This is a list of notable

Hispanic and Latino Americans Hispanic and Latino Americans are Americans who have a Spaniards, Spanish or Latin Americans, Latin American background, culture, or family origin. This demographic group includes all Americans who identify as Hispanic or Latino (demonym), ...

: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in

Latin America Latin America is the cultural region of the Americas where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Spanish language, Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese. Latin America is defined according to cultural identity, not geogr ...

or Spain. The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino":

Mexican American Mexican Americans are Americans of full or partial Mexico, Mexican descent. In 2022, Mexican Americans comprised 11.2% of the US population and 58.9% of all Hispanic and Latino Americans. In 2019, 71% of Mexican Americans were born in the Unite ...

, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American,

Dominican American Dominican Americans (, ) are Americans who trace their ancestry to the Dominican Republic. The phrase may refer to someone born in the United States of Dominican descent or to someone who has migrated to the United States from the Dominican R ...

, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American, Panamanian American,

Salvadoran American Salvadoran Americans ( or ) are Americans of full or partial El Salvador, Salvadoran descent. As of 2021, there are 2,473,947 Salvadoran Americans in the United States, the Hispanic and Latino Americans#National origin, third-largest Hispanic ...

, Argentine American, Bolivian American,

Brazilian American Brazilian Americans ( or ) are Americans who are of full or partial Brazilian ancestry. The Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs estimates the Brazilian American population to be 1,905,000, the largest of any Brazilian diaspora. The larges ...

, Chilean American, Colombian American, Ecuadorian American, Paraguayan American, Peruvian American, Spanish American, Uruguayan American, and

Venezuelan American Venezuelan Americans (, ''venezolano-americanos'', or ''estadounidenses de origen venezolano'') are Americans who trace their heritage, or part of their heritage, to the nation of Venezuela. The word may refer to someone born in the U.S. of Ven ...

. However, Hispanic or Latino people can have any ancestry.

Arts

Dance

* Alec Lazo, ballroom dancer and instructor; Cuban American *

José Limón José Arcadio Limón (January 12, 1908 – December 2, 1972) was a dancer and choreographer from Mexico and who developed what is now known as 'Limón technique'. In the 1940s, he founded the José Limón Dance Company (now the Limón Dan ...

, 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

* Dolores del Río *

Rita Hayworth Rita Hayworth (born Margarita Carmen Cansino; October 17, 1918May 14, 1987) was an American actress, dancer, and Pin-up model, pin-up girl. She achieved fame in the 1940s as one of the top stars of the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of ...

(Spanish father) *

Jay Hernandez Javier Manuel "Jay" Hernandez (born February 20, 1978) is an American actor. After making his television debut in NBC's '' Hang Time'', he made his film debut opposite Kirsten Dunst in the romantic drama '' Crazy/Beautiful'' (2001). He has sin ...

* Lalo Ríos *

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, dancer and businesswoman. Lopez is regarded as one of the most influential entertainers of her time, credited with breaking ...

* Cameron Díaz (Cuban father) * Jorge García * Joshua Gomez *

Michelle Rodriguez Mayte Michelle Rodríguez (born July 12, 1978) is an American actress. She began her career in 2000, playing a troubled boxer in the independent sports drama film ''Girlfight'' (2000), where she won the Independent Spirit Awards, Independent S ...

* George Lopez *

Gina Rodriguez Gina Alexis Rodriguez (born July 30, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Globe Award f ...

* Isabela Moner * Jason Genao * Michael Trevino *

Bella Thorne Annabella Avery Thorne (born October 8, 1997) is an American actress, singer, and writer. She first received recognition for her roles as Margaux Darling in the series '' Dirty Sexy Money'' (2007–2008) and as Ruthy Spivey in the drama series ...

* Sofia Vergara *

Michael Peña Michael Peña (; ; born January 13, 1976) is an American actor. He has starred in many films, including '' Crash'' (2004), '' World Trade Center'' (2006), '' Shooter'' (2007), '' Observe and Report'' (2009), '' Tower Heist'' (2011), '' Battle: L ...

Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos (born February 24, 1947) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Detective List of Blade Runner (franchise) characters#Gaff, Gaff in ''Blade Runner'' (1982) and its sequel ''Blade Runner 2049'' (2017), Lieuten ...

* Dezi Arnaz

Cartoonists and animators

Sergio Aragonés Sergio Aragonés Domenech ( , ; born 6 September 1937 in Sant Mateu, Castellón, Spain) is a Spanish-Mexican-American cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to ''Mad (magazine), Mad'' magazine and creating the comic book ''Groo t ...

, 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 New Age is a range of Spirituality, spiritual or Religion, religious practices and beliefs that rapidly grew in Western world, Western society during the early 1970s. Its highly eclecticism, eclectic and unsystematic structure makes a precise d ...

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 The Walt Disney Company, commonly referred to as simply Disney, is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was founded on October 16 ...

, Fox Features, and

Warner Brothers Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (WBEI), commonly known as Warner Bros. (WB), is an American filmed entertainment studio headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex in Burbank, California and the main namesake subsidiary of Warner Bro ...

. * Emma Ríos, is a comics artist, writer, and editor with an international presence in the comics industry. She has worked for some of the largest American comics publishers, including Marvel, Image, and Boom! Studios. *

Joe Quesada Joseph Quesada (; born January 12, 1962'' Comics Buyer's Guide'' #1650; February 2009; page 107) is an American comic book artist, writer, editor, and television producer. He became known in the 1990s for his work on various Valiant Comics books, ...

, Cuban American comic book editor, writer producer and artist *

Al Williamson Alfonso Williamson (March 21, 1931 – June 12, 2010) was an American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western, science fiction and fantasy. Born in New York City, he spent much of his early childhood in ...

, artist of Flash Gordon, Star Wars, Secret Agent Corrigan, and EC science fiction comic books. His father was Colombian.

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 The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the recording of a film, television production, music video or other live-action piece. The cinematographer is the chief of the camera ...

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 An independent film, independent movie, indie film, or indie movie is a feature film or short film that is film production, produced outside the Major film studios, major film studio system in addition to being produced and distributed by independ ...

Chuck & Buck ''Chuck & Buck'' is a 2000 American black comedy drama film directed by Miguel Arteta and produced by Matthew Greenfield. It was written by and starred Mike White in the leading role. Arteta, Greenfield, and White met and first collaborated at ...

'' (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and ''

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''. He is son of a Peruvian father and a Spanish mother * Ozzie Alfonso – Cuban American TV director, writer, producer; directed ''

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'' in the 1970s; senior producer, writer, and director of ''

3-2-1 Contact ''3-2-1 Contact'' is an American science educational television show produced by the Children's Television Workshop (CTW, now known as Sesame Workshop). It aired on PBS from 1980 to 1988 and later ran on Noggin (a joint venture between the C ...

'' 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 Terri Doty is an American voice actress, voice director, and ADR writer known for her voice work in English dubs of Japanese anime shows produced by Funimation Funimation was an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video ...

(born 1984) – American animation voice actress, voice director, and writer of Mexican descent *

René Echevarria René Echevarria is an American screenwriter and producer. He has worked on a number of television series, including '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Dark Angel'' and ''Castle''. He created ''The 4400'' for USA Network, ''Carnival Row'' fo ...

