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*[[Mercedes O. Cubria]], Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army - The first Cuban born female officer in the US Army.<ref name="LE"/> |
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* [[Loreta Janeta Velázquez]] (June 26, 1842 – c.1902), Cuban-born woman who claimed that she masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the [[American Civil War]]. |
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This is a list of notable Cuban Americans, including immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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Athletes
- Aric Almirola, current NASCAR driver
- Carlos Alvarez, former college football player for the University of Florida, known as "The Cuban Comet"
- Robert Andino, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles
- Osvaldo Alonso, midfielder for Seattle Sounders soccer team
- Gilbert Arenas, professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards
- Javier Arenas, cornerback and punt returner for the Arizona Cardinals
- J. P. Arencibia, current catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays
- René Arocha, former MLB pitcher
- Rolando Arrojo, former MLB pitcher
- Bronson Arroyo, starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and member of World Champion 2004 Boston Red Sox (Cuban father)
- Alex Avila, current catcher for the Detroit Tigers
- Danys Báez, relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies
- Yan Barthelemí, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Steve Bellán, former baseball player
- Yuniesky Betancourt, current MLB free agent
- Bert Campaneris, former MLB All-Star shortstop
- Barbaro Canizares, current first baseman
- José Canseco, former MLB All-Star outfielder and DH, author (Juiced) and reality show contestant (The Surreal Life)
- Ozzie Canseco, former MLB outfielder
- Rene Capo, former Olympic judoka.
- José Cardenal, former MLB outfielder and coach
- John Carlos, Olympic track and field medalist, professional football player, founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights (Cuban mother)[1]
- Joel Casamayor, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Elieser Castillo, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Eliseo Castillo, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Yoenis Cespedes, current MLB outfielder
- Aroldis Chapman, relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Vinnie Chulk, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
- José Contreras, current MLB free agent pitcher
- Mike Cuellar, former MLB All-Star pitcher
- Orestes Destrade, former MLB first baseman and current broadcaster
- Eric Eichmann, former US National Team and American professional soccer player (Cuban mother)
- Yunel Escobar, current shortstop for the Miami Marlins
- Alex Fernandez, former pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Osvaldo Fernandez, former MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds
- Tony Fossas, former MLB relief pitcher
- Tito Fuentes, former MLB second baseman
- Mary Joe Fernandez, tennis player
- Ryan Freel, former MLB utility player
- Yuriorkis Gamboa, "El Ciclón de Guantanamo", Professional Boxer
- Danny Garcia, former MLB outfielder Kansas City Royals
- Preston Gómez, former MLB infielder and manager
- Anthony Gonzalez, WR Atlanta Falcons National Football League
- Joaquin Gonzalez, Offensive Line, Indianapolis Colts National Football League
- Luis Gonzalez, former outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
- Gio Gonzalez, current MLB pitcher for the Washington Nationals
- Henry Gutierrez, former US National Team and American professional soccer player
- Ricky Gutiérrez, former shortstop
- James "Chico" Hernandez, of Wheaties fame, US Sombo Wrestling Champion, World Cup Silver and 3 time British silver medalist[2]
- Liván Hernández, starting pitcher for the New York Mets
- Orlando Hernández, half-brother of Liván, starting pitcher for New York Mets
- Eric Hosmer, first baseman for Kansas City Royals
- Raúl Ibáñez, Left fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anhiem
- José Iglesias, current MLB shortstop for the Detroit Tigers
- Jon Jay, outfielder for the St Louis Cardinals[citation needed]
- Ryan Lochte, gold medal Olympic swimmer
- Doug Logan, Chief Executive Officer of USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for track and field, long distance running, and race walking
- Neil Lomax, former quarterback for the St Louis Cardinals
- Hector Lombard, Mixed Martial Artist, Judo competitor at 2000 Sydney Olympics
- Brook Lopez, current NBA player for the Brooklyn Nets, (Cuban father)
- Robin Lopez, current NBA player for the New Orleans Pelicans, (Cuban father)
- Mickey Lopez, former second baseman.
- Frank Martin, current head men's basketball coach at South Carolina
- Jorge Masvidal, Mixed Martial Artist
- Christina McHale professional woman's tennis player.
