List of Cuban Americans

This is a list of notable Cuban Americans. This list contains both naturalized Cuban-born Americans and naturally-born Americans of Cuban descent."

List

Athletes

*Aldo "El Bufalo" Arencibia, gold medalist cyclist
*Robert Andino, infielder for the Florida Marlins
*Gilbert Arenas, professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards
*Bronson Arroyo, starting pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and member of World Champion 2004 Boston Red Sox (Cuban father)
*Danys Báez, relief pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles
*Steve Bellán, baseball player and pioneer
*Yuniesky Betancourt, current shortstop for the Seattle Mariners
*Bert Campaneris, former MLB All-Star shortstop
*José Canseco, former MLB All-Star outfielder and DH, author ("") and reality show contestant ("The Surreal Life")
*Ozzie Canseco, former MLB outfielder
*José Cardenal, former MLB outfielder and coach and current MLB executive
*Vinnie Chulk, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
*José Contreras, pitcher with the Chicago White Sox, won World Series in 2005
*Mike Cuellar, former MLB All-Star pitcher
*Orestes Destrade, former MLB first baseman and current broadcaster
*Eric Eichmann, former US National Team and American professional soccer player (Cuban mother)
*Yunel Escobar, current shortstop for the Atlanta Braves
*Alex Fernandez, former pitcher for the Florida Marlins
*Tony Fossas, former MLB relief pitcher
*Tito Fuentes, former MLB second baseman
*Mary Joe Fernandez, tennis player
*Ryan Freel, outfielder for the Cincinnati Reds (Cuban mother)
*Preston Gómez, former MLB infielder and manager
*Anthony Gonzalez, WR Indianapolis Colts National Football League
*Luis Gonzalez, outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers
*Henry Gutierrez, former US National Team and American professional soccer player
*James "Chico" Hernandez, of Wheaties fame, US Sombo Wrestling Champion, World Cup Silver and 3 time British silver medalist.
*Liván Hernández, starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
*Orlando Hernández, half-brother of Livan, starting pitcher for New York Mets
*Julio Herrera, professional wrestler
*Raúl Ibáñez, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
*Doug Logan, Chief Executive Officer of USA Track & Field (USATF), the national governing body for track and field, long distance running, and race walking.
*Neil Lomax, Quarterback, St Louis Cardinals
*Gustavo Lopez, Amateur Mixed Martial Artist, Amateur Kick-boxer, and Amateur Boxer
*Mike Lowell, third baseman for the Boston Red Sox
*Minnie Miñoso, former MLB All-Star outfielder
*Pablo Morales, Olympic swimmer
*Sergio Oliva, Former 3-time Mr. Olympia. Only bodybuilder to have ever beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Mr. Olympia competition
*Tony Oliva, former MLB All-Star outfielder
*Henry Owens, relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins
*Orlando Palmeiro, professional baseball player
*Rafael Palmeiro, former MLB All-Star first baseman and member of the 3,000 Hit and 500 Home Run clubs
*Tony Perez, National Baseball Hall of Fame infielder
*Jorge Posada, catcher for the New York Yankees (Cuban father)
*Alexei Ramirez, current outfielder/infielder for the Chicago White Sox
*Alejandro Rivas, 3 Time Junior Olympic Champion in Karate
*Jennifer Rodriguez, Olympic medal-winning speed skater
*Sean Rodriguez, second baseman for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
*Alberto Salazar, runner and marathon winner
*Danny Tartabull, former MLB All-Star outfielder
*Luis Tiant, former MLB All-Star pitcher
*Willie Walker IV, Quarterback (UPFL)

