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

This is adynamic listand may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help byadding missing itemswithreliable sources.

Arts[edit]

Dance[edit]

Actors[edit]

Main article:List of Hispanic and Latino American actors

Cartoonists and animators[edit]

Directors, screenwriters and producers[edit]

Visual arts[edit]

Music[edit]

SeeLatin music in the United States

Alphabetized by surname[edit]

Groups[edit]

Reality show stars[edit]

Fashion[edit]

Business[edit]

Civil activists[edit]

Education[edit]

Religion[edit]

Architects[edit]

  • Monica Ponce de Leon,first Hispanic architect to receive theNational Design Awardin Architecture from the Smithsonian; has received over 12 Progressive Architecture Awards and the Design Award Medal from the Academy of Arts and Letters; first Hispanic dean at the University of Michigan

Sports[edit]

Baseball[edit]

Basketball[edit]

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Boxing[edit]

American Football[edit]

Golf[edit]

Mixed martial artists[edit]

Football[edit]

Wrestlers[edit]

Other sports[edit]

Politics[edit]

  • Ted Cruz– United States Senator representing Texas and first Hispanic American to hold that position
Thomas Perez
Adriano Espaillat

Models[edit]

Scientists[edit]

Journalism[edit]

Literature[edit]

United States Armed Forces[edit]

