This is alist of notable Latin American people, in alphabetical order within categories.
Leonora Duran (born in 2011)
Aleijadinho (1730 or 1738 – 1814), sculptor
Julio Abril (1911–1979), sculptorTarsila do Amaral (1886–1973), painter, considered one of the leading modernist artists in Latin AmericaFernando Botero (1932–2023), painter and sculptorAdriana Melo, comic book artist, notable for her work on the Star Wars: Empire franchise
Luis Camnitzer (born 1937), conceptual artistRoger Mello (born 1965), children's book illustrator
José Campeche (1751–1809), painterLygia Clark (1920–1988), painter and sculptor
Marcela Donoso (born 1961), painter
Pancho Fierro (1810–1879), illustrator
Gego (1912–1994), geometric-abstract sculptorPaulo Mendes da Rocha (1928–2021), architect
José Guadalupe Posada (1852–1913), illustrator and cartoonist, printmakerAlfredo Jaar (born 1956), installation artistFrida Kahlo (1907–1954), realist and symbolist painterRuth Kedar (born 1955), artist and designer
Guillermo Kuitca (born 1961), painterGabriel Bá andFabio Moon, comic book artist
Wifredo Lam (1902–1982), painterRoberto Matta (1911–2002), painterAbraham Palatnik (1928–2020), abstract artist and inventorAna Mendieta (1948–1985), performance artistLola Mora (1866–1936), sculptorHélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter and sculptorFrancisco Oller (1833–1917), impressionist painterJosé Clemente Orozco (1883–1949), mural painter and lithographerCandido Portinari (1903–1962), painterBenito Quinquela Martín (1890–1977), painterDiego Quispe Tito (1611–1681), Cuzco School painterEduardo Kobra (born 1976), graffiti artistArmando Reverón (1889–1954), painterDiego Rivera (1886–1957), muralist
Emilio Hector Rodriguez (born 1950), painter and photographerGustavo Ramos (born 1993), artist and oil painterJosé Sabogal (1888–1956), indigenist painterDavid Alfaro Siqueiros (1896–1974), social realist painter and muralistJesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005), kinetic and op artistRufino Tamayo (1899–1991), painter, artistOscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), architectJoaquín Torres-García (1874–1949), constructivist painter
Remedios Varo (1908–1963), surrealist painterConstantine Andreou (1917–2007), painter and sculptorGisele Bündchen (born 1980), fashion modelValeria Mazza (born 1972), fashion modelFrancisco Costa (born 1964), designer
Oscar de la Renta (1932–2014), fashion designerNina García (born 1965), fashion editorHans Stern (1922–2007), jeweler and businessmanGabriela Hearst (born 1976), fashion designerAlexandre Herchcovitch (born 1971), fashion designerCarolina Herrera (born 1939), fashion designerMario Testino (born 1954), fashion photographerAlessandra Ambrósio (born 1981), fashion personAndy Muschietti (born 1973)Francisco Antônio de Almeida Júnior (1851–1928), important figure in the development of cinematographyDamian Szifron (born 1975)Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972)Alfonso Arau (born 1932)Carlos Saldanha (born 1965) animatorAdolfo Aristarain (born 1943)Héctor Babenco (born 1946)Luis Buñuel (1900–1983)Juan José Campanella (born 1959)Román Chalbaud (1931–2023)Alfonso Cuarón (born 1961)Juan Downey (1940–1993)Lucrecia Martel (born 1966)Sara Gómez (1942–1974)Guillermo Fantástico González (1945–2020)Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963)Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 1929)León Klimovsky (1906–1996)Claudia Llosa (born 1976)Fernando Meirelles (born 1955)Franco de Peña (born 1966)Lucía Puenzo (born 1976)Arturo Ripstein (born 1943)Raúl Ruiz (director) (1941–2011)Walter Salles (born 1956)Amy Serrano (born 1966)Guillermo del Toro (born 1964)José Mujica (1935-2025), President of UruguayLeandro N. Alem (1841–1896), politician
Nayib Bukele (born 1981), President of El Salvador
