| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Alex Abella |
Author |
8-Nov-1950 |
|
Soldiers of Reason: The RAND Corporation |
| Alicia Alonso |
Dancer |
21-Dec-1920 |
|
Prima Ballerina Assoluta |
| Rolando Alphonso |
Musician |
12-Jan-1931 |
20-Nov-1998 |
Horn player, Ska/Reggae pioneer |
| Nelson Ascencio |
Comic |
30-Aug-1964 |
|
MADtv |
| Steven Bauer |
Actor |
2-Dec-1956 |
|
Scarface |
| Danny J. Boggs |
Judge |
23-Oct-1944 |
|
6th Circuit Court of Appeals |
| Everett Briggs |
Diplomat |
6-Apr-1934 |
|
US Ambassador to Portugal, 1990-93 |
| Georg Stanford Brown |
Actor |
24-Jun-1943 |
|
Officer Webster on The Rookies |
| Jose Canseco |
Baseball |
2-Jul-1964 |
|
Troubled Oakland A's player |
| Alberto Cardenas |
Government |
3-Jan-1948 |
|
Washington lobbyist |
| Armando M. Codina |
Business |
c. 1946 |
|
Founder of Codina Group |
| Celia Cruz |
Singer |
21-Oct-1924 |
16-Jul-2003 |
Queen of Salsa |
| Lincoln Diaz-Balart |
Politician |
13-Aug-1954 |
|
Congressman from Florida, 1993-2011 |
| Cari M. Dominguez |
Government |
8-Mar-1949 |
|
Chairman of the EEOC, 2001-06 |
| Gloria Estefan |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-Sep-1957 |
|
The Miami Sound Machine |
| George Feldenkreis |
Business |
14-Aug-1935 |
|
CEO of Perry Ellis International |
| Daisy Fuentes |
Model |
17-Nov-1966 |
|
America's Funniest Home Videos |
| Andy Garcia |
Actor |
12-Apr-1956 |
|
Ocean's 11, The Godfather: Part III |
| Roberto C. Goizueta |
Business |
18-Nov-1931 |
18-Oct-1997 |
CEO of Coca-Cola, 1981-97 |
| Fredi Gonzalez |
Baseball |
28-Jan-1964 |
|
Manager, Atlanta Braves |
| Vida Guerra |
Model |
19-Mar-1980 |
|
Amply-bottomed Cuban model |
| Carlos Gutierrez |
Government |
4-Nov-1953 |
|
US Secretary of Commerce, 2005-09 |
| Lino Gutierrez |
Diplomat |
26-Mar-1951 |
|
US Ambassador to Argentina, 2003-06 |
| Al Jourgensen |
Musician |
9-Oct-1958 |
|
Lead for industrial band Ministry |
| Cuban Link |
Rapper |
14-Sep-1974 |
|
24 Karat |
| Dave Lombardo |
Drummer |
16-Feb-1965 |
|
Slayer drummer |
| Modesto A. Maidique |
Educator |
20-Mar-1940 |
|
President, Florida International University |
| José Martí |
Activist |
28-Jan-1853 |
19-May-1895 |
Cuban hero |
| Tommy McCook |
Musician |
3-Mar-1927 |
5-May-1998 |
Sax player for The Skatalites |
| Ana Mendieta |
Performance Artist |
18-Nov-1948 |
8-Sep-1985 |
Feminist performance artist |
| Tomas Milian |
Actor |
3-Mar-1932 |
|
The Big Gundown |
| Millard Mitchell |
Actor |
14-Aug-1903 |
13-Oct-1953 |
My Six Convicts |
| Elsa A. Murano |
Educator |
14-Aug-1959 |
|
President of Texas A&M University, 2008-09 |
| Rafael Palmeiro |
Baseball |
24-Sep-1964 |
|
Steroid-tainted baseball legend |
| Tony Plana |
Actor |
19-Apr-1952 |
|
Ignacio Suarez on Ugly Betty |
| Otto J. Reich |
Diplomat |
16-Oct-1945 |
|
US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1986-89 |
| Félix Rodríguez |
Spy |
31-May-1941 |
|
Bay of Pigs, Iran-Contra operative |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen |
Politician |
15-Jul-1952 |
|
Congresswoman, Florida 18th |
| Carlos A. Saladrigas |
Business |
1948 |
|
CEO of the Vincam Group, 1984-2002 |
| Mongo Santamaria |
Drummer |
7-Apr-1922 |
1-Feb-2003 |
Influential latin percussionist |
| Cristina Saralegui |
TV Personality |
29-Jan-1948 |
|
The Hispanic Oprah |
| Jon Secada |
Singer/Songwriter |
4-Oct-1961 |
|
Latin heartthrob |
| John H. Sununu |
Government |
2-Jul-1939 |
|
George H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff |
