# List of Nicaraguan Americans

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
* Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, American playwright, screenwriter and comic-book writer
* 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.
* 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
* Ramirez, rapper and songwriter
* 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
* Eve Torres, professional wrestler with WWE
* Torombolo, reggaeton singer
* Gabriela Revilla, writer, producer, director
* 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
* Mark Vientos, MLB Player for the New York Mets
* Theo Von, comedian
* Benny Urquidez, kickboxer, martial arts choreographer; his father was born in Granada, Nicaragua