– American of Cuban origin. He is a writer ('' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', '' Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''

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''), co-creator of ''

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'' * 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 Carlos López Estrada (born September 12, 1988) is a Mexican-American filmmaker, music video director, commercial director, theatre director, and actor. Born in Mexico, he moved to the United States when he was 12 and later enrolled at Chapman ...

(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 America Georgina Ferrera (; born April 18, 1984) is an American actress, director and television producer. She has received List of awards and nominations received by America Ferrera, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golde ...

(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 (''

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'') * Dany Garcia – Cuban American film producer * Nick Gomez (born 1963) – American film director to a Chilean father *

Alfonso Gomez-Rejon Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (sometimes Alfonso Gómez-Rejón; born November 6, 1972, in Laredo, Texas) is an American film and television director. He made his directorial film debut with the slasher film '' The Town That Dreaded Sundown'' (2014). He h ...

(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 Silvio Horta (August 14, 1974 – January 7, 2020) was an American screenwriter and television producer widely noted for adapting the hit Colombian telenovela '' Yo soy Betty, la fea'' into the ABC series '' Ugly Betty''. Horta served as head ...

– Cuban American. He is a creator and writer (''

Ugly Betty ''Ugly Betty'' is an American comedy-drama television series developed by Silvio Horta, which aired on American Broadcasting Company, ABC from September 28, 2006, to April 14, 2010. It is based on the Colombian telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea' ...

''), writer (''

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'', '' 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

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(Cuban American) *

Neal Jimenez Neal Jimenez (May 22, 1960 – December 11, 2022) was an American screenwriter and film director, best known for the 1986 film '' River's Edge''. He was a member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 1994. He won Independent Spi ...

(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 José Cuauhtémoc "Bill" Melendez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was an American animator, director, producer, and voice actor. Melendez is known for working on the ''Peanuts'' animated specials, as well as providing the voices of Sno ...

(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 ''12 Monkeys'' is a 1995 American Science fiction film, science fiction thriller film directed by Terry Gilliam from a screenplay by David Peoples and Janet Peoples, based on Chris Marker's 1962 short film ''La Jetée''. It stars Bruce Willis, M ...

'', '' 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 *

(born 1947) – American director and actor of Mexican descent, Emmy and Golden Globe winner *

Roberto Orci Roberto Gaston Orcí (July 20, 1973 – February 25, 2025) was a Mexican-American film and television screenwriter and producer. Born in Mexico City, Orci began his longtime collaboration with Alex Kurtzman while at school in California. Toge ...

(born 1973) – Mexican-born American screenwriter and producer (''

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'', '' The Proposal'') and writer (''

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'', ''

Eagle Eye ''Eagle Eye'' is a 2008 American action thriller film directed by D. J. Caruso from a screenplay by John Glenn, Travis Adam Wright, Hillary Seitz and Dan McDermott. The film stars Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson, Michael Ch ...

'', ''

'') * Manuel Perez (animator) (1914–1981) – American animator and animation director of Mexican descent * Richard Peña – American film festival organizer,

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; professor of film studies at

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* Tony Plana (born 1952) – Cuban-born American actor and director (''

'') *

Polish brothers Mark Polish and Michael Polish (born October 30, 1970), known informally as the Polish brothers, are American twin filmmakers. Michael usually directs their films, and Mark often has an acting role. Early lives The Polish brothers were born in ...

– 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

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animation studio, six-time Emmy Award winner * George A. Romero – American

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screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

and

editor Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, organization, a ...

(''

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'', '' Dawn of the Dead''), creator of the '' Living Dead'' film series; son of a Cuban-born father of Castilian Spanish parentage and a

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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 (

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) * 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 Jaume Collet-Serra (; born 23 March 1974) is a Spanish-American film director and producer. He directed the horror films ''House of Wax (2005 film), House of Wax'' (2005), ''Orphan (2009 film), Orphan'' (2009), and ''The Shallows (film), The Sh ...

(born March 23, 1974) – Spanish-born American film director and producer * Tony Taccone – American theater director; of Italian and a Puerto Rican descentHurwitt, Robert (July 5, 2006)
"Tony Taccone: Riding high on his recent successes, theater veteran has big plans for Berkeley Rep"
''Chronicle Theater Critic''. (accessed 2009-05-18) *

Jessy Terrero Jessy Terrero (born October 7, 1972) is a List of people from the Dominican Republic, Dominican Film director, film and music video director. Career Terrero appeared as an extra on the 1992 film ''Juice (1992 film), Juice'' starring Tupac Shakur ...

– 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 Rose Troche (; ; born 1964) is an American film and television director, television producer, and screenwriter. Early life and education Troche was born to Puerto Rican parents and grew up on the north side of Chicago. In an interview she stated ...

(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 Christopher John Weitz (; born November 30, 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known for his work with his brother Paul on the comedy films '' American Pie'' and '' About a Boy''; the latter earned ...

(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 Harold "Hype" Williams (born August 1, 1970) is an American music video and film director, film producer, and screenwriter. Early life Williams was born in Queens. He is of mixed African-American and Honduran descent. He attended Adelphi Univ ...

(born 1970) – American music video director, film director, film producer, and screenwriter. He is of African-American and Honduran descent *

Rafael Yglesias Rafael Yglesias is an American novelist and screenwriter best known for his novels ''Hide Fox, And All After'' and ''A Happy Marriage'', as well as the 1993 movie '' Fearless'', which he adapted from his own novel of the same name. He is the fath ...

(born May 12, 1954, New York) – American novelist and screenwriter. His parents were the novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias. *

Rudy Zamora Joaquin Rudolfo Zamora (March 26, 1910 – July 29, 1989) was a Mexican-American animator and animation director. His credits include, among others, '' The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show'', '' The Jetsons'', '' The Smurfs'', '' The Biskitts'', '' Pea ...

(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 Jean-Michel Basquiat (; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti ...

, 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 Richard Serra (November 2, 1938 – March 26, 2024) was an American artist known for his large-scale Abstract art, abstract sculptures made for Site-specific art, site-specific landscape, urban, and Architecture, architectural settings, a ...

, 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 Christina María Aguilera ( , ; born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and television personality. Recognized as Cultural impact of Christina Aguilera, an influential figure in music and having received Public imag ...

, singer; Ecuadorian American *

Luis Miguel Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (; born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer. Born in Puerto Rico to an Italian mother and a Spanish father, he is often referred to as Honorific nicknames in popular music, ''El Sol de Mexico'' ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels '' How the García Girls Lost Their Accents'' (1991), ''In the Time of the Butterflies'' (1994), and ''Yo! ...

, author; Dominican American *

Tatyana Ali Tatyana Marisol Ali (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and singer best known for her role as Ashley Banks on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' from 1990 to 1996. She starred as Tyana Jones on the TV One original ser ...

, singer; Panamanian American * Anacani, singer; Mexican American * Tom Araya, bassist and vocalist of thrash metal band

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; Chilean American *

David Archuleta David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American singer and songwriter. At the age of ten, he won the children's division of the Utah Talent Competition, leading to other television singing appearances. When he was twelve years ol ...

, American Idol finalist, singer and actor; Honduran American * AZ, rapper from

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; Dominican American *

Big Pun Christopher Lee Rios (November 10, 1971 – February 7, 2000), better known by his stage name Big Pun (short for Big Punisher), was an American rapper. Emerging from the underground hip hop scene in the Bronx, he came to prominence upon discover ...

