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This is a list of notable and well-known Cubans, ordered alphabetically by first name within each category. For Cuban-Americans please see List of Cuban Americans Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Cuba. ... Image File history File links Cuba_coa. ... This is a list of famous Cuban Americans. ...

Art and entertainment

Actors

Maria Conchita Alonso, actress
Renny Arozarena, actor
Manela Bustamante, actress
Cachita, transsexual television actress
Cesar Evora, actor
Francisco Gattorno, actor
Niurka Marcos, actress
Velia Martínez, actress and singer
Ana Margarita Martínez-Casado, actress and singer
Enrique Molina, stage, television and film
Luis Oquendo, actor
María Antonieta Pons, actress
Mario Ernesto Sanchez, actor and founder of Teatro Avante

Maria Conchita Alonso MarÃa Conchita Alonso (born June 29, 1957) is a Cuban-born Venezuelan singer and actress. ... Renny Arozarena is a Cuban actor, born in Havana in 1971. ... Manela Bustamante, born Manuela Bustamante (Havana, Cuba, November 14, 1924 â€“ San Juan, Puerto Rico, February 12, 2005) Was a famous Cuban actress, who performed the character Cachucha in perhaps the most remembered Cuban comedy show of its era â€œCachucha y Ramonâ€ (1955-65 approx. ... Cachita (born c. ... A transsexual (sometimes transexual) person establishes a permanent identity with the opposite gender to their assigned (usually at birth) sex. ... Cesar Evora (born November 4, 1959) is a Cuban-Mexican actor. ... Francisco Alejandro Gattorno SÃ¡nchez (born October 12, 1964), better known in the show business world plainly as Francisco Gattorno, is a famous Cuban actor in Mexico. ... Niurka Marcos (born Niurka Marcos Calle on November 25, 1967 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban-Mexican singer, dancer, and actress. ... Velia Martinez (born Velia Martinez-Febles on June 14, 1920 in Tampa, Florida - May 22, 1993 in Miami, Florida) was a well known actress, singer and former nightclub dancer. ... Ana Margarita MartÃnez-Casado (born Ana Margarita MartÃnez-Casado y Torralbas on May 4, 1930 in Camaguey, Cuba) is a well-known Cuban actress and singer. ... Enrique Molina is a Cuban actor who has worked in television, video and film. ... Luis Oquendo (1925 in Havana, Cuba - August 25, 1992 in Miami, Florida) was a well-known Cuban actor. ... Maria Antonieta Pons (born July 11, 1922, Havana, Cuba - died August 20, 2004, Mexico City, Mexico) was an actress and rumbera films. ... Mario Ernesto Sanchez (b. ...

Artists, Photographers and Fashion Designers

A Raúl Martínez poster depicting Camilo Cienfuegos

Lam's, La Jungla (The Jungle), Gouache on paper, mounted on canvas, 1943.

"Blue Guitar, abstract series" by Josignacio, Plastic Paint Medium on wood, size 96 in x 48 in, 2007"

Main article: List of Cuban artists

Agustin Cárdenas, sculptor
Josignacio Contemporary painter
Alberto Korda, photographer
Amelia Peláez, painter
Carlos Enriquez, painter
José Vilalta Saavedra, sculptor
Pedro Álvarez Castelló, painter
Raúl Corrales, photographer
Raúl Martínez, pop artist.
Rene Mederos, poster artist and graphic designer.
Wifredo Lam, painter
Waldo Diaz-Balart, painter
Juan José Sicre, sculptor

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Authors and Poets

Main article: List of Cuban writers

Further information: Literature in Cuba

Alejo Carpentier, author.
Antonio Benitez-Rojo author.
Daniel Chavarria, author.
Daína Chaviano, author.
Carilda Oliver Labra, poet.
Dulce María Loynaz, author.
Edmundo Desnoes, author.
Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, author and poet.
Guillermo Cabrera Infante, author.
Heberto Padilla, poet.
José Ignacio Rivero, author and journalist.
José Lezama Lima, author and poet.
José María Heredia y Campuzano, poet.
José Martí, author, poet and journalist.
Julián del Casal, 19th century poet.
Leonardo Padura Fuentes, novelist and journalist.
Mariano Brull, author.
Nancy Morejón, author.
Nicolás Guillén, poet.
Norberto Fuentes, author.
Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, author, poet and painter.
Pedro Luis Boitel
Raúl Rivero, poet and journalist.
Reinaldo Arenas, author
Severo Sarduy, poet
Zoé Valdés, author.
Virgilio Piñera, author, playwright, poet, short-story writer and essayist.
Jose Gomez-Sicre

