Talk:List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Merge proposal
[edit]They are both lists, so they should definitely be merged. Maybe the list should be subdivided by nationality?--Rockero 16:54, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
- It refers to the United States Hispanics. There is already a list of Hispanics and also a list for each country. --Zaqarbal 18:06, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
- This page needs major reconceptualization. What are we defining as Hispanic Americans? Those of hispanic descent born in america? those of hispanic descent in america? Or what? --Bfraga 21:25, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
- I think it refers to Hispanic US citizens, whether they were born in USA or not. For example, Hispanic physicist Luis Álvarez was born in San Francisco (California). Isabel Allende was born in Chile but later became a USA naturalized citizen (American nationality). So both are Hispanic Americans. --Zaqarbal 19:24, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
- The article should be titled: Notable Hispanics from the US. Since America is not just the USA but the entire continent. --ElChompiras
- I don't think both lists should be merged; one list refers only to Hispanics, the other one refers to American citizens of Hispanic ancestry, they are totally different from each other. --Luis Lema 18:26, 29 July 2006 (PST)
- The article should be titled: Notable Hispanics from the US. Since America is not just the USA but the entire continent. --ElChompiras
- I think it refers to Hispanic US citizens, whether they were born in USA or not. For example, Hispanic physicist Luis Álvarez was born in San Francisco (California). Isabel Allende was born in Chile but later became a USA naturalized citizen (American nationality). So both are Hispanic Americans. --Zaqarbal 19:24, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
- This page needs major reconceptualization. What are we defining as Hispanic Americans? Those of hispanic descent born in america? those of hispanic descent in america? Or what? --Bfraga 21:25, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
New lists
[edit]As I wrote in the List of Hispanics talk page, I edited a list of Latin Americans and a list of hispanophones. So now Notable Hispanics and List of Hispanics can be merged. But, to avoid confusions, I think it would be better to make redirections to a List of Hispanic Americans. --Zaqarbal 12:59, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
- And well...? Any suggestions? --Zaqarbal 12:50, 22 November 2006 (UTC)
Title
[edit]I think it ought to be either List of Hispanic Americans or Notable Hispanic Americans, because "famous" is so subjective.--Rockero 21:37, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
- Notable works for me --Bfraga 23:39, 15 December 2005 (UTC)
List
[edit]I'm going to remove all the people who are already under another list and then link to that list (no need to list twice). Mad Jack O'Lantern 02:36, 18 May 2006 (UTC)
Julie Brown
[edit]I can't find anywhere on the web that Julie Brown has a hispanic ancestry. I think she should not be on the list. If anyone has that information, please post it.
The Arts
[edit]I created sub-categories for this section. Please feel free to reorder if you spot any mistakes. Morlesg 15:59, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
Vandals at IP 147.31.184.40, Widener University and the School Districts of Delaware County, Pennsylvania
[edit]...have substituted at least one NN name but I don't know who rightly belongs on the list; maybe somebody could take a look. -CliffC 02:38, 4 January 2007 (UTC)
"Notability"
[edit]This article is for "notable" Hispanics. It should not have any redlinks. If a person is not notable enough to have his/her own Wikipedia article, then the person is not "notable" (see WP:BIO). This list had a number of additions of redlink names that do not show up on any Google searches. — ERcheck (talk) 03:07, 3 May 2007 (UTC)
Move the page
[edit]- Note: I moved this discussion to the bottom of the page to maintain chronological order of discussion, as is usual practice. — ERcheck (talk) 18:35, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
This is a list of Notable Hispanic Americans from the United States.
It is not, in any case, a list of Hispanic Americans from Hispanic America nor a list of notable Spaniards from Spain. Therefore, I think this page should be moved to Notable Hispanics from the United States or Notable Hispanic Americans (U.S.).
Discuss it please, otherwise, I will go further with this. The title is wrong. Onofre Bouvila 18:29, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
- I agree with both, the comments presented by User:ERcheck and User:Onofre Bouvila above. The list is supposed to be about "Hispanic Americans" which would indicate to mean United States Citizens of Hispanic descent. First of all, this article-list lacks an introductary paragraph which should state what the list is exactly about. Second, if the list is about "notable" Hispanics then it should be within Wikipedias notability criteria. Those who are not "Hispanic Americans" as defined, should be taken off the list. Third the list as is in unmagaable. Those are my two cents worth. Tony the Marine 19:46, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
- I think that a good name would be List of notable Hispanic Americans. This would make it clear that it was a list, not an article about notable Hispanic Americans. If you have "from the United States" in the title, this would exclude those Hispanic Americans who were not born in the U.S. — ERcheck (talk) 20:19, 6 May 2007 (UTC)
- BTW, I left a note on the Latinos WikiProject talk page concerning this discussion. Any moves should wait until folks have a chance to weigh in on this. — ERcheck (talk) 02:22, 7 May 2007 (UTC)
FWIW I agree, except that the title should be List of Hispanic Americans, on the assumption (as in other such lists) that by definition those included must be notable. --Jbmurray 23:32, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
If it was "List of Hispanic Americans", that would mean that it includes the Hispanic Americans from Hispanic America, and it is not so. It includes only the Hispanic Americans from the United States of America. Therefore, it should be List of Hispanic Americans (U.S.), or (according to U.S. definition of Hispanic American), because remember this is a global Wikipedia, not a U.S. Wikipedia. Onofre Bouvila 13:32, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
So, Julio Iglesias (a spaniard, not an american citizen) is in the list. I offer two more spaniards' names: Pizarro and Cortes as ... umm... explorers.
So I definitely move the page to List of notable Hispanics from the United States. It's better than List of notable Hispanic Americans, because Hispanic Americans are also those from Hispanic America, and here, we are talking about "Hispanics" in the US. In the article "Hispanic Americans" also was done like this; it was moved to "Hispanics in the United States", because otherwise it would cause conflict with the Hispanic Americans from Hispanic America. . 18:00, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
According to all this, I think the article should have only people from Hispanic America born or naturalized in the United States. Currently the article is a mess, because it considers lots of people from Spain / Hispanic America as "Hispanic Americans" (according to US definition) just because they have won an Oscar or stuff like that. If this article wants to be serious, it should only contain Hispanic Americans born or naturalized in the United States of America. . 18:06, 24 June 2007 (UTC)
Cristina Coria
[edit]I could have sworn she was Mexican, not Puerto Rican. Is there any proof of where she's from? 74.229.215.99 20:40, 11 May 2007 (UTC)
Flags
[edit]I hope everyone likes the new look of the page where i put the flags of each hispanic and latino.It makes it much easier tell let everyone know where they're from and who they are. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.55.41.94 (talk • contribs) 22:00, 27 May 2007
History of Latinos and Hispanics
[edit]Please consider contributing to the article entitled History of Latinos and Hispanics. Thank you! --JuanMuslim 1m 02:06, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
Hispanics in the United States - requested move
[edit]Hello everyone. There is at present a discussion going on at Hispanics in the United States, due to the request that the page be moved to Hispanic Americans. Would you like to comment please? Thank you. The Ogre 18:05, 4 December 2007 (UTC)
redlinks
[edit]I see the comment that we generally do not include redlinks on list pages like this. I suggest that these lists are the best place to include redlinks, to make it easier for people to find pages that need to be created. Since people with no current page cannot be listed in the category pages, it makes sense that they be left on these list pages. Yes? No? Aristophanes68 (talk) 20:08, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
- How about having a separate list of redlinks, either on the article or on the talk page? SamEV (talk) 02:32, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- Desired articles should be listed at the relevant project, Wikipedia:WikiProject Latinos, or at Wikipedia:Requested articles, but not here, where the potential for hoaxes and "my cousin who's a really great artist" abuse is too great. Pairadox (talk) 03:10, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- Ah, yes. Somehow I misunderstood Aristophanes as meaning (also) that including redlinks would provide readers an extra set of names that would otherwise not be on the list. Maybe it's because I do find redlinks occassionally useful that way myself; I can then go find out more about the subject, including right here on Wikipedia, in articles that mention them. SamEV (talk) 03:21, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- That's what I meant, Sam. I find the redlinks useful for knowing what articles need to be created, and having them in the lists is more useful than having them sequestered in a list of needed pages that I never think about examining (and may not even have the redlinked name on them). However, I see Pairadox's point about the potential for hoaxes. Perhaps a compromise would be to include redlinked names, but only when they are accompanied by a summary of their importance and/or a link to an external site. I know I've seen lists that have numerous redlinks with outside pages connected to them.... Aristophanes68 (talk) 05:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- The reason that I (and many others) take a hard line on redlinks in lists is because of notability issues. To continue with the example of an artist, it's really easy to set up a website to showcase one's own artwork. That would provide a link to an external site, but that individual could still fail Wikipedia's notability guidelines horribly. Similarly, a summary of their importance doesn't meet verifiabiltity requirements. If, on the other hand, an article exists, then that person either meets notability and verifiability guidelines or the article will soon be deleted. I think a better compromise is to use Wikipedia:WikiProject Latinos as a collection point. It allows for a wider range of like-minded individuals to see redlinks and create articles. I'd be interested in knowing what lists you've seen that include numerous redlinks. Pairadox (talk) 05:30, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- That makes sense. But a summary and an external link do at least provide instant means for judging importance. If it's done as you recommend, Pairadox, then please make sure that each list article such as this one contains a very visible link to the redlinks list in the WikiProject. SamEV (talk) 06:54, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- The reason that I (and many others) take a hard line on redlinks in lists is because of notability issues. To continue with the example of an artist, it's really easy to set up a website to showcase one's own artwork. That would provide a link to an external site, but that individual could still fail Wikipedia's notability guidelines horribly. Similarly, a summary of their importance doesn't meet verifiabiltity requirements. If, on the other hand, an article exists, then that person either meets notability and verifiability guidelines or the article will soon be deleted. I think a better compromise is to use Wikipedia:WikiProject Latinos as a collection point. It allows for a wider range of like-minded individuals to see redlinks and create articles. I'd be interested in knowing what lists you've seen that include numerous redlinks. Pairadox (talk) 05:30, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
- That's what I meant, Sam. I find the redlinks useful for knowing what articles need to be created, and having them in the lists is more useful than having them sequestered in a list of needed pages that I never think about examining (and may not even have the redlinked name on them). However, I see Pairadox's point about the potential for hoaxes. Perhaps a compromise would be to include redlinked names, but only when they are accompanied by a summary of their importance and/or a link to an external site. I know I've seen lists that have numerous redlinks with outside pages connected to them.... Aristophanes68 (talk) 05:09, 14 February 2008 (UTC)
the term Latino Americans is an erroneous term.