  • Joseph B. Avilés(1897–1990), served in the U.S. Navy and later in the Coast Guard; in 1925, became the first Hispanic Chief Petty Officer in the US Coast Guard; Puerto Rican, lived in Maryland[40]
  • Rafael Celestino Benítez(1917–1999), highly decorated submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USSCochinoduring the Cold War
  • José M. Cabanillas(1901–1979), Puerto Rican executive Officer of the USSTexas,which participated in the invasions of North Africa and the Battle of Normandy (D-Day) duringWorld War II;died inVirginia
  • Iván Castro,U.S. Army officer who has continued serving on active duty in the Special Forces despite losing his eyesight; parents are Puerto Rican[41]
  • Joseph H. De Castro(1844–1892), first Hispanic American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Richard Carmona,American physician and public health administrator[42]
  • Adolfo Fernández Cavada,captain in theUnion Armyduring theAmerican Civil Warwho later served as Commander-in-Chief of the Cinco Villas during Cuba's Ten Year War
  • Federico Fernández Cavada,colonel in the Union Army during theAmerican Civil Warand later Commander-in-Chief of all the Cuban forces during Cuba's Ten Year War
  • Mercedes O. Cubria,lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army; first Cuban-born female officer in the US Army[43]
  • Julius Peter Garesché,lieutenant colonel in the Union Army who served as Chief of Staff, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Maj. Gen.William S. Rosecrans
  • Ambrosio José Gonzales,colonelin theConfederate Armyduring theAmerican Civil War
  • José Manuel Hernández,popular Venezuelan caudillo, army general, congressman, presidential candidate and cabinet member who was also involved in numerous insurrections. Lived in exile in US from 1911 to his death in 1921
  • Narciso López,Venezuelan soldier and adventurer, known for four filibuster expeditions aimed at liberating Cuba from Spain in the 1850s
  • Carmen Contreras-Bozak(1919–2017), first Hispanic to serve in the U.S. Women's Army Corps, where she served as an interpreter and in numerous administrative positions; Puerto Rican; lives in Tampa, Florida[44]
  • Linda García Cubero,former U.S. Air Force officer; of Mexican-American-Puerto Rican descent
  • Rubén A. Cubero,highly decorated member of the U.S. Air Force; first Hispanic graduate of the US Air Force Academy to be named Dean of the Faculty of the academy; parents were Puerto Rican[45]
  • Alberto Díaz Jr.,first Hispanic Director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital; Puerto Rican born and raised
  • Rafael O'Ferrall,United States Armyofficer; firstHispanicof Puerto Rican descent to become the Deputy Commanding General for the Joint Task Force atGuantanamo Bay,Cuba
  • Salvador E. Felices(1923–1987), first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of major general (two-star) in the U.S. Air Force; died in Florida
  • Diego E. Hernández,retired US Navy officer; first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command; Puerto Rican resident of Miami
  • Lester Martínez López,MD, MPH (born 1955), first Hispanic to head the Army Medical and Research Command at Fort Detrick, Maryland
  • Carlos Lozada(1946–1967) member of the U.S. Army; one of five Puerto Ricans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for their actions in combat; Puerto Rican born, raised in New York City
  • Ángel Méndez(1946–1967) U.S. Marine, posthumously awarded the Navy Cross
  • Virgil Rasmuss Miller(1900–1968), U.S. Army officer who served as Regimental Commander of the 442d Regimental Combat Team, a unit composed of "Nisei" (second generation Americans of Japanese descent), during World War II[46]
  • Héctor Andrés Negroni,Puerto Rican historian, senior aerospace defense executive, author; first Puerto Rican graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy; lives in Vienna, Virginia[47]
  • Antonia Novello,Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator; US Surgeon General
  • María Inés Ortiz(1967–2007), first American nurse to die in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom; first Army nurse to die in combat since the Vietnam War; parents were Puerto Rican
Rudolph W. Riefkohl
  • José Antonio Páez,Venezuelanleader who fought the War of Independence.President of Venezuelaonce it was independent of the Gran Colombia (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863). He lived inNew York Cityduring his years in exile and died there in 1873
  • Patricia Spanic,captain in theUS Army.She is sister of soap opera actressGabriela Spanic.
  • Erneido Oliva,major general;former deputy commander of theD.C. National Guard
  • Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano(1913–1980), submarine commander in the US Navy; first Hispanic submarine commanding officer
  • Frederick Lois Riefkohl(1889–1969), Puerto Rican officer in the U.S. Navy; first Puerto Rican to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy and to be awarded the Navy Cross; lived and died in Florida[48]
  • Rudolph W. Riefkohl(1885–1950), U.S. Army officer; instrumental in helping the people of Poland overcome the 1919 typhus epidemic[49]
  • Pedro N. Rivera,retired Puerto Rican US Air Force officer; in 1994 became the first Hispanic medical commander in the Air Force; lives inAlexandria, Virginia[50]
  • Elmelindo Rodrigues Smith(1935–1967), U.S. Army soldier posthumously awarded theMedal of Honorfor his actions in theVietnam War;of Puerto Rican descent
  • Augusto Rodríguez,Puerto Rican officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War; immigrated to the US in the 1850s[51]
  • Pedro Rodríguez(1912–1999), earned two Silver Stars within a seven-day period during the Korean War; Puerto Rican; died in Washington, D.C.[52]
  • Fernando E. Rodríguez Vargas(1888–1932), Puerto Rican odontologist (dentist), scientist and a major in the US Army; discovered the bacteria which causes cavities; died in Washington, D.C.
  • Félix Rodríguez,U.S. Armyhelicopter pilot, formerCIAofficer known for his involvement in theBay of Pigs Invasionand his involvement in the capture and interrogation ofChe Guevara
  • Lola Sánchez,Confederate spy during the American Civil War; played an instrumental role in the Confederate victory in the Battle of Horse Landing[43]
  • José Agustín Quintero,Cuban born Confederate diplomat to Mexico, based inMonterrey
  • Loreta Janeta Velazquez(1842 – c. 1902), aka Lieutenant Harry Buford, Cuban-born woman who claimed that she masqueraded as a male Confederate soldier during theAmerican Civil War
  • Héctor E. Pagán,U.S. Army officer; first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become Deputy Commanding General of the US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
  • José M. Portela,retired officer of the U.S. Air Force; served in the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air while also serving as commander of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard
  • Maritza Sáenz Ryan,U.S. Army officer; head of the Department of Law at the US Military Academy; first woman and first Hispanic West Point graduate to serve as an academic department head; Puerto Rican father, Spanish mother[53]
  • Héctor Santiago-Colón(1942–1968), one of five Puerto Ricans posthumously presented with the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S.; Puerto Rican from New York[54]
  • Frances M. Vega (1983–2003), first female soldier of Puerto Rican descent to die in a combat zone, in Operation Iraqi Freedom[citation needed]
  • Pedro del Valle(1893–1978), U.S. Marine Corps officer; first Hispanic to reach the rank of lieutenant general; in 1900 his family emigrated to the US and became US citizens[55]
  • Humbert Roque Versace(1937–1965), American U.S. Army officer of Puerto Rican-Italian descent; awarded the US' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his heroic actions while a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War[56]

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