- Frank Mir, Mixed Martial Artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion
- Al Montoya, current goalkeeper for the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL
- Minnie Miñoso, former MLB All-Star outfielder
- Pablo Morales, Olympic swimmer
- Kendrys Morales, current first baseman for the Los Angeles Angels
- Sergio Oliva, former 3-time Mr. Olympia; only bodybuilder to have ever beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Mr. Olympia competition
- Tony Oliva, former MLB All-Star outfielder
- Rey Ordóñez, former shortstop, New York Mets
- Henry Owens, former relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins
- Orlando Palmeiro, former MLB outfielder and pinch-hitter
- Rafael Palmeiro, former MLB All-Star first baseman and member of the 3,000 Hit and 500 Home Run clubs
- Brayan Peña, current MLB catcher
- Tony Pérez, former MLB All-Star infielder
- Eduardo Pérez, former MLB first baseman and current bench coach of the Houston Astros
- Jorge Posada, catcher for the New York Yankees (Cuban father)
- Alexei Ramírez, current shortstop for the Chicago White Sox
- Guillermo Rigondeaux, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Amy Rodriguez, frontline for U.S. women's national soccer team
- Jennifer Rodriguez, Olympic medal-winning speed skater
- Sean Rodriguez, second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
- Yoel Romero, Mixed Martial Artist
- Alex Sánchez, former outfielder
- Alberto Salazar, runner and marathon winner
- David Segui, former first baseman
- Odlanier Solís, Cuban Professional Boxer
- Danny Tartabull, former MLB All-Star outfielder
- Luis Tiant, former MLB All-Star pitcher
- Dara Torres, Olympic gold-medalist (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2008)
- Danny Valencia, current third baseman for the Kansas City Royals
- Alex Ochoa, former MLB outfielder and current first base coach in the Boston Red Sox organization
- Yasiel Puig, professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
- Danell Leyva,Olympic gymnast
- Barbaro Garbey, Former MLB player
- Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
- Alex Aguila,[3] co-founder of Alienware
- Raúl Alarcón, president and CEO of the Spanish Broadcasting System
- Alfredo Alonso, SVP of Clear Channel Radio
- Ralph Alvarez,[4] president and COO of McDonald's
- Bobby Maduro, baseball entrepreneur owner of Havana Sugar Kings
- Julio Ramirez, Second generation Cuban American. Former Executive Vice President-Global Operations Burger King Corporation
- Bacardi Family,[5] owners of Bacardi Rums, Grey Goose, Martini & Rossi and Dewar's
- Paul L. Cejas, CEO of PLC Investments, Inc.
- Armando Codina, CEO of the Codina Group
- Alfonso Fanjul,[6] sugar baron
- Jose Fanjul,[6] sugar baron
- Raul J. Fernandez, co-owner of the NBA Washington Wizards, NHL Washington Capitals and WNBA Washington Mystics
- Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility
- Jorge Figueredo,[7] Senior Vice President of Dow Jones
- Robert C. Goizueta,[8] former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
- Efraim Grinberg, CEO of Movado watches
- Gedalio Grinberg, founder and former CEO of Movado watches
- Nelson Gonzalez,[3] co-founder of Alienware
- Carlos Gutierrez,[9] former CEO of Kellogg Company
- Jorge Mas Canosa, CEO of MasTech, political activist, former head of Cuban-American National Foundation
- Alex Meruelo, CEO of The Muruelo Group
- Alvaro de Molina,[10] Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation
- Antonio Luis Navarro, former vice president of W. R. Grace and Company
- Jorge M. Perez,[11] real estate developer, CEO of the Related Group
- Joe Quesada,[12] editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
- George Reyes,[13] Chief Financial Officer of Google
- Gregorio Reyes, co-founded Sunward Technologies; Silicon Valley legend
- Marcos A. Rodriguez, entrepreneur, broadcaster, movie producer
- Felix Sabates, entrepreneur, philanthropist, holds ownership in NASCAR, Charlotte Bobcats
- Jeff Bezos, Founder of Amazon.com, owner of The Washington Post
Education
- Dr. Ruth Behar, anthropologist, poet, and filmmaker, first Latina recipient of a MacArthur award, University of Michigan
- Dr. George J. Borjas, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy, Harvard University
- Dr. Miguel A. De La Torre, prolific author on Hispanic religiosity, Iliff School of Theology
- Dr. Jorge I. Dominguez, Antonio Madero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics, Chairman of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies, Harvard University
- Dr. Roberto González Echevarría, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature, Yale University
