This is a list of notableCuban Americans, including immigrants who obtainedAmerican citizenship and theirAmerican descendants.

• Aric Almirola, currentNASCAR driver, father born in Cuba^[1]
• Kiko Alonso, currentNFL player for theMiami Dolphins, father is Cuban-born^[2]
• Osvaldo Alonso, midfielder forMinnesota United soccer team, Cuban-born^[3]
• Carlos Alvarez, former college football player for the University of Florida, known as "The Cuban Comet", Cuban-born^[4]
• Robert Andino, infielder for theBaltimore Orioles, Cuban-born^[5]
• Gilbert Arenas, professional basketball player with theWashington Wizards, great-grandfather is Cuban-born^[6]
• Javier Arenas, cornerback and punt returner for theArizona Cardinals
• J. P. Arencibia, current catcher for theToronto Blue Jays, parents are Cuban-born^[7]
• René Arocha, formerMLB pitcher, Cuban-born^[8]
• Rolando Arrojo, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born^[9]
• Bronson Arroyo, starting pitcher for theArizona Diamondbacks and member of World Champion 2004Boston Red Sox; Cuban father^[10]
• Alex Avila, current catcher for theDetroit Tigers, father is Cuban-born^[11]
• Danys Báez, relief pitcher for thePhiladelphia Phillies, Cuban-born^[12]
• Zach Banks-Calderín, racing driver, mother is Cuban-born^[13]
• Yan Barthelemí, Cuban-born professional boxer^[14]
• Steve Bellán, former baseball player, Cuban-born^[15]
• Yuniesky Betancourt, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born^[16]
• Bert Campaneris, former MLB All-Star shortstop, Cuban-born^[17]
• Bárbaro Cañizares, current first baseman, Cuban-born^[18]
• José Canseco, former MLB All-Star outfielder and DH; author (Juiced); reality show contestant (The Surreal Life), Cuban-born^[19]
• Ozzie Canseco, former MLB outfielder, Cuban-born^[20]
• José Raúl Capablanca, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927
• Rene Capo, formerOlympicjudoka
• José Cardenal, former MLB outfielder and coach, Cuban-born^[21]
• John Carlos, Olympic track and field medalist, professional football player, founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights; Cuban mother^[22]
• Joel Casamayor, Cuban professional boxer
• Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
• Elieser Castillo, Cuban professional boxer
• Eliseo Castillo, Cuban professional boxer
• Yoenis Céspedes, outfielder with theNew York Mets, Cuban-born^[23]
• Aroldis Chapman, relief pitcher for theNew York Yankees, Cuban-born^[24]
• Vinnie Chulk, relief pitcher for theSan Francisco Giants
• José Contreras, current MLB free agent pitcher, Cuban-born^[25]
• Mike Cuellar, former MLB All-Star pitcher, Cuban-born^[26]
• Orestes Destrade, former MLB first baseman and current broadcaster, Cuban-born^[27]
• Eric Eichmann, former US National Team and American professional soccer player; Cuban mother
• Yunel Escobar, current shortstop for theLos Angeles Angels, Cuban-born^[28]
• Alex Fernandez, former pitcher for theFlorida Marlins
• Mary Joe Fernández, tennis player
• Osvaldo Fernández, former MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cuban-born^[29]
• José Fernandez, former MLB pitcher for the Miami Marlins, Cuban-born^[30]
• Tony Fossas, former MLB relief pitcher, Cuban-born^[31]
• Ryan Freel, former MLB utility player
• Tito Fuentes, former MLB second baseman, Cuban-born^[32]
• Yuriorkis Gamboa, "El Ciclón de Guantanamo", professional boxer
• Danny Garcia, former MLB outfielder,Kansas City Royals
• Preston Gómez, former MLB infielder and manager, Cuban-born^[33]
• Anthony Gonzalez, WRAtlanta Falcons National Football League
• Gio González, current MLB pitcher for theWashington Nationals
• Joaquin Gonzalez, offensive line,Indianapolis Colts, National Football League
• Luis Gonzalez, former outfielder for theArizona Diamondbacks
• Yasmani Grandal, current catcher for theChicago White Sox, Cuban-born^[34]
• Sammy Guevara, professional wrestler
• Henry Gutierrez, former US National Team and American professional soccer player
• Ricky Gutiérrez, former shortstop
• Annia Hatch, originally Annia Portuondo;Cuban-Americangymnast, former member of Cuban and U.S. National gymnastics teams;1993 World Gymnastics Championships and1995 Pan American Games medal winner (representing Cuba);2004 Olympics medal winner (representing USA);U.S. Classic winner
• Enrique Hernández, infielder/outfielder for theLos Angeles Dodgers; Cuban mother
• Evelio Hernández, starting pitcher for theWashington Senators, Cuban-born^[35]
• James "Chico" Hernandez, ofWheaties fame; USSomboWrestling Champion;World Cup silver; three-time British silver medalist^[36]
• Liván Hernández, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born^[37]
• Orlando Hernández, "El Dueque" (The Duke) half-brother of Liván, former MLB player, Cuban-born^[38]
• Eric Hosmer, first baseman for theKansas City Royals
• Raúl Ibañez, left fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• José Iglesias, current MLB shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, Cuban-born^[39]
• Jon Jay, outfielder for theChicago Cubs^{[citation needed]}
• Shiloh Keo, football safety; Cuban mother.
• Danell Leyva, Olympic gymnast
• Ryan Lochte, gold medal Olympic swimmer
• Doug Logan, chief executive officer of USA Track & Field, the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and race walking
• Neil Lomax, former quarterback for theSt. Louis Cardinals
• Hector Lombard, mixed martial artist; Judo competitor at 2000 Sydney Olympics
• Brook Lopez, current NBA player for theMilwaukee Bucks;^[40] Cuban father
• Mickey Lopez, former second baseman
• Robin Lopez, current NBA player for theMilwaukee Bucks;^[40] Cuban father
• Frank Martin, current head men's basketball coach atSouth Carolina
• J. D. Martinez, current MLB player
• Jorge Masvidal, mixed martial artist
• Christina McHale, professional women's tennis player
• Minnie Miñoso, former MLB All-Star outfielder, Cuban-born^[41]
• Frank Mir, mixed martial artist and formerUFC Heavyweight Champion
• Al Montoya, current goalkeeper for theWinnipeg Jets of the NHL
• Pablo Morales, Olympic swimmer
• Kendrys Morales, current first baseman for theToronto Blue Jays, Cuban-born^[42]
• Alex Ochoa, former MLB outfielder and current first base coach in the Boston Red Sox organization
• Sergio Oliva, former 3-time Mr. Olympia; only bodybuilder to have ever beatenArnold Schwarzenegger in a Mr. Olympia competition
• Tony Oliva, former MLB All-Star outfielder, Cuban-born^[43]
• Rey Ordóñez, former shortstop, New York Mets, Cuban-born^[44]
• Henry Owens, former relief pitcher for theFlorida Marlins
• Ferdie Pacheco, physician forMuhammad Ali, boxing commentator
• Orlando Palmeiro, former MLB outfielder and pinch-hitter
• Rafael Palmeiro, former MLB All-Star first baseman and member of the 3,000 Hit and 500 Home Run clubs, Cuban-born^[45]
• Camilo Pascual, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born^[46]
• Brayan Peña, current MLB catcher, Cuban-born^[47]
• Eduardo Pérez, former MLB first baseman and current bench coach of theHouston Astros
• Tony Pérez, MLB Hall of Fame first baseman and third baseman, Cuban-born^[48]
• Jorge Posada, catcher for theNew York Yankees; Cuban father
• Yasiel Puig, MLB outfielder, Cuban-born^[49]
• Alexei Ramírez, current shortstop for theChicago White Sox, Cuban-born^[50]
• Nap Reyes, former MLB infielder, Cuban-born^[51]
• Guillermo Rigondeaux, Cuban professional boxer
• Amy Rodriguez, frontline forU.S. women's national soccer team
• Jennifer Rodriguez, Olympic medal-winning speed skater
• Sean Rodriguez, second baseman for theTampa Bay Rays
• Cookie Rojas, former MLB infielder and manager, Cuban-born^[52]
• Yoel Romero, mixed martial artist
• Cody Rhodes, professional wrestler; Cuban maternal grandfather
• Alberto Salazar, runner, marathon winner, and coach until he was banned
• Alex Sánchez, former outfielder, Cuban-born^[53]
• David Segui, former MLB first baseman
• Havana Solaun, former member of theU.S. women's national under-17 soccer team who now representsJamaica; Cuban paternal grandparents
• Odlanier Solís, Cuban professional boxer
• Danny Tartabull, former MLB All-Star outfielder
• Tony Taylor, former MLB infielder, Cuban-born^[54]
• Luis Tiant, former MLB All-Star pitcher, Cuban-born^[55]
• Dara Torres, Olympic gold-medalist swimmer (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2008)
• Danny Valencia, American-Israeli MLB and Team Israel third baseman
• Lola Vice, professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.
• Priscilla Zuniga, professional wrestler known by her ring names Angel Rose and Diamante

