List of Cubans

República de Cuba

Coat of arms of Cuba

This is a list of famous people who were born in Cuba or are of Cuban descent, ordered alphabetically by first name within each category.

Artists and Photographers

• Alberto Korda, photographer famous for his photo of Che Guevara.
• Alexey Perez,(Permonte),painter
• Amelia Pelaes,painter
• Ana Flor Castro,painter
• Antonio Gattorno
• Antonio Prohias, creator of Mad Magazine's Spy vs Spy
• Cazasoles, painter
• Coto (comic books artist), comic book artist
• Pedro Pablo Oliva,painter
• Raúl Rivero, poet, writer
• Norberto Fuentes, writer
• Wifredo Lam, painter
• David Martinez Delgado, painter.

Business

Former CEO of Coca-Cola, Roberto Goizueta.

• Alex Aguila, co-founder of Alienware
• Alberto Vilar, philantrophist
• Bacardi and Bosch Family, Distillers of Rum and Scotch Whiskey
• Carlos Gutierrez, U.S. Secretary of Commerce and former CEO of Kellogg Company,
• Nelson Gonzalez, co founder of Alienware
• Orlando Sanchez, fmr. Council Member and Mayoral Candidate, Houston Texas
• Robert C. Goizueta, former head of Coca-Cola
• Armando Codina, CEO of the Codina Group
• Fanjul Family, Sugar growers and producers

Diplomats

• Eduardo Aguirre, US Ambassador in Spain and Andorra [1]

Composers

• Arsenio Rodríguez
• Ernesto Lecuona, probably the most gifted Cuban composer ever
• Esteban Salas, baroque conmposer
• Jose White, violinist and classical composer
• Joaquin Nin, classical song writer
• Ignacio Cervantes, Chopinesque piano composer
• Leo Brouwer, guitarist and composer
• Amadeo Roldan, percussionist and composer
• Alejandro Caturla, symphonic composer
• Gonzalo Roig, composer and orchestrator

Entertainment

Actor Andy Garcia.

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Television personality Bob Vila.

Actress Cameron Diaz.

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Singer and occasional actress Christina Milian.

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Singer and actor Desi Arnaz.

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Actor David Gallagher.

Actress Eva Mendes.

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Grammy-award and Oscar-award winning singer and occasional actress, Gloria Estefan.

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Actress and occasional singer, Jamie-Lynn Sigler.

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Television personality, Myrka Dellanos.

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AIDS activist, Pedro Zamora.

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Actress Rosario Dawson.

