This is a list of notable Cuban Americans, including immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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 (Juiced); reality show contestant (The Surreal Life), 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 (representing Cuba); 2004 Olympics medal winner (representing USA); 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" (The Duke) 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 Fernando Mendoza, football player and 2025 Heisman Trophy winner 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 (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2008) 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. (1909–1980), 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 (1935–2008), President and CEO of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (1996–2008) 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
Education
Alejandro Anreus, art historian and curator, William Paterson University Ruth Behar, anthropologist, poet, and filmmaker; first Latina recipient of a MacArthur award, University of Michigan Max Berre, Paris-based policy economist specializing in finance, SME economics, and sovereign risk. Creator of the "Bridge-to-Macro" concept in entrepreneurial finance, EDC Paris Business School George J. Borjas, Robert W. Scrivner Professor of Economics and Social Policy, Harvard University Ana Mari Cauce, President of the University of Washington, Seattle Frederick A. de Armas, Andrew W. Mellon Distinguished Service Professor in Romance Languages and Literatures and Comparative Literature University of Chicago Alejandro de la Fuente, Robert Woods Professor of Latin American History and Economics, Harvard University Ingrid Brioso Rieumont, Assistant Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Dartmouth College Miguel A. De La Torre, prolific author on Hispanic religiosity, Iliff School of Theology