• Raúl Alarcón, president andCEO of theSpanish Broadcasting System
• Alfredo Alonso, SVP ofClear Channel Radio
• Ralph Alvarez,^[56] former president andCOO ofMcDonald's
• Bacardi family,^[57] owners ofBacardi Rums,Grey Goose,Martini & Rossi andDewar's
• Mario Baeza, Cuban-American corporate lawyer, investment and merchant banker, entrepreneur, musician/composer and philanthropist
• Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, banker, close confidant of PresidentRichard Nixon; keyWatergate scandal figure
• Jorge Mas Canosa, founder and CEO ofMasTec, political activist, former head ofCuban-American National Foundation
• Paul L. Cejas, CEO of PLC Investments, Inc.
• Mauricio Claver-Carone, lawyer and president of theInter-American Development Bank
• Carlos de la Cruz, Cuban-born American businessman, the chairman of CC1 Companies, Inc. which include Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, CC1 Beer Distributors, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottlers Trinidad & Tobago, and Florida Caribbean Distillers, LLC. The companies together employ 2,500 people and have annual sales of $1 billion
• Ralph de la Vega, former president andCEO ofAT&T Mobility
• Alfonso Fanjul Sr. (1909–1980), Cuban-born American sugar baron^[58]
• Alfonso Fanjul Jr.,^[59] sugar baron
• Jose Fanjul,^[59] sugar baron
• Joe Fernandez, entrepreneur, founder ofKlout
• Raul J. Fernandez, co-owner of theNBAWashington Wizards,NHLWashington Capitals andWNBAWashington Mystics
• Jorge Figueredo,^[60] Senior Vice President ofDow Jones
• Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, Cuban-born art collector and the founder and president of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation
• Roberto C. Goizueta,^[61] formerCEO ofthe Coca-Cola Company
• Sara Del Carmen Jofre González (1935–2008), President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (1996–2008)^[62]
• Nelson Gonzalez,^[63] co-founder ofAlienware
• Efraim Grinberg,CEO ofMovado watches
• Gedalio Grinberg, founder and formerCEO ofMovado watches
• Carlos Gutierrez,^[64] formerCEO ofKellogg Company
• Armando Gutierrez, Cuban-born American banker, political consultant, and entrepreneur
• Bobby Maduro, baseball entrepreneur; owner ofHavana Sugar Kings
• Alex Meruelo, CEO of the Muruelo Group
• Alvaro de Molina,^[65]Chief Financial Officer ofBank of America Corporation
• Antonio Luis Navarro, former vice president ofW. R. Grace and Company
• Jesús Permuy, architect, urban planner, and human rights advocate
• Joe Quesada,^[66] CCO ofMarvel Entertainment; former editor-in-chief ofMarvel Comics
• George Reyes,^[67]Chief Financial Officer ofGoogle
• Marcos A. Rodriguez, entrepreneur, broadcaster, movie producer
• Felix Sabates, entrepreneur, philanthropist, holds ownership inNASCAR,Charlotte Bobcats
• Ralph Sanchez,autoracing promoter, developer, responsible forGrand Prix of Miami andHomestead-Miami Speedway
• Alberto Vilar, a.k.a. Albert Vilar, American former investment manager who became particularly known for donating tens of millions as a patron of opera