• Adam Rodriguez, American-born actor (CSI: Miami)
• Addys D'Mercedes, Europe based cuban singer-songwriter
• Al Jourgensen, musician
• Albita, Grammy-winning singer
• Alex Garcia, Food Network personality
• Alicia Alonso, prima ballerina
• Alvarez Guedes, comedian and author
• Amar Gamal, dancer
• Ana Cristina, singer
• Ana Maria Polo, television judge
• Andy Garcia, Academy Award-nominated actor (The Godfather Part III, Ocean's Eleven)
• Ángel Reyes, violinist
• Arionel Vargas English National Ballet principal dancer
• B Real, member of rap group Cypress Hill
• Barbara Bermudo, Puerto Rican-born journalist
• Beny Moré, musician
• Bob Vila, television host (This Old House), author and actor (Home Improvement)
• Bobby Cannavale, American-born actor (Third Watch, Will & Grace)
• Brett Ratner, American-born director (Rush Hour, Red Dragon, X-Men 3)
• Cachita, transexual television actress
• Cameron Diaz, American-born actress (There's Something About Mary, Charlie's Angels), host of MTV's Trippin'
• Carlos Leon, former boyfriend of Madonna
• Carlos Manuel Pruneda, singer
• Carlos Ponce, singer and actor
• Carlos Varela, singer and songwriter
• Celia Cruz, multiple Grammy-winning singer
• Celina González, singer-songwriter
• Cesar Evora, actor
• Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, pianist, musician
• Cesar Romero, actor (The Joker on Batman)
• Christina Milian, American-born singer and actress (Be Cool)
• Cristina Saralegui, magazine editor, talk show host (Cristina) and actress
• Compay Segundo, musician (Buena Vista Social Club)
• Cuban Link, rapper, former member of the Terror Squad
• Daisy Fuentes, model and television personality (MTV's House of Style, Miss Universe co-host)
• Dana Varela, American-born reality show contestant (Big Brother)
• Daniel Cruz Sánchez, musician
• Danny Pino, American-born actor (Cold Case)
• David Fumero, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
• David Gallagher, American-born actor (7th Heaven)
• Desi Arnaz, actor (I Love Lucy), producer and creator of Desilu studios.
• Desi Arnaz Jr., American-born actor
• Don Dinero, rapper
• Eddie Cibrian, American-born actor (Invasion)
• Elizabeth Kelly, American-born actress and model
• Elizabeth Pena, American-born actress (Rush Hour)
• Emilio Estefan, five-time Grammy-winning producer
• Enrique Murciano, American-born actor (Without a Trace)
• Ernesto Lecuona, composer and songwriter
• Eva Mendes, American-born actress (Hitch, 2 Fast 2 Furious)
• Fabiola Herrera, filmmaker, writer and director
• Fat Joe, American-born rapper
• Faizon Love, Voice actor (Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas) and actor (Friday)
• Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
• Francisco Gattorno, actor
• Frankie Kein, Cuban born Internationally acclaimed Star impersonator.
• Guillermo Portabales, singer, songwriter
• Gina Torres, actress
• Gloria Estefan, Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated singer
• Guillermo Diaz, actor
• Henry LaFont, comedian
• Hilda del Castillo, soprano
• Hildi Santo-Tomás, designer (Trading Spaces)
• Hiram "Ruzzo" Riveri, rapper (Orishas)
• Horacio Gutierrez, concert pianist
• Ibrahim Ferrer, musician
• Irene Cara, American-born Grammy-nominated singer (Flashdance), actress (Fame)
• Jackie Nespral, journalist (fmr. co-host of NBC's Weekend Today)
• Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American-born actress (The Sopranos) and singer
• Janu Tornell, American-born Las Vegas dancer and reality show contestant (Survivor)
• Joanna Garcia, American-born actress (Reba)
• Jon Secada, two-time Grammy-winning singer
• Jorge Alfaro, dancer
• Jorge Bolet, concert pianist
• Jorge Castillo, chef and TV personality