A list of Cuban writers, including novelists, poets, and critics Reinaldo Arenas (1943-1990), openly gay poet, novelist, and playwright, author of Antes que anochezca Silvestre de Balboa y Troya de Quesada, (1563-1649), author of Espejo de Paciencia (1608), first known Cuban narrative poem Miguel Barnet, anthropologist and testimonialist... Literature in Cuba began to find its voice in the early 19th century. ... Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (December 26, 1904 â€“ April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essay writer, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous boom period. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... DaÃna Chaviano is a Cuban author. ... Carilda Oliver Labra is a Cuban poet, born in Matanzas in 1924. ... Dulce MarÃa Loynaz (December 10, 1902 - 1997) Born in Cuba. ... Edmundo Desnoes is a renowned Cuban writer, author of the novel Memorias del Subdesarrollo (Memories of Underdevelopment), a complex story depicting the alienation of a Cuban bourgeois struggling to adapt to the process of the Revolution. ... Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga (1814-1873) was a Cuban writer. ... Guillermo Cabrera Infante (April 22, 1929 – February 21, 2005) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym G. Caín. ... Heberto Padilla (January 20, 1932 â€“ September 25, 2000) was a Cuban poet after whom the Padilla Affair was named. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... JosÃ© MarÃa Heredia y Campuzano (December 31, 1803 - May 21, 1839), Cuban poet, was born at Santiago de Cuba. ... JosÃ© JuliÃ¡n MartÃ y PÃ©rez was a leader of the Cuban independence movement from Spain and as well a renowned poet and writer. ... JuliÃ¡n del Casal (1868-1893) was a Cuban poet. ... Leonardo Padura Fuentes (born 1955) is a Cuban novelist and journalist. ... A novel (from French nouvelle Italian novella, new) is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. ... Journalism is a discipline of gathering, writing and reporting news, and more broadly it includes the process of editing and presenting the news articles. ... Mariano Brull (b. ... Nancy MorejÃ³n (Havana, 1944- ) is one of Cubas major authors and poets. ... NicolÃ¡s GuillÃ©n (10 July 1902 â€“ 16 July 1989) was an Afro-Cuban poet. ... Norberto Fuentes was born in Havana in 1943. ... Pedro Juan GutiÃ©rrez born in 1950 (Matanzas, Cuba) and he was a journalist. ... Pedro Luis Boitel (1931-1972) was a Cuban poet and dissident opposing the governments of both Fulgencio Batista and Fidel Castro. ... RaÃºl Rivero CastaÃ±eda is a Cuban poet and journalist. ... Reinaldo Arenas (born July 16, 1943 in HolguÃn, Cuba, died December 7, 1990 in New York) was a Cuban poet, novelist, and playwright who spent most of his life fighting the Fidel Castro regime through his art. ... Severo Sarduy (CamagÃ¼ey, Cuba; February 25, 1937 - Paris; June 8, 1993) was a Cuban poet, author, playwright, and critic of Cuban literature and art. ... ZoÃ© ValdÃ©s (Havana, 1959) is a Cuban writer. ... Virgilio PiÃ±era (August 4, 1912 â€“ October 18, 1979) was a Cuban author, playwright, poet, short-story writer and essayist. ... Jose GÃ³mez-Sicre ( July 6, 1916 in Matanzas, Cuba - July 22, 1991 in Washington, D.C.) a noted Cuban lawyer, art critic and author. ...

Composers

Alejandro Garcia Caturla, symphonic composer
Arsenio Rodríguez developer of the rumba
Ernesto Lecuona, often regarded as the greatest Cuban composer
Esteban Salas y Castro, 18th century Cuban baroque composer
Ignacio Cervantes, Chopinesque piano composer
José White Lafitte, Violinist and composer
Leo Brouwer, guitarist and composer
Yalil Guerra composer (1973)
Amadeo Roldan
Dámaso Pérez Prado, developer of the mambo
Armando Rodriguez-Gonzalez, composer
Antonio Rodriguez-Ferrer, composer

Alejandro GarcÃa Caturla (1906-1940) was a Cuban composer of contemporary classical music. ... Ignacio de Loyola RodrÃguez Scull, known as Arsenio RodrÃguez (August 30, 1911 - December 31, 1971) was a Cuban musician who developed the son montuno. ... Ernesto Lecuona (August 6, 1896 - 1963) was a Cuban composer and performer, undoubtedly the greatest and most legendary Cuban musician of his time. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Ignacio Cervantes Kawanagh (Havana, 31 July 1847 â€“ Havana, 29 April 1905) was a Cuban virtuoso pianist and composer, considered to be one of the most influential to the Music of Cuba. ... JosÃ© White Lafitte(17 January 1836-12/15 March 1918), sometimes called Joseph White Lafitte, was a Cuban violinist and composer. ... Leo Brouwer (born March 1, 1939) is a Cuban composer, guitarist and conductor. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Amadeo RoldÃ¡n Amadeo RoldÃ¡n y Gardes (June 12, 1900, in Paris â€“ March 7, 1939, in Havana) was a Cuban composer and violinist. ... DÃ¡maso PÃ©rez Prado, a Cuban bandleader and composer, was born on December 11, 1916 in Matanzas, Cuba. ... Armando Rodriguez-Gonzalez (born Jorge Gustavo Armando Rodriguez-Gonzalez on April 23, 1889 in Miraflores, Boyeros, Havana, Cuba - 1965 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban composer and musician. ... Antonio RodrÃguez Ferrer (August 23, 1864 in Havana, Cuba â€“ October 22, 1935 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban composer and band conductor. ...

Musicians

Addys D'Mercedes, singer-songwriter
Albita, singer
Alfredo de la Fe, musician
Adalberto Álvarez, pianist, director and composer
Ángel Reyes, violinist
Armando Peraza, percussionist
Beny Moré, musician
Cándido Fabré, musician, song writer, and singer
Carlos Manuel Pruneda, singer
Carlos Varela, singer and songwriter
Celia Cruz, singer
Celina González, singer-songwriter
Cesar "Pupy" Pedroso, pianist, musician
Chucho Valdés
Compay Segundo, musician and songwriter
Cuban Link, rapper
Don Dinero, rapper
Elena Burke, Singer
El Medico, timba musician
Eliades Ochoa, guitarist and singer
Ernesto Lecuona, pianist.
Francisco Aguabella, percussionist
Gilberto Velazquez, salsa singer and composer
Gonzalo Rubalcaba, pianist.
Guillermo Portabales, singer, songwriter
Horacio Gutierrez, concert pianist
Hubert de Blanck, pianist.
Ibrahim Ferrer, musician
Issac Delgado, singer
Juan Formell, leader of Los Van Van
Jorge Bolet, concert pianist
Juan de Marcos González, musician
La Lupe, singer
Lena, singer
Lissette, singer
Malena Burke, singer
Mellow Man Ace, rapper
Moisés Valle, leader of the band Yumurí y sus Hermanos
Mongo Santamaria, jazz musician
Moraima Secada, singer
Nelson Martinez, baritone
Odalys Garcia, singer, model and television personality
Olga Guillot, singer
Orlando "Cachaito" López, Cuban bassist
Pablo Milanes, singer and songwriter
Pío Leyva, singer.
Rey Ruiz, singer
Roberto Faz, singer and conductor
Rubén González, pianist.
Rudy Sarzo, Rock Bassist
Santiago Rodriguez, pianist
Sen Dog, rapper
Silvio Rodriguez, singer and songwriter
Willy Chirino, singer
Xavier Cugat, musician
Yamila Guerra, singer, actress and TV host
Yalil Guerra, producer, musician and composer
Yotuel Romero, rapper

