List of Cuban Americans

Athletes

• Aric Almirola, current NASCAR driver, father born in Cuba
• Kiko Alonso, current NFL player for the Miami Dolphins, father is Cuban-born
• Osvaldo Alonso, midfielder for Minnesota United soccer team, Cuban-born
• Carlos Alvarez, former college football player for the University of Florida, known as "The Cuban Comet", Cuban-born
• Robert Andino, infielder for the Baltimore Orioles, Cuban-born
• Gilbert Arenas, professional basketball player with the Washington Wizards, great-grandfather is Cuban-born
• Javier Arenas, cornerback and punt returner for the Arizona Cardinals
• J. P. Arencibia, current catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays, parents are Cuban-born
• René Arocha, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born
• Rolando Arrojo, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born
• Bronson Arroyo, starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks and member of World Champion 2004 Boston Red Sox; Cuban father
• Alex Avila, current catcher for the Detroit Tigers, father is Cuban-born
• Danys Báez, relief pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Cuban-born
• Zach Banks-Calderín, racing driver, mother is Cuban-born
• Yan Barthelemí, Cuban-born professional boxer
• Steve Bellán, former baseball player, Cuban-born
• Yuniesky Betancourt, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born
• Bert Campaneris, former MLB All-Star shortstop, Cuban-born
• Bárbaro Cañizares, current first baseman, Cuban-born
• José Canseco, former MLB All-Star outfielder and DH; author ; reality show contestant, Cuban-born
• Ozzie Canseco, former MLB outfielder, Cuban-born
• José Raúl Capablanca, world chess champion from 1921 to 1927
• Rene Capo, former Olympic judoka
• José Cardenal, former MLB outfielder and coach, Cuban-born
• John Carlos, Olympic track and field medalist, professional football player, founding member of the Olympic Project for Human Rights; Cuban mother
• Joel Casamayor, Cuban professional boxer
• Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers
• Elieser Castillo, Cuban professional boxer
• Eliseo Castillo, Cuban professional boxer
• Yoenis Céspedes, outfielder with the New York Mets, Cuban-born
• Aroldis Chapman, relief pitcher for the New York Yankees, Cuban-born
• Vinnie Chulk, relief pitcher for the San Francisco Giants
• José Contreras, current MLB free agent pitcher, Cuban-born
• Mike Cuellar, former MLB All-Star pitcher, Cuban-born
• Orestes Destrade, former MLB first baseman and current broadcaster, Cuban-born
• Eric Eichmann, former US National Team and American professional soccer player; Cuban mother
• Yunel Escobar, current shortstop for the Los Angeles Angels, Cuban-born
• Alex Fernandez, former pitcher for the Florida Marlins
• Mary Joe Fernández, tennis player
• Osvaldo Fernández, former MLB pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, Cuban-born
• José Fernandez, former MLB pitcher for the Miami Marlins, Cuban-born
• Tony Fossas, former MLB relief pitcher, Cuban-born
• Ryan Freel, former MLB utility player
• Tito Fuentes, former MLB second baseman, Cuban-born
• Yuriorkis Gamboa, "El Ciclón de Guantanamo", professional boxer
• Danny Garcia, former MLB outfielder, Kansas City Royals
• Preston Gómez, former MLB infielder and manager, Cuban-born
• Anthony Gonzalez, WR Atlanta Falcons National Football League
• Gio González, current MLB pitcher for the Washington Nationals
• Joaquin Gonzalez, offensive line, Indianapolis Colts, National Football League
• Luis Gonzalez, former outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks
• Yasmani Grandal, current catcher for the Chicago White Sox, Cuban-born
• Sammy Guevara, professional wrestler
• Henry Gutierrez, former US National Team and American professional soccer player
• Ricky Gutiérrez, former shortstop
• Annia Hatch, originally Annia Portuondo; Cuban-American gymnast, former member of Cuban and U.S. National gymnastics teams; 1993 World Gymnastics Championships and 1995 Pan American Games medal winner ; 2004 Olympics medal winner ; U.S. Classic winner
• Enrique Hernández, infielder/outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers; Cuban mother
• Evelio Hernández, starting pitcher for the Washington Senators, Cuban-born
• James "Chico" Hernandez, of Wheaties fame; US Sombo Wrestling Champion; World Cup silver; three-time British silver medalist
• Liván Hernández, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born
• Orlando Hernández, "El Dueque" half-brother of Liván, former MLB player, Cuban-born
• Eric Hosmer, first baseman for the Kansas City Royals
• Raúl Ibañez, left fielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
• José Iglesias, current MLB shortstop for the Detroit Tigers, Cuban-born
• Jon Jay, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
• Shiloh Keo, football safety; Cuban mother.
• Danell Leyva, Olympic gymnast
• Ryan Lochte, gold medal Olympic swimmer
• Doug Logan, chief executive officer of USA Track & Field, the national governing body for track and field, long-distance running, and race walking
• Neil Lomax, former quarterback for the St. Louis Cardinals
• Hector Lombard, mixed martial artist; Judo competitor at 2000 Sydney Olympics
• Brook Lopez, current NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks; Cuban father
• Mickey Lopez, former second baseman
• Robin Lopez, current NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks; Cuban father
• Frank Martin, current head men's basketball coach at South Carolina
• J. D. Martinez, current MLB player
• Jorge Masvidal, mixed martial artist
• Christina McHale, professional women's tennis player
• Minnie Miñoso, former MLB All-Star outfielder, Cuban-born
• Frank Mir, mixed martial artist and former UFC Heavyweight Champion
• Al Montoya, current goalkeeper for the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL
• Pablo Morales, Olympic swimmer
• Kendrys Morales, current first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays, Cuban-born
• Alex Ochoa, former MLB outfielder and current first base coach in the Boston Red Sox organization
• Sergio Oliva, former 3-time Mr. Olympia; only bodybuilder to have ever beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Mr. Olympia competition
• Tony Oliva, former MLB All-Star outfielder, Cuban-born
• Rey Ordóñez, former shortstop, New York Mets, Cuban-born
• Henry Owens, former relief pitcher for the Florida Marlins
• Ferdie Pacheco, physician for Muhammad Ali, boxing commentator
• Orlando Palmeiro, former MLB outfielder and pinch-hitter
• Rafael Palmeiro, former MLB All-Star first baseman and member of the 3,000 Hit and 500 Home Run clubs, Cuban-born
• Camilo Pascual, former MLB pitcher, Cuban-born
• Brayan Peña, current MLB catcher, Cuban-born
• Eduardo Pérez, former MLB first baseman and current bench coach of the Houston Astros
• Tony Pérez, MLB Hall of Fame first baseman and third baseman, Cuban-born
• Jorge Posada, catcher for the New York Yankees; Cuban father
• Yasiel Puig, MLB outfielder, Cuban-born
• Alexei Ramírez, current shortstop for the Chicago White Sox, Cuban-born
• Nap Reyes, former MLB infielder, Cuban-born
• Guillermo Rigondeaux, Cuban professional boxer
• Amy Rodriguez, frontline for U.S. women's national soccer team
• Jennifer Rodriguez, Olympic medal-winning speed skater
• Sean Rodriguez, second baseman for the Tampa Bay Rays
• Cookie Rojas, former MLB infielder and manager, Cuban-born
• Yoel Romero, mixed martial artist
• Cody Rhodes, professional wrestler; Cuban maternal grandfather
• Alberto Salazar, runner, marathon winner, and coach until he was banned
• Alex Sánchez, former outfielder, Cuban-born
• David Segui, former MLB first baseman
• Havana Solaun, former member of the U.S. women's national under-17 soccer team who now represents Jamaica; Cuban paternal grandparents
• Odlanier Solís, Cuban professional boxer
• Danny Tartabull, former MLB All-Star outfielder
• Tony Taylor, former MLB infielder, Cuban-born
• Luis Tiant, former MLB All-Star pitcher, Cuban-born
• Dara Torres, Olympic gold-medalist swimmer
• Danny Valencia, American-Israeli MLB and Team Israel third baseman
• Lola Vice, professional wrestler and former mixed martial artist.
• Priscilla Zuniga, professional wrestler known by her ring names Angel Rose and Diamante

