List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
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This article contains a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans, people from Hispanophone countries or with ancestry from them who are residents or citizens of the United States.
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[edit] Arts
[edit] Dance
- Jose Limon, modern dancer and choreographer
- Augie & Margo Rodriguez, celebrity performers starting with the Mambo days of the 1950s.
[edit] Fashion
- Shaune Bagwell, fashion model/TV hostess (ex-wife of retired Houston Astro Jeff Bagwell; mother is Elizabeth Elvira Menendez Stauffer)
- Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer
- Marisol Deluna, fashion designer
- Carolina Herrera, fashion designer
- Jaslene Gonzalez, fashion model
- Christy Turlington, fashion model
[edit] Film and TV
- Sergio D. Acosta, award-winning film producer
- Jessica Alba, actress
- Francia Almendarez actress
- Moises Arias actor
- Silvana Arias, actress
- Desi Arnaz, actor and bandleader
- Adrienne Bailon singer and actress
- Catherine Bach, actress (The Dukes of Hazzard)
- Antonio Banderas, actor
- Adrian Bellani, actor
- Maurice Benard, actor (All My Children, General Hospital)
- Julissa Bermudez, actress and VJ
- Alexis Bledel, actress
- Benjamin Bratt, actor
- Sabrina Bryan actress, singer and dancer
- Maria Canals, voice actress
- Lynda Carter, actress
- Ricardo Chavira, actor (Desperate Housewives)
- Rosario Dawson, actress
- Sammy Davis, Jr., singer, actor
- Grey DeLisle,country singer, voice actress
- Michael DeLorenzo, actor
- Dolores Del Rio actress
- Cameron Diaz, actress (father is Cuban)
- Edward'O, actor
- Emilio Estevez, actor
- Charlie Sheen, actor
- Martin Sheen, actor; father of Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez
- Rita Hayworth, actress
- Joaquin Phoenix, actor
- Hector Elizondo, actor
- Gus Envela, Jr., actor
- Erik Estrada, actor
- José Ferrer, actor
- Miguel Ferrer, actor
- America Ferrera, actress
- Edward Furlong, actor
- Daisy Fuentes, actress, model
- Paula Garcés actress
- Andy Garcia, actor
- Jorge Garcia, actor
- Selena Gomez actress & singer
- Reagan Gomez-Preston, actress
- Julie Gonzalo, actress
- Salma Hayek, actress
- Jay Hernandez, actor, Hostel
- Kristin Herrera actress
- Oscar Isaac, actor
- Raul Julia, actor and playwright
- Victoria Justice actress
- Josh Keaton, voice actor & singer
- Nathalie Kelley Australian-born actress
- Joanna Kerns, actress
- John Leguizamo, actor, comedian
- Fernando Lamas, actor
- Lorenzo Lamas, actor
- Eva Longoria, actress
- George Lopez, comedian and actor
- Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer
- Mario Lopez, actor
- Vanessa Marcil, actress
- Cheech Marin, actor
- Eddie Marrero, actor
- Carlos Mencia, actor and comedian
- Eva Mendes, actress
- Ricardo Montalban, actor
- Esai Morales, actor
- Rita Moreno, actress, singer and dancer
- Edward James Olmos, actor
- Sara Paxton actress and singer
- Rosie Perez, actress
- Freddie Prinze, comedian
- Freddie Prinze Jr., actor
- Madison Pettis actress
- Anthony Quinn, actor
- José Quintero, theatre director
- Nathalia Ramos, actress & singer
- Sarah Ramos, actress
- James Roday, actor
- Alisa Reyes, actress
- Adam Rodriguez, actor
- Michelle Rodriguez, actress
- Paul Rodríguez, actor
- Robert Rodriguez, director
- César Romero, actor
- Zoë Saldaña, actress
- Roselyn Sanchez, actress
- Jimmy Smits, actor
- Eva Tamargo, actress
- Danny Trejo, actor
- Wilmer Valderrama, actor
- Alexa Vega, actress & songtress
- Bob Vila, Home-improvement TV show host
- Nadine Velazquez, actress
- Lupe Velez, actress
- Sofia Vergara, actress
- Kat Von D
- Raquel Welch, actress
- The Greg Wilson comedian, actor
- Daphne Zuniga, actress
- José Zúñiga, actor
[edit] Literature
- Isabel Allende, writer
- Julia Alvarez, writer
- Rudolfo Anaya, writer
- Jimmy Santiago Baca, poet
- Fray Angelico Chavez poet, historian, painter
- Sandra Cisneros, writer
- Francisco Goldman, writer
- Oscar Hijuelos, writer
- David Unger, author
- Gabriel García Márquez, author
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs, publisher of the U.S.'s only Spanish-language children's magazine.
