This is a list of notable Latin American people, in alphabetical order within categories.

Actors

* Wagner Moura (born 1976) *

Fernanda Montenegro Arlette Pinheiro Esteves Torres ONM (née da Silva; born 16 October 1929), known by her stage name Fernanda Montenegro ( /feʁˈnɐ̃dɐ mõtʃiˈnegɾu/), is a Brazilian stage, television and film actress. Considered by many the greatest Brazil ...

(born 1929) * Norma Aleandro (born 1936) *

Héctor Alterio Héctor Benjamín Alterio Onorato (born 21 September 1929) is an Argentine theatre, film and television actor, well known both in Argentina and Spain. Biography Alterio's theatre debut came in 1948 as the lead in ''Cómo suicidarse en prima ...

(born 1929) *

Rafael Amaya José Rafael Amaya Núñez (born 28 February 1977) is a Mexican actor, born in Hermosillo, Mexico. He is best known for his character Aurelio Casillas in the Telemundo series ''El Señor de los Cielos''. Biography Amaya was born in Hermosill ...

(born 1977) *

Imperio Argentina María Magdalena Nile del Río (26 December 1906 – 22 August 2003) was an Argentine professional singer and movie actress, better known as Imperio Argentina; she became a citizen of Spain in 1999. María Magdalena Nile del Río was born ...

(1906–2003) * Pedro Armendáriz (1912–1963) *

Carla Baratta Carla Baratta Sarcinelli (born 9 July 1990) is a Venezuelan actress, model, and artist. She is most well known for being the star of the digital series ''Bleep'', broadcast by the mobile phone company Digitel GSM. Since she was young, she has s ...

(born 1990) *

Adrian Bellani Gerardo Celasco (born April 8, 1982), also known as Adrian Bellani, is an American actor. He was the second actor to play the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama, ''Passions''. Biography As a child, Celasco moved to his pa ...

(born 1982) *

Diego Bertie Diego Felipe Bertie Brignardello (2 November 1967 – 5 August 2022) was a Peruvian actor and singer. His performances spanned in film, theatre and television. He studied at Markham College in Lima, Peru and was also a singer in the mid eighti ...

(born 1967) * Rubén Blades (born 1948) * Marcela Bovio (born 1979) *

Sônia Braga Sônia Maria Campos Braga (; born 8 June 1950) is a Brazilian actress. She is known in the English-speaking world for her Golden Globe Award–nominated performances in '' Kiss of the Spider Woman'' (1985) and ''Moon over Parador'' (1988). She ...

(born 1950),The New York Times ranked her #24 in its list of the 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century *

Richard Cabral Richard Cabral (born August 28, 1984) is an American actor, occasional producer and writer. He is best known for his roles on ''Mayans M.C.'' on FX, the ABC television series '' American Crime'', which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nominatio ...

(born 1984) * Cantinflas (1911–1993) *

Barbara Carrera Barbara Carrera (born Barbara Kingsbury) is an American actress, model and artist. She starred in the films ''The Master Gunfighter'' (1975), ''Embryo'' (1976), '' The Island of Dr. Moreau'' (1977), ''Condorman'' (1981), ''I, the Jury'' (1982) a ...

(born 1951) *

Grecia Colmenares Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens (born December 7, 1962 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress. Biography Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens was born on December 7, 1962, in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of a Venezue ...

(born 1962) * Ricardo Darín (born 1957) * Colman Domingo (born 1969) *

Dolores del Río María de los Dolores Asúnsolo y López Negrete (3 August 1904 – 11 April 1983), known professionally as Dolores del Río (), was a Mexican actress. With a career spanning more than 50 years, she is regarded as the first major female Latin Am ...

(1904–1983) * Lali Espósito (born 1991) *

Jade Esteban Estrada Jade Esteban Estrada (born September 17, 1975) is an American singer, actor, stand-up comedian, journalist and human rights activist. ''Out Magazine'' called him "the first gay Latin star." Biography Born to David Gonzales Estrada and Aurora ( ...

(born 1975) * María Félix (1914–2002) * Andrés García (born 1941) * Andy García (born 1956) * Danay García (born 1984) * Gael García Bernal (born 1978) *

Diane Guerrero Diane Guerrero (born July 21, 1986) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as inmate Maritza Ramos on the Netflix series ''Orange Is the New Black'' and Lina on ''Jane the Virgin''. Guerrero grew up in Boston and remained there afte ...

(born 1986) *

Darío Grandinetti Darío Alejandro Grandinetti (born March 5, 1959) is an Argentine actor. He is known for his numerous roles in television, theater and film, where he participated in films by renowned directors such as Alejandro Doria, Pedro Almodóvar and Dami ...

(born 1959) * Maribel Guardia (born 1959) *

Salma Hayek Salma Hayek Pinault ( , ; born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez; September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American actress and film producer. She began her career in Mexico with starring roles in the telenovela ''Teresa'' (1989–1991) as well as the ...

(born 1966) * Pedro Infante (1917–1957) *

Oscar Isaac Óscar Isaac Hernández Estrada (born March 9, 1979) is a Guatemalan-born American actor. Known for his versatility, he has been credited with breaking stereotypes about Latino characters in Hollywood. He was named the best actor of his gener ...

(born 1979) *

Raul Julia Raúl Rafael Carlos Juliá y Arcelay (March 9, 1940 – October 24, 1994) was a Puerto Rican actor. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he took an interest in acting while still in school and pursued the career upon completion of his studies. After ...

(1940–1994) * Katy Jurado (1924–2002) *

Libertad Lamarque Libertad Lamarque Bouza (; 24 November 1908 – 12 December 2000) was a Mexican-Argentine actress and singer, one of the icons of the Golden Age of Argentine and Mexican cinema. She achieved fame throughout Latin America, and became known as " ...

(1908–2000) *

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced ...

(born 1964) * Federico Luppi (1936–2017) *

Santiago Magill Santiago Magill Moreno (born 17 January 1977 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian actor who acts in soap-opera, TV series and films. Selected filmography *'' Malicia'' (1995) (TV series) *''Obsesión'' (1996) (TV series).... Domingo 'Mingo' Balarezo *'' ...

(born 1977) * Christian Meier (born 1970) * Carmen Miranda (1909–1955) * Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009) * Maria Montez (1912–1951) *

Rita Moreno Rita Moreno (born Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano; December 11, 1931) is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Noted for her work across different areas of the entertainment industry, she has appeared in numerous film, television, and thea ...

(born 1931) * Jorge Negrete (1911–1953) * Gianella Neyra (born 1977) *

Miguel A. Núñez Jr. Miguel A. Núñez Jr. is an American actor. He is best known for his roles in ''The Return of the Living Dead'' and ''Life''. He played leading roles in ''Juwanna Mann'' and ''Tour of Duty'' and appears on the hit BET drama ''The Family Busines ...

(born 1964) * Edward James Olmos (born 1947) * Natalia Oreiro (born 1977) *

J.D. Pardo Jorge Daniel Pardo (born September 7, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Jack Toretto in '' F9'' (2021), as well as the lead role of Ezekiel "EZ" Reyes in the television series ''Mayans M.C.'' (2018–present). Early life ...

(born 1980) *

Manny Pérez Manuel Pérez "Manny" Batista (born May 5, 1969) is a Dominican American actor who has appeared in the television series ''Third Watch'' and in the film '' Washington Heights''. He is the cousin of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Junot Diaz. L ...

(born 1969) * Silvia Pinal (born 1931) *

Danny Pino Daniel Gonzalo Pino (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor who starred as Detective Scotty Valens on the CBS series ''Cold Case'' from 2003 to 2010, and as NYPD Detective Nick Amaro in the long-running NBC legal drama '' Law & Order: Specia ...

(born 1974) * Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) * Dania Ramirez (born 1980) * Emilio Rivera (born 1961) *

Zoe Saldana Zoe (also ZOE, Zoë, Zoé, etc.) can refer to: *ζωή (''zōḗ''), the Ancient Greek word for "life" People * Zoe (name), including list of persons and fictional characters with the name Film and television * ''Zoe'' (film) * ZOE Broadcast ...

(born 1978) *

Catalina Sandino Moreno Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She shared the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in ''Maria Full of Grace'' (2004). She cu ...

(born 1981) * Christian Serratos (born 1990) *

Benicio del Toro Benicio Monserrate Rafael del Toro Sánchez (born February 19, 1967) is a Puerto Rican actor and producer. He has garnered critical acclaim and numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Screen A ...

(born 1967) * Christy Turlington (born 1969) * Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) * Sofía Vergara (born 1972) *

China Zorrilla China Zorrilla (; born Concepción Matilde Zorrilla de San Martín Muñoz; 14 March 1922 – 17 September 2014) was an Uruguayan theater, film, and television actress, also director, producer and writer. An immensely popular star in the Rioplaten ...

(1922–2014) *

Gina Rodriguez Gina Alexis Rodriguez-LoCicero (born July 30, 1984) is an American actress. She is known for her leading role as Jane Villanueva in The CW satirical romantic dramedy series ''Jane the Virgin'' (2014–2019), for which she received a Golden Glob ...

(born 1984) *

Isabela Moner Isabela Yolanda Moner (born July 10, 2001), known professionally as Isabela Merced since 2019, is an American actress and singer. She played the lead role of CJ Martin on the Nickelodeon television series '' 100 Things to Do Before High School'' ...

(born 2001)

Artists and designers

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List of Latin American artists A list of notable Latin American visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, video artists, etc.), arranged by nationality: Argentina * Roberto Aizenberg (1928–1996) * Antonio Alice (1886–1943) * Antonio Berni (1905–1981) * D ...

.'' * Aleijadinho (1730 or 1738 – 1814) sculptor *

Julio Abril Julio Vicente Agapito Abril Mayorga (20 August 1911 – 24 April 1979) was a Colombian sculptor, painter, and draughtsman. Biography Beginnings in the arts Julio Abril was born in Moniquirá on 20 August 1911. He studied in 1928 at the Sal ...

(1911–1979), sculptor *

Tarsila do Amaral Tarsila de Aguiar do Amaral (; 1 September 1886 – 17 January 1973) was a Brazilian painter, draftswoman, and translator. She is considered one of the leading Latin American modernist artists, and is regarded as the painter who best achieved Bra ...

(1886–1973)Painter,she is considered one of the leading modernist artists Latin American *

Fernando Botero Fernando Botero Angulo (born 19 April 1932) is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political ...

(born 1932), painter and sculptor * Adriana Melo,comic book artist, notable for her work on the Star Wars: Empire franchise *

Luis Camnitzer Luis Camnitzer (born November 6, 1937) is a German-born Uruguayan artist, curator, art critic, and academic who was at the forefront of 1960s Conceptual Art. Camnitzer works primarily in sculpture, printmaking, and installation, exploring topic ...

(born 1937), conceptual artist *

Roger Mello 200px, Roger Mello at the Gothenburg Book Fair 2014 Roger Mello (born 20 November 1965) is a Brazilian children's book illustrator. He was the first artist from Latin America to win the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Honours and awards * 2002 ...

(born 1965), children's book illustrator *

José Campeche José Campeche y Jordán (December 23, 1751 – November 7, 1809), is the first known Puerto Rican visual artist and considered by art critics as one of the best rococo artists in the Americas. Campeche y Jordán loved to use colors that referenc ...

(1751–1809), painter * Lygia Clark (1920–1988), painter and sculptor * Marcela Donoso (born 1961), painter *

Pancho Fierro Francisco Fierro Palas, called "Pancho" Fierro (c. 1807/1809, Lima – 28 July 1879, Lima) was a Peruvian painter, known primarily for his costumbrista watercolors, which depict his country's life and customs. Biography He was baptized ...

(1810–1879), illustrator * Gego (1912–1994), geometric-abstract sculptor *

Paulo Mendes da Rocha Paulo Mendes da Rocha (October 25, 1928 – May 23, 2021) was a Brazilian architect. Mendes da Rocha attended the Mackenzie Presbyterian University College of Architecture, graduating in 1954. Working almost exclusively in Brazil, Mendes da Roc ...

(1928–2021), architect *

José Guadalupe Posada José Guadalupe Posada Aguilar (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican political lithographer who used relief printing to produce popular illustrations. His work has influenced numerous Latin American artists and cartoonists becaus ...

(1852–1913), illustrator and cartoonist, printmaker *

Alfredo Jaar Alfredo Jaar (; ; born 1956) is a Chilean-born artist, architect, photographer and filmmaker who lives in New York City. He is mostly known as an installation artist, often incorporating photography and covering socio-political issues and war—t ...

(born 1956), installation artist *

Frida Kahlo Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by the country's popular culture, ...

(1907–1954), realist and symbolist painter *

Ruth Kedar Ruth Kedar ( he, רות קדר; born 27 January 1955) is an artist and designer, best known for designing the Google logo that was displayed from May 31, 1999 to September 1, 2015. Larry Page and Sergey Brin were looking at designers to design t ...

(born 1955), artist and designer *

Guillermo Kuitca Guillermo Kuitca (born 1961 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine artist, who continues to work and live in Buenos Aires. Kuitca's work has been shown extensively around the globe, and is included in many important public collections, including The T ...

(born 1961), painter *

Gabriel Bá Gabriel Bá (born 5 June 1976) is a People of Brazil, Brazilian comic book artist best known for his work on ''The Umbrella Academy'', ''Casanova (comics), Casanova'', and ''Daytripper (DC Comics), Daytripper''. He is the twin brother of fellow co ...

and

Fabio Moon Fabio is a given name descended from Latin ''Fabius'' and very popular in Italy and Latin America (due to Italian migration). Its English equivalent is Fabian. The name is written without an accent in Italian and Spanish, but is usually accented ...

, comic book artist *

Wifredo Lam Wifredo Óscar de la Concepción Lam y Castilla (; December 8, 1902 – September 11, 1982), better known as Wifredo Lam, was a Cuban artist who sought to portray and revive the enduring Afro-Cuban spirit and culture. Inspired by and in conta ...