[edit]The apropriate term is Latin American. There is no Latino America. It is not in a legitimate dictionary or anywhere else legitimate. People from the Latin Americas are Latin Americans. Whoever put up the title to this page, please change this. How do you justify taking the name of a very large part of a continent, where the legitimate term is known all over the world, and with a slight of hand change it to something which only serves to obscure the reality of the peoples origen. Latino was adopted from the Spanish language in which, the meaning is Latin. This is also the case in English, see the Merriam webster dictionary. Sometimes for short Latino was used for Latino Americano, which is Spanish for Latin American. The English term is Latin Americans and that is what should be used as this is the English Wikipedia. The question is, why would someone knowing this, That the part of this continent where these people come from is and has been known officialy as Latin America, choose to use a term (that will be used by others in the perception of this group) that is not in the dictionary or any government forms. A term that attempts to illegitimize and disassociate the many individuals of this group from the correct English term 'Latin' and 'Latin America(n)s.' EDGARR (talk) 01:29, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
- There's just one key detail you're missing: this is not about Latin Americans. It's about citizens and residents of the United States (Americans) who are of Hispanic and Latino ethnicity; ergo, Hispanic and Latino Americans. SamEV (talk) 17:43, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
There is another detail missing. The continent is named America after Americo Vespucio therefore ALL citizens of the contient are americans similar to the Europeans in Europe or the Asians in Asia. The term American is not exclusive for the citizens of the United States (of America). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.139.11.2 (talk) 18:38, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
- I don't disagree. But it isn't a relevant detail. SamEV (talk) 19:23, 28 March 2009 (UTC)
Link this group
[edit]I've added Voices Of Theory to the "groups" section. The article exists in Wikipedia but needs to be linked.
22:09, 7 January 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.159.210.66 (talk)
- Done. SamEV (talk) 03:30, 9 January 2009 (UTC)
Bogus Aritcle
[edit]Over half of these people were not even born ina Spainish-speaking country and they do not even have Spanish names! On top of that, they either have on parent who is Spanish-speaking or PART, but it does not make these people "latinos." Most of them did not even go as "latino." Tatiana Ali never talked about being a "latina" and he name is clearly far from a "latino" name.
I am not sure the point of the article or is it to claim people who you really cannot claim. Latino is no race anyways, so anyone with a partial ancestry related to ONE parent or someone who is from a Spanish-speaking country BUT IS NOT of Spanish-speaking origins should not be on such a list. It's like calling a "latino" an American (in the US) when you know they come from another country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.233.203 (talk) 14:18, 11 July 2009 (UTC)
Removed Spanish and Brazilian entertainers, as well as white Europeans who recently immigrated to places like Argentina, Chile, Cuba, few from Mexico
[edit]- First of all Brazil is not part of Hispania. Ibero-America would include Brazil. See Hispanic America.
Second of all, Spanish people and people who are European who happen to live in Latin or Central America are NOT Hispanic. Knowing many people who are "Mexican", but who's whole families recently came from Spain or other European countries, they are considered white, not hispanic. The term Latin can refer to people of Spain, Italy, France, etc. People who are mestizo can also be called Latin, but the term "Latino" is used more; which is also used interchangeably with "Hispanic" to describe race. "Latino" and "Hispanic" are used to describe people of mixed ethnicity - Spanish (European) mixed with Native or Native and African. "Hispanic" also refers to the region, culture and language of Spanish-speaking countries, but when referring to race, hispanic is not used. A person from Spain is a Spaniard and a white European. There were many white cubans and chileans on the list who's family came from Spain. I removed them. I left those on the list who were native Cubans, who's grandparents did not come from Spain directly. So a Chilean who's family was all European was deleted. I personally have a friend born and raised in Chile, whose parents came from Spain (mother is Galician and from a region where Celts settled). She's pretty much Gaelic. So her parents are Spanish, and she's not Hispanic.
Another example is Alexis Bledel, a white European, and not Mestizo, and therefore NOT Hispanic either. Her mother's nationality is Mexican, but her background is French and German (maiden name Dozier) . The actress who's father is white Argentinian (with a full Danish background) and a mother who is French and German, obviously isn't Hispanic. I left her under the Mexican American since her mother was raised in Mexico, and that category is enough to establish that cultural background.
I have no idea why so many Brazilians were added to this list. White Brazilians or mixed. They speak Portuguese, not Spanish. So . . . all Brazilian entries were deleted, and anyone who is Spanish Cuban without native mixture (according to their background), Argentinian (non-native, white), Spanish, or other recent Europeans who immigrated to South America were deleted. I thought to delete Guillermo del Toro, since he seems to be white from Guadalajara, but since I can't verify his background as having a family who is just Spanish, I left him on the list. My friend's father is from Guadalajara and came from Spain - but that is verifiable. --CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 09:21, 9 November 2009 (UTC)
Once again, do NOT add Spanish people to this list. Spaniards are not Hispanic in terms of race. The term used is Spaniard. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispanic_America DOES NOT REFER TO PEOPLE FROM SPAIN. I will be forced to report those who keep adding back Spaniards to the Hispanic American list if this continues.--CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 00:26, 11 December 2009 (UTC)
This includes people in the U.S to be grouped together as Hispanic or Latino (Hispanic America and Spain), see Hispanic & Hispania. According to the Hispanic pew center 70% of immigrants from spain identified as Hispanic, who's Hispanic?.Bluesky26 (talk) 21:07, 17 December 2009 (UTC)
There doesn't seem to be many sources supporting this. When people say Latino/Hispanic in the U.S., they are generally referring to those from Central and South America and Mexico, and mainly people who are mestizo. While I see how it has to do with culture and language, the category in terms of ethnicity and race do not refer to people from Spain. Every Spanish person I know has said they were Spanish, not Hispanic. I know there is a category White - Hispanic, which can probably also refer to those who are from Spain, Argentina, Chile, etc., who emigrated from Spain and did not mix in with the population, but there has always been a distinct difference between those from Latin America and those from Spain. The Spanish are European. I also see a difference between latin and latino. Usually, latin refers to Italians, French, Spaniards, etc. and latino is used by Latin Americans. However, maybe things have changed in recent years. Since there is also a white - hispanic category, maybe hispanic is being used for the Spanish as well. I just haven't seen too much of that. CreativeSoul7981 (talk) 01:16, 2 September 2010 (UTC)
The flags
[edit]I think it would be best to replace the flags with the names of Hispanic or Latino subgroup(s). For example, instead of:
"* [country flag] Juan Z.X. Smithez, symbologist", let's have:
"* Juan Z.X. Smithez, symbologist; Fooian American".
The flags may be unfair to [native-born] US citizens. When looking at a name, the flag next to it can give the impression that the person is an immigrant from the country represented by the flag, which most H/L Americans are not. SamEV (talk) 00:36, 5 February 2010 (UTC); 05:45, 1 April 2010 (UTC)
Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States.
[edit]This list is only for the Hispanic of United States and not Hispanic Americans in general. I say this because in the list appear some Hispanic Americans that never lived in the United States, as is the case of Pablo Neruda. I know that the term "Hispanic-American" in the United States is unclear, yet as a Hispanic-American can be a Hispanics living in the U.S. or a Hispanic who lives in Latin America, but this list should only refer to Hispanics United States.
--Isinbill (talk) 21:05, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
- This list is about the Hispanics and Latinos of the Unites States. For now, at least, it includes residents of the United States, not just citizens. It is certainly *not* about the people of Hispanic America. And again, no flags, please.
- I presume you added Juanes because he lives in the US. I have no idea where he lives. SamEV (talk) 22:19, 3 May 2010 (UTC); 22:21, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
- Juanes said in an interview that he and his family live in Miami. Furthermore, I state only that the list have Hispanics never lived in the United States. I did not say in it should only have Hispanics who have American citizens. Actually, is not the same person living in the United States, even without citizenship, a person who has never lived there. In my opinion, only the first should appear in the list.