• Jose Canseco, fmr. MLB player, author (Juiced) and reality show contestant (The Surreal Life)
• Jose Manuel Carreño - American Ballet Theater principal dancer
• Kamar de los Reyes, soap opera actor (One Life to Live)
• Karen Juantorena, actress
• La Lupe, singer
• Laz Alonso, actor and BET personality
• Lena, singer
• Lily Estefan, co-host of Univision's El Gordo y la Flaca
• Lissette, television personality
• Lola Falana, singer, actress and dancer
• Louisa Moritz, actress
• Lucie Arnaz, American-born actress
• Lydia Diaz Cruz, prima ballerina
• Maggie Carles, singer
• Malena Burke, singer
• Manela Bustamante, actress
• Manuel Membrillo, comedian
• María Antonieta Pons, actress
• Maria Conchita Alonso, actress (Desperate Housewives)
• Maria Laria, talk show host
• Marian Pabon, actress
• Marilyn Milian, American-born television judge (The People's Court)
• Mario Cimarro, actor
• Mario Ernesto Sanchez, actor and founder of Teatro Avante
• Mario Pabon, actor
• Martika, American-born Grammy-nominated singer
• Martita, television personality
• Mary Delgado, American-born reality show winner (The Bachelor)
• Matt Cedeño, American-born actor and model
• Mauricio Zeilic, television personality
• Mayra Veronica, model
• Mel Ferrer, American-born actor
• Mellow Man Ace, rapper, brother of Cypress Hill member Sen Dog
• Melissa Gallo, American-born soap opera actress (One Life to Live)
• Melissa Padron, reality show contestant (The Real World: Miami)
• Mercedes Renard, actress
• Mercedes Ruehl, American-born Academy Award-winning (The Fisher King) and Tony Award-winning actress
• Miguel Campaneria, ballet dancer, currently artistic director of the National Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico
• Mike Anthony Vitar, American-born actor (The Sandlot)
• Miles Peña, singer
• Mongo Santamaria, jazz musician
• Myrka Dellanos, tv show host
• Nelson Ascencio, comedian (Madtv)
• Nelson Martinez, baritone
• Niurka Marcos, actress
• Nona Gaye, American-born singer and actress (Ali)
• Odalys Garcia, singer, model and television personality
• Olga Guillot, singer
• Osmay Molina, principal dancer, National Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico
• Pablo Milanes, singer and songwriter
• Pedro Jesus, singer
• Pedro Zamora, AIDS activist, reality show contestant (The Real World: San Francisco)
• Pitbull, American-born rapper
• Raul De Molina, co-host of Univision's El Gordo y la Flaca
• Raul Musibay, Food Network chef and author
• Rey Ruiz, singer
• Robert Roman, American-born reality show contestant (Big Brother)
• Roldán González, rapper, (Orishas)
• Rosario Dawson, American-born actress(Rent, Kids)
• Rosaura Andreu, children's television entertainer
• Rudy Sarzo, Rock Bassist (Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio)
• Samy, hair stylist and television personality
• Santiago Rodriguez, concert pianist
• Sen Dog, Cuban rapper member of (Cypress Hill)
• Silvio Rodriguez, singer and songwriter
• Sissi, model
• Soledad O'Brien, American-born journalist (co-host, CNN's American Morning)
• Steven Bauer, actor (Scarface)
• Tanya Rodriguez, singer, composer
• Tessie Santiago, American-born actress
• Tico Torres, drummer for Bon Jovi
• Tony Plana, actor (Resurrection Boulevard, The West Wing)
• Valerie Cruz, actress (Nip/Tuck)
• Vanessa Del Rio, American-born pornstar
• Veronica Portillo, American-born reality show contestant (MTV's Road Rules: Semester at Sea)
• Victor Rivers, actor
• Vida Guerra, model
• Virulo, musician and comedian
• Xavier Cugat, musician
• Willy Chirino, singer
• Yat-Sen Chang, principal dancer, English National Ballet
• Yosvani Ramos, principal dancer, English National Ballet
• Yotuel Romero, rapper

