List of Mexican Americans
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[edit] Sports
[edit] Baseball
- Alfredo Aceves- MLB Pitcher
- Hank Aguirre - MLB All-Star Pitcher
- Armando Almanza - MLB Pitcher
- Mel Almada - MLB Outfielder
- Abe Alvarez - MLB Pitcher
- Rubén Amaro, Jr. - MLB Outfielder
- Bob Apodaca - MLB pitcher and coach
- Frank Arellanes - MLB Pitcher
- Fernando Arroyo - MLB pitcher
- Rod Barajas - MLB Catcher
- Cuno Barragan - MLB catcher
- Freddie Benavides - MLB infielder
- Jorge Cantú - MLB Infielder[1]
- Cam Carreon - MLB Catcher
- Mark Carreon - MLB First Baseman
- Cesar Carrillo - MLB pitcher
- Bobby Castillo - MLB Pitcher
- Frank Castillo - MLB Starting Pitcher
- Marty Castillo - MLB catcher and third baseman
- Jaime Cerda - MLB pitcher
- Eric Chavez - MLB Third Baseman
- Jesse Chavez - MLB pitcher
- Chad Cordero - MLB Relief Pitcher
- Pat Corrales - MLB Catcher & Coach
- Jacob Cruz - MLB outfielder
- Bobby Cuellar - MLB pitcher and coach
- Chuck Estrada - MLB pitcher[2]
- Johnny Estrada - MLB Catcher[3]
- Fernando Cortez - MLB infielder
- Marco Estrada - MLB Pitcher
- Andre Ethier - MLB Outfielder
- Jesse Flores - MLB Pitcher
- Randy Flores - MLB Pitcher
- Ron Flores - MLB Pitcher[4]
- Brian Fuentes - MLB All-Star Relief Pitcher[3]
- Yovani Gallardo - MLB Pitcher
- Mike Gallego - MLB outfielder and coach
- Kiko Garcia - MLB infielder
- Mike Garcia - MLB All-Star Pitcher
- Nomar Garciaparra - MLB All-Star Shortstop[5]
- Matt Garza - MLB Pitcher[3]
- Lefty Gomez - Hall of Fame Pitcher
- Luis Gómez - MLB Infielder
- Adrian Gonzalez - MLB First Baseman
- Edgar Gonzalez - MLB Infielder
- Michael Gonzalez - MLB closer/pitcher
- Bob Greenwood - MLB Pitcher
- Eddie Guardado - MLB All-Star Pitcher[6]
- Jerry Hairston, Jr. - MLB Player players[7]
- Scott Hairston - MLB Outfielder
- Dan Haren - MLB All-Star Pitcher[8]
- David Hernandez - MLB Starting Pitcher
- Jeremy Hernandez - MLB pitcher
- Rudy Jaramillo - Hitting Coach[9]
- Jason Jaramillo - MLB Catcher
- Jason Jiménez - MLB pitcher
- Gerald Laird - MLB Catcher[10]
- Adam LaRoche - MLB First Baseman
- Andy LaRoche - MLB Infielder[11]
- Eddie Leon - MLB infielder
- Nick Leyva - MLB manager
- Evan Longoria - MLB All-Star Infielder, 2008 Rookie of the Year
- Albie Lopez - MLB Pitcher[12]
- Alfonso Márquez - MLB Umpire
- Buck Martinez - MLB Manager, Catcher and Commentator
- Sergio Mitre - MLB Pitcher
- Sid Monge - MLB All-Star Relief Pitcher
- Carlos Muñiz - MLB Relief Pitcher
- Sandy Nava - MLB Infielder
- Ricky Nolasco - MLB pitcher
- Augie Ojeda - MLB Infielder
- Steve Ontiveros (infielder) - MLB infielder
- Jesse Orosco - MLB All-Star Pitcher
- Jorge Orta - MLB All-Star Second Baseman
- Russ Ortiz - MLB Pitcher[3]
- Manny Parra - MLB Pitcher
- Óliver Pérez - MLB Pitcher
- Carlos Quentin - MLB All-Star Outfielder
- Omar Quintanilla - MLB Shortstop
- Erasmo Ramirez - MLB relief pitcher
- Horacio Ramírez - MLB Pitcher[13]
- Rudy Regalado - MLB Infielder
- Rick Renteria - MLB infielder and coach
- Anthony Reyes - MLB Pitcher
- Rich Rodriguez - MLB Pitcher
- Ricky Romero - MLB Starting Pitcher
- Sergio Romo - MLB Pitcher
- Adam Rosales - MLB infielder
- Mark Salas - MLB catcher
- Freddy Sanchez - MLB All-Star Infielder & Batting Champion
- Rudy Seánez - MLB pitcher
- José Silva - MLB Pitcher
- Mike Torrez - MLB Pitcher
- Randy Velarde - MLB infielder
- Fernando Viña - MLB All-Star Second Baseman
- Ted Williams - MLB Left Fielder & Hall of Fame legend[14]
- Michael Young - MLB All-Star MVP, Shortstop & Batting Champion[3]
- Joel Zumaya - MLB Pitcher
[edit] Boxing
- Oscar Albarado - Light Middleweight Champion
- Chris Arreola - Heavyweight Boxer
- Paulie Ayala - WBA Bantamweight Champion
- Tony Ayala, Jr. - Junior Middleweight Boxer
- Tony Baltazar - Professional Boxer
- Jose Benavidez - Boxing's Top Light Welterweight Prospect
- Norberto Bravo - Professional Boxer
- Gaby Canizales - Bantamweight World Champion Boxer
- Orlando Canizales - Bantamweight World Champion Boxer, Hall of Famer
- Michael Carbajal - Four-Time Light Flyweight Champion Boxer, Hall of Famer
- Ruben Castillo - Professional Boxer
- Bobby Chacon - Two-Time Champion Boxer, Hall of Famer[15]
- Jackie Chavez - Female Boxer & IFBA World Super Bantamweight Champion
- Rudy Cisneros - Boxer, Contender Contestant
- Diego Corrales - Super Featherweight & Lightweight Champion
- Steve Cruz - Featherweight Champion
- Alberto Davila - Bantamweight Champion
- Oscar De La Hoya - Ten-Time World Champion
- David Díaz - WBC Lightweight Champion
- Joe Diaz - Professional Boxing Trainer
- Juan Díaz - WBA & WBO & IBF World Lightweight Champion
- Louie Espinoza - WBA Featherweight Champion
- B. J. Flores - Professional Boxer
- Arturo Frias - World Champion
- Alex Garcia - Heavyweight Boxer
- Becky Garcia - Flyweight Female Boxer