(1902–1982), painter * Roberto Matta (1911–2002), painter * Abraham Palatnik (1928–2020), abstract artist and inventor *

Ana Mendieta Ana Mendieta (November 18, 1948 – September 8, 1985) was a Cuban-American performance artist, sculptor, painter and video artist who is best known for her "earth-body" artwork. Born in Havana, Mendieta left for the United States in 1961. Earl ...

(1948–1985), performance artist *

Lola Mora Dolores Candelaria Mora Vega (November 17, 1866 – June 7, 1936) known professionally as Lola Mora, was a sculptor born in San Miguel de Tucumán, in Argentina. She is known today as a rebel and a pioneer of women in her artistic field. Early ...

(1866–1936), sculptor * Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), painter and sculptor *

Francisco Oller Francisco Oller (June 17, 1833 – May 17, 1917) was a Puerto Rican painter. Oller is the only Latin American painter to have played a role in the development of Impressionism. One of the most distinguished transatlantic painters of his da ...

(1833–1917), impressionist painter *

José Clemente Orozco José Clemente Orozco (November 23, 1883 – September 7, 1949) was a Mexican caricaturist and painter, who specialized in political murals that established the Mexican Mural Renaissance together with murals by Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Sique ...

(1883–1949), mural painter and lithographer * Candido Portinari (1903–1962), painter *

Benito Quinquela Martín Benito Quinquela Martín (March 1, 1890 – January 28, 1977) was an Argentine painter. Quinquela Martín is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters. His paintings of port scenes show the activit ...

(1890–1977), painter *

Diego Quispe Tito Diego Quispe Tito (1611–1681) was a Quechua painter from Peru. He is considered the leader of the Cuzco School of painting. Background The son of a noble Inca family, Quispe Tito was born in Cuzco, and worked throughout his life in the distric ...

(1611–1681), Cuzco School painter *

Eduardo Kobra Carlos Eduardo Fernandes Léo (born January 1, 1976 in São Paulo, Brazil), known as Eduardo Kobra, nicknamed Kobra, is a street artist who officially began his career in 1987 at 11 years old, in his hometown of São Paulo. Since then he has pai ...

(born 1976), graffiti artist *

Armando Reverón Armando Reverón (May 10, 1889 – September 17, 1954) was a Venezuelan painter and sculptor, precursor of Arte Povera and considered one of the most important of the 20th century in Latin America. While his mental health deteriorated throughou ...

(1889–1954), painter * Diego Rivera (1886–1957), muralist *

Emilio Hector Rodriguez Emilio Hector Rodriguez (born September 26, 1950, in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba) is a Cuban-American artist. His current work is abstract painting and fine art photography. He resides in Miami, Florida, USA. Rodríguez was born in the colonial villa ...

(born 1950), painter and photographer * Gustavo Ramos (born 1993), artist and oil painter *

José Sabogal José Sabogal (Cajabamba, Peru, Cajabamba, March 19, 1888 – Lima, December 15, 1956) was a Peruvian painting, painter and muralist who was "the most renowned early supporter" and thus a leader in the artistic indigenism, indigenist movement of ...

(1888–1956), indigenist painter *

David Alfaro Siqueiros David Alfaro Siqueiros (born José de Jesús Alfaro Siqueiros; December 29, 1896 – January 6, 1974) was a Mexican social realist painter, best known for his large public murals using the latest in equipment, materials and technique. Along with ...

(1896–1974), social realist painter and muralist *

Jesús Rafael Soto Jesús Rafael Soto (June 5, 1923 – January 17, 2005) was a Venezuelan op and kinetic artist, a sculptor and a painter. His works can be found in the collections of the main museums of the world, including Tate (London), Museum Ludwig (Germany ...

(1923–2005), kinetic and op artist * Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991), painter,artist *

Oscar Niemeyer Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (15 December 1907 – 5 December 2012), known as Oscar Niemeyer (), was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was ...

(1907–2012), architect * Joaquín Torres-García (1874–1949), constructivist painter * Remedios Varo (1908–1963), surrealist painter *

Constantine Andreou Constantine Andreou (also: Costas Andreou, Kostas Andreou; french: Constantin Andréou, Costas Andréou; el, Κωνσταντίνος Ανδρέου, Κώστας Ανδρέου) (March 24, 1917 – October 8, 2007) was a painter and sculp ...

(1917–2007), painter and sculptor

Fashion

Gisele Bündchen Gisele Caroline Bündchen (, , born 20 July 1980) is a Brazilian fashion model. Since 2001, she has been one of the highest-paid models in the world. In 2007, Bündchen was the 16th-richest woman in the entertainment industry and earned th ...

(born 1980), fashion model * Francisco Costa (born 1964),designer *

Oscar de la Renta Óscar Arístides Renta Fiallo (22 July 1932 – 20 October 2014), known professionally as Oscar de la Renta, was a Dominican fashion designer. Born in Santo Domingo, he was trained by Cristóbal Balenciaga and Antonio del Castillo. De la Renta ...

(1932–2014), fashion designer *

Nina García Ninotchka "Nina" García (; born May 3, 1965) is a Colombian Americans, Colombian-American fashion journalist, the editor-in-chief of ''Elle magazine, Elle'', author, and a judge on the Lifetime Television, Bravo/Lifetime reality television progr ...

(born 1965), fashion editor * Hans Stern (1922–2007), jeweler and businessman * Gabriela Hearst (born 1976), fashion designer *

Alexandre Herchcovitch Alexandre Herchcovitch (, born 21 July 1971) is a Brazilian fashion designer. His designs have been at fashion shows in New York, Paris, London and São Paulo Fashion Weeks. Best known for avant-garde designs and eclectic prints, his trademark sk ...

(born 1971), fashion designer * Carolina Herrera (born 1939), fashion designer * Mario Testino (born 1954), fashion photographer * Alessandra Ambrósio (born 1981), fashion person

Film directors

* Francisco Antônio de Almeida Júnior(1851–1928) Almeida was an important figure in the development of cinematography * Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972) * Alfonso Arau (born 1932) *

Carlos Saldanha Carlos Saldanha (; born 24 January 1965) is a Brazilian animator, director, producer, and voice actor of animated films who worked with Blue Sky Studios until its closure in 2021. He was the director of '' Ice Age: The Meltdown'' (2006), '' Ice ...

(born 1965) animator *

Adolfo Aristarain Adolfo Aristarain (born October 19, 1943) is an Argentina, Argentine film director and screenwriter who is famous for his filmic sophistication and subtle examination of issues of political oppression. ''Variety (magazine), Variety'' has deemed ...

(born 1943) * Héctor Babenco (born 1946) * Luis Buñuel (1900–1983) * Juan José Campanella (born 1959) *

Román Chalbaud Román Chalbaud (born 10 October 1931) is a Venezuelan film director and screenwriter, as well as a prominent playwright. Starting work in television after prestigious training, Chalbaud moved into making films before the industry took off in ...

(born 1931) *

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess (1995 film), A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Gre ...

(born 1961) * Juan Downey (1940–1993) *

Sara Gómez Sara Gómez aka Sarita Gómez (November 8, 1942 – June 2, 1974) was a Cuban filmmaker. As a member of ICAIC (Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos, in English: Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry'')'' during ...

(1942-1974) * Guillermo Fantástico González (1945–2020) * Alejandro González Iñárritu (born 1963) * Alejandro Jodorowsky (born 1929) *

León Klimovsky León Klimovsky (16 October 1906 – 8 April 1996) was an Argentine film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography A trained dentist, born in Buenos Aires, his real passion was always the cinema. He pioneered Argentine cultural moveme ...

(1906–1996) *

Claudia Llosa Claudia Llosa Bueno (born 15 November 1976) is a Peruvian film director, writer, producer, and author. She is recognized for her Academy-Award-nominated film ''The Milk of Sorrow''. Early life Claudia Llosa was born on November 15, 1976 in Li ...

(born 1976) *

Fernando Meirelles Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film '' City of God'', released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, which ...

(born 1955) * Franco de Peña (born 1966) * Lucía Puenzo (born 1976) * Arturo Ripstein (born 1943) *

Raúl Ruiz (director) Raúl Ernesto Ruiz Pino (french: Raoul Ruiz; 25 July 1941 – 19 August 2011) was an experimental Chilean filmmaker, writer and teacher whose work is best known in France. He directed more than 100 films. Biography The son of a ship's captain an ...

(1941–2011) *

Walter Salles Walter Moreira Salles Júnior (; born 12 April 1956) is a Brazilian filmmaker. Early life Salles was born on 12 April 1956 in Rio de Janeiro and attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts. He is the son of Brazil ...

(born 1956) *

Amy Serrano Amy Serrano (born November 8, 1966) is an American filmmaker, author and human rights activist. She is most well known for her documentary, ''The Sugar Babies: The Plight of the Children of Agricultural Workers on the Sugar Industry of the Domi ...

(born 1966) *

Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born October 9, 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and actor. He directed the Academy Award–winning fantasy films ''Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006) and ''The Shape of Water'' (2017), winning the Academy Awards for Be ...

(born 1964)

Leaders and politicians

José Mujica José Alberto "Pepe" Mujica Cordano (; born 20 May 1935) is a Uruguayan politician, former revolutionary and farmer who served as the 40th president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015. A former guerrilla with the Tupamaros, he was tortured and impr ...

(born 1935), President of Uruguay *

Leandro N. Alem Leandro Nicéforo Alem (born Leandro Alén; 11 March 1841 – 1 July 1896) was an Argentine politician, founder and leader of the Radical Civic Union. He was the uncle and political teacher of Hipólito Yrigoyen. He was also an active Freemaso ...

(1841–1896), politician *

Nayib Bukele Nayib Armando Bukele Ortez (; born 24 July 1981) is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who is the 43rd president of El Salvador, serving since 1 June 2019. He is the first president since José Napoleón Duarte (1984–1989) not to have ...

(born 1981), President of El Salvador * Óscar Arias (born 1940), statesman, Nobel Peace Prize *

Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza (28 March 1750 – 14 July 1816), commonly known as Francisco de Miranda (), was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spani ...

(1750–1813), Supreme Chief of First Republic of Venezuela *

Antonio Saca Elías Antonio "Tony" Saca González (born 9 March 1965) is a El Salvador, Salvadoran politician who was President of El Salvador from 1 June 2004 to 1 June 2009. He is currently serving a minimum 10-year prison sentence on corruption charges. ...

(born 1965), President of El Salvador *

Rómulo Betancourt Rómulo Ernesto Betancourt Bello (22 February 1908 – 28 September 1981; ), known as "The Father of Venezuelan Democracy", was the president of Venezuela, serving from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964, as well as leader of Acción De ...

(1908–1981), President of Venezuela *

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

(1783–1830), Libertador in Spanish American wars of independence *

Anastasio Bustamante Anastasio Bustamante y Oseguera (; 27 July 1780 – 6 February 1853) was a Mexican physician, general, and politician who served as president of Mexico three times. He participated in the Mexican War of Independence initially as a royalist befo ...

(1780–1853), President of Mexico * Plutarco Elías Calles (1877–1945), President of Mexico *

Fidel Castro Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; ; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 200 ...

(1926–2016), Prime Minister, later President of Cuba *

Alfonso García Robles Alfonso García Robles (20 March 1911 – 2 September 1991) was a Mexican diplomat and politician who, in conjunction with Sweden's Alva Myrdal, received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982. García Robles was born in Zamora, Michoacán, and trained ...

(1911–1991), diplomat and politician, Nobel Peace Prize * José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766–1840), Supreme Dictator of Paraguay *

Che Guevara Ernesto Che Guevara (; 14 June 1928The date of birth recorded on /upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/Ernesto_Guevara_Acta_de_Nacimiento.jpg his birth certificatewas 14 June 1928, although one tertiary source, (Julia Constenla, quoted ...

(1928–1967), Marxist revolutionary *

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla Don (honorific), Don Miguel Gregorio Antonio Ignacio Hidalgo y Costilla y Gallaga Mandarte Villaseñor (8 May 1753 – 30 July 1811), more commonly known as Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla or Miguel Hidalgo (), was a Catholic priest, leader ...

(1753–1811), Chief instigator of Mexican War of Independence * Benito Juárez (1806–1872), President of Mexico *

Juscelino Kubitschek Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (; 12 September 1902 – 22 August 1976), also known by his initials JK, was a prominent Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His term was marked by economic prosp ...

(1902–1976), President of Brazil * Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906–1990), President of Colombia *

Leopoldo López Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza (born 29 April 1971) is a Venezuelan opposition leader. He co-founded the political party Primero Justicia in 2000 with Henrique Capriles and Julio Borges and was elected mayor of the Chacao Municipality of Carac ...

(born 1971), Mayor of Chacao, Venezuela * José Martí (1853–1895), leader of Cuban Independence movement *

Rigoberta Menchú Rigoberta Menchú Tum (; born 9 January 1959) is a K'iche' Guatemalan human rights activist, feminist, and Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Menchú has dedicated her life to publicizing the rights of Guatemala's Indigenous peoples during and after t ...

(born 1959), activist, Nobel Peace Prize * Chico Mendes (1944–1988), trade union leader and environmentalist * Antonio Nariño (1765–1824), political and military leader *

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (; ; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as Prime Mini ...

(1920–2020), United Nations Secretary-General *

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1 ...

(born 1931), activist, Nobel Peace Prize *

Juan Perón Juan Domingo Perón (, , ; 8 October 1895 – 1 July 1974) was an Argentine Army general and politician. After serving in several government positions, including Minister of Labour and Vice President of a military dictatorship, he was elected P ...

(1895–1974), President of Argentina *

Carlos Saavedra Lamas Carlos Saavedra Lamas (November 1, 1878–May 5, 1959) was an Argentine academic and politician, and in 1936, the first Latin American Nobel Peace Prize recipient. Biography Born in Buenos Aires, Saavedra Lamas was a descendant of an early Arge ...

