Mexican Americans are residents of the United States who are of Mexican descent. The list includes Mexican immigrants and those who lived in the southwestern United States when the territory was incorporated in 1848.
Tom Fears
Two-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Jim Plunkett
Tony Romo
Nomar Garciaparra
Devin Booker
Solomon Garcia Smith became the first world champion of Latino ancestry in 1897.
Oscar De La Hoya was the first boxer to win major titles in six divisions.
World champion Mia St John
Olympic medalist Marlen Esparza
Oscar Albarado – light middleweight champion
Art Aragon – lightweight boxer
Baby Arizmendi – title holder, Hall of Famer
Chris Arreola – heavyweight boxer
Paulie Ayala – WBA bantamweight champion
Tony Ayala Jr. – junior middleweight boxer
Carlos Balderas – professional boxer
Tony Baltazar – professional boxer
Arnold Barboza Jr. – professional boxer
David Benavidez – WBC super middleweight champion
José Benavidez Jr. – WBA interim light welterweight champion
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[ 23]
Jesús Chávez – two division world champion
Jackie Chavez – female boxer and IFBA World super bantamweight champion
Rudy Cisneros – boxer, Contender contestant
Diego Corrales – super featherweight and lightweight champion
Steve Cruz – featherweight champion
Alberto Dávila – bantamweight champion
Oscar De La Hoya – ten-time world champion, Hall of Famer
David Díaz – WBC lightweight champion
Joseph Diaz – IBF super featherweight champion
Juan Díaz – WBA and WBO and IBF World lightweight champion
Marlen Esparza – 2012 women's boxing bronze medalist
Louie Espinoza – WBA featherweight champion
Brandon Figueroa – WBC super bantamweight champion
Omar Figueroa Jr. – WBC lightweight champion
Alexander Flores – professional boxer
B. J. Flores – professional boxer
Joshua Franco – WBA super flyweight champion
Arturo Frias – world champion
Alex García – heavyweight boxer
Roberto Garcia – IBF super featherweight champion
Ryan Garcia – professional boxer
Miguel Ángel García – featherweight, super featherweight and lightweight champion, brother of Roberto Garcia
Jaime Garza – WBC Super bantamweight
Loreto Garza – world champion light welterweight
Frankie Gómez – lightweight prospect
Jaime Manuel Gómez – Mexican-American professional boxer in the Light Middleweight division
Delia Gonzalez – flyweight female boxer[ 24]
Jesús González – amateur champion and Super middleweight contender
Paul Gonzales – flyweight Olympic gold medalist
Rodolfo Gonzales – boxer, poet, and leader of the Chicano civil rights movement
Robert Guerrero – IBF featherweight and super featherweight champion[ 25]
Genaro Hernández – WBA and WBC super featherweight champion, Hall of famer[ 26]
Jesse James Leija – world champion boxer
Don Jordan – world welterweight champion
Willie Jorrín – WBC super bantamweight champion
Rocky Juarez – Olympic silver medalist
Brandun Lee – professional boxer
Richie Lemos – professional boxer
Carlos Licona – professional boxer
Danny Lopez – world featherweight champion, Hall of Famer
Josesito López – professional boxer
Tony Lopez – three-time world champion
Steven Luevano – WBO featherweight champion
Jesse Magdaleno – WBO super bantamweight champion
Raúl Márquez – world champion boxer and boxing announcer
Abner Mares – bantamweight, super bantamweight and featherweight champion
Antonio Margarito – WBO welterweight champion
Sergio Mora – WBC super welterweight world champion[ 27]
Manuel Ortiz – world bantamweight champion, Hall of Famer
Victor Ortiz – WBC welterweight champion
Vergil Ortiz Jr. – professional boxer
Bobby Pacho – professional boxer
Zack Padilla – light welterweight champion
Robert Quiroga – IBF superflyweight champion
José Ramírez – WBC and WBO light welterweight champion
Mando Ramos – lightweight champion
Daniel Roman – WBA super bantamweight champion
Andy Ruiz Jr. – WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight champion
Danny Romero – world champion boxer
Brandon Ríos – WBA lightweight champion
David Rodriguez – undefeated heavyweight boxer
Raul Rojas – WBA featherweight champion
Joseph Salas – featherweight Olympic silver medalist
Martha Salazar – WBC heavyweight boxing champion
Abel Sanchez – professional boxing trainer
Richie Sandoval – bantamweight champion
Alex Saucedo – professional boxer
Maureen Shea – professional boxer, known as the "Real Million Dollar Baby"
Solly Smith – first Latino featherweight champion of the world [ 28] [ 29]
Mia St. John – WBC champion, professional female boxer
Johnny Tapia – five-time flyweight, bantamweight and featherweight champion, Hall of famer
Jesse Valdez – Olympic bronze medalist (1972)
Fernando Vargas – two-time light middleweight champion
Jessie Vargas – WBA super lightweight and WBO welterweight champion
Jose Zepeda – professional boxer
Carlos Bocanegra served as the US team captain for six years
Stephanie (Lopez) Cox, U.S. Woman's National Team Olympic gold medalist
Jackie Acevedo – striker
Isaac Acuña – midfielder
Emily Alvarado – goalkeeper
Mónica Alvarado – defender, international footballer
Ventura Alvarado – defender
Alejandro Alvarado Jr. – midfielder
Efraín Álvarez – midfielder
Carlos Alvarez – midfielder
Frankie Amaya – midfielder
Daniel Antúnez – midfielder
Fernando Arce Jr. – midfielder
Julian Araujo – defender
Esteban Arias – defender
Eder Arreola – midfielder
Luis Arriaga – midfielder
Paul Arriola – midfielder
Josh Atencio – midfielder
Eric Avila – midfielder
Carlos Avilez – goalkeeper
Fidel Barajas – midfielder
Ivan Becerra – forward[ 30]
Julio Benitez – midfielder
Carlos Bocanegra – center back and captain of the US National Team[ 31]
Carlos Borja – defender
Jonathan Bornstein – defender and midfielder
Jose Burciaga Jr. – defender
Christina Burkenroad – forward
Ariana Calderón – striker
Javier Casas – midfielder
Edgar Castillo – defender
Bri Campos – defender
Servando Carrasco – midfielder
Nico Carrera – defender
Edwin Cerrillo – midfielder
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez – forward
Julian Chavez – midfielder
Joe Corona – midfielder
Antonietta Collins – sports commentator and soccer player, daughter of the well-known television reporter María Antonieta Collins
Chris Cortez – forward
Ramiro Corrales – midfielder
Cade Cowell – forward
Stephanie Cox – defender, Olympic gold medalist[ 32]
Renae Cuéllar – forward
Daniel Cuevas – winger
Mauricio Cuevas – defender
A. J. DeLaGarza – defender
Marco Delgado – midfielder
Erik Dueñas – defender
David Estrada – defender
Marco Farfan – defender
Janelly Farias – defender
Omir Fernandez – attacking midfielder
Vidal Fernandez – midfielder
Dennis Flores – midfielder
Jorge Flores – midfielder
Monica Flores – leftback
Jaime Frías – defender
Joe Gallardo – forward
Christopher Garcia – forward
Freddie Garcia – forward
Irving Garcia – midfielder
Natalie Garcia – defender
Nick Garcia – defender
Poli Garcia – midfielder
Rafael Garcia – midfielder
Alina Garciamendez – defender
Greg Garza – defender
Monica Gerardo – coach and former player
Luis Gil – midfielder
Alejandro Guido – attacking midfielder
Elizabeth Gómez – defender
Francisco Gomez – midfielder
Herculez Gomez – forward
Johan Gomez – forward
Jonathan Gómez – defender
Daniel Gonzalez – midfielder
Jesse González – goalkeeper
Jonathan Gonzalez – midfielder
Miguel Gonzalez – midfielder
Mónica Gonzalez – forward
Omar Gonzalez – defender
Antonio De La Torre – defender
Luis Gil – midfielder
Sonny Guadarrama – midfielder
Anisa Guajardo – striker
Brian Gutiérrez – midfielder
Diego Gutiérrez – forward
Nancy Gutiérrez – defender
Bianca Henninger – goalkeeper
Alonso Hernández – attacking midfielder
Daniel Hernández – defender
Jorge Hernandez – midfielder
Laurie Hill – midfielder
Sofia Huerta – forward
Miguel Ibarra – midfielder
Rafael Jauregui – midfielder
Hector Jiménez – defender
Benji Joya – midfielder
Freddy Juarez – defender
Da'vian Kimbrough – forward
Kiki Lara – midfielder, coach
Richard Ledezma – midfielder
Danny Leyva – midfielder
Ulysses Llanez – forward
Aaron Lopez – defender
Mikey Lopez – midfielder
Rodrigo López – midfielder
Christian Lucatero – midfielder
Diego Luna – midfielder
Richie Marquez – defender
Alma Martínez – defender
Antonio Martínez – midfielder
Gerardo Mascareño – forward
John Matkin – midfielder
Cruz Medina – midfielder
Annia Mejia – defender
Alex Mendez – midfielder
Ruben Mendoza – forward
Martha Moore – defender
Susana Mora – defender
Julio César Morales – forward
Amando Moreno – forward
Mike Muñoz – midfielder
Santiago Muñóz – forward
Christina Murillo – defender
Lisa Nanez – forward
Teresa Noyola – attacking midfielder, international player
Ernest Nungaray – forward
Juan Pablo Ocegueda – left back
Gina Oceguera – defender
David Ochoa – goalkeeper
Emmanuel Ochoa – goalkeeper
Sammy Ochoa – forward
Nathan Ordaz – forward
Diana Ordóñez – forward
Emilio Orozco – defender
Michael Orozco Fiscal – defender
Rey Ortiz – forward
Jesús Padilla – forward, striker
Miguel Palafox – defender
Amanda Perez – midfielder
Ricardo Pepi – forward
Jonathan Perez – attacking midfielder
Orlando Perez – defender
Veronica Perez – forward
Bruno Piceno – striker
Mauricio Pineda – defender
Miguel Ángel Ponce – defender, Olympic gold medalist
Linnea Quinones – goalkeeper
Maricarmen Reyes – midfielder, UANL Tigres Feminil
Nick Rimando – goalkeeper
Allan Rodríguez – midfielder
Mario Rodriguez – forward
Memo Rodríguez – midfielder
Arianna Romero – defender
César Romero – forward
Rubio Rubin – forward
Adrián Ruelas – striker
Jennifer Ruiz – midfielder, defender
Katie Johnson – forward, international footballer
Jorge Salcedo – defender
Hugo Salcedo – forward, coach
Omar Salgado – forward and midfielder
Shea Salinas – winger
Tanya Samarzich – forward
Ashley Sanchez – forward
Keri Sanchez – defender, coach
Maria Sánchez – midfielder
Richard Sánchez – goalkeeper
Marlene Sandoval – defender
Sebastian Saucedo – midfielder
Bianca Sierra – defender, international footballer
Luis Silva – midfielder
Sebastian Soto – forward
Jonathan Top – forward
Antonio de la Torre – midfielder
Arturo Torres – defender
Christian Torres – forward
José Francisco Torres – midfielder
Dioselina Valderrama – midfielder
Obed Vargas – midfielder
Jose Vasquez – defender
Julián Vázquez – forward
Martin Vasquez – midfielder and head coach
Brandon Vazquez – forward
Jesús Antonio Vázquez – left back
Marco Vidal – midfielder
Jaime Villarreal – midfielder
Jorge Villafaña – defender
Jose Villarreal – forward
Natalie Vinti – defender
William Yarbrough – goalkeeper
Carlos Zavala – midfielder
Adrian Zendejas – goalkeeper
Alejandro Zendejas – midfielder
Veronica Zepeda – forward
Lee Trevino
NHL No. 1 pick Auston Matthews
Cain Velasquez
Dominick Cruz
Joseph Benavidez – UFC, mixed martial arts
Eddie Bravo – mixed martial arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu
Paul Buentello – UFC, mixed martial arts
Graciela Casillas – kickboxing and boxing title holder, martial arts practitioner
Henry Cejudo – UFC champion, mixed martial arts
Carlos Condit – UFC champion, mixed martial arts
Dominick Cruz – UFC champion, mixed martial arts
Nate Diaz – UFC, mixed martial arts TUF Winner
Nick Diaz – UFC, mixed martial arts[ 36]
Efrain Escudero – mixed martial arts TUF Winner
Carla Esparza – UFC champion, mixed martial arts
Tony Ferguson – mixed martial arts TUF Winner
Kelvin Gastelum – mixed martial arts TUF Winner
Edgar Garcia – UFC, mixed martial arts
Anthony Hernandez – UFC, mixed martial arts
Roger Huerta – Bellator, mixed martial arts
Juanito Ibarra – mixed martial arts and boxing trainer[ 37]
Ricardo Lamas – mixed martial arts
Rob McCullough – Muay Thai kickboxing, mixed martial arts
Gilbert Melendez – Strikeforce champion, UFC mixed martial arts
Brian Ortega – UFC, mixed martial arts
Tito Ortiz – UFC champion, mixed martial arts
Damacio Page – UFC, mixed martial arts
Julianna Peña – UFC, mixed martial arts
Alex Perez – UFC, mixed martial arts
Anthony Pettis – UFC champion, mixed martial arts
Sergio Pettis – UFC, mixed martial arts
Dominick Reyes – UFC, mixed martial arts
Ricco Rodriguez – UFC champion, mixed martial arts[ 38]
Mia St. John – tae kwon do champion
Diego Sanchez – UFC, mixed martial arts TUF 1 Winner
Emmanuel Sanchez – Bellator, mixed martial arts
Frank Shamrock – UFC champion, mixed martial arts
Joe Soto – Bellator champion, UFC mixed martial arts
Jeremy Stephens – UFC, mixed martial arts
Joe Stevenson – UFC, mixed martial arts
Cub Swanson – UFC, mixed martial arts
Manny Tapia – mixed martial arts[ 39]
Josh Thomson – Strikeforce champion, UFC mixed martial arts[ 40]
Miguel Torres – WEC champion, UFC mixed martial arts[ 41]
Charlie Valencia – mixed martial arts[ 39]
Cain Velasquez – UFC heavyweight champion, mixed martial arts[ 42]
Joey Villasenor – mixed martial arts[ 43]
Rey Mysterio
Three-time WWE Women's Champion Melina Perez
Pancho Gonzales was the World No. 1 tennis player for an all-time record eight years from 1952 to 1960.
