List of Nicaraguan Americans
This is a list of notable Nicaraguan Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Nicaraguan American or must have references showing they are Nicaraguan American and are notable.
List[edit]
- Annette A. Aguilar, American percussionist, bandleader, and music educator
- Horacio Aguirre Baca, founder of Diario Las Américas of Miami, Florida
- Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American playwright, screenwriter and comic-book writer[1]
- Patrick Argüello, considered a martyr of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
- Marvin Benard, Major League Baseball player
- Maurice Benard, actor on American soap operas All My Children and General Hospital
- Carolina Bermudez, radio personality on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show in New York on WHTZ
- Alex Blandino, Major League Baseball player
- Bella Blue, burlesque dancer
- T-Bone, rapper
- Randy Caballero, undefeated Nicaraguan American professional boxer in the Featherweight division
- Róger Calero, ran for U.S. President in the 2004 elections*
- Barbara Carrera, Nicaraguan-born American film and television actress
- Oswaldo Castillo, gardener/construction worker-turned-actor.[2]
- Michael Cordúa, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taught chef
- DJ Craze, only DJ in history to win 3 consecutive World DMC Champion titles
- Miguel D'Escoto, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister
- Omar D'León, painter and poet
- Salomón de la Selva, poet, author of Tropical Town and Other Poems
- Edward'O, astronalyst and co-host of 12 Corazones
- Bill Guerin, NHL player (mother from Nicaragua)
- Ricardo Hurtado, American actor (School of Rock)
- Bianca Jagger, human rights advocate and ex-wife of Mick Jagger
- Diana López, Olympic bronze medalist in the sport of taekwondo
- Mark López, Olympic silver medalist in the sport of taekwondo
- Steven López, two time Olympic gold medalist in the sport of taekwondo
- Dennis Martínez, first Nicaraguan-American to be a major league baseball pitcher or player
- Camilo Mejía, former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-war activist
- Tony Meléndez, singer, composer, writer and musician who was born with no arms
- Christianne Meneses Jacobs, publisher of the only U.S. Spanish-language children's magazine
- Franck de Las Mercedes, painter
- Ana Navarro, Republican strategist and political commentator
- David Obregón, professional boxer
- Horacio Peña, professor, writer, and poet
- Eddy Piñeiro, NFL placekicker
- Claudia Poll, Nicaraguan born swimmer
- Silvia Poll, Nicaraguan born swimmer
- Hope Portocarrero, former First Lady of Nicaragua (1967–1972)
- Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero, son of former Nicaraguan president Anastasio Somoza Debayle and Hope Portocarrero de Somoza
- James Quesada, anthropologist and professor
- Mari Ramos, weather anchor for CNN
- Michele Richardson, competition swimmer and Olympic silver medalist
- Tammy Rivera, singer and television personality
- J Smooth, bilingual hip hop and reggaeton singer
- Hilda Solis, U.S. congresswoman; of Mexican and Nicaraguan descent[3][4]
- Eve Torres, professional wrestler with WWE
- Torombolo, reggaeton singer
- Gabriela Revilla, writer, producer, director [5]
- Gabriel Traversari, actor, director, writer, singer-songwriter and painter
- Guillermo Wagner Granizo (1923–1995), ceramic tile muralist in Northern California; his mother was from Nicaragua
- Donald Vega, jazz musician and composer
- Theo Von, comedian
- Benny Urquidez, kickboxer, martial arts choreographer; his father was born in Granada, Nicaragua[6]
References[edit]
- ^ O'Driscoll, Bill (18 Jan 2007). "Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's imaginary folklore drives The Muckle Man". Pittsburgh City Paper.
- ^ "Oswaldo Castillo". TheHammerMovie.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
- ^ Merl, Jean (2000-12-28). "Solis Prepares to Take Another Step Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ^ Solis, Hilda L. (2006-06-06). "Honoring Juana Sequeria Solis on Her 80th Birthday" (PDF). Congressional Record. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2008-12-22.
- ^ "Hulu, Neon Confirm 'Palm Springs' Deal, But Say Price Was Actually $17,500,000.69".
- ^ "About Sensei Benny Urquidez". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-04-24. About - The official website of Benny The Jet Urquidez