, Christopher Rios first solo Hispanic rapper to go platinum, Puerto Rican (American) * B-Real, rapper from

Cypress Hill Cypress Hill is an American Hip hop music, hip hop group formed in South Gate, California in 1988. One of the first Latin groups to gain mainstream recognition in hip hop, they have sold over 20 million albums worldwide, and have obtained multi ...

; Cuban-Mexican American *

Baby Bash Ronald Ray Bryant (born October 18, 1969), better known by his stage name Baby Bash (formerly Baby Beesh), is an American rapper. His first two albums, '' Savage Dreams'' (2001) and '' On Tha Cool'' (2002), were released by the independent Housto ...

, R&B singer; Mexican American *

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (, ; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing mo ...

, folk singer; Mexican American *

Devendra Banhart Devendra Obi Banhart (born May 30, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter and visual artist. Banhart was born in Texas and raised in Venezuela and California. In 2000, he dropped out of the San Francisco Art Institute to pursue a musical career. ...

, freak folk singer, half-Venezuelan American *

Lloyd Banks Christopher Charles Lloyd (born April 30, 1982), better known by his stage name Lloyd Banks, is an American rapper. He began his career as a member of East Coast hip-hop, East Coast hip hop group G-Unit, which he formed with childhood friends ...

, rapper, member of

G-Unit G-Unit (short for Guerilla-Unit). was an American hip hop group formed by longtime friends and East Coast rappers 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, and Lloyd Banks. After amassing a string of self-released mixtapes in the early 2000s, the group released ...

; Puerto Rican (American) * Sergio Andrade, musician (bassist founder of LIFEHOUSE); Guatemalan American * Cedric Bixler-Zavala, lead singer for

At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American post-hardcore band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 1994. The band's most recent line-up consisted of Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals), Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, vocals), Paul Hinojos (bass), Tony Hajjar (drums ...

and Mars Volta; Mexican American * Rubén Blades, singer and actor; Panamanian American * Ryan Cabrera, singer; Colombian American * Irene Cara,

Grammy The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious a ...

-nominated singer; Cuban American *

Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( ; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Songbird Supreme" by ''Guinness World Records'', Carey is known for her five-octave voc ...

, singer; Venezuelan American *

Vikki Carr Florencia Vicenta de Casillas-Martínez Cardona (born July 19, 1940), known by her stage name Vikki Carr, is an American vocalist. She has a singing career that spans more than five decades. Born in El Paso, Texas, to Mexican parents, she has ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Ingrid Chavez Ingrid Julia Chavez (born January 21, 1965) is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and visual artist. Early life Chavez was born on January 21, 1965, in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and raised in Marietta, Georgia. She is of Mexican-American desce ...

, 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 Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) is a music duo consisting of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. They began working with Prince in the early 1980s and were part of his band the Revolution, before branching out on their own and releasi ...

* Nichole Cordova, singer; Spanish American *

Manny Marroquin Manny Marroquin (born September 21, 1971) is a Guatemalan-American record mixing engineer. He has been credited on albums for high-profile pop, R&B, hip hop and rock acts. He has worked with artists including Rihanna, Kanye West, Katy Perry ...

, Grammy Award-winning mixer/engineer; Guatemalan American * Celia Cruz, multiple

-winning singer; Cuban American * Cuban Link, rapper; Cuban American *

Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez (; born February 3, 1976), known professionally as Daddy Yankee (), is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor who rose to worldwide prominence in 2004 with the song "Gasolina". Dubbed the "Honorific ...

, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American) * DJ Kane, singer; Mexican American * Paula DeAnda, R&B, pop singer; Mexican American *

Kat DeLuna Kathleen Emperatriz DeLuna (born November 26, 1987) is an American singer. DeLuna began pursuing a career as a singer when she was a teenager and later signed with Epic Records. Her debut single, " Whine Up", released in 2007, went on to become ...

, pop singer; Dominican American * Howie Dorough, singer,

Backstreet Boys Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson (musician), Kevin Richardson. The band formed in 1993 in Orlando, Flori ...

; Puerto Rican (American) *

Fabolous John David Jackson (born November 18, 1977), known professionally as Fabolous, is an American rapper. Raised in Brooklyn, he first gained recognition for his ability upon performing live on DJ Clue's WQHT, Hot 97 radio show. Jackson then signed ...

, rapper; Dominican American * Margarita Mimi Baez Fariña, singer-songwriter *

Fat Joe Joseph Antonio Cartagena (born August 19, 1970), better known by his stage name Fat Joe, is an American rapper. He began recording as a member of Hip-hop, hip hop group D.I.T.C., Diggin' in the Crates Crew (D.I.T.C.) in 1992, and pursued a sol ...

, Puerto Rican-Cuban American * Fergie, singer,

Black Eyed Peas The Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group formed in Los Angeles in 1995, composed of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo (rapper), Taboo. Fergie (singer), Fergie was a member during the height of their popularity in the 2000s, and ...

; Mexican American * Aundrea Fimbres, singer,

Danity Kane Danity Kane is an American music group whose most recent line-up consisted of Aubrey O'Day, Dawn Richard, and Shannon Bex. The group originally had five members, but D. Woods, Wanita "D. Woods" Woodgett left the group in 2008, and Aundrea Fimbre ...

; Mexican American * DJ Flex/Nigga, singer; Panamanian American *

Luis Fonsi Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero (born April 15, 1978), known by his stage name Luis Fonsi (), is a Puerto Rican singer. He is known for his soulful and dance oriented songs, most notably 2017's "Despacito". Fonsi received his first Latin ...

, singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Frankie J Francisco Javier Bautista Jr. (born December 7, 1975) better known by his stage name Frankie J, is a Mexican-American singer and former member of the musical group Kumbia Kings. Born in Mexico, he grew up in San Diego and became a freestyle art ...

, singer; Mexican American * Mike Fuentes, drummer, percussionist, vocalist in the group

Pierce the Veil Pierce the Veil is an American rock band formed in San Diego, California, in 2006. It was founded by brothers Vic Fuentes, Vic and Mike Fuentes (musician), Mike Fuentes after the disbanding of Before Today, which formed out of the San Diego Pu ...

; Mexican American *

Vic Fuentes Victor Vincent Fuentes (born February 10, 1983) is an American musician. He is the co-founder, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the post-hardcore band Pierce the Veil, which he formed with his brother Mike Fuentes in 2006. Early life F ...

, singer-songwriter;

; Mexican American * Lalo Guerrero, musician; Mexican American * Albert Hammond Jr., singer for The Strokes; Peruvian-Argentine American *

Marques Houston Marques Barrett Houston (born August 4, 1981) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. Houston began his singing career in 1990, performing with IMx, and found popularity as an actor for his portrayal of Roger Evans in the tee ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Vanessa Hudgens Vanessa Anne Hudgens ( ; born December 14, 1988) is an American actress and singer. After making her feature film debut in '' Thirteen'' (2003), Hudgens rose to fame portraying Gabriella Montez in the ''High School Musical'' film series (200 ...

, singer and actress; Spanish-Filipino American *

Ivy Queen Martha Ivelisse Pesante Rodríguez (born March 4, 1972), known professionally as Ivy Queen, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actress. She is considered one of the pioneers of the reggaeton genre, commonly referred to as the Queen of Reggae ...

, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American) *

Jim Jones James Warren Jones (May 13, 1931 – November 18, 1978) was an American cult leader, preacher and mass murderer who founded and led the Peoples Temple between 1955 and 1978. Jones and the members of his inner circle planned and orchestrat ...