Europe-based female singer Addys DMercedes fuses her Cuban heritage with elements of rock, hip hop, house and RnB. Albums 2001 Mundo Nuevo (Media Luna) 2003 Nomad (Media Luna) Singles / Videoclips: Mundo Nuevo | Gitana Loca | Esa Voz Latin House Remixes : Oye Colombia (4tune twins) , Cha Ka Cha (Ramon Zenker... began her professional career at fifteen in her native Cuba. ... Alfredo in the 1980s Alfredo de la FÃ© is a Cuba-born and Colombia-based violinist, responsible for transforming the violin into an important sound of Salsa and Latin music. ... Adalberto Alvarez (born in 1948) is a Cuban pianist, director and composer. ... Ãngel Reyes is a Cuban violinist. ... Armando Peraza playing a bongo in London, 1999. ... Benny MorÃ© (August 24, 1919 â€“ February 19, 1963) is considered by many fans of Cuban music the greatest Cuban singer of all time. ... CÃ¡ndido FabrÃ© is a Cuban musician, song writer, and singer, and famous for his art of improvisation. ... Carlos Manuel Pruneda (born 1972) is a Cuban singer who made headlines in 2003 after his escape from his country. ... Carlos Varela (born April 11, 1963) is a singer-songwriter of nueva trova from Havana, Cuba. ... Celia Cruz (October 21, 1925 â€“ July 16, 2003) was a three-time Grammy Award and four-time Latin Grammy winning Cuban-American salsa singer who spent most of her career living in New Jersey, and working in the United States and several Latin American countries. ... Cuban singer, Celina Gonzalez Celina Gonzalez (born 1928) is a Cuban singer and songwriter of musica campesina, traditional music of the Cuban countryside. ... Cesar Pupy Pedroso is a Cuban pianist who became famous with Orquesta RevÃ© and then as a founding member of Los Van Van. ... Chucho ValdÃ©s (b. ... Segundo saying goodbye to a standing ovation at the Hotel Nacional de Cuba, Havana. ... Felix Delgado (born 1974), known by stage name Cuban Link, is a rapper best known for his former membership in the group Terror Squad, his friendship with Latin rapper Big Pun, and his problems with rapper Fat Joe. ... Jose Manuel Guitian, popularly known as Don Dinero, is an American-born Cuban Reggaeton Artist living in Miami. ... Elena Burke (born Romana Elena Burguez Gonzalez on February 28, 1928 in Havana, Cuba - June 6, 2002 in Havana, Cuba) was a revered and popular Cuban singer of romantic ballads. ... Reynier Casamayor GriÃ±Ã¡n, known as El Medico (The Doctor), is a Cuban musician and doctor who is, as of 2005 enjoying success in Spain as a composer and performer of reggaetÃ³n music. ... ElÃades Ochoa is a Cuban guitarist and singer born in Songo La Maya in the east of the country near Santiago on June 22, 1946. ... Ernesto Lecuona (August 6, 1896 - 1963) was a Cuban composer and performer, undoubtedly the greatest and most legendary Cuban musician of his time. ... Francisco Aguabella (b. ... Gilberto Velazquez (born on April 8, 1978 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico), is a noted singer, sonero, and a composer of salsa. ... Gonzalo Rubalcaba (born May 27, 1963 in Havana, Cuba) is one of the most important pianists in jazz today. ... Guillermo Portabales (6 April 1911 – 25 October 1970) was a Cuban singer-songwriter and guitarist who popularized that guajira style of Cuban music from the 1930s through the 1960s. ... Horacio GutiÃ©rrez (born in Havana) is a virtuoso pianist originally from Cuba. ... Hubert de Blanck (June 11, 1856 - November 28, 1932) was a Dutch-born professor, pianist, and composer who spent the better part of his life in Cuba. ... Ibrahim Ferrer (February 20, 1927 â€“ August 6, 2005) was a popular Afro-Cuban musician in Cuba. ... Issac Delgado (born Issac Felipe Delgado-Ramirez on September 11, 1962 in Mariano, Havana, Cuba) is one of Cubas biggest salsa stars. ... Los Van Van is a Cuban band led by Juan Formell, a bassist who in 1967 became musical director of Elio Reves charanga orchestra. ... Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914â€“October 16, 1990) was a pianist and conductor. ... Juan de Marcos GonzÃ¡lez is a latin drummer and one of the driving forces behind the Buena Vista Social Club. ... La Lupe, or La Yiyiyi, (born Guadalupe Victoria YolÃ Raymond, December 23, 1936 - d. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Malena Burke (b September 15, 1958 in Havana, Cuba) is a well-known Cuban singer now living in Miami. ... Ulpiano Sergio Reyes (born April 12, 1967) is an Afro-Cuban rapper known as Mellow Man Ace. ... MoisÃ©s Valle YumurÃ (born July 29, 1965) is a Cuban musician. ... YumurÃ y sus Hermanos is a Cuban band led by MoisÃ©s Valle (YumurÃ) since September 1992. ... Ramón Mongo Santamaría (April 7, 1922 – February 1, 2003) was an Afro-Cuban drummer. ... Moraima Secada-Ramos (September 10, 1930 in Villa Clara, Cuba - December 30, 1984 in Havana, Cuba) known to her admirers as La Mora (the moor), was a temperamental singer who created a special style of interpetation within the Cuban music genre of feeling (filin). ... Nelson Martinez is a Cuban baritone, who emigrated to the United States. ... Odalys Garcia (born October 23, 1975) is a native of La Havana, who is a Univision actress and show host. ... Olga Guillot (born c. ... Orlando Cachiato LÃ³pez (Born in Havana, Cuba in 1933) is a Cuban bassist. ... Pablo Milanés born in Bayamo, Cuba on February 24, 1943. ... PÃo Leyva. ... Rey Ruiz (born c. ... Roberto faz (1950s-1960s). ... Introducing. ... Rudy Sarzo (born 1950 in Cuba) is a bassist who has played with Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake, Manic Eden, Dio, etc. ... Santiago Rodríguez is a province of the Dominican Republic. ... Sen Dog (born Senen Reyes, November 20, 1965, in Havana, Cuba) is an Afro-Cuban rapper, and member of the well known rap group Cypress Hill. ... Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez is a Cuban musician, and a leader of the nueva trova movement. ... Few artists in popular music have been able to go beyond the barriers of time, trends and geography, keeping the timelessness of their own style. ... Xavier Cugat and his Orchestra 1952 Film featurette - Universal Studios Xavier Cugat (January 1, 1900 - October 27, 1990) was a Spanish-Cuban bandleader whom many consider to have had more to do with the infusion of Latin music into United States popular music than any other musician. ... Yamila is an actress, composer and singer born in Havana, Cuba. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Yotuel in his early days with Amenaza Yotuel Omar Romero Manzanares (born October 6, 1976 is an singer, actor and musician current lead singer and co-writer of the 2003 Latin Grammy Award winner Platinum album selling rap group Orishas. ...

