This is a list of notable Americans who self-identify as Americans of Spanish descent, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
Many Americans in the United States also have origins via the large Spanish diaspora (for example Hispanic America) who self-identify their ancestors in census data as being Spaniard, Spanish or Spanish American.
List Artists and designers
Adela Akers (1933–2023) – Textile artist Mabel Alvarez (1891–1985) – Artist Carlos Baena (born 1974) – Pixar animator Javier Cabada (born 1931) – Artist Eva Camacho-Sánchez – Fashion designer Federico Castellón (1914–1971) – Painter and sculptor Beatriz Colomina (born 1952) – Architecture historian Julio de Diego (1900–1979) – Visual artist Anh Duong (born 1960) – French-American artist, actress, and model born John A. Garcia (born 1949) – Entrepreneur and philanthropist Frank Garcia (1927–1993) Xavier Gonzalez (1898–1993) – Artist Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle (born 1961) – Artist Domingo Mora (1840–1911) – Spanish-born American sculptor and architectural sculptor F. Luis Mora (1874–1940) – Uruguayan-born American figural painter. Son of Domingo Mora Jo Mora (1876–1947) – Uruguayan-born American photographer, cartoonist, illustrator, painter, sculptor, and historian. Son of Domingo Mora Adele Morales (1925–2015) – Painter and memoirist Wenceslao Moreno (1896–1999) – Ventriloquist Stephen Mopope (1898–1974) – Kiowa painter, dancer, and flute player Victor Moscoso (born 1936) – Psychedelic underground comix cartoonist Esteban Munras (1798–1850) – 19th-century artist
Antonio Prieto (1912–1967) – Ceramic artist and art professor Faye Resnick (born 1957) – Television personality, author, and interior designer Narciso Rodriguez (born 1961) – Fashion designer Richard Serra (1938–2024) – Sculptor Urbici Soler i Manonelles (1890–1953) – Sculptor and art educator Carmen Marc Valvo (born 1963) – Fashion designer Kat Von D (born 1982) – Tattoo artist
Business
Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba (1795–1874) – Aristocrat, businesswoman and real estate developer John Arrillaga (1937–2022) – Real estate businessman John Casablancas (1942–2013) – Modeling agent and scout Manuel LisaGoodwin (book) (1772–1820) – Fur trader, explorer, and United States Indian agent Frank Lorenzo (born 1940) – Airline executive Juan de Miralles (1713–1780) – Arms dealer and messenger to the American Continental Congress Edward L. Romero (born 1934) – Entrepreneur and diplomat Frank Stephenson (born 1959) – Automobile designer Unanue family Andy Unanue (born 1967) – Former vice president of Goya Foods Joseph A. Unanue (1925–2013) – Former president of Goya Foods Rodolfo Valentin (born 1944) – Hairdresser and entrepreneur Benito Vázquez (1738–1810) – Soldier, fur trader, merchant, and explorer Louis Vasquez (1798–1868) – Mountain man and trader Vicente Martinez Ybor (1818–1896) – Industrialist and Cuban cigar manufacturer
Entertainment
Film and television screenwriters, directors and producers Rafael Alvarez (born 1958) – Screenwriter Miguel Arteta (born 1965) – Film and television director Rafael Casal (born 1985) – Writer, actor, producer, and showrunner Jaume Collet-Serra (born 1974) – Film director and producer Lisa Loomer (born 1950) – Playwright and screenwriter George A. Romero (1940–2017) – Film director, screenwriter and film editor Carles Torrens (born 1984) – Film and television director, screenwriter, editor, and producer
Actors and actresses
