César Chavez and Dolores Huerta were Mexican-Americans who used non-violent action to win immigrant workers' rights in the 1960s after founding the National Farm Workers Association. Chavez has a national — not federal — holiday held in his honor on March 31 every year, which was his birthday.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, is the youngest woman and Latina to serve in Congress.
Celia Cruz was a Cuban-American known as the Queen of the Salsa.
Macario García was the first Mexican to receive a U.S. Medal of Honor in 1945.
Ellen Ochoa became the first Latina astronaut in space in 1993.
Isabel Allende from Chile is one of the most widely-read Spanish-language authors worldwide, winning over 60 international writing awards.
Roberto Clemente was Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic baseball player to be inducted into baseball’s Hall of Fame.