Cuba
Historical figures born in Cuba
1,777 notable historical figures were born in Cuba. These are the most notable:
Cuba ranks #57 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Latvia, Slovenia and Uruguay.
By occupation
- Politician: 22
- Head of State/President: 10
- Soldier/Officer: 10
- Writer/Author: 7
- Revolutionary: 6
- Composer: 6
- Actor: 5
- Lawyer: 5
- Fidel Castro (1926 to 2016, Politics)
- Miguel Díaz-Canel (born 1960, Politics)
- Raúl Castro (born 1931, Politics)
- Gloria Estefan (born 1957, Arts & Music)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901 to 1973, Politics)
- José Martí (1853 to 1895, Arts & Music)
- José Raúl Capablanca (1888 to 1942, Sports)
- José Fernández (1992 to 2016, Sports)
- Emilio Estefan (born 1953, Arts & Music)
- Camila Cabello (born 1997, Arts & Music)
- Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (born 1956, Politics)
- Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (1949 to 2018, Science)
- Aleida March (born 1936, Politics)
- Ana Mendieta (1948 to 1985, Arts & Music)
- Manuel Marrero Cruz (born 1963, Politics)
- Alina Fernández (born 1956, Literature)
- Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919 to 1983, Politics)
- Vilma Espín (1930 to 2007, Politics)
- Emilio Mola (1887 to 1937, Military)
- Carlos A. Giménez (born 1954, Politics)
- Mariela Castro (born 1962, Politics)
- Carlos Prío Socarrás (1903 to 1977, Politics)
- Reinaldo Arenas (1943 to 1990, Literature)
- Gerardo Machado (1871 to 1939, Politics)
- Alberto Salazar (born 1958, Sports)
- Manuel Urrutia Lleó (1901 to 1981, Politics)
- Alberto Korda (1928 to 2001, Arts & Music)
- Alejandro Castro Espín (born 1965, Politics)
- Natalia Revuelta Clews (1925 to 2015, Other)
- Celia Sánchez (1920 to 1980, Politics)
- Tomás Estrada Palma (1835 to 1908, Politics)
- Ramón Grau (1887 to 1969, Politics)
- Arnaldo Ochoa (1930 to 1989, Military)
- Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819 to 1874, Politics)
- Sylvia Wynter (born 1928, Literature)
- Juan Almeida Bosque (1927 to 2009, Politics)
- María Irene Fornés (1930 to 2018, Literature)
- Chucho Valdés (born 1941, Arts & Music)
- Leo Brouwer (born 1939, Arts & Music)
- Ernesto Lecuona (1896 to 1963, Arts & Music)
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