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This is a list of famous or notable people born in El Salvador or of Salvadoran descent (also see Salvadoran American).
- Noe Canjura, painter
- Augusto Crespin, painter
- Fernando Llort, painter and sculptor
- Mauricio Merino, Jr., actor born in Australia. Plays role of Simon Freedman in Neighbours.
- Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry, painter, sculptor, and author, wife of Antoine de Saint Exupéry
- Toño Salazar, caricaturist
- Pedro Palma, painter
[edit] Scholars, Authors, and Educators
- Claribel Alegría,writer
- Manlio Argueta, novelist
- Alfredo Betancourt, educator, philosopher
- Roque Dalton, poet
- Pedro Geoffroy Rivas, poet, scholar
- Ana Sol Gutiérrez, educator
- Claudia Lars, poet
- Ignacio Martín-Baró, Social psychologist and Jesuit priest
- Alberto Masferrer, intellectual
- Dr. Tania Pleitez, art historian, author
- Salarrué (Salvador Salazar Arrué), novelist, poet, painter.
- Marcos Villatoro, author
[edit] Entertainment
- Pescozada, Latino rap artist
- DJ Keoki, Techno DJ
- The Fabulous Wonder Twins, Gay Entertainment Personalities, Actors, Models, Performance Artists, Club Kids Superstars.
- Álvaro Torres, singer
- Adrian Bellani Italian-Salvadoran actor born in Miami. Played the role of Miguel Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime drama, Passions.
- Efren Ramirez, actor
- Martina Topley-Bird, Vocalist and Songwriter
- Pete Sandoval, drummer for the death metal group Morbid Angel
- Allison Iraheta, winner of Telemundo reality show, Quinceañera and finalist in the eighth season of American Idol.
- Mauricio Merino Jr Actor and Model. Cast member in Australian TV such as "Neighbours"
- Crooked Stilo, Urban artist. Nominated to the Latin Billboards in 2005 in the "Urban Album Of The year" category. Signed to Fonovisa/Univision record label. Signed to the major record label Filmax in Spain.
- Carla Vila, actress. Has appeared in several TV shows including "ER", "90210", "Southland" and "Grey's Anatomy".
- Kirmaya Cevallos, Documentary Producer. Emmy Award winner in the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Science in 2009 and 2011.
[edit] Fashion Designers and Models
[edit] Past and Current Political Figures
- Ana Maria, guerrilla leader
- Gerardo Barrios, liberal president
- Armando Calderón Sol, former president
- Alfredo Cristiani, former president
- Roberto D'Aubuisson, politician, ARENA
- José Napoleón Duarte, former president
- Liz Figueroa, California state senator
- Francisco Flores, former president
- Mauricio Funes, current President
- Rutilio Grande, martyred priest
- Álvaro Magaña, banker and interim president
- Maximiliano Hernández Martínez, dictator-president
- Farabundo Martí, communist leader
- Antonio Saca, former president
- Guillermo Ungo, opposition leader and former vice-president
- Carlos Eugenio Vides Casanova, defense minister, convicted of human rights abuses
- Joaquín Villalobos, noted guerrilla leader during Salvadoran civil war
- Cayetano Carpio, leader of the leftist insurgency, founder of the FPL.
- Anastasio Aquino King of the Nonualco tribes, who defeated the government army in 1833
- José Inocencio Alas, former priest and activist
- Juan Rafael Bustillo former Head of the Salvadoran Air Force
- José Matías Delgado, national hero
- Joaquín Eufrasio Guzmán, national hero
- Farabundo Martí, revolutionary
[edit] Righteous Among the Nations
[edit] Humanitarians
[edit] Sportspeople
[edit] See also