Tony Alva is regarded among the most influential skateboarders of all time.
U.S. Olympian Brenda Villa , the most decorated athlete in the world of women's water polo.
Guillermo Gracida Jr. is considered one of the greatest polo players of all-time, along with his brother Carlos .
David Aldana – professional motorcycle racer
Tony Alva – professional skateboarder, founding member of the Z-Boys .
Anita Alvarez – synchronized swimmer, Olympic medalist
Olga Appell – Olympic Track and Field Athlete, winner of the LA Marathon
Inaki Basauri – rugby union player, member the U.S. national team
Crystl Bustos – softball player, two-time Olympic Gold and silver medalist[ 44]
Steve Caballero – professional skateboarder, pioneer of vertical skating
Miguel de Capriles – fencer, two time Olympic medalist, and President of the FIE
Patricia Cardenas – world champion water polo gold medalist
Henry Cejudo – freestyle wrestler and Olympic gold medalist
Michael Chacon – professional fixed gear freestyle bike rider
Antonio Cruz – cyclist, US National Criterium Champion
Ronnie Deleon – two-time World kickboxing champion
Erica Dittmer – swimmer
Ernesto Escobedo – tennis player
David R. Flores – jockey
Gary Gabelich – motorsport driver, set the Land Speed Record[ 45]
Rudy Galindo – figure skater, U.S. National champion
Jackie Galloway – taekwondo competitor, Olympic medalist
Martin Garcia – jockey
Angélica Gavaldón – tennis player
Memo Gidley – race car driver
Mark Gonzales – skateboarder, named by the Transworld Skateboarding magazine as the "Most Influential Skateboarder of all Time"
Pancho Gonzales – professional tennis player, regarded as one of the greatest of all-time.
Carlos Gracida – polo player, hall of fame member
Guillermo Gracida Jr. – polo player, hall of fame member
Natalia Grossman – professional competition climber[ 46]
Jesus Hernandez – race car driver
Danny Herrera – weightlifting powerlifter
Jessa Khan – ju-jitsu practitioner, international gold medalist
Ricardo Laguna – professional BMX rider and television personality
Arlene Limas – taekwondo, Olympic gold medalist
Andy Lopez – college baseball coach
Rob Machado – surfer
Leonel Manzano – middle-distance runner, Olympic silver medalist
Bobby Martinez – professional surfer
Brenda Martinez – track and field athlete
Mario Martinez – weightlifting powerlifter Olympic silver medalist (1984)
Rachel McLish – bodybuilder, first Ms. Olympia champion
Marten Mendez – badminton player, U.S national title winner
Jessica Mendoza – softball player and Olympic Gold and silver medalist[ 47]
Marc Frank Montoya – professional snowboarder
Juan Moreno – taekwondo, two-time Olympic silver medalist
Sylvia Mosqueda – long-distance runner
Justine Wong-Orantes – volleyball player, Olympic gold medalist
Derek Parra – professional speed skater and Olympic gold medalist[ 48]
Kevin Peraza – BMX freestyle rider, two-time X Games gold medalist
Cruz Pedregon – two-time drag racing champion
Tony Pedregon – two-time drag racing champion
Tori Pena – pole vaulter
Stacy Peralta – professional skateboarder, founding member of the Z-Boys.[ 49]
Sarah Robles – weightlifter, Olympic medalist
Paul Rodriguez Jr. – professional skateboarder
Rico Roman – ice sledge hockey player, Paralympics gold medalist and Purple Heart recipient
Gene Romero – professional motorcycle racer, winner of the 1970 A.M.A. Grand National Championship and the 1975 Daytona 200
Leo Romero – professional skateboarder
Sierra Romero – softball player, first player to record 300 runs, 300 hits and 300 RBI in NCAA history
Jesse Ruíz – wrestler
Oz Sanchez – handcyclist and triathlete, six-time Paralympic Games medalist
Cristian Soratos – middle-distance runner
Tracee Talavera – gymnast, Olympic silver medalist
Jorge Torres – long-distance runner
Vanessa Torres – professional skateboarder[ 50]
Tony Trujillo – professional skateboarder
Benny Urquidez – World kickboxing champion
Ismael Valenzuela – Kentucky Derby winner
Patrick Valenzuela – Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner
Brenda Villa – World Class water polo player, Olympic gold, silver and bronze medalist
Arts and entertainment [ edit ]
Myrtle Gonzalez
Gilbert Roland
Anthony Quinn
Ricardo Montalbán
Danny Trejo
Gabriel Iglesias
Selena Gomez
Mario Lopez
Jacob Vargas
Michael Peña
Eva Longoria
Jenna Ortega
Jessica Alba
Alexis Bledel
Gabriel Luna
Emily Rios
Christian Serratos
Rodolfo Acosta (1920–1974) Mexican character actor of Western films
Rico Alaniz (1919–2015) character actor, active during the 1950s and 1990s.
Jessica Alba (born 1981) Golden Globe nominated actress (father of Mexican descent)
Edward Albert (1951–2006) Golden Globe winning actor
Kevin Alejandro (born 1976) actor
Ana Alicia (born 1956) actress
Francia Almendárez (born 1988) actress
Don Alvarado (1900–1967) actor and director who began his career during the silent film era
Armida (1911–1989) actress, singer and dancer
Joe Arquette (born 1981) actor
Karan Ashley actor
Alexis Ayala (born 1965) actor
Catherine Bach (born 1954) actress (mother of Mexican descent)
Jaylen Barron (born 1997) actress
Alma Beltran (1919–2007) actress, appeared in 82 films between 1945 and 2002.
Robert Beltran (born 1953) actor
Demián Bichir (born 1963) actor
Summer Bishil (born 1988) actress
Luna Blaise actress
Alexis Bledel (born 1981) actress
Daniela Bobadilla (born 1993) actress
Diego Boneta (born 1990) actor
Jesse Borrego (born 1962) actor
Sabrina Bryan (born 1984) dancer, choreographer, actress and singer
Shelbie Bruce (born 1992) actress (mother of Mexican descent)
Artt Butler (born 1969) voice actor (half Mexican)
Richard Cabral (born 1984) Emmy nominated actor
Christian Camargo (born 1971) actor
Ralph Camargo (1912–1992) actor
Charlie Cannon (1911–2003) singer, theater performer
Steve Cardenas (born 1974) actor
Leo Carrillo (1881–1961) actor, vaudevillian , political cartoonist and conservationist .
Enrique Castillo (born 1949) actor
David Castañeda (born 1988), actor
Movita Castaneda (1916–2015) actress
Teresa Castillo (born 1983) actress
Julio Cedillo (born 1970) actor
Angélica Celaya (born 1982) actress
Laura Cerón (born 1964) ALMA Award-winning actress
Damian Chapa (born 1963) actor, film director and producer
Ricardo Antonio Chavira (born 1971) actor
Louis C.K. (born 1967) actor, comedian, Emmy Award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director (Mexican father)[ 51]
Gary Clarke (born 1933) TV actor active during the 1950s–1960s
Steve Clemente (1885–1950) Mexican-born American actor known for his many villainous roles
Clifton Collins Jr. (born 1970) Emmy Award nominated actor (mother of Mexican descent)[ 52]
Mark Consuelos (born 1971) actor
Ana Brenda Contreras (born 1986) Mexican-based television actress
Margarita Cordova (born 1939) actress, most known for her various TV appearances during the '60s
Raymond Cruz (born 1961) actor
Kid Cudi (born 1984) musician and actor (father was of partial Mexican descent)
Ethan Cutkosky (born 1999) actor
Alana de la Garza (born 1976) actress
Madison De La Garza (born 2001) American actress of Mexican descent (Desperate Housewives )
Gonzalo de la Torre (born 1977) singer and producer
Kate del Castillo Mexican-born American actress (Muchachitas , Alguna vez tendremos alas , La Mentira , Ramona , Bajo la misma piel ).
Tony Dalton (born 1975) actor
Stacey Dash (born 1967) actress[ 53]
Emilio Delgado (1940–2022) actor; best known for his role of Luis Rodriguez on Sesame Street
Grey DeLisle (born 1973) singer-songwriter and voice actress
Alexa Demie (born 1990) actress (mother is Mexican)
Rosanna DeSoto (born 1950) film and television actress
Aarón Díaz (born 1982) actor (father of Mexican descent)
Alyssa Diaz (born 1985) actress
Mónica Dionne American actress of Mexican descent
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (born 1961) multiple Emmy award-winning actress (grandmother of Mexican and German-Brazilian ancestry)
Alejandro Edda (born 1984) actor
Ayiiia Elizarraras TV personality and model
Jade Esteban Estrada (born 1975) actor and comedian
Felipe Esparza (born 1976) actor and comedian
Tamara Feldman (born 1980) actress
Abel Fernandez (1930–2016) American actor who played in movies from 1953 to 2002.
Michelle Forbes (born 1965) Emmy nominated and Saturn Award-winning actress
Eduardo Franco
Edward Furlong (born 1977) Saturn Award-winning actor (mother of Mexican descent)[ 54]
Vic Fuentes (born 1983) vocalist, guitarist
Mike Fuentes (born 1984) drummer
Edy Ganem (born 1983) actress
Seychelle Gabriel (born 1991) singer and actress, father of part Mexican descent
Aimee Garcia (born 1978) Screen Actors Guild nominated actress
Al Ernest Garcia (1887–1938) actor and casting director active between 1911 and 1938, known for his association with Charlie Chaplin
Jeff Garcia (born 1977) comedian and Annie Award-winning voice actor
Jesse Garcia (born 1982) ALMA Award-winning actor
Jessica Marie Garcia (born 1987) American actress known for On My Block (TV series) , Mexican father
Michael Garza (born 2000) American actor of Mexican descent (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark )
John Gavin (1931–2018) actor, politician and head of the Screen Actors Guild
William Gaxton (1893–1963) actor of film and theatre
Hunter Gomez (born 1991) American actor
Selena Gomez (born 1992) actress, singer, model, spokesperson, Mexican father
Xochitl Gomez (born 2005/2006) actress
Eiza González (born 1990) actress, model and singer
Mandy Gonzalez (born 1978) theater and film actress
Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918) silent film actress; regarded as Hollywood's first Latin and Hispanic movie star
Nicholas Gonzalez (born 1976) actor
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006) character actor
Michele Greene (born 1962) Emmy nominated actress, best known for the role of Abigail Perkins on the series L.A.
Lita Grey (1908–1995) silent film actress
Jackie Guerra (born 1965) actress
Noel Gugliemi (born 1970) actor
Elizabeth Gutiérrez (born 1979) actress
Froy Gutierrez (born 1998) actor
Ryan Guzman (born 1987) actor, father of Mexican descent
Nikki Hahn (born 2002) actress
Gabriella Hall (born 1966) actress and model
Laura Harring (born 1964) actress and Miss USA (1985)
Salma Hayek (born 1966) Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominated actress, TV-film director and producer
Callie Hernandez (born 1995) actress, singer
Jay Hernandez (born 1978) actor
Kristin Herrera (born 1989) actress
Gabriel Iglesias (born 1976) actor and comedian
Osvaldo de León (born 1984) Telenovelas actor
Ana Brenda Contreras (born 1986) TV actress
Ryan Guzman (born 1987) TV actor
Mónica Dionne (born 1967) film and TV actress
Michael Irby (born 1972) actor
Rebeca Iturbide (1924–2003) actress during the Mexican Age of Golden cinema
Shar Jackson (born 1976) actress
Anjelah Johnson (born 1982) actress, comedian, and former NFL cheerleader
Susan Kohner (born 1936) Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated actress, mother was Lupita Tovar , Mexican actress
Apollonia Kotero (born 1959) actress, singer and model
Samuel Larsen (born 1991) actor and singer
Logan Lerman (born 1992) actor; (Mexican-born paternal grandmother of Russian Jewish descent)
George J. Lewis (1903–1995) Mexican-born American actor (Zorro (1957 TV series) )
Sebastián Ligarde (born 1954) telenovela actor
Iyari Limón (born 1976) actress[ 55]
Natalia Livingston (born 1976) Emmy Award-winning actress
Eva Longoria (born 1975) Golden Globe nominated and Screen Actors Guild winning actress and model
Eric Lopez , actor most notable for his role as Blue Beetle in Young Justice
George Lopez (born 1961) actor and comedian
Mario López (born 1973) actor and host
Seidy López actress and director
Linda Loredo (1907–1931) actress
Gabriel Luna (born 1982) actor, best known for his role as Ghost Rider on the series Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Julio Macias (born 1976) actor from On My Block (TV series)
Al Madrigal (born 1971) actor and comedian
Angélica María (born 1944) actress and life-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter. She was one of the main movie and TV attractions in Mexico during the 60s and 70s and the no. 1 record seller in the country during the same period
Vanessa Marcil (born 1968) Emmy winning actress
Xolo Maridueña (born 2001) actor
Constance Marie (born 1965) actress
Cheech Marin (born 1946) actor and comedian[ 56]
Ada Maris (born 1957) actress
Chrispin Martin (1893–1953) actor
A Martinez (born 1948) Emmy Award-winning actor
Joaquín Martínez (1930–2012) actor, appeared in many Western films
Kimberly McCullough (born 1978) actress, best known for her role as Robin Scorpio on the soap opera General Hospital
Alex Meneses (born 1965) actress and model
Alex Meraz (born 1985) actor
Yvette Mimieux (1942–2022) actress
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born 1980) American actor, composer, lyricist, singer, rapper, actor, producer, and playwright, known by his roles in Broadway musicals. He is of mostly Puerto Rican descent,[ 57] but he also is a quarter Mexican.[ 58]
Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009) Emmy and Screen Actors Guild award-winning actor
Carlos Montalbán (1903–1991) actor
Manny Montana (born 1983) American actor of Mexican descent
Belita Moreno (born 1949) actress
Rene L. Moreno (born 1969) American actor
Lindsey Morgan (born 1990) Emmy nominated actress
Bethany Mota (born 1995) social media personality
Marisol Nichols (born 1973) actress
Eva Noblezada (born 1996) actress and singer, two-time Tony Award nominee and Grammy winner
Ramón Novarro (1899–1968) actor, one of the top box office attractions of the 1920s and early 1930s
Lupita Nyong'o (born 1983) actress, born in Mexico City to Kenyan parents
Bodie Olmos (born 1975) actor
Edward James Olmos (born 1947) Golden Globe and Emmy winning actor and director[ 59]
Lupe Ontiveros (1942–2012) Emmy nominated actress
Hayley Orrantia (born 1994) American actress, singer-songwriter. Her grandfather is of Mexican descent and she identifies as Latina.[ 60] [ 61]
Jenna Ortega (born 2002) actress[ 62]
Joy Page (1924–2008) actress
Sara Paxton (born 1988) actress and singer, mother is Mexican, of Mexican-Jewish descent[ 63]
Michael Peña (born 1976) actor
Walter Perez (born 1982) actor
Tony Perry (born 1986) guitarist
Daniella Pineda (born 1987) actress
Tyler Posey (born 1991) actor (mother of Mexican descent)
Mishel Prada (born 1989) actress
Jaime Preciado (born 1986) bassist
Anthony Quinn (1915–2001) two-time Oscar winning actor
Cierra Ramirez (born 1995) actress and model
Efren Ramirez (born 1973) actor
Danny Ramirez (born 1997) American actor of Colombian and Mexican descent
Marisa Ramirez (born 1977) actress
Sara Ramirez (born 1975) Tony Award-winning actress and singer
Raylene (born 1977) pornographic actress
Alex Reymundo comedian and actor
Nicole Richie (born 1981) actress of partial Mexican descent
Mona Rico (1907–1994) actress
Lauren Ridloff (born 1978) Tony Award-nominated actress
Emily Rios (born 1989) actress and model
Lalo Rios (1927–1973) actor, active during the 1950s and 1960s
James Roday (born 1976) actor, father of Mexican descent[ 64]
Lee Rodriguez actress (father is Mexican)
Rico Rodriguez (born 1998) actor
Paul Rodriguez (born 1955) comedian and actor[ 65]
Patty Rodriguez radio host, entrepreneur, and children's book author
Valente Rodriguez (born 1961) actor
Gilbert Roland (1905–1994) two-time Golden Globe nominated actor
Fernanda Romero (born 1983) actress
Tina Romero (born 1949) Mexico-based actress
Luis van Rooten (1906–1973) Mexican-born American actor
Gabrielle Ruiz (born 1989) film and theater actress
Teresa Ruiz (born 1988) actress, won multiple international awards
Andy Russell (1919–1992) born Andrés Rábago in Boyle Heights, California, to Mexican immigrant parents, he was a big-band crooner who sang "Bésame Mucho," the first Spanish-English bilingual song in U.S. recording history. He performed in movies, television, radio and stage in the U.S., México, and Latin America.