--Isinbill (talk) 23:38, 4 May 2010 (UTC)
- Why don't you remove the people that you know have never lived in the US? That would be helpful. SamEV (talk) 00:48, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
uncited claims of ethnicity
[edit]I have moved from the article all its uncited genetic and racial claims, feel free to add a WP:RS and replace. Thanks. John lilburne (talk) 20:46, 1 January 2011 (UTC)
- What "genetic and racial claims"? Do you know what "Hispanic or Latino origin" means?
- And rather than gutting the article, how about proposing and participating in a citation drive to last a reasonable period of time? That would have been far more helpful. SamEV (talk) 17:54, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- Unsourced assertions of ethnicity are a violation of WP:BLP policy, and as such can be deleted. Instead, John lilburne has moved the list to this talk page, where it should remain until proper sourcing is found. If you want a 'citation drive', I suggest you do this in the correct manner, which will be to first find WP:RS, and then move the relevant entries back. Frankly, though it seems to me that this list is so ridiculously long, and the criteria for inclusion so vague, that it can serve no useful purpose. Meanwhile, I'll revert the list to here, and ask you to conform with policy regarding sourcing. AndyTheGrump (talk) 18:11, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- Has there been any major change to WP:BLP in the last several months?
- Content that appears likely to be false should definitely be sourced. And I most definitely want to see this list become fully sourced. But dumping the page's contents here is a recipe for failure, because unlike an improvement drive, the sense of urgecy will be lacking. I know, because I've tried it elsewhere. The list ended up in the talk page's archive.
- So I deplore the actions of any user who takes it upon him/herself to 'clean up' this article in a heavy-handed, drive-by cop fashion; and their lack of commitment to an improvement drive would give me no confidence in their good intentions towards this subject. SamEV (talk) 21:01, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- Whether you 'deplore' anyone's actions is beside the point. The list is almost entirely unsourced, and an unsourced assertion of ethnicity is controversial by definition, I'd say, particularly when the 'ethnicity' in question is actually nothing of the sort, but is instead an arbitrary category constructed by the compilers of the list. It should not be in article space. Strictly speaking, it shouldn't be in talk space either, since WP:BLP applies here too. And I totally fail to see how moving the list here makes it appear 'less urgent'. It is at least 5 years old, how much longer should this policy violation remain uncorrected? Since I don't wish to engage in an edit war, can I ask what you propose to do to make the article comply with policy? AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:34, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- Further to this, please note that this article came up for discussion here: Wikipedia:Biographies_of_living_persons/Noticeboard#List_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans. You may wish to comment there. AndyTheGrump (talk) 21:42, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- Perhaps it isn't so beside the point if it affects how we work, or not, to improve this list.
- I propose that we set a deadline of between 2 weeks and the rest of the month to add references. What do you think? SamEV (talk) 21:51, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- You've not really explained why the list needs to be put back into the article while it is corrected. In any case, since it wasn't me that made the initial move, I can't really agree with any change that would leave the article unsourced and visible. Perhaps the best thing would be to continue to discuss this in the BLP/N thread I have linked above. Note that there seems to be agreement that this unsourced list of ethnicities problem is widespread, and there was nothing in particular that singled this list out at the time it was raised (though as I've said, personally I think it is arbitrary, and also likely to become ridiculously large). AndyTheGrump (talk) 22:30, 3 January 2011 (UTC)
- There's no gross violation of BLP here: Calling someone Hispanic or Latino is not exactly an insult.
- And there is no deadline—unless we set one.
- The thing is, you already 'sound' evasive about making any commitment to help out. SamEV (talk) 02:33, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- Having the unsourced entries listed on the talk page allows them to be reinstated to the article as and when sources are found. That's consistent with the policy that there is no deadline, and with the consensus on the BLP noticeboard. Cordless Larry (talk) 10:41, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- "The thing is, you already 'sound' evasive about making any commitment to help out". I'm not being evasive at all. I never suggested I was going to help. My commitment is to the principles of Wikipedia, not to the wishes of those who compile lists which contravene policy. AndyTheGrump (talk) 15:33, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- Nice ad hoc inversion of the spirit of WP:NORUSH, Larry.
- Well, of course you don't have to help, Andy. You don't have to do anything at all at WP. That includes gutting a page for the mere satisfaction of enforcing Wikirules.
- I'll source as much of the list as I can, for the rest of this month, by myself. (FYI, it's likely that I've added not a single name to this list, ever.) In the meantime, please cease your reverting. SamEV (talk) 22:56, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- WP:NORUSH is an essay which itself contains various conflicting interpretations. I only mentioned it because you did. My point was that by having the list here on the talk page, the entries can easily be restored as and when sources are found. I don't think anyone is acting simply out of satisfaction at enforcing rules, but rather because they feel that rules such as WP:V and WP:BLP exist for good reason. Cordless Larry (talk) 08:55, 5 January 2011 (UTC)
- Explain why you think the list cannot be sourced while it is on the talk page, and then we will be able to discuss this. Meanwhile, stop reverting the article to a state which you admit yourself if in breach of rules. Or discuss this elsewhere if you like: at the BLP/N thread or any other appropriate place. Meanwhile, the policy-breaching article will be reverted. AndyTheGrump (talk) 23:04, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- Explain it to you again? I'm no masochist.
- You "win". The list will disappear, as you wanted. Good day. SamEV (talk) 23:19, 4 January 2011 (UTC)
- I expressed my willingness to fix the list, even by myself, if the list were not removed to the talk page. (We're all entitled to our preferences in how we do things; you have yours. After all, no one's compelling you to enforce certain rules and not others.) Instead you chose the path that ensures the effective destruction of the page, because I won't fix it, and I doubt anyone else will step up to do it. You've stated your disinterest in the page's future. IOW, the effect of your zealous rule enforcement will be to prevent the improvement of a page. You know it, but you continue removing the list. In the face of that, I'm supposed to believe that your intentions are good? SamEV (talk) 00:28, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- And once again, you refuse to give a straight answer to a simple question: why cannot it be fixed on the talk page? Whether you chose to fix it or not is your choice, not mine. I note too that you have chosen not to do as I suggested, and discuss this elsewhere if you consider what has been done as wrong. I can only understand this as an acceptance that the removal of unsourced data was entirely in line with policy. If you continue to revert, without giving adequate grounds, I may consider raising your actions elsewhere. AndyTheGrump (talk) 01:38, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
Jeez... When did I dispute that the lack of sources is a problem? It isn't that you're not acting within policy; the problem is how you're acting within policy: inflexibly, which goes against the spirit of Wikipedia. Though it's possible that it does go against policy (WP:IAR?). And did I not say that my stance is a matter of personal preference? You prefer to be inflexible, I choose flexibility. SamEV (talk) 02:09, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- What exactly is flexible about "do it my way because I want it done that way, though I won't say why"? AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:56, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- My willingness to accept that the page needs to come into compliance soon, and to abide by a reasonable deadline, after which any unsourced content remaining should be deleted.
- Now it's your turn... SamEV (talk) 03:35, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- This isn't a chess game. We aren't playing by turns. I can now only take your refusal to answer my repeated question as a refusal to conform with the behaviour expected of Wikipedia editors, and will act accordingly. AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:41, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- BLP violations should be removed immediately, not moved back onto the page and worked on whenever an editor gets time. SamEV, if you're only willing to work on the BLP violations in article space, then you might as well go ahead and take this article off your watch list. Dayewalker (talk) 04:06, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- Andy, I said "your turn" as in "your turn to show that you can be flexible if the result is a good". I wasn't talking chess.
- But now you go and start a thread at ANI. Sorry, but I thought you could tell that I moved on. I hope you do the same.