- Horacio Peña, professor, writer, and poet.
See also:
- List of Mexican American writers
- List of Puerto Rican writers
- List of Cuban American writers
- Category:Hispanic American writers
[edit] Music
See Latin music in the United States
- A. J. McLean, singer, Backstreet Boys
- AZ rapper from Brooklyn, New York
- B-Real, rapper from Cypress Hill
- Baby Bash, R & B giner
- Chingo Bling, rapper
- Cuban Link, rapper
- Daddy Yankee,Reggaeton rapper
- Fergie, singer, Black Eyed Peas
- Howie Dorough, singer, Backstreet Boys
- Ivy Queen, Reggaeton rapper
- La Lupe, singer and gay icon
- Lumidee, singer
- Mack 10, rapper
- Martika, Grammy-nominated singer
- N.O.R.E, hip hop recording artist
- Pitbull, rapper
- Selena, singer
- Sheila E., percussionist
- Taboo, rapper
- Termanology hip-hop artist
[edit] Alphabetized by surname
- Christina Aguilera, pop singer
- Marc Anthony, Salsa Singer
- Joan Baez, folk singer
- Lloyd Banks rapper, member of G-Unit
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala, lead singer for At the Drive-In and Mars Volta
- Ruben Blades, singer and actor
- Ryan Cabrera, singer
- Irene Cara, Grammy-nominated singer
- Vikki Carr, singer
- Willy Chirino, singer
- Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer
- Ingrid Chavez, vocalist and songwriter
- Paula DeAnda, R&B,Pop singer
- Zack de la Rocha vocalist, Rage Against the Machine
- Kat DeLuna, pop singer
- Emilio Estefan, five-time Grammy-winning producer
- Gloria Estefan, singer
- Aundrea Fimbres, singer,from the female group Danity Kane
- Lalo Guerrero, musician
- Jim Jones, Rapper
- Olivia Longott, rapper
- Lisa Lopes, singer from group TLC
- Jennifer Lopez, Singer
- Victor Manuelle, Salsa Singer
- Angie Martinez, radio personality
- Ricky Martin, singer
- Christina Milian, singer and actress
- Chino Moreno, lead singer of Deftones
- Dave Navarro , lead guitar Jane's Addiction
- Don Omar, Reggaeton Rapper
- Jeannie Ortega singer
- Carlos Ponce, Singer
- Gabriel Rios, pop Singer
- Albita Rodríguez, Grammy-winning singer
- Omar Rodríguez-López, lead guitar for At the Drive-In and Mars Volta
- Linda Ronstadt Rock singer
- Hope Sandoval, singer, Mazzy Star
- Sonny Sandoval lead singer of P.O.D.