Luis Alberni (1886–1962) Maria Alba (1905–1999) – Film actress Trini Alvarado (born 1967) Antonio Banderas (born 1960) Armida (1911–1989) – Actress, singer, dancer, and vaudevillian Tina Aumont (1946–2006) Ariana Barouk (born 1982) – TV host, actress, model, and singer Joan BennettDowney, Phil, A Black, Jewish Officer in the Civil War, Jewish-American History Documentation Foundation. Retrieved May 8, 2013. (1910–1990) – Stage, film and television actress Constance Bennett (1904–1965) Barbara Bennett (1906–1958) – Actress and dancer Maria Canals-Barrera (born 1966) – Actress, voice actress and singer Ouida BergèreBlood on the Stage, 1950–1975: Milestone Plays of Crime, Mystery and Detection.(2011) By Amnon Kabatchnik p. 114. (1886–1974) Carlos Bernard Alexis Knapp Paloma Bloyd Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969) – Baritone singer and film, theater, and television actor. Diego Boneta – Actor and singer Richard Cansino – Voice actor Leo Carrillo (1881–1961) – Actor, vaudevillian, political cartoonist, and conservationist Charisma Carpenter Lynda Carter – Actress and singer Jessica Chastain Patricia Clarkson Imogene Coca (1908–2001) Mark Dacascos – Actor and martial artist Richard Davalos (1930–2016) Ana De Armas Cameron Diaz
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Joe Estevez Emilio Estevez – Actor, director, and writer Ramón Estévez Renée Estévez Mel Ferrer (1917–2008) – Actor, stage director and screen and film producer Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey Santino Fontana – Actor, director, and composer Trixie Friganza (1870–1955) Martin Garralaga (1894–1981) – Film and television actor Dominik Garcia-Lorido Jesse Garcia Joanna GarcíaDeggans, Eric. "'Reba' has a touch of Tampa" St. Petersburg Times, February 1, 2002. William Gaxton (1893–1963) – Film and theater actor Greg GiraldoGadino, Dylan P. "Greg Giraldo: Comedy game plan in effect" (interview), Punchline, October 29, 2009. WebCitation archive. (1965–2010) – Stand-up comic Lita GreyChaplin, Lita Grey and Jeffrey Vance. (1998). Wife of the Life of the Party. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, pg. 2–3; . (1908–1995) Thomas Gomez (1905–1971) Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918) – Silent film actress Paz Vega (born 1976) Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez (1925–2006) – Character actor Camille Guaty Lena Hall – Actress and singer
Salma HayekIn an interview on "Inside the actors studio", Hayek mentioned that she was of paternal Lebanese descent and maternal Spanish descent, and is also deadly afraid of snakes.
Rita Hayworth (1918–1987) Tom Hernández (1915–1984) Pepe Hern (1927–2009) Gaby Hoffmann Mikaela Hoover Paz de la Huerta – Indie actress Anya Taylor-Joy – Actress and model Lainie Kazan (born 1940) – Actress and singer Dorothy Lamour (1914–1996) Jeanie MacPherson (1886–1946) – Actress, writer, and director Roma Maffia
Adele Mara (1923–2010) A Martinez Velia Martinez (1920–1993) – Actress, singer and former nightclub dancer Patricia Medina (1919–2012) Beryl Mercer (1882–1939) – Stage and screen actress Lea Michele – Actress and singer Marta Milans Alfred Molina Ricardo Montalbán (1920–2009) – Radio, television, theatre and film actor Carlos Montalbán Amber Montana Yolanda "Tongolele" Montes – Exotic dancer and Cinema of Mexico actress Antonio Moreno (1887–1967) Frank Morgan (1890–1949) Morris W. Morris (1845–1906) – Stage actor and Civil War soldier Frankie Muniz – Actor and racecar driver Dylan O'Brien Margaret O'Brien – Child actress Carlos Pena Jr. – Actor, singer, and dancer Julio Perillán Anita Pomares, better known as Anita Page – Film actress Monica Ramon Nathalia Ramos – Actress and singer Monica Rial – Voice actress, script writer, and ADR director Natalie Rial – Voice actress Génesis Rodríguez Gilbert Roland (1905–1994) – American actor Cesar Romero (1907–1994) – American actor of Spanish father Ned Romero – Actor and opera singer Anthony Ruivivar Marin Sais – Silent film actress Ref Sanchez (1917–1986) Tessie Santiago – actress Reni Santoni – Film, television and voice actor April Scott – Actress and model Sarah Shahi – Actress and model of Spanish mother
Martin Sheen Charlie Sheen Margarita Sierra (1936–1963) Henry SilvaNote: Reliable sources state Silva is of Puerto Rican descent. But Silva states he is of Spanish-Sicilian heritage and specifically denies any Puerto Rican heritage in the DVD commentary for The Return of Mr. Moto. – Film and television actor Chrishell Stause Celeste Thorson – Actress, model, screenwriter, and activist Bitsie Tulloch Alanna Ubach
