List of Nicaraguans

This is a list of Nicaraguans and people of Nicaraguan ethnicity:

Republic of Nicaragua

Flag of Nicaragua Nicaraguan Coat of Arms (Flag of Nicaragua) (Coat of Arms)

Entertainment

Cristiana Frixione; Miss Nicaragua 2006.

• Pedro Miguel Arce (1976), actor, notable roles include Land of the Dead and Get Rich or Die Tryin'.
• David Vida (1982), Singer and song writer.
• Maurice Benard (1963), actor on American soap operas All My Children and General Hospital.
• Barbara Carrera (1951), film, TV actress, former model.
• Oswaldo Castillo, actor, most notable role includes the one in The Hammer.
• Edward'O, notable astroanalyst and co-host of Telemundo's dating show, 12 Corazones.
• Jade Jagger (1971), model
• Lillian Molieri, actress
• Mari Ramos, weather anchor for CNN.
• Gabriel Traversari, actor, director, writer, singer, songwriter and painter.

Beauty queens and models

• Marcia Caldera (1941), 1960
• Xiomara Blandino (1984), Miss Nicaragua 2007, model
• Cristiana Frixione (1984), Miss Nicaragua 2006, model
• Iva Grijalva Pashova
• Tatiana Pilarte
• Thelma Rodríguez, Miss Nicaragua 2008

Businesspeople

• José Cardenal (1940), businessman
• Michael Cordúa (1961), restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taught chef.
• Carlos Reynaldo Lacayo, businessman
• Alfonso Robelo (1939), businessman, politician, diplomat who served as ambassador to Costa Rica.
• Roberto Sansón (1937), Architect
• Laura Lacayo (198?), Superstar and flaunter of cleavage
• Mari Carmen Astorga (198?), Superstar #2, Businesswomen, Media

Music

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DJ Craze at a rave in 2002.

• Lya Barrioz, singer and actress
• Katia Cardenal, singer/song writer from Duo Guardabarranco.
• Dimension Costeña, musicians
• Luis Enrique (1962), salsa singer and music composer.
• Carlos Mejia Godoy (1943), musician, composer, singer.
• T-Bone, rapper.
• Tony Melendez (1962), guitar player, singer and Christian rock songwriter who was born without arms.
• Maria Mena Norwegian/Nicaraguan Pop Singer
• Torombolo (1985), reggaeton and hip hop singer.
• J Smooth, bilingual Hip Hop and Reggaeton singer.
• José Areas, percussionist, former drummer for Santana.
• Erwin Krüger (1915-1973), singer and Nicaraguan folklore poet.
• David Vida (1982), singer/song writer.
• Donald Vega, jazz musician and composer.
• Hernaldo Zúñiga (1955), singer and music composer.

DJs

• DJ Craze, only DJ in history to win 3 consecutive World DMC Champion titles.
• Stalyn], Born on Nicaro Nicaragua, which is a neihborhood in Managua Nicaragua. Stalyn got his name fom the Russina influence in Nicaragua. He is one of the best MC's Out of Nicaragua