- Carlos Santana, musician
- Juelz Santana rapper and member of The Diplomats
- Gustavo Santaolalla, composer, winner of two Oscars for Brokeback Mountain and Babel
- Gilberto Santa Rosa, Salsa Singer
- Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer
- Melody Thornton, singer,from the female group Pussycat Dolls
- Tony Touch, DJ
- Robert Trujillo bassist Metallica
- Ritchie Valens, singer
- Julieta Venegas, singer
- Carlos Vives, singer
- Hype Williams, Music Video and Film Director
- JR Writer rapper and member of The Diplomats
- Ricardo Arjona, singer
[edit] Groups
- La Ley, pop/rock band
- Los Illegals, punk rock band
- Los Lobos, R&B, Rock band
- Los Lonely Boys R&B, Rock band
- Lucybell, rock band
- Luny Tunes, production duo
- Nina Sky, twin sister singers
- Question Mark & the Mysterians, punk rock band
[edit] Reality TV Stars
- Alex Angarita - Colombian-American, Survivor: Fiji contestant
- David Archuleta - Honduran-American, American Idol 7 contestant
- Amanda Avila - Mexican-American, American Idol 4 contestant
- Alexandra Bachelier - Cuban-American, American Idol 1 contestant
- Christopher Badano - Uruguayan-American, American Idol 1 contestant
- Johanna Botta - Peruvian-American, The Real World: Austin
- John Paul (J.P.) Calderon - Costa Rican-American, Survivor: Cook Islands, contestant
- Jason Castro - Colombian-American, American Idol 7 contestant
- Rodolfo (Rudy) Cárdenas - Venezuelan-American, Top 24 contestant, American Idol (Season 6)
- Cristina Coria - Puerto Rican-American, Survivor: Cook Islands, contestant
- Michael Delgado - Puerto Rican-American, The Benefactor, contestant
- Jose "Pepi" Diaz - Cuban-American, The Apprentice 5 contestant
- Sandra Diaz-Twine - Puerto Rican-American, Survivor: Pearl Islands Winner
- Jennifer Fuentes - Cuban-American, American Idol 2 contestant
- Billy Garcia - Dominican-American, Survivor: Cook Islands, contestant
- Liliana Gomez - Mexican-American, Survivor: Fiji contestant
- Nathan Gonzalez - Cuban-American, Survivor: Cook Islands contestant
- Jaslene Gonzalez - Puerto Rican-American, America's Next Top Model Cycle 7 Winner
- David Hernandez - Mexican-American, American Idol 7 contestant
- Adriel Herrera - Mexican-American, American Idol 1 contestant
- Danny Jimenez - Cuban-American, The Amazing Race 2 and The Amazing Race 11 contestant
- Oscar (Ozzy) Lusth - Mexican-American, runner-up, Survivor: Cook Islands
- Cecilia Mansilla - Peruvian-American, Survivor: Cook Islands, contestant
- Oswald Mendez - Cuban-American, The Amazing Race 2 and The Amazing Race 11 contestant
- Lydia Morales - Puerto Rican-American, Survivor: Guatemala contestant
- Danny Noriega - Mexican-American, American Idol 7 contestant
- Tito Ortiz - contestant on The Apprentice (U.S. Season 7)
- Lorena Pinot - Guatemalan-American, American Idol 7 contestant
- Edgardo Rivera - Puerto Rican-American, Survivor: Fiji contestant
- Julia Ruiz - Puerto Rican-American, The Amazing Race 12 contestant
- Marianna Ruiz - Puerto Rican-American, The Amazing Race 12 contestant
- Lorena Segura - Puerto Rican-American, The Amazing Race 12 contestant
- Janu Tornell - Cuban-American, Survivor: Palau contestant
- Marcela Valldolid - Mexican-American, The Apprentice: Martha Stewart contestant
- Mario Vazquez - Puerto Rican-American, American Idol semi-finalist
- Nick Verreos - Venezuelan-American, Project Runway contestant
- Rita Verreos - Venezuelan-American, Survivor: Fiji contestant
[edit] Visual arts
- Judy Baca, artist
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist
- Franck de Las Mercedes, painter
- Oswaldo Guayasamín, painter
- Barbara Carrasco, artist
- Antonio Roybal, painter and sculptor
- Richard Serra, sculptor
- Ruby Chacón, painter
- John August Swanson, painter
- Harry Gamboa, Jr., artist
[edit] Business
- Ralph Alvarez, president and COO of McDonald's Corporation.