  Business

• Raúl Alarcón, president and CEO of the Spanish Broadcasting System
• Alfredo Alonso, SVP of Clear Channel Radio
• Ralph Alvarez, former president and COO of McDonald's
• Bacardi family, owners of Bacardi Rums, Grey Goose, Martini & Rossi and Dewar's
• Mario Baeza, Cuban-American corporate lawyer, investment and merchant banker, entrepreneur, musician/composer and philanthropist
• Charles "Bebe" Rebozo, banker, close confidant of President Richard Nixon; key Watergate scandal figure
• Jorge Mas Canosa, founder and CEO of MasTec, political activist, former head of Cuban-American National Foundation
• Paul L. Cejas, CEO of PLC Investments, Inc.
• Mauricio Claver-Carone, lawyer and president of the Inter-American Development Bank
• Carlos de la Cruz, Cuban-born American businessman, the chairman of CC1 Companies, Inc. which include Coca-Cola Puerto Rico Bottlers, CC1 Beer Distributors, Inc., Coca-Cola Bottlers Trinidad & Tobago, and Florida Caribbean Distillers, LLC. The companies together employ 2,500 people and have annual sales of $1 billion
• Ralph de la Vega, former president and CEO of AT&T Mobility
• Alfonso Fanjul Sr., Cuban-born American sugar baron
• Alfonso Fanjul Jr., sugar baron
• Jose Fanjul, sugar baron
• Joe Fernandez, entrepreneur, founder of Klout
• Raul J. Fernandez, co-owner of the NBA Washington Wizards, NHL Washington Capitals and WNBA Washington Mystics
• Jorge Figueredo, Senior Vice President of Dow Jones
• Ella Fontanals-Cisneros, Cuban-born art collector and the founder and president of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation
• Roberto C. Goizueta, former CEO of the Coca-Cola Company
• Sara Del Carmen Jofre González, President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Nelson Gonzalez, co-founder of Alienware
• Efraim Grinberg, CEO of Movado watches
• Gedalio Grinberg, founder and former CEO of Movado watches
• Carlos Gutierrez, former CEO of Kellogg Company
• Armando Gutierrez, Cuban-born American banker, political consultant, and entrepreneur
• Bobby Maduro, baseball entrepreneur; owner of Havana Sugar Kings
• Alex Meruelo, CEO of the Muruelo Group
• Alvaro de Molina, Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation
• Antonio Luis Navarro, former vice president of W. R. Grace and Company
• Jesús Permuy, architect, urban planner, and human rights advocate
• Joe Quesada, CCO of Marvel Entertainment; former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics
• George Reyes, Chief Financial Officer of Google
• Marcos A. Rodriguez, entrepreneur, broadcaster, movie producer
• Felix Sabates, entrepreneur, philanthropist, holds ownership in NASCAR, Charlotte Bobcats
• Ralph Sanchez, autoracing promoter, developer, responsible for Grand Prix of Miami and Homestead-Miami Speedway
• Alberto Vilar, a.k.a. Albert Vilar, American former investment manager who became particularly known for donating tens of millions as a patron of opera