Film directors

Further information: Cinema of Cuba

Fernando Pérez
Humberto Padrón
Jorge Luis Sánchez
Juan Carlos Cremata
Juan Padrón
Miguel Coyula
Rodrigo Garcia
Santiago Álvarez
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Will Vazquez

This page is meant to explore the themes explored in the cinema of Cuba. ... Fernando PÃ©rez Fernando PÃ©rez ValdÃ©s is a Cuban film director, and has been described as one of the most important film directors currently working in Cuba. ... Humberto PadrÃ³n Humberto PadrÃ³n (1967 - ) is a Cuban Film Director. ... Jorge Luis SÃ¡nchez (born in Havana in 1960) is a Cuban film director. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Juan PadrÃ³n, born in 1947 is Cubas Premier Animation Director. ... Miguel Coyula Aquino (born March 31, 1977 in Havana, Cuba) is a Cuban filmmaker. ... Rodrigo Garcia (born 1959, Havanna, Cuba) is an American/Cuban television and film director. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... TomÃ¡s GutiÃ©rrez Alea (December 11, 1928 â€“ April 16, 1996) was a Cuban filmmaker, possibly the most popular and influential to date. ... Will Vazquez is a Cuban-American film director and producer. ...

Journalists

Oscar Manuel Espinosa Chepe (born November 29, 1940 ) is a journalist and economist in Havana. ... NicolÃ¡s GuillÃ©n (10 July 1902 â€“ 16 July 1989) was an Afro-Cuban poet. ... RaÃºl Rivero CastaÃ±eda is a Cuban poet and journalist. ... Pablo de la Torriente Brau (San Juan de Puerto Rico, December 12, 1901 - Majadahonda, near Madrid, Spain, December 19, 1936) Cuban writer. ... German Pinelli ( born GermÃ¡n Piniella VÃ¡zquez de Mella on December 15, 1907 in Havana, Cuba - November 19, 1996 in Havana, Cuba) was a Cuban journalist and actor. ...

Dancers

Alicia Alonso, prima ballerina
Amar Gamal, dancer
Fernando Bujones, ballet dancer
Jorge Alfaro, dancer
Jose Manuel Carreño - American Ballet Theater principal dancer
Lydia Diaz Cruz, prima ballerina
Miguel Campaneria, ballet dancer, currently artistic director of the National Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico
Yat-Sen Chang, principal dancer, English National Ballet

Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martinez Hoya, simply known as Alicia Alonso, is a Cuban prima ballerina assoluta and choreographer. ... Amar Gamal (born c. ... Fernando Bujones Fernando Bujones (March 9, 1955 â€“ November 10, 2005) was a Cuban-American ballet dancer. ... Jorge Alfaro was one of the soloists of the dance group Guaracheros de Regla. ... Jose Manuel CarreÃ±o Jose Manuel CarreÃ±o (born May 25, 1968) is a Cuban principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre. ... The American Ballet Theatre is one of the foremost ballet companies of the 20th century, and a leading company in America. ... Prima Ballerina, started dancing in Havana, Cuba and trained with Fernando Alonso and Alicia Alonso. ... Miguel Campaneria is a Cuban ballet dancer and choreographer. ... The National Ballet Theater of Puerto Rico (Balleteatro Nacional de Puerto Rico) is one of the leading ballet companies in Puerto Rico. ... Yat-Sen Chang (born ?) is a Cuban principal dancer in the English National Ballet Yat-Sen Chang Yat-Sen Chang is a Chinese Cuban born in Matanza, Cuba. ... English National Ballet is one of the leading ballet companies in the United Kingdom. ...

Other entertainment

Alvarez Guedes, comedian and author
Ana María Polo, television personality and lawyer
Carlos Leon, former boyfriend of Madonna
Cristina Saralegui, magazine editor, talk show host (Cristina) and actress
Lili Estefan, television personality and former model
Martita, television personality
Mauricio Zeilic, television personality
Mayra Veronica, model
Nelson Ascencio, comedian (Madtv)
Raul De Molina, television personality
Raul Musibay, Food Network chef and author
Rosaura Andreu, children's television entertainer
Sissi, model

http://www. ... Ana MarÃa Polo Ana MarÃa Polo (born Havana, Cuba, April 11, 1959) is a Cuban judge who became famous among hispanic television viewers in the United States. ... Carlos Leon (born July 10, 1966 in Cuba) is a personal trainer-to-the-stars turned actor. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), better known as simply Madonna, is a six-time Grammy[1] and one-time Golden Globe award winning American pop singer, songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and fashion icon. ... Cristina Saralegui (born January 29, 1948 in Havana, Cuba) is a journalist, talk show host and actress. ... For queens of this name, see Christina and Maria Christina. ... Lili Estefan (born 1972) is a famous Cuban-American model and show host. ... Marta Rodriguez (born 1940), better known as Martita, is a coffee maker who became famous with the Latin American public in the United States and in some Latin American countries, when she was hired in 1998 by Univision to serve daily coffee to her co-workers Raul De Molina and... Mauricio Zeilic (born circa 1950) is a Cuban show business reporter. ... Mayra Veronica Mayra Veronica (born Mayra Veronica Aruca Rodriguez on August 20, 1977) is a Cuban model and actress. ... Nelson Ascencio Nelson Ascencio is a Cuban actor and comedian. ... MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series based on the humor magazine, Mad. ... Raul De Molina (born 1955) is a famous photographer and paparazzo. ... Raul Musibay (b. ... Food Network is an American cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food. ... Rosaura Andreu (born c. ... Sissi (b. ...