- Daywalker, yes, I was "willing to work on the BLP violations in article space", so I don't understand your comment. SamEV (talk) 04:11, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- I have now raised this issue at AN/I: Wikipedia:Administrators'_noticeboard/Incidents#A_dispute_at_List_of_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans AndyTheGrump (talk) 04:12, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- SamEV, that was my point. If you're only willing to work on this article if the BLP violations are in article space while you do, that's not going to work. Dayewalker (talk) 17:35, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- BLP violations should be removed immediately, not moved back onto the page and worked on whenever an editor gets time. SamEV, if you're only willing to work on the BLP violations in article space, then you might as well go ahead and take this article off your watch list. Dayewalker (talk) 04:06, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- This isn't a chess game. We aren't playing by turns. I can now only take your refusal to answer my repeated question as a refusal to conform with the behaviour expected of Wikipedia editors, and will act accordingly. AndyTheGrump (talk) 03:41, 6 January 2011 (UTC)
- There is nothing in BLP about ethnic origin being a BLP violation. Race, religion, other things, but not ethnic. This has been debated and rejected several times. Hmains (talk) 18:49, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
- And your point is? If unsourced material is used in BLP's (or any other article come to that, if it is at all contentious), it shouldn't be there, regardless of what it is about. Also, 'ethnic origins' is a misonomer at the best of times, and doubly so in relation to 'Hispanic and Latino Americans'. AndyTheGrump (talk) 19:14, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
- It is not good enough to say that ethnicity is referenced in the articles. Each such statement of fact requires a reference. You have just inserted several 100 names back into the list which ones did you check before hand and where are the references? John lilburne (talk) 19:19, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
- My point is you cannot play the BLP card in regards to ethnic anything. And if 'Hispanic and Latino Americans' is not ethnic, then maybe it is national origins--for which the BLP card also cannot be played. There is nothing contentious about these facts, other than in the minds of a few editors. There is also no requirement anywhere in WP that every statement of fact needs an immediate citation when the citation can be readily find by looking at the linked article. We do not pull into the linked-from article links found in the link-to article. The rules of WP assert that facts need to be capable of being verified, not that every line in WP has a verifying citation. I am wrong, show me the exact guideline rules, not your sloganeering assertions. Your edits are simply wrong and disruptive of WP. Hmains (talk) 00:24, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- This has been discussed in the appropriate places, and the consensus is clear: see here [1] and here [2]. There is a current thread on the issue at BLP/N here [3]. If you want to debate this, I suggest you do it there, but please read the linked threads (and this one [4], on a similar subject) first. And no, the linked article isn't a citation, and neither can it be used as an indirect link to one - Wikipedia isn't a WP:RS for itself, obviously. AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:36, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- What I see here is mostly you and lilburne self-congratulating each other with your statements. These are not discussions and have no value. I asked for guideline locations not your personal comments and I am still waiting. And I agree a linked article is not a citation and I did not say that. What I said is you you can go to the linked article and find the citation. All of which is perfectly allowed under the 'verifiable rule'--capable of being verified. Hmains (talk) 15:51, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- No, if you claim there are 'citations' in the linked articles that state the ethnicity of the persons concerned, then go to the articles, find them, and add the person concerned, with the link, to the list. And before you go any further, I suggest that you actually try doing that - I did this with four picked at random: two were unsourced, one was questionable (is someone of 'Puerto Rican, French, Dutch and Scottish ancestry' a Latin American?), and one was almost certainly just plain wrong. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:20, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- I don't expect the bio articles here are any better or any worse than the rest of the bio and non-bio articles in WP: a mixture of fact and fancy. As with all articles in WP, however, there is no requirement that each fact have a reference citation: that is only needed for featured articles and for certain BLP facts--and ethnic and national origin are not among BLP fact concerns that require such citation. In general, WP, for better or for worse, trusts that the articles writers have been honest in taking information from the article references and putting it into article content. Citations are not required and missing citations are not a valid criteria for removing content--they are only a criteria for adding 'citation needed' templates and moving on. What you are personally requiring for this list is not required elsewhere in WP. Which is why I am still waiting for you to show me the specific WP guidelines to support the mass deletions that you are performing. And not your personal consolidation and extrapolation of such guidelines--the specific statements in guidelines that say 'delete this' if no reference citations are present. And I see, so far, that you have been unwilling or unable to do this so I am beginning to suspect there are none. Hmains (talk) 23:26, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
- from WP:CATEGRS: "...inclusion must be based on reliable sources". I note that you have now attempted to reinsert the entire list, even after I pointed out that it was likely to be problematic even if one accepted links to articles as 'sourcing' (which it isn't). I suggest that you discuss this at BLP/N, rather than engaging in petty squabbles here. AndyTheGrump (talk) 02:59, 19 August 2011 (UTC)
- I don't expect the bio articles here are any better or any worse than the rest of the bio and non-bio articles in WP: a mixture of fact and fancy. As with all articles in WP, however, there is no requirement that each fact have a reference citation: that is only needed for featured articles and for certain BLP facts--and ethnic and national origin are not among BLP fact concerns that require such citation. In general, WP, for better or for worse, trusts that the articles writers have been honest in taking information from the article references and putting it into article content. Citations are not required and missing citations are not a valid criteria for removing content--they are only a criteria for adding 'citation needed' templates and moving on. What you are personally requiring for this list is not required elsewhere in WP. Which is why I am still waiting for you to show me the specific WP guidelines to support the mass deletions that you are performing. And not your personal consolidation and extrapolation of such guidelines--the specific statements in guidelines that say 'delete this' if no reference citations are present. And I see, so far, that you have been unwilling or unable to do this so I am beginning to suspect there are none. Hmains (talk) 23:26, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
- No, if you claim there are 'citations' in the linked articles that state the ethnicity of the persons concerned, then go to the articles, find them, and add the person concerned, with the link, to the list. And before you go any further, I suggest that you actually try doing that - I did this with four picked at random: two were unsourced, one was questionable (is someone of 'Puerto Rican, French, Dutch and Scottish ancestry' a Latin American?), and one was almost certainly just plain wrong. AndyTheGrump (talk) 16:20, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- What I see here is mostly you and lilburne self-congratulating each other with your statements. These are not discussions and have no value. I asked for guideline locations not your personal comments and I am still waiting. And I agree a linked article is not a citation and I did not say that. What I said is you you can go to the linked article and find the citation. All of which is perfectly allowed under the 'verifiable rule'--capable of being verified. Hmains (talk) 15:51, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- This has been discussed in the appropriate places, and the consensus is clear: see here [1] and here [2]. There is a current thread on the issue at BLP/N here [3]. If you want to debate this, I suggest you do it there, but please read the linked threads (and this one [4], on a similar subject) first. And no, the linked article isn't a citation, and neither can it be used as an indirect link to one - Wikipedia isn't a WP:RS for itself, obviously. AndyTheGrump (talk) 00:36, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
- My point is you cannot play the BLP card in regards to ethnic anything. And if 'Hispanic and Latino Americans' is not ethnic, then maybe it is national origins--for which the BLP card also cannot be played. There is nothing contentious about these facts, other than in the minds of a few editors. There is also no requirement anywhere in WP that every statement of fact needs an immediate citation when the citation can be readily find by looking at the linked article. We do not pull into the linked-from article links found in the link-to article. The rules of WP assert that facts need to be capable of being verified, not that every line in WP has a verifying citation. I am wrong, show me the exact guideline rules, not your sloganeering assertions. Your edits are simply wrong and disruptive of WP. Hmains (talk) 00:24, 31 July 2011 (UTC)
The list
[edit]Arts
[edit]Dance
[edit]- Alec Lazo, ballroom dancer and instructor; Cuban American
- José Limón, modern dancer and choreographer; Mexican American
- Danielle Polanco, dancer and choreographer; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
- Augie & Margo Rodriguez, celebrity performers starting with the Mambo days of the 1950s
Film, stage, and television
[edit]- Amalia Aguilar, dancer, actress; Cuban American
- Joshua Alba, actor; Mexican American
- Jessica Alba, actress; Mexican American
- Edward Albert, actor; Mexican American
- Kevin Alejandro, actor; Mexican American
