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==List== | ==List== | ||
===Business=== | ===Business=== | ||
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*], president and ] of the ] | *], president and ] of the ] | ||
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*], president and ] of ] | ||
*] <ref> "The Bacardi family are Cuban exiles who left the country in 1960 when their assets were confiscated by Fidel Castro's regime."</ref>, owners of ], ], ] and ] | |||
*], CEO of PLC Investments, Inc. | *], CEO of PLC Investments, Inc. | ||
*], ] of the ] | *], ] of the ] | ||
*], Senior Vice President of ] | |||
*]<ref> "The Cuban born brothers"</ref>, billionaire sugar baron | |||
*], former ] of ] | |||
*]<ref> "The Cuban born brothers"</ref>, billionaire sugar baron | |||
*]<ref> "Born in Cuba during Fidel Castro's revolution, Figueredo fled the island with his parents"</ref>, Senior Vice President of ] | |||
*]<ref> "Coca-Cola Chairman Roberto C. Goizueta, a Cuban immigrant"</ref>, former ] of ] | |||
*], ] of ] watches | *], ] of ] watches | ||
*], founder and former ] of ] watches | *], founder and former ] of ] watches | ||
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*], co-founder of ] | ||
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*], former ] of ] | ||
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*], ] of ] Corporation | ||
*], former vice president of ] | *], former vice president of ] | ||
*], editor-in-chief of ] | |||
*]<ref> "Perez, 55, who was born in Argentina of Cuban parents and came to the U.S. in 1968"</ref>, billionaire real estate developer, CEO of the Related Group | |||
*], ] of ] | |||
*]<ref> "Quesada created the Santerians, based on his coming of age experiences and Cuban heritage"</ref>, editor-in-chief of ] | |||
*]<ref> "Cuban American George Reyes, 53"</ref>, ] of ] | |||
*], co-founded Sunward Technologies; ] legend | *], co-founded Sunward Technologies; ] legend | ||
*], entrepreneur, philanthropist, holds ownership in ], ] and ] | *], entrepreneur, philanthropist, holds ownership in ], ] and ] | ||
*], investor and philanthropist | |||
===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
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====Directors, Screenwriters & Producers==== | ====Directors, Screenwriters & Producers==== | ||
*], producer ('']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']''), creator of ] studios | |||
*], screenwriter, writer ('']'', '']'', '']'') | *], screenwriter, writer ('']'', '']'', '']'') | ||
*], executive producer ('']''), writer ('']'', '']'') | *], executive producer ('']''), writer ('']'', '']'') | ||
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*], creator and writer ('']''), writer ('']'', '']'') | *], creator and writer ('']''), writer ('']'', '']'') | ||
*], ]-born director ('']'', '']'', '']'') | *], ]-born director ('']'', '']'', '']'') | ||
*], producer/director ('']'' |
*], producer/director ('']'' | ||
====Fashion==== | ====Fashion==== | ||
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*], ]-winning singer | *], ]-winning singer | ||
*], member of rap group ] | *], member of rap group ] | ||
*], singer, winner of '']'' | |||
*], classical concert pianist specializing in Lizst (numerous recordings on London label) | *], classical concert pianist specializing in Lizst (numerous recordings on London label) | ||
*], ] and ]-winning singer ('']''), actress ('']'') | *], ] and ]-winning singer ('']''), actress ('']'') | ||
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*], celebrated bandleader | *], celebrated bandleader | ||
*], singer | *], singer | ||
*], singer, member of the famed ] | |||
*], female singing group | |||
*], first Cuban-American world champion DJ and is now producing hip-hop music | *], first Cuban-American world champion DJ and is now producing hip-hop music | ||
*], rapper | *], rapper | ||
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====Reality Television Contestants==== | ====Reality Television Contestants==== | ||
*], singer, winner of '']'' | |||
*], contestant on ] of '']'' | *], contestant on ] of '']'' | ||
*], featured on '']'' | *], featured on '']'' | ||
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*], first Latino to win the ] for fiction | *], first Latino to win the ] for fiction | ||
*], author - ] | *], author - ] | ||
*], writer, father born in Cuba | |||
*], memoirist, short-story writer, poet, children's books | *], memoirist, short-story writer, poet, children's books | ||
*], author (memoir '']'') | *], author (memoir '']'') | ||
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*], former ] | *], former ] | ||
*], ] under President ] | |||
====United States House of Represenatives==== | ====United States House of Represenatives==== | ||
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*], Chair of the United States ] | *], Chair of the United States ] |
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This is a list of notable Cuban Americans. This list contains both naturalized Cuban-born Americans and naturally-born Americans of Cuban-descent.