- Roberto Garcia - IBF Super Featherweight Champion
- Roberto Garcia Cortez - IBF Featherweight Champion
- Miguel Angel Garcia - Brother of Roberto Garcia and Top Featherweight Boxing Prospect
- Frankie Gomez - Boxing's Top Lightweight Prospect
- Delia Gonzalez - Flyweight Female Boxer[16]
- Jesús González - an amateur champion and Super Middleweight contender
- Paul Gonzales - Flyweight Olympic Gold Medalist
- Rodolfo Gonzales - Boxer, Poet, & Leader of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement
- Robert Guerrero - IBF Featherweight and Super Featherweight champion[17]
- Genaro Hernandez - Super Featherweight Champion & World Champion[18]
- Jesse James Leija - World Champion Boxer
- Willie Jorrin - WBC Super Bantamweight Champion
- Rocky Juarez - Olympic Silver Medalist
- Danny Lopez - World Featherweight Champion, Hall of Famer
- Tony Lopez - Three-Time World Champion
- Steve Luevano - WBO Featherweight Champion
- Raúl Márquez - World Champion Boxer & Boxing Announcer
- Sergio Mora - WBC Super Welterweight World Champion[19]
- Manuel Ortiz - World Bantamweight Champion, Hall of Famer
- Victor Ortíz - WBC Welterweight Champion
- Bobby Pacho - Professional Boxer
- Zack Padilla - Light Welterweight Champion
- Carlos Palomino - WBA Welterweight Champion, Hall of Famer
- Robert Quiroga - IBF Superflyweight Champion
- Mando Ramos - Lightweight Champion
- Danny Romero - World Champion Boxer
- Brandon Rios - WBA Lightweight champion
- David Rodriguez - an undefeated Heavyweight Boxer
- Raul Rojas - WBA Featherweight champion
- Joseph Salas - Featherweight Olympic Silver Medalist
- Richie Sandoval - Bantamweight Champion
- Solly Smith - First Latino Featherweight Champion of the world [20][21]
- Mia St. John - Professional Female Boxer
- Johnny Tapia - Five-Time Flyweight, Bantamweight & Featherweight Champion
- Jesse Valdez - Olympic Bronze Medalist (1972)
- Fernando Vargas - Two-Time Light Middleweight Champion
- Jesse Vargas - Welterweight Boxer
[edit] Football
- Joe Aguirre - NFL tight end
- Raul Allegre - NFL Placekicker[22]
- Leo Araguz - NFL Kicker & Punter[23]
- Joe Arenas - NFL running back, safety, punt returner and kick returner
- Marc Bulger - NFL Quarterback
- Anthony Calvillo - CFL Quarterback
- Greg Camarillo - NFL Wide Receiver
- Tony Casillas - NFL Defensive Lineman[22]
- Jorge Cordova - NFL linebacker
- Ronnie Cruz - NFL Fullback
- Jack Del Rio - NFL Linebacker & Coach
- Donnie Edwards - NFL linebacker
- Tom Fears - NFL Wide Receiver
- Manny Fernandez (American football) - NFL defensive tackle
- Tom Flores - NFL Coach[22]
- Arian Foster - NFL Runningback
- Aaron Garcia - College & Arena Football Quarterback
- Jeff Garcia - NFL Quarterback[24]
- Norberto Garrido - NFL Offensive Lineman
- Roberto Garza - NFL Offensive Guard
- Joe Hernandez (wide receiver) - NFL wide receiver
- Joe Kapp - NFL Quarterback[22]
- J. P. Losman - NFL Quarterback[25]
- Max Montoya - NFL Guard[22]
- Knowshon Moreno - NFL runningback
- Moses Moreno - NFL quarterback
- Zeke Moreno - NFL Linebacker[26]
- Anthony Muñoz - Hall of Fame NFL Offensive Guard[22]
- Mike Perez (American football) - NFL quarterback
- Jim Plunkett - NFL Quarterback[22]
- Manny Ramirez - NFL Offensive Lineman
- Ron Rivera - NFL linebacker
- Pete Rodriguez - NFL special teams coach
- Tony Romo - NFL Quarterback[27]
- Juan Roque - NFL offensive tackle
- Eddie Saenz - NFL running back
- Mark Sanchez - NFL Quarterback
- Daniel Sepulveda - NFL Punter
- Louis Vasquez - NFL Offensive Lineman[28]
- Danny Villanueva - NFL punter/place kicker
[edit] Golfing
- Homero Blancas - PGA tour winner
- Abe Espinosa - first Hispanic-American to win a championship
- Al Espinosa - PGA tour winner
- Robert Gamez - PGA tour winner
- Ernie Gonzalez (golfer) - PGA tour winner
- Tony Holguin - PGA tour winner
- Joe Jimenez - PGA Senior's champion
- Pat Perez - PGA tour winner
- Nancy Lopez - Hall of Fame American Professional Golfer
- Lee Trevino - Hall of Fame American Professional Golfer[29]
[edit] Ice Hockey
- Scott Gomez - NHL center
- Moises Gutierrez - ECHL right wing[30]
[edit] Martial Arts
- Eddie Bravo - Mixed Martial Arts, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu -
- Paul Buentello - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Carlos Condit - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Dominick Cruz - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Nathan Diaz - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Nick Diaz - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts[31]
- Efrain Escudero - Mixed Martial Arts
- Roger Huerta - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Juanito Ibarra - Mixed Martial Arts & Boxing Trainer[32]
- Gilbert Melendez - Mixed Martial Arts
- Tito Ortiz - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Damacio Page - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Hector Ramirez - Mixed Martial Arts[33]