Government, military and politics

See also: List of Nicaraguan presidents

• Jorge Salazar Argüello-(1939 – 1980), a Nicaraguan coffee grower and popular leader of UPANIC (Union of Agricultural Producers of Nicaragua - Unión de Productores Agropecuarios de Nicaragua), seemed poised to become the leader of the opposition to the Sandinista government, until his death at the hands of State Security forces.
• Reinaldo Aguado Montealegre, President of the International Society for Human Rights in Nicaragua.
• Arnoldo Alemán (1946), former President of Nicaragua from 1997-2002.
• Leonardo Arguello Barreto (1895-1947), former President of Nicaragua (1947)
• Fernando Agüero (1920), politician
• Juan Bautista Sacasa (1874-1946) , former President of Nicaragua from 1933-1936
• Claudia Bermúdez, Nicaragua-American politician and entrepreneur; first Nicaraguan American to be the nominee of a major party for a seat in the United States Congress.
• Enrique Bermúdez (1932-1991), military and political leader of the Nicaraguan contras from 1979-1991.
• Enrique Bolaños (1928), former President of Nicaragua from 2002 to 2007.
• Róger Calero (1969), Nicaraguan American who ran for U.S. President in the 2004 elections.
• Emiliano Chamorro (1871-1966), former President of Nicaragua from 1917-1920 and part of 1926
• Fernando Chamorro Alfaro (1824-1863), General and member of the governing junta of Nicaragua (1860 – 1863).
• Fruto Chamorro (1804-1855), first President of Nicaragua 1854-1855
• Manuel Coronel Kautz, vice minister of foreign relations.
• Arturo Cruz (1923), politician and diplomat
• Pedro Chamorro (1875-1879), former President of Nicaragua from 1875-1879.
• Violeta Chamorro (1929), first female president in Latin America, second in North America and 48th President of Nicaragua
• Adolfo Díaz (1875-1964), President of Nicaragua in 1911-1917 and 1926-1929
• Aminta Granera, Sandinista and Police chief of Nicaragua
• George William Albert Hendy (1879-1888), Hereditary Chief of Miskito Nation.
• Edmundo Jarquín (1946), politician, candidate for president of Nicaragua in 2006.
• Máximo Jerez (1818), politician, lawyer, and military leader in 19th century Nicaragua.
• Herty Lewites (1939-2006), politician
• Eduardo Montealegre (1955), politician, businessman
• Oldman (?-1687), King of the Miskito Nation from 1625 - 1687
• Daniel Ortega (1945), current President of Nicaragua, leader of the FSLN
• Edén Pastora (1937), politician
• Mariano Prado, lawyer and a four-time, liberal chief of state of El Salvador.
• Sergio Ramírez (1943), Vice President of Nicaragua during the Junta, writer, intellectual
• José Santos Zelaya (1853-1919), former President of Nicaragua from 1893-1909
• Hilda Solis, U.S. congresswoman.
• Anastasio Somoza García (1896-1956), dictator, 34th and 39th President of Nicaragua
• Anastasio Somoza Debayle (1925-1980), 44th and 45th President of Nicaragua from 1967 to 1972 and from 1974 to 1979.
• Luis Somoza Debayle (1922-1967), 40th President of Nicaragua from 1956–1963, but was effectively dictator from 1956 until his death.
• Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero (1951), former commander of the National Guard.

Revolutionaries, Heroes and Martyrs

Bianca Jagger; Political activist.

• Patrick Argüello (1943-1970), considered a martyr of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine PFLP
• Nora Astorga (1948-1988), Sandinista revolutionary, lawyer, politician, judge and Nicaraguan ambassador to the UN
• Antonio Cardenal Caldera (1951-1991), also known by the nom de guerre Jesus Rojas, major leader of the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front.
• Arturo Cruz, Jr. (1954), revolutionary, writer, professor and diplomat
• Rigoberto Cruz, one of the founder of the FSLN
• Ayax Delgado, martyr of the Sandinista revolution
• José Dolores Estrada (1792-1869), national hero, famed for his part in the battle Hacienda San Jacinto in 1856
• Idania Fernandez (1952-1979), Martyr of the Sandinista Revolution.
• Carlos Fonseca (1936-1976), teacher, founder of FSLN
• Israel Lewites, a Sandinista leader
• Augusto César Sandino (1895-1934), revolutionary, symbol of the FSLN
• Arlen Siu (1952-1972), martyr of the Sandinista revolution
• Dora María Téllez (1947), Comandante during the Sandinista revolution, founded the MRS, historian

Political activists

• Bianca Jagger (1945), social and political activist, former wife of Mick Jagger

Sports

José "Quiebra Jícara" Alfaro, boxer; world champion

Eve Torres; Professional wrestler, winner of the 2007 WWE Diva Search.