- Dr. Jorge J. E. Gracia, Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy, University at Buffalo
- Dr. Robert Lima, Knight Commander, Order of Queen Isabel of Spain. Academician ANLE, Corr. Member RAE, Emeritus Professor and Emeritus Fellow, IAH (Penn State University)
- Dr. Modesto A. Maidique, former President of Florida International University
- Dr. Elsa A. Murano, President of Texas A&M University
- Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President of Miami Dade College
- Dr. Alejandro Portes, Professor of Sociology, Director of the Center for Migration and Development, Princeton University
- Dr. Gregory Rabassa, Renowned Literary Translator and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures at Queens College, City University of New York and in the Ph.D. Program in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures of the Graduate School and University Center of the CUNY Graduate Center
- Dr. Rubén G. Rumbaut, Professor of Sociology, University of California, Irvine
- Dr. Teofilo Ruiz, Distinguished Professor of History, UCLA and recipient of the 2011 National Humanities Medal at the White House
- Dr. Ernest Sosa, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy, Rutgers University
- Dr. Carlos M. N. Eire, T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University. His memoir of the Cuban Revolution, Waiting for Snow in Havana, (Free Press, 2003) won the National Book Award for non-fiction
- Armando Vilaseca. Commissioner of the Vermont Department of Education
Entertainment
Actors
- Laz Alonso, actor
- Odette Annable, actress (Cloverfield) (Cuban mother)
- Desi Arnaz, actor (I Love Lucy)
- Desi Arnaz Jr., actor, Cuban father
- Lucie Arnaz, actress, Cuban father
- Nelson Ascencio, comedian (MADtv)
- Steven Bauer, actor (Scarface, ¿Qué Pasa, USA?, credited as Rocky Echevarría)
- María Canals Barrera, voice actress
- Ariana Barouk - TV host, actress, model, and singer, who represented Cuba in the seventh edition of the environmentally oriented Miss Earth,International Beauty Pageant
- Bobby Cannavale, actor (Third Watch, Will & Grace), Cuban mother
- Irene Cara, actress (Flashdance)
- Nestor Carbonell, actor (Suddenly Susan, Lost, The Dark Knight, The Lost City)[14]
- Jencarlos Canela, actor (Mas sabe el diablo)
- Jason Canela, actor and brother of Jencarlos Canela
- Matt Cedeño, actor and model
- Eddie Cibrian, actor (Vanished, Invasion)
- Cristina Saralegui The most famous Hispanic talk show host.
- Damien Crosse, actor
- Valerie Cruz, actress (Nip/Tuck, The Dresden Files)
- Sammy Davis, Jr., actor, singer, dancer (whose mother was of mostly Cuban descent, though often reported as Puerto Rican)
- Rosario Dawson, American actress (Rent, Kids), mother of Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban descent.[15]
- Kamar de los Reyes, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
- Guillermo Díaz, actor (films Half Baked, Party Girl)
- Emiliano Díez, actor (the George Lopez TV series)
- Cameron Diaz, actress (father was of Cuban descent)
- Majandra Delfino, actress (Roswell)
- Marieh Delfino, actress
- Raúl Esparza, actor
- Mel Ferrer, actor
- Daisy Fuentes, model and television personality (MTV's House of Style)
- David Fumero, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
- Gene Gabriel, actor (Numb3rs, Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
- David Gallagher actor, 7th Heaven, Cuban mother[16]
- Melissa Gallo, television actress, One Life to Live[17]
- Robert Gant, actor (Queer as Folk)
- Andy García, Academy Award-nominated actor (The Godfather Part III, Ocean's Eleven, Oceans Twelve, The Lost City)
- Joanna García, film and television actress (Reba)[18]
- Jorge Garcia, actor (Lost)
- Jsu Garcia, actor
- Nona Gaye, singer and actress (Ali)
- Carlos Gómez, actor
- Marga Gomez, comedienne/playwright
- Adam Irigoyen, actor (Shake It Up)
- Oscar Isaac, actor, Cuban father
- David Lago, actor
- Carlos Leon actor (film The Woodsman)
- William Levy actor
- Faizon Love, actor, Born Langston Faizon Santisima
- Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, actress (El Super, ¿Qué Pasa, USA?)
- Natalie Martinez, actress (Sons of Tucson)
- Paul Le Mat, American actor of partially Cuban descent
- Elizabeth Melendez, American actress and former model of Cuban and Uruguayan descent.[19]
- Eva Mendes, actress (Hitch, 2 Fast 2 Furious)
- Olga Merediz, actress and singer
- Christina Milian, singer and actress (Be Cool)
- Enrique Murciano, actor (Without a Trace)
- Oscar Nuñez, actor (The Office)
- Luis Oquendo, actor (film Guaguasi, ¿Qué Pasa, USA?)