- Ricco Rodriguez - Mixed Martial Arts[34]
- Mia St. John - Tae Kwon Do Champion
- Diego Sanchez - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts[31]
- Eddie Sanchez - Mixed Martial Arts[35]
- Frank Shamrock - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Joe Stevenson - UFC, Mixed Martial Arts
- Manny Tapia - Mixed Martial Arts[36]
- Josh Thomson - Mixed Martial Arts[37]
- Miguel Torres - Mixed Martial Arts[38]
- Charlie Valencia - Mixed Martial Arts[36]
- Cain Velasquez - Mixed Martial Arts/UFC Heavyweight Champion[39]
- Joey Villasenor - Mixed Martial Arts[40]
[edit] Soccer
- Esteban Arias - Defender
- Ivan Becerra - Forward[41]
- Carlos Bocanegra - Center Back & Captain of the US National Team[42]
- Jonathan Bornstein - Defender & Midfielder
- Jose Burciaga Jr. - Defender
- Edgar Castillo - Defender
- Ramiro Corrales - Midfielder
- Stephanie Cox - Defender, Olympic Gold Medalist[43]
- Antonio De La Torre - Defender
- Jorge Flores - Midfielder
- Irving Garcia - Midfielder
- Francisco Gomez - Midfielder
- Herculez Gomez - Forward
- Miguel Gonzalez - Midfielder
- Sonny Guadarrama - Midfielder
- Daniel Hernández - Defender
- Christian Jimenez - Midfielder
- Rodrigo López - Midfielder
- Antonio Martínez - Midfielder
- Mike Muñoz - Midfielder
- Michael Orozco Fiscal - Defender
- Jesús Padilla - Forward, Striker
- Orlando Perez - Defender
- José Francisco Torres - Midfielder
- Martin Vasquez - Midfielder & head coach
[edit] Wrestling
- Aaron Aguilera - Professional Wrestler
- The Bella Twins - Professional Wrestlers
- Chavo Guerrero Jr. Professional Wrestler
- Eddie Guerrero - Professional Wrestler
- Gory Guerrero - Professional Wrestler
- Hector Guerrero - Professional Wrestler
- Mando Guerrero - Professional Wrestler
- Gino Hernandez - Professional Wrestler
- Shawn Hernandez - Professional Wrestler
- Incognito - Professional Wrestler
- Lady Victoria - Professional Wrestler
- Paul London - Professional Wrestler
- Rey Mysterio Jr. - Professional Wrestler
- Melina Perez - Professional Wrestler
- Tito Santana - Professional Wrestler
- José Luis Jair Soria - Professional Wrestler
- Enrique Torres - Professional Wrestler
- Eve Torres - Actress, Dancer, Model and Professional Wrestler
[edit] Other sports
- Mark Aguirre - USBWA College Basketball Player of the Year, 3-Time NBA All-Star, & 2-Time NBA Champion
- Tony Alva - Professional skateboarder, founding member of the Z-Boys.
- Olga Appell - Olympic Track & Field Athlete, Winner of the LA Marathon
- Crystl Bustos - Softball Player, Two-Time Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist[44]
- Patricia Cardenas - World Champion Water Polo Gold Medalist
- Henry Cejudo - Freestyle Wrestler & Olympic Gold Medalist
- Ronnie Deleon - Two-Time World Kickboxing Champion
- Donna de Varona - Swimmer & Two-Time Olympic Gold Medalist
- Angélica Gavaldón - tennis player
- Memo Gidley - Race Car Driver
- Pancho Gonzales - Professional Tennis Player
- Danny Herrera - Weightlifting Powerlifter
- Rene Herrerias - College Basketball Coach
- Arlene Limas - taekwondo, Olympic gold medalist
- Andy Lopez - College Baseball Coach
- Bobby Martinez - professional surfer
- Mario Martinez - Weightlifting Powerlifter Olympic Silver Medalist (1984)
- Lorenzo Mata - College Basketball Player[45]
- Jessica Mendoza - Softball Player & Olympic Gold & Silver Medalist[46]
- Marc Frank Montoya - Professional Snowboarder
- Juan Moreno (taekwondo) - taekwondo, two-time Olympic silver medalist
- Derek Parra - Professional Speed Skater & Olympic Gold Medalist[47]
- Stacy Peralta - Professional skateboarder, founding member of the Z-Boys.[48]
- Paul Rodriguez Jr. - Professional Skateboarder
- Leo Romero - Professional skateboarder
- Vanessa Torres - Professional skateboarder[49]
- Benny Urquidez - World Kickboxing Champion
- Ismael Valenzuela - Kentucky Derby Winner
- Patrick Valenzuela - Kentucky Derby & Preakness Stakes Winner
- Brenda Villa - World Class Water Polo Player, Olympic Silver & Bronze Medalist
- Earl Watson - NBA Point Guard[50]
[edit] Arts and entertainment
[edit] Actors and media personalities
- Jessica Alba - Actress
- Joshua Alba - Actor
- Edward Albert - Actor
- Kevin Alejandro - Actor
- Ana Alicia - Actress
- Francia Almendárez - Actress
- René Alvarado - Actor
- Armida - Actress, Singer and Dancer
- Joe Arquette - Actor
- Alexis Ayala - Actor
- Catherine Bach - Actor
- Crash Barrera - Television Personality and Actress
- Robert Beltran - Actor
- Alexis Bledel - Actress and Fashion Model
- Jesse Borrego - Actor
- Shelbie Bruce - Actress
- Ralph Camargo - Actor
- Charlie Cannon - Singer, theater performer
- Steve Cardenas - Actor
- Charisma Carpenter - Actress
- Leo Carrillo - actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist.