• Alejandro Anreus, art historian and curator,William Paterson University
• Ruth Behar, anthropologist, poet, and filmmaker; first Latina recipient of a MacArthur award,University of Michigan
• George J. Borjas, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy,Harvard University
• Ana Mari Cauce, President of theUniversity of Washington, Seattle
• Frederick A. de Armas, Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Service Professor in Romance Languages and Literatures and Comparative LiteratureUniversity of Chicago
• Alejandro de la Fuente, Robert Woods Professor of Latin American History and Economics,Harvard University
• Ingrid Brioso Rieumont, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese,Dartmouth College
• Miguel A. De La Torre, prolific author on Hispanic religiosity, Iliff School of Theology
• Jorge I. Dominguez, Antonio Madero Professor of Mexican and Latin American Politics and Economics, former chairman of the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies,Harvard University
• Roberto González Echevarría, Sterling Professor of Hispanic and Comparative Literature,Yale University
• Carlos M. N. Eire, T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University; his memoir of the Cuban Revolution,Waiting for Snow in Havana (Free Press, 2003), won the National Book Award for non-fiction
• Maria Cristina Garcia, Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies atCornell University; historian of immigration
• Jorge J. E. Gracia, Samuel P. Capen Chair in Philosophy,University at Buffalo
• Robert Lima, Knight Commander, Order of Queen Isabel of Spain; academician ANLE; Corr. Member RAE; emeritus Professor and emeritus Fellow, IAH (Penn State University)
• Modesto A. Maidique, former president ofFlorida International University
• Elsa A. Murano, former president ofTexas A&M University, former vice chancellor of Agriculture & Life Sciences ofTexas A&M University, current director of the Norman E. Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture ofTexas A&M University
• Eduardo J. Padrón, president ofMiami Dade College, immediate past chair of the board of directors of the American Council on Education (ACE)
• Luis G Pedraja, president ofQuinsigamond Community College, educator, philosopher and theologian
• Gustavo Pérez Firmat, David Feinson Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University
• Alejandro Portes, Professor of Sociology, director of the Center for Migration and Development,Princeton University
• Gregory Rabassa, literary translator and Distinguished Professor in the Department of Languages and Literatures atQueens College, City University of New York and in the Ph.D. Program in Hispanic and Luso-Brazilian Literatures of the Graduate School and University Center of theCUNY Graduate Center
• Carmen Reinhart, Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System,Harvard Kennedy School
• Teofilo Ruiz, Distinguished Professor of History,UCLA and recipient of the National Humanities Medal^[68] at theWhite House
• Rubén G. Rumbaut, Professor of Sociology,University of California, Irvine
• Ernest Sosa, Board of Governors Professor of Philosophy,Rutgers University
• Armando Vilaseca, commissioner of the Vermont Department of Education

• Ana de Armas, Cuban-born
• Anabelle Acosta, Cuban-born American actress (Ballers andQuantico)
• Laz Alonso, actor
• Tyler Alvarez, actor (Every Witch Way,American Vandal)
• Odette Annable, actress (Cloverfield); Cuban mother
• Desi Arnaz, actor and musician (I Love Lucy)
• Desi Arnaz Jr., actor and musician
• Lucie Arnaz, actress and singer
• Nelson Ascencio, comedian (MADtv)
• Omar Avila, actor
• Ariana Barouk, TV host, actress, model, and singer; represented Cuba in the seventh edition of the environmentally oriented Miss Earth, international beauty pageant
• Steven Bauer, actor (Scarface,¿Qué Pasa, USA?, credited as Rocky Echevarría)
• Jason Canela, actor; brother of Jencarlos Canela
• Maria Canals-Barrera, voice actress
• Camila Cabello, singer and composer
• Isabella Castillo, actress and singer
• Jencarlos Canela, actor (Mas sabe el diablo)
• Bobby Cannavale, actor (Third Watch,Will & Grace), Cuban mother
• Irene Cara, actress (Flashdance)
• Nestor Carbonell, actor (Suddenly Susan,Lost,The Dark Knight,The Lost City)^[69]
• Matt Cedeño, actor and model
• Eddie Cibrian, actor (Vanished,Invasion)
• Valerie Cruz, actress (Nip/Tuck,The Dresden Files)
• Dar Dash, actor, voice actor, Cuban mother
• Sammy Davis Jr., actor, singer, dancer; mother was of mostly Cuban descent, though often reported as Puerto Rican
• Rosario Dawson, American actress (Rent,Kids), mother of Puerto Rican andAfro-Cuban descent^[70]
• Anthony De La Torre, actor
• Kamar de los Reyes, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
• Bianca Del Rio, comedian, actor, drag performer (Hurricane Bianca)^[71]
• Cameron Diaz, actress (father was of Cuban descent)
• Guillermo Díaz, actor (filmsHalf Baked,Party Girl)
• Joey Diaz, actor and comedian
• Emiliano Díez, actor (theGeorge Lopez TV series)
• Majandra Delfino, actress (Roswell)
• Raúl Esparza, actor
• Gloria Estefan, singer and composer
• Lola Falana, actress and singer to an Afro-Cuban father
• Mel Ferrer, actor
• Chrissie Fit, actor
• Amber Frank, actor (The Haunted Hathaways,Spirit Riding Free)
• Daisy Fuentes, model and television personality (MTV'sHouse of Style)
• David Fumero, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
• Gene Gabriel, actor (Numb3rs,Law & Order: Criminal Intent)
• David Gallagher, actor,7th Heaven, Cuban mother^[72]
• Mo Gallini, actor (2 Fast 2 Furious)
• Melissa Fumero, television actress,Brooklyn Nine-Nine^[73]
• Robert Gant, actor (Queer as Folk)
• Andy García,Academy Award-nominated actor (The Godfather Part III,Ocean's Eleven,Ocean's Twelve,The Lost City)
• Joanna García, film and television actress (Reba)^[74]
• Jorge Garcia, actor (Lost)
• Jsu Garcia, actor
• Jessica Marie Garcia, American actress of Cuban and Mexican descent (The Middle,Liv and Maddie,On My Block).
• Carlos Gómez, actor
• Marga Gomez, comedian/playwright
• Herizen F. Guardiola, actress
• Adam Irigoyen, actor (Shake It Up)
• Oscar Isaac, actor (Inside Llewyn Davis,Star Wars: The Force Awakens)^[75]
• Blake Jenner, American actor and singer; mother is Cuban^[76]
• David Lago, actor
• Stefania LaVie Owen (born 1997), American actress to a Cuban mother (Running Wilde,The Carrie Diaries,Sweet Tooth)^[77]
• Paul Le Mat, American actor of partial Cuban descent
• William Levy, actor
• Selenis Leyva (born 1972), American actress of Cuban and Dominican descent (Orange Is the New Black,Diary of a Future President).^[78]
• Suki Lopez (1990-), actress, dancer, and graphic designer
• Josie Loren, actress
• Faizon Love, actor, born Langston Faizon Santisima
• Xolo Maridueña, actor
• Alicia Machado, actress, Miss Universe 1996
• Natalie Martinez, actress (Sons of Tucson)
• Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, actress (El Super,¿Qué Pasa, USA?)
• Julio Oscar Mechoso, actor^[79]
• Eva Mendes, actress (Hitch,2 Fast 2 Furious)
• Olga Merediz, actress and singer
• Alano Miller, actor (Jane the Virgin,Underground, andLoving)
• Christina Milian, singer and actress (Be Cool)
• Tomas Milian, actor
• Natalie Morales, actress (The Middleman)
• Louisa Moritz, Cuban-American actress, real estate holder and former lawyer
• Enrique Murciano, actor (Without a Trace)
• Carlos Navarro, American actor and radio personality
• Oscar Nuñez, actor (The Office)
• Luis Oquendo, actor (film,Guaguasi,¿Qué Pasa, USA?)
• Elizabeth Peña, actress (Rush Hour)
• Danny Pino, actor (Cold Case)
• Tony Plana, actor (Ugly Betty)
• Carlos Ponce, actor and singer; born inPuerto Rico to Cuban immigrants
• J. R. Ramirez, Cuban-born American actor (Manifest)
• Antonia Rey (1926–2019), Cuban-born American actress
• Armando Riesco, actor (filmGarden State)
• Adam Rodríguez, actor (CSI: Miami), of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent
• Genesis Rodriguez, actress (Dona Barbara,Dame Chocolate andPrisionera)
• Mel Rodriguez, actor (Getting On,The Last Man on Earth,On Becoming a God in Central Florida)
• Cesar Romero, actor (Batman (1960s TV series),Ocean's 11,Week-End in Havana)
• Mercedes Ruehl,Academy Award-winning (The Fisher King) andTony Award-winning actress; mother is of part Cuban descent
• Caitlin Sanchez, actress (Dora the Explorer)
• Marco Sanchez, actor
• Saundra Santiago, actress (Miami Vice,The Sopranos)
• Tessie Santiago, actress (Queen of Swords,Good Morning, Miami)
• Bianca A. Santos, actress (The Fosters)
• Cristina Saralegui, Hispanic talk show host
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler, actress (The Sopranos), mother is of Cuban descent
• Charise Castro Smith, actor
• Georg Stanford Brown, actor (Roots)
• Lela Star, pornographic actress
• Jeremy Suarez (1990) actor, film producer and director (The Bernie Mac Show)
• Bella Thorne, actressShake It Up; father was of Cuban descent^[80]
• Oscar Torre, actor and director (Hangover III,Cane,Ladrón que roba a ladrón)
• Gina Torres, actress (The Matrix sequels,Firefly andSerenity)
• Yul Vazquez, Cuban-born American actor and musician
• Bob Vila,This Old House host
• Jordi Vilasuso, actor (Guiding Light)

