; Mexican American
Juelz Santana, rapper and member of The Diplomats; Dominican American
Kike Santander, composer and producer; Colombian
Gustavo Santaolalla, composer, winner of two Oscars for "Brokeback Mountain' and 'Babel'; Argentine American
Gilberto Santa Rosa, Salsa singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Gabe Saporta, lead singer of Cobra Starship; Uruguayan American
Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American
Selena, singer; Mexican American
Shakira, singer; Colombian American
Sheila E., percussionist; Mexican American
South Park Mexican, rapper; Mexican American
T-Bone (rapper), rapper; Nicaraguan-Salvadoran American
Taboo, rapper, Black Eyed Peas; Mexican American
Abel Talamantez, singer and dancer from group Los Super Reyes; Mexican American
Olga Tañon, merengue singer; Puerto Rican (American)
Thalía, singer and actress; Mexican American
Melody Thornton, singer, Pussycat Dolls; Mexican American
Tony Touch, DJ; Puerto Rican (American)
Robert Trujillo, bassist of thrash metal band Metallica; Mexican American
Jose Valdes, jazz pianist; Mexican American
Ritchie Valens, singer; Mexican American
Jaci Velasquez, singer and actress; Mexican American
Julieta Venegas, singer; Mexican American
Carlos Vives, singer; Colombian American
Hype Williams, music video and film director; Honduran American
JR Writer rapper and member of The Diplomats; Dominican American
Selena Gomez, singer, fashion designer, actress, and record producer; Mexican American
Ricardo Arjona, Grammy-winning singer; Guatemalan
Groups
Aventura, Bachata; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
Crooked Stilo, brother Latino rappers; Salvadoran American
Cypress Hill, Rap group; Mexican-Cuban-Puerto Rican American
El Gran Combo, Puerto Rican (American)
Intocable, Tejano group; Mexican American
Kumbia All Starz, Cumbia group; Mexican American
Kumbia Kings, Cumbia group; Mexican American
La Mafia, Tejano group; Mexican American
Los Illegals, punk rock band; Mexican American
Los Lobos, R&B, rock band; Mexican American
Los Lonely Boys R&B, rock band; Mexican American
Los Super Reyes, Cumbia group; Mexican American
Luny Tunes, production duo; Dominican American
Nina Sky, twin sister singers; Puerto Rican (American)
Prima J, Pop/Hip-Hop duo; Mexican American
Question Mark & the Mysterians, punk rock band; Mexican American
Thee Midniters, rock and soul group; Mexican American
Voices of Theory, R&B boy group
Wisin & Yandel, Puerto Rican (American)
= Reality show stars
=David Archuleta - American Idol contestant; Honduran American
Amanda Avila - American Idol contestant; Mexican American
Christopher Badano - Uruguayan American, American Idol (season 1) contestant
John Paul (J.P.) Calderon - Survivor: Cook Islands contestant; Costa Rican American
Jessie Camacho - Survivor: Africa contestant; Puerto Rican American
Jason Castro, Colombian American, American Idol (season 7) contestant
Rodolfo (Rudy) Cárdenas - Venezuelan American, Top 24 contestant, American Idol (season 6)
Jose "Pepi" Diaz - Cuban American, The Apprentice 5 contestant
Sandra Diaz-Twine - Puerto Rican American, Survivor: Pearl Islands Winner
Jennifer Fuentes - Cuban American, American Idol (season 2) contestant
Nathan Gonzalez - Cuban American, Survivor: Cook Islands contestant
Jaslene Gonzalez - Puerto Rican American, America's Next Top Model (season 8) Winner
David Hernandez - Mexican American, American Idol (season 7) contestant
Adriel Herrera - Mexican American, American Idol (season 1) contestant
Allison Iraheta - American Idol contestant; Salvadoran American
Danny Jimenez - Cuban American, The Amazing Race 2 and The Amazing Race 11 contestant
Oscar (Ozzy) Lusth - Mexican American, runner-up, Survivor: Cook Islands runner-up, Survivor: Micronesia contestant
Ashley Massaro - Cuban American, Survivor: China contestant, WWE Diva, Playboy Cover Girl
Oswald Mendez - Cuban American, The Amazing Race 2 and The Amazing Race 11 contestant
Naima Mora - Mexican American, America's Next Top Model (season 4) Winner
Lydia Morales - Puerto Rican American, Survivor: Guatemala contestant
Cesar Millan - Mexican American, Star of "Dog Whisperer"
Danny Noriega - Mexican American, American Idol (season 7) contestant
Jorge Nuñez - Puerto Rican American, American Idol (season 8) contestant
Tito Ortiz - Mexican American, contestant on The Apprentice (U.S. Season 7), mixed martial arts fighter
Janu Tornell - Cuban American, Survivor: Palau contestant
Mario Vazquez - Puerto Rican American, American Idol contestant, semi-finalist
Nick Verreos - Venezuelan American, Project Runway contestant
Rita Verreos - Venezuelan American, Survivor: Fiji contestant
= Fashion
=Christy Turlington, fashion model; Salvadoran American
Marisol Deluna, fashion designer; Spanish American
Carolina Herrera, fashion designer; Venezuelan American
Yoanna House, fashion model; Mexican American
Jaslene Gonzalez, fashion model; Puerto Rican
Naima Mora, fashion model; Mexican American
Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer; Dominican American
Business
Hector Ruiz, chairman and CEO of AMD Advanced Micro Devices
Ralph Alvarez, President and CEO of McDonald's Corporation.