Sport

Boxing

Adolfo Horta, Featherweight Olympic boxer
Ariel Hernández, Middleweight Olympic boxer
Armando Martínez, Light middle-weight Olympic boxer
Benny Paret, boxer
Eliseo Castillo, boxer
Félix Savón, Olympic gold medal winning boxer
Florentino Fernandez, boxer
Guillermo Rigondeaux Ortiz, amateur boxer
Joel Casamayor, boxer
Jorge Rubio, Boxing trainer.
José Napoles, boxer
Kid Charol, Boxer
Kid Chocolate, boxer
Kid Gavilan, boxer
Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros Olympic welterweight boxer
Luis Manuel Rodriguez, boxer
Mario César Kindelán Mesa, Olympic gold medal winning boxer
Raúl González, boxer
Roberto Balado, Olympic Super Heavyweight boxer
Sugar Ramos, world champion boxer
Teofilo Stevenson, amateur boxer
Yanqui Diaz, boxer
Yudel Johnson Cedeno Light-Welterweight Olympic Boxer

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Athletics

Alberto Juantorena, basketball, track
Aliecer Urrutia, triple jump
Ana Fidelia Quirot 800m
Dayron Robles, Hurdling athlete
Emeterio González, javelin thrower.
Hector Herrera, sprinter
Ioamnet Quintero, high jumper
Iván García, sprinter
Iván Pedroso, long jump
Javier Sotomayor, track and field record setter
Joel Isasi, sprinter
Joel Lamela, sprinter
Jorge Aguilera, sprinter
Lazaro Martínez, sprinter
Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda, sprinter
Osleidys Menéndez, javelin
Roberto Hernández (track athlete)
Roberto Moya, discus throw
Víctor Moya, high jumper
Yargelis Savigne, jump
Yipsi Moreno, hammer thrower
Yoandri Betanzos, triple jump
Yoel García, triple jumper
Yoel Hernández hurdler
Yudelkis Fernández long jumper.
Yunaika Crawford, hammer thrower
Yuniel Hernández, hurdler

Alberto Juantorena Danger (born December 3, 1950) is a former Cuban track athlete. ... Aliecer Urrutia (born September 22, 1974) is a former triple jumper from Cuba Having set a personal best of 17. ... Ana Fidelia Quirot (born March 23, 1963, Santiago de Cuba) is an athlete from Cuba who specialised in the 800m but was also successful over 400m. ... Dayron Robles (born November 19, 1986) is a Cuban hurdling athlete. ... Emeterio GonzÃ¡lez (born 12 December 1977 in San Juan y MartÃnez, Pinar del RÃo) is a Cuban javelin thrower. ... Hector Herrera Ortiz (born May 23, 1959) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ... Ioamnet Quintero (born September 8, 1972) is a former high jumper from Cuba who competed in the womens high jump contest at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. ... IvÃ¡n GarcÃa (born February 29, 1972) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. ... IvÃ¡n LÃ¡zaro Pedroso Soler (born December 17, 1972 in La Habana) is a Cuban athlete specializing in long jump. ... Javier Sotomayor (born October 13, 1967), 1. ... Joel Isasi (born July 31, 1967) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ... Joel Lamela (born January 29, 1971) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ... Jorge Luis Aguilera Ruiz (born January 16, 1966) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ... Lazaro MartÃnez Despaigne (born November 11, 1962) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. ... Luis Alberto PÃ©rez-Rionda (born August 16, 1969) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. ... Osleidys MenÃ©ndez (born November 14, 1979 in MartÃ) is a Cuban athlete competing in the javelin throw. ... Roberto HernÃ¡ndez (born March 6, 1967 in Limonar, Matanzas) is a retired Cuban sprints athlete who specialized in the 400 metres. ... Roberto S. Moya (born February 11, 1965 in Havana, Cuba) is a Spanish athlete who mainly competes in discus throw. ... VÃctor Moya (born October 24, 1982) is a Cuban high jumper. ... Yargelis Savigne (born November 13, 1984 in Guantanamo) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump. ... Yipsi Moreno (born November 19, 1980 in CamagÃ¼ey) is a Cuban athlete competing in the hammer throw. ... Yoandri Betanzos (born February 15, 1982) is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump. ... Yoel GarcÃa (born November 25, 1973 in Nueva Gerona) is a Cuban triple jumper who he won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics, equalling his personal best with 17. ... Yoel HernÃ¡ndez (born 12 December 1977) is a Cuban hurdling athlete. ... Yudelkis FernÃ¡ndez Luis (born 28 February 1985 in CamagÃ¼ey) is a Cuban long jumper. ... Yunaika Crawford (born November 2, 1982) is a Cuban hammer thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2004 with a personal best throw of 73. ... Yuniel HernÃ¡ndez (born 28 March 1981) is a Cuban hurdling athlete. ...

Other

Adolfo Luque, Cincinnati Reds
Alberto Delgado, soccer
Alex Sánchez, Baseball Free Agent
Ariel Pestano, Cuban Baseball Player
Ariel Prieto, Oakland Athletics
Aurelio Monteagudo, Kansas City Athletics
Barbaro Garbey, Detroit Tigers
Bert Campaneris, Kansas City Athletics
Brayan Peña, Atlanta Braves
José Raúl Capablanca, chess world champion, grandmaster considered "the Mozart of Chess"
Cristóbal Torriente, Negro Leagues - Baseball Hall of Fame
Danys Báez, Cleveland Indians
Diego Seguí, Kansas City Athletics
Eli Marrero, New York Mets
Esteban Bellán, first Latin American professional baseball player to play in the United States
Germán Mesa, trainer for the Cuban national baseball team
Héctor Socorro, footballer
Ibrahim Rojas, flatwater canoer
Jack Calvo, Washington Senators
José Canseco, Oakland Athletics
José Cardenal, San Francisco Giants
José Contreras, Chicago White Sox
José Méndez, Kansas City Monarchs - Baseball Hall of Fame
José Tartabull, Kansas City Athletics
Juan Corzo, chess
Juan Tuñas, former Cuban footballer
Kendry Morales
Lázaro Bruzón, chess grandmaster
Livan Hernandez, Arizona Diamondbacks
Luis Tiant, Cleveland Indians
Martín Dihigo, Negro Leagues - Baseball Hall of Fame
Mike Cuellar, Cincinnati Reds
Minnie Miñoso, Chicago White Sox - Baseball Legend
Octavio “Cookie” Rojas, Cincinnati Reds
Omar Linares, Pinar del Río Vegueros, Cuban national baseball team
Orestes Destrade, New York Yankees
Orlando Hernández, New York Mets
Ozzie Canseco, Oakland Athletics
Pedro Ramos, Washington Senators
Preston Gómez, Washington Senators
Rafael A. Lecuona, Gymnast
Rafael Palmeiro, Baltimore Orioles
Ray Noble, New York Giants
René Arocha, St. Louis Cardinals
René Monteagudo, Washington Senators
Rey Ángel Martínez, soccer
Rey Ordóñez, Baseball Free Agent
Roberto "Bobby" Estalella, Washington Senators
Rodolfo Falcon, swimmer
Rolando Arrojo, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Sandy Amorós, Brooklyn Dodgers
Tomás Fernández, footballer in the 1938 world cup
Tony Fossas, Texas Rangers
Tony González, Cincinnati Reds
Tony Oliva, Minnesota Twins
Tony Pérez, Cincinnati Reds
Tony Taylor, Chicago Cubs
Yanelis Yuliet Labrada Diaz, Olymipic silver medallist in Taekwondo
Yuniesky Betancourt, Seattle Mariners
Zoilo Versalles, baseball player and first Latin American major league MVP 1965

