List of Nicaraguan Americans
This is a list ofnotableNicaraguan Americans,including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Nicaraguan American or must have references showing they are Nicaraguan American and are notable.
List
[edit]- Annette A. Aguilar,American percussionist, bandleader, and music educator
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa,American playwright, screenwriter and comic-book writer[1]
- Patrick Argüello,considered a martyr of thePopular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Marvin Benard,Major League Baseball player
- Maurice Benard,actor on American soap operasAll My ChildrenandGeneral Hospital
- Carolina Bermudez,radio personality on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in New York on WHTZ
- Alex Blandino,Major League Baseball player
- Bella Blue,burlesque dancer
- T-Bone,rapper
- Randy Caballero,undefeated Nicaraguan American professional boxer in the Featherweight division
- Róger Calero,ran forU.S. Presidentin the2004 elections*
- Barbara Carrera,Nicaraguan-born American film and television actress
- Oswaldo Castillo,gardener/construction worker-turned-actor.[2]
- Michael Cordúa,restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taughtchef
- DJ Craze,only DJ in history to win 3 consecutive World DMC Champion titles
- Miguel D'Escoto,Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister
- Omar D'León,painter and poet
- Salomón de la Selva,poet, author ofTropical Town and Other Poems
- Edward'O,astronalystand co-host of12 Corazones
- Bill Guerin,NHL player (mother from Nicaragua)
- Ricardo Hurtado,American actor (School of Rock)
- Bianca Jagger,human rights advocate and ex-wife of Mick Jagger
- Diana López,Olympic bronze medalist in the sport of taekwondo
- Mark López,Olympic silver medalist in the sport of taekwondo
- Steven López,two time Olympic gold medalist in the sport oftaekwondo
- Dennis Martínez,first Nicaraguan-American to be a major league baseball pitcher or player
- Camilo Mejía,former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard andanti-waractivist
- Tony Meléndez,singer, composer, writer and musician who was born with no arms
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs,publisher of the only U.S. Spanish-language children's magazine
- Franck de Las Mercedes,painter
- Ana Navarro,Republican strategist and political commentator
- David Obregón,professional boxer
- Horacio Peña,professor, writer, and poet
- Eddy Piñeiro,NFL placekicker
- Claudia Poll,Nicaraguan born swimmer
- Silvia Poll,Nicaraguan born swimmer
- Hope Portocarrero,formerFirst Lady of Nicaragua(1967–1972)
- Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero,son of former Nicaraguan presidentAnastasio Somoza Debayleand Hope Portocarrero de Somoza
- James Quesada,anthropologistand professor
- Mari Ramos,weatheranchorforCNN
- Michele Richardson,competition swimmer and Olympic silver medalist
- Tammy Rivera,singer and television personality
- J Smooth,bilingualhip hopand reggaeton singer
- Hilda Solis,U.S.congresswoman;of Mexican and Nicaraguan descent[3][4]
- Eve Torres,professional wrestler withWWE
- Torombolo,reggaetonsinger
- Gabriela Revilla,writer, producer, director[5]
- Gabriel Traversari,actor, director, writer, singer-songwriter and painter
- Guillermo Wagner Granizo(1923–1995), ceramic tile muralist in Northern California; his mother was from Nicaragua
- Donald Vega,jazz musician and composer
- Mark Vientos,MLB Player for theNew York Mets
- Theo Von,comedian
- Benny Urquidez,kickboxer, martial arts choreographer; his father was born inGranada, Nicaragua[6]
References
[edit]- ^O'Driscoll, Bill (18 Jan 2007)."Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's imaginary folklore drives The Muckle Man".Pittsburgh City Paper.
- ^"Oswaldo Castillo".TheHammerMovie.com.Archived fromthe originalon November 1, 2007.Retrieved2007-11-06.
- ^Merl, Jean (2000-12-28)."Solis Prepares to Take Another Step Up".Los Angeles Times.Retrieved2009-03-12.
- ^Solis, Hilda L. (2006-06-06)."Honoring Juana Sequeria Solis on Her 80th Birthday"(PDF).Congressional Record.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2009-02-03.Retrieved2008-12-22.
- ^"Hulu, Neon Confirm 'Palm Springs' Deal, But Say Price Was Actually $17,500,000.69".
- ^"About Sensei Benny Urquidez".Archived fromthe originalon 2015-03-30.Retrieved2015-04-24.About - The official website of Benny The Jet Urquidez