Michael Cordúa, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award-winning self-taught chef; Nicaraguan American*
Roberto Goizueta, former CEO of Coca-Cola.
Raul J. Fernandez, entrepreneur, CEO and Chairman of ObjectVideo, and Co-Owner of the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, and Washington Mystics; Cuban-Ecuadorian American
Maria Elena Lagomasino, former CEO of JP Morgan Private Bank
David Martinez, managing partner of Fintech Advisory
Arte Moreno, first Hispanic owner of a Major League Baseball club.
George Muñoz, President of Muñoz Investment Banking Group, LLC.
Michele Ruiz, founder, President and CEO of SaberHacer.com
Joseph A. Unanue, founder and former president of Goya Foods.
Richard Velazquez, first Puerto Rican automotive designer for Porsche, first Puerto Rican Xbox Product Planner, co-founder and President of NSHMBA Seattle.
Maria Vizcarrondo-De Soto, President and CEO of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson
Luis von Ahn, computer scientist known as one of the pioneers of the idea of crowdsourcing. Founder of the company reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009; Guatemalan American
Civil activists
Carlos Cadena, activist; Mexican American
Sal Castro, activist
César Chávez, labor leader; Mexican American
Linda Chavez-Thompson, labor leader; Mexican American
Angelo Falcón, political scientist; President and Founder, National Institute for Latino Policy
Hector P. Garcia, activist; Mexican American
Gustavo C. Garcia, activist; Mexican American
Rodolfo Gonzales, activist; Mexican American
John J. Herrera, activist; Mexican American
Dolores Huerta, labor leader; Mexican American
Nativo Lopez, activist; Mexican American
Angel G. Luévano, labor leader; Mexican American
Camilo Mejía, former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-war activist; Nicaraguan American
Lloyd Monserratt, California political and community leader
Eugene Nelson, labor leader
Baldemar Velasquez, activist; Mexican American
Education
Jaime Escalante, teacher; Bolivian American
Richard A. Tapia, member of the National Science Board, the governing board of the National Science Foundation
Religion
Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister; Nicaraguan American
Patrick Flores, former Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas; first Hispanic archbishop in the United States
Elias Gabriel Galvan, Bishop of the United Methodist Church
Miguel A. De La Torre, professor of social ethics and author of numerous books on Hispanic religiosity; Cuban American
Architects
Monica Ponce de Leon, first Hispanic architect to receive the National Design Award in Architecture from the Smithsonian; has received over 12 Progressive Architecture Awards and the Design Award Medal from the Academy of Arts and Letters; first Hispanic dean at the University of Michigan
Joseph Martinez, first Mexican-American to receive a Master of Architecture degree from Harvard University/GSD in the Twentieth Century; he has taught architecture and urbanism at UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and is the founding dean at the New School of Architecture/San Diego. In 1985, he was bestowed UC San Diego's Alumni of the Century; similarly, he has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from CRLA (2005) and Barrio Station (2015) for his dedication to the Mexican-American community. He is the recipient of more than a dozen awards, prizes, commendations and citations, including: a National AIA Presidential Citation for the Normal Heights Re-building Plan, National AIA Citation for Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School, and was the Program Chair for the National AIA/National School Board Association Conference " Sustainable Schools, Sustainable Communities". He has participated in more than 24 design competitions -- partnering with Helmut Jahn, Romaldo Giurgola, and Robert A. M. Stern, among others -- winning 10 first awards. Some of his built projects would include: the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Tower 2, The Mark, Lincoln High, San Ysidro High, Olympian High, Rancho del Rey Middle School and the Logan Heights Library. His Pacific Gateway Master Plan (2.9 million square feet, $1.5 Billion) is currently under construction. He has published numerous articles for BY DESIGN magazine, including "Oneness: The Architecture of Self" (vol. 26) and "The Story of Chicano/a Magic, Alchemy and Phenomenology" (vol. 29); his 300+ page manuscript on Chicanx Architecture lays out the theoretical basis for its aesthetics. Joseph was born in Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico.