Business

*Alex Aguila, [ [http://hol.hispaniconline.com/TrendsMag/2007_2/14_feature-Cover.html] "Aguila and Gonzalez are of Cuban-American heritage, though both were born in the United States."] co-founder of Alienware
*Ernesto de la Fe, Managing Director and Head of Latin America for Morgan Stanley
*Raul Alarcon, president and CEO of the Spanish Broadcasting System
*Ralph Alvarez, [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0PCH/is_4_6/ai_n15379590] "He's lovin' it; the Ralph Alvarez story: for the Cuban-born Ralph Alvarez, working for McDonald's had long been a dream."] president and COO of McDonald's
*Bacardi Family, [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20030507/ai_n12688614] "The Bacardi family are Cuban exiles who left the country in 1960 when their assets were confiscated by Fidel Castro's regime."] owners of Bacardi Rums, Grey Goose, Martini & Rossi and Dewar's
*Paul L. Cejas, CEO of PLC Investments, Inc.
*Armando Codina, CEO of the Codina Group
*Alfonso Fanjul, [ [http://www.tristrategies.com/images/Cuban_Exiles.pdf] "The Cuban born brothers"] sugar baron
*Jose Fanjul, [ [http://www.tristrategies.com/images/Cuban_Exiles.pdf] "The Cuban born brothers"] sugar baron
*George Feldenkreis, CEO of Perry Ellis
*Raul J. Fernandez, co-owner of the NBA Washington Wizards, NHL Washington Capitals and WNBA Washington Mystics
*Ralph de la Vega, President and CEO of AT&T Mobility
*Jorge Figueredo, [ [http://www.latinoleaders.com/articulos.php?id_sec=2&id_art=80&id_ejemplar=0] "Born in Cuba during Fidel Castro's revolution, Figueredo fled the island with his parents"] Senior Vice President of Dow Jones
*Albert Garcia, Information Technology Director of Rachlin LLP
*Robert C. Goizueta, [ [http://www.cnn.com/US/9710/18/goizueta.obit.9am/] "Coca-Cola Chairman Roberto C. Goizueta, a Cuban immigrant"] former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
*Efram Grinberg, CEO of Movado watches John Cabezas, Founder & Ceo (Eko Flo)
*Gedalio Grinberg, founder and former CEO of Movado watches
*Nelson Gonzalez, [ [http://hol.hispaniconline.com/TrendsMag/2007_2/14_feature-Cover.html] "Aguila and Gonzalez are of Cuban-American heritage, though both were born in the United States."] co-founder of Alienware
*Carlos Gutierrez, [ [http://www.whitehouse.gov/government/gutierrez-bio.html] "Born in Havana, Cuba in 1953"] former CEO of Kellogg Company
*Alvaro de Molina, [ [http://www.thebanker.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/2512/Alvaro_de_Molina.html] "Cuban immigrant Al de Molina has done an impressive job as treasurer of Bank of America (BofA)"] Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation
*Antonio Luis Navarro, former vice president of W. R. Grace and Company
*Jorge M. Perez, [ [http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1093639,00.html] "Perez, 55, who was born in Argentina of Cuban parents and came to the U.S. in 1968"] real estate developer, CEO of the Related Group
*Joe Quesada, [ [http://www.marvelonline.com/news/-1.510] "Quesada created the Santerians, based on his coming of age experiences and Cuban heritage"] editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
*George Reyes, [ [http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_George_Reyes_Googles_CFO_Steps_Down_08104.html] "Cuban American George Reyes, 53"] 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
*Alberto Vilar, investor and philanthropist

Education

*Dr. George J. Borjas, noted economist, Harvard University
*Dr. Modesto A. Maidique, president of Florida International University
*Dr. Elsa A. Murano, president of Texas A&M University
*Alejandro Portes, prominent sociologist, Princeton University
* Dr. Eduardo Padron, president of Miami-Dade College

