This Hall of Fame Dominican MLB player was best known for playing with the Boston Red Sox, but started his career with the Minnesota Twins
David Ortiz
This Puerto Rican-American actor is known for playing Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy
This Dominican-American author wrote the book The Poet X
Elizabeth Acevedo
This Cuban musician was best known for songs like Quimbara and her catchphrase AZUCAR!
Celia Cruz
This world-renowned Brazilian futbol player recently passed away–he is regarded as the greatest FIFA player of all time.
Edson Arantes do Nascimento AKA Pelé
This Puerto Rican-American, trans actor is knwon for her roles in series like Pose and Loot
MJ Rodriguez
The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with which country?
Haiti
This Mexican-American musician is known for his R&B, funk, hip hop, and pop songs, being compared to Prince
Miguel
This Hall of Fame Puerto Rican MLB player played for the Pittsburgh Pirates and tragically passed away on a service trip to Nicaragua
Roberto Clemente
This actor is known for her role as Valkyrie in the Thor films and as Agent M in Men in Black: International
Tessa Thompson
This Haitian-Puerto Rican artist was born and raised in Brooklyn, and known for his creative artwork featuring Black and Latine symbols
Jean-Michel Basquiat
This Dominican-American musician is known for songs like Moments
Jhene Aiko
This Cuban MLB Player opened the door for Afro-Latinos to enter MLB 2 years after Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier by playing with the Brooklyn Dodgers
Minnie Miñoso
This Puerto Rican/Cuban-American actor is known for advocating for solutions to address homelessness and for her roles in as Ahsoka Tano in the Star Wars Universe
Rosario Dawson
This country in Africa is the only African country to have Spanish as its primary language
Equatorial Guinea
This Panamanian-American musician is known for his songs like "The Man" and "I Need a Dollar" while also pushing for social change
Aloe Blacc
This Colombian Track & Field star won Olympic gold medals in 2012 and 2016 in the triple jumper event
Caterine Ibarguen
This Belizean-American actor is known for his roles in various films such as Selma, 42, If Beale Street Could Talk, and other various TV and film roles.
Colman Domingo
This Puerto Rican activist has a center named after him in Harlem. He was known for collective literature, art, and narratives around Black and Latine history
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
This Venezuelan-American musician is best known for her Christmas song All I Want for Christmas is You
Mariah Carey