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List
Business
- Alex Aguila, co-founder of Alienware
- Raul Alarcon, president and CEO of the Spanish Broadcasting System
- Ralph Alvarez, president and COO of McDonald's
- Paul L. Cejas, CEO of PLC Investments, Inc.
- Armando Codina, CEO of the Codina Group
- Jorge Figueredo, Senior Vice President of Dow Jones
- Robert C. Goizueta, former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
- Efram Grinberg, CEO of Movado watches
- Gedalio Grinberg, founder and former CEO of Movado watches
- Nelson Gonzalez, co-founder of Alienware
- Carlos Gutierrez, former CEO of Kellogg Company
- Alvaro de Molina, Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation
- Antonio Luis Navarro, former vice president of W. R. Grace and Company
- Joe Quesada, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
- George Reyes, Chief Financial Officer of Google
- Gregorio Reyes, co-founded Sunward Technologies; Silicon Valley legend
- Felix Sabates, entrepreneur, philanthropist, holds ownership in NASCAR, Charlotte Bobcats and New Orleans Hornets
Education
- George J. Borjas, noted economist, Harvard University
- Dr. Modesto A. Maidique, president of Florida International University
- Dr. Elsa A. Murano, sole finalist as president of Texas A&M University
- Alejandro Portes, prominent sociologist, Princeton University
Entertainment
Actors
- Laz Alonso, actor
- Desi Arnaz, actor (I Love Lucy)
- Desi Arnaz Jr., actor
- Lucie Arnaz, actress
- Nelson Ascencio, comedian (Madtv)
- Steven Bauer, actor (Scarface)
- Bobby Cannavale, actor (Third Watch, Will & Grace)
- Nestor Carbonell, actor (Suddenly Susan)
- Matt Cedeño, actor and model
- Eddie Cibrian, actor (Vanished, Invasion)
- Valerie Cruz, actress (Nip/Tuck)
- Rosario Dawson, actress(Rent, Kids)
- Kamar de los Reyes, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
- Cameron Diaz, actress (There's Something About Mary, Charlie's Angels), host of MTV's Trippin'
- Guillermo Díaz, actor (films Half Baked, Party Girl)
- Majandra Delfino, actress (Roswell)
- Marieh Delfino, actress
- Mel Ferrer, actor
- Daisy Fuentes, model and television personality (MTV's House of Style, Miss Universe co-host)
- David Fumero, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
- David Gallagher actor, 7th Heaven
- Melissa Gallo (1982 - ) television actress, One Life to Live
- Andy Garcia, Academy Award-nominated actor (The Godfather), (Ocean's Eleven, Oceans Twelve)
- Joanna García (1979 - ) film and television actress (Reba)
- Jorge Garcia, actor (Lost)
- Jsu Garcia, actor
- Nona Gaye, singer and actress (Ali)
- Carlos Gómez , actor
- Marga Gomez, comedienne/playwright
- Eva Mendes, actress (Hitch, 2 Fast 2 Furious)
- Christina Milian, singer and actress (Be Cool)
- Enrique Murciano, actor (Without a Trace)
- Oscar Nuñez, actor (The Office)
- Elizabeth Peña, actress (Rush Hour)
- Danny Pino, actor (Cold Case)
- Mercedes Renard, actress
- Armando Riesco, actor (film Garden State)
- Adam Rodriguez, actor (CSI: Miami)
- Gabriella Rodriguez, actress (Disney Channel)
- Cesar Romero, actor (The Joker on Batman)
- Mercedes Ruehl, Academy Award-winning (The Fisher King) and Tony Award-winning actress
- Saundra Santiago, actress (Miami Vice, The Sopranos)
- Tessie Santiago, actress (Good Morning, Miami)
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress (The Sopranos)
- Georg Stanford Brown, actor (Roots)
- Gina Torres, actress (The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions)
- Jordi Vilasuso, actor (Guiding Light)
Directors, Screenwriters & Producers
- Migdia Chinea Varela, screenwriter, writer (Incredible Hulk, The Facts of Life, Superboy)
- Manny Coto, executive producer (24), writer (24, Star Trek: Enterprise)
- René Echevarria, writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Medium) co-creator of The 4400
