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This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain.[1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino":[2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American, Panamanian American, Salvadoran American, Argentine American, Bolivian American, Brazilian American, Chilean American, Colombian American, Ecuadorian American, Paraguayan American, Peruvian American, Spanish American, Uruguayan American, and Venezuelan American. However, Hispanic or Latino people can have any ancestry.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Arts

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Dance

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Actors

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Main article: List of Hispanic and Latino American actors

Cartoonists and animators

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Directors, screenwriters and producers

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Visual arts

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Music

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See Latin music in the United States

Alphabetized by surname

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Groups

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Reality show stars

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Fashion

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Business

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Civil activists

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Education

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Religion

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Architects

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  • 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

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Boxing

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American Football

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Golf

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Gymnastics

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  • 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

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Soccer

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Wrestlers

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Other sports

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Politics

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Thomas Perez
Adriano Espaillat

Federal

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Main articles: List of Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States Congress and List of Hispanic and Latino American United States Cabinet members

State

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Local

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Others

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Models

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Scientists

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Journalism

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Literature

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  • Mercedes de Acosta (1893–1968) – poet and playwright, also known for her lesbian affairs with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.[33]
  • Felipe Alfau (1902–1999) – Catalan novelist and poet.
  • Rudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) – Mexican-American author of Bless Me, Ultima
  • Jaime de Angulo (1887–1950) – linguist, novelist, and ethnomusicologist in the western United States. He was born in Paris of Spanish parents.
  • Estelle Anna Lewis (1824–1880) – United States poet and dramatist. She was of English and Spanish descent.
  • Ivan Argüelles – American poet and brother of Jose Argüelles.
  • Alexander Argüelles – American linguist and son of Ivan Argüelles.
  • Miguel Algarín (1941–2020) – Puerto Rican author and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café
  • Julia Alvarez – writer; Dominican American
  • Jimmy Santiago Baca – poet; Mexican American
  • Hilario Barrero – Spanish poet and teacher.[34]
  • Stephen Vincent Benét (July 22, 1898 – March 13, 1943) – American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist.
  • Giannina Braschi (b. 1953) – Puerto Rican author of Spanglish classic novel Yo-Yo Boing!
  • Fray Angelico Chavez – poet, historian, painter
  • Sandra Cisneros (b. 1954) – Mexican-American author of The House on Mango Street
  • Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952–2016) – Puerto Rican author of Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood
  • Angie Cruz (b. 1972) – Dominican-American author of Let It Rain Coffee
  • Nelson Denis (b. 1954) – Puerto Rican author of War Against All Puerto Ricans and former New York State Assemblyman
  • Junot Diaz – writer; Dominican American
  • Francisco Goldman – writer; Guatemalan American
  • Manuel Gonzales (1913–1993) – Spanish born-American Disney comics artist.
  • Jessica Hagedorn – Filipino-American playwright, writer, poet, storyteller, musician, and multimedia performance artist, to a Scots-Irish-French-Filipino mother and a Filipino-Spanish father.
  • Oscar Hijuelos – Cuban-American writer
  • Amber L. Hollibaugh – American writer, film-maker and political activist. She is the daughter of a Romany father of Spanish descent and an Irish mother.[35]
  • Christianne Meneses Jacobs – publisher of the only U.S. Spanish-language children's magazine; Nicaraguan American
  • Andrew Jolivétte – American author and lecturer of Spanish partially descent.
  • Lynda Lopez – author and journalist based in New York City
  • Patricia Santos Marcantonio – Mexican-American novelist and short story writer
  • Odón Betanzos Palacios (1925–2007) – poet, novelist and Spanish literary critic.[36]
  • 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.[37]
  • Anaïs Nin – born Angela Anaïs Juana Antolina Rosa Edelmira Nin y Culmell, was an American author born to Spanish-Cuban parents in France, where she was also raised.
  • Horacio Peña – professor, writer, and poet; Nicaraguan American
  • George Rabasa – American writer and author
  • Matthew Randazzo V – American true crime writer and historian. He is of Sicilian-American, Isleño, and Cajun descent.[38]
  • Alberto Rios (b. 1952) – Mexican-American poet, Arizona's first poet first state poet laureate
  • Benjamin Alire Sáenz (b. 1954) – Mexican-American author of Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club
  • George Santayana (1863–1952) – Spanish born, philosopher, essayist, poet, and novelist.
  • Luis Senarens (1865–1939) – Cuban-American science fiction author of The Frank Reade Library, the most popular sci-fi Dime Novel series of the 19th century.
  • Sergio Troncoso (b. 1961) – Mexican-American author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays
  • Geovanny Vicente – political strategist, international consultant and columnist who writes for CNN.
  • Jose Yglesias (November 29, 1919 – November 7, 1995) – American novelist and journalist. Yglesias was born in the Ybor City section of Tampa, Florida, and was of Cuban and Spanish descent. His father was from Galicia.
  • Rafael Yglesias (born May 12, 1954, New York) – American novelist and screenwriter. His parents were the novelists Jose Yglesias and Helen Yglesias.