Journalists

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Journalist Soledad O'Brien.

• Ana Veciana-Suarez, columnist Miami Herald
• Antonio Mora, anchor WBBM (CBS) in Chicago
• Barbara Bermudo, anchor Primer Impacto
• Belkys Nerey, anchor WSVN (Fox) in Miami
• Bobby Salamanca Jr., Sports Writer El Nuevo Herald
• Elliot Rodriguez, anchor WFOR (CBS) in Miami
• Enrique Teutelo, anchor/reporter WLTV (Univision)in Miami
• Jackie Nespral, anchor WTVJ (NBC) in Miami
• Jessica Aguirre, anchor KGO (ABC) in San Francisco
• Jose Camilo Egaña, anchor (Telemundo 51) in Miami
• Liz Balmaseda, columnist Miami Herald
• Maggie Rodriguez, anchor WFOR (CBS) in Miami
• Maria Elvira Salazar
• Myrka Dellanos, fmr. anchor Primer Impacto
• Olga Alvarez, anchor WNJU in New York, sister of Lissette
• Rick Sanchez, CNN anchor and reporter
• Soledad O'Brien, anchor CNN's American Morning
• Evelio Otero, First TV News anchor in Puerto Rico (Telemundo/1952)

Sport

• Adolfo Luque, Cincinnati Reds
• Adrián Hernández, New York Yankees
• Adrián Zaba, New York Giants
• Alberto Delgado, soccer
• Alberto Juantorena, basketball, track
• Aliecer Urrutia, triple jump
• Alex Sánchez, Milwaukee Brewers
• Ana Fidelia Quirot
• Andrés Simón, sprinter
• Anier García, hurdles
• Angel Aragón, New York Yankees
• Angel Fleitas, Washington Senators
• Ariel Pestano,Cuban Baseball Player
• Ariel Prieto, Oakland Athletics
• Armando Marsans, Cincinnati Reds
• Armando Marsans, MLB player
• Armando Roche, Washington Senators
• Willy Miranda, New York Yankees
• Aurelio Monteagudo, Kansas City Athletics
• Baby Ortiz, Washington Senators
• Barbaro Garbey, Detroit Tigers
• Benny Paret, boxer
• Bert Campaneris, Kansas City Athletics
• Bert Cueto, Minnesota Twins
• Bill Ortega, St. Louis Cardinals
• Brayan Peña, Atlanta Braves
• Capablanca, chess genius world champion, grandmaster considered "the Mozart of Chess"
• Camilo Pascual, Washington Senators
• Carlos “Patato” Pascual, Washington Senators
• Carlos Paula, Washington Senators
• Chico Cardenas
• Chico Hernández, Chicago Cubs
• Chico Ruiz, Cincinnati Reds
• Cholly Naranjo, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Conrado Marrero, Washington Senators
• Cristóbal Torriente, Negro Leagues - Baseball Hall of Fame
• Daniel “Danny” Morejón, Cincinnati Reds
• Danys Báez, Cleveland Indians
• Danny Tartabull, born in Puerto Rico to Cuban parents
• Diego Seguí, Kansas City Athletics
• Ed Bauta, St Louis Cardinals
• Eddie Oropesa, Philadelphia Phillies
• Eli Marrero, St. Louis Cardinals
• Eliseo Castillo, boxer
• Emilio Palmero, New York Giants
• Enrique "Hank" Izquierdo, Minnesota Twins
• Esteban Bellán, first Latin American professional baseball player to play in the United States
• Eusebio González, Boston Red Sox
• Evelio Hernández, Washington Senators
• Faizon Love, actor
• Félix Savón, Olympic gold medal winning boxer
• Fermín "Mike" Guerra
• Fermin Guerra, Washington Senators
• Florentino Fernandez, boxer
• Frank Campos, Washington Senators
• Freddy Rodríguez, Chicago Cubs
• George Lauzerique, Kansas City Athletics
• Glenn Burke, Cincinnati Reds (Mariemont High School)
• Gil Torres, Washington Senators
• Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz, amateur boxer
• Hansel Izquierdo, Florida Marlins
• Hector Herrera, sprinter
• Héctor Maestri, Washington Senators
• Héctor Martínez, Kansas City A‚s
• Héctor Rodríguez, Chicago White Sox
• Humberto “Chico” Fernández, Brooklyn Dodgers
• Ioamnet Quintero, high jumper
• Isidoro “Izzy” León, Philadelphia Phillies
• Israel Sánchez, Kansas City Royals
• Iván García, sprinter
• Iván Pedroso, long jump
• Jack Aragón, New York Giants
• Jack Calvo, Washington Senators
• Jackie Hernández, California Angels
• Javier Sotomayor, track and field record setter
• Jennifer Rodriguez, US Olympic speed skater
• Joel Isasi, sprinter
• Joel Lamela, sprinter
• Jorge Aguilera, sprinter
• Jorge Comellas, Chicago Cubs
• Jorge Posada, New York Yankees, MLB catcher, PR born of Cuban parents, NY Yankees
• Jorge Toca, New York Mets
• José Acosta, Washington Senators
• José Canseco, Oakland Athletics
• José Cardenal, San Francisco Giants
• José Contreras, New York Yankees
• José Joaquín Ázcue, Cincinnati Reds
• José Martínez, Pittsburgh Pirates
• José Méndez, Kansas City Monarchs - Baseball Hall of Fame
• José Napoles, boxer
• José Raimundo Arcia, Chicago Cubs
• José Rodríguez (El Hombre Goma), New York Giants
• José Tartabull, Kansas City Athletics
• José Valdivieso, Washington Senators
• José Zardón, Washington Senators
• Juan Corzo, chess
• Juan Delis, Washington Senators
• Juan Díaz, Boston Red Sox
• Julio Bécquer, Washington Senators
• Julio González, Washington Senators
