1. Annia Hatch (1978)

Gymnast

Cuban-American gymnast who won silver medals in the 2004 Olympics for vault and team all-around and won vault gold in the 2003 and 2004 U.S. Senior Nationals.

2. Joel Casamayor (1971)

Boxer

Nicknamed El Cepillo, he was a WBA Super Featherweight Champion, WBO Lightweight Champion, and The Ring Lightweight Champion.

3. Yuriorkis Gamboa (1981)

Boxer

Former WBA and IBF Featherweight Champion who also became a WBA Lightweight Champion and WBA Super Featherweight Champion.

4. Dayron Robles (1986)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Cuban track and field athlete who competed at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning the gold medal for the 110 m hurdles.

5. Olga Merediz (1956)

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Television and theatre actress best known for originating the role of Abuela Claudia in the stage production of In the Heights. She later reprised the role for the 2021 In the Heights movie....

6. Erislandy Lara (1983)

Cuban Boxer

Cuban-American professional boxer who is recognized for having held the World Boxing Association's light middleweight title. In 2017, he was the highest ranked middleweight competitor in the world by The Ring magazine. 

7. Julio Fis (1974)

Spanish Handball Player

Julio Fis Rousseduy is a Spanish handball player who currently plays for CB Ciudad de Logroño of the Spanish Liga ASOBAL. His most usual position is left full-back.

8. Manolo Poulot (1974)

Judoka

Manolo Poulot Ramos is a Cuban judoka. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the Men's Extra Lightweight category together with Aidyn Smagulov.

9. Ronald Girones (1983)

Cuban Judoka

Ronald Girones is a male judoka from Cuba who won the bronze medal in the men's lightweight division at the 2007 Pan American Games alongside Canada's Nicholas Tritton. He represented...

10. Erislandy Savón (1990)

Cuban Boxer

Erislandy Savón Cotilla is a Cuban amateur super heavyweight boxer. He won the 91 kg/201 lbs title at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships and also the 2009 PanAmerican...

11. Yariulvis Cobas (1990)

Olympic Rower

Yariulvis Cobas is a Cuban rower. She competed in the single sculls race at the 2012 Summer Olympics and placed 3rd in Final C and 15th overall.

12. Ángel Fournier (1987)

Rower

Ángel Fournier Rodríguez is a Cuban rower. He finished 7th in the single sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics then took the silver medal at the 2013 World Rowing Championships.

13. Daisurami Bonne (1988)

Cuban Sprint Athlete

Daisurami Bonne Rousseau is a Cuban track and field sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. A two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics her personal best for...

14. Samon Reider Rodríguez (1988)

Cuban Footballer

Samon Reider Rodríguez is a Cuban footballer.

15. Hánier Dranguet (1982)

Footballer

Hánier Humberto Dranguet is a Cuban football defender. He was part of the Cuba national football team squad for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup. He played in two matches.

16. Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez (1942)

Cuban Astronaut

Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez was the first Cuban citizen and the first person from a country in the Western Hemisphere other than the United States to travel into earth orbit. As...

17. Joaquin Tack-Fang (1946)

Cuban Fencer

Joaquin Tack-Fang is a Cuban fencer. He competed in the team sabre event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.

18. Hermes Ramírez (1948)

Cuban Sprinter

Hermes Ramírez is a former sprinter from Cuba. Together with Juan Morales Pablo Montes and Enrique Figuerola he won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in...

19. Juan Jarvis (1950)

Cuban Javelin Thrower

Juan Nicolas Jarvis is a former Cuban athlete. He is the fourth son of Esther Ocana Nolasco and Teodoro Jarvis. Competing as a javelin thrower for more than 10 years...

20. Vicy (1980)

YouTube Star

21. Jaime Jefferson (1962)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Jaime Jefferson was a predecessor of greatest Cuban long jumper Ivan Pedroso but was also capable of big jumps taking more international medals in a career that spanned for over...

22. Ernesto Revé (1992)

Cuban Triple Jumper

Ernesto Revé is a Cuban triple jumper. Revé won silver medal at the 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships and 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics.

23. Norka Latamblet (1962)

Volleyball Player

Norka Latamblet Daudinot is a former female volleyball player from Cuba who won a gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

24. Rogelio Marcelo (1965)

Boxer

Rogelio Marcelo García is a retired boxer from Cuba who competed in the light flyweight division during the early 1990s. Marcelo lost in 1989 and 1991 at the world championships...

25. Alfredo Duvergel (1968)

Boxer

Alfredo Duvergel is a Cuban boxer. He won the silver medal in the men's light middleweight category at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

26. Luis Delís (1957)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Luis Mariano Delís Fournier is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in discus throw and shot put. Specializing in discus throw on the international scene he won an Olympic bronze...

27. Yowlys Bonne (1983)

Cuban Sport Wrestler

Yowlys Bonne Rodríguez is a Cuban freestyle wrestler. He competed in the freestyle 60 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and was eliminated by Kenichi Yumoto in the 1/8...

28. Dalixia Fernández (1977)

Cuban Beach Volleyball Player

Dalixia Fernández Grasset is a female beach volleyball player from Cuba who won the gold medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo...

29. Julia Duporty (1971)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Esther Julia Duporty Torres is a retired female sprinter from Cuba who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 1992. She set her personal best in the women's 400...

30. Yargelis Savigne (1984)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Yargelis Savigne Herrera is a Cuban athlete competing in the triple jump and long jump. Her international breakthrough came in 2005 when she competing in both the triple and long...

31. Mireya Robles (1934)

Cuban Writer

Mireya Robles is an award-winning Cuban American writer and literary critic. Robles was born in Guantánamo she was educated in Cuba where she attended the Institute of Guantánamo and the...

32. Belkis Cuza Malé (Unknow)

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33. Leslie Anderson (1982)

Cuban Baseball Player

Leslie Anderson Stephes is a first baseman/outfielder with the Yomiuri Giants organization in Nippon Professional Baseball.

34. Vicyohandri Odelín (1980)

Baseball Player

Vicyohandri Odelín Sanamé is a right-handed pitcher for the Cuban national baseball team and Camagüey of the Cuban National Series. Nicknamed Villo Odelín was part of the Cuban team at...

35. Roenis Elías (1988)

Baseball Player

Roenis Elías is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Seattle Mariners of Major League Baseball.

36. Sandra Amelia Ceballos Obaya (1961)

Cuban Artist

Sandra Amelia Ceballos Obaya is a Cuban artist.

37. Belsy Laza (1967)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Belsy Laza Muñoz is a retired Cuban shot putter. Her personal best put was 20. 96 metres achieved in May 1992 in Mexico City. This is the current North America...