- Michael Cordúa, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taught chef.
- Roberto Goizueta, former CEO of Coca Cola; Goizueta Business School at Emory University named in his honor.
- Raul J. Fernandez, entrepreneur, CEO and Chairman of ObjectVideo, and Co-Owner of the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards, and Washington Mystics.
- Oz Garcia, CEO of Personal Best Inc.
- David Martinez, managing partner of Fintech Advisory
- George Muñoz, president of Muñoz Investment Banking Group, LLC.
- Richard Pérez-Feria, president of RPF Ventures, Inc.
- Joseph A. Unanue, founder and former president of Goya Foods.
[edit] Civil rights and activists
- Oscar Zeta Acosta, activist, attorney, author
- Carlos Cadena, activist
- Sal Castro, activist
- Cesar Chavez, labor leader
- Linda Chavez-Thompson, labor leader
- Angelo Falcón, political scientist; President and Founder, National Institute for Latino Policy
- Hector P. Garcia, activist
- Gustavo C. Garcia, activist
- Rodolfo Gonzales, activist
- John J. Herrera, activist
- Dolores Huerta, labor leader
- Nativo Lopez, activist
- Angel G. Luévano, labor leader
- Camilo Mejía, a former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-war activist
- Lloyd Monserratt - California political and community leader
- Eugene Nelson, labor leader
- Baldemar Velasquez, activist
[edit] Government and politics
- Ben Fernandez, first Hispanic to Run for President of the United States, Former Chairman of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly
- Cristobal Aguilar, former Mayor of Los Angeles
- Joe Baca, United States Representative
- Herman Badillo, United States Representative
- David B. Barkley, soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- Xavier Becerra, United States Representative
- Claudia Bermúdez, politician, ran for the United States Congress
- Henry Bonilla, former United States Representative
- Róger Calero, ran for U.S. President in the 2004 elections.
- Dennis Chavez, senator
- Linda Chavez, conservative commentator
- Henry Cisneros, former Mayor of San Antonio and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Clinton
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart, United States Representative
- Gus Envela, Jr., politician
- Gustavo Envela-Makongo, Sr., ambassador
- Kika de la Garza, United States Representative
- David Farragut, American Civil War Hero
- Benigno C. Hernández, United States Representative
- Luis Gutiérrez, United States Representative
- Ruben Garcia Jr., Assistant Executive Director FBI
- Alberto Gonzales, Former US Attorney General under President Bush's Administration
- Henry B. Gonzalez, former United States Representative
- Joseph Marion Hernandez, U.S. congressman
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo, former Governor of New Mexico
- Manuel Lujan Jr., former United States Secretary of the Interior and former United States Representative
- Matthew G. Martinez, former United States Representative
- Mel Martinez, United States Senator
- Bob Menendez, United States Senator
- Joseph Montoya, former United States Senator
- Rosario Marin, United States treasurer
- Melquiades Martinez, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development
- Antonia Novello, U.S. Surgeon General
- Solomon P. Ortiz, United States Representative
- Romualdo Pacheco, former Governor of California
- Ed Pastor, United States Representative
- Edward R. Roybal, former United States Representative
- Lucille Roybal-Allard, United States Representative
- Bill Richardson, 2008 Democrat Presidential Candidate, Governor of New Mexico, former U.S. Secretary of Energy, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., former U.S. Representative
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, United States Representative
- Ricardo Sanchez, Lieutenant General
- Esteban Edward Torres, former United States Representative
- José Serrano, United States Representative
- Ken Salazar, United States Senator
- Frank Tejeda, former United States Representative
- Nydia Velázquez, U.S. Representative
- Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles Mayor
[edit] Journalism
- Cecilia Alvear, television journalist
- María Celeste Arrarás, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Juan Manuel Benitez, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Ilia Calderón, television journalist
- María Antonieta Collins, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Jose Diaz-Balart, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Carmen Dominicci, television journalist
- Patricio G. Espinoza, freelance journalist
- Hector Tobar, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist
- Giselle Fernández, television journalist
- Enrique Gratas, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Maria Hinojosa, journalist
- Lynda Lopez, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Natalie Morales, television journalist
- Soledad O'Brien, newscaster (Cuban from her maternal side)
- Andrés Oppenheimer, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Raul Peimbert, television journalist
- Satcha Pretto, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- John Quiñones, television journalist
- Birmania Ríos, television journalist
- Geraldo Rivera, talk-show host, journalist
- Maggie Rodriguez television journalist
- María Elena Salinas, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Lauren Sanchez, newscaster
- Rick Sanchez, newscaster
- Neyda Sandoval, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Cristina Saralegui, journalist and TV show host
- Pedro Sevcec, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Ray Suarez, television and radio journalist
- Jorge Ramos, Journalist and TV News Presenter
- Elizabeth Vargas, television journalist
[edit] Religious
- Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister.
