List Of Latin Americans In The United Kingdom
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This is a list of notable Latin Americans in the United Kingdom people, including British people of Latin American ancestry and Latin American-born immigrants.


Business

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Jaime Gilinski Bacal Jaime Gilinski Bacal (born 14 December 1957) is a Colombian banker and real estate developer. Gilinski resides in London. According to ''Forbes'', he is the second richest person in Colombia, with a net worth of US$3.6 billion as of 2020. Early ...
, banker and
philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives, for the Public good (economics), public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private goo ...
, Colombian immigrant


Entertainment

* Layla Anna-Lee, TV presenter, Brazilian mother * Lorena Andrea, actress, Colombian parent *
Paloma Baeza Paloma Baeza (born 1 May 1975) is a British actress and director of English and Mexican heritage. Her 2017 film ''Poles Apart'' won the BAFTA for best animated short film in 2018. Biography Baeza was born in London and spent her childhood in Me ...
, actress, Mexican father *
Michael Bentine Michael Bentine, (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922General Register Office for England and Wales – Birth Register for the March Quarter of 1922, Watford Registration District, Reference 3a 1478, listed as "Michael J. Bentin", mother ...
, actor/comedian, Peruvian father *
Magdalen Berns Magdalen Berns (6 May 1983 – 13 September 2019) was a British YouTuber, boxer, and software developer. Berns, a lesbian radical feminist, produced a series of YouTube vlogs in the late 2010s focusing on topics such as women's rights and gende ...
, YouTuber, boxer and software developer, Argentine father * Oona Chaplin, actress, born in Spain, Chilean father *
Claudia Coulter Claudia Coulter is an actress, model and voice over artist of British/Latin descent who has appeared in a number of films and television programmes. Education Coulter studied acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts (A.L.R.A). Career ...
, actress, model and voice over artist, Argentine descent * Taio Cruz, singer, Brazilian mother * Henry Ian Cusick, actor, Peruvian mother * Michel de Carvalho, actor, Brazilian father * Nell de Silva, actress, Chilean parents * Alfred Enoch, actor, Brazilian mother * Giovanna Falcone, reality TV star, Argentine mother * Mario Falcone, reality TV star, Argentine mother *
Peter Gadiot Peter Gadiot (; born 2 January 1986) is a British actor. He portrayed the role of James Valdez in the hit USA Network show '' Queen of the South''. He also played Cyrus in ABC's '' Once Upon a Time in Wonderland'' and Adam in Showtime’s ''Y ...
, actor, Mexican mother * Gala Gordon, model and actress, Argentine father * Dhani Harrison, singer, Mexican-American mother * Tara Hoyos-Martínez, 2010
Miss Universe Great Britain Miss Universe Great Britain is a national beauty pageant that selects the British representative in the Miss Universe contest. History When created as Miss Universe Great Britain in 1952, 30 women around the island of Great Britain and N ...
, Colombian parents *
Julie Fernandez Julie Mare Fernandez (born 20 April 1974 in Hampstead, London) is a British actress and model best known for her role as Brenda in the BBC comedy ''The Office''. Early life Fernandez was born with osteogenesis imperfecta and uses a wheelchair. ...
, actress, Argentine father *
Santiago Cabrera Santiago Cabrera (; born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean-British actor who has worked mainly in the UK and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series ''Heroes'', Lancelot in the BBC drama s ...
, actor, Chilean parents *
Olivia Hussey Olivia Hussey (born Olivia Osuna; 17 April 1951) is an English film, stage, and television actress. Her awards include a Golden Globe Award and a David di Donatello Award. The daughter of Argentine opera singer Andrés Osuna, Hussey was born in ...
, actress, Argentine father *
John Justin John Justin (24 November 1917 – 29 November 2002) was a British stage and film actor. Early life John Justinian de Ledesma was born in Knightsbridge, London, England, the son of a well-off Argentine rancher. Though he grew up on his father' ...
, actor, Argentine father *
Phil Manzanera Phillip Geoffrey Targett-Adams (born 31 January 1951), known professionally as Phil Manzanera, is an English guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead guitarist with Roxy Music, and was the lead guitarist with 801, and Quiet Sun. ...
, musician, Colombian mother *
Wilnelia Merced Wilnelia, Lady Forsyth-Johnson (''née'' Merced; born 12 October 1957) is a Puerto Rican former actress, model and beauty queen. She won Miss World 1975, and was married to entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth from 1983 until his death in August 2017. ...
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Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...
winner, Puerto Rican immigrant * Azela Robinson, actress, Mexican mother *
Cleo Rocos Cleo Rocos (born 24 July 1962, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a UK-based comedy actress, producer, presenter and businesswoman who starred alongside Kenny Everett on ''The Kenny Everett Television Show''. Early life Rocos was born in Brazil. Her f ...
, Brazilian comedy actress, producer, presenter and businesswoman *
Kaya Scodelario Kaya Rose Scodelario-Davis ( née Humphrey; born 13 March 1992) is an English actress best known for her roles as Effy Stonem on the E4 teen drama '' Skins'' (2007–2010, 2013), and Teresa in the ''Maze Runner'' film series (2014–2018). Ot ...
, actress, Brazilian mother * Seal, singer, Brazilian father *
Teddy Sinclair Natalia Noemi "Teddy" Sinclair (née Cappuccini; born 15 August 1986), is an English singer, songwriter and actress. She has recorded music under various aliases, most famously as Natalia Kills and Verbalicious. She is currently the lead vocali ...
, singer, Uruguayan mother *
Anya Taylor-Joy Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy ( ; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. She has won several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2021, she was featu ...
, actress, grew up in Argentina *
Sean Teale Sean Teale (born 18 June 1992) is a British actor, known for his roles as Prince Condé in ''Reign'', Nick Levan in '' Skins'', and Ben Larson in the Syfy series '' Incorporated.'' He also co-starred in the Fox sci-fi/drama series '' The Gif ...
, actor, Venezuelan descent *
Thalissa Teixeira Thalissa Nuttall-Teixeira (; born 1992/1993) is a British-Brazilian actress and filmmaker. She began her career in theatre, earning an Ian Charleson Award nomination, before breaking out in the miniseries ''Trigonometry (TV series), Trigonometry' ...
, actress, Brazilian father * Sonya Walger, actress, Argentine father *
Ed Weeks Edward Charles Egerton Weeks (born 25 October 1980) is an English actor, comedian, writer and producer. He is best known for starring as Dr. Jeremy Reed in the Fox/ Hulu comedy series ''The Mindy Project'' (2012–2017). He also starred as Col ...
, actor, Salvadorean mother *
Yung Filly Andres Felipé Barrientos (born 6 August 1995), known professionally as Yung Filly, is a British YouTuber and musician. Born in Colombia and later moving to the UK, he began his YouTube career in 2013, starting a music career in 2017. Beginning i ...
, YouTuber, Colombian-born