- Lynda Carter - Actress & Singer
- Movita Castaneda - Actress
- Julio Cedillo - Actor
- Laura Cerón - Actress
- Damian Chapa - Actor, Film Director & Producer
- Ricardo Antonio Chavira - Actor
- Louis CK - Actor, Comedian, Emmy Award Winning Screenwriter, Producer & Director
- Clifton Collins Jr. - Actor[51]
- Mark Consuelos - Actor
- Raymond Cruz - Actor
- Stacey Dash - Actress
- Alana De La Garza - Actress
- Emilio Delgado - Actor
- Grey Delisle - Singer-Songwriter and Voice Actress
- Dolores del Río - Actress
- Ayiiia Elizarraras - TV Personality and Model
- Jade Esteban Estrada - Actor and Comedian
- Tamara Feldman - Actress
- April Flores - Pornographic film actress[52]
- Edward Furlong - Actor[53]
- Aimee Garcia - Actress[54]
- Carlo Lorenzo Garcia - Actor
- Jeff Garcia - Comedian and Voice Actor
- Jesse Garcia - Actor
- John Gavin - Actor & Politician
- William Gaxton - (1893–1963) actor of film and theatre
- Selena Gomez - Actress & Singer
- Nicholas Gonzalez - Actor
- Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez - Character Actor
- Lita Grey - Silent Film Actress
- Jackie Guerra - Actress
- Noel Gugliemi - Actor
- Elizabeth Gutierrez
- Gabriella Hall - Actress & Model
- Laura Harring - Actress & Miss USA (1985)
- Salma Hayek - Actress, TV-Film Director & Producer
- Jay Hernandez - Actor
- Kristin Herrera - Actress
- Gabriel Iglesias - Actor & Comedian
- Shar Jackson - Actress
- Anjelah Johnson Actress, Comedienne, & Former NFL Cheerleader
- Katy Jurado - Actress
- Joanna Kerns - Actress & Director
- Susan Kohner - Actress
- Angela Lanza - Actress
- Iyari Limón - Actress[55]
- Natalia Livingston - Actress
- Eva Longoria - Actress & Model
- George Lopez - Actor & Comedian
- Mario López - Actor[56]
- Seidy López - Actress and Director
- Linda Loredo - Actress
- Demi Lovato - Actress & Singer
- Oscar Ozzy Lusth - 1st Runner-Up On Survivor; Cook Islands
- Angélica María - Actress & Life-Time Grammy Award Winning Singer-Songwriter
- Vanessa Marcil - Actress
- Constance Marie - Actress
- Cheech Marin - Actor & Comedian[57]
- Ada Maris - Actress
- Chrispin Martin - Actor
- A Martinez - Emmy Award Winning Actor
- Alex Meneses - Actress & Model
- Alex Meraz - Actor
- Cesar Millan - TV Personality, Dog Trainer, & Author
- Yvette Mimieux - Actress
- Ricardo Montalbán - Actor
- Belita Moreno - Actress
- Marisol Nichols - Actress
- Ramón Novarro - Actor
- Bodie Olmos - Actor
- Edward James Olmos - Actor & Director[58]
- Lupe Ontiveros - Actress
- Joy Page - Actress
- Sara Paxton - Actress & Singer[59]
- Michael Peña - Actor
- Walter Perez - Actor
- Anthony Quinn - Actor
- Efren Ramirez - Actor
- Marisa Ramirez - Actress
- Sara Ramírez - Actress and Singer
- Mona Rico - Actress
- Emily Rios - Actress and Model
- Lalo Rios - Mexican actor
- James Roday - Actor[60]
- Elizabeth Rodriguez - Actress
- Paul Rodriguez - Comedian and Actor[61]
- Valente Rodriguez - Actor
- Gilbert Roland - Actor
- Lauren Sánchez - News Anchor, Entertainment and Media Personality
- Lola Sanchez - Actress
- Ref Sanchez - Actor and Photographer
- Michael Saucedo - Actor
- Christian Serratos - Actress, Model and Singer
- Scout Taylor-Compton - Actress and Singer
- Tessa Thompson - Actress
- Uma Thurman, actress and daughter of Mexican-born actress Nena von Schlebrügge.
- Danny Trejo - Actor
- Michael Trevino - Actor
- Jacob Vargas - Actor[62]
- Lupe Vélez - Actress
- Nena von Schlebrügge, Actress
- Victoria Wyndham - Actress
[edit] Directors and filmmakers
- John A. Alonzo - influential cinematographer
- Edward Carrere
- Moctezuma Esparza
- Hampton Fancher
- Bill Meléndez [63]
- Gregory Nava
- Edward James Olmos
- Robert Rodríguez [64]
- Phil Roman - animation director, founder of Film Roman animation studio.
- Craig Saavedra
- Jesús Salvador Treviño - television director
- Luis Valdez
- Carmen Zapata
- Roberto Orci
[edit] Models
- Erica Arana - Actress, Model, TV Host, & Former NFL cheerleader
- August - Pornographic Actress and Model
- Jessica Burciaga - Model
- Jasmine Byrne - Pornographic Actress and Model
- Cassie (singer) - Singer, Actress, & Model
- Arianny Celeste - MMA Ring Girl, Model, TV host
- Ayiiia Elizarraras - TV Personality and Model
- Megan Ewing - A&F, La Perla, & Guess Model [65]
- Yoanna House - Model, Fashion Model, TV Host and America's Next Top Model Winner (Cycle 2)
- Pennelope Jimenez - Actress, Model
- Jenaveve Jolie - Pornographic Actress and Model[66]
- Luscious Lopez - Pornographic Actress and Model
- Donyale Luna - Model and Cover Girl
- Erika Medina - Model
- Naima Mora - Model, Fashion Model, America's Next Top Model Winner (Cycle 4
- Carter Oosterhouse - Nautica & HGTV's Carter Can [67]
- Adriana Sage - Pornographic Actress & Model
- Mia St. John - Professional Boxer, Model, Businesswoman and Tae Kwon Do Champion
- Lorena Sanchez - Pornographic Actress & Model
- Christian Serratos - Actress, Model and Singer
[edit] Musicians and music groups
- Lou Adler - Record Producer, Manager & Director
- Pepe Aguilar - Singer
- Rikk Agnew - Singer and Musician
- Ak'Sent - Rapper
- Anacani - Singer
- Game - rapper
- Joan Baez - Singer, songwriter and activist*
- Baby Bash - Rapper
- Betzaida - Latin Pop Singer
- Cedric Bixler-Zavala Singer, Musician
- The Blendells - Soul Band
- Chingo Bling - Rapper
- B-Real - Rapper and Lead Member of Cypress Hill
- Juan Brujo - Lead singer of Brujeria
- Sabrina Bryan - Singer and Actress
- Vicki Carr - Grammy Award Winning Singer