- Elias Gabriel Galvan, Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Luis Palau, Christian Evangelist.
- Junípero Serra, missionary
[edit] Sciences
- Joseph M. Acabá, astronaut
- Luis Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning physicist
- Walter Clement Alvarez medicine doctor, author of books on medicine
- Walter Alvarez, geologist, postulator of the asteroid-impact theory for the Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event
- Elsa Salazar Cade, entomologist and educator
- Fernando Caldeiro, astronaut
- Franklin Chang-Diaz, astronaut
- France A. Cordova, former NASA chief scientist
- John Garcia, psychologist
- Sidney M. Gutierrez, astronaut
- Jose Hernandez, astronaut
- Michael Lopez-Alegria, astronaut
- Christopher Loria, astronaut
- Todd Martinez, Theoretical Chemist and MacArthur Fellow
- Mario Molina, Nobel Prize-winning chemist
- Carlos I. Noriega, astronaut
- Ellen Ochoa, astronaut
- Severo Ochoa, Nobel Prize-winning biochemist
- John D. Olivas, astronaut
- Juan Bautista Rael, ethnographer and folklorist
- George D. Zamka, astronaut
[edit] Sports
[edit] Baseball
- Frank Arellanes - MLB player
- José Canseco, baseball player
- Jorge Cantu - MLB infielder[1]
- Eric Chavez - MLB third baseman
- Marvin Benard, a Major League Baseball player
- Chad Cordero - MLB relief pitcher
- Pat Corrales - MLB player, manager, and coach
- Johnny Estrada - MLB catcher[2]
- Andre Ethier - MLB outfielder.