Claudia Salinas (born 1981) actress and model
Johnny A. Sanchez (born 1982) actor and comedian
Lauren Sánchez (born 1969) news anchor, entertainment and media personality
Ref Sanchez (1917–1986) actor and photographer
Paul Sand (born 1935) Tony Award-winning actor
Miguel Sandoval (born 1951) film and television actor
Michael Saucedo (born 1970) actor
Christian Serratos (born 1990) actress, model and singer, of part Mexican descent
Vinessa Shaw (born 1976) actress
Stephanie Sigman (born 1987) actress
Zuleyka Silver (born 1991) actress, model
Karla Souza (born 1985) film and television actress
David Spielberg (1939–2016) film and television actor; mother was Mexican American
Scout Taylor-Compton (born 1989) actress and singer (mother of Mexican descent)
Julia Goldani Telles (born 1995) actress
Tessa Thompson (born 1983) actress
Raquel Torres (1915–1987) actress, active during the 1920s to 1930s
Renee Torres (1911–1998) Mexican American actress and the sister of Raquel Torres
Emeraude Toubia (born 1989) actress, model
Elena Tovar Daytime Emmy Award nominated actress
Lupita Tovar (1910–2016) actress
Danny Trejo (born 1944) actor
Michael Trevino (born 1985) actor
Alanna Ubach (born 1975) actress
Natividad Vacío (1912–1996) actor
Erik Valdez (born 1979) actor
Jacob Vargas (born 1971) actor[ 66]
James Vasquez (born 1972) American actor and director to a Mexican father
Ray Vasquez (1924–2019) American singer, musician, and actor
Randy Vasquez (born 1961) American actor and director; brother of James Vasquez
Lupe Vélez (1908–1944) one of the first successful Latin American actresses in the United States, began her career in the silent film era
Vanessa Villela (born 1978) actress
Melissa Villaseñor (born 1987) actress
Nena von Schlebrügge (born 1941) actress
Pee Wee (entertainer) (born 1988) actor and singer
Victoria Wyndham (born 1945) two-time Emmy nominated actress
Eduardo Xol (born 1966) actor
Carmen Zapata (1927–2014) actress, appeared in over 100 films and TV series
Austin Zajur (born 1995) actor
Directors and filmmakers [ edit ]
Edward James Olmos
Paul Weitz
Robert Rodriguez
Chris Weitz
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
Adrian Molina
Elisa Marina Alvarado – American director
Guillermo del Toro (born 1964) – film director
Félix Enríquez Alcalá (born 1951) – television and film director
Natalia Almada (born 1974) – documentary filmmaker
Robert Alvarez (born 1948) – animator, television director, and writer
John A. Alonzo (1934–2001) – influential cinematographer , Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner
Michael Arias (born 1968) – anime filmmaker based in Japan
Eva Aridjis (born 1974) – film director, screenwriter, TV writer
Roberto Benabib (born 1959) – television writer, producer, and film director, Emmy Award nominee
J. Robert Bren (1903–1981) – screenwriter and producers, wrote 30 films between the '30s and '50s
Edward Carrere (1906–1084) – art director, Academy Award winner and two-time nominee
Natalie Chaidez (born 1950) – writer and producer, Emmy Award nominee
Fernanda Coppel – screenwriter and playwright
Julio Hernández Cordón (born 1975) – director and screenwriter
Terri Doty (born 1984) – animation voice actress, voice director, and writer
Mike Elizalde (born 1960) – special makeup effects artist, Academy Award nominee
Moctezuma Esparza (born 1949) – producer, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee[ 67]
Carlos López Estrada (born 1988) – music video, commercial, and film director
Hampton Fancher (born 1938) – producer and screenwriter
William A. Fraker (1923–2010) – cinematographer, director, and producer, six-time Academy Award nominee
Nick Gomez (born 1963) – American film director
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon (born 1972) – film and television director, two-time Emmy Award nominee
Neal Jimenez (born 1960) – screenwriter and film director
Emile Kuri (1907–2000) – set decorator, won two Academy Awards and was nominated for six more in the category Best Art Direction
William Douglas Lansford (1922–2013) – screenwriter, film producer, and author
Paul Lerpae (1900–1989) – special effects artist, Academy Award nominee
Jenée LaMarque (born 1980) – writer and director
Bill Melendez (1916–2008) – animator, director, and producer, eight-time Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee[ 68] [ 69]
Steven C. Melendez (born 1945) – animator, director, and producer, Emmy Award winner (son of Bill Melendez)
Linda Mendoza (born 1950) – television and film director
Lindsay Mendez (born 1983) – Tony Award-winning actress
Adrian Molina (born 1985) – screenwriter, storyboard artist, and animation director, Emmy Award nominee
Sylvia Morales (born 1943) – director, writer, and producer, Emmy Award nominee
Gregory Nava (born 1949) – director, producer and screenwriter, Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee
Tony Olmos – screenwriter, filmmaker and musician
Edward James Olmos (born 1947) – director and actor, Emmy and Golden Globe winner
Roberto Orci (born 1973) – screenwriter and producer
Manuel Perez (animator) (1914–1981) – animator and animation director
Polish brothers – screenwriters and producers
Lourdes Portillo (born 1944) – Academy Award-nominated filmmaker
Georgina Garcia Riedel – filmmaker and scriptwriter
Jonas Rivera (born 1971) – producer with Pixar films, Academy Award winner
Robert Rodríguez (born 1968) – director, producer and screenwriter[ 70]
Phil Roman (born 1930) – animation director, founder of Film Roman animation studio, six-time Emmy Award winner
Bernardo Ruiz – documentary filmmaker
Craig Saavedra (born 1963) – producer and director, two-time Tony Award nominee
Victor Salva (born 1958) – filmmaker
Jesús Salvador Treviño (born 1946) – television director, three-time Emmy Award nominee
Jose Luis Valenzuela – theater and film director
Jeff Valdez (born 1956) – producer, writer, and studio executive
Luis Valdez (born 1940) – playwright and director
Chris Weitz (born 1969) – writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress Lupita Tovar
Paul Weitz (born 1965) – writer, producer, director; grandmother was Mexican actress Lupita Tovar
Rudy Zamora (1910–1989) – animator and animation director, Emmy Award nominee
Alfonso Cuarón (born 1961) – film director, producer, editor, and screenwriter
Arianny Celeste – MMA Ring Girl, model, TV host
Nikita Dragun – YouTuber, make-up artist, and model
Ayiiia Elizarraras – TV personality and model
Wendolly Esparza – beauty pageant titleholder
Yoanna House – model, fashion model, TV host and America's Next Top model Winner (Cycle 2)
Erika Medina – model
Christian Monzon – model and actor
Naima Mora – model, fashion model, America's Next Top model winner (cycle 4)
Carter Oosterhouse – Nautica and HGTV's Carter Can [ 71]
Nia Sanchez – model, Miss USA 2014
Mia St. John – professional boxer, model, businesswoman and tae kwon do champion
Christian Serratos – actress, model and singer
Frida Sofía – musician, TV host, model, singer and media personality
Ylianna Guerra – model, beauty pageant titleholder
Musicians, singers and music groups[ edit ]
María Grever was a prolific Mexican-born and U.S.-based composer who achieved crossover success.
Andy Russell (born Andrés Rábago) is recognized as the first Latino crossover singer in the U.S.