Sports
= Baseball
=Felipe Alou - player, manager; Dominican
Frank Arellanes - MLB player
Jorge Cantú - MLB infielder
Eric Chavez - MLB third baseman
Roberto Clemente - Hall of Fame outfielder
Marvin Benard - MLB player; Nicaraguan American
Chad Cordero - MLB relief pitcher
Pat Corrales - MLB player, manager, and coach
Edwin Encarnacion - MLB third baseman
Johnny Estrada - MLB catcher
Andre Ethier - MLB outfielder
Brian Fuentes - MLB relief pitcher, 3 time All-Star
Rafael Furcal - MLB baseball player
Mike Garcia (AL pitcher) - MLB pitcher
Nomar Garciaparra - MLB infielder
Lefty Gomez - MLB pitcher, Hall of Fame member
Adrian Gonzalez - MLB infielder
Eddie Guardado - MLB pitcher
Keith Hernandez - baseball player
Adam LaRoche - MLB first baseman
Andy LaRoche - MLB infielder
Evan Longoria - MLB infielder
Juan Marichal - hall of fame
Buck Martinez - MLB player, manager, and commentator
Dennis Martínez - pitcher, perfect game. Nicaraguan-American
Sid Monge - MLB relief pitcher, All Star
Carlos Muñiz - MLB relief pitcher
Sandy Nava - first Mexican American player in the Major Leagues, infielder
Jesse Orosco - MLB pitcher
Jorge Orta - MLB second baseman
Manny Parra - MLB pitcher
David Ortiz - MLB designated hitter; Dominican American
Óliver Pérez - New York Mets Pitcher; Mexican American
Albert Pujols - baseball player; Dominican American
Carlos Quentin - MLB outfielder; Mexican American
Omar Quintanilla - MLB player, shortstop
Horacio Ramírez - pitcher; Mexican American
Manny Ramirez - baseball player; Dominican American
Rudy Regalado - MLB infielder; Mexican American
Anthony Reyes - MLB pitcher; Mexican American
Jose Reyes - baseball player; Dominican American
Alex Rodriguez - baseball player
Rich Rodriguez (L.H. pitcher) - MLB pitcher
Freddy Sanchez - MLB infielder; Mexican American
Alfonso Soriano - baseball player; Dominican American
Miguel Tejada - Dominican American
Mike Torrez - MLB player pitcher
Fernando Viña - MLB second baseman
Ted Williams - Hall of Fame third baseman with the Boston Red Sox; half-Mexican American
Michael Young - baseball player
= Basketball
=Manu Ginobili, NBA player
Luis Scola, NBA player
Fabricio Oberto, NBA player
Carlos Delfino, NBA player
Wálter Herrmann, NBA player
Andres Nocioni, NBA player
Al Cueto, NBA player
Andres Guibert, NBA player
Gilbert Arenas, NBA player
Lazaro Borrell, NBA player
Rebecca Lobo, WNBA player
Brook Lopez, NBA player
Robin Lopez, NBA player
Francisco García, NBA player
Al Horford, NBA player
Tito Horford, NBA player
Charlie Villanueva, NBA player
Luis Flores, NBA player
Felipe López, NBA player
Eduardo Najera, NBA player
Earl Watson, NBA player
Mark Aguirre, NBA player
Horacio Llamas, NBA player
Rolando Blackman, NBA player; Panamanian American
Ruben Garces, NBA player; Panamanian American
Stuart Gray, NBA player; Panamanian American
Carmelo Anthony, NBA player
Carlos Arroyo, NBA player
J. J. Barea, NBA player
Guillermo Diaz, NBA player
Butch Lee, NBA player
Jose "Piculin" Ortiz, NBA player
Peter John Ramos, NBA player
Ramon Rivas, NBA player
Daniel Santiago, NBA player
Esteban Batista, NBA player
Trevor Ariza, NBA player
Óscar Torres, NBA player
Carl Herrera, NBA player
= Boxing
=Paulie Ayala - world champion boxer
Gaby Canizales - bantamweight world champion boxer
Orlando Canizales - bantamweight world champion boxer
Michael Carbajal
Bobby Chacon - boxer
Rocky Juarez
Diego Corrales - super featherweight and lightweight champion; Mexican-Colombian American
Juan Díaz - WBA and WBO and IBF world lightweight champion
Robert Guerrero - boxer, current IBF featherweight champion
Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion
Robert Garcia - boxer, IBF featherweight title
Delia Gonzalez - boxer
Paul Gonzales - boxer
Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion
Oscar De La Hoya - boxer, promoter
David Obregon - professional boxer; Nicaraguan American
Manuel Ortiz (boxer) - professional boxer
Sergio Mora - boxer
John Ruiz - boxer
Mia St. John - boxer
Johnny Tapia - boxer
Fernando Vargas - boxer
Miguel Cotto - boxer
Wilfredo Gómez - boxer
Wilfred Benítez - boxer
Héctor Camacho - boxer
Edwin Rosario - boxer
Juan Manuel Lopez - boxer
Iván Calderón - boxer
Félix Trinidad - boxer
Yuriorkis Gamboa - boxer
Yan Bartelemí - boxer
Kid Chocolate - boxer
José Nápoles - boxer
Kid Gavilan - boxer
Joel Casamayor - boxer
Guillermo Rigondeaux - boxer
Canelo Álvarez - Mexican professional boxer
= American Football
=Raul Allegre - NFL placekicker
Tony Casillas - retired NFL defensive lineman
Tom Fears - NFL wide receiver; Mexican American
Tom Flores - NFL coach
Jeff Garcia - football quarterback
Joe Kapp - retired NFL quarterback; Mexican American
J. P. Losman - NFL quarterback; Mexican American
Max Montoya - retired NFL guard
Knowshon Moreno - NFL running back (Denver Broncos); Mexican American
Zeke Moreno - former NFL linebacker
Anthony Muñoz - retired NFL offensive guard, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame; Mexican American
Jim Plunkett - quarterback; Mexican American
Tony Romo - quarterback (Dallas Cowboys); Mexican American
Mark Sanchez - quarterback (New York Jets); Mexican American
Jose Cortez - football placekicker