Óscar Arias (born 1940), statesman, Nobel Peace PrizeCristina Kirchner (born 1953), President of ArgentinaFrancisco de Miranda (1750–1813), Supreme Chief of First Republic of VenezuelaJulio A. Roca (born 1843), President of ArgentinaAntonio Saca (born 1965), President of El SalvadorRómulo Betancourt (1908–1981), President of VenezuelaSimón Bolívar (1783–1830), Libertador in Spanish American wars of independenceJavier Milei (born 1970), President of ArgentinaAnastasio Bustamante (1780–1853), President of MexicoPlutarco Elías Calles (1877–1945), President of MexicoFidel Castro (1926–2016), Prime Minister, later President of CubaAlfonso García Robles (1911–1991), diplomat and politician, Nobel Peace Prize
José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840), Supreme Dictator of ParaguayChe Guevara (1928–1967), Marxist revolutionaryMiguel Hidalgo y Costilla (1753–1811), Chief instigator of Mexican War of IndependenceBenito Juárez (1806–1872), President of MexicoJuscelino Kubitschek (1902–1976), President of BrazilAlberto Lleras Camargo (1906–1990), President of ColombiaLeopoldo López (born 1971), Mayor of Chacao, VenezuelaJosé Martí (1853–1895), leader of Cuban Independence movementJuan Manuel de Rosas (born 1793), Caudillo
Rigoberta Menchú (born 1959), activist, Nobel Peace PrizeChico Mendes (1944–1988), trade union leader and environmentalistAntonio Nariño (1765–1824), political and military leaderJavier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920–2020), United Nations Secretary-GeneralAdolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 1931), activist, Nobel Peace PrizeJuan Perón (1895–1974), President of ArgentinaCarlos Saavedra Lamas (1878–1959), academic and politician, Nobel Peace PrizeJosé de San Martín (1778–1850), Libertador in Spanish American wars of independence
Augusto César Sandino (1985–1934), guerilla leader and revolutionaryPancho Villa (1878–1923), guerrilla leader of the Mexican RevolutionEmiliano Zapata (1879–1919), guerrilla leader of the Mexican RevolutionLula da Silva (born 1945), President of BrazilPedro Albizu Campos (1891–1965), president of thePuerto Rican Nationalist Party
Evo Morales (born 1959), president ofBoliviaAgustin I (1783–1824), independence leader, Emperor of MexicoPope Francis (born 1936), Sovereign of Vatican City StatePedro I (1798–1834), independence leader, Emperor of BrazilPedro II (1825–1891), Emperor of BrazilAna María Huarte (1786–1861), Empress consort of MexicoAmélie of Leuchtenberg (1812–1834), Empress consort of BrazilCarlota of Mexico (1840–1927), Empress consort of MexicoMaria Leopoldina of Austria (1797–1826), Empress consort of BrazilMaria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1956), Grand Duchess consort of LuxembourgMáxima of the Netherlands (born 1971), Queen consort of the NetherlandsTeresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies (1843–1889), Empress consort of BrazilCarlos Gardel (born 1890), singer, songwriter, composer and actorGustavo Assis-Brasil, guitaristMiguel del Águila (born 1957), composerAlok (DJ) (born 1991), musician, DJ, and record producerMichel Camilo (born 1954), pianist and composerSimón Díaz (1928–2014), composer, actor and singerGilberto Gil (born 1942), singer and composerChabuca Granda (1920–1983), singer and composerRafael Hernández Marín (1892–1965), composerAntônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), pianist, singer and composerAgustín Lara (1900–1970), composerErnesto Lecuona (1896–1963), composer, pianist and conductorVinicius de Moraes (1913–1980), singer and composerÁstor Piazzolla (1921–1992), tango composerTito Puente (1923–2000), Latin jazz and mambo musicianOmar Rodríguez-López (born 1975), guitaristCarlos Santana (born 1947), composer, songwriter and guitaristEloy Casagrande (born 1991), drummerLalo Schifrin (born 1932), composer and pianistPedro Suárez-Vértiz (born 1966), pianist, singer and composerCaetano Veloso (born 1942), singer and composerLito Vitale (born 1961), composer and performerLaurindo Almeida (1917–1995), guitarist and composer in classicalAtahualpa Yupanqui (1908–1992), folk musicianRosa Antonelli, pianistAntônio Meneses (born 1957), cellist
Christina Aguilera (born 1980), pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actressÁlvaro Torres (born 1954), singer-songwriterAnitta (born 1993), singer-songwriter, actress, and dancerDesi Arnaz (1917–1986), salsa singer