Joan Baez
Linda Ronstadt has sold more than 100 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all time
Carlos Santana
Jenni Rivera
Dave Navarro
Lead singer Zack De La Rocha of Rage Against the Machine
Julieta Venegas
Esperanza Spalding
Fergie
Paty Cantú
G-Eazy
Selena Gomez
Chicano Batman
Ally Brooke
Los Angeles born singer-songwriter Cuco
Ángela Aguilar
2Mex – rapper
6ix9ine (born 1996) – rapper[ 72]
Paula DeAnda (born 1989) – singer
Pepe Aguilar (born 1968) – singer
Rikk Agnew (born 1958) – singer, musician
Santiago Almeida (1911–1999) – musician, influential in the development of the musical genres of tejano and conjunto
Anacani (born 1954) – singer
B-Real (born 1970) – rapper
Joan Baez (born 1941) – singer-songwriter, activist*
Baby Bash (born 1975) – rapper
Becky G (born 1997) – pop singer and rapper
Berner – rapper and entrepreneur[ 73]
Rebecca Black (born 1997) – singer
Tony Bellamy (1946–2009) (Mexican/Yaqui) – musician and vocalist of the Native American rock band Redbone .[ 74]
Betzaida (born 1981) – Latin pop singer
Cedric Bixler-Zavala (born 1974) – singer, musician
The Blendells – soul band
Chingo Bling – rapper
Beau Bokan (born 1981) – lead vocalist
Ally Brooke (born 1993) – singer, member of Fifth Harmony
Juan Brujo – lead singer of Brujeria
Reginald Arvizu bassist from the band Korn
Sabrina Bryan (born 1984) – singer, actress
Camila Cabello (born 1997) – singer
Chuck Cabot (1915–2007) – saxophonist and big band leader
Carla Dirlikov Canales – mezzo-soprano singer
Las Cafeteras – folk and traditional Mexican musical group
Laura Canales (1954–2005) – Tejano singer
Nati Cano (1933–2014) – Grammy Award-winning mariachi musician
Stephen Carpenter (born 1970) – co-founder and lead guitarist of the band Deftones
Vicki Carr (born 1941) – Grammy Award-winning singer
Albert Castillo – music producer
Emilio Castillo (born 1950) – founding member of Tower of Power [ 75]
Carlos Cavazo (born 1957) – lead guitarist of the rock band Quiet Riot
Dino Cazares (born 1966) – guitarist
Ingrid Chavez (born 1965) – singer-songwriter, poet[ 76]
Mark Chavez – musician
El Chicano – soul and jazz band
Chicano Batman – four-piece Chicano rock band
Keyshia Cole – R&B singer (Paternal Mexican ancestry)[ 77]
Lisa Coleman (born 1960) – Grammy and ASCAP[ 78] Award-winning musician/composer, funk keyboardist, member of Prince and The Revolution and Wendy and Lisa
Ramiro Cortés (1933–1984) – classical composer
Cuco (born 1998) – singer-songwriter, and producer
Kid Cudi (born 1984) – rapper, singer, record producer, and actor[ 53]
Marcos Curiel (born 1974) – guitarist
Ray Dalton – singer (Mexican-American mother)
Alfonso D'Artega (1907–1998) – songwriter and conductor
Diana DeGarmo (born 1987) – singer, actress
Fito de la Parra – drummer of Canned Heat
Zack De La Rocha (born 1970) – rapper, singer, poet, lead member of Rage Against the Machine [ 79]
Gonzalo de la Torre (born 1977) – singer, musician
Grey DeLisle (born 1973) – singer-songwriter, voice actress
Andrew Martinez (1983–2009) – drummer
Lhasa De Sela (1972–2010) – singer-songwriter
Deorro (born 1991) – DJ
Dev (singer) (born 1989) – singer, rapper, model and radio host
Down AKA Kilo (born 1985) – rapper
Nadir D'Priest – musician
Sheila E. (born 1957) – musician
Roberto Enrique – singer-songwriter, actor
Joe Escalante (born 1963) – musician[ 80]
Alejandro Escovedo (born 1951) – singer-songwriter, musician
Coke Escovedo (1941–1986) – percussionist
Pete Escovedo (born 1935) – percussionist
Mimi Fariña (1945–2001) – singer-songwriter
Louis Febre (born 1959) – Mexican-born composer
Freddy Fender (1937–2006) – Tejano and country musician
Fergie (born 1975) – singer-songwriter, actress, member of The Black Eyed Peas
Rosita Fernández (1918–2006) – Tejano singer
Aundrea Fimbres (born 1983) – singer, member of Danity Kane
Dom Flemons (born 1982) – singer, Grammy nominee
Paty Cantú (born 1983) – singer, musician
Rosie Flores (born 1950) – rockabilly and country singer
Mando Fresko (born 1987) – DJ, radio personality, actor
Frost (born 1962) – rapper[ 81]
Kap G (born 1994) – rapper[ 82]
Victoria Galvan (born 1986) – singer, musician
Andrew Garcia (born 1985) – musician, American Idol (Season 9 contestant)[ 83]
Eva Garza (1917–1966) – vocalist, film actress
G-Eazy (born 1989) – rapper
Gemini – rapper
Vivica Genaux (born 1969) – operatic mezzo-soprano
Girl In a Coma – rock band
Juan Gotti – rapper
Selena Gomez (born 1992) – singer, actress
Lalo Guerrero (1916–2005) – singer-songwriter
María Grever (1894–1951) – prolific Emmy Award-winning composer who achieved international recognition
Ha*Ash – rock pop duo
Cenobio Hernandez (1863–1950) – composer
Daniel Hernandez – rapper also known as 6ix9ine
Marcos Hernandez (born 1982) – singer-songwriter
Miguel (born 1985) – recording artist, songwriter, producer of Mexican and African-American descent[ 84]
Raymond Herrera (born 1972) – drummer[ 85]
David Hidalgo (born 1954) – singer-songwriter[ 86]
Marques Houston (born 1981) – singer
Intocable – Tejano band
Frankie J (born 1975) – singer
Johnny J (1969–2008) – multi-platinum music producer, rapper, songwriter
Prima J – Pop duo
Flaco Jiménez (born 1939) – accordionist, musician[ 87]
Santiago Jiménez Jr. (born 1944) – folk musician, won the National Heritage Fellowship for lifetime achievement in traditional Tex-Mex/folk music
Little Joe (born 1940) – Tejano performer
Maya Jupiter (born 1978) – DJ, emcee
Jeanette Jurado (born 1965) – singer, member of the girl group Exposé which achieved much success between 1984 and 1993, becoming the first group to have four top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from its debut album
DJ Kane (born 1975) – singer
Joshua Kadison (born 1965) – singer-songwriter
Kehlani (born 1995) – singer
Down AKA Kilo (born 1985) – rapper
Apollonia Kotero (born 1959) – actress, singer and model
Stefano Langone (born 1989) – singer
Shelly Lares (born 1971) – singer
Kiana Lede (born 1997) – singer [ 88]
Lucky Luciano – rapper
A Lighter Shade of Brown – rap group
The Lennon Sisters – vocal group, popular during the '50s and '60s
Robert Lopez (born 1960) – musician
Trini Lopez (1937–2020) – singer, guitarist
Demi Lovato (born 1992) – singer and actress[ 89]
Kirstin Maldonado (born 1992) – member of Grammy winning group Pentatonix
Malo – Latin rock and roll soul band
Angélica María (born 1944) – Lifetime Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and actress
Marisela (born 1966) – singer
Cruz Martínez (born 1972) – musician, music producer
Narciso Martínez (1911–1992) – musician, influential in the development of the musical genres of tejano and conjunto
Vicci Martinez (born 1984) – singer-songwriter
Xiuhtezcatl Martinez (born 2000) – hip hop artist
Javier Jose Mendoza (born 1978) – conductor
Julia Michaels – singer-songwriter (Mexican-Puerto Rican father)[ 90]
Lydia Mendoza (1916–2007) – Tejano music singer[ 91]
Jorge Mester (born 1935) – conductor
Roy Mitchell-Cardenas (born 1977) – rock bassist
Laura Molina (born 1957) – singer, musician, artist, painter, muralist[ 92]
Chris Montez (born 1943) – singer, musician
Manuel Mora (1919–2001) – musician
Annette Moreno (born 1972) – Grammy nominated Spanish-language Christian music singer
Chino Moreno (born 1973) – lead singer of Team Sleep and Deftones
Ricardo Zohn-Muldoon (born 1962) – composer, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Music
Myra (born 1986) – singer-songwriter
Natalie (born 1979) – singer-songwriter
Los Nativos – rap group
Emilio Navaira (1962–2016) – Tejano singer, Grammy Award winner
Dave Navarro (born 1967) – guitarist
Vince Neil (born 1961) – lead vocalist of the band Mötley Crüe
Asia Nitollano (born 1988) – member of The Pussycat Dolls
OhGeesy (born 1993) – rapper and member of Shoreline Mafia
Pete Orta (born 1971) – Grammy Award-winning guitarist Petra
José Pasillas (born 1976) – drummer
Sara Paxton (born 1988) – singer, actress[ 63]
Pee Wee (born 1988) – singer-songwriter, actor
Jennifer Peña (born 1983) – Tejano singer
Bobby Pulido (born 1971) – singer-songwriter
Amanda Perez (born 1980) – singer-songwriter
Chris Pérez (born 1969) – singer, operatic soprano
Chris Pérez – Grammy Award-winning guitarist
Jay Perez (born 1963) – Tejano singer
Yolanda Pérez (born 1983) – musician, singer
Romina Power (born 1951) – singer-songwriter, actress
Snow Tha Product (born 1987) – rapper
A.B. Quintanilla (born 1963) – musician, music producer
Abraham Quintanilla (born 1939) – singer-songwriter
Elida Reyna (born 1972) – Tejano singer
Johnny Richards (1911–1968) – jazz composer active during the 1950s and 1960s[ 93]
Jenni Rivera (1969–2012) – singer-songwriter
Lil Rob (born 1975) – rapper
Roger Rocha – singer-songwriter, guitarist for the group 4 Non Blondes [ 94]
Johnny Rodriguez (born 1951) – country music singer
Robert Xavier Rodriguez (born 1946) – classical composer
Sixto Rodriguez (1942–2023) – folk musician[ 95]
Chan Romero (born 1941) – singer, musician
Linda Ronstadt (born 1946) – Grammy Award-winning musician
Rick Rosas (1949–2014) – singer, musician, bassist for Joe Walsh and Neil Young, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Buffalo Springfield, Crazy horse
Andy Russell (1919–1992) vocalist, specializing in traditional pop and Latin music. His parents were Mexican immigrants
Sam the Sham (born 1937) – leader of Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs[ 96]
Adán Sánchez (1979–2004) – singer, son of legendary Chalino Sanchez
Antonio Sanchez (born 1971) – jazz drummer, composed film score for the film Birdman, Golden Globe nominated
Jessica Sanchez (born 1995) – singer. Her father is a Mexican American, originally from Texas , and is a US Navy veteran. Her mother is a Filipina from Samal, Bataan , in the Philippines .[ 97]
Hope Sandoval (born 1966) – singer-songwriter
Esteban Jordan (1939–2010) – singer-songwriter
Sonny Sandoval (born 1974) – singer, member of P.O.D.
Carlos Santana (born 1947) – Grammy Award-winning guitarist[ 98]
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez (1971–1995) – Tejano superstar / Grammy award-winning singer
Jessy Serrata (1953–2017) – Tejano musician
Arban Severin (born 1976) – musician, actress
Mariee Sioux (born 1985) – folk singer-songwriter
Denise Stefanie (born 1988) – singer
Steve Soto (1963–2018) – punk rock guitarist
Comanche Sound – Grammy nominated producer
Shakey Graves (born 1987) – Americana musician
Esperanza Spalding (born 1984) – jazz singer, musician[ 99]
Taboo (born 1975) – rapper, member of The Black Eyed Peas
Abel Talamantez (born 1978) – singer; former member of Menudo , MDO , Kumbia Kings , Los Super Reyes and Los EnVivo Kings
John Tejada (born 1974) – electronic musician, music producer
Thee Midniters – rock and soul band
Melody Thornton (born 1984) – singer, model, member of The Pussycat Dolls [ 100]
Tierra – R&B, soul band
Randy Torres – guitarist
Tina Piña Trachtenburg – rock pop band
Robert Treviño (born 1984) – music conductor
Robert Trujillo (born 1964) – bassist
John Trudell (1946–2015) – musician, author, poet, political activist[ 101]
Chayito Valdez (1945–2016) – singer, actress
Ritchie Valens (1941–1959) – singer, musician
Patrick and Lolly Vegas – Mexican/Yaqui/Shoshone musicians and vocalists of the Native American rock band Redbone .[ 74]
Jaci Velasquez (born 1979) – contemporary Christian Latin pop singer
Julieta Venegas (born 1970) – singer-songwriter, instrumentalist
Cassie Ventura (born 1986) – singer-songwriter and dancer
Angela Via (born 1981) – singer-songwriter
Jasmine Villegas (born 1993) – R&B, pop singer
Kyle Vincent – singer-songwriter; producer
Lil Xan (born 1996) – rapper[ 102]
Yeat (born 2000) – rapper, singer, producer. His paternal grandmother is Mexican and is from Tijuana. [ 103]
Taco Shop Poets – spoken word and world music band
The Zeros – punk-rock band
That Mexican OT – rapper[ 104]
Sandra Cisneros , author of The House on Mango Street (1983)
Guillermo Gómez-Peña
Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Rudolfo Anaya
Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974) – minor novelist, activist, attorney and politician
Francisco X. Alarcon (1954–2016) – author, poet, activist, and college professor
Alurista (born 1947) – poet, activist, and college professor
María Amparo Ruiz De Burton (1832–1895) – author
James Anaya – poet
Rudolfo Anaya (1937–2020) – author[ 105]
Gloria E. Anzaldúa (1942–2004) – author, poet, scholar and activist
Chloe Aridjis – novelist
Alfred Arteaga – poet and writer
Carmen Beltrán (1905–2002) – poet and playwright
Silvester Brito (1937–2018) – poet and academic
Norma Elia Cantú (born 1947) – writer and professor
Ana Castillo (born 1953) – author, novelist, poet and essayist
Lorna Dee Cervantes (born 1954) – poet
Ingrid Chavez (born 1965) – singer-songwriter and poet
Sandra Cisneros (born 1954) – author, novelist and poet
María Antonieta Collins (born 1952) – TV host, journalist and author
Lucha Corpi (born 1945) – poet and writer
Carlos Cumpián (born 1953) – author and poet
María Amparo Escandón (born 1957) – novelist, screenwriter, advertising creative director, and film producer
Diana Gabaldon (born 1952) – novelist
Dana Gioia (born 1950) – writer, chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts
Guillermo Gómez-Peña (born 1955) – artist, author, poet and activist
Rigoberto González (born 1970) – author and critic
Rodolfo Gonzales (1928–2005) – political activist, poet and featherweight boxing champion
Reyna Grande (born 1975) – author, memoirist
Juan Felipe Herrera (born 1948) – poet, author, translator and activist
Miriam Herrera – author and poet
Rolando Hinojosa (1929–2022) – author, novelist, poet and essayist
Luis Leal (writer) (1907–2010) – writer and literary critic
Elizabeth Martínez – activist and author
Paul Martínez Pompa – author and poet
José Montalvo (1946–1994) – author, poet and activist
José Montoya (1932–2013) – artist and poet
Pat Mora (born 1942) – author and poet[ 106]
Cherríe Moraga (born 1952) – author, poet, essayist and activist
Angela Morales (born 1966) – award-winning essayist
Julian Nava (1927–2022) – author, educator and diplomat[ 107]
Daniel Olivas (born 1959) – author and attorney[ 108]
Americo Paredes (1915–1999) – novelist
Tomás Rivera (1935–1984) – author, poet and educator
Alberto Rios (born 1952) – American poet and author
Luis J. Rodriguez (born 1954) – author, poet, novelist, journalist, critic and columnist
Richard Rodriguez (born 1944) – author
Pam Muñoz Ryan (born 1951) – award-winning children's author
Luis Omar Salinas (1937–2008) – author and poet
raúlrsalinas (1934–2008) – activist and poet
Erika Sánchez (born 1984) – author and poet
Ricardo Sánchez (1941–1995) – poet and professor
Ricardo Sanchez (born 1953) – author and United States Army general
Jimmy Santiago Baca (born 1952) – author and poet
John Phillip Santos (born 1957) – author, journalist, and filmmaker
Leslie Marmon Silko (born 1948) – writer, key figure in the First Wave of the Native American Literary Renaissance
Octavio Solis (born 1958) – award-winning playwright and director
Gary Soto (born 1952) – author and poet[ 109]
Luis Talamantez (born 1943) – poet and activist
Sergio Troncoso (born 1961) – author, novelist, short-story writer and essayist
John Trudell (1946–2015) – musician, author, poet and political activist[ 101]
Luís Alberto Urrea (born 1955) – author, poet, novelist and essayist
José Antonio Villarreal (1924–2010) – author and novelist
Victor Villaseñor (born 1940) – author and public speaker
Maria Helena Viramontes (born 1954) – author and professor
Karen Zacarias (born 1969) – award-winning playwright
Edgar de Evia
Carmen Lomas Garza
Mark Vallen
Natalia Anciso
Manuel Gregorio Acosta (1921–1989) – artist, painter and illustrator
Lalo Alcaraz (born 1964) – artist, editorial/comic strip cartoonist
Juana Alicia (born 1953) – artist, painter and activist
Carlos Almaraz (1941–1989) – street artist and muralist
Axel Alonso – American comic book creator (in DC Comics from 1994 to 2000, and at Marvel Comics from 2000 to the present).