Roberto Garza - offensive line left guard (Chicago Bears); Mexican American
= Golf
=Nancy Lopez - Mexican American
Tony Lema
Chi Chi Rodriguez - Puerto Rican (American)
Lee Trevino - Mexican American
Camilo Villegas - Colombian American
Lorena Ochoa - Mexican American
= Gymnastics
=Jordan Chiles - artistic gymnast, Olympic gold and silver medalist
Laurie Hernandez - artistic gymnast, Olympic silver medalist; Puerto Rican
Hezly Rivera - artistic gymnast, Olympic gold medalist; Dominican American
= Mixed martial artists
=Paul Buentello - UFC, Mixed martial arts
Carlos Condit - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Nathan Diaz - Mixed martial artist
Nick Diaz - UFC / mixed martial arts
Efrain Escudero - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Leonard Garcia - WEC, Mixed martial arts
Roger Huerta - mixed martial arts fighter; Mexican-Salvadoran American
Juanito Ibarra - Mixed martial arts fighter/boxing trainer
Diana López - Taekwondo
Mark López - Taekwondo
Ruby Lopez - Taekwondo
Steven López - Taekwondo, 2 time gold medalist, the most decorated Taekwondo athlete in the history of the sport
Gilbert Melendez - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Tito Ortiz - UFC / Mixed martial arts
Damacio Page - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Manny Rodriguez - Mixed martial arts fighter/heavyweight champion
Diego Sanchez - UFC / Mixed martial arts
Eddie Sanchez - Mixed martial arts fighter
Frank Shamrock - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Mia St. John - Taekwondo champion and boxer
Miguel Torres - WEC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Charlie Valencia - Mixed martial arts fighter
Javier Vazquez - WEC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Cain Velasquez - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
Joey Villasenor - Mixed martial arts fighter
= Soccer
=Esteban Arias - defender C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American
Chris Armas - soccer player; Puerto Rican
Ivan Becerra - soccer forward for Columbus Crew; Mexican American
Carlos Bocanegra - MLS soccer; Mexican American
Cuauhtemoc Blanco - defender Chicago Fire; Mexican American
Jonathan Bornstein - defender and midfielder C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American
Jose Burciaga Jr. - Major League Soccer; Mexican American
Edgar Eduardo Castillo - defender Santos Laguna; Mexican American
Ramiro Corrales - San Jose Earthquakes; Mexican American
Jorge Flores - C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American
José Francisco Torres - midfielder Pachuca; Mexican American
Francisco Gomez - USL Premier Development League; Mexican American
Herculez Gomez - Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer; Mexican American
Miguel Gonzalez - New England Revolution Major League Soccer; Mexican American
Sonny Guadarrama - midfielder for Atlético Morelia; Mexican American
Diego Gutierrez - midfielder Major League Soccer; Colombian American
Brad Guzan - goalkeeper MLS Chivas USA
Daniel Hernandez - Major League Soccer; Mexican American
Christian Jimenez - MLS player; Mexican American
Freddy Juarez - defender Carolina RailHawks; Mexican American
Rodrigo López - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American
Antonio Martínez - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American
Pablo Mastroeni - defensive midfielder Colorado Rapids
Mike Muñoz - midfielder USL First Division; Mexican American
Michael Orozco Fiscal - defender for San Luis F.C.; Mexican American
Jesús Padilla - forward C.D. Guadalajara; Mexican American
Shea Salinas - forward San Jose Earthquakes; Mexican American
Orlando Perez - C.D. Chivas USA; Puerto Rican
Antonio de la Torre - defender for the Atlanta Silverbacks USL First Division; Mexican American
Arturo Torres - soccer player; Mexican American
Tab Ramos - soccer player; Uruguayan American
José Francisco Torres - midfielder Primera Division de Mexico; Mexican American
Martin Vasquez - retired midfielder, assistant coach C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American
= Wrestlers
=Aaron Aguilera - professional wrestler; Mexican American
The Bella Twins - professional wrestlers; Mexican American
Chavo Guerrero Jr. - professional wrestler, WCW, ECW and WWE; Mexican American
Eddie Guerrero - professional wrestler, WWE; Mexican American
Hector Guerrero - professional wrestler; Mexican American
Mando Guerrero - professional wrestler; Mexican American
Gino Hernandez - professional wrestler
Jessica Martin - professional wrestler; Mexican American
Candice Michelle - professional wrestler; Costa Rican American
Rey Mysterio Jr. - professional wrestler, WWE; Mexican American
Melina Perez - professional wrestler; Mexican American
Cody Rhodes - professional wrestler; Cuban American
Milena Roucka - professional wrestler; Costa Rican American
Tito Santana - professional wrestler, WWF ; Mexican American
José Luis Jair Soria - professional wrestler; Mexican American
Enrique Torres - professional wrestler; Mexican American
Eve Torres - professional wrestler, WWE; Nicaraguan American
Alicia Fox - professional wrestler, WWE; Dominican–Panamanian American
= Other sports
=Benjamin Agosto - figure skater