(1878–1959), academic and politician, Nobel Peace Prize * José de San Martín (1778–1850), Libertador in Spanish American wars of independence * Augusto César Sandino (1985–1934), guerilla leader and revolutionary * Pancho Villa (1878–1923), guerrilla leader of the Mexican Revolution * Emiliano Zapata (1879–1919), guerrilla leader of the Mexican Revolution * Lula da Silva (born 1945), President of Brazil * Pedro Albizu Campos (1891–1965), president of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party * Evo Morales (born 1959), president of

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Monarchs

* Agustin I (1783–1824), independence leader, Emperor of Mexico *

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

(born 1936), Sovereign of Vatican City State * Pedro I (1798–1834), independence leader, Emperor of Brazil * Pedro II (1825–1891), Emperor of Brazil

Imperial/royal consorts

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(1786–1861), Empress consort of Mexico * Amélie of Leuchtenberg (1812–1834), Empress consort of Brazil * Carlota of Mexico (1840–1927), Empress consort of Mexico * Maria Leopoldina of Austria (1797–1826), Empress consort of Brazil * Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1956), Grand Duchess consort of Luxembourg *

Máxima of the Netherlands Máxima may refer to * ''Máxima'' (magazine) * Máxima FM, Spanish radio station * Queen Máxima of the Netherlands Máxima (born Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti; 17 May 1971) is Queen of the Netherlands as the wife of King Willem-Alexander. A ...

(born 1971), Queen consort of the Netherlands *

Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies Dona Teresa Cristina (14 March 182228 December 1889), nicknamed "the Mother of the Brazilians", was the Empress consort of Emperor Dom Pedro II of Brazil, who reigned from 1831 to 1889. Born a Princess of the Kingdom of the Two Sicili ...

(1843–1889), Empress consort of Brazil

Musicians

Gustavo Assis-Brasil Gustavo Assis-Brasil is a Brazilian-American guitarist. He is considered a pioneer in the study and development of the hybrid picking technique for guitar. In 2005, he released the book ''Hybrid Picking for Guitar''. Career In 1999 he received a ...

is a guitarist,He is considered a pioneer in the study and development of the hybrid picking technique for guitar *

Miguel del Águila Miguel del Águila (born September 15, 1957) is an Uruguayan-born, American composer of contemporary classical music. Life Miguel del Águila (also spelled Miguel del Aguila), was born in Montevideo. In 1978, del Águila moved to California, ...

(born 1957), composer *

Alok (DJ) Alok Achkar Peres Petrillo (; born 26 August 1991) is a Brazilian musician, DJ, and record producer. He is known for his single "Hear Me Now (Alok song), Hear Me Now". In 2021 and 2022, Alok was ranked the 4th best DJ in the world by ''DJ Mag'' ...

(born 1991),musician, DJ, and record producer,Considered one of the best dj in the world * Michel Camilo (born 1954), pianist and composer *

Simón Díaz Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014) was a Venezuelan singer and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Career Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the '' llanos'', the Ve ...

(1928–2014), composer, actor and singer *

Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration ...

(born 1942), singer and composer, founder of Tropicália *

Chabuca Granda María Isabel Granda Larco (3 September 1920 – 8 March 1983), better known as Chabuca Granda, was a Peruvian singer and composer. She created and interpreted a vast number of Criollo waltzes with Afro-Peruvian rhythms. Granda's "La flor de la ...

(1920–1983), singer and composer * Rafael Hernández Marín (1892–1965), composer *

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian mu ...

(1927–1994), pianist, singer and composer,Jobim is widely regarded as one of the most important songwriters of the 20th century * Agustín Lara (1900–1970), composer *

Ernesto Lecuona Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as ...

(1896–1963), composer, pianist and conductor *

Vinicius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed O Poetinha ("The little poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright ...

(1913–1980), singer and composer *

Ástor Piazzolla Astor Pantaleón Piazzolla (, ; March 11, 1921 – July 4, 1992) was an Argentine tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. His works revolutionized the traditional tango into a new style termed ''nuevo tango'', incorporating elements from ...

(1921–1992), tango composer * Tito Puente (1923–2000), Latin jazz and mambo musician * Omar Rodríguez-López (born 1975), guitarist *

Rogerio Caetano Rogerio Caetano (born Goiânia, September 26, 1977) is a Brazilian musician, arranger, musical producer and composer. Bachelor of Music in Composition by the University of Brasília, he is an awarded virtuoso and international reference in 7 stri ...

(born 1977) is an awarded virtuose and international reference in 7 string acoustic guitar *

Carlos Santana Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...

(born 1947), composer, songwriter and guitarist *

Eloy Casagrande Eloy Casagrande (born 29 January 1991) is a Brazilian musician, best known as the drummer of thrash metal band Sepultura and hard rock act Iahweh. Biography Casagrande replaced Jean Dolabella in Sepultura, who left the band in November 2011, a ...

(born 1991) drummer, considered one of the best heavy metal drummers in history *

Lalo Schifrin Boris Claudio "Lalo" Schifrin (born June 21, 1932) is an Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He is best known for his large body of film and TV scores since the 1950s, incorporating jazz and Latin American musical elemen ...

(born 1932), composer and pianist *

Pedro Suárez-Vértiz Pedro Suárez-Vértiz Alva (born February 13, 1969) is a Peruvian singer-songwriter, and guitarist. He founded the popular rock band Arena Hash with his brother Patricio, Arturo Pomar and Christian Meier in 1987; a few years later, the band brok ...

(born 1966), pianist, singer and composer * Caetano Veloso (born 1942), singer and composer, founder of Tropicália *

Lito Vitale Héctor Facundo Vitale (born December 1, 1961, Villa Adelina, Buenos Aires province), known as Lito Vitale, is an Argentine musician, composer and arranger. Career A talented piano player, he was coached by his mother, renowned music teacher ...

(born 1961), composer and performer *

Laurindo Almeida Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 – July 26, 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Gra ...

(1917–1995),guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music,He and Bud Shank were pioneers in the creation of bossa nova,Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances * Atahualpa Yupanqui (1908–1992), folk musician * Rosa Antonelli, pianist *

Antônio Meneses Antônio Meneses Neto (born 23 August 1957 in Recife) is a Brazilian cellist. Antonio Meneses was born into a family of musicians. His father was first horn player at the Opera of Rio de Janeiro. He began to study the cello when he was ten. Durin ...

(born 1957),cellist,he won the first Prize at the International Competition in Munich and in 1982 he was awarded first Prize and gold Medal at the Tchaikowsky Competition in Moscow

Classical

* Nelson Freire (born 1944–2021), classical pianist * José Antonio Abreu (born 1939), pianist, conductor and composer *

(born 1957), composer * Claudio Arrau (1903–1991), pianist * Clara Ricciolini (1822-1869), ballet *

Daniel Barenboim Daniel Barenboim (; in he, דניאל בארנבוים, born 15 November 1942) is an Argentine-born classical pianist and conductor based in Berlin. He has been since 1992 General Music Director of the Berlin State Opera and "Staatskapellmeist ...

(born 1942), pianist and conductor * Agustín Barrios (1885–1944), guitarist and composer * Teresa Carreño (1853–1917), pianist, conductor and composer *

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...

(1874–1947), music, critic, conductor and composer *

Deborah Colker Deborah Colker (born 1960 Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian writer, theater director, dancer and choreographer. She was an awardee of the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance. Colker was also the movement director and chore ...

(born 1960), ballet dancer *

Eduardo Marturet Eduardo Marturet (born September 19, 1953) is a Venezuelan conductor and composer represented by Tempo Primo. He is the Music Director and Conductor of The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO). Biography Eduardo Marturet enjoys an active career on ...

(born 1953), conductor and composer *

Eduardo Mata Eduardo Mata (5 September 19425 January 1995) was a Mexican conductor and composer. Career Mata was born in Mexico City. He studied guitar privately for three years before enrolling in the National Conservatory of Music. From 1960 to 1963 he ...

(1942–1995), conductor and composer *

Juan Orrego Salas Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas (January 18, 1919 – November 24, 2019) was a Chilean composer, musicologist, music critic, and academic. Life and career Born Juan Antonio Orrego-Salas in Santiago on January 18, 1919, Orrego-Salas studied at the Con ...

(1919–2019, composer *

Heitor Villa-Lobos Heitor Villa-Lobos (March 5, 1887November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, conductor, cellist, and classical guitarist described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the ...

(1887–1959), composer ;Opera singers * Paulo Szot, baritone * Luigi Alva (born 1927), tenor *

Fabiana Bravo Fabiana Bravo (born in 1969), is an Argentina, Argentine operatic soprano. Life and work Fabiana Bravo was born in Guaymallén Department, outside Mendoza, Argentina, to a family of modest means. She moved to Buenos Aires at age 22, and sought p ...

(born 1969), soprano * Antônio Carlos Gomes (1836–1896), opera composer *

Eduardo Brito Eduardo Brito (January 22, 1906 – January 5, 1946) was a Dominican Republic, Dominican Baritone singer. He was world-renowned for his voice and took to the stage in many countries performing operas and zarzuelas. The main hall of the Teatro Na ...

(1906–1946), baritone * José Cura (born 1962), tenor * Juan Diego Flórez (born 1973), tenor * Isabel Rubio Ricciolini (1792-1846), opera

Singers

* Christina Aguilera (born 1980), pop/R&B singer-songwriter and actress *

Álvaro Torres Álvaro Torres (born April 9, 1954) is a Salvadoran singer-songwriter. Biography Álvaro Torres was born on April 9, 1954 in Usulután, El Salvador. Torres moved to Guatemala and started a solo career recording his first album, "''Algo espec ...

(born 1954), singer-songwriter * Anitta (born 1993), singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer * Desi Arnaz (1917–1986), salsa singer * Rubén Blades (born 1948), salsa singer * Roberto Carlos (singer) (born 1941), singer-songwriter *

Cazuza Agenor de Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza (; April 4, 1958 – July 7, 1990), was a Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza, both while fronting Barão Verm ...

(1958–1990), singer-songwriter *

Gustavo Cerati Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo, ...

(1959–2014), alternative rock singer-songwriter *

Celia Cruz Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso (21 October 1925 – 16 July 2003), known as Celia Cruz, was a naturalized Cuban-American singer and one of the most popular Latin artists of the 20th century. Cruz rose to fame in Cuba during t ...

(1925–2003), salsa singer * Kat DeLuna (born 1987), singer * Lali Espósito (born 1991), pop singer-songwriter *

Gloria Estefan Gloria Estefan (; born Gloria María Milagrosa Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman. Estefan is a seven-time Grammy Award winner, a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient, and has been ...

(born 1957), singer-songwriter * José Feliciano (born 1945), singer-songwriter * Juan Gabriel (1950–2016), ranchera and ballad singer-songwriter *

Charly García Charly García (born Carlos Alberto García, October 23, 1951) is an Argentine singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. He formed and headlined two of the most popular bands in Argentina's rock history: Sui Generis in the 1970s and Se ...

(born 1951), rock musician * Juan Luis Guerra (born 1957), singer-songwriter * Pedro Infante (1917–1957), singer and actor *

Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, rang ...

(1932–1973), singer-songwriter *

Juanes file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49108.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany file:Juanes ZMF 2015 jm49211.jpg, Juanes at the Zelt Musik Festival 2015 in Freiburg, Germany Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez (born 9 August 19 ...

(born 1972), singer-songwriter *

Jennifer Lopez Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...

(born 1969), singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, producer * Jorge Negrete (1911–1953), singer-songwriter * Fito Páez (born 1961), singer-songwriter, producer and film director * Prince Royce (born 1989), singer-songwriter *

Santaye Santa Reyes known professionally as Santaye, is a Dominican singer-songwriter based in Miami. She began her music career in 2010. Several of Santaye's singles have charted on US Billboard Tropical Songs. She was twice nominated for the Lo Nuest ...

, singer-songwriter * Ivete Sangalo (born 1972), singer-songwriter *

Raul Seixas Raul Santos Seixas (; 28 June 1945 – 21 August 1989)allmusic Biography/ref> was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer. He is sometimes called the "Father of Brazilian Rock" and "Maluco Beleza", the last one roughly transla ...

(1945–1989), composer, singer-songwriter and producer *

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is ...

(born 1977), Latin pop singer-songwriter * Luis Alberto Spinetta (1950–2012), singer-songwriter *

Lynda Thomas Lynda Aguirre Thomas (born 21 December 1981), known professionally as Lynda, is a Mexican musician, singer, songwriter and activist. She achieved recognition in her native Mexico during the 1990s and early 2000s. She was signed to EMI Capitol ...

(born 1981), alternative rock and eurodance singer-songwriter *

Carlos Vives Carlos Alberto Vives Restrepo (born 7 August 1961) is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his interpretation of traditional music styles of Colombia such as vallenato, cumbia, champeta, bambuco and porro as well as genres ...

(born 1961), vallenato singer and composer * Bad Bunny (born 1994), reggaeton and latin trap singer-songwriter * Camila Cabello (born 1997), actor, singer-songwriter

Philosophers and humanists

* Paulo Freire (1921–1997), philosopher *

Juan Bautista Alberdi Juan Bautista Alberdi (August 29, 1810 – June 19, 1884) was an Argentine political theorist and diplomat. Although he lived most of his life in exile in Montevideo, Uruguay and in Chile, he influenced the content of the Constitution of Argenti ...

(1810–1884), political theorist * Andrés Bello (1781–1865), humanist, philosopher, educator and philologist *

Leonardo Boff Leonardo Boff (, born 14 December 1938), born as Genézio Darci Boff (), is a Brazilian theologian, philosopher writer, and former Catholic priest known for his active support for Latin American liberation theology. He currently serves as Prof ...

(born 1938), early Liberation theologians *

Mario Bunge Mario Augusto Bunge (; ; September 21, 1919 – February 24, 2020) was an Argentine-Canadian philosopher and physicist. His philosophical writings combined scientific realism, systemism, materialism, emergentism, and other principles. He was ...

(1919–2020), philosopher *

Miguel Antonio Caro Miguel Antonio Caro Tobar (November 10, 1845 – August 5, 1909) was a Colombian scholar, poet, journalist, philosopher, orator, philologist, lawyer, and politician. Early life His father, José Eusebio Caro and Mariano Ospina Rodríguez ...

