This is a list of famous Cubans
Art
Entertainment
- Al Jourgensen Musician, such revolutionary bands as Ministry(http://www.ministrymusic.org/bio), Revolting Cocks, and 1000 Homo DJs.
- Albita singer
- Mellow Man Ace rapper, brother of Cypress Hill member Sen Dog.
- Alicia Alonso prima ballerina
- Laz Alonso Actor,BET Talk show host.
- Bozenka Cuban-born professional bellydancer who won Miss America of Bellydance 2000, Shakira's dance choreographer
- Maria Conchita Alonso Cuban born, Venezuelan nationalized actress
- Rosaura Andreu. children's television entertainer
- Desi Arnaz actor, Hollywood star, husband of Lucille Ball
- Desi Arnaz Jr. American born actor, half-Cuban
- Lucy Arnaz, actress
- Steven Bauer Hollywood star
- Jorge Bolet, concert pianist
- Cachita, transexual television actress
- Jorge Castillo, Cuban born cook, Mariel boatlift, TV and Internet personality
- Ana Cristina, singer
- Celia Cruz singer
- Xavier Cugat musician
- Raul De Molina paparazzo, television gossiper
- Rosario Dawson Actress of Cuban, Puerto Rican, Irish, Native American, and African-American descent.
- Sen Dog rapper and member of rap group Cypress Hill.
- Myrka Dellanos show host
- Cameron Diaz Hollywood star, half Cuban
- Emilio Estefan producer
- Gloria Estefan singer
- La Lupe singer
- Fat Joe half-Cuban, half-Puerto Rican rapper
- Lily Estefan model, show host, cousin of Emilio Estefan
- Cesar Evora actor
- Daisy Fuentes model, show host
- Mario Ernesto Sanchez actor, founder of Teatro Avante
- Amar Gamal Bellydancer who won Ms. America & Ms. World of Bellydance in 1996.
- Francisco Gattorno Cuban born, Mexican nationalized actor
- Andy Garcia actor
- Odalys Garcia singer and show host
- Alex Garcia Famed New York Nuevo Latino Chef and host of the "Melting Pot" on the Food Network
- Alvarez Guedes comedian and author
- Vida Guerra model
- Olga Guillot singer
- Horacio Gutierrez, concert pianist
- Fabiola Herrera, Filmmaker, writer, director
- Henry LaFont comedian, famous in Puerto Rico
- Maria Laria Puerto Rican born talk show host of Cuban parents.
- Ernesto Lecuona, composer and songwriter
- Carlos Leon former husband of Madonna
- Cuban Link rapper former member of the Terror Squad.
- Niurka Marcos, Cuban born, Mexican nationalized actress
- A.J. McLean, of Cuban/German/Italian descent. Member of Backstreet Boys.
- Christina Milian Singer born to Cuban parents.
- Eva Mendes Cuban-American actress.
- Raul Musibay, Food Network Chef, Internet Entrepreneur, Author
- Martita coffee maker who got hired to serve coffee at Univision and began appearing regularly on Univision's tv shows, ultimately even writing her own biographical book.
- Manuel Membrillo comedian
- Beny Moré musician
- Marian Pabon, Puerto Rican actress, Cuban by father's side
- Mario Pabon, actor, famous in Puerto Rico
- Elizabeth Pena actress
- Tony Plana, actor, "Resurrection Boulevard"
- Ana Maria Polo, United States television judge
- Carlos Manuel Pruneda, singer
- Mercedes Renard, actress
- Ángel Reyes, violinist
- B Real, (half mexican) rapper, member of rap group Cypress Hill.
- Mercedes Ruehl actress
- Victor Rivers, actor
- Santiago Rodriguez, concert pianist
- Samy hair stylist and television entrepreneur
- Mongo Santamaria Jazz musician
- Cristina Saralegui magazine editor, talk show host and actress
- Jon Secada singer
- Compay Segundo of the Buena Vista Social Club
- Jamie Lynn Sigler American born actress and singer, half-Cuban
- Sissy model
- Mike Anthony Vitar Cuban-American actor. Starred in 1993's The Sandlot.
- Mayra Veronica model
- Fransheska Companioni,baby model
- Andrew Companioni,baby model
- Pedro Zamora AIDS activist, was in The Real World
- Mauricio Zeilic television gossiper
- Guillermo Diaz actor
- Martika 1980's pop singer
- Pitbull rapper
- Don Dinero rapper
- Roldán González rapper - Orishas
- Yotuel Romero rapper - Orishas
- Hiram "Ruzzo" Riveri Cuban rapper - Orishas
- Elizabeth Kelly American born actress, model and singer, half-Cuban
Politics
- Fulgencio Batista
- Fidel Castro
- Raúl Castro (brother of Fidel)
- Che Guevara, Argentine, Cuban nationalized revolutionary.
- Luis A. Ferré Puerto Rico governor, half Cuban, by father's side
- Justo González, historian and theologian
- Fernando González, one of the Five Cuban Spy
- René González, one of the Five Cuban Spy
- Antonio Guerrero, one of the Five Cuban Spy
- Gerardo Hernández, one of the Five Cuban Spy
- Ramón Labañino, one of the Five Cuban Spy
- Carlos Gutierrez, former head of Kellogg and now U.S. Secretary of Commerce
- Paul Lafargue Cuban-born French Communist and son-in-law to Karl Marx.
- Jorge Mas Canosa Founder of Cuban American National Foundation
- Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen U.S. House of Representatives (Florida)
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart U.S. House of Representatives (Florida)
- Mel Martinez United States Senate (Florida)
- Robert Menendez U.S. House of Representatives (New Jersey)
- Albio Sires Speaker, New Jersey General Assembly
- Father Félix Varela "As long as there is thought in Cuba, we will have to remember he, the one who taught us how to think" (Dr. José de la Luz y Caballero).
- Oswaldo Payá Founder of Proyecto Varela Part of Castro's opposition in cuba.
Science
Writers
- José Martí Author, poet, journalist, revolutionary
- Alejo Carpentier Author
- Nicolás Guillén Poet
- Pedro Juan Gutiérrez Author, poet, painter.
- José Lezama Lima Author, poet.
- Reinaldo Arenas Author
- Delia Fiallo writer of novels, many of which have been turned into Spanish-language soap operas
- Juan Hernandez author, playwright (Cuban, That's All!, a comic series of monologues about the Cuban exile experience)
- Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda author, poet, playwright (controversial novel entitled "Sab")
- Dulce María Loynaz author, poet, president of the Spanish Real Academy in cuba.
- Jake Burke Marxist Author
Other Categories
See also: List of people by nationality