Pete Alvarado (1920–2004) – animation and comicbook artist
Cecilia Alvarez (born 1950) – artist, painter and muralist
Natalia Anciso (born 1985) – artist and educator
Sergio Aragonés (born 1937) – cartoonist, writer
Don Gregorio Antón (born 1956) – artist, photographer and educator
Alfonso Arana (1927–2005) – artist and painter
Fortunato Arriola (1827–1872) – artist and painter
Gus Arriola (1917–2008) – artist and comic Strip cartoonist
Judy Baca (born 1946) – artist, painter, muralist and activist
Patrociño Barela (1900–1964) – artist, wood sculptor
Santa Barraza (born 1951) – artist, painter and activist
Galo Canote (born 1970) (also known as "Make", "MakeOne" or "LoveGalo") – graffiti artist, painter, muralist and activist
Mel Casas (1929–2014) – artist, painter and activist
Ako Castuera (born 1950) – artist who is best known for being a writer and storyboard artist on the animated television series Adventure Time
Yreina Cervantez (born 1952) – artist, painter, activist and muralist
Jean Charlot (1898–1979) – painter and illustrator
Miguel Condé (born 1939) – artist, painter and print-maker
Peter Coffin (born 1972) – artist and painter
Salvador Corona (1895–1990) – folk-art style painter
Enrique Chagoya (born 1953) – artist, painter and print-maker
Alfredo de Batuc (born 1950) – artist
Edgar De Evia (1910–2003) – photographer
Jerry De La Cruz (born 1948) – artist and painter
Roberto De La Rocha (born 1943) – artist, painter and muralist
Daniel Martin Diaz (born 1967) – artist and painter
Richard Dominguez (born 1960) – comic book artist and Illustrator.
Carlos Dorrien (born 1948) – artist and sculptor[ 110]
Rodolfo Escalera (1929–2000) – artist, painter
Elsa Flores (born 1955) – street artist
Diane Gamboa (born 1957) – artist and painter
Harry Gamboa Jr. (born 1951) – performance artist, photographer and essayist
Carmen Lomas Garza (born 1948) – artist, painter and illustrator
Guillermo Gómez-Peña (born 1955) – performance artist, author, activist and educator
David Gonzales (born 1964) – cartoonist
Gronk (born 1954) – performance artist, painter and print-maker
Pedro E. Guerrero (1917–2012) – photographer, one of the most sought-after architectural photographers of the 1950s
Ester Hernandez (born 1944) – artist and painter
Gilbert Hernandez (born 1957) – cartoonist
Jaime Hernandez (born 1959) – cartoonist
Javier Hernandez (born 1966) – comic book artist and radio host
Judithe Hernández (born 1948) – painter, activist, educator, and public artist
Mario Hernandez (born 1953) – cartoonist
Luis Jimenez (1940–2006) – artist and sculptor
Yolanda Lopez (1942–2021) – artist, painter, print-maker, educator and movie producer
Gilbert Luján (1940–2011) – artist, painter, muralist and sculptor
James Luna (1950–2018) – installation artist
Alex Martinez – graffiti artist, illustrator, muralist
Xavier Martínez (1869–1943) – artist, painter and teacher
Bill Melendez (1916–2008) – animator
Alberto Mijangos (1925–2007) – artist and painter
Mister Cartoon (born 1970) – tattoo and Graffiti artist[ 111]
Laura Molina (born 1957) – artist, painter, muralist, and musician[ 92]
Franco Mondini-Ruiz (born 1961) – visual artist
Rhode Montijo (born 1966) – comic book artist and co-creator of the cartoon Happy Tree Friends .
Rafael Navarro (born 1967) – comic book artist
Ray Navarro (1964–1990) – artist, filmmaker, and HIV/AIDS activist
Manuel Neri (1930–2021)– artist, painter, print-maker and sculptor
Victor Ochoa (born 1948) – painter, muralist and activist
Estevan Oriol – photographer and director
Martín Ramírez (1895–1963) – self-taught artist
Michael Ramirez (born 1961) – Pulitzer Award-winning cartoonist
Daniel "Chaka" Ramos (born 1972) – graffiti artist
Miguel Angel Reyes (born 1964) – artist, painter, print-maker, muralist, Illustrator and Instructor
Anita Rodriguez (born 1941) – artist and painter
Isis Rodriguez (born 1964) – contemporary painter
Carlos Saldaña (born 1997) – comic book artist and comedian
John August Swanson (1938–2021) – visual artist[ 112]
Alberto Valdés (1918-1998) – painter
Patssi Valdez (born 1951) – painter, artist and activist
Mark Vallen (born 1953) – artist, figurative realist painter, activist, curator and blogger
Kathy Vargas (born 1950) – artist and painter
Rafael Vargas-Suarez (born 1972) – contemporary artist, painter and photographer
Emigdio Vasquez (1939–2014) – artist and muralist
Jhonen Vasquez (born 1974) – cartoonist, comic book and author
Joe Vera (born 1941) – graphic artist
Esteban Villa (1930–2022) – artist and muralist
Kat Von D (born 1982) – tattoo artist and TV personality[ 113]
Jorge A. Zapata (born 1972) - architect
Tina Ramirez
Michael Balderrama (born 1973) – choreographer, Broadway dancer, and producer
Corky Ballas (born 1960) – ballroom dancer, holds several Latin dance championship titles
Mark Ballas (born 1986) – Emmy nominated choreographer, dancer, and musician
Evelyn Cisneros (born 1958) – ballerina, instructor
René Elizondo Jr. (born 1962) – dancer, music video director
Rosa Ramirez Guerrero (born 1934) – founder of the International Folklorico Dance Group
Cynthia Harvey (born 1957) – former American Ballet Theatre and Royal Ballet principal dancer, artistic director of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School
Tina Landon (born 1963) – choreographer who has worked with numerous musical performers
José Limón (1908–1972) – influential dancer and choreographer, active between 1929 and 1969
Nicholas Magallanes (1922–1977) – principal dancer for the New York City Ballet
Viktor Manoel (born 1957) – choreographer, writer, and actor
Tony Meredith (born 1958) – ballroom dancer, choreographer, and US Latin dance Champion
Tina Ramirez (1929–2022) – dancer and choreographer, founder of Ballet Hispanico, the leading Hispanic dance company in the United States.
Maclovia Ruiz (1910–2005) – dancer with the San Francisco Ballet in the 1930s
Eva Tessler (born 1955) – director, playwright, and dancer
Jorge Ramos
Lauren Sanchez
Romualdo Pacheco , Governor of California
Ezequiel Cabeza De Baca , Governor of New Mexico
Raúl Castro , Governor of Arizona
Brian Sandoval , Governor of Nevada
Bill Richardson , U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and Energy Secretary
Susana Martinez , first Hispanic female governor in the United States.
Michelle Lujan Grisham , first Democratic Hispanic female governor
Alberto Gonzales , United States Attorney General
Manuel Lujan Jr.
Federico Peña
Rosa Rios
Maria Contreras-Sweet
Lucille Roybal-Allard
Anabel Abarca – former member of the Chicago City Council
Oscar Zeta Acosta (1935–1974) – politician, attorney, minor novelist and activist
Adrian Fontes (born 1970) – Secretary of State of Arizona
Bob Archuleta (born 1945) – member of the California State Senate [ 114]
Katherine Archuleta (born 1949) – political executive
Alexander Arvizu (born 1958) – United States Ambassador to Albania from 2010 to 2015
Cisco Aguilar – Secretary of State of Nevada [ 115]
Pete Aguilar (born 1979) – U.S. representative (CA 31), former mayor of Redlands, California
Mike Aguirre (born 1949) – former city attorney of San Diego, California
Lucille Roybal-Allard (born 1941) – former U.S. Congresswoman from California , former member of the California State Assembly
Arturo Alonso (born 1999) – member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Juan Bautista Alvarado (1809–1882) – twice governor of Alta California from 1836 to 1837 and 1838 to 1842
Toney Anaya (born 1941) – former Governor of New Mexico and former Attorney General of New Mexico [ 116]
Rafael Anchia (born 1968) – member of the Texas House of Representatives
Jerry Apodaca (1934-2023) – former Governor of New Mexico former Chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
Jesse Arreguin (born 1984) – Mayor of Berkeley, California
Ruben Ayala (1922–2012) – former member of the California Senate , former mayor of Chino, California [ 117]
Joe Baca (born 1947) – former U.S. Congressman from California and former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly
Joe Baca Jr. (born 1969) – former California State Assembly member
Polly Baca (born 1941) – served as Chair of the Democratic Caucus of the Colorado House of Representatives , former member of the Colorado Senate
Hector Balderas (born 1973) – former Attorney General of New Mexico , former New Mexico State Auditor , and former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Romana Acosta Bañuelos (1925–2018) – former Treasurer of the United States
Nanette Barragán (born 1976) – U.S. representative (CA 44)
Rosemary Barkett (born 1939) – former Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, former Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Xavier Becerra (born 1958) – United States Secretary of Health and Human Services , former Attorney General of California , former U.S. representative (CA-31), former California State Assembly member[ 118]
Gina M. Benavides (born 1962) – Justice at the Texas Thirteenth Court of Appeals
Joseph Bernal (born 1927) – Texas State Representative
Jaime Herrera Beutler (born 1978) – former U.S. Representative (WA 3), former member of the Washington House of Representatives
Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh (born 1970) – member of the California Senate
Henry Bonilla (born 1954) – former U.S. Congressman from Texas
Flavio Bravo – member of the Arizona Senate [ 119]
George P. Bush (born 1976) – former Land Commissioner of Texas , son of Jeb Bush
Albert Bustamante (1935–2021) – former U.S. Congressman from Texas
Cruz Bustamante (born 1953) – former Lieutenant Governor of California , former Speaker of the California State Assembly [ 120]
Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca (1864–1917) – former Governor of New Mexico and former Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico
Anna Escobedo Cabral (born 1959) – 42nd Treasurer of the United States
Louis Caldera (born 1956) – former United States Secretary of the Army , former member of the California State Assembly
Kiki Camarena (1947–1985) – undercover agent for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration
Yadira Caraveo (born 1980) – U.S. Congresswoman from Colorado, former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Jovita Carranza (born 1949) – former Administrator of the Small Business Administration , former Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration , former Treasurer of the United States
Quico Canseco (born 1949) – former U.S. representative from Texas
Salud Carbajal (born 1964) – U.S. representative (CA 24)
Tony Cárdenas (born 1963) – U.S. representative (CA 29), former member of the Los Angeles City Council , former California State Assembly member
Carlos Antonio Carrillo (1783–1852) – Gobernador of Alta California, (1837–1838). His father, José Raimundo Carrillo , came from Loreto , México
José Antonio Carrillo (1796–1862) – Californio ranchero, official and politician; brother of Carlos Antonio Carrillo
Juan Carrillo - member of the California State Assembly
Juan José Carrillo (1842–1916) – first mayor of Santa Monica, California
Greg Casar (born 1989) – U.S. representative from Texas, former member of the Austin City Council
Rubén Castillo (born 1954) – Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Carlos Cascos (born 1952) – former Secretary of State of Texas
Joaquin Castro (born 1974) – United States Representative from Texas, former member of the Texas House of Representatives
José Castro (California, 1808 – February 1860) – acting governor of Alta California in 1835–1836, 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
Julian Castro (born 1974) – Mayor of San Antonio , U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , former member of the San Antonio City Council and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate
Raul Hector Castro (1916–2015) – former Governor of Arizona , former U.S. ambassador to Argentina, Bolivia, and El Salvador
Lauro Cavazos (1927–2022) – United States Secretary of Education [ 121]
Gabe Cazares (1920–2006) – former mayor of Clearwater, Florida
Cesar Chavez (politician) (born 1987) – former member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Dennis Chavez (1888–1962) – U.S. Senator and Congressman from New Mexico[ 122]
Juan Ciscomani (born 1982) – U.S. representative from Arizona
Gil Cisneros (born 1971) – former U.S. Congressman from California , former Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
Henry Cisneros (born 1947) – former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and mayor of San Antonio, Texas [ 123]
Mark Cisneros – member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Bob Coffin – former member of both the Nevada Senate and the Nevada Assembly
Frank Coombs (1853–1934) – former U.S. congressman from California, former US ambassador to Japan, former Speaker of the California State Assembly [ 124]
Patty Contreras – member of the Arizona House of Representatives [ 125]
Antonio F. Coronel – former mayor of Los Angeles , former Los Angeles County Assessor , former California State Treasurer
Lou Correa (born 1958) – U.S. House of Representatives (CA 46), former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly , and former member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Catherine Cortez Masto (born 1964) – U.S. Senator from Nevada
Joe Coto (born 1939) – member of the California State Assembly
Jose Cruz (Oklahoma politician) – former member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
Monica De La Cruz (born 1975) – U.S. Congresswoman from Texas
Henry Cuellar (born 1955) – U.S. House of Representatives Texas's 28th congressional district , former Secretary of State of Texas , former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar (born 1972) – former associate justice of the Supreme Court of California
Gonzalo P. Curiel (born 1953) – judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Alessandro Cutrona – member of the Ohio House of Representatives
Billy Dalto (born 1976) – former ember of the Oregon House of Representatives
James DeAnda (1925–2006) – former judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas , attorney, noted for his activities in defense of Hispanic civil rights, particularly as a plaintiff's attorney in Hernandez v. Texas.
Antonio Delgado – Lieutenant Governor of New York , former U.S. congressman from New York
Lori Chavez-DeRemer (born 1968) – U.S. Congresswoman from Oregon, former mayor of Happy Valley, Oregon
Leonora Dodge – state legislator in Vermont
Elena J. Duarte (born 1966) – Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal
Maria Elena Durazo (born 1953) – member of the California Senate
Luz Escamilla (born 1978) – member of the Utah Senate
Veronica Escobar (born 1969) – U.S. Congresswoman from Texas
Gabe Evans - member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Antonio M. Fernandez (1902-1956) – U.S. Congressman from New Mexico
Ben Fernandez (1925–2000) – American politician, financial consultant and special ambassador. He was a member of the Republican Party. He ran for President of the United States in 1980, 1984 and 1988, making him America's first major-party presidential contender of Hispanic origin
Teresa Leger Fernandez (born 1959) – U.S. Congresswoman from New Mexico
Marco Antonio Firebaugh (1966-2006) – former California State Assembly member
Edgar Flores (politician) (born 1986) – member of the Nevada Senate , and former member of the Nevada Assembly
Mayra Flores (born 1986) – former U.S. Congresswoman from New Mexico
Soñia Galaviz – member of the Idaho House of Representatives
Mario Gallegos Jr. (1950–2012) – former member of both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives
Pete Gallego (born 1961) – former U.S. representative (TX 23), former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Ruben Gallego (born 1979) – U.S. representative (AZ 7), former member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Tony Gallegos (1924–2018) – Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Cristina Garcia – former California State Assembly member
Joseph Garcia (born 1957) – former Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (born 1956) – U.S. Congressman from Illinois, former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners , former member of Illinois Senate , former member of the Chicago City Council , Mayor Candidate for the city of Chicago
Mike Garcia (born 1976) – U.S. Congressman from California
Sylvia Garcia (born 1950) – U.S. Congresswoman from Texas, former member of the Texas Senate
Ruben Garcia Jr. (born 1951) – former executive assistant director of FBI
Eric Garcetti (born 1971) – U.S. Ambassador to India, former Mayor of Los Angeles , former President of the Los Angeles City Council
Gil Garcetti (born 1941) – former Los Angeles County District Attorney
Edward D. Garza (born 1969) – former mayor San Antonio, Texas and former member of the San Antonio City Council
Margarito C. Garza (1931–1995) – district judge, comic book creator
José Antonio de la Garza (1776–1851?) – Mayor of San Antonio, Texas (in 1813 and 1832), the first landowner in San Antonio and the first man to create a coin in this state.
