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This is a list of notable
Nicaraguan Americans , 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
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
See also