- Elizabeth Peña, actress (Rush Hour)
- Danny Pino, actor (Cold Case)
- Tony Plana, actor (Ugly Betty)
- Carlos Ponce, actor/singer but was born in (Puerto Rico) to Cuban immigrants
- Armando Riesco, actor (film Garden State)
- Adam Rodríguez, actor (CSI: Miami), of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent
- Génesis Rodríguez, actress (Dona Barbara, Dame Chocolate and Prisionera).
- Cesar Romero, actor (The Joker on Batman (1960s TV series), Ocean's Eleven (1960 film), Week-End in Havana)
- Mercedes Ruehl, Academy Award-winning (The Fisher King) and Tony Award-winning actress, mother is of part Cuban descent
- Caitlin Sanchez, actress (Dora The Explorer)
- Marco Sanchez, actor
- Saundra Santiago, actress (Miami Vice, The Sopranos)
- Tessie Santiago, actress (Queen of Swords), (Good Morning, Miami)
- Bianca A. Santos. actress (The Fosters (2013 TV series)
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress (The Sopranos), mother is of Cuban descent
- Georg Stanford Brown, actor (Roots)
- Bella Thorne, actress Shake It Up (father was of Cuban descent)
- Oscar Torre, actor and director (Hangover III, Cane (TV series), Ladrón que roba a ladrón)
- Gina Torres, actress (The Matrix sequels, Firefly and Serenity)
- Tammy Trull, American actress of Venezuelan and Cuban descent.
- Jordi Vilasuso, actor (Guiding Light)
Cartoonists
- Antonio Prohías, creator of Mad Magazine's Spy vs Spy series
Directors, screenwriters and producers
- Ozzie Alfonso, TV director, writer, producer; directed Sesame Street in the 1970s; was Senior Producer/Writer/Director of 3-2-1 Contact during the 1980s. Free-lanced for many clients; Adjunct college professor at St. John's University (New York). *Manny Coto, executive producer (24), writer (24, Star Trek: Enterprise)
- René Echevarria, writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Medium) co-creator of The 4400
- Andy García, director (The Lost City)
- Silvio Horta, creator and writer (Ugly Betty), writer (Urban Legends, Jake 2.0)
- Leon Ichaso, director/screenwriter (El Super), director (Ali: An American Hero), (Crossover Dreams), (Pinero), (El Cantante).
- Joe Menendez, TV and Film director (Ladrón que roba a ladrón), director (A Golden Christmas 2: The Second Tail), (Hunting of Man), co-executive producer of (Imagination Movers)
- Roberto Orci, executive producer (Star Trek, The Proposal) and writer (Transformers, Eagle Eye, Star Trek)
- Brett Ratner, director (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand) Parents: European Jews who lived in Cuba
- 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. He is son of a Cuban-born father of Castilian Spanish parentage[20] and a Lithuanian American mother.
- Amy Serrano, director/cimematographer/ writer (The Sugar Babies), producer of documentary films, poet
Graphic designers
Fashion
- Narciso Rodriguez, fashion designer
- Isabel Toledo, former creative director for Anne Klein; designed Michelle Obama's inauguration day dress
- Jorge Manuel, Bridal Fashion
- Lazaro Hernandez, Fashion Designer. Born in Miami.
Musicians
- Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban master percussionist
- Albita, Grammy-winning singer
- Mellow Man Ace, Godfather of Latin Hip Hop Born Ulpiano Sergio Reyes and is Afro-Cuban
- B Real, member of rap group Cypress Hill Born: Louis Freese Father is Mexican, Mother is Cuban
- Manuel Barrueco, classical guitarist
- Mario Bauza, trumpeter, saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader and Afro-Cuban Jazz pioneer
- Jorge Bolet, classical concert pianist specializing in Liszt
- Camila Cabello, Cuban born American to a Cuban mother; Fifth Harmony member
- Elizabeth Caballero, lyric soprano
- Irene Cara, Oscar and Grammy-winning singer (Flashdance), actress (Fame) Born in The Bronx, NY, US; her mother, Louise, was an American of Cuban descent.
- Desmond Child - American musician, songwriter, and producer. His mother is the Cuban songwriter Elena Casals[21]
- Willy Chirino, singer
- Ana Cristina, singer, songwriter, actress, Miss South Florida USA 2011
- Juan Croucier, rock bassist (Ratt, Dokken, Quiet Riot)
- Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer
- Xavier Cugat, celebrated bandleader
- José Curbelo - (1917 - 2012) Cuban-born American pianist and manager.