United States Armed Forces

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  • 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[39]
  • 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[40]
  • Joseph H. De Castro (1844–1892), first Hispanic American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Richard Carmona, American physician and public health administrator[41]
  • 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[42]
  • Julius Peter Garesché, lieutenant colonel in the Union Army who served as Chief of Staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans
  • Ambrosio José Gonzales, colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War
  • José Manuel Hernández, popular Venezuelan caudillo, army general, congressman, presidential candidate and cabinet member who was also involved in numerous insurrections. Lived in exile in US from 1911 to his death in 1921
  • Narciso López, Venezuelan soldier and adventurer, known for four filibuster expeditions aimed at liberating Cuba from Spain in the 1850s
  • Carmen Contreras-Bozak (1919–2017), first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps, where she served as an interpreter and in numerous administrative positions; Puerto Rican; lives in Tampa, Florida[43]
  • Linda García Cubero, former U.S. Air Force officer; of Mexican-American-Puerto Rican descent
  • Rubén A. Cubero, highly decorated member of the U.S. Air Force; first Hispanic graduate of the US Air Force Academy to be named Dean of the Faculty of the academy; parents were Puerto Rican[44]
  • Alberto Díaz Jr., first Hispanic Director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital; Puerto Rican born and raised
  • Rafael O'Ferrall, United States Army officer; first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become the Deputy Commanding General for the Joint Task Force at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
  • Salvador E. Felices (1923–1987), first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of major general (two-star) in the U.S. Air Force; died in Florida
  • Diego E. Hernández, retired US Navy officer; first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Puerto Rican resident of Miami
  • Lester Martínez López, MD, MPH (born 1955), first Hispanic to head the Army Medical and Research Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland
  • Carlos Lozada (1946–1967) member of the U.S. Army; one of five Puerto Ricans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for their actions in combat; Puerto Rican born, raised in New York City
  • Ángel Méndez (1946–1967) U.S. Marine, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross
  • Virgil Rasmuss Miller (1900–1968), U.S. Army officer who served as Regimental Commander of the 442d Regimental Combat Team, a unit composed of "Nisei" (second generation Americans of Japanese descent), during World War II[45]
  • 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[46]
  • 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
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  • José Antonio Páez, Venezuelan leader who fought the War of Independence. President of Venezuela once it was independent of the Gran Colombia (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863). He lived in New York City during his years in exile and died there in 1873
  • Patricia Spanic, captain in the US Army. She is sister of soap opera actress Gabriela Spanic.
  • Erneido Oliva, major general; former deputy commander of the D.C. National Guard
  • Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano (1913–1980), submarine commander in the US Navy; first Hispanic submarine commanding officer
  • Frederick Lois Riefkohl (1889–1969), Puerto Rican officer in the U.S. Navy; first Puerto Rican to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and to be awarded the Navy Cross; lived and died in Florida[47]
  • Rudolph W. Riefkohl (1885–1950), U.S. Army officer; instrumental in helping the people of Poland overcome the 1919 typhus epidemic[48]
  • 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[49]
  • Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith (1935–1967), U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War; of Puerto Rican descent
  • Augusto Rodríguez, Puerto Rican officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; immigrated to the US in the 1850s[50]
  • Pedro Rodríguez (1912–1999), earned two Silver Stars within a seven-day period during the Korean War; Puerto Rican; died in Washington, D.C.[51]
  • Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas (1888–1932), Puerto Rican odontologist (dentist), scientist and a major in the US Army; discovered the bacteria which causes cavities; died in Washington, D.C.
  • Félix Rodríguez, U.S. Army helicopter pilot, former CIA officer known for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and his involvement in the capture and interrogation of Che Guevara
  • Lola Sánchez, Confederate spy during the American Civil War; played an instrumental role in the Confederate victory in the Battle of Horse Landing[42]
  • José Agustín Quintero, Cuban born Confederate diplomat to Mexico, based in Monterrey
  • Loreta Janeta Velazquez (1842 – c. 1902), aka Lieutenant Harry Buford, Cuban-born woman who claimed that she masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during the American Civil War
  • Héctor E. Pagán, U.S. Army officer; first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become Deputy Commanding General of the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • José M. Portela, retired officer of the U.S. Air Force; served in the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air while also serving as commander of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard
  • Maritza Sáenz Ryan, U.S. Army officer; head of the Department of Law at the US Military Academy; first woman and first Hispanic West Point graduate to serve as an academic department head; Puerto Rican father, Spanish mother[52]
  • 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[53]
  • Frances M. Vega (1983–2003), first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone, in Operation Iraqi Freedom[citation needed]
  • 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[54]
  • Humbert Roque Versace (1937–1965), American U.S. Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent; awarded the US' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War[55]

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