, rapper; Puerto Rican (American) *

Juanes Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 1972), known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician who was a member of the Rock music, rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Since releasing his solo debut album ''Fíjate B ...

, pop-rock singer; Colombian American * La India, singer; Puerto Rican (American) * La Lupe, singer and

gay icon A gay icon is a public figure who is regarded as a cultural icon by members of the LGBTQ community. Such figures usually have a devoted LGBTQ fanbase and act as allies to the LGBTQ community, often through their work, or they have been "openly app ...

; Cuban American *

Héctor Lavoe Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez (September 30, 1946 – June 29, 1993), better known as Héctor Lavoe, was a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican salsa music, salsa singer. Widely regarded as one of salsa’s most important and influential vocalist ...

, 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

; Cuban American *

Olivia Longott Olivia Theresa Longott (born February 15, 1981) is an American R&B singer. She is best known for performing with the hip hop group G-Unit and also known as a cast member on the VH1 reality television series '' Love & Hip Hop: New York''. Ea ...

, rapper; Cuban American *

, singer; Puerto Rican (American),

Nuyorican Nuyorican is a portmanteau word blending "New York" (or "Nueva York" in Spanish) and "Puerto Rican," referring to Puerto Ricans located in or around New York City, their culture, or their descendants (especially those raised or currently livin ...

Demi Lovato Demetria Devonne "Demi" Lovato ( ; born August 20, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), she starred in the Disney Channel short series ...

, singer and actress; Mexican American * Lumidee, singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Víctor Manuelle Víctor Manuel Ruiz Velázquez (born September 27, 1968), known professionally as Víctor Manuelle, is a Puerto Rican salsa singer, known to his fans as ''El Sonero de la Juventud'' ("The Singer Of Youths"). He is identified primarily with ' ...

, Salsa singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Marc Anthony Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and actor. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-tim ...

, singer, actor; Puerto Rican (American), Nuyorican * Martika,

-nominated singer; Cuban American * MC Magic, R&B singer; Mexican American *

Angie Martinez Angela "Angie" Martinez (born January 9, 1971) is an American radio personality, podcaster, singer, former rapper and actress. Dubbed "The Voice of New York", Martinez is widely known for her 28-year run at New York City station WQHT, Hot 97 ( ...

, 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 Enrique Martin Morales (born December 24, 1971), known professionally as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his musical versatility, with his Ricky Martin albums discography, discography incorporati ...

, singer; Puerto Rican (American) * Natalie Mejia, singer,

Girlicious Girlicious was an American girl group originally formed by Robin Antin, creator of the Pussycat Dolls, from The CW reality TV show ''Pussycat Dolls Present: Girlicious''. The group was originally signed to Geffen Records and composed of member ...

; Cuban-Mexican American *

Christina Milian Christina Milian ( , Flores; born September 26, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Following a number of minor television and film roles in the late nineties, Milian made her recording debut on American rapper Ja Rule's 20 ...

, singer and actress; Cuban American * Chino Moreno, lead singer of

Deftones Deftones is an American alternative metal band formed in Sacramento, California in 1988. They were formed by frontman Chino Moreno, lead guitarist Stephen Carpenter and drummer Abe Cunningham, with bassist Chi Cheng and keyboardist and tu ...

; Mexican American *

Chris Montez Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montañez; January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as hi ...

, Mexican American *

Dave Navarro David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Between 1993 and 1998, Navarro was the guitarist of Red Hot Chili ...

, lead guitar

Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1985. The band's best known line-up consisted of lead vocalist Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins and guitarist Dave Navarro. Jane's Addicti ...

; Mexican American *

Asia Nitollano Asia Nitollano (born February 14, 1988) is an American singer, dancer, model and cheerleader. After winning the television series '' Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll'', Nitollano became a member of the Pussycat Dolls, only t ...

, 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 William Omar Landrón Rivera (born February 10, 1979), known professionally as Don Omar, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is also known as the " King of Reggaeton" by music critics and fans alike. The ...

, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American) *

Jeannie Ortega Jeannette "Jeannie" Ortega (born November 19, 1986) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, writer, and journalist. She made her recording debut in 2006 with the album ''No Place Like BKLYN'' at the age of 19. The album featured the single "C ...

singer; Puerto Rican (American) * Karina Pasian, singer; Dominican-Armenian American * Pee Wee, singer and actor; Mexican American * Jennifer Peña, singer; Mexican American *

Chris Pérez Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, T ...

, 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 Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also k ...

; Puerto Rican (American) * A.B. Quintanilla III, producer, songwriter and bass guitarist from group Kumbia All Starz; Mexican American *

Gabriel Ríos Gabriel Ríos (born August 25, 1978 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican singer songwriter. Biography Gabriel was born in Puerto Rico, to Puerto Rican parents, and was raised on the island until the age of 17. He then relocated to the cit ...

, pop singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Jenni Rivera Dolores Janney "Jenni" Rivera (July 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012) was an American singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, and producer known for her work within the regional Mexican music genre, specifically in the styles of Banda (music), ...

, American singer, songwriter, actress, television producer, spokesperson, philanthropist and entrepreneur *

Zack de la Rocha Zacharias Manuel de la Rocha (born January 12, 1970) is an American musician, rapper, singer, songwriter, and political activist. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Rage Against the Machine. Through both Rage Against ...

vocalist,

Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine (often abbreviated as RATM or shortened to Rage) was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1991. It consisted of vocalist Zack de la Rocha, bassist and backing vocalist Tim ...

; Mexican American * Albita Rodríguez,

-winning singer; Cuban American * Omar Rodríguez-López, lead guitar for

and Mars Volta; Puerto Rican (American) *

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer who has performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin music. Ronstadt has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three A ...

, rock singer; Mexican American *

Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer, songwriter and television personality. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl", she first achieved recognition as a member of the successf ...

, singer; Mexican American * Michele Ruiz, broadcaster and CEO SaberHacer.com; Panamanian American *

Hope Sandoval Hope Sandoval (born June 24, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, and the lead singer of Mazzy Star and Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions. She has also toured and collaborated with other artists, including the Jesus and Mary Chain and Ma ...

, singer, Mazzy Star; Mexican American * Sonny Sandoval lead singer of P.O.D.; Mexican American *

Carlos Santana Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the Rock music, rock band Santana (band), Santana. Born and raised in Mexico where he developed his musical background, he r ...

, musician; Mexican American *

Juelz Santana LaRon Louis James Sr. (born February 18, 1982), better known by his stage name Juelz Santana, is an American rapper and member of now-defunct hip-hop group, the Diplomats (also known as Dipset). He is best known for his appearances on group coho ...

, rapper and member of

The Diplomats The Diplomats (also known as Dipset) were an American Hip hop music, hip hop collective formed in the summer of 1997 by childhood friends Cam'ron and Jim Jones (rapper), Jimmy Jones in Harlem, New York City. The group was originally composed of ...

; Dominican American *

Kike Santander Flavio Enrique "Kike" Santander Lora is a Colombian-American composer, record producer, arranger and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the principal Latino composers of the day, having worked with artists such as David Bisbal, Cristi ...

, composer and producer; Colombian *

Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (; born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine composer, record producer and musician. He is the recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Gustavo Santaolalla, numerous accolades for List of works by Gustavo S ...