- Brian Fuentes - MLB relief pitcher, 3 time All-Star[3]
- Mike Garcia - MLB pitcher
- Nomar Garciaparra - MLB infielder
- Lefty Gomez - MLB pitcher, Hall of Fame member
- Eddie Guardado- MLB pitcher
- Keith Hernandez, baseball player
- Adam LaRoche- MLB first baseman
- Andy LaRoche- MLB infielder
- Buck Martinez- MLB player, manager, and commentator
- Sid Monge- MLB relief pitcher, All Star
- Carlos Muniz- MLB relief pitcher
- Sandy Nava - First Mexican American player in the Major Leagues, infielder
- Jesse Orosco - MLB pitcher
- Alex Rodriguez, baseball player
- Jorge Orta- MLB second baseman
- Manny Parra- MLB pitcher
- Oliver Perez - New York Mets Pitcher
- Omar Quintanilla - MLB player, shortstop
- Horacio Ramírez - Pitcher[4]
- Rudy Regalado- MLB infielder
- Anthony Reyes- MLB pitcher
- Rich Rodriguez (L.H. pitcher) - MLB pitcher
- Freddy Sanchez - MLB infielder
- Mike Torrez - MLB player pitcher
- Fernando Vina - MLB second baseman
- Ted Williams, baseball player
- Michael Young, baseball player
[edit] Basketball
- Mark Aguirre, basketball player
- Manu Ginóbili, basketball player
- Rebecca Lobo, basketball player
- Eduardo Najera, basketball player
- Earl Watson - NBA player[5]
[edit] Boxing
- Paulie Ayala - world champion boxer
- Gaby Canizales - bantamweight world champion boxer
- Orlando Canizales - bantamweight world champion boxer
- Michael Carbajal
- Bobby Chacon - boxer[6]
- Diego Corrales - super featherweight and lightweight champion
- Juan Diaz - WBA & WBO and IBF world lightweight champion
- Robert Guerrero - boxer, current IBF featherweight champion[7]
- Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion
- Oscar de la Hoya, boxer
- Becky Garcia — boxer
- Roberto Garcia Cortez - boxer, IBF featherweight title
- Delia Gonzalez - boxer[8]
- Paul Gonzales, boxer
- Genaro Hernandez - boxer, super featherweight champion
- David Obregon, professional boxer
- Sergio Mora - boxer [9]
- John Ruiz, boxer
- Mia St. John - boxer
- Johnny Tapia - boxer
- Fernando Vargas - boxing
[edit] Football
- Raul Allegre - NFL placekicker[10]
- Tony Casillas - retired NFL defensive lineman[10]
- Tom Fears - NFL wide receiver
- Tom Flores - NFL coach
- Jeff Garcia, football quarterback
- Joe Kapp - retired NFL quarterback[10]
- J. P. Losman - NFL quarterback[11]
- Max Montoya - retired NFL guard[10]
- Zeke Moreno - former NFL linebacker[12]
- Anthony Muñoz - retired NFL offensive guard, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame [10]
- Jim Plunkett, football player (Mexican, but carries an Irish name).
- Tony Romo, football quarterback
- Jose Cortez - fooball placekicker
[edit] Golf
- Nancy Lopez, golfer
- Tony Lema, golfer
- Chi Chi Rodriguez, golfer
- Lee Trevino, golfer
- Lorena Ochoa, golfer
Sergio Garcia, Golfer
[edit] Martial artists
- Charlie P. Contreras - First USA Black Belt / Shorei Ryu
- Paul Buentello - UFC, mixed martial arts
- Nathan Diaz - mixed martial artist
- Nick Diaz - UFC / mixed martial arts[13]
- Roger Huerta - UFC, mixed martial arts
- Ruby Lopez - Taekwondo
- Steven Lopez - Taekwondo, 2 time Gold medalist, the most decorated taekwondo athlete in the history of the sport
- Tito Ortiz - UFC / mixed martial arts
- Diego Sanchez - UFC / mixed martial arts[13]
- Frank Shamrock - UFC / Mixed martial arts fighter
[edit] Soccer
- Esteban Arias - defender C.D. Chivas USA
- Chris Armas, soccer player
- Marcelo Balboa, soccer player
- Ivan Becerra - soccer forward for Columbus Crew[14]
- Carlos Bocanegra - MLS soccer[15]
- Jonathan Bornstein - defender and midfielder C.D. Chivas USA
- Jose Burciaga Jr. - Major League Soccer
- Ramiro Corrales - Norwegian Premier League
- Antonio de la Torre - defender Atlanta Silverbacks USL First Division
- Jorge Flores (soccer) - C.D. Chivas USA
- Francisco Gomez - USL Premier Development League
- Herculez Gomez - Colorado Rapids Major League Soccer
- Miguel Gonzalez - New England Revolution Major League Soccer
- Sonny Guadarrama - midfielder for Atlético Morelia
- Brad Guzan - goalkeeper MLS Chivas USA
- Daniel Hernandez - Major League Soccer
- Christian Jimenez - MLS player
- Rodrigo Lopez (soccer) - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA
- Antonio Martínez - midfielder C.D. Chivas USA
- Mike Muñoz (soccer player) - midfielder USL First Division
- Michael Orozco - defender for San Luis F.C.