• Antonio Prohías, creator ofMad Magazine'sSpy vs Spy series
• Joe Quesada, comic book editor, writer producer and artist
• Michael Peraza, American animator, art director, conceptual artist and historian of animation, who has worked for The Walt Disney Company, Fox Features, and Warner Brothers. His parents were of Cuban origin.

• Ozzie Alfonso, TV director, writer, producer; directedSesame Street in the 1970s; senior producer, writer, and director of3-2-1 Contact in the 1980s; freelanced for many clients; adjunct college professor atSt. John's University
• Elisa Marina Alvarado, American director of Mexican and Cuban descent
• Rafael Casal (born 1985), American writer, actor, producer, and showrunner. He is of Irish, Spanish, and Cuban descent.^[81]
• Migdia Chinea, film director, writer, producer;(When it rains...,The Incredible Hulk)
• Manny Coto, executive producer (24), writer (24,Star Trek: Enterprise)
• René Echevarria, writer (Star Trek: The Next Generation,Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,Medium), co-creator ofThe 4400
• Andy García, director (Lost City)
• Dany Garcia, film producer
• Silvio Horta, creator and writer (Ugly Betty), writer (Urban Legends,Jake 2.0)
• Leon Ichaso, director/screenwriter (El Super), director (Ali: An American Hero,Crossover Dreams,Piñero,El Cantante)
• Valentina L. Garza, writer and producer forThe Simpsons
• Joe Menendez, TV and film director (Ladrón que roba a ladrón,From Dusk till Dawn: The Series,12 Monkeys,Queen of the South)
• Roberto Orci, executive producer (Star Trek,The Proposal) and writer (Transformers,Eagle Eye,Star Trek)
• George A. Romero, Americanfilm director,screenwriter andeditor (Night of the Living Dead,Dawn of the Dead), creator of theLiving Dead film series; son of aCuban-born father of Castilian Spanish parentage^[82] and aLithuanian American mother
• Eduardo Sánchez, Cuban-born American director (The Blair Witch Project)
• Amy Serrano, director, cimematographer, and writer (The Sugar Babies), producer of documentary films, poet

• Luis Estevez, Cuban-born American fashion designer and costume designer
• Lazaro Hernandez, fashion designer; born in Miami
• Jorge Manuel, bridal fashion designer
• Narciso Rodriguez, fashion designer
• Yvette Prieto, model for designerAlexander Wang^[83]
• Isabel Toledo, former creative director forAnne Klein; designedMichelle Obama's first inauguration day dress

• Xavier Cugat, bandleader
• Arsenio Rodríguez (1911–1970), Cuban musician, composer and bandleader; born in Cuba, he died in United States, where he lived in the last years of his life^[84]
• Lucy Simon, American composer for the theatre and popular songs; known for the musicalThe Secret Garden; sister of Carly and Joanna Simon
• Ernesto Lecuona, composer, pianist

• Desmond Child, American musician, songwriter, and producer; mother is Cuban songwriter Elena Casals^[85]
• Scott Herren,music producer; father isCatalan and mother is ofIrish and Cuban descent
• Ray Martinez, American musician, music producer, songwriter, artist, disco music icon; Cuban American; Cuban mother and Puerto Rican father
• Rudy Pérez, Cuban composer and music producer^[86]
• Tonedeff, American rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter; Cuban mother and Colombian father