, composer, winner of two

Oscars The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence i ...

for ''

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from Brokeback Mountain (short story), the 1997 short story by Annie Proulx, the screenplay ...

'' and '' Babel''; Argentine American *

Gilberto Santa Rosa Gilberto Santa Rosa Cortés (), nicknamed "El Caballero de la Salsa" (The Gentleman of Salsa) (born August 21, 1962), is a Puerto Rican bandleader and singer of salsa and bolero. He is a six-time Grammy Award winner and has sold over three mi ...

, Salsa singer; Puerto Rican (American) * Gabe Saporta, lead singer of Cobra Starship; Uruguayan American *

Jon Secada Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez (born October 4, 1961), better known as Jon Secada, is a Cuban-born American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. He has won two Grammy Awards and sold 15 million records, making him one of the best-se ...

, two-time

-winning singer; Cuban American *

Selena Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (; April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter. Known as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Tejano Music", her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most cel ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977) is a Colombian singer-songwriter. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Music", she has had a Cultural impact of Shakira, significant impact on the ...

, singer; Colombian American * Sheila E., percussionist; Mexican American * South Park Mexican, rapper; Mexican American * T-Bone (rapper), rapper; Nicaraguan-Salvadoran American *

Taboo A taboo is a social group's ban, prohibition or avoidance of something (usually an utterance or behavior) based on the group's sense that it is excessively repulsive, offensive, sacred or allowed only for certain people.''Encyclopædia Britannica ...

, rapper,

; Mexican American * Abel Talamantez, singer and dancer from group Los Super Reyes; Mexican American * Olga Tañon, merengue singer; Puerto Rican (American) *

Thalía Ariadna Thalía Sodi Miranda (; born 26 August 1971), known mononymously as Thalía, is a Mexican singer, songwriter and actress. Referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she is considered one of the most ...

, singer and actress; Mexican American * Melody Thornton, singer, Pussycat Dolls; Mexican American * Tony Touch, DJ; Puerto Rican (American) *

Robert Trujillo Roberto Agustín Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz (; born October 23, 1964) is an American musician who has been the bassist for heavy metal band Metallica since 2003. He first rose to prominence as the bassist of crossover thrash band ...

, bassist of thrash metal band

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. It was formed in Los Angeles in 1981 by vocalist and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...

; Mexican American * Jose Valdes, jazz pianist; Mexican American *

Ritchie Valens Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 – February 3, 1959), better known by his stage name Ritchie Valens, was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rock and roll pioneer and a forefather of the Chicano rock movement, Valens died i ...

, singer; Mexican American * Jaci Velasquez, singer and actress; Mexican American *

Julieta Venegas Julieta Venegas Percevault (; born 24 November 1970) is a Mexican singer, songwriter, instrumentalist, and producer who specializes in pop-rock-indie music in Spanish. She embarked on her musical journey by joining several bands, including the ...

, singer; Mexican American *

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombians, Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. One of the List of best-selling Latin music artists, best-selling Latin music artists of all time, with over 20 million records world ...

, singer; Colombian American *

, music video and film director; Honduran American *

JR Writer Juan Rusty Brito (born May 28, 1985) better known by his stage name J.R. Writer, is an American rapper and freestyle champion. He came to prominence in the early 2000s after becoming affiliated with the hip hop group The Diplomats and guest ap ...

rapper and member of

; Dominican American *

Selena Gomez Selena Marie Gomez ( ; born July 22, 1992) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, and businesswoman. Gomez began her career as a child actress, appearing on the children's television series ''Barney & Friends'' (2002–2004), a ...

, singer, fashion designer, actress, and record producer; Mexican American *

Ricardo Arjona Edgar Ricardo Arjona Morales (born 19 January 1964), known as Ricardo Arjona (), is a Guatemalan singer and songwriter. He is one of the most successful and best-selling Latin American artists of all time, with more than 20 million records sold ...

, Grammy-winning singer; Guatemalan

Groups

* Aventura, Bachata; Dominican-Puerto Rican American *Crooked Stilo, brother Latino rappers; Salvadoran American *

, 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 Los Illegals is an American Chicano punk band from Los Angeles. Formed in 1979 artist/muralist Willie Herrón (keyboards, vocals), civil rights activist Jesus "Xiuy" Velo (bass), drummer Bill Reyes, and guitarist brothers Manuel and Antonio "T ...

, punk rock band; Mexican American *

Los Lobos Los Lobos (, Spanish for "the Wolves") is a Mexican American rock group, rock band from East Los Angeles, California. Their music is influenced by rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues, brown-eyed soul, and traditional ...

, R&B, rock band; Mexican American *

Los Lonely Boys Los Lonely Boys are an American musical group from San Angelo, Texas. They play a style of music they call "Texican Rock n' Roll", combining elements of rock and roll, Texas blues, brown-eyed soul, country music, country, and Tejano music. The ...

R&B, rock band; Mexican American * Los Super Reyes, Cumbia group; Mexican American *

Luny Tunes Luny Tunes is an American reggaeton production duo consisting of Francisco Saldaña (Luny) and Víctor Cabrera (Tunes) who have been known for creating unique musical rhythms for some of the most popular reggaeton artists since the early 2000s ...

, production duo; Dominican American *

Nina Sky Nina Sky is a Puerto Rican-born musical duo based in the United States, consisting of identical twins Nicole and Natalie Albino. Their debut single "Move Ya Body", released from their Nina Sky (album), self-titled debut album in 2004, was a succ ...

, twin sister singers; Puerto Rican (American) * Prima J, Pop/Hip-Hop duo; Mexican American * Question Mark & the Mysterians,

punk rock Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...

band; Mexican American * Thee Midniters, rock and soul group; Mexican American * Voices of Theory, R&B boy group *

Wisin & Yandel Wisin & Yandel were a Puerto Rican reggaeton duo consisting of Wisin and Yandel. They started their career in 1998 and stayed together until 2023, winning several awards including a Grammy Award in 2009. They became the first and the only regga ...

, Puerto Rican (American)

Reality show stars

- ''

American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American Music competition, singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle (company), Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It a ...

'' contestant; Honduran American * Amanda Avila - ''

'' contestant; Mexican American * Christopher Badano - Uruguayan American, ''

'' 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, ''

'' contestant * Rodolfo (Rudy) Cárdenas - Venezuelan American, Top 24 contestant, ''

'' * Jose "Pepi" Diaz - Cuban American, '' The Apprentice'' contestant *

Sandra Diaz-Twine Sandra Diaz-Twine (born July 30, 1974) is an Americans, American television personality who became known for her appearances on the reality game show ''Survivor (American TV series), Survivor''. She won the first two seasons she appeared on, '' ...

- Puerto Rican American, '' Survivor: Pearl Islands'' Winner * Jennifer Fuentes - Cuban American, ''

'' contestant * Nathan Gonzalez - Cuban American, '' Survivor: Cook Islands'' contestant * Jaslene Gonzalez - Puerto Rican American, ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' Winner * David Hernandez - Mexican American, ''

'' contestant * Adriel Herrera - Mexican American, ''

'' contestant *

Allison Iraheta Allison Iraheta (; born April 27, 1992) is an American singing, singer who was the fourth place finalist on the American Idol (season 8), eighth season of ''American Idol''. Prior to ''Idol'', Iraheta won the Telemundo competition ''Quinceañera: ...

- ''

'' 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 World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) is an American professional wrestling promotion. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority-owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. A global integrated media and entertainment company, ...