- Cassie - Singer, Actress and Model
- Albert Castillo - Music Producer
- Dino Cazares - Guitarist
- Ingrid Chavez - Singer, Songwriter, & Poet[68]
- Mark Chavez - Musician
- El Chicano - Soul & Jazz Band
- Lisa Coleman - Grammy & ASCAP[69] Award Winning Musician/Composer, Funk Keyboardist, Member of Prince and The Revolution and Wendy & Lisa
- Kid Cudi - Rapper
- Marcos Curiel - guitarist
- Paula DeAnda - Singer, Songwriter and Actress
- Diana DeGarmo - Singer and Actress
- Zack De La Rocha - Rapper, Singer, Poet, & Lead Member of Rage Against the Machine[70]
- Grey Delisle - Singer-Songwriter and Voice Actress
- Andrew Martinez - Drummer
- Lhasa De Sela - Singer & Songwriter
- Nadir D'Priest - Musician
- Sheila E. - Musician
- Roberto Enrique - Singer, Songwriter and Actor
- Joe Escalante - Musician[71]
- Juan Escalera II - Los Ranchos member
- Pamela Escalera - Los Ranchos member and Ranchera superstar
- Alejandro Escovedo - Singer, Songwriter, Musician
- Coke Escovedo - Percussionist
- Pete Escovedo - Percussionist
- Freddy Fender - Tejano & Country Musician
- Fergie - Singer-Songwriter, Actress and Member of the Black Eyed Peas
- Aundrea Fimbres - Singer, Member of the Group Danity Kane
- Rosie Flores - Rockabilly and Country Singer
- Mando Fresko DJ, Radio Personality, Actor
- Frost - Rapper
- Victoria Galvan - Singer, Musician
- Alejandro Garcia - Songwriter and Music Producer
- Andrew Garcia - Musician & American Idol (Season 9 Contestant) [72]
- Girl In a Coma - Rock Group
- Selena Gomez - Singer and Actress
- Gonjasufi - Rapper
- Lalo Guerrero - Singer and Songwriter
- Ha*Ash - Rock Pop Duo
- Marcos Hernandez - Singer and Songwriter
- Raymond Herrera - Drummer[73]
- David Hidalgo - Singer & Songwriter[74]
- Marques Houston - Singer
- Intocable - Tejano Band
- Frankie J - Singer
- Johnny J - Multi-Platinum Music Producer, Rapper, & Songwriter
- Prima J - Pop Duo
- Flaco Jiménez - Accordionist, Musician[75]
- Maya Jupiter - DJ and Femcee
- DJ Kane - Singer
- Joshua Kadison - Singer and Songwriter
- A Lighter Shade of Brown - Rap Group
- Robert Lopez - Musician
- Trini Lopez - Singer and Guitarist
- Demi Lovato - Singer and Actress
- Malo - Latin Rock & Roll, Soul Band
- Malverde - Rapper
- Angélica María - Life-Time Grammy Award Winning Singer-Songwriter & Actress
- Vanessa Marquez - Singer & Songwriter
- Cruz Martínez - Musician, Music Producer
- Javier Jose Mendoza - Conductor
- Lydia Mendoza - Tejano music Singer[76]
- Jorge Mester - Conductor
- Roy Mitchell-Cardenas - Rock Bassist
- Laura Molina - Singer, Musician, Artist, Painter, & Muralist[77]
- Chris Montez - Singer, Musician
- Chino Moreno - Lead Singer of Team Sleep & Deftones
- Myra - Singer & Songwriter
- Natalie - R&B Singer & Songwriter
- Los Nativos - Rap Group
- Dave Navarro - Guitarist
- Asia Nitollano- Member of The Pussycat Dolls
- José Pasillas - Drummer
- Sara Paxton - Singer & Actress[59]
- Pee Wee - Singer, Songwiter, & Actor
- Jennifer Peña - Singer
- Amanda Perez - Singer & Songwriter
- Chris Pérez - Grammy Award Winning Guitarist
- Yolanda Pérez - Musician, Singer
- Romina Power - Singer-Songwriter and Actress
- A.B. Quintanilla III - Musician & Music Producer
- Johnny Richards - Jazz Composer[78]
- Jenni Rivera - Singer & Songwriter
- Lil Rob - Rapper
- Johnny Rodriguez - Country Music Singer
- Chan Romero - Singer & Musician
- Linda Ronstadt - Grammy Award Winning Musician
- Sam the Sham - Leader Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs[79]
- Adán Sánchez - Singer & Son of Legendary Chalino Sanchez
- Hope Sandoval - Singer & Songwriter
- Sonny Sandoval - Singer & Member of P.O.D
- Carlos Santana - Grammy Award Winning Guitarist[80]
- Selena - Tejano Superstar
- Arban Severin - Musician and Actress
- Esperanza Spalding - jazz singer and musician[81]
- Aleks Syntek - Singer
- Taboo - Rapper, & Member of the Black Eyed Peas
- Abel Talamantez - Singer
- Tatiana - Singer & Actress
- John Tejada - Electronic Musician & Music Producer
- Thalia - Singer/Actress
- Thee Midniters - Rock, Soul Band
- Melody Thornton - Singer, Model, & Member of the Pussycat Dolls[82]
- Tierra - R&B, Soul Band
- Randy Torres - Guitarist
- Tina Piña Trachtenburg - Rock Pop Band
- Robert Trujillo - Bassist
- John Trudell - Musician, Author, Poet, & Political Activist[83]
- Chayito Valdez - Singer & Actress
- Ritchie Valens - Singer, Musician
- Jaci Velasquez - Contemporary Christian Latin Pop singer
- Julieta Venegas - Singer-Songwriter & Instrumentalist
- El Vez - Singer
- Angela Via - Singer & Songwriter
- Jasmine Villegas – R&B, Pop Singer
- Taco Shop Poets - Spoken Word and World Music Band
- The Zeros - punk rock band
[edit] Authors and poets
- Oscar Zeta Acosta - Minor Novelist, Activist, Attorney and Politician
- Francisco X. Alarcon Author, Poet, Activist, & College Professor
- Alurista - Poet, Activist, & College Professor
- María Amparo Ruiz De Burton - Author
- Rudolfo Anaya - Author[84]
- Gloria E. Anzaldúa - Author, Poet, Scholar and Activist
- Ana Castillo - Author, Novelist, Poet and Essayist
- Lorna Dee Cervantes - Poet
- Ingrid Chavez - Singer, Songwriter and Poet
- Sandra Cisneros - Author, Novelist and Poet
- María Antonieta Collins - TV Host, Journalist and Author
- Carlos Cumpián - Author and Poet
- Diana Gabaldon - Novelist
- Dana Gioia - writer, chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts
- Guillermo Gómez-Peña - Artist, Author, Poet and Activist
- Rigoberto González - Author and Critic