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")
*Maria Canals Barrera, voice actress
*Bobby Cannavale, actor ("Third Watch", "Will & Grace")
*Irene Cara, actress ("Flashdance")
*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")
*Guillermo Díaz, actor (films "Half Baked, Party Girl")
*Emiliano Díez, actor ("The George Lopez Show")
*Majandra Delfino, actress ("Roswell")
*Marieh Delfino, actress
*Raul Esparza, actor
*Mel Ferrer, actor
*Daisy Fuentes, model and television personality (MTV's "House of Style")
*David Fumero, soap opera actor ("One Life to Live")
*Gene Gabriel, actor ("Numb3rs, ")
*David Gallagher actor, "7th Heaven"Gallagher - cite web | url=http://www.allstarz.org/users/davidg/m.html | title=All-Starz on David Gallagher | quote=This half Irish, half Cuban actor can dance for six hours straight! "I'm proud to have the Latin hips", he says!]
*Melissa Gallo, television actress, "One Life to Live"Gallo - cite web | url=http://www.geocities.com/melissagallofan/dyk.html | title=Melissa Gallo Fan | quote =(MELISSA GALLO) comes from "a big Cuban family, a lot of whom reside in the New York area"]
*Andy Garcia, Academy Award-nominated actor ("The Godfather"), ("Ocean's Eleven", "Oceans Twelve")
*Joanna García, film and television actress ("Reba")Garcia - cite web | url=http://www.aahceleb.com/pics/joanna_garcia.html | title=Aah Celeb Profile | quote=Cuban descent actress JOANNA GARCIA]
*Jorge Garcia, actor ("Lost")
*Jsu Garcia, actor
*Nona Gaye, singer and actress ("Ali")
*Carlos Gómez , actor
*Marga Gomez, comedienne/playwright
*Marco Sanchez, actor
*Carlos Leon actor ("film The Woodsman)"
*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")
*Tony Plana, actor ("Ugly Betty")
*Carlos Ponce, actor/singer
*Armando Riesco, actor (film "Garden State")
*Adam Rodriguez, actor ("")
*Gabriela Rodriguez,actress ("As the Bell Rings")
*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")
*Annabella Sciorra, actress ("The Hand that Rocks the Cradle", "The Sopranos")
*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")
*Odette Yustman, actress ("Cloverfield")

Cartoonists

*Antonio Prohias, creator of Mad Magazine's Spy vs Spy series
*Susana Maria Rosende, creator of Oh Susana! http://www.writewaydesigns.com/ohsusana.php

Directors, screenwriters and producers

*Desi Arnaz, producer ("I Love Lucy", "The Untouchables") and co-founder of Desilu
*Migdia Chinea Varela, screenwriter, writer ("Incredible Hulk", "The Facts of Life", "Superboy")
*Manny Coto, executive producer ("24"), writer ("24", "")
*René Echevarria, writer (', ', "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", "Dawn of the Dead") creator of the Dead Series film series
*Arturo Interian, Vice President, Lifetime Network

Graphic Designers

* Frank Varela

Video Game Producers and Designers

*Marc A. Fernandez, Video Game producer/director ("", "Midnight Club 2", "Marc Ecko's Getting Up")

Fashion

*Lazaro Hernandez, fashion designer, co-founder of Proenza Schouler
*Narciso Rodriguez, fashion designer
*Isabel Toledo, former creative director for Anne Klein

Magicians

*Teller, magician, one half of Penn and Teller

Musicians

*Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban master percussionist
*Abel Aguilera, deejay/music producer (one-half of musical duo Rosabel)
*Albita, Grammy-winning singer
*B Real, member of rap group Cypress Hill
*Fantasia Barrino, singer, "American Idol" winner
*Jorge Bolet, classical concert pianist specializing in Lizst
*Irene Cara, Oscar and Grammy-winning singer ("Flashdance"), actress ("Fame")
*Willy Chirino, singer
*Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer
*Xavier Cugat, celebrated bandleader
*Addys D'Mercedes, singer
*Sammy Davis, Jr., singer, member of the famed Rat Pack
*The DeCastro Sisters, female singing group
*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
*Johnny Goudie, rock musician
*Horacio Gutierrez, prize-winning classical concert pianist
*Al Jourgensen, frontman of Ministry
*La Lupe, singer and gay icon
*Nil Lara, rock musician
*Lissette, singer/actress (wife of Willy Chirino)
*Dave Lombardo, drummer of Slayer
*Cachao López, composer, musician of Cuban mambo
*Raul Malo, lead singer of American country music band, The Mavericks
*Martika, Grammy-nominated singer/actress (film "Annie" ; television series "Kids Incorporated" )
*Paul Masvidal, guitarist for metal band Cynic
*LaDarius McDonald, singer/actor
*Syesha Mercado, singer
*Roger Miret, singer for Agnostic Front
*Jorge Moreno, Grammy award winning singer / writer and tv producer
*JD Natasha, Latin pop musician
*Olivia Longott, rapper
*P-Star, rapper, actress
*Pitbull, American-born rapper
*Chano Pozo, Afro-Cuban, Latin Jazz percussionist, conga player
*Santiago Rodriguez, award-winning classical concert pianist and founder of the Elan CD recording label
*Rey Ruiz, singer
*Arturo Sandoval, jazz trumpeter and pianist
*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)
*Zeyda Ruga Suzuki, classical concert pianist, Juno Award nominee
*Tico Torres, drummer for Bon Jovi
*Mayra Verónica, singer, model, television personality