• Julio Moreno, Washington Senators
• Kendry Morales
• Kid Charol
• Kid Chocolate, boxer
• Kid Gavilan, boxer
• Lázaro Bruzón, chess grandmaster
• Lazaro Martínez, sprinter
• Leo "Chico" Cárdenas, Cincinnati Reds
• Leo Posada, Kansas City Athletics
• Leo Sutherland, Chicago White Sox
• Lino Donoso, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Lisa Fernandez, softball, Olympic gold medalist
• Livan Hernandez, MLB, pitcher
• Lorenzo “Chico” Fernández, Baltimore Orioles
• Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, sprinter
• Luis “Witto” Aloma, Chicago White Sox
• Luis Gonzalez, American-born MLB player
• Luis Manuel Rodriguez, boxer
• Luis Suárez, Washington Senators
• Luis Tiant, Cleveland Indians
• Manny Montejo, Detroit Tigers
• Manolo Cueto, St Louis Cardinals
• Manuel Cueto (Potato)
• Marcelino López, Philadelphia Phillies
• Maria Luisa Gil, actress, Playboy
• Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Olympic gold medal winning boxer
• Maritza Martén, discus thower
• Martín Dihigo, Negro Leagues - Baseball Hall of Fame
• Marty Martínez, Minnesota Twins
• Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic-born Olympic-gold medalist tennis player
• Merito Acosta, Washington Senators
• Michael Tejera, Florida Marlins
• Michel Hernández, New York Yankees
• Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Boston Braves
• Miguel de la Hoz, Cleveland Indians
• Mike "Paito" Herrera, Boston Red Sox
• Mike Cuellar, Cincinnati Reds
• Mike Fornieles, Washington Senators
• Mike Lowell, Florida Marlins MLB player, PR born of Cuban parents, Florida Marlins
• Minervino Rojas, California Angels
• Minnie Mendoza, Minnesota Twins
• Minnie Miñoso, MLB player
• Napoleón Reyes, New York Giants
• Nelson Santovenia, Montreal Expos
• Octavio “Cookie” Rojas, Cincinnati Reds
• Omar Linares, baseball player
• Orestes Destrade, New York Yankees
• Orlando Hernández, New York Yankees
• Orlando González, Cleveland Indians
• Orlando Hernandez, MLB pitcher
• Orlando McFarlane, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Orlando Peña, Cincinnati Reds
• Oscar Estrada, St Louis Cardinals
• Oscar Tuero, St. Louis Cardinals
• Oscar Zamora, Chicago Cubs
• Osleidys Menéndez, javelin
• Ossie Alvarez, Washington Senators
• Osvaldo Fernández, San Francisco Giants
• Ozzie Canseco, Oakland Athletics
• Panchon Herrera, Philadelphia Phillies
• Paul Casanova, Washington Senators
• Pedro Dibut, Cincinnati Reds
• Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators
• Preston Gómez, Washington Senators
• Rafael Almeida, Cincinnati Reds
• Rafael A. Lecuona, Gymnast
• Rafael Palmeiro, Chicago Cubs
• Ramon García García, Washington Senators
• Ramón López, California Angels
• Raúl Sánchez, Washington Senators
• Ray Noble, New York Giants
• Regino (Reggie) Otero, Chicago Cubs
• René Arocha, St. Louis Cardinals
• René Monteagudo, Washington Senators
• Rene Valdéz], Brooklyn Dodgers
• Rey Ángel Martínez, soccer
• Rey Ordóñez, New York Mets
• Ricardo Torres, Washington Senators
• Roberto "Bobby" Estalella, Washington Senators
• Roberto “Bobby” Ramos, Montreal Expos
• Roberto Moya, discus throw
• Roberto Ortíz, Washington Senators
• Rogelio “Roy” Valdés, Washington Senators
• Rogelio Alvarez, Cincinnati Reds
• Rogelio Martínez, Washington Senators
• Rolando Arrojo, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
• Román Mejías, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Rudy Arias, White Sox
• Sandalio "Sandy" Consuegra, Washington Senators
• Sandy Amorós, Brooklyn Dodgers
• Sandy Valdespino, Minnesota Twins
• Santiago Ullrich, Washington Senators
• Sergio Olivia, professional bodybuilder, Mr. Olympia
• Sugar Ramos, world champion boxer
• Teofilo Stevenson, amateur boxer
• Tito Fuentes, San Francisco Giants
• Tomas de la Cruz, Cincinnati Reds
• Tony “Mosquito” Ordeñana, Pittsburgh Pirates
• Tony Fossas, Texas Rangers
• Tony González, Cincinnati Reds
• Tony Martínez, Cleveland Indians
• Tony Menéndez, Cincinnati Reds
• Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins
• Tony Pérez, Cincinnati Reds
• Tony Taylor, Chicago Cubs
• Vicente Amor, Chicago Cubs
• Victor Mesa, baseball player
• Víctor Moya, high jumper
• Vince Gonzáles, Washington Senators
• Vladimir Núñez, Arizona Diamondbacks
• Willy Miranda, Washington Senators
• Yanelis Yuliet Labrada Diaz, Olymipic silver medallist in Taekwondo
• Yanqui Diaz, boxer
• Yargelis Savigne, jump
• Yipsi Moreno, hammer thrower
• Yoandri Betanzos, triple jump
• Yoel García, triple jumper
• Yunaika Crawford, hammer thrower
• Yuniesky Betancourt, Seattle Mariners
• Zoilo Versalles, baseball player and first Latino major league MVP 1965