Rubén Blades (born 1948), salsa singerRoberto Carlos (singer) (born 1941), singer-songwriterCazuza (1958–1990), singer-songwriterGustavo Cerati (1959–2014), alternative rock singer-songwriterCelia Cruz (1925–2003), salsa singerKat DeLuna (born 1987), singerLali Espósito (born 1991), pop singer-songwriterGloria Estefan (born 1957), singer-songwriterJosé Feliciano (born 1945), singer-songwriterJuan Gabriel (1950–2016), ranchera and ballad singer-songwriterCharly García (born 1951), rock musicianJuan Luis Guerra (born 1957), singer-songwriterPedro Infante (1917–1957), singer and actorVíctor Jara (1932–1973), singer-songwriterJuanes (born 1972), singer-songwriterJennifer Lopez (born 1969), singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, producerJorge Negrete (1911–1953), singer-songwriterFito Páez (born 1961), singer-songwriter, producer and film directorPrince Royce (born 1989), singer-songwriterSantaye, singer-songwriterIvete Sangalo (born 1972), singer-songwriterRaul Seixas (1945–1989), composer, singer-songwriter and producerShakira (born 1977), Latin pop singer-songwriterLuis Alberto Spinetta (1950–2012), singer-songwriterLynda Thomas (born 1981), alternative rock and eurodance singer-songwriterCarlos Vives (born 1961), vallenato singer, composer and actorRicky Martin (born 1971), Latin pop singer-songwriter and actorBad Bunny (born 1994), reggaeton and Latin trap singer-songwriterCamila Cabello (born 1997), actor, singer-songwriterManuel de Abreu (1894–1962), physician and scientistJosué de Castro (1908–1973), physicianMilton Santos (1926–2001), geographerGiuseppe Cilento (1923–1994), chemistIvan Izquierdo (1937-2021), scientistJuan Martín Maldacena ( born 1968), theoretical physicisJulio Navarro (astrophysicist) (born 1962), astrophysicistLuis Agote (1868–1954), physician and researcherEugenia Kalnay (1942-2024), meteorologistSandra Díaz (ecologist) (born 1961), ecologistRicardo Alegría (1921–2011), physical anthropologistMaurício Peixoto (1921–2019), engineer and mathematicianLuis Caffarelli (born 1948), mathematicianEduardo Arzt (born 1953), molecular biologistAna Belén Elgoyhen (born 1959), scientistÁlvaro Alvim (1863–1928), physicianAntonio Divino Moura, meteorologistCarolina Araujo, mathematicianArtur Avila (born 1979), mathematicianJosé Antonio Balseiro (1919–1962), nuclear physicistGregorio Baro (1928–2012), radiochemistEduardo D. Sontag (born 1951), mathematicianAna Bedran-Russo, clinician and scientistAmina Helmi (born 1970), astronomerAlberto Pedro Calderón (1920-1998), mathematicianBaruj Benacerraf (1920–2011), immunologist, Nobel Prize MedicineMartha E. Bernal (1931–2001), psychologistFernando Brandão (born 1983), physicist and computer scientistVital Brazil (1865–1950), physician, biomedical scientist and immunologistJorge E. Galán, microbiologistCarlos Eduardo Kenig (born 1953), mathematicianFrancisco José de Caldas (1768–1818), naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventorFernando Caldeiro (born 1958), NASA astronautVíctor A. Carreño (1911–1967), NASA aerospace engineerNabor Carrillo Flores (1911–1967), nuclear physicistCarlos Chagas (1879–1934), physician and scientistFranklin Chang Díaz (born 1950), NASA astronautNitza Margarita Cintrón (born 1950), NASA Chief of Space and Health Care SystemsAdelmar Faria Coimbra-Filho (1924–2016), biologist, primatologistJacinto Convit (1913–2014), medical scientist, discoverer of vaccinesNewton da Costa (1929–2024), mathematician, logician, and philosopherLuís Cruls (1848–1908), astronomer and geodesistArmando J. Parodi (born 1942), glycobiologistOswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), physician, bacteriologist, epidemiologistJohanna Döbereiner (born 1924), agronomistRené Favaloro (1923–2000), cardiologist, created the technique for coronary bypassHumberto Fernández-Morán (1924–1999), medical research scientistSérgio Henrique Ferreira (1934–2016), physician and pharmacologistOrlando Figueroa (born 1955), NASA Director for Mars Exploration and for Solar System DivisionCarlos Finlay (1833–1915), medical scientist, researcherLeopoldo Penna