Kika de la Garza (1927-2017) – former U.S. Congressman from Texas , former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Reynaldo Guerra Garza (1915–2004) – first Hispanic judge appointed to the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fifth Circuit ), former judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Tony Garza (born 1959) – former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, former Secretary of State of Texas , former member of the Texas Railroad Commission
Jimmy Gomez (born 1974) – U.S. representative from California, former California State Assembly member
Alberto Gonzales (born 1955) – former United States Attorney General , former White House Counsel , former justice on the Supreme Court of Texas , former Secretary of State of Texas
Rafael Gonzales (1789–1857) – native of San Antonio, Texas, he was governor of Coahuila and Texas .
Ron Gonzales (born 1951) – former mayor of San José, California [ 126]
Tony Gonzales (born 1980) – U.S. representative from Texas
Cecelia González – member of the Nevada Assembly
Charlie Gonzalez (born 1945) – former U.S. representative (Texas)
Edgar Gonzalez Jr. (born 1996) – member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Henry Gonzalez (1916–2000) – former U.S. representative (Texas)[ 127]
Irma Elsa Gonzalez (born 1948) – former judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California
Lena Gonzalez (born 1981) – member of the California Senate
Matt Gonzalez (born 1965) – former President of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Steven Gonzalez (born 1963) – Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Vicente Gonzalez (born 1967) – U.S. House of Representatives (TX 15)
Raúl Grijalva (born 1948) – U.S. representative (AZ 3)
Michelle Lujan Grisham (born 1959) – Governor of New Mexico and former U.S. representative (NM 1)
Patricia Guerrero (born 1971) – Chief Justice of California , former Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court , former Associate Justice of the California Court of Appeal , former Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court
Jeylú Gutiérrez (born 1987/1988) – member of the Chicago City Council
Philip S. Gutierrez (born 1959) – judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Eva Guzman (born 1961) – former member of the Supreme Court of Texas
Isabel Guzman (born 1970 or 1971) – Administrator of the Small Business Administration
Lucía Guzmán (born 1945) – former member of the Colorado Senate
Ana Hernandez (born 1978) - member of the Texas House of Representatives
Benigno C. Hernandez (1862–1954) – former Congressman from New Mexico
Eunisses Hernandez (born 1990) – member of the Los Angeles City Council
Melody Hernandez – member of the Arizona House of Representatives [ 128]
Norma Hernandez – member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Roger Hernández (born 1975) – former mayor of West Covina, California , former California State Assembly member
Tim Hernández (born 1997) - member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Ruben Hinojosa (born 1940) – former U.S. representative (TX 15)
Ben Hueso (born 1969) – former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly , former member of the San Diego City Council
Jose Huizar (born 1968) – former member of the Los Angeles City Council
Lilian Jiménez – member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Michael Brooks-Jimenez – member of the Oklahoma Senate
Debora Juarez – former president of the Seattle City Council
Ruben Kihuen (born 1980) – former U.S. representative (NV 4), former member of both the Nevada Senate and the Nevada Assembly
Ricardo Lara (born 1977) – California Insurance Commissioner , former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly
Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo (1859–1930) – former Governor of New Mexico and first Latino to serve United States Senate
Idalia Lechuga-Tena – former member of the New Mexico House of Representatives
Oscar Leeser (born 1958) – Mayor of El Paso
Teresa Alonso Leon (born 1975) – former member of the Oregon House of Representatives
Mike Levin (born 1978) – U.S. Representative for California's 49th congressional district since 2019
Sam Liccardo (born 1970) – former mayor of San Jose, California and former member of the San Jose City Council
Kevin Lincoln (born 1980) – mayor of Stockton, California [ 129]
Carmen Lomellin (born 1950) – former U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States
Janie Lopez – member of the Texas House of Representatives
Marco A. López Jr. (born 1978) – Mayor of Nogales, Arizona
Patty López (born 1968) – former member of the California State Assembly
Anthony Loubet – member of the Utah House of Representatives
J. M. Lozano (born 1980) – member of the Texas House of Representatives
Ben Ray Lujan (born 1972) – U.S. Senator from New Mexico , former U.S. Congressman[ 130]
Manuel Lujan Jr. (1928–2019) – U.S. representative from New Mexico[ 131]
Anna Paulina Luna (born 1989) – first Mexican-American U.S. Congresswoman from Florida
Roberto de la Madrid (1922–2010) – governor of Baja California
Abel Maldonado (born 1967) – 47th Lieutenant Governor of California , former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly
Rosario Marin (born 1958) – 41st Treasurer of the United States , former mayor of Huntington Park, California
Marina Marmolejo (born 1971) – judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Catherine Cortez Masto (born 1964) – U.S. Senator from Nevada , former Attorney General of Nevada
Diane Martinez (born 1953) – former member of the California State Assembly
Hugo Soto-Martinez – member of the Los Angeles City Council
Matthew G. Martinez (1929–2011) – former U.S. Congressman from California , former member of the California State Assembly
Nury Martinez (born 1973) – former President of the Los Angeles City Council
Susana Martinez (born 1959) – former governor of New Mexico
Brian Mast (born 1980) – U.S. representative from Florida
Gloria Negrete McLeod (born 1941) – former U.S. Congresswoman from California, former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly
Harold Medina (1888–1990) – Senior Judge of United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit , former judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Carlos Menchaca (born 1980) – former member of the New York City Council
Susana Mendoza (born 1972) – Illinois Comptroller , former City Clerk of Chicago , and former member of the Illinois House of Representatives .
Ken Miyagishima – mayor of Las Cruces, New Mexico
Gloria Molina (1948-2023) – former Chair of Los Angeles County , former member of the California State Assembly , former vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee [ 132]
Cindy Montañez (1974-2023) – former member of the California State Assembly
Joseph Montoya (1915–1978) – former U.S. Senator and Congressman from New Mexico, former Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico , former member of both the New Mexico Senate and the New Mexico House of Representatives [ 133]
Nestor Montoya (1862–1923) – former Congressman from New Mexico
David Sánchez Morales (1925–1978) – CIA operative
Eddie Morales (born 1975) – member of the Texas House of Representatives
Howie Morales (born 1973) – Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico , former member of the New Mexico Senate
Carlos R. Moreno (born 1948) – former justice on the California Supreme Court , former US ambassador to Belize, former judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Ramiro Muñiz, known as Ramsey Muñiz (1942–2022) – first Hispanic whose name appeared on a Texas gubernatorial general election ballot , in 1972 and 1974 , each time as the nominee of the Raza Unida Party but lost both elections.[ 134]
Ricardo Munoz (born 1965) – former member of the Chicago City Council
Carlos Murguia (born 1957) – former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas
Mary H. Murguia (born 1960) – Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
Ramón Músquiz (1797–1867) – Governor of Coahuila and Texas from 1830 to 1831 and in 1835
Grace Napolitano (born 1936) – U.S. representative (CA-31), former member of the California State Assembly
Julian Nava (1927–2022) – former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
Pedro Nava (born 1948) – former member of the California State Assembly
Fabian Núñez (born 1966) – former Speaker of the California State Assembly [ 135]
Estevan Ochoa (1831–1888) – historic mayor of Tucson, Arizona , he was the first Mexican-American mayor after the Gadsden Purchase of 1854 [ 136]
Richard Ojeda (born 1970) – former member of the West Virginia Senate
Fernando M. Olguin (born 1961) – Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Darleen Ortega (born 1962) – Judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals
Liz Ortega (born 1977) – member of the California State Assembly
Katherine D. Ortega (born 1934) – 38th Treasurer of the United States
Aaron Ortiz (born 1991) – member of the Illinois House of Representatives
Solomon Ortiz (born 1937) – U.S. representative (TX-27)[ 137]
Mariano S. Otero (1844–1904) – Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico
Miguel Antonio Otero (1859–1944) – former Governor of New Mexico
Rolando Pablos (born 1967) – former Secretary of State of Texas
Nick Pacheco (born 1964) – former member of the Los Angeles City Council
Romualdo Pacheco (1831–1899) – former Governor of California , former Lieutenant Governor of California , former California State Treasurer , former US congressman, former US ambassador to Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
Alex Padilla (born 1973) – U.S. Senator from California, former Secretary of State of California , former President of the Los Angeles City Council
Imelda Padilla (born 1987) – member of the Los Angeles City Council
Mike Padilla (born 1948/1949) – mayor of Topeka, Kansas
Steve Padilla (born 1967) – member of the California Senate , former mayor of Chula Vista, California
Richard Paez (born 1947) – federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , former judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Veronica Paiz – member of the Michigan House of Representatives
Ed Pastor (1943–2018) – former U.S. Congressman from Arizona
Federico Peña (born 1947) – former mayor of Denver, Colorado , former United States Secretary of Transportation , former United States Secretary of Energy , former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Francisco Perea (1830–1913) – Delegate from the Territory of New Mexico
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (born 1988) – U.S. Congresswoman from Washington
Andrés Pico (1810–February 14, 1876) – mixed-race Californio youth; a successful rancher and commander; former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly ; in 19th century California; brother of Pío Pico
Pío Pico (May 5, 1801 – September 11, 1894) – last Governor of Alta California (now the State of California) under Mexican rule
Margarita Prentice (1931–2019) – former member of the Washington Senate and the Washington House of Representatives
Miguel A. Pulido (born 1956) – Mayor of Santa Ana, California
Marcelino Quiñonez – member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Robert Ramirez – former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (born 1989) – member of the Chicago City Council [ 138]
Irma Lerma Rangel (1931–2003) – former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Jose Maria Redondo (1830–1878) – Mayor of Yuma, Arizona
Anthony Rendon (born 1968) – former Speaker of the California State Assembly
Ben Reyes (born 1947) – former member of the Texas House of Representatives and the Houston City Council
Silvestre Reyes (born 1944) – former U.S. Congressman from Texas
Cruz Reynoso (1931–2021) – judge on the Supreme Court of California , Presidential Medal of Freedom (recipient)
Bill Richardson (1947-2023) – former Governor of New Mexico , former United States Ambassador to the United Nations former United States Secretary of Energy [ 139]
Rebecca Rios (born 1967) – former member of both the Arizona Senate (served as minority leader) and the Arizona House of Representatives
Rosa Rios (born 1965) – 43rd Treasurer of the United States , businesswoman, executive and entrepreneur.
Luz Rivas (born 1974) – member of the California State Assembly
Albert Robles – former mayor of Carson, California and convicted criminal
Ciro Rodriguez (born 1946) – former U.S. Congressman from Texas, former member of the Texas House of Representatives
Regina M. Rodriguez (born 1963) – Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
Angela Romero - minority leader and member of the Utah House of Representatives
Brenda Lopez Romero - former member of the Georgia House of Representatives
Gloria Romero (born 1955) – former member of both the California Senate (served as majority leader) and the California State Assembly . He was brother of Pío Pico, college professor
Regina Romero (born 1974) – Mayor of Tucson, Arizona
Trinidad Romero (1835–1918) – Delegate to United States Congress from the Territory of New Mexico
Edward Roybal (1916–2005) – former U.S. representative from California, former member of the Los Angeles City Council [ 140]
Blanca Rubio (born 1969) – member of the California State Assembly
Carmen Rubio – Portland City Commissioner
Susan Rubio (born 1970) – member of the California Senate
Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952) – politician and former governor of Baja California
Raul Ruiz (politician) (born 1972) – U.S. representative (CA 36)
Mary Salas (born 1948) – former mayor of Chula Vista, California , former member of the California State Assembly
John Salazar (born 1953) – U.S. representative (CO-3), former member of the Colorado House of Representatives
Ken Salazar (born 1955) – U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, former United States Secretary of the Interior , former U.S. Senator (CO), former Colorado Attorney General
Athena Salman (born 1989) – former member of the Arizona House of Representatives [ 141]
Loretta Sanchez (born 1960) – U.S. representative (CA-47)[ 142]
Linda Sánchez (born 1969) – U.S. representative (CA-39)[ 143]
Brian Sandoval (born 1963) – former Governor of Nevada , former Attorney General of Nevada , former judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada , former chair of the Nevada Gaming Commission , and former member of the Nevada Assembly [ 144]
Gerardo Sandoval (born 1962) – judge of the Superior Court of California
Mariana Sandoval – member of the Arizona House of Representatives [ 145]
Andrea Salinas (born 1969) – U.S. Congresswoman from Oregon, former member of the Oregon House of Representatives
Simon Salinas (born 1955) – former member of the California State Assembly
Oscar De Los Santos – member of the Arizona House of Representatives
Xochitl Torres Small (born 1984) – United States Deputy Secretary of Agriculture , former Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development , former US congresswoman from New Mexico
Daniel Solis (born 1949) – former member of the Chicago City Council
Hilda Solis (born 1957) – U.S. Secretary of Labor , former U.S. representative (CA-32), former Chair of Los Angeles County , former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly [ 146]
Jose Solorio (born 1970) – former member of the California State Assembly
Esmeralda Soria (born 1982) – member of the California State Assembly
Frank Tejeda (1945–1997) – former U.S. Congressman from Texas , former member of both the Texas Senate and the Texas House of Representatives
Cynthia Telles – U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica
Raymond Telles (1915–2013) – first mayor of a large American city (El Paso, Texas ), former US ambassador to Costa Rica
Hector De La Torre (born 1967) – former member of the California State Assembly
Esteban Edward Torres (1930–2022) – former U.S. Representative from California, former U.S. ambassador to UNESCO , and labor activist[ 147]
Ken Trujillo – former candidate for mayor of Philadelphia. He created largest not for profit serving Hispanic community in Philadelphia, The Congreso, which is now one of the largest anti-poverty advocates in the nation and served Philadelphia as City Solicitor and an Assistant U.S. Attorney.[ 148]
Abelardo L. Valdez – diplomat and lawyer, President and Vice Chair of the Council of American Ambassadors
Lupe Valdez (born 1947) – former Sheriff of Dallas County
Anna M. Valencia (born 1985) – City Clerk of Chicago
Avelino Valencia (born 1988) – member of the California State Assembly
Judith Valles (born 1933) – former mayor of San Bernardino, California
Juan Vargas (born 1961) – U.S. representative (CA-51), former member of both the California Senate and the California State Assembly , former member of the San Diego City Council
Nora Vargas (born 1971) – Chair of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors
Gabe Vasquez (born 1984) – U.S. Congressman from New Mexico
Gaddi Vasquez (born 1955) – U.S. Ambassador and 8th United States representative to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization , former member of the Orange County Board of Supervisors
Martha Vázquez (born 1953) – judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico
Blanca Vela (1936–2014) – former mayor of Brownsville, Texas
Filemon Vela Jr. (born 1963) – former U.S. representative (TX 34)
Andrew Velasquez (born 1969) – Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Antonio Villaraigosa (born 1953) – former Mayor of Los Angeles , former member of the Los Angeles City Council , former Speaker of the California State Assembly [ 149]
Barbara Vucanovich (1921–2013) – American Republican politician. She was the first Latino American to serve in the House of Representatives, representing Nevada.