- Silvio Horta, creator and writer (Ugly Betty), writer (Urban Legends, Jake 2.0)
- Brett Ratner, American-born director (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, X-Men 3)
- George Romero, producer/director (Night of the Living Dead
Fashion
- Lazaro Hernandez, fashion designer, co-founder of Proenza Schouler
- Narciso Rodriguez, fashion designer
Musicians
- Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban master percussionist
- Albita, Grammy-winning singer
- B Real, member of rap group Cypress Hill
- Jorge Bolet, classical concert pianist specializing in Lizst (numerous recordings on London label)
- Irene Cara, Oscar and Grammy-winning singer (Flashdance), actress (Fame)
- Willy Chirino, singer
- Ana Cristina, singer
- Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer
- Xavier Cugat, celebrated bandleader
- Addys D'Mercedes, singer
- DJ Infamous, first Cuban-American world champion DJ and is now producing hip-hop music
- Don Dinero, rapper
- Emilio Estefan, five-time Grammy-winning producer
- Gloria Estefan, Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated singer
- Lola Falana, singer, actress and dancer
- Nona Gaye, singer and actress (Ali)
- Johnny Goudie, rock musician
- Horacio Gutierrez, prize-winning classical concert pianist
- Al Jourgensen, musician
- La Lupe, singer and gay icon
- Nil Lara, rock musician
- Dave Lombardo, drummer
- Raul Malo, lead singer of American country music band, The Mavericks
- Martika, Grammy-nominated singer/actress (film Annie ; television series Kids Incorporated )
- Mayra Verónica, singer, model, television personality
- Paul Masvidal, guitarist for metal band Cynic
- JD Natasha, Latin pop musician
- Olivia Longott, rapper
- Pitbull, American-born rapper
- Carlos Ponce, singer and actor
- Chano Pozo, Afro-Cuban, Latin Jazz percussionist, conga player
- Santiago Rodriguez, award-winning classical concert pianist and founder of the Elan CD recording label
- Rudy Sarzo, rock bassist (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio)
- Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer
- Sen Dog, Cuban rapper member of (Cypress Hill)
- Tico Torres, drummer for Bon Jovi
Reality Television Contestants
- Katrina Campins, contestant on season 1 of The Apprentice
- Rachel Campos, featured on The Real World: San Francisco
- Ivette Corredero, runner-up on Big Brother 6
- Jose "Pepi" Diaz, contestant on season 5 of The Apprentice
- Marlon Fernández, winner of Objetivo Fama (third season)
- Nathan Gonzalez, Survivor: Cook Islands contestant
- Danny Jimenez, Amazing Race all-star contestant
- Lisi Linares, Survivor: Fiji contestant
- Oscar Mendez, Amazing Race all-star contestant
- Chris Nuñez, artist and reality television personality (Miami Ink)
- Melissa Padron, featured on The Real World: Miami
- Veronica Portillo, Playboy model and reality show contestant
- Janu Tornell, Las Vegas dancer and reality show contestant (Survivor)
- Dana Varela, reality show contestant (Big Brother 4)
- Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist, featured on The Real World: San Francisco
Television Personalities
- Raul De Molina, co-host of Univision's El Gordo y la Flaca
- Lily Estefan, co-host of Univision's El Gordo y la Flaca
- Alex Ferrer, television judge (Judge Alex)
- Daisy Fuentes, former MTV VJ and host of America's Funniest Home Videos
- Alex Garcia, Food Network personality
- Odalys Garcia, singer, model and television personality
- Vida Guerra, television presenter and model
- Maria Lopez, television judge (Judge Maria Lopez)
- Marilyn Milian, television judge (The People's Court)
- Ana Maria Polo, television arbitrator
- Rick Sanchez, CNN anchorman and reporter
- Cristina Saralegui, magazine editor, talk show host (Cristina) and actress
- Sissi, television presenter and model ( Sabado Gigante)
- Bob Vila, author/television host (This Old House)
Writers
- Reynaldo Arenas, poet, author