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Politics

Poet and writer, José Martí.

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Current

Abelardo Colomé Ibarra vice president of the Council of State of Cuba
Alfonso Fraga-Perez, diplomat, Secretary General of the Organization of Solidarity of the People of Asia, Africa & Latin America (OSPAAAL), former Head of Cuban Interests Section
Carlos Lage Dávila executive Secretary of the Council of Ministers of Cuba
Felipe Pérez Roque Cuban government minister
Fidel Castro, current Cuban President
José Luis Rodríguez García Cuban government minister
José Ramón Balaguer Cabrera, current Minister for Health in Cuba
Juan Almeida Bosque third ranking member of the Cuban Council of State
Luis Posada Carriles Cuban paramilitary leader, accused terrorist
Mariela Castro, director of the Cuban National Center for Sex Education and daughter of Raul Castro
Oscar Elías Biscet, physician and dissident and founder of the Lawton Foundation, currently jailed.
Oswaldo Payá, Founder of Proyecto Varela.
Raúl Castro, current Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba
Roberto Fernández Retamar President of the Casa de las Américas
Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada President of the Cuban National Assembly
Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín Minister of Science, Technology and the Environment.
Vilma Espín Guillois, President of the Cuban Federation of Women, wife of Raúl Castro.

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Historical

Abel Santamaría Cuban Revolutionary
Alcibiades Hidalgo former ambassador to the U.N.
Andrés Rivero Agüero, Cuba's prime minister from March 1957 to March 1958
Anselmo Alliegro, Acting President of Cuba for one day (1 January - 2 January 1959) after the departure of General Fulgencio Batista from the country.
Antonio Guiteras, politician and revolutionary.
Armando Hart Dávalos politician and Communist leader.
Camilo Cienfuegos Cuban Revolutionary.
Carlos Hevia, provisional president of Cuba 1934.
Carlos Manuel Piedra Acting President of Cuba for one day (2 January 1959) after the departure of General Fulgencio Batista from the country.
Carlos Prio Socarras, former President of Cuba.
Celia Sánchez Cuban Revolutionary and Secretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Eduardo Chibás, Cuban politician who used radio to broadcast his political views against Batista's government to the public.
Federico Laredo Brú, President of Cuba from 1936 to 1940
Fernando Tarrida del Mármol, Cuban anarchist.
Fabio Grobart, Communist leader.
Fulgencio Batista, former Cuban President.
Frank País, 20th century revolutionary.
Gerardo Machado, Cuban president 1920-33
Gustavo Arcos, Cuban Revolutionary later became an imprisoned dissident .
Huber Matos, Cuban Revolutionary
Ignacio Agramonte, 19th century Cuban revolutionary
José Miró Cardona, President of Cuba in 1959
Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte, former member of the Cuban politburo and First Secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Cuban Communist Party in Santiago de Cuba.
Julio Antonio Mella founder of the original Cuban Communist Party
Manuel Piñeiro, First head of the Cuban General Intelligence Directorate
Manuel Urrutia Lleó, provisional Cuban President January to July 1959.
Miguel Mariano Gómez, President of Cuba for seven months in 1936.
Paul Lafargue, Cuban-born French Communist and son-in-law to Karl Marx.
Rafael Diaz-Balart, Cuban politician and majority leader during presidency of Batista
Ramón Grau, Cuban president for two terms 1933, 1940-44.
Saturnino and Mariano Lora Brothers and 19th century revolutionaries
Virgilio Paz Romero, anti Castro paramilitary