(1843–1909), humanist, linguist and politician *

Rufino José Cuervo Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri ( Bogotá, Colombia), was a Colombian writer, linguist, and philologist. He studied Latin and Greek, but the main part of his work was dedicated to the study of the dialectal variations of Spanish spoken in Colombia ...

(1844–1911), philologist and linguist *

Sérgio Buarque de Holanda Sérgio Buarque de Holanda (July 11, 1902 – April 24, 1982) was a Brazilian historian, writer, journalist and Sociology, sociologist. His greatest achievement was Raízes do Brasil, a landmark of Brazilian sociology, in which he developed the ...

(1802–1982), writer, journalist and sociologist *

Manuel DeLanda Manuel DeLanda (born 1952) is a Mexican- American writer, artist and philosopher who has lived in New York since 1975. He is a lecturer in architecture at the Princeton University School of Architecture and the University of Pennsylvania School ...

(born 1952), philosopher, professor * Roberto Mangabeira Unger (1947),philosopher * José Ingenieros (1877–1925), philosopher and sociologist *

Enrique Krauze Enrique Krauze (Mexico City, September 16, 1947) is a Mexican historian, essayist, editor, and entrepreneur. He has written more than twenty books, some of which are: ''Mexico: Biography of Power'', ''Redeemers'', and ''El pueblo soy yo'' (''I a ...

(born 1947), historian, political and social essayist *

Humberto Maturana Humberto Maturana Romesín (September 14, 1928 – May 6, 2021) was a Chilean biologist and philosopher. Many consider him a member of a group of second-order cybernetics theoreticians such as Heinz von Foerster, Gordon Pask, Herbert Brün a ...

(1928–2021), proponent of embodied philosophy *

Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla Ernesto Mayz Vallenilla (September 3, 1925 in Maracaibo, Venezuela – December 21, 2015) was a Venezuelan philosopher. Biography Vallenilla graduated from Liceo Andrés Bello High School in Caracas. He graduated with degrees in philosophy a ...

(1925–2015), humanist, philosopher and educator * Gilberto de Mello Freyre (1900-1987), socielogist,Considered one of the most important sociologists of the 20th century * Edmundo O'Gorman (1906–1995), philosopher * Francisco Varela (1946–2001), proponent of embodied philosophy * José Vasconcelos (1882–1959), thinker, educator and essayist * Antonio Candido (1918–2017), writer, sociologist

Science and technology

Luís Cruls Luíz Cruls or Luís Cruls or Louis Ferdinand Cruls (21 January 1848 – 21 June 1908) was a Belgian- Brazilian astronomer and geodesist. He was Director of the Brazilian National Observatory from 1881 to 1908, led the commission charged with the ...

(1848–1908),astronomer and geodesist,Was co-discoverer of the Great Comet of 1882 *

Miguel Nicolelis Miguel Ângelo Laporta Nicolelis, M.D., Ph.D. (, born March 7, 1961), is a Brazilian scientist, physician and Duke School of Medicine Professor in Neuroscience at Duke University, best known for his pioneering work surrounding brain-computer i ...

(1961),pioneering work surrounding brain-computer interface * Manuel de Abreu (1894–1962), physician, scientist, inventor of abreugraphy(mass radiography of the lungs for screening tuberculosis) *

Nélio José Nicolai Nélio José Nicolai (c. 1940 – 11 October 2017) was a Brazilian electrotechnician who is believed to have invented caller ID. Nicolai was born in Belo Horizonte and studied at the Escola Técnica de Minas Gerais (current Federal Center for ...

(1940–2017),electrotechnician,the inventor caller ID * David Joseph Bohm (1917–1992),scientist who has been described as one of the most significant theoretical physicists of the 20th century and who contributed unorthodox ideas to quantum theory,neuropsychology and the philosophy of mind. Among his many contributions to physics is his causal and deterministic interpretation of quantum theory, now known as De Broglie–Bohm theory. *

Francisco Rubio (astronaut) Francisco Carlos "Frank" Rubio (born December 11, 1975) is a US Army lieutenant colonel and helicopter pilot, flight surgeon, and NASA astronaut. Early life and education Francisco Rubio was born on December 11, 1975, in Los Angeles, Californ ...

(born 1975), NASA astronaut * Madeleine M. Joullié (born March 29 1927) Organic Chemist,She was the first woman to join the University of Pennsylvania chemistry faculty as well as the first female organic chemist to be appointed to a tenure track position in a major American university,Joullié has received numerous awards, including the 1978 Garvan Medal from the American Chemical Society, in recognition of her accomplishments in teaching and research * Marcelo Gleiser (born 1959),physicist and astronomer. He is currently Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Dartmouth College and was the 2019 recipient of the Templeton Prize. *

Geraldo de Barros Geraldo de Barros (February 27, 1923 – April 17, 1998) was a Brazilian painter and photographer who also worked in engraving, graphic arts, and industrial design. He was a leader of the concrete art movement in Brazil, co-founding Grupo Ruptura ...

(1923-1998),painter and photographer,was known for his trailblazing work in experimental abstract photography and modernism * Joseph M. Acaba (born 1967), NASA astronaut *

Ana Bedran-Russo Ana Bedran-Russo (née Ana Karina Bedran de Castro) is Associate Dean for Research and Professor and Department Head of the Department of Oral Biology and at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry. Life Originally from Brazil ...

,Professor of Restorative Dentistry and Chair of the Department of General Dental Sciences in Restorative Dentistry at Marquette University School of Dentistry *

Luis Agote Luis Agote (September 22, 1868 – November 12, 1954) was an Argentine physician and researcher. He was the first to perform a non-direct blood transfusion using sodium citrate as an anticoagulant. The procedure took place in Rawson hospital in ...

(1868–1954), physician and researcher *

Vital Brazil Vital Brazil Mineiro da Campanha, known as Vital Brazil (; April 28, 1865 – May 8, 1950), was a Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist and immunologist, known for the discovery of the polyvalent anti-ophidic serum used to treat bites of v ...

(1865–1950)was a physician, biomedical scientist and immunologist,known for the discovery of the polyvalent anti-ophidic serum used to treat bites of venomous snakes of the Crotalus, Bothrops and Elaps genera,He went on to be also the first to develop anti-scorpion and anti-spider serums. *

Ricardo Alegría Ricardo E. Alegría Gallardo (April 14, 1921 – July 7, 2011) was a Puerto Rican scholar, cultural anthropologist and archaeologist known as the "father of modern Puerto Rican archaeology". Early years Alegría was born in San Juan, Puerto Ric ...

(1921–2011), physical anthropologist *

Leopoldo Penna Franca Leopoldo Penna Franca (born April 7, 1959, died September 19, 2012, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian-American mathematician. He received his PhD in 1987 from Stanford University in Engineering under Thomas J. R. Hughes. After graduati ...

(1959-2012),mathematician, Received in 1999 the Gallagher Young Investigator Award for "outstanding accomplishments in computational mechanics, particularly in the published literature, by a researcher 40 years old or younger".He was listed as an ISI Highly Cited Author in Engineering by the ISI Web of Knowledge, Thomson Scientific Company. *

José Antonio Balseiro José Antonio Balseiro (March 29, 1919 in Córdoba – March 26, 1962 in Bariloche) was an Argentine physicist. Balseiro studied at the Universidad Nacional de Córdoba in his home city, before moving to La Plata to study and research, obta ...

(1919–1962), nuclear physicist * Andreas Pavel,is a cultural producer and media designer who is generally credited with patenting the personal stereo *

Gregorio Baro Gregorio Baró (June 19, 1928 - May 28, 2012) was an Argentine scientist. He was born in Santiago Temple, Córdoba and died in Buenos Aires. Biography The son of Spanish immigrants from the Province of León, more precisely from Cabreros de ...

(1928–2012), radiochemist *

Roberto Salmeron Roberto Aureliano Salmeron (June 16, 1922 – June 17, 2020) was a Brazilian electrical engineer and experimental nuclear physicist and an emeritus Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Salmeron was ...

(1922 –2020),electrical engineer and experimental nuclear physicist and an emeritus Research Director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS),The largest fundamental science agency in Europe *

Baruj Benacerraf Baruj Benacerraf (; October 29, 1920 – August 2, 2011) was a Venezuelan-American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell s ...

(1920–2011), immunologist, Nobel Prize Medicine * Roberto Landell de Moura (1861–1928),pioneer of telephony and radio *

Martha E. Bernal Martha E. Bernal (April 13, 1931, San Antonio, Texas – September 28, 2001) was an American clinical psychologist.Vasquez, M. T., & Lopez, S. (2002). Martha E. Bernal (1931-2001). American Psychologist, 57(5), 362. She earned her doctoral degree ...

(1931–2001), psychologist * Silvano Raia,Raia was the first surgeon to achieve a successful living donor liver transplantation in July 1989 *

Francisco José de Caldas Francisco José de Caldas (October 4, 1768 – October 28, 1816) was a Colombian lawyer, military engineer, self-taught naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventor (he created the first hypsometer), who was executed by orders of Pablo Mo ...

(1768–1818), naturalist, mathematician, geographer and inventor * Warwick Estevam Kerr(1922–2018),agricultural engineer, geneticist, entomologist, professor and scientific leader, notable for his discoveries in the genetics and sex determination of bees * Fernando Caldeiro (born 1958), NASA astronaut * Rosaly Lopes (born 1957),is a planetary geologist,volcanologist,an author of numerous scientific papers and several books * Lia Medeiros,Astronomer,Participation notable in the black hole photo in 2019 * Víctor A. Carreño (1911–1967), NASA aerospace engineer *

Fernando Brandão Fernando Brandão (born 22 January 1983, Belo Horizonte, Brazil) is a Brazilian physicist and computer scientist working on quantum information and quantum computation. He is currently the Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics at the California I ...

(born 1983),physicist and computer scientist,He was awarded the 2013 European Quantum Information Young Investigator Award for "his highly appraised achievements in entanglement theory, quantum complexity theory, and quantum many-body physics, which combine dazzling mathematical ability and impressive physical insight",He was awarded the 2020 American Physical Society Rolf Landauer and Charles H. Bennett award for his contributions to entanglement theory *

Nabor Carrillo Flores Nabor Carrillo Flores (23 February 1911, in Mexico City – 19 February 1967) is the third son of Mexican composer Julián Carrillo Trujillo, and younger brother of Antonio Carrillo Flores. He did his first studies in Mexico City and he continued ...

(1911–1967), nuclear physicist *

Carlos Chagas Carlos Justiniano Ribeiro Chagas, or Carlos Chagas (; July 9, 1879 – November 8, 1934), was a Brazilian sanitary physician, scientist, and bacteriologist who worked as a clinician and researcher. He discovered Chagas disease, also called ''Ame ...

(1879–1934), physician and scientist *

Franklin Chang Díaz Franklin may refer to: People * Franklin (given name) * Franklin (surname) * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral divi ...

(born 1950), NASA astronaut * Sérgio Pereira da Silva Porto (1926–1979),Was a pioneering physicist who became notable for his research in spectroscopy and for the use of laser radiation in medicine *

Nitza Margarita Cintrón Nitza Margarita Cintrón (born 1950) is a Puerto Rican scientist and Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. Early years Cintrón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the capital city of the island. ...

(born 1950), NASA Chief of Space and Health Care Systems *

Bartolomeu de Gusmão Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (December 1685 – 18 November 1724) was a Brazilian-born Portuguese priest and naturalist, who was a pioneer of lighter-than-air airship design. Early life Gusmão was born at Santos, then part of the Portugues ...

(1685–1724),Catholic priest,pioneer of aviation,the inventor of the balloon, became known as the "flying priest" * Aracely Quispe Neira (born 1982), NASA senior astronautical engineer, professor, researcher *

Jacinto Convit Jacinto Convit García (11 September 1913 – 12 May 2014) was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of ...

(1913–2014), medical scientist, discoverer of vaccines * Oswaldo Cruz (1872–1917), physician, bacteriologist, epidemiologist *

René Favaloro René Gerónimo Favaloro (July 12, 1923 – July 29, 2000) was an Argentine cardiac surgeon and educator best known for his pioneering work on coronary artery bypass surgery using the great saphenous vein. Early life Favaloro was born in 192 ...

(1923–2000), cardiologist, created the technique for coronary bypass *

Humberto Fernández-Morán Humberto Fernández-Morán Villalobos (February 18, 1924 March 17, 1999) was a Venezuelan research scientist born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, known for inventing the diamond knife or scalpel, significantly advancing the development of electromagne ...

(1924–1999), medical research scientist * Carolina Araujo,Mathematician,She is included in a deck of playing cards featuring notable women mathematicians published by the Association of Women in Mathematics *

Orlando Figueroa Orlando Figueroa (born September 9, 1955), previously the NASA Mars Czar Director for Mars Exploration and the Director for the Solar System Division in the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters and the Deputy Center Director for Science a ...

(born 1955), NASA Director for Mars Exploration and for Solar System Division *

Carlos Finlay Carlos Juan Finlay (December 3, 1833 – August 20, 1915) was a Cuban epidemiologist recognized as a pioneer in the research of yellow fever, determining that it was transmitted through mosquitoes ''Aedes aegypti''. Biography Early life and ...

(1833–1915), medical scientist, researcher *

Hércules Florence Antoine Hercule Romuald Florence (February 29, 1804 – March 27, 1879) was a Monegasque-Brazilian painter and inventor, known as the isolate inventor of photography in Brazil, three years before Daguerre (but six years after Nicéphore Niépce), ...

(1804–1879),pioneer of photography *

Julio Garavito Armero Julio Garavito Armero (January 5, 1865 – March 11, 1920) was a Colombian astronomer. Life Born in Bogotá, he was a child prodigy in science and mathematics. He obtained his degrees as mathematician and civil engineer in the ''Univer ...