- Orlando Perez - C.D. Chivas US
- Claudio Reyna, soccer player
- Tab Ramos, soccer player
- José Francisco Torres - midfielder Primera Division de Mexico
- Martin Vasquez - retired midfielder, assistant coach C.D. Chivas USA
[edit] Wrestlers
- Aaron Aguilera - professional wrestler
- Nito Gomez - professional wrestler
- Chavo Guerrero, Jr. - WCW and WWE
- Eddie Guerrero - WWE
- Hector Guerrero - professional wrestler
- Cornelio "Tony" Hernandez - professional wrestler
- Mando Guerrero - professional wrestler
- Gino Hernandez - professional wrestler
- Melina Perez - professional wrestler
- Rey Mysterio, Jr. - WWE
- Tito Santana - WWF wrestler
- José Luis Jair Soria - professional wrestler
- Enrique Torres - professional wrestler
[edit] Other fields of sports
- Benjamin Agosto, figure skater
- Tony Alva - legendary skateboarder
- Gus Envela, Jr., sprinter
- Rudy Galindo, figure skater
- Scott Gomez, hockey player
- Pancho Gonzalez, tennis player
- Roberto Guerrero, racing driver
- Derek Parra - speed skater, Olympic gold medalist[16]
- Paul Rodriguez Jr. professional skateboarder
- Alberto Salazar, marathoner
- Raffi Torres - NHLHockey player
- Ismael Valenzuela - jockey, Kentucky Derby winner
- Patrick Valenzuela- jockey, Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner
[edit] See also
- List of Cuban Americans
- List of Mexican Americans
- List of Nicaraguan Americans
- History of Mexican-Americans
- List of Hispanic Medal of Honor recipients
- Hispanic Admirals in the United States Navy
- Hispanic American writers
[edit] References
- ^ United States Runs Out of Chances in Classic - New York Times
- ^ Santana and 'Big Papi' Lead Latino Baseballers - NAM
- ^ Santana and 'Big Papi' Lead Latino Baseballers - NAM
- ^ "horacio ramirez" mexican
- ^ Richardson exporting his deep basketball knowledge - USATODAY.com
- ^ Sanderson, Matthew (2005-01-20). Class of '05 Controversy. TigerBoxing.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ MMANEWS.COM | Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero & Martin Honorio Camp Notes
- ^ Santiago, Antonio (2006-04-13). A Chiquita with a Big Heart. RingsideReport.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Bjornberg, Jeremy (2005-12-02). Sergio Mora No Longer a Contender?. Doc's Sport Service. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ a b c d e Somers, Ken (2005-09-25). NFL looks for big play in Mexico. Arizona Republic. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Brady, Erik (2005-07-20). Losman growing at his own beat. USA TODAY. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ In The Zone with San Diego Chargers Linebacker Zeke Moreno. Open Your Eyes. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ a b Probst, Jason; DiSanto, Michael (2005-11-02). Head-2-Head: Sanchez vs. Diaz. Between Rounds. InsideFighting.com. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Crew Selects Three Players In 2006 MLS Supplemental Draft. OurSportsCentral.com (2006-01-26). Retrieved on 2007-07-18. "He was born in San Luis Potose, Mexico, becoming the first Mexican-born player drafted by The Crew. His full name is Jorge Ivan Becerra."
- ^ Wyllie, John Philip (2001-12-14). Rimando and Bocanegra Vie for World Cup Berths. La Prensa San Diego. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
- ^ Cienfuegos, Ernesto (2002-02-20). La Raza Prevails in Nordic Sport for Olympic Gold; Derek Parra wins First Olympic Gold Medal for Aztlan. La Voz de Azatlan. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.