List of Nicaraguan Americans
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This is a list of notable Nicaraguan American
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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.
Nicaraguan American
Nicaraguan American are Americans of Nicaraguan ancestry who were born in or have immigrated to the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there were 177,684 Americans of full or partial Nicaraguan ancestry living in the U.S...
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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
- Dennis MartinezDennis MartínezJosé Dennis Martínez Emilia , nicknamed "El Presidente" , is a former Major League Baseball pitcher...
, first Nicaraguan-American to be a major league baseball pitcher or player. - Patrick ArgüelloPatrick ArgüelloPatricio José Argüello Ryan , known as Patrick Argüello, was a Nicaraguan American who was shot and killed while attempting to hijack El Al Flight 219 in September 1970 as part of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine's Dawson's Field hijackings.-Youth:Argüello was born in San...
, considered a martyr of the Popular Front for the Liberation of PalestinePopular Front for the Liberation of PalestineThe Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a Palestinian Marxist-Leninist organisation founded in 1967. It has consistently been the second-largest of the groups forming the Palestine Liberation Organization , the largest being Fatah... - Marvin BenardMarvin BenardMarvin Larry Benard [buh-NARD] is a former Major League Baseball outfielder who batted and threw left-handed....
, a Major League Baseball player - Maurice BenardMaurice BenardMaurice Benard is an American actor. He is known primarily for his portrayal of romantic mobster Michael "Sonny" Corinthos, Jr. on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital, a role he has portrayed since 1993.-Career:...
, an actor on American soap operas All My ChildrenAll My ChildrenAll My Children is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from January 5, 1970 to September 23, 2011. Created by Agnes Nixon, All My Children is set in Pine Valley, Pennsylvania, a fictitious suburb of Philadelphia. The show features Susan Lucci as Erica Kane, one of daytime's most...
and General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
. - Claudia BermúdezClaudia BermudezClaudia Bermúdez is a Nicaraguan-American politician and entrepreneur. She ran for the United States Congress as a Republican in California's 9th congressional district...
, politician, ran for the United States CongressUnited States CongressThe United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.... - Róger CaleroRóger CaleroRóger Calero is a Nicaraguan American journalist and one of the leaders of the Socialist Workers Party. He was SWP candidate for President of the United States in 2004 and 2008, and for the United States Senate in New York in 2006....
, ran for U.S. PresidentPresident of the United StatesThe President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
in the 2004 elections. - Michael CordúaMichael CordúaMichael Cordúa is a Nicaraguan-born American restaurateur, entrepreneur, owner of Cordúa Restaurants, and award winning self-taught chef. Cordúa is the owner and executive chef of 6 restaurants in the Houston, Texas area...
, restaurateur, entrepreneur, businessman, award winning self-taught chefChefA chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
. - DJ CrazeDJ CrazeDJ Craze , born Aristh Delgado, is a Nicaraguan American DJ who plays hip hop, Miami bass, breaks, Dubstep, drum n bass, and practices turntablism. He is the only solo DJ in history to claim the DMC World DJ Championships trophy three times consecutively .-Biography:DJ Craze was born in Managua,...
, only DJ in history to win 3 consecutive World DMC Champion titles. - Miguel D'EscotoMiguel d'EscotoMiguel d’Escoto Brockmann, born in Los Angeles on February 5, 1933, is a Nicaraguan diplomat, politician and former Catholic priest of the Maryknoll congregation of priests. He was recently nominated as Libyan Representative to the UN, a request which is currently pending...
, Roman Catholic priest and former foreign minister. - Omar D'LeonOmar D'LeonOmar D'León is a well-known Nicaraguan painter and poet.D'León studied nine years at the Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes in Nicaragua under its director Rodrigo Penalba...
, a painter and poet. - Salomón de la SelvaSalomón de la SelvaSalomón de la Selva born in León Nicaragua on March 20, 1893 and died in Paris, France on February 5, 1959 was a Nicaraguan poet and honorary member of the Mexican Academy of Language.-Biography:...