Fashion

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Alice Dellal Alice Olivia Dellal (born 29 July 1987) is a British-Brazilian model and photographer. Biography Daughter of Brazilian model mother, Andrea, and Iraqi-British father, Guy Dellal, Alice is an heiress and granddaughter to the property tycoon, ...
, model, Brazilian mother * Jade Jagger, fashion designer, Nicaraguan mother


Medicine and science

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Alex Kacelnik Alejandro "Alex" Kacelnik, FRS (born 14 December 1946) is an Argentine-British zoologist, professor of behavioural ecology at Oxford University and E.P. Abraham Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford.University of Oxford, Department of ZoologAlex Kac ...
, Argentine-born ethologist and zoologist *
Claudio Sillero-Zubiri Claudio Sillero-Zubiri is an Argentine-born British zoologist. He is a Professor of Conservation Biology at Oxford University's WildCRU, the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, and Bill Travers Fellow at Lady Margaret Hall. He is the Chair of the ...
, Argentine-born
zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that studies the Animal, animal kingdom, including the anatomy, structure, embryology, evolution, Biological clas ...
* Estela V. Welldon, Argentine forensic psychotherapist and
psychiatrist A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in psychiatry, the branch of medicine devoted to the diagnosis, prevention, study, and treatment of mental disorders. Psychiatrists are physicians and evaluate patients to determine whether their sy ...
, and author


Politics

*Laura Alvarez, human rights lawyer & coffee importer, wife of Labour Party leader
Jeremy Corbyn Jeremy Bernard Corbyn (; born 26 May 1949) is a British politician who served as Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2020. On the political left of the Labour Party, Corbyn describes himself as a socialist ...
, Mexican immigrant * Bianca Jagger, human rights advocate, Nicaraguan immigrant *
Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess of Denmark (born Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, 17 September 1968), is the wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of Constantine II of Greece and Anne-Marie of Denmark. Marie-Chantal's hus ...
, wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Ecuadorian mother