- Addys D'Mercedes, singer
- Paquito D'Rivera, Grammy-winning saxophonist
- The DeCastro Sisters, female singing group
- Don Dinero, rapper Born: Jose Manuel Guitian
- Sen Dog, Cuban rapper member of (Cypress Hill)
- Emilio Estefan, five-time Grammy-winning producer
- Gloria Estefan, Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated singer
- Lola Falana, singer, actress and dancer
- Johnny Goudie, rock musician
- Olga Guillot, singer
- Horacio Gutiérrez, prize-winning classical concert pianist
- Horacio Hernandez ("El Negro"), Grammy-winning drummer and percussionist
- Lauren Jauregui, member of Fifth Harmony
- Al Jourgensen, frontman of MinistryBorn in La Habana, Cuba to Cuban and Norwegian parents
- Nil Lara, rock musician
- Lissette, singer/actress (wife of Willy Chirino) Daughter of Olga y Tony.
- Dave Lombardo, drummer of Slayer
- Cachao López, composer, musician of Cuban mambo
- La Lupe, singer and gay icon
- Raúl Malo, lead singer of American country music band, The Mavericks
- Zenaida Manfugas, Concert Pianist.[22]
- Niurka Marcos, singer
- Martika, Grammy-nominated singer/actress (film Annie ; television series Kids Incorporated )
- Paul Masvidal, guitarist for metal band Cynic Born in Puerto Rico from Cuban parents
- Syesha Mercado, singer
- Roger Miret, singer for Agnostic Front
- Jorge Moreno, Grammy award winning singer / writer and TV producer
- JD Natasha, Latin pop musician
- Fats Navarro (1923 - 1950) - American jazz trumpet player. He was a pioneer of the bebop style of jazz improvisation in the 1940s. He was of Cuban-Black-Chinese descent.[23]
- Nayer - American singer of Cuban parents.
- Olivia Longott, rapper Cuban and Jamaican[24]
- P-Star, rapper, actress Born: Priscilla Star Diaz
- Pitbull, Cuban American Born in Miami, Florida
- Walfredo Reyes, Jr., percussionist and drum set player; born in Havana to a historically musical Cuban family; former member of Santana; current member of Chicago; expert in Jazz, Latin, World music, World fusion, Afro-Cuban, Rock, etc.
- Arsenio Rodriguez - (1911 – 1970) was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader. Born in Cuba, he died in United States, where he lived in the last years of his life.[25]
- Christopher Rojas, Cuban American-born composer and record producer
- Ángel, Cuban American-born rapper
- Rudy Pérez, Cuban composer and music producer.[26]
- Chano Pozo, Afro-Cuban, Latin Jazz percussionist, conga player
- Marco Rizo, pianist, composer, I Love Lucy
- Rey Ruiz, singer
- Arturo Sandoval, jazz trumpeter and pianist; composer
- Rudy Sarzo, rock bassist (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio)
- Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer
- Carly Simon - singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. Her mother, Andrea Louise Simon, was of German, French, and Afro-Cuban descent.[27]
- Joanna Simon (mezzo-soprano) - Sister of Carly Simon
- Lucy Simon - is an American composer for the theatre and popular songs. She is known for the musical, The Secret Garden. Sister of Carly and Joanna Simon
- Tonedeff - American rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter. He was born to a Cuban mother and a Colombian father
- Tico Torres, drummer of Bon Jovi, singer
- Rene Touzet, composer, pianist
- Mayra Verónica, singer, model, television personality
- Ras Juan Perez International Cuban Reggae star, member/founder of Reggae group Arawak Jah [Orlando, FL, USA]
- Mongo Santamaría, Latin jazz musician Grammy winner
- Voltaire, Dark cabaret musician. Born: Aurelio Voltaire Hernández
- Franky Gee, member of German eurodance group Captain Jack. Born in Cuba, he is of African American descent
Reality television contestants
- Rachel Campos, featured on The Real World: San Francisco
- Jose "Pepi" Diaz, contestant on season 5 of The Apprentice
- Marlon Fernández, winner of Objetivo Fama (third season)
- Janette Manrara, Finalist so you think you can dance season 5 TV Series
- Jeanine Mason, Winner of Season 5 of So You Think You Can Dance
- Ashley Massaro, Survivor: China contestant, WWE Diva, Playboy Model & Cover Girl
- Syesha Mercado, American Idol contestant
- Chris Núñez, artist and reality television personality (Miami Ink)
- Melissa Padrón, featured on The Real World: Miami
- Veronica Portillo, Playboy model and Road Rules contestant
- Janu Tornell, Vegas showgirl and reality show contestant (Survivor)
- Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist, featured on The Real World: San Francisco
Writers
- Alex Abella, mystery/crime novelist, non-fiction writer, and journalist
- Mercedes de Acosta, poet, playwright
- Reynaldo Arenas, poet, author
- Joaquin Badajoz, poet, author, essayist (North American Academy of the Spanish Language, fellow member)
- Nilo Cruz, playwright, the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Carmen Agra Deedy, children's books author
- Carlos Eire, writer, won the 2003 National Book Award in Nonfiction
- Frank Fernández, anarchist, author of exile-related themes
- Roberto G. Fernández, novelist
- María Irene Fornés, playwright
- Paula Fox, author, winner of Hans Christian Andersen Medal, biological grandmother of musician Courtney Love
- Cristina García, novelist
- Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, mystery novelist and descendant of Cuban independence patriot Francisco Vicente Aguilera[28]
- Oscar Hijuelos, first Hispanic to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
- José Kozer, poet, author of over sixty books[29] and Pablo Neruda Ibero-American Poetry Prize 2014[30]
- Robert Lima, author of twenty-seven books, poet, literary critic, biographer, editor, translator, bibliographer
- Rosa Lowinger, author of Tropicana Nights: the Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub.