Boxing

• José Alfaro, boxer, world champion.
• Rosendo Alvarez (1970), boxer, former world champion, only person to hold the undefeated flyweight champion to a draw.
• Alexis Argüello (1952), boxer, former world champion.
• Julio Gamboa, lightweight boxer.
• Eddie Gazo, super welterweight boxer.
• Ricardo Mayorga (1973), boxer, former WBA/WBC Welterweight champion and WBC Junior Middleweight world champion.
• David Obregon (1978), professional boxer.
• Juan Palacios, professional boxer, reigning WBC Interim Minimumweight World Champion.
• Luis Alberto Pérez (1978), boxer, current IBF world junior-bantamweight champion.
• Adonis Rivas (1972), boxer, former world champion.

Baseball

• Porfi Altamirano (1952), former Major League Baseball player.
• Marvin Benard (1970), former Major League Baseball player.
• Tony Chévez, Major League Baseball player.
• David Green (1960), former Major League Baseball player.
• Devern Hansack (1978), current Major League Baseball player.
• Oswaldo Mairena, Major League Baseball player.
• Dennis Martínez (1955), first Nicaraguan to play in Major League Baseball, pitched the 13th perfect game in major league history.
• Vicente Padilla (1977), current Major League Baseball player.
• Albert Williams (1954), Major League Baseball player.

Football (Soccer)

• Armando Collado (1985), professional soccer player.
• Denis Espinoza (1983), professional soccer player.
• Shawn Hasani Martin (1987), professional soccer player.
• Lester Meléndez (1981), professional soccer player for the University of Miami.
• Emilio Palacios, professional soccer player, Nicaraguan to score a hat-trick in an international competition.
• Wilber Sanchez, professional soccer player.
• Samuel Wilson (1983), professional soccer player who currently plays for Atletico Olanchano.

Other

• Jessica Aguilera (1985), a track and field sprint athlete, competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• Diana López, Olympic bronze medalist in the sport of taekwondo.
• Mark López, Olympic silver medalist in the sport of taekwondo.
• Steven Lopez (1978), first official Olympic gold medalist in the sport of taekwondo.
• Karla Moreno (1988), weightlifter, competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
• Claudia Poll (1972), swimmer, won the Gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
• Silvia Poll (1970), swimmer, won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
• Eve Torres (1984), professional wrestler, dancer, model and actress.

Literature

Main article: List of Nicaraguan writers

Gioconda Belli, designated amongst the 100 most important poets during the 20th century.

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Christianne Meneses Jacobs, publisher of Iguana, the United States's only Spanish-language magazine for children.

Ernesto Cardenal is a poet, Catholic priest and was one of the most famous liberation theologians of the Sandinista Regime.