- Mercedes de Acosta, poet, playwright
- Nilo Cruz, playwright, the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
- Carmen Agra Deedy, children's books author
- Paula Fox, author, winner of Hans Christian Andersen Medal, biological grandmother of musician Courtney Love
- Oscar Hijuelos, first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
- Juan Gerardo Hernandez, author - Cuban, That's All and More Cuban, That's All, 2003, 2005
- Jorge Reyes, memoirist, short-story writer, poet, children's books
- Piri Thomas, author (memoir Down These Mean Streets)
- Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, writer (The Dirty Girls Social Club)
Journalists
- Manny Alvarez, medical correspondent Fox News Channel
- Cathy Areu, founder of Catalina magazine
- Liz Balmaseda, columnist Miami Herald
- Barbara Bermudo, anchor Primer Impacto
- Myrka Dellanos, former anchor Primer Impacto
- Jose Diaz-Balart, anchor/reporter
- Max Gomez, medical correspondent WNBC, NBC in New York City
- Ambrose E. Gonzales, founder of the The State newspaper in South Carolina
- Dan Le Batard, sportswriter for The Miami Herald
- Antonio Mora, anchor WBBM, CBS in Chicago
- Belkys Nerey, anchor WSVN, Fox in Miami
- Jackie Nespral, anchor WTVJ, NBC in Miami; first Hispanic to anchor an English-language network news program, Weekend Today on NBC
- Soledad O'Brien, anchor CNN's American Morning
- Mariane Pearl, author, journalist A Mighty Heart
- Maggie Rodriguez, co-anchor of CBS's The Early Show
- Rick Sanchez, anchor, CNN's Out in the Open
Politics and the Judiciary
United States Ambassadors
- Eduardo Aguirre, United States Ambassador to Spain and Andorra
- Paul L. Cejas, former United States Ambassador to Belgium
- Lino Gutierrez, former United States Ambassador to Argentina
- Mauricio Solaun, former United States Ambassador to Nicaragua
Cabinet Members
- Carlos Gutierrez, United States Secretary of Commerce
- Mel Martinez, former United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
United States House of Represenatives
- James Devereux, former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Maryland's 2nd district
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 21st district
- Mario Diaz-Balart, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 25th district
- Joseph Marion Hernández, first Hispanic elected to the United States Congress
- Bob Menendez, former Congressman for New Jersey's 13th district
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Florida's 18th district
- Albio Sires, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 13th district
United States Senate
- Mel Martinez, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, United States Senator (R-Florida), former HUD secretary
- Bob Menendez, United States Senator (D-New Jersey)
Federal Government
- Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Dr. Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D, director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
- Eliot A. Jardines, first Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source
- Otto Reich, former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
- Mauricio J. Tamargo,the 14th Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Local Government
- Carlos Alvarez, mayor of Miami-Dade County
- Joe Carollo, former mayor of Miami
- Manny Diaz, mayor of Miami
- Raul L. Martinez, former mayor of Hialeah
- Carlos Mayans, mayor of Wichita, Kansas
- Alex Penelas, former mayor (D-FL), Miami-Dade County, Florida
- Xavier Suarez, former mayor of Miami
- Silverio Vega, mayor of West New York, New Jersey
State Government
- Zulima Farber, former Attorney General of New Jersey
- Luis A. Ferré, former governor of Puerto Rico
- Bob Martinez, former governor of Florida, first Hispanic governor in United States history
- Alex X. Mooney, member of the Maryland state senate representing District 3