Tony Alva - legendary skateboarder; Mexican American
Rudy Galindo - figure skater
Scott Gomez - hockey player
Pancho Gonzalez - tennis player; Mexican American
Roberto Guerrero - racing driver
George Hincapie - road bicyclist; Colombian American
Juan Pablo Montoya - car racer (Formula One and NASCAR)
Derek Parra - speed skater, Olympic gold medalist; Mexican American
Stacy Peralta - skateboarder; Mexican American
Paul Rodriguez Jr. - professional skateboarder; Mexican American
Alberto Salazar - long distance runner
Naya Tapper - rugby, Olympic bronze medalist; Puerto Rican
Ismael Valenzuela - jockey, Kentucky Derby winner
Patrick Valenzuela - jockey, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner
Politics
= Federal
=George Santos – U.S. Representative from New York
Ruben Gallego – U.S. Representative from Arizona
Scott Perry – U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
Ted Cruz – U.S. Senator from Texas
Mario Díaz-Balart – U.S. Representative from Florida
Maxwell Frost – U.S. Representative from Florida
Carlos A. Giménez – U.S. Representative from Florida
Mel Martínez – U.S. Senator from Florida
Bob Menendez – U.S. Senator from New Jersey
Rob Menendez – U.S. Representative from New Jersey
Nicole Malliotakis – U.S. Representative from New York
Alex Mooney – U.S. Representative from West Virginia
Marco Rubio – U.S. Senator from Florida
María Elvira Salazar – U.S. Representative from Florida
Adriano Espaillat – U.S. Representative from New York
Tom Perez – 26th U.S. Secretary of Labor, chair of the Democratic National Committee
Delia Ramirez – U.S. Representative from Illinois
Norma Torres – U.S. Representative from California
Pete Aguilar – U.S. Representative from California
Nanette Barragán – U.S. Representative from California
Yadira Caraveo – U.S. Representative from Colorado
Salud Carbajal – U.S. Representative from California
Tony Cárdenas – U.S. Representative from California
Greg Casar – U.S. Representative from Texas
Joaquin Castro – U.S. Representative from Texas
Julian Castro – 16th U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Lori Chavez-DeRemer – U.S. Representative from Oregon
Juan Ciscomani – U.S. Representative from Arizona
Lou Correa – U.S. Representative from California
Catherine Cortez Masto – U.S. Senator from Nevada
Henry Cuellar – U.S. Representative from Texas
Monica De La Cruz – U.S. Representative from Texas
Veronica Escobar – U.S. Representative from Texas
Mayra Flores – U.S. Representative from Texas
Chuy García – U.S. Representative from Illinois
Mike Garcia – U.S. Representative from California
Sylvia Garcia – U.S. Representative from Texas
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez – U.S. Representative from Washington
Jimmy Gomez – U.S. Representative from California
Tony Gonzales – U.S. Representative from Texas
Vicente Gonzalez – U.S. Representative from Texas
Raúl Grijalva – U.S. Representative from Arizona
Teresa Leger Fernandez – U.S. Representative from New Mexico
Mike Levin – U.S. Representative from California
Greg Lopez – U.S. Representative from Colorado
Ben Ray Luján – U.S. Senator from New Mexico
Anna Paulina Luna – U.S. Representative from Florida
Brian Mast – U.S. Representative from Florida
Grace Napolitano – U.S. Representative from California
Alex Padilla – U.S. Senator from California
Ken Salazar – 50th U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator from Colorado
Raul Ruiz – U.S. Representative from California
Andrea Salinas – U.S. Representative from Oregon
Linda Sánchez – U.S. Representative from California
Juan Vargas – U.S. Representative from California
Gabe Vasquez – U.S. Representative from New Mexico
Robert Garcia – U.S. Representative from California
Anthony D'Esposito – U.S. Representative from New York
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – U.S. Representative from New York
Darren Soto – U.S. Representative from Florida
Ritchie Torres – U.S. Representative from New York
Nydia Velázquez – U.S. Representative from New York
John E. Sununu – U.S. Senator from New Hampshire
= State
=Antonio Delgado – Lieutenant Governor of New York
Wes Moore – 63rd Governor of Maryland
Jeanette Nuñez – 20th Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Nelson Castro – member of the New York State Assembly
Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez – 63rd Secretary of State of New York
Marcos Devers – member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
Grace Diaz – member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
Rafael Espinal – member of the New York State Assembly
Guillermo Linares – member of the New York State Assembly
Sabina Matos – 70th Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island
Joseline Peña-Melnyk – member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Cesar A. Perales – 65th Secretary of State of New York
Michelle Lujan Grisham – 32nd Governor of New Mexico
Susana Martinez – 31st Governor of New Mexico
Howie Morales – 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Bill Richardson – 30th Governor of New Mexico
Brian Sandoval – 29th Governor of Nevada
Joe Vogel – member of the Maryland House of Delegates
= Local
=Francis Suarez – mayor of Miami