, poet, author of Tropical Town and Other Poems - Edward'OEdward'OEduardo José Caldera Cranshaw better known as Edward'O is an American astroanalyst and former co-host of Telemundo's dating show, 12 Corazones.-Early life:...
, an astronalystAstrologerAn astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an...
and co-host of 12 Corazones12 Corazones12 Corazones is a Spanish-language dating game show produced in the United States for the television network Telemundo since 2004, based on its namesake Argentine TV show format The show is filmed in Los Angeles and revolves around the twelve Zodiac signs that identify each contestant...
. - Bill GuerinBill GuerinWilliam Robert Guerin is an American former professional ice hockey player and current player development coach for the Pittsburgh Penguins. Guerin played eighteen seasons in the National Hockey League winning two Stanley Cup championships with the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins teams...
, an NHL player (mother from Nicaragua) - J SmoothJ SmoothJorhel Aburto better known as J Smooth is a bilingual Hip Hop and Reggaeton singer of Nicaraguan ethnicity.-Career:In 2007, J Smooth was named "Artist of the Year" by reggaetonnica.com voters, for his musical contributions to the hip-hop and reggaeton genre and also for his many contributions to...
, a bi-lingual hip hopHip hopHip hop is a form of musical expression and artistic culture that originated in African-American and Latino communities during the 1970s in New York City, specifically the Bronx. DJ Afrika Bambaataa outlined the four pillars of hip hop culture: MCing, DJing, breaking and graffiti writing...
and reggaeton singer. - Bianca JaggerBianca JaggerBianca Jagger is a Nicaraguan-born social and human rights advocate and a former actress and model...
, human rights advocate and ex-wife of Mick Jagger. - Diana LópezDiana LópezDiana López is an American born Olympic Taekwondo competitor of Nicaraguan ethnicity. She represented the USA at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...
, Olympic bronze medalist in the sport of taekwondo. - Mark López, Olympic silver medalist in the sport of taekwondo.
- Steven LópezSteven LópezSteven López is a 2000 and 2004 Olympic Gold medalist and a 2008 Olympic Bronze medalist in taekwondo. In 2001, he won the Lightweight Taekwondo World Championship, and in 2003 he won the Welterweight Taekwondo World Championship which he has since won in 2005, 2007 and 2009 making him the first...
, two time Olympic gold medalist in the sport of taekwondoTaekwondoTaekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...
. - Camilo MejíaCamilo MejíaCamilo Ernesto Mejía is a Nicaraguan American who was a former staff sergeant of the Florida National Guard, best known for being an anti-war activist and deserter...
, a former Staff Sergeant of the Florida National Guard and anti-warAnti-warAn anti-war movement is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict, unconditional of a maybe-existing just cause. The term can also refer to pacifism, which is the opposition to all use of military force during conflicts. Many...
activist - Lester MeléndezLester MeléndezLester Meléndez is a Nicaraguan football . He is also a member of Nicaragua national football team.On May 18, 2008, Melendez trained with the Estonian Meistriliiga club JK Tallinna Kalev...
(1981), professional soccer player for the University of MiamiUniversity of MiamiThe University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
. - Tony MeléndezTony MelendezJosé Antonio Meléndez Rodríguez is a Nicaraguan American guitar player, composer and singer and songwriter who was born without arms. His mother took Thalidomide while pregnant, which caused his disability. Meléndez has learned to play the guitar with his feet.-Career:Meléndez began playing and...
, singer, composer, writer and musician who was born with no arms. - Christianne Meneses JacobsChristianne Meneses JacobsChristianne Meneses Jacobs is a Nicaraguan American writer, editor, and teacher. She is also publisher of Iguana, the United States' only Spanish-language magazine for children.-Nicaragua :...