Franca (1959-2012), mathematicianJulio Garavito Armero (1865–1920), astronomerMarcelo Gleiser (born 1959), physicist and astronomerOtto Richard Gottlieb (1920–2011), chemist and scientistJosé Goldemberg (born 1928), physicistGuillermo González Camarena (1917–1965), inventor of an early color television systemHilário de Gouvêa (1843–1929), ophthalmologistJuan Gundlach (1810–1896), naturalist, taxonomistCelso Grebogi (born 1947), theoretical physicistSalomón Hakim (1922–2011), physician and scientistGuillermo Haro (1913–1988), astrophysicist, specialist in observational astronomyBernardo Houssay (1887–1971), physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineMiguel de Icaza (born 1972), free software programmerRoberto Ierusalimschy (born 1960), computer scientistMadeleine M. Joullié (born March 29, 1927) organic chemistWarwick Estevam Kerr (1922–2018), agricultural engineer, geneticist, entomologistRoberto Landell de Moura (1861–1928), pioneer of telephony and radioCésar Lattes (1924–2005), experimental physicistLuis Federico Leloir (1906–1987), biochemist, Nobel Prize in ChemistryMaria Carmela Lico (1927–1985), physiologistMariana Weissmann (born 1933), physicistBeatriz Barbuy (born 1950), astrophysicistHenrique da Rocha Lima (1879–1956), physician, pathologist and infectologistDomingo Liotta (1924–2022), cardiologist, created first artificial heartRosaly Lopes (born 1957), planetary geologist, volcanologistPeter Wilhelm Lund (1801–1880), paleontologist, zoologist and archeologistAdolfo Lutz (1855–1940), epidemiologistLúcia Mendonça Previato (born 1949), biologistHumberto Maturana (1928–2021), biologistArnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born 1942), USSR Space Program cosmonautCésar Milstein (1927–2002), biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or MedicineLuis E. Miramontes (1925–2004), chemist, co-inventor of the oral contraceptiveMario J. Molina (born 1943), chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Salvador Moncada (born 1944), pharmacologistNélio José Nicolai (1940–2017), electrotechnicianMiguel Nicolelis(1961), pioneering work surrounding brain-computer interfaceHermann Niemeyer (1919–1991), paediatrician and biochemist, pioneer of biochemistry in ChileRodolfo Neri Vela (born 1952), Ph.D, NASA astronautBelita Koiller, PhysicsCarlos Nobre (scientist) (born 1951), scientist and meteorologistCarlos I. Noriega (born 1959), NASA astronautAntonia Novello (born 1944), 14th Surgeon General of the United StatesRuth Sonntag Nussenzweig (1928–2018), immunologistDiltor Opromolla (1934–2004), physician and dermatologistManuel Elkin Patarroyo (born 1947), pathologist, vaccines specialistCarlos Paz de Araújo, scientist and inventorJacob Palis (1940–2025), mathematicianFeniosky Peña-Mora (born 1966), engineer and educatorSérgio Pereira da Silva Porto (1926–1979), physicistFelipe Poey (1799–1891), zoologist, specialist in ichthyologyAracely Quispe Neira (born 1982), NASA senior astronautical engineer, professor, researcherSilvano Raia, surgeonEduardo H. Rapoport (1927–2017), ecologist, biogeographerL. Rafael Reif (born 1950), engineer, president of MITAndrés Manuel del Río (1764–1849), geologist, chemistMaurício Rocha e Silva (1910–1983), physician and pharmacologistHelen Rodríguez Trías (1929–2001), pediatrician, early advocate for women's reproductive rightsAlicia Dickenstein (born 1955) mathematicianFrancisco Rubio (astronaut) (born 1975), NASA astronautOscar Sala (1922–2010), nuclear physicistRoberto Salmeron (1922–2020), electrical engineer and experimental nuclear physicistWilfredo Santa-Gómez (born 1949), psychiatristJosé Santana (economist) (born 1962), specialist in technology and development
Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873–1932), aviation inventorNise da Silveira (1905–1999), psychiatristSarah Stewart (cancer researcher) (1905–1976), microbiologist, discovered PolyomavirusKlaus von Storch (born 1962), aerospace engineerSérgio Trindade (1940–2020), chemical engineer and researcherPablo DT Valenzuela (born 1941), biotechnologist, co-founder ofChiron Corporation and Fundación Ciencias Para la VidaFrancisco Varela (1946–2001), biologist, co-author of the theory of autopoiesisLydia Villa-Komaroff (born 1947), biologist, early Mexican American PhD in the sciencesEuryclides de Jesus Zerbini (1912–1993), physician and cardiac surgeonDaniel Bautista (born 1952), Olympic race walk gold medalistThiago Braz (born 1993), Olympic pole vault gold medalistDelfo Cabrera (1919–1981), Olympic marathon gold medalistErnesto Canto (born 1959), race walk Olympic gold medalist and World ChampionJoaquim Cruz (born 1963), Olympic 800m gold medalistAdhemar da Silva (1927–2001), Olympic 2x triple jump gold medalistAnier García (born 1976), Olympic 110 m hurdles gold medalistRaúl González (racewalker) (born 1952), Olympic gold medalistAlberto Juantorena (born 1950), Olympic 2x track gold medalistIván Pedroso (born 1972), Olympic long jump gold medalist and 4x World ChampionJefferson Pérez (born 1974), Olympic 2x race walk gold medalist and 4x World ChampionDayron Robles (born 1986), Olympic 110 m hurdles gold medalistIrving Saladino (born 1983), Olympic gold medalist and World ChampionFélix Sánchez (born 1977), Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist and 2x World ChampionJavier Sotomayor (born 1967), Olympic high jump gold medalist and World Record holderJuan Carlos Zabala (1911–1983), Olympic marathon gold medalistLuis Aparicio (born 1934), Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop, Baseball Hall of FameMiguel Cabrera (born 1983), MLB first basemanYan Gomes (born 1987), Brazilian-American professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB)Roberto Clemente (1934–1972), MLB right fielder, Baseball Hall of FameJuan Marichal (born 1937), MLB pitcher, Baseball Hall of FameDennis Martínez (born 1955), MLB pitcher, first Latino to pitch a perfect gamePedro Martínez (born 1971), MLB pitcher, 3x Cy Young Award winnerSammy Sosa (born 1968), MLB right fielder, first Latino to hit 500 home runsJosé Reyes (infielder) (born 1983), MLB playerFernando Valenzuela (born 1960), MLB pitcherOscar Schmidt (born 1958)Hortência Marcari (born 1959)Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), National Basketball Association (NBA) point guardLeandro Barbosa (born 1982), NBA ChampionJ. J. Barea (born 1984), NBA ChampionManu Ginóbili (born 1977), Olympic gold medalist, NBA 2x ChampionAl Horford (born 1986), NBAHoracio Llamas (born 1973), NBAEduardo Nájera (born 1976), NBAButch Lee (born 1956), NBA ChampionRosendo Álvarez (born 1970), World ChampionAlexis Argüello (born 1952), World Champion, International Boxing Hall of FameWilfred Benítez (born 1958), World Champion in 3x weight divisions, International Boxing Hall of FameJorge Castro (boxer) (born 1967), World ChampionJulio César Chávez (born 1962), World Champion in 3x weight divisionsJuan Martin Coggi (born 1961), World ChampionCarlos Cruz (boxer) (1937–1970), World ChampionOscar De La Hoya (born 1972), World Champion in 6x weight divisionsCarlos De León (1959–2020), World ChampionRoberto Durán (born 1951), World Champion in 4x weight divisionsVíctor Galíndez (1948–1980), World ChampionWilfredo Gómez (born 1956), World ChampionÉder Jofre (born 1936), World ChampionSantos Laciar (born 1959), World ChampionRaúl Macías (1934–2009), World ChampionKina Malpartida (born 1980), World ChampionRicardo Mayorga (born 1973), World ChampionCarlos Monzón (1942–1995), World ChampionJosé Luis Ramírez (born 1958), World ChampionJohn Ruiz (born 1972), World ChampionSalvador Sánchez (1959-1982), World ChampionJosé Torres (1936–2009), World ChampionFélix Trinidad (born 1973), World ChampionEsteban Canal (1896–1981), International Master, honorary International GrandmasterJosé Raúl Capablanca (1888–1942), World Champion, International GrandmasterHenrique Costa Mecking (born 1952), Brazilian chess grandmasterSantiago Botero (born 1972), World Time-Trial ChampionHenrique Avancini (born 1989)Lourival Mendes França (died 2012), world champion in draughts-64,(1993), International grandmaster (GMI) in draughts-64, International master (MI) in International draughtsPelé (born 1940), co-winner FIFA