- Rodolfo Gonzales - Political Activist, Poet and Featherweight Boxing Champion
- Juan Felipe Herrera - Author, Poet and Activist
- Miriam Herrera - Author and Poet
- Rolando Hinojosa - Author, Novelist, Poet and Essayist
- Luis A. López - Author and Poet
- Paul Martínez Pompa - Author and Poet
- José Montalvo - Author, Poet and Activist
- José Montoya - Artist and Poet
- Pat Mora - Author and Poet[85]
- Cherríe Moraga - Author, Poet, Essayist and Activist
- Julian Nava - Author, Educator and Diplomat[86]
- Daniel Olivas - Author and Attorney[87]
- Tomás Rivera - Author, Poet and Educator
- Luis J. Rodriguez - Author, Poet, Novelist, Journalist, Critic and Columnist
- Richard Rodriguez - Author
- Luis Omar Salinas - Author and Poet
- Ricardo Sanchez - Author and United States Army General
- Jimmy Santiago Baca - Author and Poet
- Danzy Senna - Author and Novelist
- Gary Soto - Author and Poet[88]
- John Trudell - Musician, Author, Poet and Political Activist[83]
- Luís Alberto Urrea - Author, poet, Novelist and Essayist
- José Antonio Villarreal - Author and Novelist
- Victor Villaseñor - Author and Public Speaker
- Maria Helena Viramontes - Author and Professor
[edit] Visual arts
- Manuel Gregorio Acosta - Artist, Painter and Illustrator
- Carlos Almaraz - Street Artist and Muralist
- Cecilia Alvarez - Artist, Painter and Muralist
- Alfonso Arana - Artist and Painter
- Fortunato Arriola - Artist and Painter
- Gus Arriola - Artist and Comic Strip Cartoonist
- Judy Baca - Artist, Painter, Muralist and Activist
- Galo Canote (also known as "Make", "MakeOne" or "LoveGalo") - Graffiti Artist, Painter, Muralist and Activist
- Enrique Chagoya - Artist, Painter and Print-Maker
- Peter Coffin - Artist and Painter[89]
- Edgar De Evia - Photographer
- Jerry De La Cruz - Artist and Painter
- Roberto De La Rocha - Artist, Painter and Muralist
- Daniel Martin Diaz - Artist and Painter
- Richard Dominguez - Comic Book Artist and Illustrator.
- Carlos Dorrien - Artist and Sculptor[90]
- Elsa Flores - Street Artist
- Harry Gamboa, Jr. - Performance Artist, Photographer and Essayist
- Guillermo Gómez-Peña - Performance Artist, Author, Activist and Educator
- David Gonzales - Cartoonist
- Gronk - Performance Artist, Painter and Print-Maker
- Ester Hernandez - Artist & Painter
- Javier Hernandez - Comic Book Artist and Radio Host
- Luis Jimenez - Artist & Sculptor
- Yolanda Lopez - Artist, Painter, Print-Maker, Educator and Movie Producer
- Gilbert Luján - Artist, Painter, Muralist and Sculptor
- Xavier Martínez - Artist, Painter and Teacher
- Alberto Mijangos - Artist and Painter
- Mister Cartoon - Tattoo and Graffiti Artist[91]
- Laura Molina - Artist, Painter, Muralist and Musician[92]
- Franco Mondini-Ruiz - Visual Artist
- Rafael Navarro - Comic Book Artist
- Manuel Neri - Artist, Painter, Print-Maker and Sculptor
- Martín Ramírez - Self Taught Artist
- Daniel "Chaka" Ramos - Legendary Graffiti Artist
- Miguel Angel Reyes - Artist, Painter, Print-Maker, Muralist, Illustrator and Instructor
- Carlos Saldaña - Comic Book Artist and Comedian
- John August Swanson - Visual Artist[93]
- Mauricio Toussaint - Contemporary Artist and Painter
- Mark Vallen - Artist, Figurative Realist Painter, Activist, Curator and Blogger
- Rafael Vargas-Suarez - Contemporary Artist, Painter and Photographer
- Emigdio Vasquez - Artist and Muralist
- Jhonen Vasquez - Cartoonist, Comic Book and Author
- Esteban Villa - Artist and Muralist
- Kat Von D - Tattoo Artist and TV Personality[94]
[edit] Journalists
- Gustavo Arellano - an editor at the Los Angeles Times and writer/creator of ¡Ask a Mexican!
- Ron Arias - Highly Regarded Chicano Writer and Correspondent
- Jim Avila - TV Journalist and Correspondent
- María Antonieta Collins - TV Host, Journalist and Author
- Laura Diaz - Southern California Newscaster and Co-Anchor of CBS 2 News
- Giselle Fernández - TV Journalist and Reporter
- Luis De La Garza - TV and Radio Host
- Christy Haubegger - Movie Producer and Founder of Latina Magazine
- Maria Hinojosa - Broadcast Journalist and Correspondent
- Raul Peimbert - Spanish-language TV Journalist & Newscaster
- John Quiñones - News correspondent, and an Award-winning Journalist
- Jorge Ramos - Spanish-language TV News Anchor and Journalist
- Naibe Reynoso - TV Journalist and Reporter
- Rubén Salazar - TV Journalist and Reporter
- María Elena Salinas - Spanish-Language TV News Anchor and Journalist
- Lauren Sánchez - Emmy Award Winning Journalist
[edit] Political figures
Romualdo Pacheco Governor of California
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney
- Oscar Zeta Acosta - Politician, Attorney, Minor Novelist and Activist
- Romana Acosta Bañuelos - former Treasurer of the United States
- Mike Aguirre - former city attorney of San Diego, California
- Juan Bautista Alvarado - twice Governor of Alta California from 1836 to 1837 and 1838 to 1842
- Toney Anaya - US Democratic Politician & Former Governor of New Mexico[95]
- Rosemary Barkett - federal judge
- Xavier Becerra - U.S. Representative (CA-31)[96]
- Cruz Bustamante - former California lieutenant governor[97]
- Anna Escobedo Cabral - 42nd Treasurer of the United States
- Carlos Antonio Carrillo - (1783–1852), Gobernor of Alta California, (1837–1838). His father, José Raimundo Carrillo, came from Loreto, México.
- José Antonio Carrillo - (1796–1862), Californio ranchero, official and political. He was brother of Carlos Antonio Carrillo.