- Ana Menéndez, author (books In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd and Loving Che)
- Anaïs Nin, author[31]
- Achy Obejas, novelist
- Ricardo Pau-Llosa, poet, art critic[32]
- Carlos Pintado, author, playwright and award-winning poet of Sant Jordi International Prize for Poetry.
- Jorge Reyes, memoirist, short-story writer, poet, children's books
- Antonio Sacre, children's books, playwright
- Cecilia Samartin, novelist, (books "Broken Paradise", "Tarnished Beauty", "Vigil"), www.ceciliasamartin.com
- Virgil Suárez, novelist
- Piri Thomas, author (memoir Down These Mean Streets)
- Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, writer (The Dirty Girls Social Club)
- Armando Valladares, writer ("Against All Hope: A Memoir of Life in Castro's Gulag")
Journalists
- Jessica Aguirre, anchor KNTV NBC 11 News San Francisco, CA
- Manny Alvarez, medical correspondent Fox News Channel
- Cathy Areu, founder of Catalina magazine
- Liz Balmaseda, columnist Miami Herald
- Barbara Bermudo, anchor Primer Impacto
- Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a business news General Assignment Reporter for CNBC television.
- Myrka Dellanos, former anchor Primer Impacto
- José Díaz-Balart, anchor/reporter
- GiGi Diaz, sports reporter Pompano Park and journalist in Miami
- Lourdes Garcia-Navarro, National Public Radio
- Max Gomez, medical correspondent WNBC, NBC in New York City
- Pedro Gomez (sports reporter), ESPN reporter and Barry Bonds' bete-noire, etc...
- Ambrose E. Gonzales, co-founder of The State newspaper in South Carolina and author of several books in Gullah language
- Narciso Gener Gonzales, co-founder of The State newspaper in South Carolina
- Dan Le Batard, sportswriter for The Miami Herald
- Tom Llamas, anchor for WNBC News 4 New York at 5:00pm and contributing correspondent for NBC News.