Kim McLane Wardlaw (born 1954) – judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit , former United States District Court for the Central District of California
Joe Wardy (born 1953) – former mayor of El Paso, Texas
Mary Yu (born 1957) – associate justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Judith Zaffirini (born 1946) – member of the Texas Senate
Juan Carlos Zarate – former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing
General Richard E. Cavazos
Guy Gabaldon
Army Major General Alfred Valenzuela
World War II Medal of Honor recipient Marcario Garcia
Anthony Acevedo (1924–2018) – soldier during World War II whose diary was instrumental in documenting Nazi atrocities.
Bertrand Blanchard Acosta (1895–1954) – aviator, fighter pilot
Lucian Adams (1922–2003) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Michael J. Aguilar (born 1950) – Marine Corps brigadier general
Everett Alvarez Jr. (born 1937) – 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)
Cipriano Andrade (1840–1911) – served in the United States Navy for forty years
Juan G. Ayala – two-star General in the U.S. Marine Corps and former Commander of the Marine Corps Installations Command
Joe R. Baldonado (1930–1950) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
David B. Barkley (1899–1918) – Medal of Honor (World War I)
Roy Benavidez (1935–1998) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War )
Pedro Cano (1920–1952) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Robert Cardenas (1920–2022) – U.S. Air Force brigadier general
Richard E. Cavazos (1929–2017) – first U.S. Army Hispanic 4-star general , Distinguished Service Cross (Korea and Vietnam)
Manuel Antonio Chaves (1818? – 1889) – soldier in the Mexican Army and rancher in New Mexico
Kathlene Contres (born 1955) – U.S. Navy
Emilio A. De La Garza (1949–1970) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
Jesus S. Duran (1948–1977) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
Victor H. Espinoza (1929–1986) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
Santiago J. Erevia (1946–2016) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
Daniel Fernandez (1944–1966) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
José María Flores (1818–1866) – General and Governor of Alta California (Mexican–American War )
Guy Gabaldon (1926–2006) – 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)
Joe Gandara (1924–1944) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Candelario Garcia (1944–2013) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
Marcario Garcia (1920–1972) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Edward Gomez (1932–1951) – Medal of Honor (Korean War )
Eduardo C. Gomez (1919–1972) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
Harold Gonsalves (1926–1945) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
David M. Gonzales (1923–1945) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Alfredo Cantu "Freddy" Gonzalez (1946–1968) – Medal of Honor, KIA in Huế (Vietnam )
Ambrosio Guillen (1929–1953) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
Rodolfo P. Hernandez (1931–2013) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
Silvestre S. Herrera (1917–2007) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Edward Hidalgo (1912–1995) – former Secretary of the Navy
Jose F. Jimenez (1946–1969) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
Miguel Keith (1951–1970) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
Salvador J. Lara (1920–1945) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Felix Z. Longoria Jr. (1920–1945) – first Mexican American buried in Arlington National Cemetery (World War II)
Jose M. Lopez (1910–2005) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Benito Martinez (1932–1952) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
Joe P. Martinez (1920–1943) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Joseph V. Medina (born 1953) – Brigadier General
Louis Gonzaga Mendez Jr. (1915–2001) – highly decorated colonel , commander of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (World War II). He was born in Mexico.
Tony Mendez (1940–2019) – ex-CIA agent, portrayed in 2012 American film Argo .[ 150]
Ernest Medina (1936–2018) – Captain of Company C, 1st Battalion, 20th Infantry of the 11th Brigade, Americal Division
Manuel V. Mendoza (1922–2001) – Medal of Honor (World War II and Korean War)
Eugene A. Obregon (1930–1950) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
Ralph Ambrose O'Neill (1896–1980) – flying ace during WWI
Mike C. Pena (1924–1950) – Medal of Honor (World War II and Korean War)
Rafael Peralta (1979–2004) – Navy Cross (Iraq War)
Oscar F. Perdomo (1919–1976) – United States Air Force flying ace (World War II)
Manuel Perez Jr. (1923–1945) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Leroy Petry (born 1979) – Medal of Honor (War in Afghanistan)
Lori Piestewa (1973–2003) – first woman in the U.S. armed forces killed in the 2003 Iraq war [ 151]
Alfred V. Rascon (born 1945) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
Eldon Regua (born 1955) – Major General in the US Army reserve
Louis R. Rocco (1938–2002) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
Jose Rodela (born 1937) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam War)
Cleto Rodriguez (1923–1990) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Joseph C. Rodriguez (1928–2005) – Medal of Honor (Korean War)
Alejandro R. Ruiz (1923–2009) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Ricardo Sanchez (born 1953) – United States Army General and author (Iraq War )
Marcelino Serna (1896–1992) – Distinguished Service Cross (World War I)
France Silva (1876–1951) – Medal of Honor (boxer Rebellion )[ 152]
Alberto Valdés (1918-1998) - Good Conduct Medal , American Campaign Medal and European African Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (World War II)
Jose F. Valdez (1925–1945) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Eugene A. Valencia Jr. (1921–1972) – flying ace (World War II), Navy Cross
Alfred Valenzuela (born 1948) – major general , United States Army
Jay R. Vargas (born 1938) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
Ysmael R. Villegas (1924–1945) – Medal of Honor (World War II)
Maximo Yabes (1932–1967) – Medal of Honor (Vietnam)
Sam Ybarra (1945–1982) – United States Army soldier who served in the Tiger Force commando unit attached to the 101st Airborne Division during the Vietnam War. He was of Mexican and Apache descent.
Ana Victoria (born 1983) - Singer-songwriter, daughter of the Mexicans Diego Verdaguer and Amanda Miguel
Ángela Aguilar (born 2003) - Singer, daughter of Pepe Aguilar
Ashley Grace (born 1987) - Singer-songwriter and activist, co-founder of the Mexican-American music duo, Ha*Ash
Becky G (born 1997) - Singer and actress
Camila Cabello (born 1997) - Singer-songwriter, former member of Fifth Harmony
Carlos Santana (born 1947) - Guitarist and founding member of Santana
David Hidalgo (born 1954) - Guitarist, founding member of the Chicano rock band, Los Lobos
Gerardo Ortiz (born 1989) - Regional Mexican music singer
Hanna Nicole (born 1985) - Singer-songwriter and producer, co-founder member of the Mexican-American music duo, Ha*Ash
Omar Apollo (born 1997) - Singer and composer
Pepe Aguilar (born 1968) - Singer and composer, son of the Mexican singers and actors Antonio Aguilar and Flor Silvestre
Ritchie Valens (1941-1959) - Singer and rock and roll pioneer
Selena (1971-1995) - Tejano singer, called queen of Texan music
Selena Gomez (born 1992) - Singer-songwriter, her song "Lose You To Love Me " reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100
Tekashi 69 (born 1996) - Rapper and composer, his song "Trollz " with rapper Nicki Minaj reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100
Scholars and educators [ edit ]
Lauro Cavazos
Alberto Ríos
J. Michael Ortiz
Rodolfo Acuña (born 1932) – historian and professor
Ricardo Ainslie – psychology professor
Norma Alarcón (born 1943) – author, professor, and publisher
Frederick Luis Aldama (born 1969) – university distinguished scholar, writer
Sofía Espinoza Álvarez (born 1989) – author, researcher, and advocate
Lena Lovato Archuleta (1920–2011) – educator, librarian, and administrator
Alfred Arteaga (1950–2008) – writer, poet, and scholar
Deborah Berebichez – physicist, data scientist, and educator
Martha E. Bernal (1931–2001) – clinical psychologist
Elsa Salazar Cade (born 1952) – entomologist/science educator
Mariano Velazquez de la Cadena (1778–1860) – grammarian, scholar, and author
Nínive Clements Calegari (born 1971) – educator, founder of national literacy program, 826 National, and The Teacher Salary Project.
Erika Tatiana Camacho (born 1974) – mathematical biologist
Jimena Canales (born 1973) – physicist and engineer, and award-winning historian of science
Richard Carranza – Chancellor, New York City Public Schools , appointed in March 2018[ 153]
David Carrasco (born 1944) – historian of religion, anthropologist, and Mesoamericanist scholar
Oscar Casares (born 1964) – author and professor
Joseph I. Castro (born 1966) – Chancellor of the California State University .
Lauro Cavazos (1927–2022) – U.S. Secretary of Education (1988–1990)
Gery Chico (born 1956) – Chairman of the Illinois State Board of Education, politician and lawyer
Francisco G. Cigarroa (born 1957) – chancellor of the University of Texas System and president of the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio , Texas.
Miguel Angel Corzo (born 1942) – CEO and president of LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes
Maria Cotera (born 1964) – activist, author, researcher, and professor.
José Cuéllar – professor of Chicano studies
Robert R. Davila (born 1932) – president of Gallaudet University
Jorge Calles-Escandón (born 1951) – physician and researcher
Roberta Fernández – novelist, scholar, critic, and arts advocate professor
Rosa-Linda Fregoso – professor of Latin American studies
Miguel García-Garibay – professor of chemistry and the dean of physical sciences at University of California, Los Angeles.
Alicia Gaspar de Alba (born 1958) – historian, scholar, author
Ignacio M. Garcia (born 1950) – professor of Western American history
Juliet V. García – university president
Laura E. Gómez (born 1964) – president of the Law and Society Association and a professor of law and American studies at the University of New Mexico
Guillermo Gómez-Peña (born 1955) – performance artist, author, activist and educator
Juan Gómez-Quiñones (1940–2020) – professor, historian, poet and activist
Martin Guevara Urbina (born 1972) – writer, researcher, the professor whose work focuses on Latino issues
José Ángel Gutiérrez (born 1944) – professor and attorney
Ralph C. Guzmán (1924–1985) – political scientist, professor, author, Deputy Assistant U.S. Secretary of State, provost Merrill College UC Santa Cruz
Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (born 1973) – professor of economics at Princeton University
Arturo Islas (1938–1991) – professor of English and novelist
Kevin Johnson (academic) – Dean of the UC Davis School of Law
Alejandro L. Madrid (born 1968) – professor of musicology and ethnomusicology at Cornell University
Juan L. Maldonado (1948–2018) – higher education administrator
Elizabeth Martinez (librarian) (born 1943) – professor and Executive Director of the American Library Association
Ramiro Martinez Jr. (born 1962) – professor of criminology
Miguel Méndez (legal scholar) (c. 1943 – 2017) – law professor and political figure
Rachel Moran (born 1956) – Dean of UCLA School of Law
Jonathon J. Andrew Muñoz – philosopher and educator
William Nericcio (born 1961) – Chicano literary theorist, American Literature scholar, and professor
J. Michael Ortiz – president emeritus of Cal Poly Pomona
Juan J. de Pablo (born 1962) – professor in the Institute for Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago
Pamela Anne Quiroz (born 1960) – professor of sociology
Alberto Ríos (born 1952) – Regents' Professor at Arizona State University, educator and author.