Player of the 20th Century, Named athlete of the 20th centuryAlfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014), 5x Champions League winner with Real Madrid and 3x Ballon d’Or winnerDiego Maradona (born 1960), co-winner FIFA Player of the 20th CenturyLionel Messi (born 1987), 6x World Footballer of the YearRonaldo (born 1976)Ronaldinho (born 1980)Kaká (born 1982)Rivaldo (born 1972)Romário (born 1966)Eduarda Amorim (born 1986)Alexandra do Nascimento (born 1981)Chi-Chi Rodríguez (born 1935), World Golf Hall of FamerBento Assis 4 x World Champion US Kids GolfJavier Castellano (born 1977), jockey, 3x U.S. Eclipse Award for Outstanding JockeyRamon Domínguez (born 1976), jockey, 3x U.S. Eclipse Award for Outstanding JockeyT. J. Pereira (born 1976)Johnny Cecotto (born 1956), 2x Motorcycle World ChampionEric Granado (born 1996), He was the 2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship winnerJuan Manuel Fangio (1911–1995), 5x Formula One World ChampionEmerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), 2x Formula One World ChampionCarlos Lavado (born 1956), 2x Motorcycle World ChampionJuan Zanelli (1906–1944), Le Mans and European Hill Climb and Formula One race winnerJuan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), 1x CART Champion, 2x Indianapolis 500 winner, Formula One and NASCAR race winnerNelson Piquet (born 1952), 3x Formula One World ChampionAyrton Senna (1960–1994), 3x Formula One World ChampionBob Burnquist (born 1976), better known as Bob is the most medalist in X Games history, with a total of 30 medalsLetícia Bufoni (born 1993), considered one of the greatest names in the history of the sportSofía Mulánovich (born 1983), 3x World Champion, Surfing Hall of FamePhil Rajzman (born 1982), 2x World ChampionGabriel Medina (born 1993)Ítalo Ferreira (born 1994)Filipe Toledo (born 1995)Adriano de Souza (born 1987)Maria Bueno (1939–2018), 19x Champion of Grand Slam events, International Tennis Hall of FameRosemary Casals (born 1948), 12x Champion of Grand Slam eventsGigi Fernández (born 1964), 1x Champion of Grand Slam eventMary Joe Fernández (born 1971), 2x Champion of Grand Slam events, 2 Olympic gold medalsGastón Gaudio (born 1978), 1x Champion of Grand Slam eventAndrés Gómez (born 1960), 1x Champion of Grand Slam eventFernando González (born 1980), 2x Olympic medalistGustavo Kuerten (born 1976), 1x Champion of Grand Slam eventAnita Lizana (1915–1994), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event, first Latin American to be ranked World Number OneNicolás Massú (born 1979), 2x Olympic gold medalsDavid Nalbandian (born 1982), Tennis Masters ChampionAlex Olmedo (1936–2020), 3x Champion of Grand Slam eventsRafael Osuna (1938–1969), 4x Champion of Grand Slam eventsMonica Puig (born 1993), Olympic gold medalistMarcelo Ríos (born 1975), first Latín Américan man ranked World Number One in theATPGabriela Sabatini (born 1970), 2x Champion of Grand Slam eventsPancho Segura (1921–2017), International Tennis Hall of FamePaola Suárez (born 1976), 1x Champion of Grand Slam eventGuillermo Vilas (born 1952), 1x Champion of Grand Slam eventGiba (born 1976)Fabiana Alvim (born 1976)Sérgio Santos (born 1975)Fofão (volleyball player) (born 1970)Anderson Silva (born 1975)José Aldo (born 1986)Amanda Nunes (born 1988)Cris Cyborg (born 1985)Paulo Coelho(born 1947), lyricist and novelistJuan Ruiz de Alarcón (c. 1581–1639), dramatistIsabel Allende (born 1942), best selling novelistArambilet (born 1957), created first Latin American story using computerized linetext/ASCII artJulia Alvarez (born 1950), poet, novelist and essayistJorge Amado (1912–2001), modernist writerJosé María Arguedas (1911–1969), novelistRoberto Arlt (1900–1942), short-story writer, novelist, and playwrightMiguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974), Nobel Prize in LiteratureMario Benedetti (1920–2009), novelist and poetAdolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999), novelist, Cervantes PrizeRoberto Bolaño (1953–2003), novelist, Rómulo Gallegos PrizeJorge Luis Borges (1899–1986), Cervantes PrizeGiannina Braschi (born 