Erik Valdez Elena Verdugo Shailene Woodley Michael Wayne (1934–2003) – Film producer and actor Patrick Wayne
Raquel WelchMemoir: Raquel Welch Beyond the Cleavage: Quote: "I WAS BORN in 1940 in the Windy City, Chicago. Not ideal for a new-born baby girl with thin Mediterranean blood, courtesy of my Spanish father." (1940–2023) Donna Wilkes – Film actress
Models
Jimmy Clabots – Actor and mode Jo Collins – Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month and Year Devin DeVasquez – Model and actress Daisy Fuentes – TV presenter and model Jenna Haze – Pornographic actress Jewel De'Nyle – Pornographic actress and director Chanel Preston – Pornographic actress Nia Sanchez – American actress, model, taekwondo coach and beauty queen Jenny Spain Samantha Torres – Playboy Playmate Carmen Xtravaganza (1961–2023) – Model and singer
Musicians
David Archuleta Cardi B – Rapper Leonardo Balada – Composer Cedric Bixler-Zavala – Rock singer Fortunio Bonanova (1895–1969) – Baritone singer and film, theater, and television actor Eduardo Cansino, Sr. (1895–1968) – Flamenco dancer and actor Julian Casablancas – Vocalist and songwriter for The Strokes Al Cisneros – Singer and bassist for Sleep Nichole Cordova – Singer and dancer for Girlicious. Xavier Cugat (1900–1990) – Conductor, artist, and entrepreneur Charo – Actress, comedian and Flamenco guitarist Chick Coreatalking to les tomkins in 1972 – jazzprofessional.com – Jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer Jonny DiazBisher, Furman. "Diaz keeps on hitting with Braves," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Saturday, February 28, 2009. – Contemporary Christian pop artist Vernon Duke (1903–1969) – Composer and songwriter Gloria Estefan Joe Falcón (1900–1965) – Accordionist Lilian García – Singer and ring announce Jerry Garcia – Guitarist and singer for the Grateful Dead Synyster Gates – Musician and lead guitarist of Avenged Sevenfold Claudio S. Grafulla (1812–1880) – 19th century composer Emilio de Gogorza (1874–1949) – Baritone Safeway Goya – Singer Scott Herren – Music producer Eric Himy – Classical pianist Julio Iglesias – Singer Enrique Iglesias – Grammy-winning Spanish pop singer and songwriter José Iturbi (1895–1980) – Conductor, harpsichordist and pianist Jeanette (singer) – Singer Joseph Lacalle (1860–1937) – Clarinetist, composer, conductor and music critic Kirstin Maldonado – Singer Jim Martin (born 1961) – Former guitarist of Faith No More Steve Martin Caro – Original lead singer of The Left Banke Mikaila – Singer Chino Moreno Alcide "Yellow" Núñez (1884–1934) – Jazz clarinetist
Kenny Ortega – Emmy Award-winning producer, director and choreographer Franky Perez – Musician and singer for Apocalyptica Irván J. "Puco" Pérez (1923–2008) Manuel Perez (musician) (1871–1946) – Cornetist and bandleaderAchille Rivarde (1865–1940) – Violinist and teacher Rosalía (born 1992) – Singer Andy Russell (1919–1992) – Vocalist Paul Sanchez – Guitarist, singer-songwriter, and founding member of Cowboy Mouth Matthew Santos – Rock and folk singer-songwriter, musician, and painter Carly Simon – Singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author Lucy Simon – Composer Joanna Simon (mezzo-soprano) Mariee Sioux – Folk singer-songwriter John Philip SousaBierley 2001, p 23, 241.Warfield, Patrick. "John Philip Sousa." In Immigrant Entrepreneurship: German-American Business Biographies, 1720 to the Present, vol. 4, edited by Jeffrey Fear. German Historical Institute. Last modified May 27, 2014. (1854–1932) – Late Romantic era composer and conductor Esperanza SpaldingBancud, Michaela (December 14, 2001). – "Esperanza in the Wings". – Portland Tribune. – Jazz singer and composer Malu Trevejo – Singer Anton Torello – Double bass player Jaci Velasquez – Singer
Camille Zamora – Soprano
Dancers