• Ariel Aparicio, rock musician
• Juan Croucier, rock bassist (Ratt,Dokken,Quiet Riot)
• Frank Ferrer, American rock drummer and session musician (Guns N' Roses)
• Johnny Goudie, rock musician
• Al Jourgensen, frontman ofMinistry; born in La Habana, Cuba, to Cuban and Norwegian parents
• Nil Lara, rock musician
• Dave Lombardo, drummer ofSlayer
• Courtney Love, actress and frontwoman of rock bandHole; maternal great-grandmother was Cuban immigrant^[87][88]

  

• Rudy Sarzo, rock bassist (Quiet Riot,Ozzy Osbourne,Whitesnake,Manic Eden,Dio)
• Tico Torres, drummer ofBon Jovi, singer
• Fernando Perdomo, guitarist featured inEcho In The Canyon

• Camila Cabello, singer-songwriter, former member of the girl groupFifth Harmony
• Gloria Estefan, 7-time Grammy-winning andAcademy Award-nominated singer
• Emilio Estefan, 19-time Grammy-winning producer
• Franky Gee, member of GermanEurodance groupCaptain Jack; born in Cuba, ofAfrican American descent
• Roberto Ledesma, singer

• B Real, member of rap groupCypress Hill; born Louis Freese; father is Mexican, mother is Cuban
• Mellow Man Ace, "godfather of Latin hip hop"; born Ulpiano Sergio Reyes; Afro-Cuban
• Olivia, born Olivia Longott; rapper; Cuban, Indian and Jamaican^[89]
• P-Star, rapper, actress; born Priscilla Star Diaz
• Pitbull,Cuban American; born in Miami, Florida
• Sen Dog, Cuban rapper, member ofCypress Hill
• Fat Joe, American rapper; parents of Puerto rican and Cuban descent.
• Kat Dahlia, rapper; Cuban and Lebanese
• Cuban Link, Cuban rapper, original member ofTerror Squad
• Stitches, rapper; Cuban and Greek
• Pouya, rapper; Cuban and Iranian

• Francisco Aguabella, Afro-Cuban master percussionist
• Horacio Hernandez ("El Negro"), Grammy-winning drummer and percussionist
• Chano Pozo, Afro-Cuban,Latin Jazz percussionist, conga player
• Walfredo Reyes Jr., percussionist anddrum set player; born inHavana to a historically musical Cuban family; former member ofSantana; current member ofChicago; expert injazz,Latin,world music,world fusion,Afro-Cuban, androck

• Manuel Barrueco, classical guitarist
• Jorge Bolet, classical concert pianist specializing inLiszt
• Andrés Cárdenes, violinist
• José Curbelo (1917–2012), Cuban-born American pianist and manager
• Horacio Gutiérrez, prize-winning classical concert pianist
• Zenaida Manfugas, concert pianist^[90]
• Joanna Simon, mezzo-soprano; sister of Carly Simon
• René Touzet, composer, pianist
• Aurelio de la Vega, composer, music professor
• Yalil Guerra, composer, guitarist
• Tania León, composer, winner of aPulitzer Prize for Music (2021)
• Marta Pérez, mezzo-soprano
• Elizabeth Caballero, lyric soprano
• Lisette Oropesa, soprano

• Mario Bauza, trumpeter, saxophonist, composer, arranger, bandleader andAfro-Cuban Jazz pioneer
• Paquito D'Rivera, Grammy-winning saxophonist
• Machito, jazz singer and bandleader
• Fats Navarro (1923–1950), Americanjazztrumpet player; a pioneer of thebebop style ofjazz improvisation in the 1940s; of Cuban-Black-Chinese descent^[91]
• Chico O'Farrill, jazz trumpeter; composer, arranger
• Arturo Sandoval, jazz trumpeter and pianist; composer
• Mongo Santamaría, Latin jazz musician Grammy winner
• Bebo Valdés, musician, composer

• Albita,Grammy-winning singer
• Daniela Avanzini – singer, dancer, and member of girl groupKatseye
• Giselle Bellas, singer-songwriter
• Angela Bofill, American R&B and jazz singer and songwriter of Cuban and Puerto Rican descent
• Camila Cabello, singer, born in Havana, Cuba
• Nini Camps, Cuban-American folk rock singer-songwriter
• Irene Cara,Oscar and Grammy-winning singer (Flashdance), actress (Fame); born in the Bronx, New York; mother was American of Cuban descent
• Willy Chirino, singer
• Sabrina Claudio, singer
• Isabel LaRosa, singer
• Erick Brian Colon, born in Havana, Cuba; member of CNCO
• Celia Cruz, multipleGrammy-winning singer
• The DeCastro Sisters, singing group
• Addys D'Mercedes, singer
• Emily Estefan, singer-songwriter, musician
• Lola Falana, singer, actress and dancer
• Olga Guillot, singer
• Arawak Jah, international Cubanreggae star, member and founder of the reggae group Arawak Jah in Orlando, Florida
• Lauren Jauregui, Cuban-American singer, member ofFifth Harmony
• Roberto Ledesma, singer
• Lissette, singer, actress; wife ofWilly Chirino; daughter of Olga y Tony
• La Lupe, singer andgay icon
• Raúl Malo, lead singer of American country music bandThe Mavericks
• Martika, Grammy-nominated singer/actress (filmAnnie; television seriesKids Incorporated)
• AJ McLean, member of theBackstreet Boys; of Cuban and German ancestry on his mother's side
• Syesha Mercado, singer
• Roger Miret, singer forAgnostic Front
• Jorge Moreno, Grammy award-winning singer, writer and TV producer
• JD Natasha, Latin pop musician
• Nayer, American singer of Cuban parents
• Ashley Ruiz, singer; former member ofBoy BandMenudo. He is part Spaniard, Cuban and Irish.
• Rey Ruiz, singer
• Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer
• Ponciano Seoane, pop singer and contestant fromNBC'sThe Voice season 11
• Carly Simon, singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author; mother,Andrea Louise Simon, was ofGerman,French, andAfro-Cuban descent^[92]
• Malu Trevejo, singer, Instagram star
• Mayra Verónica, singer, model, television personality
• Voltaire,dark cabaret musician; born Aurelio Voltaire Hernández

• Jose "Pepi" Diaz, contestant onseason 5 ofThe Apprentice
• Alexia Echevarria, cast member onThe Real Housewives Of Miami
• Marlon Fernández, winner ofObjetivo Fama (third season)
• Janette Manrara, finalist,So You Think You Can Dance, Season 5
• Jeanine Mason, winner of Season 5 ofSo You Think You Can Dance and actress
• Ashley Massaro,Survivor: China contestant,WWE wrestler,Playboy model
• Syesha Mercado,American Idol contestant
• Chris Núñez, artist and reality television personality (Miami Ink)
• Melissa Padrón, featured onThe Real World: Miami
• Veronica Portillo,Playboy model andRoad Rules contestant
• Peter Weber, featured asThe Bachelor and as a contestant onThe Bachelorette
• Pedro Zamora,AIDS activist, featured onThe Real World: San Francisco

• Alex Abella, mystery/crime novelist, non-fiction writer, and journalist
• Mercedes de Acosta, poet, playwright
• Reynaldo Arenas, poet, author
• Joaquín Badajoz, poet, author, essayist, member of the North American Academy of the Spanish Language^[93]
• Richard Blanco, Spanish-born poet
• Rafael Campo, Cuban-born American poet
• Daína Chaviano, novelist, poet, and award-winning novelist ofAzorín Prize for Best Novel (Spain), among other international awards.
• Nilo Cruz, playwright, first Latino to win thePulitzer Prize for Drama
• Silvia Curbelo, poet
• Carmen Agra Deedy, children's books author
• Carlos Eire, writer, won the 2003National Book Award in Nonfiction
• Frank Fernández, anarchist, author of exile-related themes
• Roberto G. Fernández, novelist
• María Irene Fornés, playwright
• Paula Fox, author, winner ofHans Christian Andersen Medal, biological grandmother of musicianCourtney Love
• Cristina García, novelist
• Carolina Garcia-Aguilera, mystery novelist and descendant of Cuban independence patriotFrancisco Vicente Aguilera^[94]
• Lucia M. Gonzalez, children's writer
• Jorge Enrique González Pachecowww.jorgeenrique.net, poet, cultural entrepreneur, founder of the Seattle Latino Film Festival, a 501(c)(3) non profit organization
• Lillian Guerra, Professor of History at University of Florida and widely published researcher and author
• Oscar Hijuelos, first Hispanic to win thePulitzer Prize for fiction
• Robert Lima, author of twenty-seven books, poet, literary critic, biographer, editor, translator, bibliographer
• Rosa Lowinger, author ofTropicana Nights: the Life and Times of the Legendary Cuban Nightclub
• Ana Menéndez, author (booksIn Cuba I Was a German Shepherd andLoving Che)
• Orlando Ricardo Menes, poet, short story writer, translator, anthologist
• Anaïs Nin, author^[95]
• Achy Obejas, novelist
• Ricardo Pau-Llosa, poet, art critic^[96]
• Gustavo Pérez Firmat, poet, writer, and scholar
• Carlos Pintado, author, playwright and award-winning poet of Sant Jordi International Prize for Poetry
• Jorge Reyes, memoirist, short-story writer, poet, children's books
• Enrique Ros, writer, scholar, activist, and father ofIleana Ros-Lehtinen
• Antonio Sacre, children's books, playwright
• Cecilia Samartin, novelist (booksBroken Paradise,Tarnished Beauty,Vigil)^[97]
• Luis Senarens, proto-science fiction author of the late 1800s.
• Virgil Suárez, novelist
• Piri Thomas, author (memoirDown These Mean Streets)
• Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, writer (The Dirty Girls Social Club)
• Armando Valladares, writer (Against All Hope: A Memoir of Life in Castro's Gulag)

• JudgeAlex Ferrer
• JudgeMarilyn Milian
• Lyle and Erik Menendez

• Jim Acosta, CNN's Senior White House Correspondent
• Jessica Aguirre, anchor forKNTV NBC Bay Area News, San Francisco, California
• Achy Obejas, novelist, journalist
• Manny Alvarez, medical correspondent forFox News Channel
• Cathy Areu, founder ofCatalina magazine
• Liz Balmaseda, columnist,Miami Herald
• Bárbara Bermudo, anchor,Primer Impacto
• Michelle Caruso-Cabrera, business news general assignment reporter forCNBC television
• Myrka Dellanos, former anchor,Primer Impacto
• GiGi Diaz, sports reporter,Pompano Park, and journalist inMiami
• Lili Estefan, host forUnivision
• Suzy Exposito,Los Angeles Times music reporter
• Lourdes Garcia-Navarro,New York Times podcast host and former journalist forNational Public Radio
• Max Gomez, medical correspondent forWCBS-TV in New York City
• Pedro Gomez,ESPN reporter
• Ambrose E. Gonzales, co-founder ofThe State newspaper inSouth Carolina and author of several books inGullah language
• Narciso Gener Gonzales, co-founder ofThe State newspaper in South Carolina
• Maria Laria, journalist and presenter
• Dan Le Batard, sportswriter forThe Miami Herald
• Tom Llamas, correspondent forABC News
• Antonio Mora, host onAl Jazeera America
• Belkys Nerey, anchorWSVN,Fox inMiami
• Jackie Nespral, anchorWTVJ,NBC in Miami
• Soledad O'Brien,Al Jazeera America correspondent, independent producer
• Mirta Ojito, Pulitzer Prize winner
• Rafael Pineda, veteran TV personality, former anchorWXTV in New York City
• Eliott Rodriguez, anchor for CBS Miami.^{[98][circular reference]}
• Maggie Rodriguez, co-anchor ofCBS'sThe Early Show
• Rick Sanchez, anchor
• Kristen Millares Young, investigative journalist

• Eduardo Aguirre, formerUnited States Ambassador to Spain andAndorra
• Paul L. Cejas, former United States Ambassador to Belgium
• Miguel H. Díaz, United States Ambassador toHoly See
• Lino Gutierrez, former United States Ambassador toArgentina
• Hugo Llorens, United States Ambassador toHonduras
• Carlos Pascual, former United States Ambassador toMexico
• Otto Reich, former United States Ambassador toVenezuela
• Mauricio Solaún, former United States Ambassador toNicaragua

• Carlos Gutierrez, formerUnited States Secretary of Commerce (Republican)
• Mel Martinez, formerUnited States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (Republican)
• Alexander Acosta, formerUnited States Secretary of Labor (Republican)
• Alejandro Mayorkas, formerUnited States Secretary of Homeland Security (Democrat)
• Marco Rubio,United States Secretary of State (Republican)