- Antonio Mora, host on Al Jazeera America
- Belkys Nerey, anchor WSVN, Fox in Miami
- Jackie Nespral, anchor WTVJ, NBC in Miami
- Soledad O'Brien, Al Jazeera America correspondent, Independent Producer
- Mirta Ojito, Pulitzer Prize winner
- Rafael Pineda, anchor WXTV in New York
- Ellie Rodriguez, anchor WSVN in Miami
- Maggie Rodriguez, co-anchor of CBS's The Early Show
- Mari Rodriguez Ichaso, filmmaker, columnist, journalist Vanidades, Harper's Bazaar en Espanol, Travel & Leisure en Espanol
- Rick Sanchez, anchor
- Amile Waters - Cuban born Head Sports Editor/Columnist, Radio Personality and an avid painter of the "Dark Metal" arts. Waters is also a former American pornographic and Indie film actress. She is daughter of a Cuban mother and Guyanese father.[33]
United States ambassadors
- Eduardo Aguirre, former United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
- Paul L. Cejas, former United States Ambassador to Belgium
- Lino Gutierrez, former United States Ambassador to Argentina
- Mauricio Solaún, former United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
- Carlos Pascual, former United States Ambassador to Mexico
- Hugo Llorens, United States Ambassador to Honduras
- Miguel H. Díaz, United States Ambassador to Holy See
- Everett Ellis Briggs, United States Ambassador to Panama
Cabinet members
- Carlos Gutierrez, former United States Secretary of Commerce
- Mel Martinez, fmr. United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
- John H. Sununu, White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush and former governor of New Hampshire
United States House of Representatives
- James Devereux, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland's 2nd district
- Lincoln Díaz-Balart, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 21st district
- Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 25th district
- Joseph Marion Hernández, first Hispanic elected to the United States Congress
- Joe Garcia, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 26th district
- David Rivera, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 25th district
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 18th district
- Albio Sires, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 13th district
2008 Congressional candidates
- Raul L. Martinez, Democratic candidate for Florida's 21st district
United States Senate
- Mel Martinez, United States Senator (R-Florida)
- Bob Menendez, United States Senator (D-New Jersey), former representative for New Jersey's 13th district
- John E. Sununu, former United States Senator (R-New Hampshire), former representative for New Hampshire's 1st district
- Marco Rubio, United States Senator (R-Florida)
- Ted Cruz, United States Senator (R-Texas)
Federal government
- Al Cardenas, Washington, D.C. lobbyist
- Alex Castellanos, Republican media consultant; senior advisor to 2008 Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
- Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D, director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Eliot A. Jardines, first Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source
- Otto Reich, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Mauricio J. Tamargo, 14th Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Local government
- Carlos Alvarez, mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Joe Carollo, former mayor of Miami
- Manny Diaz, mayor of Miami
- Rosario Kennedy, former commissioner and vice-mayor of Miami
- Raul L. Martinez, former mayor of Hialeah
- Carlos Mayans, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- Alex Penelas, former mayor (D-FL), Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Xavier Suarez, former mayor of Miami
- Silverio Vega, mayor of West New York, New Jersey
- Tomas Regalado, mayor of Miami
- Julio Robaina, former mayor of City of Hialeah
- Bill Vidal, former mayor of Denver, Colorado. He was born in Camagüey, Cuba.[34]
State government
- Zulima Farber, former Attorney General of New Jersey
- Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney for Miami-Dade County
- Anitere Flores, Florida State Senator and former Florida State Representative, first Republican Hispanic woman to serve in both the Florida House and Senate since 1986
- Bob Martinez, former governor of Florida, first Cuban-American governor in United States history
- Joseph Miró, Delaware state representative, president National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
- Alex X. Mooney, member of the Maryland state senate representing District 3
- Vincent Prieto, New Jersey state assemblyman 32nd District
- Marco Rubio, US Senator from Florida, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
U.S. Commonwealth government
- Roberto Arango, Puerto Rico Senator
Judiciary
- Cecilia Altonaga, United States District Court Judge
- Danny Boggs, Chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Raoul G. Cantero, III, first Hispanic justice on the Florida Supreme Court
- Adalberto Jordan, United States District Court Judge
- Jose L. Linares, United States District Court Judge of United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey
- Mauricio J. Tamargo, Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
- Joseph H. Rodriguez, United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Camden, New Jersey
- Eduardo Robreno, United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Esther Salas, United States District Court Judge of United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey
United States Armed Forces
- 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.
- Ambrosio José Gonzales, Colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
- Erneido Oliva. Major General. Former deputy commander of the D.C. National Guard.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Lola Sánchez, Confederate spy during the American Civil War. She played an instrumental role in the Confederate victory in the "Battle of Horse Landing".[35]
- Loreta Janeta Velazquez a.k.a. "Lieutenant Harry Buford", Velazquez was a Cuban born woman who masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the Civil War.
- Mercedes O. Cubria, Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army - The first Cuban born female officer in the US Army.[35]
- Loreta Janeta Velázquez (June 26, 1842 – c.1902), Cuban-born woman who claimed that she masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the American Civil War.
World leaders
- Éamon de Valera, 3rd president of Ireland
Science and technology
- Aida de Acosta, first female to fly a powered aircraft
- Aristides Agramonte, physician, pathologist and bacteriologist
- Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Isabel Pérez Farfante, carcinologist[36]
- Albert Siu, internist and geriatrician at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City
- Carlos Juan Finlay, (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban physician and scientist recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research.
Visual arts
- Veronica Napoles, artist, author, architect and designer
- Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, artist
- Jose Acosta Hernandez, artist
- José Bernal, artist
- Humberto Castro, painter
- Félix González-Torres, artist
- Ana Mendieta, artist
- Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, experimental filmmaker
- Mercedes de Acosta, socialite, author, best known for her affairs with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich
- Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
- Jose Manuel Carreño, award winning ballet dancer, American Ballet Theatre.