- Juan José Carrillo - the first mayor of Santa Monica, California
- José Castro (b. California, 1808 – d. February 1860) was acting governor of Alta California in 1835-1836,[1] and Commandante General of the Mexican army in Alta California at the time of the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848
- Raul Hector Castro - governor of Arizona
- Lauro Cavazos - secretary of education[98]
- Gabe Cazares - former mayor of Clearwater, Florida
- Dennis Chavez - U.S. Senator from New Mexico[99]
- Henry Cisneros - former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and mayor of San Antonio, Texas[100]
- Henry Cuellar - U.S. House of Representatives Texas's 28th congressional district[101]
- Mario Gallegos, Jr. - Texas state senator
- Ruben Garcia Jr.- former Executive Assistant Director of FBI
- Reynaldo Guerra Garza - first Hispanic judge appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals
- Tony Garza - U.S. ambassador to Mexico
- Alberto Gonzales - United States Attorney General
- Henry Gonzalez (1916–2000) U.S. Representative (Texas)[102]
- Matt Gonzalez - politician, member of the Green Party
- Ron Gonzales - former mayor of San José, California[103]
- Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo - former governor of New Mexico and first Latino to serve United States Senate
- Marco Lopez - mayor of Nogales, Arizona
- Manuel Lujan Jr. - U.S. Representative from New Mexico[104]
- Abel Maldonado - 47th Lieutenant Governor of California
- Rosario Marin - 41st Treasurer of the United States
- Gloria Molina - Los Angeles County Supervisor and former vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee[105]
- Joseph Montoya - former U.S. Senator from New Mexico[106]
- Carlos R. Moreno - Supreme Court Justice, California
- Fabian Núñez - California State Representative, current Speaker of the California State Assembly[107]
- Estevan Ochoa- historic mayor of Tucson, Arizona, he was the first Mexican-American mayor after the Gadsen Purchase of 1854 [108]
- Solomon Ortiz - U.S. Representative (TX-27)[109]
- Mariano S. Otero - a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico
- Miguel Antonio Otero - former Governor of New Mexico
- Romualdo Pacheco - governor of California
- Alex Padilla- Los Angeles City Council Member
- Steve Padilla - former mayor of Chula Vista, California
- Federico Peña - former mayor of Denver, Colorado, former United States Secretary of Transportation and former United States Secretary of Energy
- Francisco Perea - a Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico
- Andrés Pico (1810 – February 14, 1876) was, as the political administration changed, a mixed-race Californio youth; a successful rancher and commander; and an influential American politician; in 19th century California. He was brother of Pío Pico
- Pío Pico (May 5, 1801 – September 11, 1894) was the last Governor of Alta California (now the State of California) under Mexican rule
- Miguel A. Pulido - mayor Santa Ana, California
- Cruz Reynoso - former judge on the Supreme Court of California, Presidential Medal of Freedom (Recipient)
- Bill Richardson - former governor of New Mexico, former U.S. Secretary of Energy[110]
- Albert Robles - politician and convicted criminal
- Gloria Romero - Democratic Majority Leader in the California State Senate, college professor
- Trinidad Romero - Delegate to United States Congress from the Territory of New Mexico
- Mitt Romney - is businessman and politician. He was the 70th Governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and is a candidate for the 2012 Republican Party presidential nomination in 2012. His father was born in Mexico to American parents.[111]
- Edward Roybal - former U.S. Representative from California[112]
- Ernesto Ruffo Appel - politician & former governor of Baja California
- John Salazar - U.S. Representative (CO-3)
- Ken Salazar - U.S. Senator (CO)
- Ezequiel D. Salinas - state court judge from Texas
- Loretta Sanchez - U.S. Representative (CA-47)[113]
- Linda Sánchez - U.S. Representative (CA-39)[114]
- Hilda Solis - U.S. Secretary of Labor, former U.S. Representative (CA-32)[115]
- Raymond Telles - mayor of El Paso, Texas
- Esteban Edward Torres - former Representatives, U.S. ambassador to UNESCO, and labor activist[116]
- Gaddi Vasquez - 8th United States Representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
- Antonio Villaraigosa - mayor of Los Angeles[117]
- Kim McLane Wardlaw - federal judge, US Court of Appeals
- Brian Sandoval - governor of Nevada
- Susana Martinez - governor of New Mexico
[edit] Military figures
- Bertrand Blanchard Acosta - Aviator, Fighter Pilot
- Lucian Adams - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Everett Alvarez Jr. - Navy LCdr/Pilot who endured 8.5 years in Vietnamese captivity and one of the longest periods as a U.S. prisoner of war (POW)
- David B. Barkley - Medal of Honor (World War I)
- Roy Benavidez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
- Robert Cardenas - U.S. Air Force Brigadier General
- Richard E. Cavazos - first U.S. Army Hispanic 4-star general, Distinguished Service Cross (Korea and Vietnam)
- Kathlene Contres - U.S. Navy
- Emilio A. De La Garza - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Ralph Ellis Dias - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Daniel Fernandez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- José María Flores - General and Governor of Alta California (Mexican American War)
- Guy Gabaldon - Navy Cross recipient, credited with capturing (or persuading to surrender) about 1,500 Japanese soldiers and civilians during the Battle of Saipan (World War II)
- Marcario Garcia - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Edward Gomez- Medal of Honor (Korean War)
- Harold Gonsalves - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- David M. Gonzales(1923–1945) - Medal of Honor (World War II) First in Los Angeles
- Alfredo Cantu Gonzalez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Freddy Gonzalez - Medal of Honor, KIA in Huế (Vietnam)
- Ambrosio Guillen- Medal of Honor (Korean War)
- Rodolfo P. Hernandez - Medal of Honor (Korean War)
- Silvestre S. Herrera - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Edward Hidalgo - former Secretary of the Navy
- Jose F. Jimenez - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Miguel Keith - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Felix Z. Longoria, Jr. - first Mexican American buried in Arlington National Cemetery (World War II)
- Jose M. Lopez- Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Nicolas Lucero - French Croix de guerre (World War I)
- Benito Martinez - Medal of Honor (Korean War)
- Joe P. Martinez - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Louis Gonzaga Mendez, Jr. - highly decorated Colonel, commander of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (World War II)
- Ernest Medina - Captain of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division
- Francisco Mercado, Jr. - Distinguished Service Cross
- Eugene A. Obregon- Medal of Honor (Korean War)
- Rafael Peralta - Navy Cross (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
- Oscar F. Perdomo - United States Air Force Flying ace (World War II)
- Manuel Perez Jr. - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Lori Piestewa (1973–2003) - the first woman in the U.S. armed forces killed in the 2003 Iraq war[118]
- Alfred V. Rascon - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Louis R. Rocco - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Cleto Rodriguez - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Joseph C. Rodriguez - Medal of Honor (Korean War)
- Alejandro R. Ruiz - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Ricardo Sanchez - United States Army General and Author (Operation Iraqi Freedom)
- Marcelino Serna - Distinguished Service Cross (World War I)
- France Silva - Medal of Honor (Boxer Rebellion)
- Eugene Suarez - U.S. Marine, war photographer, World War II and Korea
- Jose F. Valdez - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Eugene A. Valencia, Jr. - Flying Ace (World War II), Navy Cross
- Alfred Valenzuela -Major General, United States Army
- Jay R. Vargas - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Ysmael R. Villegas - Medal of Honor (World War II)
- Maximo Yabes - Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
- Miguel Marquez - Aircraft Fuel Systems Journeyman, SrA, before getting discharged received 93% on PT test, USAF
[edit] Scholars and educators
- Rodolfo Acuña - historian and professor
- Elsa Salazar Cade - entomologist/science educator
- Mariano Velazquez de la Cadena - grammarian, scholar, and author
- Lauro Cavazos - U.S. Secretary of Education (1988–1990)
- Francisco G. Cigarroa - chancellor of the University of Texas System and president of the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio, Texas.