Diva,

Playboy ''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $ ...

Cover Girl * Oswald Mendez - Cuban American, '' The Amazing Race 2'' and '' The Amazing Race 11'' contestant * Naima Mora - Mexican American, ''

'' Winner * Lydia Morales - Puerto Rican American, '' Survivor: Guatemala'' contestant * Cesar Millan - Mexican American, Star of '' Dog Whisperer'' * Danny Noriega - Mexican American, ''

'' contestant * Jorge Nuñez - Puerto Rican American, ''

'' contestant *

Tito Ortiz Jacob Christopher "Tito" Ortiz () is an American politican and retired mixed martial artist and Submission grappling, submission grappler. Ortiz is best known for his career with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC ...

- Mexican American, contestant on '' The Celebrity Apprentice'',

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

fighter * Janu Tornell - Cuban American, '' Survivor: Palau'' contestant *

Mario Vazquez Mario Adrián Vázquez (born June 15, 1977) is an American singer from The Bronx, New York City. He competed on American Idol's fourth season, which aired on the FOX network in early 2005. Biography Early life Raised by his single mother, A ...

- Puerto Rican American, ''

'' contestant, semi-finalist * Nick Verreos - Venezuelan American, '' Project Runaway'' contestant * Rita Verreos - Venezuelan American, '' Survivor: Fiji'' contestant

Fashion

Christy Turlington Christy Nicole Turlington Burns ( Turlington; born January 2, 1969) is an American fashion model. She initially attracted fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a supermodel. She represented Calvin Klein's Eternity campaign in 1989 and aga ...

, fashion model; Salvadoran American * Marisol Deluna, fashion designer; Spanish American *

Carolina Herrera Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño, 8 January 1939) is a Venezuelan Americans, Venezuelan American fashion designer. Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has designed for va ...

, 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

* Rosa Rios, businesswoman, executive, entrepreneur and an American academic. She served as the 43rd Treasurer of the United States of America. * Hector Ruiz, chairman and CEO of AMD

Advanced Micro Devices Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Santa Clara, California and maintains significant operations in Austin, Texas. AMD is a Information technology, hardware and F ...

* Ralph Alvarez, President and CEO of

McDonald's McDonald's Corporation, doing business as McDonald's, is an American Multinational corporation, multinational fast food chain store, chain. As of 2024, it is the second largest by number of locations in the world, behind only the Chinese ch ...

Corporation. * Michael Cordúa, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award-winning self-taught

chef A chef is a professional Cook (profession), cook and tradesperson who is proficient in all aspects of outline of food preparation, food preparation, often focusing on a particular cuisine. The word "chef" is derived from the term (), the di ...

; Nicaraguan American* *

Roberto Goizueta Roberto Críspulo Goizueta Cantera (November 18, 1931 – October 18, 1997) was a Cuban-born American business executive who served as the chairman, president, and chief executive officer (CEO) of The Coca-Cola Company from August 1980 until his ...

, former CEO of Coca-Cola. * Raul J. Fernandez, entrepreneur, CEO and Chairman of ObjectVideo, and Co-Owner of the

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

Washington Wizards The Washington Wizards are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Wizards compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team plays i ...

, and

Washington Mystics The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference. The team was ...

; Cuban-Ecuadorian American * Maria Elena Lagomasino, former CEO of JP Morgan Private Bank * David Martinez, managing partner of Fintech Advisory *

Arte Moreno Arturo "Arte" Moreno (born August 14, 1946) is an American businessman. On May 15, 2003, he became the first Mexican-American to own a major sports team in the United States when he purchased the Anaheim Angels baseball team from the Walt Disne ...

, 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 Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...

, first Puerto Rican

Xbox Xbox is a video gaming brand that consists of four main home video game console lines, as well as application software, applications (games), the streaming media, streaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming, and online services such as the Xbox networ ...

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 Luis von Ahn (; born 19 August 1978) is a Guatemalan-American entrepreneur and software developer. He is the founder of the company reCAPTCHA, which was sold to Google in 2009, and the co-founder and CEO of Duolingo. For these projects and othe ...

, 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 Cesario Estrada Chavez (; ; March 31, 1927 – April 23, 1993) was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta and lesser known Gilbert Padilla, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), ...

, labor leader; Mexican American * Linda Chavez-Thompson, labor leader; Mexican American *

Angelo Falcón Angelo Falcón (June 23, 1951 – May 24, 2018) was a Puerto Rican political scientist best known for starting the Institute for Puerto Rican Policy (IPR) in New York City in the early 1980s, a nonprofit and nonpartisan policy center that fo ...

, 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 An anti-war movement is a social movement in opposition to one or more nations' decision to start or carry on an armed conflict. The term ''anti-war'' can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conf ...

activist Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, direct or intervene in social, political, economic or environmental reform with the desire to make changes in society toward a perceived common good. Forms of activism range from mandate build ...

; Nicaraguan American * Lloyd Monserratt,

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

political and community leader * Eugene Nelson, labor leader * Baldemar Velasquez, activist; Mexican American

Education

* Jaime Escalante, teacher; Bolivian American * Alberto Ríos, American academic, author and poet * Richard A. Tapia, member of the

National Science Board The National Science Board (NSB) of the United States establishes the policies of the National Science Foundation (NSF) within the framework of applicable national policies set forth by the President of the United States, president and the United ...

, the governing board of the

National Science Foundation The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an Independent agencies of the United States government#Examples of independent agencies, independent agency of the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government that su ...

Religion

* Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister; Nicaraguan American *

Patrick Flores Patricio Fernández Flores (July 26, 1929 – January 9, 2017) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served from 1979 to 2004 as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas, bishop of the Diocese of El Paso in Texas f ...

, former Roman Catholic

Archbishop In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdi ...

San Antonio, Texas San Antonio ( ; Spanish for "Anthony of Padua, Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the List of Texas metropolitan areas, third-largest metropolitan area in Texa ...

; first Hispanic archbishop in the United States * Elias Gabriel Galvan,

Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the clergy who is entrusted with a position of Episcopal polity, authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance and administration of di ...

of the

United Methodist Church The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant Christian denomination, denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism. In the 19th century, its main predecessor, the Methodist Episcopal Church, was ...

* Miguel A. De La Torre, professor of social ethics and author of numerous books on Hispanic religiosity; Cuban American

Architects

* Mark Ríos (born 1956) (RIOS) is a Los Angeles-based design architecture collective with offices in London, Singapore, Shanghai, Los Angeles, Boulder, and Austin. * 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 Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...

third baseman *

Roberto Clemente Roberto Enrique Clemente Walker (; August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates, primarily as a right fielder. On December ...

Hall of Fame A hall, wall, or walk of fame is a list of individuals, achievements, or other entities, usually chosen by a group of electors, to mark their excellence or Wiktionary:fame, fame in their field. In some cases, these halls of fame consist of actu ...

outfielder * Marvin Benard - MLB player; Nicaraguan American * Chad Cordero - MLB relief pitcher *

Pat Corrales Patrick Corrales (March 20, 1941 – August 27, 2023) was an American professional baseball catcher, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1964 to 1973, primarily for the Cincinnati Reds as well as the Philadelp ...

- MLB player, manager, and coach * Edwin Encarnacion - MLB third baseman *

Johnny Estrada Johnny Pulado Estrada III (born June 27, 1976) is an American former professional baseball catcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, Arizona Diamondbacks, Milwaukee Brewers, and Washington ...