Vicki L. Ruiz (born 1955) – historian, president of the American Historical Association
Ramón Saldívar (born 1949) – author, professor, and researcher of cultural studies, National Humanities Medal recipient
Rita Sanchez (born 1937) – academic in the field of Chicano studies
Hortensia Soto – mathematics professor at Colorado State University
Richard A. Tapia (born 1939) – mathematician
Josefina Villamil Tinajero – president of the National Association for Bilingual Education
John D. Trasviña (born 1954) – dean of the University of San Francisco School of Law , former Assistant Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Arnulfo Trejo (1922–2002) – writer, college professor, and literary activist
María Urquides (1908–1994) – K-12 educator, "Mother of Bilingual Education"
Francisco H. Vázquez (born 1949) – scholar and public intellectual
María Guillermina Valdes Villalva (1939–1991) – scholar and social activist
Maria Cristina Villalobos – professor of mathematics
Erv Wilson (1928–2016) – music theorist
Leslie Wong (born 1949) – President of San Francisco State University
Science and technology [ edit ]
Ellen Ochoa
Jose Hernandez
Sylvia Acevedo (born 1956/1957) – engineer and businesswoman, worked at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Albert Baez (1912–2007) – physicist and professor, developed the X-ray microscope
John C. Baez (born 1961) – mathematical physicist
Elsa Salazar Cade (born 1952) – science educator and entomologist
Víctor Celorio (born 1957) – inventor of Instabook or book on demand [ 154]
France A. Córdova (born 1947) – former NASA chief scientist
Jesús A. De Loera (born 1966) – mathematician at UC Davis
Teofilo F. Gonzalez (born 1948) – computer scientist and professor
Sidney M. Gutierrez (born 1951) – former astronaut[ 155]
Guadalupe Hayes-Mota – biotechnologist and business director
José Hernández (born 1962) – former astronaut[ 156]
Miguel de Icaza (born 1972) – software programmer
Lydia Villa-Komaroff (born 1947) – molecular and cellular biologist
Ynes Mexia (1870–1938) – prominent botanist
Ricardo Miledi (1927–2017) – neuroscientist and professor at University of California, Irvine
Héctor García-Molina (1953–2019) – computer scientist and professor in the departments of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford University
Mario J. Molina (1943–2020) – co-discoverer of decomposition of ozone with CFC aerosols, Nobel laureate in Chemistry [ 157]
Ellen Ochoa (born 1958) – astronaut, director for flight crew operations for NASA[ 158]
John D. Olivas (born 1965) – NASA astronaut[ 159]
Jorge López (physicist) (born 1955) – physicist and professor
Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa (born 1968) – 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
Paulo Lozano – aerospace engineer at MIT and pioneer in the field of micro-propulsion
Eloy Rodriguez (born 1947) – biochemist , professor at Cornell University
Sarah Stewart (1905–1976) – pioneered the field of viral oncology research
Tedy Taylor (1925–2004) – theoretical physicist and nuclear weapon designer
Ignacio Tinoco Jr. (1930–2016) – chemist and professor
Jorge Gardea-Torresdey – chemist and academic
Nora Volkow (born 1956) – scientist, physician, psychiatrist, great-granddaughter of Leon Trotsky and director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Civil rights leaders and community activists [ edit ]
César Chávez at a United Farmworkers rally, 1974
Vilma Martinez
Lucy G. Acosta (1926–2008) – civil rights activist
Gaylon Alcaraz (born 1970) – community organizer, human rights activist
Lupe Anguiano (born 1929) – civil rights activist
Lorena Borjas (1960–2020) – Mexican-born American transgender and immigrant rights activist, known as the mother of the transgender Latinx community in Queens, New York
Norma V. Cantu (born 1954) – civil rights lawyer and college professor
Carlos Cadena (1917–2001) – attorney in the landmark Hernandez v. Texas supreme court case
Adelfa Botello Callejo (1923–2014) – civil rights lawyer
José Tomás Canales (1877–1976) – civil rights activist and politician active during the early 1900s, played key role in the foundation of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Aurora Castillo (1914–1998) – environmental activist
Sal Castro (1933–2013) – civil rights activist and educator[ 160]
Ernesto Chacon (born 1938) – Latino and low income civil rights activist
César Chávez (1927–1993) – labor leader and activist[ 161]
Linda Chavez-Thompson (born 1944) – former executive vice-president of the AFL–CIO
Miguel Contreras (1952–2005) – labor leader
Jeanne Córdova (1948–2016) – lesbian and gay rights activist, writer
Bert Corona (1918–2001) – labor and community organizer
Ricardo Cruz (1943–1993) – attorney, civil rights activist
Jessie Lopez De La Cruz (1919–2013) – labor organizer
Maria Echaveste (born 1954) – former White House Deputy Chief of Staff and Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
Josefina Fierro de Bright (1914–1998) – civil rights activist during The Great Depression
Ernesto Galarza (1905–1984) – labor activist, professor, and writer
Gustavo C. Garcia (1915–1964) – attorney in the landmark Hernandez v. Texas supreme court case
Hector P. Garcia (1914–1996) – physician, veteran, and civil rights advocate
Eva Carrillo de García (1883–1979) – missionary, nurse, and civil-rights activist
Oscar Gomez (activist) (died 1994) student activist
Erika Guevara Rosas – human rights lawyer, Americas director at Amnesty International
Anna Nieto-Gómez (born 1946) – activist and journalist
Rodolfo Gonzales (1928–2005) – leader of the Chicano civil rights movement ,[citation needed ] boxer, poet
José Ángel Gutiérrez (born 1944) – political activist, founder of the Raza Unida party, writer, and professor
John J. Herrera (1910–1986) – civil rights leader[ 162]
Dolores Huerta (born 1930) – civil rights leader
Jovita Idar (1885–1946) – journalist, political activist and civil rights worker
Ralph Lazo (1924–1992) – advocated on behalf of Japanese American internment victims.
Nativo Lopez (1951–2019) – civil rights activist
Raul Loya – civil rights activist
Mimi Lozano (born 1933) – co-founded the Society of Hispanic Historical and Ancestral Research
Angel G. Luévano (born 1949) – labor leader and activist
Rueben Martinez (born 1940) – activist and businessman
Vilma Socorro Martínez (born 1943) – civil rights activist, lawyer and diplomat
Eliseo Medina (born 1946) – labor activist
Enrique Morones – immigrant human rights activist
Janet Murguía (born 1960) – civil rights activist
Ernesto Nieto (born 1940) – founder of the National Hispanic Institute
Alex Pacheco (born 1958) – activist
Emiliano Reyes (born 1984) – business executive and humanitarian activist. He is of Mexican and Swedish descent.[ 163]
Julian Samora (1920–1996) – community activist, teacher, and scholar
Leila Steinberg (born 1961) – educator dedicated to helping at-risk youth find their voice using an emotional literacy curriculum, best known as mentor of rapper Tupac Shakur.
Olga Talamante (born 1950) – political activist
Emma Tenayuca (1916–1999) – labor organizer
Reies López Tijerina (1926–2015) – activist, founder of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
John Trudell (1946–2015) – musician, author, poet, and political activist[ 101]
Cristina Tzintzún (born 1982) – organizer, author, and co-founder of the Workers Defense Project
Baldemar Velasquez (born 1947) – president of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee
Gustavo Velasquez (born 1972) – Secretary of the Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
Delia Villegas Vorhauer (1940–1992) – activist, social worker, and writer
Vicente T. Ximenes (1919–2014) – civil rights activist, commissioner of EEOC, and chairman of first Presidential Cabinet on Mexican American Affairs
Raul Yzaguirre (born 1939) – civil rights activist[ 164]
José Horacio Gómez , Archbishop of Los Angeles . Hispanics are predominantly Roman Catholic .
Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño
Eusebio L. Elizondo Almaguer (born 1954) – Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle
Oscar Cantú (born 1966) – Auxiliary Bishop in San Antonio, Texas.[ 165]
Minerva G. Carcaño (born 1954) – Bishop in the United Methodist Church
Arturo Cepeda (born 1969) – Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Gilbert Espinosa Chávez (1932–2020) – Roman Catholic bishop
Virgilio Elizondo (1935–2016) – Roman Catholic priest, and theologian
Cirilo Flores (1948–2014) – 5th Bishop of San Diego
Daniel E. Flores (born 1961) – Bishop of Brownsville
Patrick Flores (1929–2017) – Roman Catholic bishop
Elias Gabriel Galvan (born 1938) – retired Bishop of the United Methodist Church
Naason Joaquin Garcia (born 1969) – current international leader of the La Luz Del Mundo church, and former pastor of several La Luz Del Mundo churches in California and Arizona between 1994 and 2014[ 166] [ 167]
Richard John Garcia (1947–2018) – bishop of Monterey, California[ 168]
Gustavo García-Siller (born 1950) – Archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio
José Horacio Gómez (born 1951) – Archbishop of Los Angeles [ 165]
René Henry Gracida (born 1923) – bishop
Joel Nestali Martinez (born 1940) – Bishop in the United Methodist Church
Peter Morales – president of the Unitarian Universalist Association
Eduardo Nevares (born 1954) – Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Phoenix
Jorge Rodríguez-Novelo (born 1955) – Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Denver
Armando Xavier Ochoa (born 1943) – Bishop of El Paso, TX
Ricardo Ramírez (born 1936) – Bishop of Las Cruzes, New Mexico.[ 169]
Plácido Rodriguez (born 1940) – Bishop of Lubbock, Texas
Alberto Rojas (born 1965) – Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicar for the Archdiocese of Chicago.
Jaime Soto (born 1955) – Roman Catholic coadjutor bishop of Sacramento
James Anthony Tamayo (born 1949) – Bishop of Laredo, Texas
Ricardo Watty Urquidi (1938–2011) – Bishop of the Diocese of Tepic in Nayarit, Mexico
Joe S. Vásquez (born 1957) – Bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of Austin, Texas.[ 170]
Gabino Zavala (born 1951) – Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Businesspeople and entrepreneurs [ edit ]
Dan Peña
Hector Ruiz
LA Angels owner Arte Moreno
Hector Barreto Jr.
Jovita Carranza
Manuel Abud – media, television, and cable executive
Linda G. Alvarado (born 1951) – president and chief executive officer of a large commercial and industrial general contracting firm, co-owner of the Colorado Rockies baseball team.
María Elena Avila (born 1953) – entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader in California
Michael Ball – fashion mogul
Hector Barreto Jr. (born 1961) – 21st Administrator of the US Small Business Administration
Emilio Diez Barroso – chairman and CEO of NALA Investments, a private investment holding company
Xochi Birch – computer programmer and entrepreneur
Adolfo Camarillo (1864–1958) – businessman, wealthy landowner, and philanthropist
Juan Camarillo Jr. (1867–1936) – businessman, wealthy landowner, and philanthropist
Jovita Carranza (born 1949) – President & CEO of the JCR Group, a consulting firm; former Deputy Administrator for the United States Small Business Administration
Rudy Chapa (born 1957) – track runner and businessman
Anna Maria Chávez (born 1968) – CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA
Chicano Roy (Roy Suarez Garcia) (1945–2003) – motorbike builder and inventor
Maria Contreras-Sweet (born 1955) – 24th Administrator of the Small Business Administration, former executive chairwoman and founder of ProAmérica Bank.
Mike Curb (born 1944) – record company executive, NASCAR car owner, and former Lieutenant Governor of California.[ 171]
William Davila (1931–2014) – first Mexican-American president of a large supermarket chain
Gérard Louis-Dreyfus (1932–2016) – chairman of Louis Dreyfus Energy Services
Juan Enríquez (born 1959) – Managing Director of Excel Venture Management, academic, and speaker
Tavo Hellmund (born 1966) – former racing driver and promoter
Enrique Hernandez Jr. (born 1955) – business executive, president, and chief executive officer of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., and a director of Wells Fargo and McDonald's
Traci Des Jardins (born 1967) – restaurateur and award-winning chef
Ninfa Laurenzo (1924–2001) – restaurateur
Bismarck Lepe – information technology CEO and product manager
Ignacio E. Lozano Sr. (1886–1953) – founder of La Opinión, the largest Spanish language newspaper in the US
Ignacio E. Lozano Jr. (born 1927) – newspaper publisher, ambassador, and corporate director
José I. Lozano (born 1954) – executive vice-president of Impremedia LLC
Daniel Lubetzky (born 1968) – entrepreneur, author, and activist, best known as the Founder and CEO of KIND LLC .
David Martinez (born 1957) – managing partner
Mariano Martinez (entrepreneur) (born 1944) – inventor, entrepreneur, and restaurateur
Emilio Azcárraga Milmo (1930–1997) – CEO, media mogul
Richard Montañez – best known for claiming to have invented Flamin' Hot Cheetos
Kate and Laura Mulleavy (born 1979, born 1980) – fashion designers
Oscar Munoz (executive) (born 1960) – CEO of United Airlines
Hugo Morales (radio) – radio executive
Arturo Moreno (born 1946) – businessman and owner of the Los Angeles Angels
Rick Owens – fashion designer
George Paz – CEO of Express Scripts, the largest pharmacy benefit management organization in the US.[ 172]
Dan Peña (born 1945) – financial analyst on Wall Street
Lisa Garcia Quiroz (1961–2018) – media executive, launched People en Español
Emiliano Reyes (born 1984) – American business executive, humanitarian activist, and Wikipedia author
Emilio Romano – managing director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Mexico
John Romero (born 1967) – video game developer, co-founder of id Software
Rosa Rios (born 1965) – 43rd and current treasurer of the United States, businesswoman, executive, and entrepreneur.
Louis Ruiz (born 1953) – creator of Ruiz Foods, Inc. (Largest Latino owned company in California) [ 173]
Leslie Sanchez (born 1971) – founder and CEO of Impacto Group LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based market research and consulting firm
Tony Sanchez (born 1943) – businessman, philanthropist, and Democratic politician
Felix Tijerina (1905–1965) – restaurateur, activist, and philanthropist
Solomon Trujillo (born 1951) – CEO and businessman
Louis Verdad – fashion designer
Sam Zamarripa (born 1952) – entrepreneur, author, and public official
Sergio Zyman (born 1945) – marketing executive
Marcela Valladolid
George Lopez
Andre “Big A” – mechanic known for changing his last name to a blank character to protest the Vietnam War
Blaire White (born 1993) – YouTuber, political commentator, Internet personality
Jimmy Santiago Baca (born 1952) – American poet and writer of Apache and Chicano descent
Johnny Canales (born 1947) – talk show host
Gregorio Cortez (1875–1916) – Mexican-born and a folk hero to the border communities of the United States and Mexico
Nick Fuentes (born 1998) – far-right political commentator and live streamer
Mark Hugo Lopez (born 1967) – Director of Hispanic Research at the Pew Research Center
Oscar Ozzy Lusth (born 1981) – 1st runner-up on Survivor; Cook Islands
Jair Marrufo (born 1977) – professional soccer referee
Edmund McMillen (born 1980) – video game designer and artist
Raul Melgoza (1975–2020) – fashion designer
Cesar Millan (born 1969) – TV personality, dog trainer, and author
Carmen Osbahr (born 1962) – puppeteers Rosita in the children's series Sesame Street
Albert Pissis (1852–1914) – architect who introduced the Beaux-Arts architectural style to San Francisco
Richard Ramirez (1960–2013) – serial killer
Dionicio Rodriguez (1891–1955) – architect
John Romero (born 1967) – American director, designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry; co-founder of id Software
Baldomero Toledo (born 1970) – professional soccer referee
Edgar Valdez Villarreal (born 1973) – drug lord
Luis Velador (born 1964) – two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner
Eric Volz (born 1979) – entrepreneur, author, and managing director of an international crisis resource agency
Eduardo Xol (born 1966) – mostly known for his work as a designer on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
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