Alex Blanco – mayor of Passaic, New Jersey
Fernando Cabrera – New York City Council member
Julissa Ferreras – New York City Council member
William Lantigua – mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Miguel Martinez – New York City Council member
Ydanis Rodríguez – New York City Council member
Angel Taveras – mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
Blanca Alvarado – member of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Frances Garcia – mayor of Hutchinson, Kansas
Norma García – mayor of Mercedes, Texas
Oscar Leeser – mayor of El Paso, Texas
Regina Romero – mayor of Tucson, Arizona
Antonio Villaraigosa – mayor of Los Angeles
Todd Gloria – mayor of San Diego
= Others
=Geovanny Vicente – political strategist
Nick Fuentes – white nationalist and political commentator
Models
Melanie Iglesias
Scientists
Joseph M. Acabá, American astronaut of Puerto Rican descent
Luis Walter Alvarez (1911–1988), American experimental physicist, inventor, and professor who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1968 for development of the hydrogen bubble chamber
Walter Clement Alvarez medicine doctor, author of books on medicine
Walter Alvarez, geologist, postulator of the asteroid-impact theory for the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event
Serena M. Auñón, astronaut
Elsa Salazar Cade, Mexican American entomologist and educator
Fernando Caldeiro, Argentine American astronaut
Franklin Chang-Diaz, Costa Rican American astronaut
France A. Córdova, former NASA chief scientist (Mexican American)
Frank J. Duarte, laser physicist and author
Martha E. Bernal (1931–2001), Mexican-American clinical psychologist, first Latina to receive a psychology PhD in the United States
Antonia Novello (b. 1944), Puerto Rican physician, 14th Surgeon General of the United States, first woman and first Hispanic to hold the position
Sarah Stewart (1905–1976), Mexican-American microbiologist; discovered the Polyomavirus
Helen Rodríguez Trías (1929–2001), Puerto Rican American pediatrician, advocate for women's reproductive rights
Melba J. T. Vasquez (b. 1951), counseling psychologist and first Latina president of the American Psychological Association
Lydia Villa-Komaroff (b. 1947), Mexican-American cellular biologist; third Mexican American woman in the United States to receive a PhD in the sciences
Rodolfo Llinas (b. 1934), Colombian American neuroscientist
John Garcia, psychologist
Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mexican American astronaut
Jose Hernández, Mexican American astronaut
Christopher Loria, astronaut
Todd Martinez, Theoretical chemist and MacArthur Fellow
Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist (Mexican American)
Carlos I. Noriega, Mexican American astronaut
Ellen Ochoa, Mexican American astronaut
John D. Olivas, Mexican American astronaut
George D. Zamka, Colombian American astronaut
Journalism
Jacqueline Alemany, journalist
Cecilia Alvear, television journalist; Ecuadorian American
María Celeste Arrarás, journalist and TV news presenter
Julie Banderas, TV news presenter
Bárbara Bermudo, journalist and TV news presenter
Ilia Calderón, television journalist; Colombian American
Rachel Campos-Duffy, television news host
María Antonieta Collins, journalist and TV news presenter
Jose Diaz-Balart, journalist and TV news presenter
Carmen Dominicci, television journalist
Patricio G. Espinoza, freelance journalist; Ecuadorian American
Giselle Fernández, television journalist
Luis de la Garza, TV and radio host
Juan Gonzalez, investigative journalist
Cork Graham, imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally entering the country while looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd; Ecuadorian American
Kimberly Guilfoyle, TV news presenter
Maria Hinojosa, journalist
Bryan Llenas, television news reporter
Lynda Lopez, journalist and TV news presenter
Maria Molina, television meteorologist and journalist
Natalie Morales, television journalist
Soledad O'Brien, newscaster (Cuban from her maternal side)
Raul Peimbert, television journalist
Satcha Pretto, journalist and television news presenter; Honduran American
John Quiñones, television journalist
Jorge Ramos, journalist and TV news presenter
Birmania Ríos, television journalist; Dominican American
Geraldo Rivera, talk-show host, journalist
Maggie Rodriguez television journalist
Michele Ruiz newscaster; Panamanian American journalist and TV news presenter
María Elena Salinas, journalist and TV news presenter
Maria Elvira Salazar, journalist and TV news presenter
Rubén Salazar, legendary slain journalist
Lauren Sánchez, newscaster
Rick Sanchez, newscaster
Cristina Saralegui, journalist and TV show host
Pedro Sevcec, journalist and TV news presenter
Carley Shimkus, TV news presenter
Ray Suarez, television and radio journalist
Hector Tobar, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; Guatemalan American
Elizabeth Vargas, television journalist
Literature
Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968) – poet and playwright, also known for her lesbian affairs with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.
Felipe Alfau (1902–1999) – Catalan novelist and poet.
Rudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) – Mexican-American author of Bless Me, Ultima
Jaime de Angulo (1887–1950) – linguist, novelist, and ethnomusicologist in the western United States. He was born in Paris of Spanish parents.
Estelle Anna Lewis (1824–1880) – United States poet and dramatist. She was of English and Spanish descent.
Ivan Argüelles – American poet and brother of Jose Argüelles.
Alexander Argüelles – American linguist and son of Ivan Argüelles.
Miguel Algarín (1941–2020) – Puerto Rican author and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café
Julia Alvarez – writer; Dominican American
Jimmy Santiago Baca – poet; Mexican American
Hilario Barrero – Spanish poet and teacher.
Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) – American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist.
Giannina Braschi (b. 1953) – Puerto Rican author of Spanglish classic novel Yo-Yo Boing!
Fray Angelico Chavez – poet, historian, painter
Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954) – Mexican-American author of The House on Mango Street
Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016) – Puerto Rican author of Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood
Angie Cruz (b. 1972) – Dominican-American author of Let It Rain Coffee
Nelson Denis (b. 1954) – Puerto Rican author of War Against All Puerto Ricans and former New York State Assemblyman
Junot Diaz – writer; Dominican American
Francisco Goldman – writer; Guatemalan American
Manuel Gonzales (1913–1993) – Spanish born-American Disney comics artist.
Jessica Hagedorn – Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist, to a Scots-Irish-French-Filipino mother and a Filipino-Spanish father.
Oscar Hijuelos – Cuban-American writer
Amber L. Hollibaugh – American writer, film-maker and political activist. She is the daughter of a Romany father of Spanish descent and an Irish mother.
Christianne Meneses Jacobs – publisher of the only U.S. Spanish-language children's magazine; Nicaraguan American
Andrew Jolivétte – American author and lecturer of Spanish partially descent.
Lynda Lopez – author and journalist based in New York City
Patricia Santos Marcantonio – Mexican-American novelist and short story writer
Odón Betanzos Palacios (1925–2007) – poet, novelist and Spanish literary critic.
Carmen M. Pursifull – English-language free verse poet and former New York City Latin dance and Latin American music figure in the 1950s. She is of Puerto Rican and Spanish descent.
Anaïs Nin – born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, was an American author born to Spanish-Cuban parents in France, where she was also raised.
Horacio Peña – professor, writer, and poet; Nicaraguan American
George Rabasa – American writer and author
Matthew Randazzo V – American true crime writer and historian. He is of Sicilian-American, Isleño, and Cajun descent.
Alberto Rios (b. 1952) – Mexican-American poet, Arizona's first poet first state poet laureate
Benjamin Alire Sáenz (b. 1954) – Mexican-American author of Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club
George Santayana (1863–1952) – Spanish born, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
Luis Senarens (1865–1939) – Cuban-American science fiction author of The Frank Reade Library, the most popular sci-fi Dime Novel series of the 19th century.
Sergio Troncoso (b. 1961) – Mexican-American author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays
Geovanny Vicente – political strategist, international consultant and columnist who writes for CNN.
Jose Yglesias (November 29, 1919 – November 7, 1995) – American novelist and journalist. Yglesias was born in the Ybor City section of Tampa, Florida, and was of Cuban and Spanish descent. His father was from Galicia.
Rafael Yglesias (born May 12, 1954, New York) – American novelist and screenwriter. His parents were the novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias.
United States Armed Forces
Joseph B. Avilés (1897–1990), served in the U.S. Navy and later in the Coast Guard; in 1925, became the first Hispanic Chief Petty Officer in the US Coast Guard; Puerto Rican, lived in Maryland
Rafael Celestino Benítez (1917–1999), highly decorated submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USS Cochino during the Cold War
José M. Cabanillas (1901–1979), Puerto Rican executive Officer of the USS Texas, which participated in the invasions of North Africa and the Battle of Normandy (D-Day) during World War II; died in Virginia
Iván Castro, U.S. Army officer who has continued serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight; parents are Puerto Rican
Joseph H. De Castro (1844–1892), first Hispanic American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
Richard Carmona, American physician and public health administrator
Adolfo Fernández Cavada, captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War who later served as Commander-in-Chief of the Cinco Villas during Cuba's Ten Year War
Federico Fernández Cavada, colonel in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later Commander-in-Chief of all the Cuban forces during Cuba's Ten Year War
Mercedes O. Cubria, lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army; first Cuban-born female officer in the US Army
Julius Peter Garesché, lieutenant colonel in the Union Army who served as Chief of Staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans
Ambrosio José Gonzales, colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
José Manuel Hernández, popular Venezuelan caudillo, army general, congressman, presidential candidate and cabinet member who was also involved in numerous insurrections. Lived in exile in US from 1911 to his death in 1921
Narciso López, Venezuelan soldier and adventurer, known for four filibuster expeditions aimed at liberating Cuba from Spain in the 1850s
Carmen Contreras-Bozak (1919–2017), first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps, where she served as an interpreter and in numerous administrative positions; Puerto Rican; lives in Tampa, Florida
Linda García Cubero, former U.S. Air Force officer; of Mexican-American-Puerto Rican descent
Rubén A. Cubero, highly decorated member of the U.S. Air Force; first Hispanic graduate of the US Air Force Academy to be named Dean of the Faculty of the academy; parents were Puerto Rican