- Miguel Angel Corzo - CEO and President of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
- Jose Cuellar - professor of Chicano studies
- Robert R. Davila - president of Gallaudet University
- Alicia Gaspar de Alba - historian, scholar, author
- Roberta Fernández - novelist, scholar, critic and arts advocateprofessor[120]
- Francisco Gil-White - anthropologist and educator
- Laura E. Gómez - President of the Law and Society Association and a Professor of Law and American Studies at the University of New Mexico
- Guillermo Gómez-Peña - Performance Artist, Author, Activist and Educator
- Juan Gómez-Quiñones - professor, historian, poet and activist
- José Ángel Gutiérrez - professor and attorney
- Arturo Islas - professor of English and novelist
- J. Michael Ortiz - President of Cal Poly Pomona
- Arnulfo Trejo - writer, college professor and literary activist[121]
- Francisco Vázquez - scholar and public intellectual
- Erv Wilson - music theorist
[edit] Science and technology
- Albert Baez - physicist and professor, developed the X-ray microscope
- Elsa Salazar Cade - science educator and entomologist
- Victor Celorio - Inventor of Instabook or Book On Demand [122]
- France A. Córdova - former NASA Chief Scientist
- Henry Eyring - theoretical chemist, writer, and recipient of the National Medal of Science award
- Sidney M. Gutierrez - former astronaut[123]
- Jose Hernández (astronaut) - astronaut[124]
- Ellen Ochoa - astronaut, director for flight crew operations for NASA[125]
- John D. Olivas - NASA astronaut[126]
- Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D. - Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology. Director of the Brain Tumor Stem Cell Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University and brain surgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital
- Eloy Rodriguez - biochemist, professor at Cornell University
- Ted Taylor - physicist and nuclear weapons designer
[edit] Civil rights leaders and community activists
- Lupe Anguiano - civil rights activist
- Norma V. Cantu - civil rights lawyer and college professor
- Carlos Cadena - attorney in the landmark Hernandez v. Texas supreme court case
- Aurora Castillo - environmental activist
- Sal Castro - civil rights activist and educator[127]
- Ernesto Chacon - Latino and low income civil rights activist
- César Chávez(1927–1993) - labor leader and activist[128]
- Linda Chavez-Thompson - former executive vice-president of the AFL-CIO
- Miguel Contreras - labor leader
- Bert Corona - labor and community organizer
- Ricardo Cruz - attorney, civil rights activist
- Maria Echaveste - former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
- Josefina Fierro de Bright - civil rights activist during The Great Depression
- Gustavo C. Garcia - attorney in the landmark Hernandez v. Texas supreme court case
- Rodolfo Gonzales — leader of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement,[129] boxer, poet
- José Ángel Gutiérrez — political activist, founder of the Raza Unida Party, writer, and professor
- John J. Herrera - civil rights leader[130]
- Dolores Huerta - civil rights leader
- Nativo Lopez - civil rights activist
- Mimi Lozano - co-founded the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
- Angel G. Luévano - labor leader and activist
- Rueben Martinez - activist and businessman
- Eliseo Medina - labor activist
- Janet Murguía - civil rights activist
- Alex Pacheco, activist
- Olga Talamante - political activist
- Emma Tenayuca - labor organizer
- Reies López Tijerina - activist, founder of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
- John Trudell - Musician, Author, Poet, & Political Activist[83]
- Baldemar Velasquez - president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee
- Raul Yzaguirre - civil rights activist[131]
[edit] Religious figures
- Oscar Cantu - Auxiliary Bishop in San Antonio, Texas.[132]
- Virgilio Elizondo - Roman Catholic priest, and theologian[133]
- Patrick Flores - Roman Catholic Bishop
- Elias Gabriel Galvan - retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church
- Richard John Garcia - Bishop of Monterey, California[134]
- José Horacio Gómez - Archbishop in San Antonio, Texas[132]
- René Henry Gracida - Bishop
- Ricardo Ramirez - Bishop of Las Cruzes, New Mexico.[135]
- Jaime Soto - Roman Catholic Coadjutor Bishop of Sacramento
- James Anthony Tamayo - Bishop of Laredo, Texas.
- Joe S. Vasquez - Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin, Texas.[136]
[edit] Businesspeople and entrepreneurs
- Michael Ball (fashion mogul) - fashion mogul
- Hector Barreto - 21st Administrator of the US Small Business Administration
- Rudy Chapa - Track Runner & Businessman
- David Martinez - Managing Partner
- Emilio Azcárraga Milmo - CEO & Businessman
- Arturo Moreno - Owner of a MLB Franchise & Businessman
- Louis Ruiz - creator of Ruiz Foods, Inc. (Largest Latino owned company in California) [137]
- Mia St. John - Professional Boxer, Model and Businesswoman
- Tony Sanchez - Businessman, Philanthropist, and Democratic Politician
- Solomon Trujillo - CEO and Businessman
- Louis Verdad - Fashion Designer
- Oscar J. Zuniga - Engineer and Businessman
- Sergio Zyman - Marketing Executive
[edit] Others
- Gregorio Cortez - (1875–1916), Mexican American hero
- Cesar Millan - Mexican-American self-taught, professional dog trainer widely known for his television series The Dog Whisperer
- Hidalgo Moya - architect
[edit] See also
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