- Francia Almendárez actress; Honduran-Mexican American
- Daniella Alonso actress; Puerto Rican-Peruvian-Spanish American
- Laz Alonso, actor; Cuban American
- María Conchita Alonso, actress, singer; Cuban-Venezuelan American
- Alvin Alvarez, actor; Mexican American
- Nicole Anderson, actress; Spanish American
- Moises Arias actor; Colombian American
- Silvana Arias, actress; Peruvian American
- Pedro Armendariz, actor; Mexican American
- Desi Arnaz, actor and bandleader; Cuban American
- Desi Arnaz Jr., actor, musician; Cuban American
- Jake T. Austin, actor; Puerto Rican-Argentine-Spanish American
- Catherine Bach, actress (The Dukes of Hazzard); Mexican American
- Adrienne Bailon singer and actress; Puerto Rican-Ecuadorian American
- Steven Bauer, actor; Cuban American
- Adrian Bellani actor; Salvadoran American
- Robert Beltran actor; Mexican American
- Maurice Benard, actor (All My Children, General Hospital); Salvadoran-Nicaraguan American
- Julissa Bermudez, actress and VJ; Dominican American
- Alexis Bledel, actress; Argentine-Mexican American
- Daniela Bobadilla, actress; Mexican American
- Benjamin Bratt, actor; Peruvian American
- Shelbie Bruce, actress; Mexican American
- Sabrina Bryan actress, singer and dancer; Mexican American
- Lalaine actress; Spanish American
- María Canals Barrera, voice actress; Cuban American
- Bobby Cannavale, actor; Cuban American
- Elpidia Carrillo, actress; Mexican American
- Lynda Carter, actress (Wonder Woman TV series); Mexican American
- Terry Carter, American actor and filmmaker; Dominican Argentine American
- Ricardo Chavira, actor (Desperate Housewives); Mexican American
- Mark Consuelos, actor; Spanish American
- Alexis Cruz, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Valerie Cruz, actress; Cuban American
- Wilson Cruz, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Rosario Dawson, actress; Puerto Rican-Cuban American
- Roxann Dawson, actress, director; Puerto Rican (American)
- Sammy Davis Jr., singer, actor (Mother was Cuban); Cuban American
- Majandra Delfino, actress, singer; Venezuelan-Cuban American
- Marieh Delfino, actress; Venezuelan-Cuban American
- Grey DeLisle, country singer, voice actress; Mexican American
- Michael DeLorenzo, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Cameron Diaz, actress; Cuban-Spanish American
- René Echevarria, writer, producer; Cuban American
- Edward'O, actor; Nicaraguan American
- Hector Elizondo, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Emilio Estévez, actor; Spanish-Irish American
- Erik Estrada, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- José Ferrer, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Miguel Ferrer, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- America Ferrera, actress; Honduran American
- Edward Furlong, actor; Mexican American
- Daisy Fuentes, actress, model; Cuban American
- Paula Garcés actress; Colombian American
- Aimee Garcia, actress; Mexican-Puerto Rican American
- Jesse Garcia, actor; Mexican-Spanish American
- Joanna Garcia, actress; Cuban-Spanish American
- Jorge Garcia, actor; Chilean-Cuban American
- Luis Armand Garcia, actor
- Gael García Bernal, actor; Mexican American
- Alana de la Garza actress; Mexican American
- Madison De La Garza actress; Mexican American
- Selena Gomez actress and singer; Mexican American
- Reagan Gomez-Preston, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Julie Gonzalo, actress; Argentine American
- Salma Hayek, actress; Mexican American
- Jay Hernandez, actor; Mexican American
- Kristin Herrera actress; Mexican-Puerto Rican American
- Oscar Isaac, actor; Guatemalan-Cuban American
- Shar Jackson, actress; Mexican-Puerto Rican American
- Raúl Juliá, actor and playwright; Puerto Rican (American)
- Katy Jurado, actress; Mexican American
- Victoria Justice actress (Mother is Puerto Rican); Puerto Rican (American)
- Josh Keaton, voice actor and singer; Peruvian American
- Andrew Keegan, actor; Colombian American
- Joanna Kerns, actress; Mexican American
- John Leguizamo, actor, comedian; Colombian-Puerto Rican (American)
- Eva LaRue, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Adrianne Leon, actress, singer-songwriter, guitarist; Puerto Rican-Ecuadorian American
- Carlos Leon, actor, exercise trainer; Cuban American
- Iyari Limon, actress; Spanish-Mexican American
- Eva Longoria Parker, actress; Mexican American
- George Lopez, comedian and actor; Mexican American
- Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Mario Lopez, actor; Mexican American
- Demi Lovato actress and singer; Mexican American
- Diego Luna, actor; Mexican American
- Vanessa Marcil, actress; Mexican American
- Constance Marie, actress; Mexican American
- Cheech Marin, actor; Mexican American
- Sean Marquette, actor
- Chris Marquette, actor
- Eddie Marrero, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Bianca Marroquin, actress; Mexican American
- A Martinez, actor; Mexican-Spanish American
- Benito Martinez, actor; Guatemalan American
- Natalie Martinez, actress; Cuban American
- Bill Meléndez, animator, film dierctor, producer; Mexican American
- Carlos Mencia, actor and comedian; Honduran-Mexican American
- Eva Mendes, actress; Cuban American
- Lea Michele, actress, singer; Spanish American
- Christina Milian, actress; Cuban American
- Ricardo Montalbán, actor; Mexican American
- Esai Morales, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Belita Moreno, actress; Mexican American
- Rita Moreno, actress, singer and dancer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Frankie Muniz, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Enrique Murciano, actor; Cuban American
- Marisol Nichols, actress; Mexican-Spanish American
- Amaury Nolasco, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Ramón Novarro, actor; Mexican American
- Oscar Nunez, actor; Cuban American
- Karen Olivo actress; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
- Edward James Olmos, actor; Mexican American
- Roberto Orci, producer, writer; Mexican American
- Cote de Pablo, actress; Chilean American
- Jorge Pallo, actor
- Lana Parrilla, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Sara Paxton actress and singer; Mexican American
- Michael Pena, actor; Mexican American
- Danny Pino, actor (Cold Case); Cuban American
- Rosie Perez, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Tony Plana, actor; Cuban American
- Freddie Prinze, comedian; Puerto Rican (American)
- Freddie Prinze Jr., actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Madison Pettis actress; Mexican American
- Danny Pino, actor; Cuban American
- John Paul Pitoc actor; Colombian American
- Tony Plana, actor; Cuban American
- Anthony Quinn, actor; Mexican American
- José Quintero, theatre director; Panamanian American
- Dania Ramirez, actress; Dominican American
- Efren Ramirez, actor; Mexican-Salvadoran American
- Sara Ramirez, actress; Mexican American
- Ana de la Reguera, actress (Nacho Libre); Mexican American
- Alisa Reyes, actress; Dominican American
- Judy Reyes, actress of Scrubs; Dominican American
- Monica Rial, English dubbing voice actress
- Nicole Richie, actress; Mexican American
- Dolores del Río actress; Mexican American
- Marquita Rivera, dancer, singer and actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Naya Rivera, actress; Puerto Rican-Mexican American
- James Roday, actor; Mexican American
- Adam Rodriguez, actor; Cuban-Puerto Rican (American)
- Freddy Rodriguez, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Génesis Rodríguez, actress; Cuban-Venezuelan American
- Michelle Rodriguez, actress; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
- Paul Rodríguez, actor; Mexican American
- Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, actor
- Robert Rodriguez, director; Mexican American
- Valente Rodriguez, actor; Mexican American
- Gilbert Roland, actor; Mexican American
- César Romero, actor; Cuban American
- George A. Romero, director; Cuban American
- Mercedes Ruehl, actress; Cuban American
- Michele Ruiz, news anchor and CEO; Panamanian American
- Zoe Saldana, actress; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
- Stacy Sanches, actress; Mexican American
- Kiele Sanchez, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Roselyn Sánchez, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Catalina Sandino Moreno, actress; Colombian American
- Miguel Sandoval, actor
- Cristina Saralegui TV show host and producer; Cuban American
- Jon Seda, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Nestor Serrano, actor
- Christian Serratos, actress; Mexican American
- Charlie Sheen, actor; Spanish-Irish American
- Martin Sheen, actor; Spanish-Irish American
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress; Cuban American
- Sonya Smith, actress; Venezuelan American
- Jimmy Smits, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Talisa Soto, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Melissa De Sousa, actress, entertainer, singer; Panamanian American
- Madeleine Stowe, actress; Costa Rica American
- Jeremy Suarez, actor; Cuban American
- Eva Tamargo, actress; Cuban American
- Benicio del Toro, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Guillermo del Toro, film director; Mexican American
- Gina Torres, actress; Cuban American
- Lupita Tovar, actress; Mexican American
- Danny Trejo, actor; Mexican American
- Paola Turbay actress; Colombian American
- Wilmer Valderrama, actor; Venezuelan-Colombian American
- Cristina Valenzuela, English dubbing voice actress
- Alexa Vega, actress and singer; Colombian American
- Makenzie Vega, actress; Colombian American
- Bob Vila, Home-improvement TV show host; Cuban American
- Nadine Velazquez, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Lauren Velez, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Loraine Velez, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Lupe Velez, actress; Mexican American
- Eduardo Verástegui, actor; Mexican American
- Sofia Vergara, actress; Colombian American
- Christina Vidal, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Lisa Vidal, actress; Puerto Rican (American)
- Michelle Vieth, actress; Mexican American
- Raquel Welch, actress; Bolivian American
- Odette Yustman, actress; Cuban American
- Del Zamora, actor; Mexican American
- Daphne Zuniga, actress; Guatemalan American
- José Zúñiga, actor; Honduran American
Music
[edit]See Latin music in the United States
Alphabetized by surname
[edit]- Christina Aguilera, singer; Ecuadorian American
- Tatyana Ali, singer; Panamanian American
- Anacani, singer; Mexican American
- Tom Araya, bassist and vocalist of thrash metal band Slayer; Chilean American
- David Archuleta, American Idol Finalist, singer and actor; Honduran American
- AZ rapper from Brooklyn, New York; Dominican American
- B-Real, rapper from Cypress Hill; Cuban-Mexican American
- Baby Bash, R&B singer; Mexican American
- Joan Baez, folk singer; Mexican American