Abel Santamaria was an important leader in the Cuban Revolutionary movement. ... Alcibiades Hidalgo was once Raul Castros Chief of Staff. ... AndrÃ©s Rivero AgÃ¼ero (1905-1997) was the last person to be elected President of Cuba in a multiparty election. ... Anselmo Alliegro was the Acting President of Cuba for one day (January 1 - January 2, 1959) after the departure of General Fulgencio Batista from the country. ... January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Antonio Guiteras Holmes (born 22 November 1906 in Philadelphia â€“ died 8 May 1935) was a leading politician in Cuba during the 1930s. ... Armando Hart DÃ¡valos (born 1930) is a Cuban politician and a Communist leader. ... Cuban poster showing Camilo Cienfuegos Camilo Cienfuegos GorriarÃ¡n (February 6, 1932 - October 28, 1959) was a Cuban revolutionary born in Havana. ... Carlos Hevia (1900 1964) was a Cuban politician. ... Carlos Manuel Piedra held the presidency of Cuba for a single day (January 2, 1959) during the transition of power between Fulgencio Batista and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro. ... Carlos Prío Socarrás (July 14, 1903 - April 5, 1977) was President of Cuba from 1948 until he was deposed by a military coup led by Fulgencio Batista on March 10, 1952, three months before new elections were to be held. ... Celia SÃ¡nchez, veneered by the participants of the Cuban Revolution. ... Eduardo ChibÃ¡s (1907-1951) was a Cuban anti-communist politician who used radio to broadcast his political views to the public. ... Dr. Federico Laredo BrÃº served as President of Cuba from 1936 to 1940, though during his tenure, true power was concentrated in the hands of Army Chief of Staff Fulgencio Batista. ... Fernando Tarrida del MÃ¡rmol (1861 - 1915), was a Cuban anarchist writer. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... General Fulgencio Batista y ZaldÃvar (pronounced ) (January 16, 1901 â€“ August 6, 1973) was the de facto military leader of Cuba from 1933 to 1940, and thus the eminence grise of Cuban politics for that period of time, and the de jure President of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 after... Frank Pais was born on December 7, 1934 and was a Cuban revolutionary. ... Gerardo Machado, Time, 1933 Gerardo Machado (y Morales) (28 September 1871, Camajani â€“ 29 March 1939, Miami Beach, Florida) was a Cuban general of Cuban War of Independence and the 5th president of Cuba. ... Gustavo Arcos Bergnes (December 19, 1926 â€“ August 8, 2006) was a fellow Cuban revolutionary alongside Fidel Castro who later became an imprisoned dissident of the government. ... Huber Matos was a Cuban revolutionary who successfully overthrew the dictatorship of General Fulgencio Batista along with Fidel Castro, Che Guevara, Camilo Cienfuegos, Raul Castro and others. ... The statue of Ignacio Agramonte on the Plaza de Revolucion in CamagÃ¼ey Ignacio Agramonte y LoynÃ¡z (1841â€”1873) was a Cuban revolutionist, and played an important part in the Ten Years War. ... JosÃ© MirÃ³ Cardona in a Time Magazine cover. ... Juan Carlos Robinson Agramonte was until recently a member of the Cuban politburo and First Secretary of the Provincial Committee of the Cuban Communist Party in Santiago de Cuba. ... Julio Antonio Mella (25 March 1903 - 10 January 1929) was a founder of the internationalized Cuban Communist Party [1]. Mella studied law in the University of Havana until he was expelled in 1925 [2] and is considered at hero by the present Cuban Government e. ... Manuel PiÃ±eiro Losada (March 12, 1934 â€“ May 14, 1998), also known as Barbarroja (Spanish: red beard) was Cuban revolutionary who became the first head of the Cuban General Intelligence Directorate (DirecciÃ³n General de Inteligencia). ... The Cuban General Intelligence Directorate (DirecciÃ³n General de Inteligencia), or DGI, is the main state intelligence agency of the Cuban government. ... Manuel Urrutia LleÃ³ (1901 - 1981) was a Cuban political figure. ... Miguel Mariano GÃ³mez y Arias (October 6, 1889 - October 26, 1950), was a Cuban politician who served as President of Cuba for seven months in 1936. ... Paul Lafargue Paul Lafargue (1842-1911) was a French revolutionary Marxist socialist journalist, political writer and activist; he was Karl Marxs son-in-law, having married his second daughter Laura. ... Karl Heinrich Marx (May 5, 1818, Trier, Germany â€“ March 14, 1883, London) was a German philosopher, political economist, and revolutionary. ... Rafael L. Diaz-Balart Gutierrez (1920-2005) Former Majority Leader of the Cuban House of Representatives. ... Dr. RamÃ³n Grau San MartÃn (1882-1969) was a Cuban revolutionary leader who led a successful student-labor uprising against the unpopular regime of Gerardo Machado in 1933. ... The War of Independence of Cuba started on 24 February 1895, under the intellectual leadership of the writer and philosopher JosÃ© MartÃ, who is considered by all Cubans as Father of the Country. ... Virgilio Paz Romero is an anti-castro Cuban exile, involved in various terrorist acts. ...

Religion

Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, Cardinal Archbishop of Havana
Félix Varela, beatified priest, candidate for sainthood

Jaime Lucas Cardinal Ortega y Alamino (born October 18, 1938) is the Archbishop of San CristÃ³bal de la Havana. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Nickname: (Spanish) City of Columns Position of Havana in Cuba Coordinates: Country Cuba Province Ciudad de La Habana Administrative Divisions 15 Founded 1515a Government - President of the Peoples Power Provincial Assembly Juan Contino AslÃ¡n Area - City 721. ... Father FÃ©lix Varela Stamp, 1997 FÃ©lix Varela y Morales (November 20, 1788-February 27, 1853) was born in Havana, Cuba and died in St. ... In Catholicism, beatification (from Greek μακαριος, makarios) is a recognition accorded by the church of a dead persons accession to Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their name (intercession of saints). ... General definition of saint In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ...

Royalty

Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Edelmira Ignacia Adriana Sampedro-Robato, Countess of Covadonga, first wife of Alfonso Prince of Asturias
Marta Ester Rocafort-Altazarra, second wife of Alfonso Prince of Asturias

This article needs to be wikified. ... Edelmira Ignacia Adriana Sampedro-Robato (March 5, 1906 in Sagua La Grande, Cuba - May 23, 1994 in Coral Gables, Florida) was known as Countess of Covadonga after her marriage to Alfonso Prince of Asturias in 1933. ... The Infante Don Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Asturias (Alfonso Pio Cristino Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Fernando Antonio Venancio BorbÃ³n y Battenberg (10 May 1907 - 6 September 1938), was the heir-apparent of the throne of Spain 1907-31. ... The Infante Don Alfonso of Spain, Prince of Asturias (Alfonso Pio Cristino Eduardo Francisco Guillermo Carlos Enrique Fernando Antonio Venancio BorbÃ³n y Battenberg (10 May 1907 - 6 September 1938), was the heir-apparent of the throne of Spain 1907-31. ...