1953), poet, novelist, and essayistAlfredo Bryce (born 1939), novelist and short story writerCarlos Drummond de Andrade (1902–1987) poet and writerGuillermo Cabrera Infante (1929–2005), novelist and essayist, Cervantes PrizeAlejo Carpentier (1904–1980), novelist and essayist, Cervantes PrizeCarlos Castaneda (1925–1998), New Age and Shamanism authorJulio Cortázar (1914–1984), novelist and short story writerJuana Inés de la Cruz (1648/1651–1695), poet and dramatistRubén Darío (1867–1916), modernist poetVirgilio Dávila (1869–1943), poetJulia de Burgos (1914–1953), poetJoão Guimarães Rosa(1908-1967), novelist, considered by many to be the greatest Brazilian writer of the 20th century and a of the greatest of all timeJorge Edwards (born 1931), Cervantes PrizeLaura Esquivel (born 1950), novelistRosario Ferré (1938–2016), poet, novelist, and essayistCarlos Fuentes (1928–2012), novelist and essayist, Rómulo Gallegos Prize, Cervantes Prize and Prince of Asturias AwardRómulo Gallegos (1884–1969), novelistJoão Cabral de Melo Neto (1920-1999), poetGabriel García Márquez (1928–2014), novelist and journalist, Nobel Prize LaureateNicolás Guillén (1902–1989), poetJosé Hernández (writer) (1834–1886), poet and journalistVicente Huidobro (1893–1948), poet, initiator ofCreacionismo movementJosé Lezama Lima (1910–1976), novelistAmelia Denis de Icaza (1836–1911), romantic poetClarice Lispector (1925–1977), novelistLuis Lloréns Torres (1878–1944), poetLuis López Nieves (born 1950), best-selling novelist and tale writerDulce María Loynaz (1902–1997), poet, Cervantes Prize LaureateLeopoldo Lugones (1874–1938), poetMário de Andrade (1893–1945), poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, he was a pioneer of the field of ethnomusicologyAlejandra Pizarnik (born 1936), poetMachado de Assis (1839–1908),realist novelist, poet and short-story writerMonteiro Lobato (1882–1948), novelist and short story writer, One of the greatest names in children's literature of all timeJorge Majfud (born 1970), novelist and essayistJosé Martí (1853–1895), poet and essayistGregório de Matos (1636–1696), baroque poetLeopoldo Minaya (born 1963), Cervantes Cultural Association AwardPedro Mir (1913–2000), poet and writer, Poet Laureate of Dominican RepublicGabriela Mistral (1889–1957), poet, Nobel PrizeAugusto Monterroso (1921–2003), short story writer, Prince of Asturias AwardManuel Mujica Láinez (1910–1984), novelist, essayist, journalist and short story writerÁlvaro Mutis (1923–2013), poet, novelist, and essayist, Cervantes Prize, Prince of Asturias AwardAna Maria Machado (born 1941), writer, She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000 for her "lasting contribution to children's literature"Pablo Neruda (1904–1973), poet, Nobel PrizeAmado Nervo (1870–1919), modernist poetJuan Carlos Onetti (1909–1994), novelist and short-story writer, Cervantes PrizeNicanor Parra (1914–2018), anti-poetFernando del Paso (1935–2018), novelist, essayist and poet, Rómulo Gallegos PrizeOctavio Paz (1914–1998), Cervantes Prize and Nobel PrizeSergio Pitol (1933–2018), novelist, short story writer and translator, Cervantes PrizeElena Poniatowska (born 1932), novelistManuel Puig (1932–1990), novelistHoracio Quiroga (1878–1937), short story writerJosé Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928), poet and novelistAugusto Roa Bastos (1917–2005), novelist, Cervantes PrizeGonzalo Rojas (born 1917), poet, Cervantes PrizeJuan Rulfo (1917–1986), novelist, Prince of Asturias AwardErnesto Sabato (1911–2011), novelist and essayist, Cervantes PrizeJaime Sabines (1926–1999), poetAlfonsina Storni (1892–1938), postmodernist poetLygia Fagundes Telles (1923–2022), novelist and short-story writer, Camoens PrizeArturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001), novelist, Prince of Asturias AwardCésar Vallejo (1892–1938), poetFernando Vallejo (born 1942), novelist, Rómulo Gallegos PrizeMario Vargas Llosa (born 1936), novelist and essayist, Cervantes Prize, Nobel PrizeInca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616), firstmestizo author in Spanish languageXavier Villaurrutia (1903–1950), poet