- Vincent Prieto, New Jersey state assemblyman 32nd District
- Marco Rubio, Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
- John H. Sununu, former governor of New Hampshire
World leaders
- Éamon de Valera, 3rd president of Ireland
Judiciary
- Cecilia Altonaga, United States District Court Judge
- Danny Boggs, Chief judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio
- Raoul G. Cantero, III, Florida Supreme Court justice
- Adalberto Jordan, United States District Court Judge
- Mauricio J. Tamargo, Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Athletes
- Gilbert Arenas, professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards
- Steve Bellán, also known as Esteban, nicknamed "The Cuban Sylph", the first Cuban and the first Latin American to play professional baseball in the USA from 1869 to 1873
- José Canseco, former MLB player, author (Juiced) and reality show contestant (The Surreal Life)
- Ozzie Canseco, former MLB player
- José Contreras, baseball player with Chicago White Sox, won World Series in 2005
- Eric Eichmann, former US National Team and American professional soccer player (Cuban mother)
- Yunel Escobar, current shortstop for the Atlanta Braves
- Mary Joe Fernandez, tennis player
- Ryan Freel, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (Cuban mother)
- Raul Ibanez, a player on the Seattle Mariners
- Anthony Gonzalez, WR Indianapolis Colts National Football League
- Henry Gutierrez, former US National Team and American professional soccer player
- Livan Hernandez, starting pitcher for Arizona Diamondbacks
- Orlando Hernandez, half-brother of Livan, starting pitcher for New York Mets
- Mike Lowell, Boston Red Sox player
- Minnie Miñoso, former MLB player,
- Pablo Morales, Olympic swimmer
- Orlando Palmeiro, Major League Baseball player
- Rafael Palmeiro, Major League Baseball player
- Julio Herrera, professional wrestler
- Tony Perez, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player
- Jorge Posada, current catcher NY Yankees, Winning team for MLB World Series (Cuban father)
- Jennifer Rodriguez, Olympic world champion
- Alberto Salazar, runner and marathon winner
- Rafael Soriano, baseball player
- Danny Tartabull, MLB player
- Luis Tiant, former MLB player
Science and Technology
- Aida de Acosta, first female to fly a powered aircraft
- Aristides Agramonte, physician, pathologist and bacteriologist
- Luis Walter Alvarez, famed Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- Arturo Dulzaides, influential architect and structural engineer
- Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Carlos Finlay, physician and scientist
Visual Arts
- José Bernal, painter and sculptor; George Rodez, painter
Other
- Mercedes de Acosta, socialite, author, best known for her affairs with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich
- Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
- Alina Fernández, radio personality, daughter and critic of Fidel Castro
- Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, woman at the center of the Carl Tanzler case
- Vanessa Del Rio, American-born porn star
- Inez Garcia, charged with murdering her rapist
- Ambrosio José Gonzales, Colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
- Ana Mendieta, performance artist, noted feminist
- Erik Menendez, convicted murderer
- Lyle Menendez, convicted murderer
- Perez Hilton, celebrity gossip blogger
- Henry Pollack, radio host of "Havana Rock"
- Charles Rebozo, close friend and confidant of President Richard Nixon; key Watergate figure
References
- Gallagher - "All-Starz on David Gallagher".
This half Irish, half Cuban actor can dance for six hours straight! "I'm proud to have the Latin hips," he says!
- Gallo - "Melissa Gallo Fan".
(MELISSA GALLO) comes from "a big Cuban family, a lot of whom reside in the New York area"
- Garcia - "Aah Celeb Profile".
Cuban descent actress JOANNA GARCIA