- MLB catcher * Andre Ethier - MLB outfielder * Brian Fuentes -

relief pitcher, 3 time All-Star *

Rafael Furcal Rafael Antoni Furcal (born October 24, 1977) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Marlins. With St. Louis, h ...

baseball player * Mike Garcia (AL pitcher) -

pitcher *

Nomar Garciaparra Anthony Nomar Garciaparra (; born July 23, 1973) is an American former Major League Baseball player and current SportsNet LA analyst. After playing parts of nine seasons as an All-Star shortstop for the Boston Red Sox, he played shortstop, Third ...

- MLB infielder *

Lefty Gomez Vernon Louis "Lefty" Gomez (November 26, 1908 – February 17, 1989) was an American professional baseball player. A left-handed pitcher, Gomez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) between 1930 and 1943 for the New York Yankees and the Washingto ...

pitcher, Hall of Fame member * Adrian Gonzalez - MLB infielder * Eddie Guardado - MLB pitcher *

Keith Hernandez Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Mets, and Cleveland Indians. Hernandez was a five-time Major League ...

- baseball player * Adam LaRoche - MLB first baseman * Andy LaRoche - MLB infielder * Evan Longoria - MLB infielder * Juan Marichal - hall of fame *

Buck Martinez John Albert "Buck" Martinez (born November 7, 1948) is an American former professional baseball catcher and manager, and is currently the television color commentator for the Toronto Blue Jays. He played 17 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) ...

- MLB player, manager, and commentator *

Dennis Martínez José Dennis Martínez Ortiz (born May 14, 1955), nicknamed "El Presidente" (), is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball pitcher. Martínez played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Montreal Expos, Cleveland Indians, S ...

- 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 Jesse Russell Orosco (born April 21, 1957) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 2003 for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Dodgers, Cleveland Indians, Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimor ...

- MLB pitcher * Jorge Orta - MLB second baseman * Manny Parra - MLB pitcher *

David Ortiz David Américo Ortiz Arias (born November 18, 1975), nicknamed "Big Papi", is a Dominican Americans, Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and first baseman who played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball from 1997 ...

- MLB

designated hitter The designated hitter (DH) is a baseball player who bats in place of another position player, most commonly the pitcher. Unlike other players in a team's lineup, they generally only play as an offensive player and usually do not play defense as ...

; Dominican American * Óliver Pérez - New York Mets Pitcher; Mexican American *

Albert Pujols José Alberto Pujols Alcántara (, ; born December 11, 1985) is a Dominicans, Dominican professional baseball Manager (baseball), manager and former first baseman and designated hitter who is the manager of the Leones del Escogido of the Domin ...

- baseball player; Dominican American * Carlos Quentin - MLB outfielder; Mexican American * Omar Quintanilla - MLB player, shortstop * Horacio Ramírez - pitcher; Mexican American *

Manny Ramirez Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida (born May 30, 1972) is a Dominican Americans (Dominican Republic), Dominican-American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played wit ...

- baseball player; Dominican American * Rudy Regalado - MLB infielder; Mexican American *

Anthony Reyes Anthony Loza Reyes (born October 16, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played five seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He pitched primarily as a starting pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians ...

- MLB pitcher; Mexican American * Jose Reyes - baseball player; Dominican American *

Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975), nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop, third baseman and designated hitter and current businessman. Rodriguez played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (ML ...

- baseball player *

Rich Rodriguez (L.H. pitcher) Richard Anthony Rodriguez (born March 1, 1963) is an American former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues from to . Rodriguez was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 17th round of the 1981 Ma ...

- MLB pitcher * Freddy Sanchez -

infielder; Mexican American * Alfonso Soriano - baseball player; Dominican American *

Miguel Tejada Miguel Odalis Tejada ( Tejeda; born May 25, 1974) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, before ...

- Dominican American * Mike Torrez - MLB player pitcher * Fernando Viña - MLB second baseman *

Ted Williams Theodore Samuel Williams (August 30, 1918 – July 5, 2002) was an American professional baseball player and manager. He played his entire 19-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, primarily as a left fielder, for the Boston Red Sox from 193 ...

third baseman with the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League East, East Division. Founded in as one of the Ameri ...

; half-Mexican American * Michael Young - baseball player

Basketball

Manu Ginobili Manu may refer to: Religion Proto Indo European Mythology * Manu (Indo European Mythology) one of the mythical duo Manu and Yemo Ancient Mesopotamia * Manu the Great, a Chaldean god of fate Hinduism * Manu (Hinduism), Hindu progenitor of man ...

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

player *

Luis Scola Luis Alberto Scola Balvoa (born 30 April 1980) is an Argentine former basketball player and the chief executive officer for the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) team Pallacanestro Varese. A three-time All-EuroLeague Team, All-EuroLeague selecti ...

player * Fabricio Oberto,

player * Carlos Delfino,

player * Wálter Herrmann,

player * Andres Nocioni,

player * Al Cueto,

player * Andres Guibert,

player * Gilbert Arenas,

player * Lazaro Borrell,

player *

Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Rose Lobo-Rushin (born October 6, 1973) is an American television basketball analyst and former professional women's basketball player in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) from 1997 to 2003. Lobo, at 6'4", played the cent ...

, WNBA player * Brook Lopez,

player * Robin Lopez,

player * Francisco García,

player * Al Horford,

player * Tito Horford,

player * Charlie Villanueva,

player * Luis Flores,

player * Felipe López,

player * Eduardo Najera,

player *

Earl Watson Earl Joseph Watson Jr. (born June 12, 1979) is an American professional basketball coach and former player, who serves as an assistant coach for the San Diego Toreros. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins, where he was a four-year ...

player *

Mark Aguirre Mark Anthony Aguirre ( ; born December 10, 1959) is a Mexican-American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aguirre was chosen as the List of first overall NBA draft picks, first overall pick of th ...

player * Horacio Llamas,

player * Rolando Blackman,

player; Panamanian American * Ruben Garces,

player; Panamanian American * Stuart Gray,

player; Panamanian American *

Carmelo Anthony Carmelo Kyam Anthony ( ; born May 29, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. Anthony played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and is a ten-time NBA All-Star Game, NBA All-Star and six-time All-NBA T ...

player * Carlos Arroyo,

player * J. J. Barea,

player * Guillermo Diaz,

player * Butch Lee,

player * Jose "Piculin" Ortiz,

player * Peter John Ramos,

player * Ramon Rivas,

player * Daniel Santiago,

player * Esteban Batista,

player *

Trevor Ariza Trevor Anthony Ariza (born June 30, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player who spent 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). A small forward, Ariza played college basketball for one season with the UCLA Bruins ...

player * Óscar Torres,

player * Carl Herrera,

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 Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr. (August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) s ...

- 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 Genaro (from the Latin Januarius, meaning "devoted to Janus In ancient Roman religion and myth, Janus ( ; ) is the god of beginnings, gates, transitions, time, duality, doorways, passages, frames, and endings. He is usually depicted as havi ...

- boxer, super featherweight champion * Robert Garcia - boxer, IBF featherweight title * Delia Gonzalez - boxer * Paul Gonzales - boxer *

- boxer, super featherweight champion *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born February 4, 1973) is an American Promoter (entertainment), boxing promoter and former professional boxing, professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 list of boxing sextuple ch ...