Reality television contestants

*Fantasia Barrino, winner of "American Idol"
*Rachel Campos, featured on ""
*Jose "Pepi" Diaz, contestant on season 5 of "The Apprentice"
*Marlon Fernández, winner of "Objetivo Fama" (third season)
*Marcus Lehman, contestant on ""
*Syesha Mercado, "American Idol" contestant
*Chris Nuñez, artist and reality television personality ("Miami Ink")
*, featured on ""
*Veronica Portillo, Playboy model and "Road Rules" contestant
*Janu Tornell, Vegas showgirl and reality show contestant ("Survivor")
*Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist, featured on ""

Television personalities

*Raul De Molina, co-host of Univision's "El Gordo y la Flaca"
*Rashel Díaz, television presenter ("Sabado Gigante")
*Lily Estefan, co-host of Univision's "El Gordo y la Flaca"
*Alex Ferrer, television judge ("Judge Alex")
*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")
*Lesley Ann Machado, television presenter/host
*Marilyn Milian, television judge ("The People's Court")
*Christina Perez, televion Judge, Judge Christina
*Ana Maria Polo, television arbitrator
*Javier Romero, television presenter ( "Sabado Gigante")
*Rick Sanchez, CNN anchorman and reporter
*Hildi Santo-Tomas, designer, host of TLC network show "Trading Spaces"
*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

*Mercedes de Acosta, poet, playwright
*Reynaldo Arenas, poet, author
*Nilo Cruz, playwright, the first Latino to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
*Carmen Agra Deedy, children's books author
*Frank Fernández, anarchist, author of exile-related themes
*Roberto G. Fernández, novelist
*Sean Hepburn Ferrer, author (son of actors Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer)
*María Irene Fornés, playwright
*Paula Fox, author, winner of Hans Christian Andersen Medal, biological grandmother of musician Courtney Love
*Cristina García, novelist
*Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, mystery novelist and descendant of Cuban independence patriot Francisco Vicente Aguilera [ [http://voices.cla.umn.edu/vg/Bios/entries/garcia-aguilera_carolina.html Carolina Garcia Aguilerab.1949] ]
*Oscar Hijuelos, first Hispanic to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
*Jorge L. Hernandez, author of World War 2 alternate history "Iron Empire, Book I: Blitzkrieg"
*Juan Gerardo Hernandez, author ( books "Cuban, That's All" and "More Cuban, That's All")
*Anaïs Nin, author [www.who2.com/anaisnin.html; Anais Nin was born in France of Cuban parents, and was later a naturalized American Citizen]
*Achy Obejas, novelist
*Jorge Reyes, memoirist, short-story writer, poet, children's books
*Susana Maria Rosende, technical writer and humorist
*Antonio Sacre, children's books, playwright
*Virgil Suárez, novelist
*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"
*Alex Cambert, entertainment reporter "Good Morning America"
* Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, a business news General Assignment Reporter for CNBC television.
*Myrka Dellanos, former anchor "Primer Impacto"
*Jose Diaz-Balart, anchor/reporter
* [http://www.accionhispana.tv/AboutJackieFigueroa.asp Jackie Figueroa] , anchor [http://www.accionhispana.tv Acción Hispana]
*Max Gomez, medical correspondent WNBC, NBC in New York City
*Ambrose E. Gonzales, co-founder of the "The State" newspaper in South Carolina and author of several books in Gullah language
*Narciso Gener Gonzales, co-founder of the "The State" newspaper in South Carolina
*Dan Le Batard, sportswriter for "The Miami Herald"
*Antonio Mora, anchor WFOR in Miami
*Belkys Nerey, anchor WSVN, Fox in Miami
*Jackie Nespral, anchor WTVJ, NBC in Miami;
*Soledad O'Brien, CNN anchor
*Rafael Pineda, anchor WXTV in New York
*Jordi Reyes-Montblanc columnist New York Post,Diario-La Prensa
*Maggie Rodriguez, co-anchor of CBS's "The Early Show"
*José Roig, reporter, WXTV in New York
*Rick Sanchez, CNN anchor
*Enrique Teutelo, anchor, WLTV in Miami
*Rolman Vergara, reporter, WXTV in New York
*Mari Rodriguez Ichaso, columnist, journalist Vanidades, Harper's Bazaar en Espanol, Travel & Leisure en Espanol

