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This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. [1] The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": [2] Mexican American, (Stateside) Puerto Rican, Cuban American, Dominican American, Costa Rican American, Guatemalan American, Honduran American, Nicaraguan American ...
The following are people of Hispanic descent born outside of Latin America, Equatorial Guinea, and Spain who have been nominated for or have won an Academy Award, along with the flag of the country of their Hispanic ancestry. All people listed were born in the United States.
Nelson de la Rosa (1967/1968–2006) Dominican-born American actor and one of the shortest men of the 20th and 21st centuries. Johnny A. Sanchez (1968–) American stand-up comedian and actor of Mexican descent; Lauren Sánchez (1969–) American actress, news anchor, entertainment reporter, media personality, producer, pilot and entrepreneur ...
Sebastian Junger – American journalist, most famous for the best-selling book The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea (1997) Geraldo Rivera – American lawyer, journalist, writer, reporter and talk show host. His father was of Puerto Rican Sephardic Jew ancestry. He is brother of Craig Rivera. [156] [157]
Because of his sway among politically active Latinos and Hispanics in the United States and beyond, Time magazine listed Ramos among the 100 most influential people in the world as well as one of ...
National Hispanic Heritage Month kicked off September 15. In honor of the festivities, here are 15 famous Hispanic people who are trailblazers in their fields. Rita Moreno, 91, Is an EGOT Legend.
With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female or male Latin American crossover star in Hollywood. Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974) Mexican character actor of Western films; Rico Alaniz (1919–2015) character actor, active during the 1950s and 1990s.
Beloved by Mexican football fans and Raiders fans, especially in Los Angeles' large Hispanic community, Flores was the team’s coach for the first six years of its existence in L.A. His father, a ...