• Carlos Curbelo, Republican former member of theUnited States House of Representatives, representingFlorida's 26th district
• Lincoln Díaz-Balart, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives, representingFlorida's 21st district
• Mario Díaz-Balart, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representingFlorida's 25th district
• Joe Garcia, formerDemocratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representingFlorida's 26th district
• Thomas Gill, Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives, representingHawaii's at-large district
• Carlos A. Giménez, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representingFlorida's 26th congressional district, former mayor ofMiami-Dade County (2011–2020)
• Thomas Ponce Gill, Congressman from Hawaii in the early 1960s (his paternal grandmother was Cuban)
• Anthony Gonzalez, Republican,Ohio's 16th District (2019–2023)^[99]
• Joseph Marion Hernández, first Hispanic elected to theUnited States Congress
• Nicole Malliotakis, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representingNew York's 11th district
• Rob Menendez, Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives, representingNew Jersey's 8th district
• Alex Mooney, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives, representingWest Virginia's 2nd district
• David Rivera, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives, representingFlorida's 25th district
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives, representingFlorida's 18th district
• Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican member of the United States House of Representative forFlorida's 27th congressional district; former television news anchor
• Albio Sires,Democratic former member of the United States House of Representatives, representingNew Jersey's 13th district

• Raul L. Martinez,Democratic candidate forFlorida's 21st district

• Ted Cruz, United States senator (R–Texas)
• Mel Martinez, former United States senator (R-Florida)
• Bob Menendez, former United States senator (D–New Jersey), and chairman of theSenate Foreign Relations Committee; former representative forNew Jersey's 13th district
• Marco Rubio, United States senator (R-Florida)

• Al Cardenas, Washington, D.C. lobbyist
• Alex Castellanos,Republican media consultant; senior advisor to 2008 Presidential CandidateMitt Romney
• Carlos Del Toro, 78thSecretary of the Navy; retired Naval Officer and former business owner
• Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of theNuclear Regulatory Commission
• Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the United StatesEqual Employment Opportunity Commission
• Emilio T. Gonzalez, Ph.D., director ofUnited States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
• Eliot A. Jardines, first Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Open Source
• Elsa A. Murano, former Undersecretary for Food SafetyUnited States Department of Agriculture
• Steve Pieczenik, former deputy assistant secretary of state
• Otto Reich, formerAssistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
• Mauricio J. Tamargo, 14th chairman of theForeign Claims Settlement Commission

• Carlos Alvarez, former mayor ofMiami-Dade County
• Angelo Castillo, first Hispanic mayor ofPembroke Pines, Florida
• Joe Carollo,Miami City Commissioner, former mayor ofMiami
• Manny Diaz, mayor of Miami
• Alina Garcia,Miami-Dade CountySupervisor of Elections
• George Gascón, district attorney ofLos Angeles County; former district attorney ofSan Francisco County
• Carlos A. Giménez, 7thMayor of Miami-Dade County
• Rosario Kennedy, former commissioner and vice-mayor of Miami
• Raul L. Martinez, former mayor ofHialeah
• Carlos Mayans, former mayor ofWichita, Kansas
• Gilda Oliveros, first Cuban-born woman mayor in the United States
• Alex Penelas, former mayor (D–FL),Miami-Dade County, Florida
• Tomas Regalado, former mayor of Miami
• Julio Robaina, former mayor of City ofHialeah
• Evelyn Sanguinetti, former member of theWheaton, Illinois City Council
• Francis Suarez, mayor of Miami
• Xavier Suarez, former mayor of Miami
• Silverio Vega, former mayor ofWest New York,New Jersey
• Bill Vidal, former mayor ofDenver, Colorado; born inCamagüey,Cuba^[100]

• Zulima Farber, formerAttorney General of New Jersey
• Anitere Flores,Florida State Senator and formerFlorida State Representative, first Republican Hispanic woman to serve in both theFlorida House and Senate since 1986
• Alina Garcia, former Florida State Representative
• Thomas Gill, 4thLieutenant Governor of Hawaii, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
• Carlos Lopez-Cantera, 19thLieutenant Governor of Florida, former Majority Leader of theFlorida House of Representatives
• Bob Martinez, former governor ofFlorida, firstCuban-American governor in United States history
• Robert E. Martinez, 8thVirginia Secretary of Transportation and deputy administrator of theUnited States Maritime Administration
• Joseph Miró,Delaware state representative, presidentNational Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators
• Alex X. Mooney, member of theMaryland state senate representing District 3
• Jeanette Nuñez, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Florida, former Speaker pro tempore of the Florida House of Representatives
• Vincent Prieto, New Jersey State Assemblyman, 32nd District
• Marco Rubio, U.S. senator from Florida, and former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives
• Katherine Fernandez Rundle,State Attorney forMiami-Dade County
• Evelyn Sanguinetti, 47thLieutenant Governor of Illinois
• Yvanna Cancela, state senator representing Nevada's 10th District
• Mo Denis, state senator representing Nevada's 2nd District
• Jason Miyares, member of theVirginia House of Delegates' 82nd district andAttorney General of Virginia
• Wes Moore, 63rdgovernor of Maryland^[101]

• Roberto Arango,Puerto Rico senator

• Armando Omar Bonilla, former Department of Justice official and nominee to theUnited States Court of Federal Claims^[102]
• Barbara Lagoa, Justice on theFlorida Supreme Court
• Cecilia Altonaga, United States District Court Judge
• Danny Boggs, Chief judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit inCincinnati
• Raoul G. Cantero, III, first Hispanic justice on theFlorida Supreme Court
• Adalberto Jordan, United States District Court Judge
• Jorge Labarga, Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court
• Jose L. Linares, United States District Court Judge ofUnited States District Court for the District of New Jersey inNewark, New Jersey
• Ariel A. Rodriguez, judge ofNew Jersey Appellate Division, acting Justice of theNew Jersey Supreme Court
• Joseph H. Rodriguez, United States District Court Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey inCamden, New Jersey
• Eduardo Robreno, United States District Court Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania inPhiladelphia
• Esther Salas, United States District Court Judge of United States District Court for the District of New Jersey in Newark, New Jersey
• Mauricio J. Tamargo, Chairman of theForeign Claims Settlement Commission

• Adolfo Fernández Cavada, captain in theUnion Army during theAmerican Civil War who 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 War and 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^[103]
• 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,colonel in theConfederate Army during theAmerican Civil War
• Erneido Oliva,major general; former deputy commander of theD.C. National Guard
• Félix Rodríguez,U.S. Army helicopter pilot, formerCIA officer known for his involvement in theBay of Pigs Invasion and 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^[103]
• 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