- Devendra Banhart, freak folk singer, half-Venezuelan American
- Lloyd Banks rapper, member of G-Unit; Puerto Rican (American)
- Big Pun; Puerto Rican (American)
- Sergio Andrade, musician (bassist founder of LIFEHOUSE); Guatemalan American
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala, lead singer for At the Drive-In and Mars Volta; Mexican American
- Rubén Blades, singer and actor; Panamanian American
- Ryan Cabrera, singer; Colombian American
- Irene Cara, Grammy-nominated singer; Cuban American
- Mariah Carey, singer; Venezuelan American
- Vikki Carr, singer; Mexican American
- Ingrid Chavez, vocalist and songwriter; Mexican American
- Chayanne; Puerto Rican (American)
- Chingo Bling, rapper; Mexican American
- Willy Chirino, singer; Cuban American
- Lisa Coleman, musician/composer, member of Prince and The Revolution and Wendy & Lisa; Mexican American
- Nichole Cordova, singer; Spanish American
- Manny Marroquin, Grammy Award winning mixer/engineer; Guatemalan American
- Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American
- Cuban Link, rapper; Cuban American
- Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
- DJ Kane, singer; Mexican American
- Paula DeAnda, R&B,Pop singer; Mexican American
- Kat DeLuna, pop singer; Dominican American
- Howie Dorough, singer, Backstreet Boys; Puerto Rican (American)
- Fabolous, rapper; Dominican American
- Fat Joe; Puerto Rican-Cuban American
- Fergie, singer, Black Eyed Peas; Mexican American
- Aundrea Fimbres, singer, Danity Kane; Mexican American
- DJ Flex/Nigga, singer; Panamanian American
- Luis Fonsi, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Frankie J, singer; Mexican American
- Mike Fuentes, drummmer, percussionist, vocalist in the group Pierce the Veil; Mexican American
- Vic Fuentes, singer and songwriter; Pierce the Veil; Mexican American
- Lalo Guerrero, musician; Mexican American
- Albert Hammond Jr., singer for The Strokes; Peruvian-Argentine American
- Marques Houston, singer; Mexican American
- Vanessa Hudgens, singer and actress; Spanish-Filipino American
- Julio Iglesias, singer Spanish American
- Enrique Iglesias, singer Spanish American
- Ivy Queen, Reggaeton rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
- Jim Jones, rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
- Juanes, Pop-rock singer; Colombian American
- La India, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- La Lupe, singer and gay icon; Cuban American
- Héctor Lavoe; Puerto Rican (American)
- Adrianne Leon, actress, singer-songwriter, guitarist; Puerto Rican-Ecuadorian American
- Lil Rob, rapper; Mexican American
- Dave Lombardo, drummer of thrash metal band Slayer; Cuban American
- Olivia Longott, rapper; Cuban American
- Jennifer Lopez, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Demi Lovato, singer and actress; Mexican American
- Lumidee, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Víctor Manuelle, Salsa singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Marc Anthony, singer, actor; Puerto Rican (American)
- Martika, Grammy-nominated singer; Cuban American
- MC Magic, R&B singer; Mexican American
- Angie Martinez, radio personality; Puerto Rican (American)
- Cruz Martínez, producer, songwriter and keyboardist from group Los Super Reyes; Mexican American
- S.A. Martinez, lead singer of 311; Mexican American
- Ricky Martin, singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Natalie Mejia, singer, Girlicious; Cuban-Mexican American
- Christina Milian, singer and actress; Cuban American
- Chino Moreno, lead singer of Deftones; Mexican American
- Chris Montez; Mexican American
- Dave Navarro, lead guitar Jane's Addiction; Mexican American
- Asia Nitollano, Member of The Pussycat Dolls; Mexican-Puerto Rican American
- N.O.R.E, hip hop recording artist; Puerto Rican (American)
- Colby O'Donis, Singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Don Omar, Reggaeton Rapper; Puerto Rican (American)
- Jeannie Ortega singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Karina Pasian, singer; Dominican-Armenian American
- Pee Wee, singer and actor; Mexican American
- Jennifer Peña, singer; Mexican American
- Chris Pérez, guitarist from group Kumbia All Starz; Mexican American
- Rudy Pérez, composer and producer; Cuban American
- Pitbull, rapper; Cuban American
- Carlos Ponce, singer; Puerto Rican-Cuban American
- Tito Puente; Puerto Rican (American)
- A.B. Quintanilla III, producer, songwriter and bass guitarist from group Kumbia All Starz; Mexican American
- Gabriel Ríos, pop singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Zack de la Rocha vocalist, Rage Against the Machine; Mexican American
- Albita Rodríguez, Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American
- Omar Rodríguez-López, lead guitar for At the Drive-In and Mars Volta; Puerto Rican (American)
- Linda Ronstadt Rock singer; Mexican American
- Paulina Rubio, singer; Mexican American
- Michele Ruiz, broadcaster and CEO SaberHacer.com; Panamanian American
- Hope Sandoval, singer, Mazzy Star; Mexican American
- Sonny Sandoval lead singer of P.O.D.; Mexican American
- Carlos Santana, musician; Mexican American
- Juelz Santana rapper and member of The Diplomats; Dominican American
- Kike Santander composer and producer; Colombian
- Gustavo Santaolalla, composer, winner of two Oscars for Brokeback Mountain and Babel; Argentine American
- Alejandro Sanz, Spanish singer of Miami.
- Gilberto Santa Rosa, Salsa Singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Gabe Saporta, lead singer of Cobra Starship; Uruguayan American
- Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer; Cuban American
- Selena, singer; Mexican American
- Shakira, singer; Colombian American
- Sheila E., percussionist; Mexican American
- South Park Mexican, rapper; Mexican American
- T-Bone (rapper), rapper; Nicaraguan-Salvadoran American
- Taboo, rapper, Black Eyed Peas; Mexican American
- Abel Talamantez, singer and dancer from group Los Super Reyes; Mexican American
- Olga Tañon, merengue singer; Puerto Rican (American)
- Thalía, singer and actress; Mexican American
- Melody Thornton, singer, Pussycat Dolls; Mexican American
- Tony Touch, DJ; Puerto Rican (American)
- Robert Trujillo, bassist of thrash metal band Metallica; Mexican American
- Jose Valdes, jazz pianist; Mexican American
- Ritchie Valens, singer; Mexican American
- Jaci Velasquez, singer and actress; Mexican American
- Julieta Venegas, singer; Mexican American
- Carlos Vives, singer; Colombian American
- Hype Williams, Music Video and Film Director; Honduran American
- JR Writer rapper and member of The Diplomats; Dominican American
- Del Zamora, singer, composer, lyricist, percussionist; Mexican American
- Selena Gomez, singer, fashion designer, actress, and record producer; Mexican American
- Ricardo Arjona, Grammy winning singer; Guatemalan
Groups
[edit]- Aventura, Bachata; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
- Crooked Stilo, brother Latino rappers; Salvadoran American
- Cypress Hill, Rap group; Mexican-Cuban-Puerto Rican American
- El Gran Combo; Puerto Rican (American)
- Intocable, Tejano group; Mexican American
- Kumbia All Starz, Cumbia group; Mexican American
- Kumbia Kings, Cumbia group; Mexican American
- La Mafia, Tejano group; Mexican American
- Los Illegals, punk rock band; Mexican American
- Los Lobos, R&B, Rock band; Mexican American
- Los Lonely Boys R&B, Rock band; Mexican American
- Los Super Reyes, Cumbia group; Mexican American
- Luny Tunes, production duo; Dominican American
- Nando y Solja Kingz, Cumbia group; Mexican American
- Nina Sky, twin sister singers; Puerto Rican (American)
- Prima J, Pop/Hip-Hop Duo; Mexican American
- Question Mark & the Mysterians, punk rock band; Mexican American
- Thee Midniters, rock and soul group; Mexican American
- Voices of Theory, R&B boy group
- Wisin & Yandel; Puerto Rican (American)
Reality show stars
[edit]- David Archuleta - American Idol contestant; Honduran American
- Amanda Avila - American Idol contestant; Mexican American
- Christopher Badano - Uruguayan-American, American Idol (season 1) contestant
- John Paul (J.P.) Calderon, Survivor: Cook Islands contestant; Costa Rican American
- Jessie Camacho - Survivor: Africa contestant; Puerto Rican (American)
- Jason Castro, Colombian American, American Idol (season 7) contestant
- Rodolfo (Rudy) Cárdenas - Venezuelan-American, Top 24 contestant, American Idol (season 6)
- Jose "Pepi" Diaz - Cuban-American, The Apprentice 5 contestant
- Sandra Diaz-Twine - Puerto Rican-American, Survivor: Pearl Islands Winner
- Jennifer Fuentes - Cuban-American, American Idol (season 2) contestant
- Nathan Gonzalez - Cuban-American, Survivor: Cook Islands contestant
- Jaslene Gonzalez - Puerto Rican-American, America's Next Top Model Cycle 8 Winner
- David Hernandez - Mexican-American, American Idol (season 7) contestant
- Adriel Herrera - Mexican-American, American Idol (season 1) contestant
- Allison Iraheta - American Idol contestant; Salvadoran American
- Danny Jimenez - Cuban-American, The Amazing Race 2 and The Amazing Race 11 contestant
- Oscar (Ozzy) Lusth - Mexican-American, runner-up, Survivor: Cook Islands runner-up, Survivor: Micronesia contestant
- Ashley Massaro - Cuban-American, Survivor: China contestant, WWE Diva, Playboy Cover Girl
- Oswald Mendez - Cuban-American, The Amazing Race 2 and The Amazing Race 11 contestant
- Naima Mora - Mexican-American, America's Next Top Model Cycle 4 Winner
- Lydia Morales - Puerto Rican-American, Survivor: Guatemala contestant
- Cesar Millan - Mexican-American, Star of "Dog Whisperer"
- Danny Noriega - Mexican-American, American Idol (season 7) contestant
- Jorge Nuñez - Puerto Rican-American, American Idol (season 8) contestant
- Tito Ortiz - contestant on The Apprentice (U.S. Season 7)
- Janu Tornell - Cuban-American, Survivor: Palau contestant
- Mario Vazquez - Puerto Rican-American, American Idol semi-finalist
- Nick Verreos - Venezuelan-American, Project Runway contestant
- Rita Verreos - Venezuelan-American, Survivor: Fiji contestant
Visual arts
[edit]- Judy Baca, artist; Mexican American
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist; Puerto Rican-Haitian American
- José Bernal, artist
- Harry Gamboa Jr., artist; Mexican American
- Soraida Martinez, artist, creator of Verdadism; Puerto Rican (American)
- Franck de Las Mercedes, painter; Nicaraguan American
- Antonio Roybal, painter and sculptor; Mexican American
- Richard Serra, sculptor
- John August Swanson, painter; Mexican American
- Jhonen Vasquez, cartoonist, comic book artist; Mexican American
Business
[edit]- Hector Ruiz, Chairman and CEO of AMD Advanced Micro Devices
- Ralph Alvarez, president and CEO of McDonald's Corporation.
- Jorge A. del Calvo, Partner and Board member of [[Pillsbury
- Michael Cordúa, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taught chef; Nicaraguan American*
- Roberto Goizueta, former CEO of Coca Cola.