Military

Alberto Bayo y Giroud, a Cuban military leader of the defeated left-wing Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War.
Antonio Maceo Grajales, Second-in-command of the Cuban army of independence
Arnaldo Ochoa, Cuban General
Calixto García, Cuban soldier in the Ten Years' War
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Cuban General in the war of independence against the Spanish
Jesus Sosa Blanco, captain in the Cuban army under Fulgencio Batista.
José Braulio Alemán, Cuban general in the Spanish-American War.
José Miguel Gómez, Cuban General in the war of independence against the Spanish
Manuel Artime, leader of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961.
Máximo Gómez, 19th century leader of Cuban forces in the wars of independence
Pedro Luis Diaz Lanz, Chief Air Force Commander and member of Operation 40
Víctor Dreke, Communist leader and a General in the Revolutionary Armed Forces.
Tomás Diez Acosta, revolutionary soldier and historian

Alberto Bayo y Giroud (1892, CamagÃ¼eyâ€”1967, Havana) was a Cuban military leader of the defeated left-wing Loyalists in the Spanish Civil War. ... Combatants Spanish Republic With the support of: Soviet Union[1] Nationalist Spain With the support of: Italy Germany Commanders Manuel AzaÃ±a Francisco Largo Caballero Juan NegrÃn Francisco Franco Gonzalo Queipo de Llano Emilio Mola JosÃ© Sanjurjo Casualties 500,000[2] The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict... General Antonio Maceo in uniform Lt. ... Arnaldo Ochoa SÃ¡nchez (1930 â€“ July 12, 1989) was a prominent Cuban general who was executed after being found guilty of treason by a Cuban Court. ... GarcÃa. ... Combatants Cuba Spain Commanders Carlos Manuel de CÃ©spedes MÃ¡ximo GÃ³mez Antonio Maceo Grajales Arsenio MartÃnez Campos Strength 12,000 rebels ?? Casualties +300,000 rebels and civilian ?? The Ten Years War, (Guerra de los Diez AÃ±os) (also known as the Great War) began on October 10... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Carlos CÃ©spedes. ... Jesus Sosa Blanco (December 25, 1902?) - February 18, 1959) was a Colonel in the Cuban army under Fulgencio Batista. ... JosÃ© Braulio AlemÃ¡n (b. ... Combatants United States Republic of Cuba Philippine Republic Spain Commanders Nelson A. Miles William R. Shafter George Dewey MÃ¡ximo GÃ³mez Emilio Aguinaldo Patricio Montojo Pascual Cervera Casualties 3,289 U.S. dead (432 from combat); considerably higher although undetermined Cuban and Filipino casualties Unknown[1] The Spanishâ€“American... JosÃ© Miguel GÃ³mez was a general in the Cuban War of Independence who went on to become an important politician. ... Manuel Artime (1932? - 1977) was a Cuban soldier in the United States. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Pedro Luis Diaz (born in 1927 in Havana, Cuba) was Chief Air Force Commander under Fidel Castro. ... Operation 40 was a CIA-sponsored undercover operation in the early 1960s, which was active in the Caribbean (including Cuba), Central America, and Mexico. ... VÃctor Emilio Dreke Cruz (born 1937) is a Cuban Communist leader and a General in the Revolutionary Armed Forces. ... TomÃ¡s Diez Acosta (born 1946) is a Cuba revolutionary soldier and a teacher and writer of history. ...

Science

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, First Cuban cosmonaut and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the U.S. to travel to space
Carlos Juan Finlay, epidemiologist, proposed the mode of transmission of yellow fever and was instrumental in assisting Walter Reed with his studies in Cuba
Celia Hart, Cuban physicist
Felipe Poey, zoologist
Hilda Molina, former chief neuro-surgeon in Cuba.
José López Falcón, Cosmonaut and Pilot for the Cuban air force
Luis Alvarez, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physics, worked on the Manhattan Project
Juan Gundlach, 19th century naturalist and taxonomist.

Arnaldo Tamayo MÃ©ndez Cuban Mulatto Arnaldo Tamayo MÃ©ndez (born January 29, 1942) was the first Cuban cosmonaut and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the U.S. to travel to space. ... Juan Carlos Finlay. ... Socialist Resistance published Harts first book in Engish Celia Hart (b. ... Felipe Poey y Aloy (May 26, 1799 - January 28, 1891) was a Cuban zoologist. ... Dr Hilda Molina is the former chief neurosurgeon of Cuba. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... U.S. Space Shuttle astronaut Bruce McCandless II using a manned maneuvering unit. ... Portrait of Luis Alvarez Luis Walter Alvarez (June 13, 1911 â€“ September 1, 1988) of San Francisco, California, USA, was a famed physicist of Spanish descent, who worked at the University of California, Berkeley. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... The Nobel Prizes (Swedish: ) are awards in Physics, Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physiology or Medicine and Economics. ... Physics (Greek: (phÃºsis), nature and (phusikÃ©), knowledge of nature) is the science concerned with the discovery and characterization of universal laws which govern matter, energy, space, and time. ... This page is about the World War II nuclear project. ... Juan Gundlach Juan CristÃ³bal Gundlach (1810 - 14 March 1896), born Johannes Christoph Gundlach in Marburg, Germany, was a Cuban naturalist and taxonomist. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ... Taxonomy (from Greek ταξινομία from the words taxis = order and nomos = law) may refer to either a hierarchical classification of things, or the principles underlying the classification. ...

Other Categories

Elián González, boy who came to the US, leading to a custody battle between his American family and his father in Cuba
Delfin Fernandez, High ranking in government, defected to Spain
Gregorio Fuentes, Cuban nautical captain
Ignacio Jose Urrutia, Historian born in 1730
Mirta Diaz-Balart, Fidel Castro's first wife.
Ramón Castro, older brother of Fidel and Raúl Castro.

EliÃ¡n GonzÃ¡lez reunited with his father EliÃ¡n GonzÃ¡lez (born December 6, 1993) was at the center of a heated custody and immigration battle in 2000 involving the Cuban and United States governments, his father, his Miami and Cuban relatives, and the Cuban American community of Miami. ... DelfÃn FernÃ¡ndez is a former Cuban spy[1] who spent 15 years working for the Cuban counterintelligence Department 11 [2][3] with the codename Agent Otto. ... Gregorio Fuentes (July 11, 1897 - January 13, 2002) was a Cuban nautical captain. ... Ignacio Jose Urrutia was a Cuban historian. ... Mirta Diaz Balart was Fidel Castros first wife. ... RamÃ³n Castro (born 1924) is the older brother of Fidel and RaÃºl Castro and a key figure of the Cuban Revolution. ...

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