Cisneros (surname)
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Cisneros is a Hispanic surname. The name refers to:
  • Al Cisneros
    Al Cisneros
    Al Cisneros |Sleep]], Om, Shrinebuilder, and Asbestosdeath.-Biography:He began his musical career in 1989 by founding a local punk metal band, Asbestosdeath, along with Chris Hakius , Matt Pike and Tom Choi . Cisneros performed bass guitar for the band, and they released two EPs in 1990...

     (contemporary), American stoner metal musician
  • Antonio Cisneros
    Antonio Cisneros
    -Awards:*Premio Nacional de Poesía *Premio Casa de las Américas *Premio Rubén Darío *Condecoración al Mérito Cultural de la República de Hungría*Gabriela Mistral Inter-American Prize for Culture...

     (born 1942), Peruvian poet
  • Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
    Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros
    Baltasar Hidalgo de Cisneros de la Torre was a Spanish naval officer born in Cartagena. He took part in the Battle of Cape St Vincent and the Battle of Trafalgar, and in the Spanish resistance against Napoleon's invasion in 1808. He was later appointed Viceroy of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la...

     (1758–1829), Viceroy of the Rio de La Plata
  • Countess Eleonora de Cisneros
    Eleonora de Cisneros
    Countess Eleonora de Cisneros was an American operatic mezzo-sopranoBorn in New York City nee Eleanora Broadfoot, she studied singing under Mme. Murio Celli in New York, and made her début at the Metropolitan Opera House in 1899. In the following year she was married to Count François G. de...

    , American prima donna
  • Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros
    Francesc Antoni de la Dueña y Cisneros
    Francisco Antonio de la Dueña y Cisneros , was the Bishop of Urgell from October 29, 1797 to September 23, 1816....

     (1753–1821), Spanish Bishop of Urgell
  • Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436–1517), Spanish cardinal and statesman; grand inquisitor
  • Gustavo Cisneros
    Gustavo Cisneros
    Gustavo A. Cisneros Rendiles is a Venezuelan media mogul of Cuban descent. He is among the world's richest men according to Forbes magazine, which estimated his fortune at $4.2 billion in 2010 The New York Times calls Cisneros, "one of Latin America’s most powerful figures" and says he and his...

     (born 1946), Venezuelan business mogul
  • Henry Cisneros
    Henry Cisneros
    Henry Gabriel Cisneros is a politician and businessman. A Democrat, Cisneros served as the 10th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the administration of President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997...

     (born 1947), American politician; mayor of San Antonio, Secretary of HUD
  • Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros
    Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros
    Ignacio Hidalgo de Cisneros y López de Montenegro was a Spanish General of the Spanish Air Force.-References and notes:...

     (born 1896), Spanish general of the Spanish Air Force
  • Lauren Cisneros
    Lauren Cisneros
    Lauren Cisneros is a beauty queen who won the title Miss Colorado USA 2005.Cisneros, who hails from Denver, Colorado, has Native American, Spanish,Mexican, Norwegian and French heritage...

     (born 1983), American beauty queen
  • Melchor Liñán y Cisneros
    Melchor Liñán y Cisneros
    Melchor Liñán y Cisneros was a Spanish prelate, colonial official, and viceroy Peru, from July 7, 1678 to November 20, 1681)....

     (1629–1708), Spanish prelate, colonial official, and viceroy of Peru
  • Rudy Cisneros
    Rudy Cisneros
    Rudy Cisneros is a professional boxer, and was a contestant on the ESPN reality show "Contender Season 2". He is also studying architecture at Northern Michigan University....

     (born 1981), American professional boxer
  • Sandra Cisneros
    Sandra Cisneros
    Sandra Cisneros is an American writer best known for her acclaimed first novel The House on Mango Street and her subsequent short story collection Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories...

    (born 1954), American author and poet
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