(1865–1920), astronomer * Guillermo González Camarena (1917–1965), inventor of an early color television system *

Adelmar Faria Coimbra-Filho Adelmar Faria Coimbra-Filho (June 4, 1924 – June 27, 2016) was a Brazilian biologist and primatologist. He is a pioneer in studies of and conservation of lion tamarins. He is founder and Former Director of the Rio de Janeiro Primate Centre. Coimb ...

(1924–2016),biologist,primatologist, He is a pioneer in studies of and conservation of lion tamarins * Juan Gundlach (1810–1896), naturalist, taxonomist *

Salomón Hakim Salomón Hakim Dow (4 June 1922 – 5 May 2011) was a Colombian neurosurgeon, researcher, and inventor. A descendant of Lebanese immigrants, he is known for his work on neurosurgery and for the precursor of the modern valve treatment for hydrocepha ...

(1922–2011), physician and scientist *

Sérgio Henrique Ferreira Sérgio Henrique Ferreira (October 4, 1934 – July 17, 2016) was a Brazilian physician and pharmacologist noted for the discovery of the bradykinin potentiating factor, which led to new and widely used anti- hypertension drugs — the ACE inhibi ...

(1934–2016), physician and pharmacologist,discovered the active principle of a drug for hypertension *

Guillermo Haro Guillermo Haro Barraza (; 21 March 1913 – 26 April 1988) was a Mexican astronomer. Through his own astronomical research and the formation of new institutions, Haro was influential in the development of modern observational astronomy in M ...

(1913–1988), astrophysicist, specialist in observational astronomy *

Bernardo Houssay Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 – September 21, 1971) was an Argentine physiologist. Houssay was a co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating th ...

(1887–1971), physiologist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine * Johanna Döbereiner (born 1924),agronomist,a pioneer in soil biology * Miguel de Icaza (born 1972), free software programmer *

Roberto Ierusalimschy Roberto Ierusalimschy (; born May 21, 1960) is a Brazilian computer scientist, known for creating the Lua programming language. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro where he has an appoint ...

(born 1960), computer scientist, known for creating the Lua programming language * Luis Federico Leloir (1906–1987), biochemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry *

Domingo Liotta Domingo Santo Liotta (29 November 1924 – 31 August 2022) was an Argentine surgeon and pioneer of heart surgery who created multiple cardiac prostheses, including the first total artificial heart used in a human being. Early life Domingo Sant ...

(1924–2022), cardiologist, created first artificial heart *

Adolfo Lutz Adolfo Lutz (6 October 1855 – 18 December 1940) was a Brazilian physician, father of tropical medicine and medical zoology in Brazil, and a pioneer epidemiologist and researcher in infectious diseases. Life Lutz was born in Rio de Janeiro, on ...

(1855–1940),father of tropical medicine and a pioneer epidemiologist and researcher in infectious diseases *

(1928–2021), biologist, co-author of the theory of autopoiesis *

César Milstein César Milstein, CH, FRS (8 October 1927 – 24 March 2002) was an Argentine biochemist in the field of antibody research. Milstein shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1984 with Niels Kaj Jerne and Georges J. F. Köhler for d ...

(1927–2002), biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine *

Carlos Paz de Araújo Carlos A. Paz de Araújo (born in Natal, Brazil, Natal) is a Brazilian American scientist and inventor with nearly 600 patents registered in his name. Most of them are associated with nanotechnology, particularly a ferroelectric memory chip (FeRAM ...

,scientist and inventor, holds nearly 600 patents in the area of nanotechnology *

Luis E. Miramontes Luis Ernesto Miramontes Cárdenas (March 16, 1925 – September 13, 2004) was a Mexican chemist known as the co-inventor of the progestin norethisterone used in one of the first three oral contraceptives. Miramontes was born in Tepic, Nayarit. H ...

(1925–2004), chemist, co-inventor of the oral contraceptive *

Mario J. Molina Mario José Molina-Pasquel Henríquez (19 March 19437 October 2020), known as Mario Molina, was a Mexican chemist. He played a pivotal role in the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, and was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in Chemis ...

(born 1943), chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry *

Nise da Silveira Nise da Silveira (February 15, 1905 – October 30, 1999) was a Brazilian psychiatrist and a student of Carl Jung. She devoted her life to psychiatry and challenged the conventional orthodoxies of her era, which insisted on using institutionaliz ...

(1905–1999), psychiatrist and mental health reformer *

Salvador Moncada Sir Salvador Moncada, FRS, FRCP, FMedSci (born 3 December 1944) is a Honduran-British pharmacologist and professor. He is currently Research Domain Director for Cancer at the University of Manchester. In the past, he was the Research Directo ...

(born 1944), pharmacologist *

Rodolfo Neri Vela Rodolfo Neri Vela (born 19 February 1952) is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who flew aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in the year 1985. He is the second Latin American to have traveled to space. Personal Neri was born in Chilpancingo, Gue ...

(born 1952), Ph.D, NASA astronaut *

José Goldemberg José Goldemberg (born in Santo Ângelo, May 27, 1928) is a Brazilian physicist, university educator, scientific leader and research scientist. He is a leading expert on energy and environment issues. Goldemberg earned his Ph.D. in physical scien ...

(born 1928),physicist,university educator, scientific leader and research scientist, He is a leading expert on energy and environment issues *

Carlos I. Noriega Carlos Ismael Noriega (born 8 October 1959) is a Peruvian-American NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. Education * 1977: Graduated from Wilcox High School, Santa Clara, California * 1981: ...

(born 1959), NASA astronaut *

Antonia Novello Antonia Coello Novello, M.D., (born August 23, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as 14th Surgeon General of the United States from ...

(born 1944), 14th Surgeon General of the United States * Álvaro Alvim (1863–1928) was a physician, pioneer in radiology and radiotherapy *

Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo (born November 3, 1946) Fundación Príncipe de AsturiasManuel Elkin Patarroyo (Spanish). Premiados, Investigación Científica y Técnica, 1994. is a Colombian Professor of Pathology and Immunology who made the worl ...

(born 1947), pathologist, vaccines specialist * Feniosky Peña-Mora (born 1966), engineer and educator *

Newton da Costa Newton Carneiro Affonso da Costa (born 16 September 1929 in Curitiba, Brazil) is a Brazilian mathematician, logician, and philosopher. He studied engineering and mathematics at the Federal University of Paraná in Curitiba and the title of his ...

(born 1929),mathematician, logician, and philosopher,recognised for his works in paraconsistent logic * Felipe Poey (1799–1891), zoologist, specialist in ichthyology * Francisco João de Azevedo (1814–1880),inventor,best known for his invention of Typewriter *

Eduardo H. Rapoport Eduardo Hugo Rapoport (July 3, 1927 - May 16, 2017) was an Argentinian ecology, ecologist and emeritus professor at Universidad Nacional del Comahue. He is widely known for his fundamental work on soil biology, Invasive species, biological invasion ...

(1927–2017), ecologist, biogeographer * L. Rafael Reif (born 1950), engineer, president of MIT * Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801–1880) ,He was the first to describe dozens of species of pre-historic Pleistocene megafauna, including the fabled Saber-toothed cat Smilodon populator. He also made the then ground-breaking discovery that humans co-existed with the long-extinct animal species *

Andrés Manuel del Río Andrés Manuel del Río y Fernández (10 November 1764 – 23 March 1849) was a Spanish– Mexican scientist, naturalist and engineer who discovered compounds of ''vanadium'' in 1801. He proposed that the element be given the name ''panchromium' ...

(1764–1849), geologist, chemist *

Maurício Rocha e Silva Maurício Oscar da Rocha e Silva (19 September 1910, Rio de Janeiro – 19 December 1983, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil) was a Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist and pharmacologist. He discovered bradykinin, an endogenous polypeptide involved ...

(1910–1983),physician and pharmacologist, discovered bradykinin, an active cardiovascular peptide *

Helen Rodríguez Trías Helen Rodríguez Trías (July 7, 1929 – December 27, 2001) was an American pediatrician, educator and women's rights activist. She was the first Latina president of the American Public Health Association (APHA), a founding member of the Wom ...

(1929–2001), pediatrician, early advocate for women's reproductive rights *

Artur Avila Artur Avila Cordeiro de Melo (born 29 June 1979) is a Brazilian and naturalized French mathematician working primarily in the fields of dynamical systems and spectral theory. He is one of the winners of the 2014 Fields Medal, being the first La ...

(born 1979) is a Brazilian mathematician,He is one of the winners of the 2014 Fields Medal,being the first Latin American and lusophone to win such an award. *

Wilfredo Santa-Gómez Wilfredo Santa-Gómez (also known as Wilfredo G. Santa, born 1949) is a Puerto Rican author who has published numerous books in Spanish on self-help, short stories, and poetry. Biography Santa-Gómez was born in the city of Caguas, Puerto Rico i ...

(born 1949), psychiatrist *

José Santana (economist) José Manuel Santana Silvestre, (born 5 April 1962) is a Dominican economist, specialist in Technology and Development. He is the executive director of the Dominican Republic International Commission of Science & Technology (CIACT in Spanish) wi ...

(born 1962), specialist in technology and development * Sarah Stewart (cancer researcher) (1905–1976), microbiologist, discovered Polyomavirus * Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879–1956), physician, pathologist and infectologist,discovered Rickettsia prowazekii, the pathogen of epidemic typhus *

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (born January 29, 1942) is a Cuban military officer, legislator, and former cosmonaut and the first person of African heritage in space. In 1980, as a member of the crew of Soyuz 38, he became the first Cuban citizen, the ...

(born 1942), USSR Space Program cosmonaut *

Diltor Opromolla Diltor Vladimir Araújo Opromolla (13 April 1934, São Paulo – 15 December 2004, Bauru) was a Brazilian physician and dermatologist respected due to his lifetime work with leprosy patients and leprosy research. Opromolla performed all his work at ...

(1934-2004),Was a physician and dermatologist respected due to his lifetime work with leprosy patients and leprosy research,Among other things, he was the first to introduce rifamycin in the treatment of leprosy, in 1963 * Francisco Varela (1946–2001), biologist, co-author of the theory of autopoiesis *

Oscar Sala Oscar Sala (born March 26, 1922, in Milan, Italy, d. January 2, 2010 in São Paulo, Brazil), Italian-Brazilian nuclear physicist and important scientific leader, Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo. Early life ...

(1922–2010),nuclear physicist and important scientific leader * Lydia Villa-Komaroff (born 1947), biologist, early Mexican American PhD in the sciences * Hilário de Gouvêa (1843-1929),ophthalmologist,noted for being the first person to document a case of hereditary cancer,The cause of the recessive familial retinoblastoma he described was later further investigated and resulted in the first reported example of a tumor suppressor gene, RB. *

Klaus von Storch Klaus Bernhard von Storch Krüger (born February 20, 1962) is a Chilean aerospace engineer and astronaut trainee. Von Storch was born in Osorno, in southern Chile. In 1992, he was selected by the Chilean Space Agency for the preparation for the ...

(born 1962), aerospace engineer *

Alberto Santos-Dumont Alberto Santos-Dumont (Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais, Palmira, 20 July 1873 — Guarujá, 23 July 1932) was a Brazilian aeronaut, sportsman, inventor, and one of the few people to have contributed significantly to the early development of both l ...

(1873–1932),aviation inventor *

Marcos Pontes Marcos Cesar Pontes (born 11 March 1963) is a Brazilian Air Force pilot, engineer, Agência Espacial Brasileira, AEB astronaut, politician and author. He became the first South American and the first Lusophone to go into space when he docked onto ...

(born 1963), first AEB/NASA astronaut * César Lattes (1924–2005), experimental physicist,one of the discoverers of the pion, a composite subatomic particle made of a quark and an antiquark

Social scientists

Celso Monteiro Furtado Celso Monteiro Furtado (July 26, 1920 – November 20, 2004) was a Brazilian economist and one of the most distinguished intellectuals of his country during the 20th century. His work focuses on development and underdevelopment and on the persist ...

(1920–2004), economist *

Eugenio María de Hostos Eugenio María de Hostos (January 11, 1839 – August 11, 1903), known as "''El Gran Ciudadano de las Américas''" ("The Great Citizen of the Americas"), was a Puerto Rican educator, philosopher, intellectual, lawyer, sociologist, novelist, an ...

(1839–1903), sociologist and educator * Miguel León-Portilla (1926–2019), cultural anthropologist and historian *

Milton Santos Milton Almeida dos Santos (May 3, 1926 – June 24, 2001) was a Brazilian geographer and geography scholar who had a degree in law. He became known for his pioneering works in several branches of geography, notably urban development in developing ...

(1926–2001), human geographer and writer * Hernando de Soto Polar (born 1941), economist *

Julio C. Tello Julio César Tello (April 11, 1880 – June 3, 1947) was a Peruvian Archaeology, archaeologist. Tello is considered the "father of Peruvian archeology" and was the first indigenous people of the Americas, indigenous archaeologist in South America ...

(1880–1947), archeologist *

Lorenz Bruno Puntel Lorenz (Lorencino) Bruno Puntel (; born September 22, 1935) is a Brazilian philosopher based in Germany, who established the school of Structural-systematic philosophy. Professor emeritus at the University of Munich, Puntel has been named as one ...

(born 1935), philosopher

Sports

Athletics to Cycling

;Athletics *

Daniel Bautista Daniel Bautista Rocha (born August 4, 1952) is a Mexican former track and field athlete and Olympic champion. He was born in El Salado, San Luis Potosí, El Salado, San Luis Potosí. In his relatively short career, Bautista dominated t ...

(born 1952), Olympic race walk gold medalist *

Thiago Braz Thiago Braz da Silva (born 16 December 1993) is a Brazilian athlete specializing in the pole vault who holds the Olympic record of 6.03 metres. He won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics . ...

(born 1993), Olympic pole vault gold medalist *

Delfo Cabrera Delfo Cabrera Gómez (April 2, 1919 – August 2, 1981) was an Argentine athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1948 Summer Olympics in one of the most dramatic finishes in athletics history. Biography Born in Armstrong, Santa Fe Provi ...