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, fmr. United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
*John H. Sununu, White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush and former governor of New Hampshire

United States House of Representatives

*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
*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

2008 Congressional Candidates

*Joe Garcia, Democratic candidate for Florida's 25th district
*Raul L. Martinez, Democratic candidate for Florida's 21st district

United States Senate

*Mel Martinez, United States Senator (R-Florida)
*Bob Menendez, United States Senator (D-New Jersey), former representative for New Jersey's 13th district
*John E. Sununu, United States Senator (R-New Hampshire), former representative for New Hampshire's 1st district

Federal government

*Al Cardenas, Washington, D.C. lobbyist
*Alex Castellanos, Republican media consultant; senior advisor to 2008 Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney
*Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
*Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
*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, 14th Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
*Mel Martinez, fmr. Chairman of the Republican National Committee

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
*Margarita Campos, City Clerk of Burbank, California

tate government

*Zulima Farber, former Attorney General of New Jersey
*Katherine Fernandez Rundle, State Attorney for Miami-Dade County
*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

U.S. Commonwealth government

*Roberto Arango, Puerto Rico Senator
*Luis A. Ferré, former governor of Puerto Rico

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, first Hispanic justice on the Florida Supreme Court
*Adalberto Jordan, United States District Court Judge
*Mauricio J. Tamargo, Chairman of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
* Jose Linares, United States District Court Judge

United States Armed Forces

*Ambrosio José Gonzales, Colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
*Felix Rodriguez, U.S. Army Helicopter Pilot ,Former CIA officer infamous for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion, his involvement in the interrogation and execution of Che Guevara.

World leaders

*Éamon de Valera, 3rd president of Ireland

cience 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
*Nils J. Diaz, former Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
*Carlos Finlay, physician and scientist
*Jose Antonio Soto, Physician, discovered the uses of seawater as a therapeutic agent, cosmetic, and as a pharmacological vehicle. Author of Marine Therapy Health Benefits of Seawater Minerals.

Visual arts

*José Bernal, painter and sculptor
*Humberto Castro, painter

Other

*Bryan Fried, Lawyer
*Mercedes de Acosta, socialite, author, best known for her affairs with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich
*Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
*Alberto Cutié, priest and television host
*Alina Fernández, radio personality, daughter and critic of Fidel Castro
*Joe Garcia, 2008 Democratic congressional candidate
*Ambrosio José Gonzales, Colonel in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
*Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, woman at the center of the Carl Tanzler case
*Jorge Mas Canosa, political activist, former head of Cuban-American National Foundation
*Ana Mendieta, performance artist, noted feminist
*Henry Pollack, radio host of "Havana Rock"
*Manuel "Manolo" Sanchez [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,878894,00.html] , personal assistant to President Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon
*Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, close friend and confidant of President Richard Nixon; key Watergate figure
*María Consuelo Yznaga del Valle, wife of George Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester
*Dr. Carlos A. Rosende, M.D., a specialist in diabetic retinopathy and general ophthalmology, who was appointed chairman of the department of ophthalmology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, http://www.uthscsa.edu/hscnews/singleformat.asp?newID=2311
*Dr. Jose A. Bengochea, M.D., Dr.Jose A. Bengochea, Adolescent Medicine, Pediatrics, Coral Gables, Florida and former Pediatrician on the Board of Directors of Miami's Children Hospital

References