• Rosario Aguilar (1938), novelist
• Claribel Alegría (1924), poet, she received the Neustadt International Prize for Literature in 2006.
• Emilio Alvarez Lejarza (1884-1969), writer
• Emilio Alvarez Montalván (1919), political writer
• Héctor Avellán (1973), poet
• Eugenio Batres Garcia (1941) noted newscaster and journalist, writer, author and poet.
• Gioconda Belli (1948), poet
• Beltrán Morales (1945-1986) poet, essayist, critic and narrator.
• Erick Blandón Guevara (1951), poet
• Yolanda Blanco (1954), poet and translator.
• Tomás Borge (1930), writer, poet, and essayist.
• Carola Brantome (1961), poet and journalist.
• Omar Cabezas (1950), writer
• Blanca Castellón (1961), poet
• Ernesto Cardenal (1925), poet
• Blanca Castellón (1958), poet
• Xavier Chamorro Cardenal, co-founder, director and editor of El Nuevo Diario.
• Lizandro Chávez Alfaro (1929), poet, essayist and narrator.
• Juan Chow (1956), poet
• José Coronel Urtecho (1906-1994), poet, translator, essayist, critic, narrator, playwright, and historian.
• Alfonso Cortés (1893-1969), poet
• Arturo Cruz (1954), writer
• Manolo Cuadra (1907-1957), writer
• Pablo Antonio Cuadra (1912-2002), poet
• Rubén Darío (1867-1916), poet, referred to as The Father of Modernism.
• Gloria Gabuardi (1945), poet and writer.
• Mercedes Gordillo (1938), poet, writer and critic.
• Salomón Ibarra Mayorga (1887-1985), poet and lyricist of "Salve a ti, Nicaragua", the Nicaraguan national anthem.
• Erwin Krüger (1915-1973), poet and composer.
• Marta Leonor González (1973), poet, narrator and journalist.
• Danilo López (1954), poet
• Tino López Guerra (1906-2001), poet
• Rigoberto López Pérez (1929-1936), poet and writer.
• María Lourdes Pallais (1954), narrator and journalist.
• Carlos Martínez Rivas (1924-1998), poet
• Francisco Mayorga (1949), writer
• Ernesto Mejía Sánchez (1923-1985), poet
• Christianne Meneses Jacobs (1971), writer, editor, and publisher.
• Vidaluz Meneses (1944) poet
• Tania Montenegro (1969), poet and journalist.
• Rosario Murillo (1951), poet
• Michèle Najlis (1948), poet
• Daniel Ortega (1945), poet
• Azarias H. Pallais (1884–1954), poet
• Raphael Pallais (1952), writer
• Joaquin Pasos (1914-1947), poet
• Horacio Peña (1946), writer and poet.
• Rodrigo Peñalba Franco (1981), narrator and author.
• Sergio Ramírez (1942), writer
• Guillermo Rothschuh Tablada (1926), poet
• María Teresa Sánchez (1918-1994), poet
• Mariana Sansón Argüello (1918), poet
• Eunice Shade (1980), writer
• Arlen Siu (?-1972), essayist
• Juan Sobalvarro (1966), poet
• Milagros Terán (1963), writer, poet, and essayist.
• Julio Valle Castillo (1952), poet, novelist, essayist, literary critic and art critic
• Daisy Zamora (1950), poet

Arts

• Omar D'Leon, a painter and poet.
• Franck de Las Mercedes, painter
• Armando Morales, painter
• Hugo Palma-Ibarra, artist
• Julio Valle Castillo, poet, novelist, painter, essayist, and a critic of literature and art.

Religion

• Fernando Cardenal, Jesuit
• Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest, former foreign minister of Nicaragua, received the Lenin Peace Prize, in 1985.
• Miguel Obando y Bravo (1926), former Archbishop of Managua.
• Uriel Molina, ordained as a Franciscan.
• Pablo Antonio Vega Mantilla (1919-2007), Roman Catholic Bishop and Bishop Emeritus.
• Maria Romero Meneses (1902-1977), Roman Catholic nun.

Other categories

• Lila T. Abaunza First Lady of Nicaragua (2002-2007).
• Marifely Arguello
• Eugenio Batres Nicaraguan socio-economics historian and radio talk show host.
• Harry Brautigam (1948), an economist, banker and academic.
• Carlos Berríos
• Erick Blandon
• Aubry Campbell Ingram, former Baseball player who helped found the Asociación de Scouts de Nicaragua.
• Neville Cross
• Ajax Delgado
• Joseph A. Harrison (1883-1964), Moravian Pastor who helped him start the first scout troop in Nicaragua.
• Jorge Salazar, coffee grower and popular leader of UPANIC.
• Aristides Sánchez, key figure among the Contras.
• Ronaldo Sanchez
• Reinaldo Aguado Montealegre, President of the International Society for Human Rights in Nicaragua.
• Sergio Munguía
• Michele Najlis
• Clodomiro Picado Twight (1887-1944), scientist
• Orlando Tardencillas
• Yaoska Tijerino
• Benjamín Zeledón