(1919–1981), Olympic marathon gold medalist *

Ernesto Canto Ernesto Canto Gudiño (18 October 1959 – 20 November 2020) was a Mexican race walker who mainly competed in the 20 kilometer walk. He competed for Mexico at the 1984 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, United States, where he won the gold m ...

(born 1959), race walk Olympic gold medalist and World Champion * Joaquim Cruz (born 1963), Olympic 800m gold medalist *

Adhemar da Silva Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (September 29, 1927 – January 12, 2001) was a Brazilian triple jumper. He won two Olympic gold medals and set four world records, the last being 16.56 metres in 1955 Pan American Games. In his early career he also ...

(1927–2001), Olympic 2x triple jump gold medalist *

Anier García Anier Octavio García Ortiz (born March 9, 1976) is a Cuban track and field athlete, winner of the 110 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Santiago de Cuba, Anier García established his credentials early, by winning the 1995 Pan ...

(born 1976), Olympic 110 m hurdles gold medalist * Raúl González (racewalker) (born 1952), Olympic gold medalist * Alberto Juantorena (born 1950), Olympic 2x track gold medalist *

Iván Pedroso Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler (; born December 17, 1972) is a retired Cuban track and field athlete, who specialized in the long jump, and the current coach of Nelson Évora, Yulimar Rojas and Ana Peleteiro. Career Pedroso was born in Havana, C ...

(born 1972), Olympic long jump gold medalist and 4x World Champion *

Jefferson Pérez Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada (born 1 July 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired race walker. He specialized in the 20 km event, in which he won the first two medals his country achieved in the Olympic Games. He won the gold medal at the 199 ...

(born 1974), Olympic 2x race walk gold medalist and 4x World Champion *

Dayron Robles Dayron Robles (born 19 November 1986) is a Cuban track and field athlete who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles. He won his first major medal (a silver) in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2006 World Indoor Championships. He finished the 2006 se ...

(born 1986), Olympic 110 m hurdles gold medalist * Irving Saladino (born 1983), Olympic gold medalist and World Champion * Félix Sánchez (born 1977), Olympic 400m hurdles gold medalist and 2x World Champion *

Javier Sotomayor Javier Sotomayor Sanabria (; born October 13, 1967) is a Cuban retired track and field athlete, who specialized in the high jump and is the current world record holder. The 1992 Olympic champion, he was the dominant high jumper of the 1990s; hi ...

(born 1967), Olympic high jump gold medalist and World Record holder *

Juan Carlos Zabala Juan Carlos Zabala (October 11, 1911 – January 24, 1983), also known as "El Ñandú Criollo", was an Argentine long-distance runner, winner of the marathon race at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Biography Zabala ran his first marathon at the end ...

(1911–1983), Olympic marathon gold medalist ;Baseball * Luis Aparicio (born 1934), Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop, Baseball Hall of Fame * Miguel Cabrera (born 1983), MLB first baseman *

Yan Gomes Yan Gomes (; ; born July 19, 1987) is a Brazilian-American professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Washington Nationals and Oakland Ath ...

(born 1987)is a Brazilian-American professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB) * Roberto Clemente (1934–1972), MLB right fielder, Baseball Hall of Fame * Juan Marichal (born 1937), MLB pitcher, Baseball Hall of Fame * Dennis Martínez (born 1955), MLB pitcher, first Latino to pitch a perfect game * Pedro Martínez (born 1971), MLB pitcher, 3x Cy Young Award winner *

Sammy Sosa Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and C ...

(born 1968), MLB right fielder, first Latino to hit 500 home runs *

José Reyes (infielder) José Bernabe Reyes (born June 11, 1983) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball infielder. He played, most notably at shortstop, in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets, Miami Marlins, Toronto Blue Jays, and Colorado ...

(born 1983), MLB player * Fernando Valenzuela (born 1960), MLB pitcher ;Basketball *

Oscar Schmidt Oscar Daniel Bezerra Schmidt (born February 16, 1958) is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. He is also commonly known as Oscar Schmidt in Spain, where he played for Fórum Valladolid for the 1993–94 and 1994–95 seasons, ...

(born 1958) *

Hortência Marcari Hortência Maria de Fátima Marcari (born September 23, 1959) is a former basketball player who is often considered to be one of the greatest female basketball players in Brazil, along with Paula, and regarded by specialists as one of the world's ...

(born 1959) * Carlos Arroyo (born 1979), National Basketbal Association (NBA) point guard * Leandro Barbosa (born 1982), NBA Champion *

J. J. Barea José Juan Barea Mora (born June 26, 1984) is a Puerto Rican former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball for Northeastern University before joining the Mavericks in 2006 and becoming only the seventh Puerto Ric ...

(born 1984), NBA Champion * Manu Ginóbili (born 1977), Olympic gold medalist, NBA 2x Champion * Al Horford (born 1986), NBA * Horacio Llamas (born 1973), NBA *

Eduardo Nájera Eduardo Alonso Nájera Pérez () (born July 11, 1976) is a Mexican former professional basketball player who is currently a scout for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is also a pregame and postgame analyst ...

(born 1976), NBA * Butch Lee (born 1956), NBA Champion ;Boxing *

Rosendo Álvarez Rosendo José Álvarez Hernández (born May 6, 1970) is a Nicaraguan retired professional boxer. He is a former two-division champion and is well known for giving Mexican legend Ricardo López two tough fights. He is the only person to hold th ...

(born 1970), World Champion * Alexis Argüello (born 1952), World Champion, International Boxing Hall of Fame * Wilfred Benítez (born 1958), World Champion in 3x weight divisions, International Boxing Hall of Fame *

Jorge Castro (boxer) Jorge Fernando "Locomotora" Castro ( es, link=no, locomotive) (born August 18, 1967) is an Argentine boxer and former middleweight champion of the world, who is best known for his second defense of the title against John David Jackson in 1994. E ...

(born 1967), World Champion *

Julio César Chávez Julio César Chávez González (; born July 12, 1962), also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. A multiple-time world champion in three weight divisions, Chávez was liste ...

(born 1962), World Champion in 3x weight divisions *

Juan Martin Coggi Juan Martin Coggi (born 19 December 1961) is a former boxer from Argentina. A native of Santa Fe Province (he lived as a child until a few years Brandsen, Buenos Aires Province), which was also the birthplace of Carlos Monzón, Coggi was a three ...

(born 1961), World Champion * Carlos Cruz (boxer) (1937–1970), World Champion *

Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championshi ...

(born 1972), World Champion in 6x weight divisions * Carlos De León (1959–2020), World Champion *

Roberto Durán Roberto Durán Samaniego (born June 16, 1951) is a Panamanian former professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 2001. He held world championships in four weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight and middleweight, as wel ...

(born 1951), World Champion in 4x weight divisions * Víctor Galíndez (1948–1980), World Champion * Wilfredo Gómez (born 1956), World Champion *

Éder Jofre Eder Jofre (; 26 March 1936 – 2 October 2022)

(born 1936), World Champion *

Santos Laciar Santos Benigno Laciar (born January 31, 1959), known familiarly as Santos Laciar and nicknamed Falucho, is an Argentine who was boxing's world flyweight and super flyweight champion. Biography Laciar was born in Huinca Renancó, in the province ...

(born 1959), World Champion *

Raúl Macías Raúl Macías Guevara (July 28, 1934 in Mexico City – March 23, 2009) was a Mexican professional boxer, actor and boxing trainer. He took the NBA World Bantamweight Championship on March 9, 1955. Widely known as "Ratón" Macías, or "Mouse" M ...

(1934–2009), World Champion * Kina Malpartida (born 1980), World Champion *

Ricardo Mayorga Ricardo Antonio Mayorga Perez (born October 3, 1973) is a Nicaraguan boxing, professional boxer and former mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. In boxing he is a former two-weight world champion, having held the unified WBA (Unified), World ...

(born 1973), World Champion * Carlos Monzón (1942–1995), World Champion *

José Luis Ramírez José Luis Ramírez (born December 3, 1958) is a Mexican former professional boxer who was a two-time World Lightweight Champion. Career A native of Huatabampo, Sonora and a resident of Culiacán, Ramírez made his professional debut on March ...

(born 1958), World Champion *

John Ruiz John Ruiz (born January 4, 1972) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2010, and held the WBA heavyweight title twice between 2001 and 2005. Ruiz is of Puerto Rican descent, and is the first Latino boxer to win a wo ...

(born 1972), World Champion * José Torres (1936–2009), World Champion *

Félix Trinidad Félix Juan Trinidad García (born January 10, 1973), popularly known as "Tito" Trinidad, is a Puerto Rican former professional boxer who competed from 1990 to 2008. He held multiple world championships in three weight classes and is said to b ...

(born 1973), World Champion ;Chess *

Esteban Canal Esteban Canal (April 19, 1896 – February 14, 1981) was a leading Peruvian chess player who had his best tournament results in the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Chiclayo, Peru, he later lived in Italy, and died in Varese. As a chess player Canal wa ...

(1896–1981), International Master, honorary International Grandmaster *

José Raúl Capablanca José Raúl Capablanca y Graupera (19 November 1888 – 8 March 1942) was a Cuban chess player who was world chess champion from 1921 to 1927. A chess prodigy, he is widely renowned for his exceptional endgame skill and speed of play. Capablanc ...

(1888–1942), World Champion, International Grandmaster *

Henrique Costa Mecking Henrique Costa Mecking (born 23 January 1952), also known as Mequinho, is a Brazilian chess grandmaster who reached his zenith in the 1970s and is still one of the strongest players in Brazil. He was a chess prodigy, drawing comparisons to Bobby ...

(1952),is a Brazilian chess grandmaster ;Cycling * Santiago Botero (born 1972), World Time-Trial Champion *

Henrique Avancini Henrique Avancini (born 30 March 1989) is a Brazilian mountain bike racer. He rode at the cross-country event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Partnered with German rider Manuel Fumic at the 2016 and 2017 Absa Cape Epic, he won the prologue time t ...

(born 1989) ;Draughts * Lourival Mendes França (died 2012),world champion in draughts-64,(1993),International grandmaster (GMI) in draughts-64, International master (MI) in International draughts

Football to Volleyball

;Football (soccer) *

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...

(born 1940), co-winner FIFA Player of the 20th Century,Named athlete of the 20th century * Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926–2014), chosen one of Spain's Golden Anniversary Players *

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FI ...

(born 1960), co-winner FIFA Player of the 20th Century *

Lionel Messi Lionel Andrés Messi (; born 24 June 1987), also known as Leo Messi, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Paris Saint-Germain and captains the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the ...

(born 1987), 6x World Footballer of the Year *

Ronaldo Ronaldo is a Portuguese given name equivalent to the English Ronald. It became a common name in all Portuguese-speaking countries, being also prevalent in Italy and Spanish-speaking countries. People Notable people known as Ronaldo include: As ...

(born 1976) *

Ronaldinho Ronaldo de Assis Moreira (born 21 March 1980), commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho () or simply Ronaldinho, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. Wide ...

(born 1980) *

Kaká Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite (; born 22 April 1982), commonly known as Kaká () or Ricardo Kaká, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. In his prime as a playmaker at AC Milan, a period marke ...

(born 1982) * Rivaldo (born 1972) *

Romário Romário de Souza Faria Figueiredo (born 29 January 1966), known simply as Romário (), is a Brazilian politician and a former professional footballer. A prolific striker renowned for his clinical finishing, he scored over 750 goals and was ...

(born 1966) ;Handball *

Eduarda Amorim Eduarda Idalina "Duda" Amorim Taleska (born 23 September 1986) is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2014 by the International Handball Federation. In an election made by the websi ...

(born 1986) *

Alexandra do Nascimento Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazil women's national handball team, Brazilian national team. Career She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but s ...

(born 1981) ;Golf *

Chi-Chi Rodríguez Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez (born October 23, 1935) is a Puerto Rican professional golfer. The winner of eight PGA Tour events, he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Early years Rodríguez was bor ...

(born 1935), World Golf Hall of Famer * Bento Assis 4 x World Champion US Kids Golf ;Horse racing * Javier Castellano (born 1977), jockey, 3x U.S. Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey * Ramon Domínguez (born 1976), jockey, 3x U.S. Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey * T. J. Pereira (born 1976) ;Motor sports *

Johnny Cecotto Johnny Alberto Cecotto Persello (born 25 January 1956), better known as Johnny Cecotto, is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer. He rose to prominence as a teenage prodigy in 1975 when he became the youn ...

(born 1956), 2x Motorcycle World Champion * Eric Granado (born 1996),He was the 2017 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship winner *

Juan Manuel Fangio Juan Manuel Fangio (American Spanish: , ; 24 June 1911 – 17 July 1995), nicknamed ''El Chueco'' ("the bowlegged" or "bandy legged one") or ''El Maestro'' ("The Master" or "The Teacher"), was an Argentine racing car driver. He dominated t ...

(1911–1995), 5x Formula One World Champion * Emerson Fittipaldi (born 1946), 2x Formula One World Champion *

Carlos Lavado Carlos Alberto Lavado Jones (born May 25, 1956) is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1978 to 1992. Lavado is notable for winning two 250cc road raci ...

(born 1956), 2x Motorcycle World Champion *

Juan Zanelli Juan Zanelli (1906–1944) was a Chilean racecar driver. He was born in Iquique, Chile in 1906. He raced in Grand Prix motor racing and hillclimbs from 1929 to 1936. In a Bugatti he won the 1929 and 1930 Bugatti GP at Le Mans, finished 8th i ...

(1906–1944), Le Mans and European Hill Climb and Formula One race winner * Juan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), 1x CART Champion, 2x Indianapolis 500 winner, Formula One and NASCAR race winner * Nelson Piquet (born 1952), 3x Formula One World Champion * Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), 3x Formula One World Champion ;Skateboarding * Bob Burnquist (born 1976),better known as Bob is the most medalist in X Games history,with a total of 30 medals * Letícia Bufoni (Born 1993 ),considered one of the greatest names in the history of the sport ;Surfing *

Sofía Mulánovich Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín (born 24 June 1983) is a Peruvian surfer. She is a 3-time World Surfing Champion, 1 WSL and 2 ISA world championships,. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win a World Surf League World Championship Tour event ( ...

