List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
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This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Hispanic America or Spain.[1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino":[2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American, Panamanian American, Salvadoran American, Argentine American, Bolivian American, Chilean American, Colombian American, Ecuadorian American, Paraguayan American, Peruvian American, Spanish American, Uruguayan American, and Venezuelan American. However, Hispanic or Latino people can have any ancestry.
Contents
American football
- Raul Allegre - NFL placekicker[3]
- Leo Barker - retired NFL linebacker[3]
- Tony Casillas - retired NFL defensive lineman[3]
Joe Kapp - retired NFL quarterback[3]- J. P. Losman - NFL quarterback[4]
- Max Montoya - retired NFL guard[3]
- Zeke Moreno - former NFL linebacker[5]
- Anthony Muñoz - retired NFL offensive guard, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame [3]
Architects
- Monica Ponce de Leon - First Hispanic architect to receive the National Design Award in Architecture from the Smithsonian. She also has received over 12 Progressive Architecture Awards and the Design Award Medal from the Academy of Arts and Letters. First Hispanic dean at the University of Michigan.
Baseball
- Jorge Cantú - MLB infielder[6]
- Johnny Estrada - MLB catcher[7]
- Brian Fuentes - MLB relief pitcher, 3 time All-Star[7]
Roberto climente
Basketball
Esteban Batista, NBA player[8]
Boxing
- Bobby Chacon - boxer[9]
Carlos Hernández - boxer- Delia Gonzalez - boxer[10]
- Sergio Mora - boxer [11]
Football
- Ivan Becerra - soccer forward for Columbus Crew.[12]
- Carlos Bocanegra - Footballer who plays for Rangers.[13]
Gymnast
John Orozco - Bronze medal gymnast
Martial artists
Models
Musicians
Shakira - Most famous for her single Hips Don't Lie which reached number 1 in the American Billboard Hot 100 and across the world. Other singles include: Whenever, Wherever, She Wolf and Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).- Selena - (1971-1995) Famous Tejano singer
- Jennifer Lopez - International Puerto Rican singer
Pitbull - Famous Cuban American hip hop musician from Miami, Florida- Becky G - Rapper of Mexican American descent
- Selena Gomez - Pop singer and Disney actress/model of partial Mexican ancestry
Prince Royce - Latin R&B singer born to Dominican parents- Kap G - Hardcore rapper who performs trap music
- Baby Bash - Rapper of Mexican and Anglo descent
- Gloria Estefan - Cuban-American singer
- Demi Lovato - Pop singer and Disney actress/ model/ and songwriter of partial Mexican ancestry
Scientists
- Martha E. Bernal (1931-2001), Mexican-American clinical psychologist, first Latina to receive a psychology PhD in the United States.
- Antonia Novello (1944-), Puerto Rican physician, 14th Surgeon General of the United States, first woman and first Hispanic to hold the position.
- Helen Rodríguez Trías (1929-2001), Puerto Rican American pediatrician, advocate for women's reproductive rights.
- Sarah Stewart (1905-1976), Mexican-American Microbiologist, discovered the Polyomavirus.
- Lydia Villa-Komaroff (1947-), Mexican-American cellular biologist, third Mexican American woman in the United States to receive a PhD in the sciences.
Writers
- Miguel Algarín (1941-), Puerto Rican author and co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café.
- Rudolfo Anaya (1937-), Mexican-American author of Bless Me, Ultima.
- Sandra Cisneros (1954-), Mexican-American author of The House on Mango Street.
- Judith Ortiz Cofer (1952-), Puerto Rican author of Silent Dancing: A Partial Remembrance of a Puerto Rican Childhood
- Angie Cruz (1972-), Dominican-American author of Let It Rain Coffee.
- Alberto Rios (1952-), Mexican-American poet, Arizona's first poet first state poet laureate.
- Benjamin Alire Sáenz (1954-), Mexican-American author of Everything Begins and Ends at the Kentucky Club.
- Sergio Troncoso (1961-), Mexican-American author of The Last Tortilla and Other Stories and Crossing Borders: Personal Essays.
See also
- List of Argentine Americans
- List of Colombian Americans
- List of Cuban Americans
- List of Mexican Americans
- List of Nicaraguan Americans
- List of Salvadoran Americans
- List of Spanish Americans
- List of Stateside Puerto Ricans
- History of Mexican-Americans
- List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients
- Hispanic Admirals in the United States Navy
- Hispanics in the United States Air Force
- Hispanics in the United States Coast Guard
- Hispanics in the United States Marine Corps
- Hispanics in the United States Navy
- Hispanics in the American Civil War
- Hispanic American writers
- List of Hispanic and Latin American Britons
References
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