"Game changers"
Browse through the list below and see how each person changed the game in their field/profession and paved the way for future generations. What other game changers can you think of?
Brenda Villa, Gold Medalist, Water Polo
Henry Cejudo, Gold medalist, Wrestling
Leroy Arthur Petry, Army Ranger, Medal of Honor
Franklin Ramon Chang-Diaz, Physicist/NASA Astronaut
America Ferrera, Actress/Producer
Jaime Luis Gomez, Artist/Producer
Sonia Maria Sotomayor, Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Cisneros, Author "House on Mango Street"
Gustavo Dudamel Rodriguez, conductor L.A. Philharmonic
Thomas A. Saenz, President MALDEF
Luis Rodriguez, Author "Always Running"
Rigoberta Menchu, Winner Nobel Peace Prize
Julian Castro, Mayor San Antonio, Texas
Susana Martinez , Governor of New Mexico
Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Feminist Author
Sylvia Mendez, Civil Rights Pioneer
Gina Rodriguez, Actress/ Producer
Roberto Clemente, Baseball Player MLB
Dolores Huerta, Civil Rights Leader
Isabel Allende, Author
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen , Politician
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Playwright
Eva Longoria, Actress/ Activist
Marco Rubio, Politician
Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Astronaut
Laurie Hernandez, Gymnast
Frida Kahlo, artist
Alexandria Ocasio - Cortez, Politician
Mario Molina, Chemist
Edward James Olmos, actor
Jenni Rivera, singer, actress
Michael Peña, actor
Luis Alvarez , physicist
César Milstein, biochemist
Gabriel García Marquez, author
Leah Gallegos, singer/ musician
Sabine Ulibarri, poet/ author