(born 1983), 3x World Champion, Surfing Hall of Fame *

Phil Rajzman Phil Rajzman (born Philip Wollens Rajzman on 27 June 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian professional surfer and two time World Surf League (WSL) world champion. As a disciple of one of the pioneers in Brazilian surfing, Rico de Souza, Raj ...

(born 1982), 2x World Champion *

Gabriel Medina Gabriel Medina Pinto Ferreira (born 22 December 1993) is a Brazilian professional surfer who won the 2014, 2018 and 2021 WSL World Championships. With 16 WSL Championship Tour (CT) event wins and 29 Final appearances under his belt, Medina is ...

(born 1993) *

Ítalo Ferreira Ítalo Ferreira (born May 6, 1994) is a Brazilian professional surfer hailing from a small community of Baía Formosa, in Rio Grande do Norte on the northeastern coast of Brazil. Ferreira is one of the most explosive surfers in the world, and is ...

(born 1994) *

Filipe Toledo Filipe Toledo (born April 16, 1995) is a Brazilian professional surfer who has competed on the World Surf League Men's World Tour since 2013. He’s a second-generation pro who grew up outside of Ubatuba, Brasil on the northeastern coast of the s ...

(born 1995) * Adriano de Souza (born 1987) ;Tennis * Maria Bueno (1939–2018), 19x Champion of Grand Slam events, International Tennis Hall of Fame *

Rosemary Casals Rosemary "Rosie" Casals (born September 16, 1948) is an American former professional tennis player. Casals earned her reputation as a rebel in the tennis world when she began competing in the early 1960s. During a tennis career that spanned mor ...

(born 1948), 12x Champion of Grand Slam events *

Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández (born February 22, 1964) is a Puerto Rican former professional tennis player. Fernández won 17 major doubles titles and two Olympic gold medals representing the United States, and reached the world No. 1 ranking in do ...

(born 1964), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event * Mary Joe Fernández (born 1971), 2x Champion of Grand Slam events, 2 Olympic gold medals *

Gastón Gaudio Gastón Norberto Gaudio (; born 9 December 1978) is an Argentine retired tennis player. He won eight singles titles and achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 5 in April 2005. Gaudio's most significant title win came at the 2004 ...

(born 1978), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event * Andrés Gómez (born 1960), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event * Fernando González (born 1980), 2x Olympic medalist * Gustavo Kuerten (born 1976), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event *

Anita Lizana Anita Lizana de Ellis (19 November 1915 – 21 August 1994) was a world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player. Also, Lizana was the first Latin Am ...

(1915–1994), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event, first Latin American to be ranked World Number One * Nicolás Massú (born 1979), 2x Olympic gold medals * David Nalbandian (born 1982), Tennis Masters Champion *

Alex Olmedo Alex is a given name. It can refer to a shortened version of Alexander, Alexandra, Alexis. People Multiple * Alex Brown (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Gordon (disambiguation), multiple people * Alex Harris (disambiguation), multiple ...

(1936–2020), 3x Champion of Grand Slam events *

Rafael Osuna Rafael Osuna Herrera (15 September 1938 – 4 June 1969), nicknamed "El Pelón" (The Bald), was a former world No. 1 tennis player, the most successful player in the history of Mexico and an Olympian. He was born in Mexico City, and is best re ...

(1938–1969), 4x Champion of Grand Slam events * Monica Puig (born 1993), Olympic gold medalist * Marcelo Ríos (born 1975), first Latín Américan man ranked World Number One in the

ATP ATP may refer to: Companies and organizations * Association of Tennis Professionals, men's professional tennis governing body * American Technical Publishers, employee-owned publishing company * ', a Danish pension * Armenia Tree Project, non ...

Gabriela Sabatini Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (; born 16 May 1970) is an Argentine-Italian former professional tennis player. A former world No. 3 in both singles and doubles, Sabatini was one of the leading players from the mid-1980s to the mid-1990s, amassing 41 ...

(born 1970), 2x Champion of Grand Slam events * Pancho Segura (1921–2017), International Tennis Hall of Fame * Paola Suárez (born 1976), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event *

Guillermo Vilas Guillermo Vilas (; born 17 August 1952) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. Vilas was the No. 1 of the Grand Prix seasons in 1974, 1975 and 1977, and won four Grand Slam tournaments, one year-end Masters, nine Grand Prix Super Se ...

(born 1952), 1x Champion of Grand Slam event ; Volleyball *

Giba Gilberto Amauri de Godoy Filho, known as Giba (born 23 December 1976), is a Brazilian former professional volleyball player who played as an outside hitter. For much of the 2000s, he was widely regarded as one of the best volleyball players in t ...

(born 1976) * Fabiana Alvim (born 1976) * Sérgio Santos (born 1975) *

Fofão (volleyball player) Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970 in São Paulo), nicknamed Fofão, is a retired Brazilian female volleyball player who competed for her country's national team in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. She won a gold me ...

(born 1970) ; UFC * Anderson Silva (born 1975) *

José Aldo José Aldo da Silva Oliveira Júniorhttps://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI3oOc0VAAAr_iv.jpg (, born 9 September 1986), commonly anglicized as Jose Aldo, is a retired Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He last competed in the Ultimate Fight ...

(born 1986) * Amanda Nunes (born 1988) *

Cris Cyborg Cristiane Justino Venâncio (born July 9, 1985), known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg (and formerly by her married name Cristiane Santos), is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, ...

(born 1985)

Writers

:''See also

List of Latin American writers This is a list of some of the most important writers from Latin America, organized by cultural region and nationality. The focus is on Latin American literature. Andeans Bolivia *Alcides Arguedas (1879–1946), historian *Matilde Casazola *Jav ...

(by country).''

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* Paulo Coelho(born 1947),lyricist and novelist * Juan Ruiz de Alarcón (c. 1581–1639), dramatist * Isabel Allende (born 1942), best selling novelist *

Arambilet Ángel Luis Arambilet Álvarez (born September 16, 1957), generally known professionally as simply Arambilet, is a novelist, poet, screenwriter, painter, graphic artist A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graph ...

(born 1957), created first Latin American story using computerized linetext/ASCII art *

Julia Alvarez Julia Alvarez (born March 27, 1950) is an American New Formalist poet, novelist, and essayist. She rose to prominence with the novels ''How the García Girls Lost Their Accents'' (1991), '' In the Time of the Butterflies'' (1994), and ''Yo!'' ...

(born 1950), poet, novelist and essayist *

Jorge Amado Jorge Leal Amado de Faria (10 August 1912 – 6 August 2001) was a Brazilian writer of the modernist school. He remains the best known of modern Brazilian writers, with his work having been translated into some 49 languages and popularized in ...

(1912–2001), modernist writer *

José María Arguedas José María Arguedas Altamirano (18 January 1911 – 2 December 1969) was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist. Arguedas was an author of Spanish descent, fluent in the Native Quechua language, gained by living in two Quechua househo ...

(1911–1969), novelist *

Roberto Arlt Roberto Arlt (April 26, 1900 – July 26, 1942) was an Argentine novelist, storyteller, playwright, journalist and inventor. Biography He was born Roberto Godofredo Christophersen Arlt in Buenos Aires on April 26, 1900. His parents were bo ...

(1900–1942), short-story writer, novelist, and playwright * Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899–1974), Nobel Prize in Literature *

Mario Benedetti Mario Orlando Hardy Hamlet Brenno Benedetti Farrugia (; 14 September 1920 – 17 May 2009), was an Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the Generación del 45. Despite publishing more than 80 books and being publish ...

(1920–2009), novelist and poet * Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914–1999), novelist, Cervantes Prize *

Roberto Bolaño Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (; 28 April 1953 – 15 July 2003) was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist. In 1999, Bolaño won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel ''Los detectives salvajes'' (''The Savage Detectives' ...

(1953–2003), novelist, Rómulo Gallegos Prize *

Jorge Luis Borges Jorge Francisco Isidoro Luis Borges Acevedo (; ; 24 August 1899 – 14 June 1986) was an Argentine short-story writer, essayist, poet and translator, as well as a key figure in Spanish-language and international literature. His best-known bo ...

(1899–1986), Cervantes Prize * Giannina Braschi (born 1953), poet, novelist, and essayist *

Alfredo Bryce Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born February 19, 1939) is a Peruvian writer born in Lima. He has written numerous books and short stories. Early days Bryce was born to a Peruvian family of upper class, related to the Scottish-Peruvian businessman John ...

(born 1939), novelist and short story writer *

Carlos Drummond de Andrade Carlos Drummond de Andrade () (October 31, 1902 – August 17, 1987) was a Brazilian poet and writer, considered by some as the greatest Brazilian poet of all time. He has become something of a national cultural symbol in Brazil, where his wi ...

(1902–1987) poet and writer *

Guillermo Cabrera Infante Guillermo Cabrera Infante (; Gibara, 22 April 1929 – 21 February 2005) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, translator, screenwriter, and critic; in the 1950s he used the pseudonym G. Caín, and used Guillermo Cain for the screenplay of th ...

(1929–2005), novelist and essayist, Cervantes Prize *

Alejo Carpentier Alejo Carpentier y Valmont (, ; December 26, 1904 – April 24, 1980) was a Cuban novelist, essayist, and musicologist who greatly influenced Latin American literature during its famous "boom" period. Born in Lausanne, Switzerland, of French an ...

(1904–1980), novelist and essayist, Cervantes Prize * Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), New Age and Shamanism author *

Julio Cortázar Julio Florencio Cortázar (26 August 1914 – 12 February 1984; ) was an Argentine, nationalized French novelist, short story writer, essayist, and translator. Known as one of the founders of the Latin American Boom, Cortázar influenced an ent ...

(1914–1984), novelist and short story writer * Juana Inés de la Cruz (1648/1651–1695), poet and dramatist *

Rubén Darío Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916), known as Rubén Darío ( , ), was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as ''modernismo'' (modernism) that flourished at the end of ...

(1867–1916), modernist poet *

Virgilio Dávila Virgilio Dávila Cabrera (January 28, 1869 – August 22, 1943), was a Puerto Rican poet from the modern literary era, educator, politician and businessman. Early years Dávila was born in the town of Toa Baja. he was influenced by the lit ...

(1869–1943), poet *

Julia de Burgos Julia de Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953) was a Puerto Rican poet. As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican National ...

(1914–1953), poet * João Guimarães Rosa(1908-1967),novelist,Considered by many to be the greatest Brazilian writer of the 20th century and a of the greatest of all time *

Jorge Edwards Jorge Edwards Valdés (born June 29, 1931) is a Chilean novelist, journalist and diplomat. He was the Chilean ambassador to France during the first Piñera presidency. Life and career Edwards attended Law School at the Universidad de Chile. Du ...

(born 1931), Cervantes Prize * Laura Esquivel (born 1950), novelist *

Rosario Ferré Rosario Ferré Ramírez de Arellano (September 28, 1938 – February 18, 2016) was a Puerto Rican writer, poet, and essayist.

(1938–2016), poet, novelist, and essayist * Carlos Fuentes (1928–2012), novelist and essayist, Rómulo Gallegos Prize, Cervantes Prize and Prince of Asturias Award *

Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was ...

(1884–1969), novelist *

João Cabral de Melo Neto João Cabral de Melo Neto (January 6, 1920 – October 9, 1999) was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Pri ...

(1920-1999),poet * Gabriel García Márquez (1928–2014), novelist and journalist, Nobel Prize Laureate * Nicolás Guillén (1902–1989), poet * José Hernández (writer) (1834–1886), poet and journalist * Vicente Huidobro (1893–1948), poet, initiator of ''Creacionismo'' movement *

José Lezama Lima José María Andrés Fernando Lezama Lima (December 19, 1910 – August 9, 1976) was a Cuban writer, poet and essayist. He is considered one of the most influential figures in Cuban and Latin American literature. His novel ''Paradiso'' is one of ...

(1910–1976), novelist *

Amelia Denis de Icaza Amelia Denis de Icaza (November 28, 1836 – July 16, 1911) was a Panamanian romantic poet. She was the first Panamanian woman to publish her poetry. Biography Born in Panama City in 1836, her father was of French origin and her mother Panamanian ...

(1836–1911) romantic poet *

Clarice Lispector Clarice Lispector (born Chaya Pinkhasivna Lispector ( uk, Хая Пінкасівна Ліспектор); December 10, 1920December 9, 1977) was a Ukrainian-born Brazilian novelist and short story writer. Her innovative, idiosyncratic works exp ...

(1925–1977), novelist *

Luis Lloréns Torres Luis Llorens Torres (May 14, 1876 – June 16, 1944), was a Puerto Rican poet, playwright, and politician. He was an advocate for the independence of Puerto Rico. Early years Llorens Torres was born in Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico. His parent ...

(1878–1944), poet *

Luis López Nieves Luis López Nieves (born January 17, 1950) is Puerto Rican author. He has collaborated with several newspapers and written two TV miniseries. He has written the scripts for PSA advertisements. He has been visiting professor at the University o ...

(born 1950), best-selling novelist and tale writer *

Dulce María Loynaz Dulce María Loynaz Muñoz (Havana, Cuba; 10 December 1902 – 27 April 1997) was a Cuban poet, and is considered one of the principal figures of Cuban literature. She was awarded the Miguel de Cervantes Prize in 1992. She earned her Doctorate i ...

(1902–1997), poet, Cervantes Prize Laureate *

Leopoldo Lugones Leopoldo Antonio Lugones Argüello (13 June 1874 – 18 February 1938) was an Argentine poet, essayist, novelist, playwright, historian, professor, translator, biographer, philologist, theologian, diplomat, politician and journalist. His poetic ...

(1874–1938), poet *

Mário de Andrade Mário Raul de Morais Andrade (October 9, 1893 – February 25, 1945) was a Brazilian poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic, and photographer. He wrote one of the first and most influential collections of modern Brazilian poetr ...