, publisher of the U.S.'s only Spanish-language children's magazine. - Franck de Las MercedesFranck de Las MercedesFranck de Las Mercedes, is a Nicaraguan American Popstract Expressionist visual artist raised in New York City. With a self-obtained education, straight from the aisles of the NYC Public Library, de Las Mercedes has emerged as one of the country's most prolific visual artists in recent years.From...
, a painter - David ObregonDavid ObregónJosé David Obregón is a Nicaragua professional boxer who fights out of Miami, Florida.-Professional career:...
, a professional boxer - Horacio PeñaHoracio Peña (Author)Horacio Peña is a professor, writer, and poet.Currently an instructor at Huston-Tillotson College and the Seminary of the Southwest—both in Austin, Texas, he is often recognized as the most important Nicaraguan American poet....
, professor, writer, and poet. - Claudia PollClaudia PollClaudia Maria Poll Ahrens is an Olympic gold-medalist and National Record holding swimmer from Costa Rica. To date , she is Costa Rica's only gold-medalist, having won the country first gold Olympic medal at the 1996 Olympics in the 200 meter freestyle. Her sister, Silvia, won Costa Rica's first...
, Nicaraguan born swimmer. - Silvia Poll, Nicaraguan born swimmer.
- Hope PortocarreroHope PortocarreroHope Portocarrero Somoza Baldocchi was the first lady of Nicaragua, the wife of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and mother of Anastasio Somoza Portocarrero.She was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1968....
, former First Lady of Nicaragua (1967–1972). - James QuesadaJames QuesadaDr. James Quesada is a Nicaraguan American Anthropologist and professor at San Francisco State University's Department of Anthropology....
, anthropologist and professor. - Mari RamosMari RamosMari Ramos is a Nicaraguan American weather anchor for CNN International in Atlanta, Georgia. She presents weather segments on World Report, World Business Today, International Desk, The Brief and Prism. Ramos also appears occasionally on CNN/US, Headline News and Airport Network...
, weather anchor for CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
. - Hilda SolisHilda SolisHilda Lucia Solis is the 25th United States Secretary of Labor, serving in the Obama administration. She is a member of the Democratic Party and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009, representing the 31st and 32nd congressional districts of California that include...
, U.S. congresswoman. - Eve TorresEve TorresEve Marie Torres is an American dancer, model, and professional wrestler. She is working for WWE on Raw brand. She is a two time WWE Divas Champion.Torres began her career as a model and dancer...
, WWE DivaWWE DivaDiva is a term used by World Wrestling Entertainment , an American professional wrestling promotion, to refer to its female talent. The term is applied to women who appear as wrestlers, managers or valets, backstage interviewers, or ring announcers....
,professional wrestler - T-BoneT-Bone (rapper)T-Bone is a Christian rapper. His father is Nicaraguan and his mother is Salvadoran. His name came from being called 'Bones' as a youngster because he was very skinny...
, rapper. - ToromboloToromboloCarlos Callejas better known as Torombolo is a reggaeton and hip hop singer with "Camillion Entertainment Latino".-Early life:...
, a reggaetonReggaetonReggaeton is a form of Puerto Rican and Latin American urban and Caribbean music. After its mainstream exposure in 2004, it spread to North American, European and Asian audiences. Reggaeton originated in Puerto Rico but is also has roots from Reggae en Español from Panama and Puerto Rico and...
singer. - Gabriel TraversariGabriel TraversariGabriel Traversari is a Nicaraguan American actor, director, writer, singer, songwriter, painter and photographer.-Early life:...
, actor, director, writer, singer, songwriter and painter. - Donald VegaDonald VegaDonald Vega is a Nicaraguan-born American jazz pianist and music composer.-Early life:Vega was born in Masaya, Nicaragua, a town well known for its handicrafts. He was born with a severe cleft palate, for which he has had many surgeries to correct and save his hearing. He fled the country at the...
, jazz musician and composer.