- 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 Miguel Ángel Cotto Vázquez (born October 29, 1980) is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2017. He is a multiple-time world champion, and the first Puerto Rican boxer to win quadruple champion, world titles in fo ...

- boxer * Wilfredo Gómez - boxer *

Wilfred Benítez Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez (born September 12, 1958) is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the youngest world champion in the sport's history. Earning his first of three career world titles in separate weight division ...

- 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 Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz (; born 30 September 1980) is a Cuban professional boxer. Who held the unified WBA (Super), WBO and '' Ring'' magazine super bantamweight titles between 2013 and 2017, and the WBA (Regular) bantamweight title fro ...

- boxer * Canelo Álvarez - Mexican professional boxer

American Football

*Raul Allegre - National Football League, 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 /

* Efrain Escudero - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Leonard Garcia - WEC, Mixed martial arts *Roger Huerta -

fighter; Mexican-Salvadoran American * Juanito Ibarra - Mixed martial arts fighter/boxing trainer *Diana López (taekwondo), Diana López - Taekwondo *Mark 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 *

- 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 (fighter), Miguel Torres - WEC / Mixed martial arts fighter * Charlie Valencia - Mixed martial arts fighter *Javier Vazquez (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 - Major League Soccer, MLS soccer; Mexican American *Cuauhtemoc Blanco - defender Chicago Fire S.C., 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 (footballer born 1989), Jorge Flores - C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American *José Francisco Torres - midfielder Pachuca; Mexican American *Francisco Gomez (soccer, born 1979), Francisco Gomez - USL Premier Development League; Mexican American *Herculez Gomez - Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer; Mexican American *Miguel Gonzalez (soccer, born 1987), Miguel Gonzalez - New England Revolution Major League Soccer; Mexican American *Sonny Guadarrama - midfielder for Atlético Morelia; Mexican American *Diego Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1972), Diego Gutierrez - midfielder Major League Soccer; Colombian American *Brad Guzan - Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper MLS Chivas USA *Daniel Hernández (soccer, born 1976), Daniel Hernandez - Major League Soccer; Mexican American *Christian Jimenez - MLS player; Mexican American *Freddy Juarez - defender Carolina RailHawks; Mexican American *Rodrigo López (soccer, born 1987), Rodrigo López - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American *Antonio Martínez (footballer, born 1977), Antonio Martínez - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA; Mexican American *Pablo Mastroeni - defensive midfielder Colorado Rapids *Mike Muñoz (soccer player), 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 (footballer, born 1977), Antonio de la Torre - defender for the Atlanta Silverbacks USL First Division; Mexican American *Arturo Torres (soccer, born 1980), 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 World Wrestling Entertainment, WWE; Mexican American *Eddie Guerrero - professional wrestler, World Wrestling Entertainment, 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, World Wrestling Entertainment, 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

* Rosa Rios, is an American academic. She served as the 43rd Treasurer of the United States of America. * George Santos – U.S. Representative from New York * Ruben Gallego – U.S. Senator from Arizona * Bernie Moreno – U.S. Senator from Ohio * 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. Secretary of State from Florida * María Elvira Salazar – U.S. Representative from Florida * Adriano Espaillat – U.S. Representative from New York * Tom Perez – 26th United States Secretary of Labor, 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 United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development * Lori Chavez-DeRemer – U.S. Representative from Oregon * Juan Ciscomani – U.S. Representative from Arizona * Gil Cisneros – U.S. Representative from California * 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 * Gabe Evans – U.S. Representative from Colorado * Mayra Flores – U.S. Representative from Texas * Chuy García – U.S. Representative from Illinois * Mike Garcia (politician), 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 (American politician), 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 * Sam Liccardo – 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 United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Senator from Colorado * Emily Randall – U.S. Representative from Washington * Luz Rivas – U.S. Representative from California * Raul Ruiz (politician), 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 (California congressman), 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 * Nellie Pou – U.S. Representative from New Jersey * 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 * Ernesto Gonzalez (politician), Ernesto Gonzalez – member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives * Wes Moore – 63rd Governor of Maryland * Jeanette Nuñez – 20th Lieutenant Governor of Florida * Nelson Castro (politician), 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 * Anthony Rendon (politician), Anthony Rendon – Speaker of the California State Assembly * Bill Richardson – 30th Governor of New Mexico * Robert A. Rivas – Speaker of the California State Assembly * Brian Sandoval – 29th Governor of Nevada * Joe Vogel (politician), Joe Vogel – member of the Maryland House of Delegates

Local

* Francis Suarez – mayor of Miami * Alex Blanco – mayor of Passaic, New Jersey * Fernando Cabrera (politician), Fernando Cabrera – New York City Council member * Julissa Ferreras – New York City Council member * William Lantigua – mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts * Miguel Martinez (politician), 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. Acaba, 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 C. Alvarez, Walter Clement Alvarez medicine doctor, author of books on medicine *Walter Alvarez, geologist, postulator of the Chicxulub crater, asteroid-impact theory for the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event *Serena M. Auñón, astronaut *Albert Baez, physicist *John C. Baez, mathematical physicist *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) *F. J. Duarte, 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 (cancer researcher), 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 Llinás, Rodolfo Llinas (b. 1934), Colombian American neuroscientist *John Garcia (psychologist), John Garcia, psychologist *Sidney M. Gutierrez, Mexican American astronaut *Jose Hernández (astronaut), Jose Hernández, Mexican American astronaut *Scarlin Hernandez (b. 1991), Dominican-American astronautical engineer *Christopher Loria, astronaut *Todd Martinez, Theoretical chemist and MacArthur Fellows Program, 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 (journalist), Juan Gonzalez, investigative journalist * Cork Graham, imprisoned in Vietnam for illegal entry, illegally entering the country while looking for buried treasure, 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 (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 (news anchor), 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 (journalist), 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 *

– 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 Díaz – 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 Romani people, Romany father of Gitanos, 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 Yorkers in journalism, 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 (Author), 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, Isleños, 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. *

(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. Aviles, Sr., 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, FloridaYoung woman's life defined by service in Women's Army Corps
* Linda Garcia Cubero, Linda García Cubero, former U.S. Air Force officer; of Mexican-American-Puerto Rican descent * Ruben A. Cubero, 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 RicanBrigadier General Ruben A. Cubero
, Retrieved August 15, 2011 * 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 Naval Base, 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 (Medal of Honor), 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 * Angel Mendez, 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 Frederic Louis Riefkohl

* 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 * Gabriela Spanic, 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 Ramirez de Arellano, 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 (soldier), Augusto Rodríguez, Puerto Rican officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; immigrated to the US in the 1850s"The Puerto Rican Diaspora: historical perspectives"; By Carmen Teresa Whalen, Víctor Vázquez-Hernandez; page 176; Publisher: Temple University Press; ; * Pedro Rodríguez (soldier), Pedro Rodríguez (1912–1999), earned two Silver Stars within a seven-day period during the Korean War; Puerto Rican; died in Washington, D.C.Arlington National Cemetery
/ref> * 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 (Central Intelligence Agency), 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), Lola Sánchez, Confederate spy during the American Civil War; played an instrumental role in the Confederate victory in the Battle of Horse Landing"The Latino Experience in U.S. History"; publisher: Globe Pearson; pages 155-157; * 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 * Hector E. Pagan, 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 motherPointer View
/ref> * 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 Warhttp://www.elboricua.com/MedalHonor.html Puerto Rican Medal of Honor

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