Notable Cuban Biographies, A-Z

Raul Castro, president of Cuba.

Source: Ismael Francisco, Cubadebate via AP

Biographies by Category:

• Athletes
• Film, Television, and Theater Personalities
• Leaders and Activists
• Musicians and Visual Artists
• Scientists
• Writers

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• Ignacio Agramonte, Cuban revolutionist
• Alberto Alfonso, choreographer
• Desi Arnaz, actor, TV producer
• Fulgencio Batista, military and poltical figure
• Ana Betancourt, political figure, revolutionary
• Camila Cabello, pop musician
• Jose Canseco, baseball player
• Alejo Carpentier, novelist and musicologist
• Fidel Castro, political figure and revolutionary
• Raul Castro, political figure
• Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, former president
• Celia Cruz, singer

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• Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado, former president
• Gloria Estefan, singer
• Tomás Estrada Palma, revolutionist and first president
• Daisy Fuentes, TV personality, model
• Andy Garcia, actor
• Calixto García y Iñigues, revolutionist
• Roberto C. Goizueta, businessman
• José Miguel Gómez, former president
• Máximo Gómez y Báez, revolutionary
• Ramón Grau San Martín, former president
• Che Guevara, revolutionary

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• Narciso López, military figure
• Gerardo Machado, former president
• José Martí, writer
• Arsenio Martínez de Campos, Spanish general
• Melquiades Martinez, U.S. Secretary for Housing and Urban Development
• Carlos Mendieta y Montefur, political figure
• Mario García Menocal, former president
• Yasiel Puig, baseball player

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• Raúl Roa, political figure, diplomat, writer
• Alberto Salazar, marathoner
• Luis Santeiro, writer
• Felix Savon, boxer
• Teofilo Stevenson, boxer
• Valeriano Weyler y Nicolau, Spanish general
• Alfredo Zayas, former president

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