Sports

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Sergio Agüero Sergio Leonel Agüero del Castillo (born 2 June 1988), also known as Kun Agüero, is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the best strikers of his generation and one of the greatest playe ...
("Kun"), Argentine footballer for
Manchester City Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The tw ...
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Yamilé Aldama Yamilé Aldama Pozo ( ar, جميلة الداما; born 14 August 1972) is a Cuban-born triple jumper. She represented Cuba until 2003, Sudan from 2004 to 2010, then Great Britain from 2011 onwards. A four-time Olympian (2000–12), she won a ...
, triple jumper, Cuban immigrant * Steven Alzate, British-born footballer of Colombian descent * Osvaldo Ardiles, former Argentine footballer and football coach * Marcos Ayerza, Argentine rugby union player for
Leicester Tigers Leicester Tigers (officially Leicester Football Club) are a professional rugby union club based in Leicester, England. They play in Premiership Rugby, England's top division of rugby. The club was founded in 1880 and since 1892 plays its hom ...
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Jean Beausejour Jean André Emanuel Beausejour Coliqueo (; born 1 June 1984) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a left-sided wing-back. He played in Chile, Switzerland, Brazil, Belgium, Mexico and England, where he won the League Cup wi ...
, Chilean footballer for
Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...
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Gonzalo Camacho Gonzalo Oscar Camacho (born August 28, 1984 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine rugby union rugby player, who played for Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs, Harlequins and on the wing. Club career Gonzalo signed for Devon side Exeter Chiefs ...
, Argentine rugby union player for Leicester Tigers *
Joe Devera Joseph Devera (born 6 February 1987) is an English Association football, footballer who plays as a Defender (association football), defender. Career Barnet Born in Southgate, London, Devera is a product of Barnet F.C., Barnet's youth system, a ...
, footballer, Venezuelan father * Ignacio Elosu, Argentine rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs *
Ben Hockin Benjamin Hockin Brusquetti (born 27 September 1986) is an Olympic freestyle swimmer, who has swum international for both Great Britain and Paraguay (his father is British, his mother is Paraguayan). Hockin represented Great Britain at the 2008 ...
, swimmer, Paraguayan mother * Gonzalo Jara, Chilean footballer for
Nottingham Forest Nottingham Forest Football Club is an association football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England. Nottingham Forest was founded in 1865 and have been playing their home games at the City Ground, on the banks of the River Tren ...
* Nahuel Lobo, Argentine rugby union player for the Newcastle Falcons * Pablo Matera, Argentine rugby union player for Leicester Tigers * Ignacio Mieres, Argentine rugby union player for Worcester Warriors * Diego Poyet, Spanish-born English footballer of Uruguayan descent. *
Julián Speroni Julián Maria Speroni (; born 18 May 1979) is an Argentine former professional footballer. Having started his career at Platense, he played three seasons in the Scottish Premier League with Dundee before joining Crystal Palace for £750,000 in ...
, Argentine footballer for Crystal Palace FC *
Gary Stempel Gary Stempel (born 26 January 1957) is a Panamanian football manager. Career Prior to his move to Panama, Stempel was a community outreach officer with London club Millwall. He enjoyed his greatest success as at club level in a four-year spell ...
, football coach, Panamanian-British *
Gonzalo Tiesi Gonzalo Tiesi (born 24 April 1985 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine rugby union player. Tiesi played for the London Irish, Harlequin F.C., Harlequins, Stade Français, London Welsh and Newcastle Falcons, as for 31 December 2012 won 32 full ca ...
, Argentine rugby union player for London Welsh


Writers

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Tom Burns Thomas Burns, Tommy Burns or Tom Burns may refer to: Politics * Thomas Burns (politician) (born 1960), Nationalist Northern Irish politician * Thomas Edward Burns (born 1927), Unionist Northern Irish politician * Tom Burns (Australian politician ...
, publisher, Chilean mother *
Caroline Criado-Perez Caroline Emma Criado Perez (born 1984) is a British feminist author, journalist and activist. Her first national campaign, the Women's Room project, aimed to increase the presence of female experts in the media. She opposed the removal of the ...
, journalist, Argentine father *
Nick Grosso Nick Grosso is a British playwright, born in London in 1968 to Argentine parents of Italian and Russian extraction. His style has been described as that of a "latter-day Oscar Wilde on speed" by Sheridan Morley. Career In 1993, Grosso's monolo ...
, playwright, Argentine parents *
E. L. James Erika Mitchell (born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is a British author. She wrote the best-selling erotic romance trilogy ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Fifty Shades Darker'', and ''Fifty Shades Freed'', along with the companio ...
, author, Chilean mother * Carlos Lopez-Barillas, writer/photographer, Guatemalan immigrant *
James Menendez James Menendez is a British journalist and radio broadcaster working for BBC News, BBC World Service, and BBC World News. Menendez is one of the main presenters of '' Newshour'' on the BBC World Service. Career Menendez joined the BBC as a ...
, journalist, Mexican descent * Gaby Sambuccetti, Argentine poet


Art and design

* Adam Nathaniel Furman, artist and designer, Argentine father


See also

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Latin America–United Kingdom relations Latin America–United Kingdom relations are the diplomatic, economic and cultural relations between the United Kingdom and the countries of Latin America. England and Great Britain had long-standing interests in colonial Latin America, includi ...
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Latin American migration to the United Kingdom Latin American migration to the United Kingdom dates back to the early 19th century. However, up until the 1970s, when political and civil unrest became rife in many Latin American countries, the United Kingdom's Latin American community was no ...
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List of Hispanic and Latino Americans This is a list of notable Hispanic and Latino Americans: citizens or residents of the United States with origins in Latin America or Spain. The following groups are officially designated as "Spanish/Hispanic/Latino": Mexican American, ( ...


References

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