Winthrop Shaw Pittman]] LLP; Cuban American
- Raul J. Fernandez, entrepreneur, CEO and Chairman of ObjectVideo, and Co-Owner of the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, and Washington Mystics; Cuban-Ecuadorian American
- Maria Elena Lagomasino, former CEO of JP Morgan Private Bank
- David Martinez, managing partner of Fintech Advisory
- Arte Moreno, first Hispanic owner of a Major League Baseball club.
- Pedro Rodriguez, president and CEO of EXAR Corporation
- George Muñoz, president of Muñoz Investment Banking Group, LLC.
- Michele Ruiz, founder, president and CEO of SaberHacer.com
- Joseph A. Unanue, founder and former president of Goya Foods.
- Richard Velazquez, first Puerto Rican automotive designer for Porsche, first Puerto Rican Xbox Product Planner, co-founder and President of NSHMBA Seattle.
- Maria Vizcarrondo-De Soto, President and CEO of the United Way of Essex and West Hudson
- Luis von Ahn, Computer Scientist known as a 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
[edit]- Carlos Cadena, activist; Mexican American
- Sal Castro, activist
- César Chávez, labor leader; Mexican American
- Linda Chavez-Thompson, labor leader; Mexican American
- Angelo Falcón, political scientist; President and Founder, National Institute for Latino Policy
- Hector P. Garcia, activist; Mexican American
- Gustavo C. Garcia, activist; Mexican American
- Rodolfo Gonzales, activist; Mexican American
- John J. Herrera, activist; Mexican American
- Dolores Huerta, labor leader; Mexican American
- Nativo Lopez, activist; Mexican American
- Angel G. Luévano, labor leader; Mexican American
- Camilo Mejía, a former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-war activist; Nicaraguan American
- Lloyd Monserratt - California political and community leader
- Eugene Nelson, labor leader
- Baldemar Velasquez, activist; Mexican American
Education
[edit]- Jaime Escalante, teacher; Bolivian American
- Richard A. Tapia, member of the National Science Board, the governing board of the National Science Foundation
Fashion
[edit]- Christy Turlington, fashion model; Salvadoran American
- Marisol Deluna, fashion designer; Spanish American
- Carolina Herrera, fashion designer; Venezuelan American
- Yoanna House, fashion model; Mexican American
- Jaslene Gonzalez, fashion model; Puerto Rican
- Naima Mora, fashion model; Mexican American
- Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer; Dominican American
Government and politics
[edit]- Cristobal Aguilar, former Mayor of Los Angeles
- Joe Baca, United States Representative
- Herman Badillo, United States Representative
- David B. Barkley, soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Xavier Becerra, United States Representative
- Claudia Bermúdez, politician, ran for the United States Congress; Nicaraguan American
- Henry Bonilla, former United States Representative
- Róger Calero, ran for U.S. President in the 2004 elections; Nicaraguan American
- Dennis Chavez, senator
- Linda Chavez, conservative commentator
- Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San Antonio and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Clinton
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart, United States Representative
- Victoria Espinel, first United States Intellectual Property Coordinator ("IP Czar")
- David Farragut, American Civil War hero
- Ben Fernandez, first Hispanic to run for President of the United States, former Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly; Mexican American
- Kika de la Garza, United States Representative; Mexican American
- Ruben Garcia Jr., Assistant Executive Director FBI; Mexican American
- Alberto Gonzales, former US Attorney General; Mexican American
- Henry B. Gonzalez, former United States Representative; Mexican American
- Luis Gutiérrez, United States Representative
- Benigno C. Hernández, United States Representative; Mexican American
- Joseph Marion Hernandez, U.S. congressman
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, former Governor of New Mexico; Mexican American
- Manuel Lujan Jr., former United States Secretary of the Interior and former United States Representative; Mexican American
- Matthew G. Martinez, former United States Representative
- Mel Martinez, United States Senator
- Bob Menendez, United States Senator
- Joseph Montoya, former United States Senator
- Rosario Marin, First Mexican United States treasurer
- Melquiades Martinez, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development
- Antonia Novello, U.S. Surgeon General
- Solomon P. Ortiz, United States Representative
- Romualdo Pacheco, former 1st Mexican Governor of California
- Ed Pastor, United States Representative
- Edward R. Roybal, former United States Representative
- Lucille Roybal-Allard, United States Representative
- Bill Richardson, 2008 Democrat Presidential Candidate, Governor of New Mexico, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., former U.S. Representative
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, United States Representative
- Ricardo Sanchez, Lieutenant General
- Esteban Edward Torres, former United States Representative
- José Serrano, United States Representative
- Sonia Sotomayor, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Ken Salazar, United States Senator
- Frank Tejeda, former United States Representative
- Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative
- Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Mayor
Journalism
[edit]- Cecilia Alvear, television journalist; Ecuadorian American
- María Celeste Arrarás, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Bárbara Bermudo, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Ilia Calderón, television journalist; Colombian American
- María Antonieta Collins, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Jose Diaz-Balart, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Carmen Dominicci, television journalist
- Patricio G. Espinoza, freelance journalist; Ecuadorian American
- Giselle Fernández, television journalist
- Luis de la Garza TV and Radio host
- Juan Gonzalez, investigative journalist
- Cork Graham, imprisoned in Vietnam for illegally entering the country while looking for treasure buried by Captain Kidd; Ecuadorian American
- Maria Hinojosa, journalist
- Lynda Lopez, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Natalie Morales, television journalist
- Soledad O'Brien, newscaster (Cuban from her maternal side)
- Raul Peimbert, television journalist
- Satcha Pretto, journalist and television news presenter; Honduran American
- John Quiñones, television journalist
- Jorge Ramos, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Birmania Ríos, television journalist; Dominican American
- Geraldo Rivera, talk-show host, journalist
- Maggie Rodriguez television journalist
- Michele Ruiz newscaster; Panamanian American
- María Elena Salinas, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Rubén Salazar, legendary slain journalist
- Lauren Sánchez, newscaster
- Rick Sanchez, newscaster
- Neyda Sandoval, journalist and television news presenter; Honduran American
- Cristina Saralegui, journalist and TV show host
- Pedro Sevcec, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Ray Suarez, television and radio journalist
- Hector Tobar, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist; Guatemalan American
- Elizabeth Vargas, television journalist
Literature
[edit]- Isabel Allende, writer; Chilean American
- Julia Alvarez, writer; Dominican American
- Rudolfo Anaya, writer; Mexican American
- Jimmy Santiago Baca, poet; Mexican American
- Giannina Braschi, poet and novelist; Puerto Rican (American)
- Fray Angelico Chavez poet, historian, painter
- Sandra Cisneros, writer; Mexican American
- Junot Diaz, writer; Dominican American
- Francisco Goldman, writer; Guatemalan American
- Oscar Hijuelos, writer
- Pablo Neruda, poet; Chilean American
- David Unger, author; Guatemalan American
- Gabriel García Márquez, author; Colombian American
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs, publisher of the U.S.'s only Spanish-language children's magazine; Nicaraguan American
- Horacio Peña, professor, writer, and poet; Nicaraguan American
See also:
- List of Mexican American writers
- List of Puerto Rican writers
- List of Cuban American writers
- Category:Hispanic and Latino American writers
Religion
[edit]- Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister; Nicaraguan American
- Patrick Flores, Former Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Antonio, Texas. He was the first Hispanic archbishop in the United States.