- Alberto Cutié, priest and television host, EWTN also daily talk show on Telemundo Network.
- Jose Ramon Diaz Alejandro, painter
- Alina Fernández, radio personality, daughter and critic of Fidel Castro
- Joe Garcia, 2008 Democratic congressional candidate
- Rita de Acosta Lydig, socialite
- Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, woman at the center of the Carl Tanzler case
- Ana Mendieta, performance artist, noted feminist
- Javier Peres, contemporary art dealer
- Henry Pollack, radio host of "Havana Rock"
- Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, close friend and confidant of President Richard Nixon; key Watergate scandal figure
- Maria Consuelo Iznaga Clement, wife of George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester
- Maria Teresa Mestre, Wife of Luxembourg's constitutional monarch - Grand Duke Henri. Her title is Grand Duchess
- Coco Fusco, artist and writer
- Agustin Gainza, artist
Others
- Juanita Castro, sister of former Cuban President Fidel Castro and incumbent President Raúl Castro. She has been living in the United States since 1964 and is a naturalized citizen.
- Emilio Cruz (1938 – 2004) American artist of African and Cuban descent. His work is held in several major museums in the United. States[37]
- Andrea Louise Simon - Community leader
European Royalty
- Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, is the spouse of Grand Duke Henri.
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- ^ a b [1] "Aguila and Gonzalez are of Cuban-American heritage, though both were born in the United States."
- ^ [2] "He's lovin' it; the Ralph Alvarez story: for the Cuban-born Ralph Alvarez, working for McDonald's had long been a dream."
- ^ [3] "The Bacardi family are Cuban exiles who left the country in 1960 when their assets were confiscated by Fidel Castro's regime."
- ^ a b [4] "The Cuban born brothers"
- ^ [5] "Born in Cuba during Fidel Castro's revolution, Figueredo fled the island with his parents"
- ^ [6] "Coca-Cola Chairman Roberto C. Goizueta, a Cuban immigrant"
- ^ [7] "Born in Havana, Cuba in 1953"
- ^ [8] "Cuban immigrant Al de Molina has done an impressive job as treasurer of Bank of America (BofA)"
- ^ [9] "Perez, 55, who was born in Argentina of Cuban parents and came to the U.S. in 1968"
- ^ [10] "Quesada created the Santerians, based on his coming of age experiences and Cuban heritage"
- ^ [11] "Cuban American George Reyes, 53"
- ^ No puedo esperar a poner las manos en el guión del último episodio de Perdidos ("I can not wait to put my hands on the last Lost episode") Template:Es icon
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This half Irish, half Cuban actor can dance for six hours straight! "I'm proud to have the Latin hips", he says!
- ^ Gallo - "Melissa Gallo Fan". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27.
(MELISSA GALLO) comes from "a big Cuban family, a lot of whom reside in the New York area"
- ^ Garcia - "Aah Celeb Profile".
Cuban descent actress JOANNA GARCIA
- ^ Elizabeth Melendez official site
- ^ "George A. Romero On His Latino Heritage: 'I Was The Shark, Not The Jet'".
- ^ [12] Biography at Song Writer Universe.com
- ^ http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2010/11/23/842752/homenaje-a-la-pianista-zenaida.html Homenaje a la pianista Zenaida Manfugás. Posted by Olga Connor. Asked on Wednesday, 16 denoviembre 2011.
- ^ Eugene Chadbourne, Al Dreares at Allmusic.
- ^ Ogunnaike, Lola (October 2005). Sole Sister. Vibe Media Group. ISSN 1070-4701. Retrieved September 24, 2007.
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- ^ Mix en español (magazine in Spanish: Mix in Spanish). July, August, 2000
- ^ Kors, Michael (July 2004). "Carly Simon: romance, pain, anticipation—if it's a human impulse, then Carly Simon has sung about it". Interview.
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- ^ es:José Kozer
- ^ http://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2013/07/jose-kozer-wins-pablo-neruda-ibero-american-poetry-prize/
- ^ Anais Nin was born in France of Cuban parents, and was later a naturalized American Citizen
- ^ Ricardo Pau-Llosa
- ^ iHeartAmile, on Blogger.
- ^ www.energyoutreach.org: Speakers at Colorado's New Energy Economy Conference
- ^ a b "The Latino Experience in U.S. History"; publisher: Globe Pearson; pages 155-157; ISBN 0-8359-0641-8
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