• Consuelo Montagu, Duchess of Manchester
• Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

• Aida de Acosta, first female to fly a powered aircraft
• Aristides Agramonte, physician, pathologist and bacteriologist
• Luis Walter Alvarez, Nobel Prize-winning experimental physicist (his paternal grandfather immigrated from Spain to Cuba and then to the United States)
• Serena M. Auñón, American physician, engineer, and NASA astronaut
• Agustin Walfredo Castellanos, physician
• Nils J. Diaz, former chairman of the U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• Luis Echegoyen, famous Cuban-born chemist
• Isabel Pérez Farfante, carcinologist^[104]
• Carlos Juan Finlay (1833–1915), Cuban physician and scientist recognized as a pioneer in yellow fever research
• Maria Oliva-Hemker, Cuban-born American paediatrician
• Tony Silva, Cuban-born American aviculturist and ornithologist who has written many books and articles about parrots.
• Albert Siu, internist and geriatrician atMount Sinai Medical Center in New York City

• Mercedes de Acosta, socialite, author, best known for her affairs withGreta Garbo andMarlene Dietrich
• Rita de Acosta Lydig, socialite
• Jose Ramon Diaz Alejandro, painter
• Edel Alvarez Galban, painter and medical doctor
• Henry Ballate, visual artist
• Jose Bedia, visual artist
• Cundo Bermúdez, painter
• Adriano Buergo, painter
• José Bernal, artist
• Juana Borrero
• Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
• Consuelo Castañeda, visual artist
• Ana Albertina Delgado Álvarez, visual artist
• Antonia Eiriz, painter
• George Gomez, industrial designer, designer of video games, toys and pinball machines
• Diana Guerrero-Maciá, visual artist
• F. Lennox Campello, contemporary visual artist, art critic, writer
• Manuel Carbonell (1918–2011), one of the last of the Cuban master sculptors; lived and died in Florida
• Jose Manuel Carreño, award-winning ballet dancer,American Ballet Theatre
• Humberto Castro, painter
• Migdia Chinea, awarded film director/screenwriter/producer; member of the TV Academy of Arts and Sciences.
• Rafael Consuegra, sculptor and painter
• Emilio Cruz (1938–2004), American artist of African and Cuban descent; his work is held in several major museums in the United States^[105]
• Alberto Cutié, priest and television host,EWTN, and a daily talk show on Telemundo Network
• Emilio Falero, artist
• Alina Fernández, radio personality, daughter and critic ofFidel Castro
• Teresita Fernández, artist
• Lourdes Gomez Franca, artist and poet
• Coco Fusco, artist and writer
• Agustin Gainza, artist
• Fernando Garcia (1945–1989), conceptual artist
• Ric Garcia, painter and printmaker
• Juan Gonzalez, painter
• Félix González-Torres, artist
• Jose Acosta Hernandez, artist
• Pedro Hernandez, sculptor
• Nestor Hernández, photographer
• Dinorah de Jesús Rodriguez, experimental filmmaker
• Emilio Hector Rodriguez, contemporary visual artist, abstraction, painter, photographer
• Miguel Jorge (1928–1984), painter
• Josignacio, abstract artist
• Guerra de la Paz, Cuban-born American artist duoAlain Guerra andNeraldo de la Paz, who work insculpture,installation andphotography
• Ana Mendieta (1948–1985), sculptor, performance artist,feminist
• Maria Teresa Mestre, wife of Luxembourg's constitutional monarchGrand Duke Henri; her title is Grand Duchess
• Maria Elena Milagro de Hoyos, woman at the center of theCarl Tanzler case
• José María Mijares, painter
• Adriano Nicot, painter
• Javier Peres, contemporary art dealer
• Dionisio Perkins, painter
• Henry Pollack (born 1961), radio host of "Havana Rock"
• Miguel Rodez, artist, curator
• Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, artist
• Rocío Rodríguez, painter^[106]
• Emilio Sánchez, contemporary art painter and lithographer
• Scull Twins (1930–2007), sister artist duo, painter and sculptors
• Baruj Salinas (1935–2024), abstract expressionist painter
• Mario Torroella, artist and architect
• Ricardo Viera (1945–2020) Cuban-born American visual artist, educator, curator
• Pedro Vizcaíno (born 1966) painter, installation artist
• Consuelo Yznaga, wife ofGeorge Montagu, 8th Duke of Manchester^[107]
• Wifredo Lam (1902–1982) Modernist painter

• Juanita Castro (1933–2023), sister of formerCuban Communist Party first secretaryFidel Castro and incumbentFirst SecretaryRaúl Castro; has lived in the United States since 1964 and is a naturalized citizen
• Joaquín "Jack" García, retired FBI agent who infiltrated theGambino crime family
• X González, activist and advocate forgun control; survivor of theStoneman Douglas High School shooting
• Vida Guerra, Cuban-born American glamour model
• Carlos Maza, born to Cuban immigrant parents; political activist
• Emilio Núñez (1855–1922), soldier, dentist, and politician
• Ana María Polo, Cuban-born American lawyer and Hispanic television arbitrator onCaso Cerrado
• Manny Puig, Cuban-born wildlife entertainer
• Enrique Ros (1924–2013), Cuban-born businessman and activist opposed to Cuban president Fidel Castro
• Andrea Louise Simon, community leader
• Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, Cuban-born lawyer; writer; historian; expert in the field of human rights and international law; retired high-ranking United Nations official; peace activist; since 2012 the United Nations Independent Expert on the Promotion of a Democratic and Equitable International Order (also known as Special Rapporteur), appointed by the United Nations Human Rights Council
• Jose Battle, Cuban-born refugee who was a police officer during theBatista regime. He was the founder and head of anorganized crime syndicate known as the corporation, also referred to as the "Cuban Mafia". Battle controlledbolita rackets within the Cuban-American community.
• Moisés Silva, (born September 4, 1945), Cuban-born American biblical scholar and translator. A past president of theEvangelical Theological Society (1997), Silva for many years had been an ordained minister of theOrthodox Presbyterian Church.
• Paul Crespo, is a conservative political commentator, consultant and activist. A former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps, he has had a varied military and civilian career, and gained notoriety for his strong political opinions. He is best known for his conservative and free market views and passion for the constitutional and founding principles of the United States of America.

• American people of Cuban descent
• Lists of Cuban people
• Lists of American people of Latin American descent

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