Alberto Díaz Jr., first Hispanic Director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital; Puerto Rican born and raised
Rafael O'Ferrall, United States Army officer; first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become the Deputy Commanding General for the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
Salvador E. Felices (1923–1987), first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of major general (two-star) in the U.S. Air Force; died in Florida
Diego E. Hernández, retired US Navy officer; first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Puerto Rican resident of Miami
Lester Martínez López, MD, MPH (born 1955), first Hispanic to head the Army Medical and Research Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland
Carlos Lozada (1946–1967) member of the U.S. Army; one of five Puerto Ricans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for their actions in combat; Puerto Rican born, raised in New York City
Ángel Méndez (1946–1967) U.S. Marine, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross
Virgil Rasmuss Miller (1900–1968), U.S. Army officer who served as Regimental Commander of the 442d Regimental Combat Team, a unit composed of "Nisei" (second generation Americans of Japanese descent), during World War II
Héctor Andrés Negroni, Puerto Rican historian, senior aerospace defense executive, author; first Puerto Rican graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy; lives in Vienna, Virginia
Antonia Novello, Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator; US Surgeon General
María Inés Ortiz (1967–2007), first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom; first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War; parents were Puerto Rican
José Antonio Páez, Venezuelan leader who fought the War of Independence. President of Venezuela once it was independent of the Gran Colombia (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863). He lived in New York City during his years in exile and died there in 1873
Patricia Spanic, captain in the US Army. She is sister of soap opera actress Gabriela Spanic.
Erneido Oliva, major general; former deputy commander of the D.C. National Guard
Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano (1913–1980), submarine commander in the US Navy; first Hispanic submarine commanding officer
Frederick Lois Riefkohl (1889–1969), Puerto Rican officer in the U.S. Navy; first Puerto Rican to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and to be awarded the Navy Cross; lived and died in Florida
Rudolph W. Riefkohl (1885–1950), U.S. Army officer; instrumental in helping the people of Poland overcome the 1919 typhus epidemic
Pedro N. Rivera, retired Puerto Rican US Air Force officer; in 1994 became the first Hispanic medical commander in the Air Force; lives in Alexandria, Virginia
Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith (1935–1967), U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War; of Puerto Rican descent
Augusto Rodríguez, Puerto Rican officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; immigrated to the US in the 1850s
Pedro Rodríguez (1912–1999), earned two Silver Stars within a seven-day period during the Korean War; Puerto Rican; died in Washington, D.C.
Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas (1888–1932), Puerto Rican odontologist (dentist), scientist and a major in the US Army; discovered the bacteria which causes cavities; died in Washington, D.C.
Félix Rodríguez, U.S. Army helicopter pilot, former CIA officer known for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and his involvement in the capture and interrogation of Che Guevara
Lola Sánchez, Confederate spy during the American Civil War; played an instrumental role in the Confederate victory in the Battle of Horse Landing
José Agustín Quintero, Cuban born Confederate diplomat to Mexico, based in Monterrey
Loreta Janeta Velazquez (1842 – c. 1902), aka Lieutenant Harry Buford, Cuban-born woman who claimed that she masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the American Civil War
Héctor E. Pagán, U.S. Army officer; first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become Deputy Commanding General of the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
José M. Portela, retired officer of the U.S. Air Force; served in the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air while also serving as commander of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard
Maritza Sáenz Ryan, U.S. Army officer; head of the Department of Law at the US Military Academy; first woman and first Hispanic West Point graduate to serve as an academic department head; Puerto Rican father, Spanish mother
Héctor Santiago-Colón (1942–1968), one of five Puerto Ricans posthumously presented with the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S.; Puerto Rican from New York
Frances M. Vega (1983–2003), first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone, in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Pedro del Valle (1893–1978), U.S. Marine Corps officer; first Hispanic to reach the rank of lieutenant general; in 1900 his family emigrated to the US and became US citizens
Humbert Roque Versace (1937–1965), American U.S. Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent; awarded the US' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War
See also
List of Argentine Americans
List of Bolivian Americans
List of Brazilian Americans
List of Colombian Americans
List of Cuban Americans
List of Dominican Americans
List of Mexican Americans
List of Nicaraguan Americans
List of Salvadoran Americans
List of Venezuelan Americans
List of Spanish Americans
List of Stateside Puerto Ricans
History of Mexican Americans
List of Hispanic and Latino Medal of Honor recipients
Hispanic and Latino Admirals in the United States Navy
Hispanics and Latinos in the United States Air Force
Hispanics and Latinos in the United States Coast Guard
Hispanics and Latinos in the United States Marine Corps
Hispanics and Latinos in the United States Navy
Hispanics and Latinos in the American Civil War
Hispanic and Latino American writers
List of Hispanic and Latin American Britons
References
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