Poets and Writers

• Alejo Carpentier Author
• Guillermo Cabrera Infante Author
• Norberto Fuentes Author
• Delia Fiallo writer of novels, many of which have been turned into Spanish-language soap operas
• Domingo M. Perera Gonzalez, writer, chronicler
• Dulce María Loynaz author, poet, president of the Spanish Real Academy in cuba.
• Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda author, poet, playwright (controversial novel entitled "Sab")
• Heberto Padilla, poet
• Jake Burke Marxist Author
• José Lezama Lima Author, poet.
• José María Heredia y Campuzano, poet
• José Martí Author, poet, journalist, revolutionary
• Juan Hernandez author, playwright (Cuban, That's All!, a comic series of monologues about the Cuban exile experience)
• Nicolás Guillén Poet
• Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Author, poet, painter.
• Reinaldo Arenas Author
• Ruth Behar, writer
• Nancy Morejón poet (Where the Island Sleeps Like a Wing) whose principal themes are Africa, Cuba and the Woman.
• Francisco Jose Moreno Author, political theorist.
• Cristina Garcia, Author
• Jorge Reyes Author, poet.

Politics

Poet and writer, Jose Marti.

United States Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL).

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United States Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ).

• Alex Penelas, fmr. mayor, (D-FL).Miami-Dade County, FL
• Albio Sires, speaker, New Jersey General Assembly
• Bob Martinez, first Hispanic governor (Republican Party (United States)|R-FL) in U.S. history
• Carlos Gutierrez, former CEO of Kellogg; current U.S. Secretary of Commerce
• Cecilia Altonaga, United States District Court Judge
• Danny Boggs, chief judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit in Cincinnati, Ohio
• Zulima V. Farber, Attorney General State of New Jersey
• Carlos Alvarez, Miami-Dade County mayor
• Carlos Prio Socarras, former President of Cuba
• Fidel Castro, current Cuban dictator
• Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban dictator
• Ignacio Agramonte, revolutionary
• Jordi Reyes-Montblanc, Chairman, Manhattan Community Board 9 (CB9M), US Marine Corps Veteran
• Jorge Mas Canosa, founder of Cuban American National Foundation (CANF)
• Jose Marti, poet and freedom fighter
• Justo González, historian and theologian
• HRH Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg, European royalty
• Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, U.S. House of Representatives, (R-FL).
• Lincoln Diaz-Balart, U.S. House of Representatives, (R-FL).
• Luis A. Ferré, former governor of Puerto Rico
• Luis Posada Carriles, anti-Castro terrorist
• Mario Diaz-Balart, U.S. House of Representatives, (R-FL).
• Mel Martinez, United States Senator, (R-FL).
• Orlando Bosch, head of CORU, an anti-Castro terrorist organization.
• Oswaldo Payá, Founder of Proyecto Varela.
• Otto Reich, Assistant U.S. Secretary of State
• Paul Lafargue, Cuban-born French Communist and son-in-law to Karl Marx.
• Félix Varela, beatified priest, candidate for sainthood
• Raoul Cantero, III, Florida Supreme Court justice
• Robert Menendez, United States Senator, (D-NJ).
• John E. Sununu, United States Senator, (R-NH)
• John H. Sununu, fmr. Governor of New Hampshire (R) and fmr. White House Chief of Staff under President George H. W. Bush.

Pilots

• Alvaro Prendes
• Rafael del Pino (Cuban)
• Alberto Fernández(cuba)
• Gustavo Bourzac
• Jack Lagas
• Enrique Carreras
• Douglas Rudd
• Ernesto Guerrero
• Luis Silva
• Carlos Ulloa
• Orestes Acosta
• Orestes Lorenzo
• Rafael Garcia Iñiguez
• Angel Prieto

Royalty

• Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Science

• Armando Simón, Castro's cardiologist
• Carlos Juan Finlay, epidemiologist, proposed the mode of transmission of yellow fever and was instrumental in assisting Walter Reed with his stuides in Cuba
• Felipe Poey, zoologist
• Luis Alvarez, winner of the 1968 Nobel Peace Prize in Physics, worked on the Manhattan Project
• Rodrigo Alvares Cambra, orthopedist , Castro's protege, comunist party member, unknow scientific activity.
• V. Verez-Bencomo, prize-winning (2005) biotechnologist and inventor of a synthetic vaccine
• Maria G. Guzman, virologist and head of the Pedro Kouri Institute of Tropical Medicine, recognized by "Science" magazine as one of 12 most esteemed scientists last year (2005)

Other Categories

• Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Fist Cuban cosmonaut
• Elián González refugee and subject of legal dispute
• Gregorio Fuentes Hemingway's captain and fellow Lost Generation figure, inspiration for The Old Man and the Sea
• Rolando Masferrer, staunch supporter of president Fulgencio Batista
• Delfin Fernandez, Fidel's former agent turned informant

See also: List of people by nationality