(1893–1945), poet, novelist, musicologist, art historian and critic,he was a pioneer of the field of ethnomusicology

M-Z

Machado de Assis Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (), often known by his surnames as Machado de Assis, ''Machado,'' or ''Bruxo do Cosme Velho''Vainfas, p. 505. (21 June 1839 – 29 September 1908), was a pioneer Brazilian novelist, poet, playwright and short stor ...

(1839–1908), realist novelist, poet and short-story writer *

Monteiro Lobato José Bento Renato Monteiro Lobato (18 April 1882 – 4 July 1948) was one of Brazil's most influential writers, mostly for his children's books set in the fictional Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (Yellow Woodpecker Farm) but he had been previously ...

(1882–1948), novelist and short story writer,One of the greatest names in children's literature of all time *

Jorge Majfud Jorge Majfud (born September 10, 1969) is a Uruguayan American writer. Life He was born in Tacuarembó, Uruguay. He received a professional degree in Architecture in 1996 from the University of the Republic in Montevideo and studied at Escu ...

(born 1970), novelist and essayist * José Martí (1853–1895), poet and essayist *

Gregório de Matos Gregório de Matos e Guerra (December 23, 1636 – November 26, 1696) was a famous Colonial Brazilian Baroque poet. Although he wrote many lyrical and religious poems, he was better known for his satirical ones, most of them criticizing the Cath ...

(1636–1696), baroque poet *

Leopoldo Minaya Leopoldo Minaya (born November 15, 1963) is a Dominican Republic, Dominican-American poet. He is a member of the ''Generation of 1980'' literary movement in the Dominican Republic. He won the 2001 Miguel de Cervantes Cultural Association Award. ...

(born 1963), Cervantes Cultural Association Award * Pedro Mir (1913–2000), poet and writer, Poet Laureate of Dominican Republic * Gabriela Mistral (1889–1957), poet, Nobel Prize *

Augusto Monterroso Augusto Monterroso Bonilla (December 21, 1921 - February 7, 2003) was a Honduran writer who adopted Guatemalan nationality, known for the ironical and humorous style of his short stories. He is considered an important figure in the Latin Americ ...

(1921–2003), short story writer, Prince of Asturias Award *

Manuel Mujica Láinez Manuel Mujica LainezIn fact, the writer himself spelled his surnames without accents, as all his books published during his lifetime show. (11 September 1910 – 21 April 1984) was an Argentine novelist, essayist and art critic. He is mainly ...

(1910–1984), novelist, essayist, journalist and short story writer * Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013), poet, novelist, and essayist, Cervantes Prize, Prince of Asturias Award * Ana Maria Machado (born 1941),writer,She received the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2000 for her "lasting contribution to children's literature" *

Pablo Neruda Ricardo Eliécer Neftalí Reyes Basoalto (12 July 1904 – 23 September 1973), better known by his pen name and, later, legal name Pablo Neruda (; ), was a Chilean poet-diplomat and politician who won the 1971 Nobel Prize in Literature. Nerud ...

(1904–1973), poet, Nobel Prize * Amado Nervo (1870–1919), modernist poet *

Juan Carlos Onetti Juan Carlos Onetti Borges (July 1, 1909 – May 30, 1994) was a Uruguayan novelist and author of short stories. Early life Onetti was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. He was the son of Carlos Onetti, a customs official, and Honoria Borges, who b ...

(1909–1994), novelist and short-story writer, Cervantes Prize * Nicanor Parra (1914–2018), anti-poet *

Fernando del Paso Fernando del Paso Morante (April 1, 1935 – November 14, 2018) was a Mexican novelist, essayist and poet. Biography Del Paso was born in Mexico City and took two years in economics at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He ...

(1935–2018), novelist, essayist and poet, Rómulo Gallegos Prize * Octavio Paz (1914–1998), Cervantes Prize and Nobel Prize * Sergio Pitol (1933–2018), novelist, short story writer and translator, Cervantes Prize * Elena Poniatowska (born 1932), novelist *

Manuel Puig Juan Manuel Puig Delledonne (December 28, 1932 – July 22, 1990), commonly called Manuel Puig, was an Argentine author. Among his best-known novels are '' La traición de Rita Hayworth'' (''Betrayed by Rita Hayworth'', 1968), ''Boquitas pint ...

(1932–1990), novelist * Horacio Quiroga (1878–1937), short story writer * José Eustasio Rivera (1888–1928), poet and novelist *

Augusto Roa Bastos Augusto Roa Bastos (13 June 1917 – 26 April 2005) was a Paraguayan novelist and short story writer. As a teenager he fought in the Chaco War between Paraguay and Bolivia, and he later worked as a journalist, screenwriter and professor. ...

(1917–2005), novelist, Cervantes Prize *

Gonzalo Rojas Gonzalo Rojas Pizarro (December 20, 1916 – April 25, 2011) was a Chilean poet.

(born 1917), poet, Cervantes Prize *

Juan Rulfo Juan Nepomuceno Carlos Pérez Rulfo Vizcaíno, best known as Juan Rulfo ( ; 16 May 1917 – 7 January 1986), was a Mexican writer, screenwriter, and photographer. He is best known for two literary works, the 1955 novel ''Pedro Páramo'', and th ...

(1917–1986), novelist, Prince of Asturias Award * Ernesto Sabato (1911–2011), novelist and essayist, Cervantes Prize * Jaime Sabines (1926–1999), poet * Alfonsina Storni (1892–1938), postmodernist poet *

Lygia Fagundes Telles Lygia Fagundes da Silva Telles ( de Azevedo Fagundes; ; 19 April 1918 – 3 April 2022) was a Brazilian novelist and writer. Educated as a lawyer, she began publishing soon after she completed high school and simultaneously worked as a solicitor ...

(1923–2022), novelist and short-story writer, Camoens Prize *

Arturo Uslar Pietri Arturo Uslar Pietri (16 May 1906 in Caracas – 26 February 2001) was a Venezuelan intellectual, historian, writer, television producer, and politician. Life Born on 16 May 1906 in Caracas, Venezuela, his parents were generalSantos Himiob ...

(1906–2001), novelist, Prince of Asturias Award * César Vallejo (1892–1938), poet * Fernando Vallejo (born 1942), novelist, Rómulo Gallegos Prize *

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Ll ...

(born 1936), novelist and essayist, Cervantes Prize, Nobel Prize * Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539–1616), first ''mestizo'' author in Spanish language *

Xavier Villaurrutia Xavier Villaurrutia y González (27 March 1903 – 25 December 1950) was a Mexican poet, playwright and literary critic whose most famous works are the short theatrical dramas called ''Autos profanos'', compiled in the work ''Poesía y teatro c ...

(1903–1950), poet

Others

Josué de Castro Josué de Castro, born Josué Apolônio de Castro (5 September 1908 – 24 September 1973), was a Brazilian physician, expert on nutrition, geographer, writer, public administrator, and activist against world hunger. His book ''Geopolitics of Hun ...

(1908–1973), physician * Silvia Renate Sommerlath (born 1943), Queen of Sweden *

Óscar González-Quevedo Óscar González-Quevedo Bruzón (December 15, 1930 – January 9, 2019) was a Spain, Spanish-born Brazilian Jesuit priest. He was an investigator in the field of parapsychology.Egon Albrecht-Lemke(1918-1944), Luftwaffe fighter pilot *

Luigi Cani Luigi Cani (December 4, 1970) is a Brazilian stunt performer and cinematographic producer. He is a well known athlete in parachuting. Individual world records and most feats * 2000: Along with his teammates, was the first parachutist to proximity ...

(born 1970), skydiver * Ali Lenin Aguilera (born 1967), businessman * Frei Galvão (1739–1822), saint *

Eike Batista Eike Fuhrken Batista da Silva (; born 3 November 1956) is a Brazilian-German serial entrepreneur who made and lost a fortune in mining and oil and gas industries. He engaged in a quest to promote Brazil's infrastructure with large-scale project ...

(born 1956), businessman *

José Antonio Bowen José Antonio Bowen (born March 11, 1962) is an American author and academic. He served as the 11th president of Goucher College from 2014 to 2019. Early life and education Bowen was born in Woodland, California, to Wayne Bowen and Celina Anto ...

(born 1952), jazz musician and college president * Antonio Divino Moura, meteorologist *

Enrique Gratas Enrique O. Gratas (born Gratás; November 25, 1944 – October 8, 2015) was an Argentinian journalist and television personality known for being the original host of '' Ocurrio Asi'' on Telemundo, and the former anchor of Univision's ''Última Hor ...

(1944–2015), television journalist *

Chico Xavier Chico Xavier () or Francisco Cândido Xavier, born Francisco de Paula Cândido (, April 2, 1910 – June 30, 2002), was a popular Brazilian philanthropist and spiritist medium. During a period of 60 years he wrote over 490 books and several ...

(1910–2002), philanthropist and spiritist medium *

María Julia Mantilla María Julia "Maju" Mantilla García (born 10 July 1984) is a Peruvian actress, dancer, model, teacher and beauty queen who won Miss World 2004 in China. Early life Born in Trujillo, Mantilla is the younger of two daughters of Olmedo Lucio Ma ...

(born 1983), Miss World 2004 * Graças Foster (born 1953), business person * Denise Quiñones (born 1980), Miss Universe 2001 * Sebastião Salgado (born 1944), photographer *

Geraldo Rivera Geraldo Rivera (born Gerald Riviera; July 4, 1943) is an American journalist, attorney, author, political commentator, and former television host. He hosted the tabloid talk show '' Geraldo'' from 1987 to 1998. He gained publicity with the liv ...

(born 1943), television journalist *

Amyr Klink Amyr Klink (born 25 September 1955) is a Brazilian explorer, sailor and writer. One of his projects, "Antarctica 360", was circumnavigating the Antarctic continent on his own, in 88 days between 1998 and 1999. Career Amyr Klink was the first pe ...

(born 1955), explorer *

Mike Krieger Michel Krieger (born March 4, 1986) is a Brazilian-American entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Instagram along with Kevin Systrom, and served as its CTO. Instagram expanded from a few million users to 1 billion monthly active users ...

(born 1986), entrepreneur and software engineer who co-founded Instagram * Ricardo Salinas Pliego (born 1956), businessman *

Alex Kipman Alex Kipman (born 1979) is a Brazilian engineer. He was the lead developer of the Microsoft HoloLens smartglasses and helped develop the Xbox Kinect. Biography Kipman was born in Curitiba in 1979. The son of a Brazilian diplomat, Kipman grew u ...

(born 1979), engineer * Carlos Slim (born 1940), businessman and billionair * Gérard Moss (1955-2022), pilot *

Alex Atala Milad Alexandre Mack Atala (born June 3, 1968) is a Brazilian chef of Irish and Palestinian ancestry, who runs the restaurant D.O.M. (Latin abbreviation of ''Deo optimo maximo'') in São Paulo. In May 2012, D.O.M. was rated the 4th best restaura ...

(born 1968), cook *

Ademar José Gevaerd Ademar José Gevaerd (19 March 1962 – 9 December 2022), also known simply as A. J. Gevaerd was a Brazilian ufologist. He was editor of ''Revista UFO'' (UFO Magazine), founder and director of the Brazilian Center for Flying Saucer Research (CB ...

(1962–2022), ufologist * Karol Meyer (born 1968), diver * Maria da Conceição (d. 1798),alleged witch *

Roche Braziliano Roche Braziliano (sometimes spelled ''Rock'', ''Roch'', ''Roc'', ''Roque'', ''Brazilliano'', ''Brasiliaan'' or ''Brasiliano'') (c. 1630 – disappeared c. 1671) was a Dutch pirate born in the town of Groningen. His pirate career lasted from 1654 ...

(1630–1671), pirate * Eduardo Saverin (born 1982), co-founder of Facebook

Lists by nationality

* Argentines *

Brazilians Brazilians ( pt, Brasileiros, ) are the citizens of Brazil. A Brazilian can also be a person born abroad to a Brazilian parent or legal guardian as well as a person who acquired Brazilian citizenship. Brazil is a multiethnic society, which me ...

* Chileans * Colombians * Costa Ricans *

Cubans Cubans ( es, Cubanos) are people born in Cuba and people with Cuban citizenship. Cuba is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic, religious and national backgrounds. Racial and ethnic groups Census The population of Cuba wa ...

* Dominicans *

Ecuadorians Ecuadorians ( es, ecuatorianos) are people identified with the South American country of Ecuador. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Ecuadorians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collect ...

* Guatemalans *

Haitians Haitians ( French: , ht, Ayisyen) are the citizens of Haiti and the descendants in the diaspora through direct parentage. An ethnonational group, Haitians generally comprise the modern descendants of self-liberated Africans in the Caribbean te ...

* Hondurans *

Mexicans Mexicans ( es, mexicanos) are the citizens of the United Mexican States. The most spoken language by Mexicans is Spanish language, Spanish, but some may also speak languages from 68 different Languages of Mexico, Indigenous linguistic groups ...

Nicaraguans Nicaraguans ( es, Nicaragüenses; also ''Nicas'') are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, borde ...

* Panamanians * Paraguayans * Peruvians *

Puerto Ricans Puerto Ricans ( es, Puertorriqueños; or boricuas) are the people of Puerto Rico, the inhabitants, and citizens of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and their descendants. Overview The culture held in common by most Puerto Ricans is referred t ...

Salvadorans Salvadorans (Spanish: ''Salvadoreños''), also known as Salvadorians (alternate spelling: Salvadoreans), are citizens of El Salvador, a country in Central America. Most Salvadorans live in El Salvador, although there is also a significant Salvado ...

* Uruguayans *

Venezuelans Venezuelans (Spanish: ''venezolanos'') are the citizens identified with the country of Venezuela. This connection may be through citizenship, descent or cultural. For most Venezuelans, many or all of these connections exist and are the source of ...

List of people by nationality This is a list of notable persons by nationality. By nationality Delineating notable nationals of nation-states, and their significant dependent territories. * Afghans * Albanians * Algerians *Americans * Andorrans * Angolans * Antiguans and Bar ...