FAMOUS HISPANICS IN THE WORLD

ARCHITECTURE

• Eduardo Catalano : Architecture professor at N. Carolina State University

• Rafael Gustavino: Created the "Gustavino Title"

• Enrique Norten: Designed the building for Harvard University

DANCE

• Jose Limon: Created "The Limon Dance Company in New York"

• Antonia Merce: Created new Ballet style

• Julio Bocca: Principal dancer at The American Ballet Theatre

FILM & TV

• Bill Melendez:

• Adrianna Leon

• Juan Jose Campanella

ASTRONAUTS:

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/hispanic_astronauts_fs.pdf

JOSEPH M. ACABA

FERNANDO “FRANK” CALDEIRO

FRANKLIN R. CHANG DÍAZ

MICHAEL E. LOPEZ-ALEGRIA

ELLEN OCHOA

CARLOS I. NORIEGA

JOSÉ M. HERNÁNDEZ

PEDRO DUQUE

RODOLFO NERI VELA

LITERATURE

• Isabel Allende

• Julia Alvarez

• Rodolfo Anaya

• Sandra Cisneros

• David Unger

• Gabriel Garcia-Marquez

• Christianne Meneses Jacobs

• Jorge Luis Borges

• Julia de Burgos

• Rosario Castellanos

• Julio Cortazar

• Carlos Fuentes

• Federico Garcia-Lorca

• Nicolas Guillen

• Antonio Machado

• Carmen Martin-Gaite

• Pablo Neruda

• Horacio Quiroga

• Juan Rulfo

• Alfonsina Storni

• Sabine Ulibarri

• Miguel de Unamuno

• Sergio Vodanovic

MUSIC

• Jennifer Lopez

• Luis Fonsi

• Ricky Martin

• Chayanne

• Chritina Aguilera

• Mariah Carey

• Howie Dorough

• Gloria Estefan

• Albert Hammond Jr.

• Enrique Iglesias

• Gustavo Santaolalla

• Jon Secada

VISUAL ARTS

• Judy Baca

• Jean-Michel Basquiat

• Franck de Las Mercedes

• John August Swanson

• Harry Gamboa, Jr.

• Soraida Martinez: Published "Awareness about discrimination"

BUSINESS

• • Hector Ruiz- Chairman and CEO of Advanced Micro Devices

  • Ralph Alarez- president and CEO of McDonald'sCorporation

  • Michael Cordua- restaurateur/entrepreneur/businessman/award winning self-taught chef

  • Roberto Goizueta- former CEO of Coca Cola

  • Joseph Unanue- founder/former president of Goya Foods

• Carlos Slim The World's Wealthiest Man

• Michael Cordua

CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS

• Cesar Chavez

• Linda Chavez- Thompson

• Camilo Mejia

• Soraida Martinez: Published "Awareness about discrimination"

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GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

• • Ben Fernandez- first Hispanic to run for President of the United States

• Cristobal Aguilar

• Joe Baca

• Herman Badillo

• Dennis Chavez

• Ruben Garcia, Jr.

• Joseph Marion Hernandez

• Bob Mendez

• Ken Salazar: US Mexican ambassador / US Secretary of Interior during Barack Obama

• Antonio Villaraigosa: Major of Los Angeles

  • Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez- Commander of coalition forces in Iraq 2003-2004

  • Sonia Sotomayor- First Hispanic Member of the US Supreme Court

JOURNALISM

• Cecilia Alvear

• Juan Gonzalez

• Maria Hinojosa: She found the national public radio "Latino USA"

• Satacha Pretto

• Geraldo Rivera: Journalist

• Maria Elena Salinas

  • Hector Tobar- Pulitzer Prize-winning Journalist

SCIENCE

• Joseph M. Acaba

• Luis Alavarez

• Walter Clement Alvarez

• Walter Alvarez

• Fernando Caldeiro

• France A. Cordova

• Sidney M. Gutierrez

• Todd Martinez

• Ellen Ochoa

• John D. Olivas

• Michael Lopez-Alegria

• Pedro Duquel

• Alfredo Quinones: He runs a science research lab at the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville in Florida

• Sabrina Gonzales: MIT Entrepreneurship Award

• Hellen Rodriguez: She was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association

SPORTS

• • Frank Arellanes- MLB

  • Jose Conseco- MLB

  • Lefty Gomez- MLB

  • Alex Rodriguez- MLB

  • Rolando Blackman- NBA

  • Andres Guibert- NBA

  • Andres Nocioni- NBA

  • Fabricio Oberto- NBA

  • Luis Scola- NBA

  • Manu Ginobili- NBA

  • Esteban Batista- NBA

  • Nancy Lopez- Golf

  • Tony Lema- Golf

  • Chi Chi Rodriguez- Golf

  • Lee Trevino- Golf

  • Steven Lopez- Taekwondo/2 time gold medalist/most decorated taekwondo athlete ever

  • Ivan Beccera- MLS

  • Miguel Gonzalez- MLS

  • Daniel Hernandez- MLS

  • Christian Jimenez- MLS

  • Claudio Reyna- MLS

  • Pancho Gonzalez- Tennis

  • Roberto Guerrero- Racing driver

  • Derek Parra- Speed skater/ Olympic gold medalist

  • Patrick Venezuela- Jockey/Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner

  • Framber Valdez MLB

  • David Ortiz MLB

FASHION

• Oscar de La Renta

• Carolina Herrera

• Narciso Rodriguez

• Isabel Toledo

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS LITERATURE

• • Jose Echegaray Elizaguirre

  • Jacinto Benavente

  • Juan Ramon Jimenez

  • Miguel Angel Asturias

  • Vicente Alexandre

  • Camilo Jose Cela

  • Ocatavio Paz