- Elias Gabriel Galvan, Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Miguel A. De La Torre, Professor of Social Ethics and author of numerous books on Hispanic religiosity; Cuban American
Sciences
[edit]- Joseph M. Acabá, astronaut
- Luis Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- Walter Clement Alvarez medicine doctor, author of books on medicine
- Walter Alvarez, geologist, postulator of the asteroid-impact theory for the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event
- Serena M. Auñón, astronaut
- Elsa Salazar Cade, entomologist and educator
- Fernando Caldeiro, astronaut
- Franklin Chang-Diaz, astronaut
- France A. Córdova, former NASA chief scientist
- Frank J. Duarte, laser physicist and author
- John Garcia, psychologist
- Sidney M. Gutierrez, astronaut
- Jose Hernández, astronaut
- Christopher Loria, astronaut
- Todd Martinez, Theoretical Chemist and MacArthur Fellow
- Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
- Carlos I. Noriega, astronaut
- Ellen Ochoa, astronaut
- John D. Olivas, astronaut
- George D. Zamka, astronaut
Sports
[edit]Baseball
[edit]- Felipe Alou, player, manager; Dominican
- Frank Arellanes - MLB player
- Rafael Furcal, MLB baseball player
- Mike Garcia (AL pitcher) - MLB pitcher
- Nomar Garciaparra - MLB infielder
- Lefty Gomez - MLB pitcher, Hall of Fame member
- Adrian Gonzalez - MLB infielder
- Eddie Guardado- MLB pitcher
- Keith Hernandez, baseball player
- Adam LaRoche- MLB first baseman
- Andy LaRoche- MLB infielder
- Evan Longoria- MLB infielder
- Juan Marichal, hall of fame
- Buck Martinez- MLB player, manager, and commentator
- Sid Monge- MLB relief pitcher, All Star
- Carlos Muñiz- MLB relief pitcher
- Sandy Nava - First Mexican American player in the Major Leagues, infielder
- Jesse Orosco - MLB pitcher
- Jorge Orta- MLB second baseman
- Manny Parra- MLB pitcher
- David Ortiz, MLB designated hitter; Dominican American
- Óliver Pérez - New York Mets Pitcher; Mexican American
- Albert Pujols, baseball player; Dominican American
- Carlos Quentin - MLB outfielder; Mexican American
- Omar Quintanilla - MLB player, shortstop
- Horacio Ramírez - pitcher
- Manny Ramirez, baseball player; Dominican American
- Rudy Regalado- MLB infielder; Mexican American
- Anthony Reyes- MLB pitcher; Mexican American
- Jose Reyes[disambiguation needed], baseball player; Dominican American
- Alex Rodriguez, baseball player; Dominican American
- Rich Rodriguez (L.H. pitcher) - MLB pitcher
- Freddy Sanchez - MLB infielder; Mexican American
- Alfonso Soriano, baseball player; Dominican American
- Miguel Tejada; Dominican American
- Mike Torrez - MLB player pitcher
- Fernando Viña - MLB second baseman
- Ted Williams, Hall of Fame third baseman with the Boston Red Socks; half-Mexican American
- Michael Young, baseball player
Basketball
[edit]- Christiana Johnson
- Manu Ginobili, NBA player
- Luis Scola, NBA player
- Fabricio Oberto, NBA player
- Carlos Delfino, NBA player
- Wálter Herrmann, NBA player
- Andres Nocioni, NBA player
- Rolando Blackman, NBA player; Panamanian American
- Ruben Garces, NBA player; Panamanian American
- Stuart Gray, NBA player; Panamanian American
- Al Cueto, NBA player
- Andres Guibert, NBA player
- Gilbert Arenas, NBA player
- Lazaro Borrell, NBA player
- Rebecca Lobo, WNBA player
- Brook Lopez, NBA player
- Robin Lopez, NBA player
- Carmelo Anthony, NBA player
- Carlos Arroyo, NBA player
- José Juan Barea, NBA player
- Guillermo Diaz, NBA player
- Butch Lee, NBA player
- Jose "Piculin" Ortiz, NBA player
- Peter John Ramos, NBA player
- Ramon Rivas, NBA player
- Daniel Santiago, NBA player
- Francisco García, NBA player
- Al Horford, NBA player
- Tito Horford, NBA player
- Charlie Villanueva, NBA player
- Luis Flores, NBA player
- Felipe López, NBA player
- Eduardo Najera, NBA player
- Earl Watson - NBA player
- Mark Aguirre, NBA player
- Horacio Llamas, NBA player
- Trevor Ariza, NBA player
- Óscar Torres, NBA player
- Carl Herrera, NBA player
Boxing
[edit]- Paulie Ayala - world champion boxer
- Gaby Canizales - bantamweight world champion boxer
- Orlando Canizales - bantamweight world champion boxer
- Michael Carbajal
- Rocky Juarez
- Diego Corrales - super featherweight and lightweight champion; Mexican-Colombian American
- Juan Díaz - WBA and WBO and IBF world lightweight champion
- Robert Guerrero - boxer, current IBF featherweight champion
- Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion
- Becky Garcia — boxer
- Roberto Garcia Cortez - boxer, IBF featherweight title
- Paul Gonzales - boxer
- Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion
- Oscar De La Hoya - boxer, promoter
- David Obregon - professional boxer; Nicaraguan American
- Manuel Ortiz (boxer) - professional boxer
- John Ruiz, boxer
- Mia St. John - boxer
- Johnny Tapia - boxer
- Fernando Vargas - boxer
- Miguel Cotto - boxer
- Wilfredo Gómez - boxer
- Wilfred Benítez - boxer
- Héctor Camacho - boxer
- Edwin Rosario - boxer
- Juan Manuel Lopez - boxer
- Iván Calderón - boxer
- Félix Trinidad - boxer
- Yuriorkis Gamboa - boxer
- Yan Barthelemy - boxer
- Kid Chocolate - boxer
- José Nápoles - boxer
- Kid Gavilan - boxer
- Joel Casamayor - boxer
- Guillermo Rigondeaux - boxer
American Football
[edit]- Tom Fears - NFL wide receiver
- Tom Flores - NFL coach
- Jeff Garcia, football quarterback
- Knowshon Moreno - NFL running back (Denver Broncos)
- Jim Plunkett, quarterback
- Tony Romo, quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
- Mark Sanchez, quarterback (New York Jets)
- Jose Cortez - football placekicker
- Roberto Garza, offensive line left guard (Chicago Bears); Mexican American
Golf
[edit]Martial artists
[edit]- Paul Buentello - UFC, mixed martial arts
- Carlos Condit - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Nathan Diaz - mixed martial artist
- Efrain Escudero - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Leonard Garcia - WEC, mixed martial arts
- Roger Huerta - mixed martial arts fighter; Mexican-Salvadoran American
- Juanito Ibarra - Mixed martial arts fighter/Boxing Trainer
- Diana López - Taekwondo
- Mark López - Taekwondo
- Ruby Lopez - Taekwondo
- Steven López - Taekwondo, 2 time Gold medalist, the most decorated taekwondo athlete in the history of the sport
- Gilbert Melendez - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Tito Ortiz - UFC / mixed martial arts
- Damacio Page - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Hector Ramirez - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Manny Rodriguez - Mixed martial arts fighter/Heavyweight Champion
- Diego Sanchez - UFC / mixed martial arts[1]
- Eddie Sanchez - Mixed martial arts fighter
- Frank Shamrock - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Mia St. John - Tae Kwon Do champion and boxer
- Miguel Torres - WEC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Charlie Valencia - Mixed martial arts fighter
- Javier Vazquez - WEC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Cain Velasquez - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
- Joey Villasenor - Mixed martial arts fighter
Football
[edit]- Esteban Arias - defender C.D. Chivas USA
- Chris Armas, soccer player
- Cuauhtemoc Blanco - defender Chicago Fire
- Jonathan Bornstein - defender and midfielder C.D. Chivas USA
- Jose Burciaga Jr. - Major League Soccer
- Edgar Eduardo Castillo - Defender Santos Laguna
- Ramiro Corrales - San Jose Earthquakes
- Jorge Flores - C.D. Chivas USA
- José Francisco Torres - Midfielder Pachuca
- Francisco Gomez - USL Premier Development League
- Herculez Gomez - Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer
- Miguel Gonzalez - New England Revolution Major League Soccer
- Sonny Guadarrama - midfielder for Atlético Morelia
- Diego Gutierrez - midfielder Major League Soccer
- Brad Guzan - goalkeeper MLS Chivas USA
- Daniel Hernandez - Major League Soccer
- Christian Jimenez - MLS player
- Freddy Juarez - Defender Carolina RailHawks
- Rodrigo López (soccer) - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA
- Antonio Martínez - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA
- Pablo Mastroeni - Defensive Midfielder Colorado Rapids
- Mike Muñoz (soccer player) - midfielder USL First Division
- Michael Orozco Fiscal - defender for San Luis F.C.
- Jesús Padilla - Forward C.D. Guadalajara
- Shea Salinas- Forward San Jose Earthquakes
- Orlando Perez - C.D. Chivas USA
- Antonio de la Torre - defender for the Atlanta Silverbacks USL First Division
- Arturo Torres Soccer player
- Tab Ramos, soccer player
- José Francisco Torres - midfielder Primera Division de Mexico
- Martin Vasquez - retired midfielder, assistant coach C.D. Chivas USA
Wrestlers
[edit]- Aaron Aguilera - professional wrestler
- The Bella Twins - professional wrestlers
- Chavo Guerrero Jr. - WCW ,ECW and WWE
- Eddie Guerrero - WWE
- Hector Guerrero - professional wrestler
- Mando Guerrero - professional wrestler
- Gino Hernandez - professional wrestler
- Jessica Martin - professional wrestler
- Candice Michelle - professional wrestler; Costa Rican American
- Rey Mysterio Jr. - WWE
- Melina Perez - professional wrestler
- Milena Roucka - professional wrestler; Costa Rican American
- Tito Santana - WWF wrestler
- José Luis Jair Soria - professional wrestler
- Enrique Torres - professional wrestler
- Eve Torres - WWE Diva; Nicaraguan American
- Alicia Fox-Born Victoria Elizabeth Perez WWE Diva;Dominican/Panamanian American
Other sports
[edit]- 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 - legendary skateboarder; Mexican American
- Paul Rodriguez Jr. – professional skateboarder; Mexican American
- Alberto Salazar, marathoner
- Ismael Valenzuela - jockey, Kentucky Derby winner
- Patrick Valenzuela- jockey, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner
Why is the web page only sports?
[edit]It seems that somehow the page that is visible only lists the sports figures. Obviously, a complete list of Hispanic and Latino American (impliedly the prominent ones) should include academics, artists, politicians, etc. The implication is that Hispanics are famous only for their roles in sports. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.47.164.2 (talk) 23:29, 15 July 2011 (UTC)
- The reason is quite simple. Contrary to well-established policy, the list was almost entirely devoid of sources, as the discussion above noted. It seems that there are those who wish the list to exist, but won't however do the necessary work to ensure that those on the list should be on it. Given the potential size of the list, this is perhaps not surprising.. AndyTheGrump (talk) 19:18, 30 July 2011 (UTC)
- Huh? None of those actors could be verified as Hispanic or Latino? Now, there are no actors listed, which is probably quite a misinformation. 212.50.203.198 (talk) 17:32, 14 February 2016 (UTC)
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