23.1367° N, 82.3589° W
CENTRO HABANA
Most Famous People Born in Centro Habana, Cuba
- Notable people
- 1,589
- Peak decade
- 1940s
- Median birth year
- 1948
- Most distinctive
- Fencer 8.2×
A central-Havana bench whose distinctive professions are fencers, baseball players, pianists, and boxers — a very specific Cuban combination that reflects a century of Olympic fencing and boxing, the Habana baseball tradition, and the keyboard lineage that runs through Ignacio Cervantes and Ernesto Lecuona. José Martí, Celia Cruz, Capablanca, and Ana de Armas all belong to this bench.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Centro Habana during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Centro Habana Is Known For
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Baseball is Centro Habana's biggest profession — 9% of all notables (137).
Centro Habana over-indexes on fencer — 8.2× the global rate.
Centro Habana under-produces football — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Centro Habana's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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José Martí
1853 - 1895
Gloria Estefan
Born 1957
Andy García
Born 1956
Celia Cruz
1925 - 2003
José Raúl Capablanca
1888 - 1942
Tomas Milian
1933 - 2017
Steven Bauer
Born 1956
Ana de Armas
Born 1988
Alberto Korda
1928 - 2001
Ana Mendieta
1948 - 1985
Leonardo Padura Fuentes
Born 1955
Camilo Cienfuegos
1932 - 1959
Alicia Alonso
1921 - 2019
Dave Lombardo
Born 1965
Jose Canseco
Born 1964
Tony Plana
Born 1952
Omara Portuondo
Born 1930
Leo Brouwer
Born 1939
José Lezama Lima
1910 - 1976
Jon Secada
Born 1961
Rudy Sarzo
Born 1950
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Born 1952
Mongo Santamaría
1922 - 2003
Paquito D'Rivera
Born 1948
Yoani Sánchez
Born 1975
Rico Rodriguez (musician)
1934 - 2015
Millard Mitchell
1903 - 1953
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
1928 - 1996
Juan Almeida Bosque
1927 - 2009
Mario Cimarro
Born 1971
Zoé Valdés
Born 1959
Alfred-Maurice de Zayas
Born 1947
Aurelio Voltaire
Born 1967
Michael Aris
1946 - 1999
César Évora
Born 1959
Dulce María Loynaz
1902 - 1997
Mayra Andrade
Born 1985
Jorge Bolet
1914 - 1990
Georg Stanford Brown
Born 1943
Daína Chaviano
Born 1957
Daisy Fuentes
Born 1966
Carlos Acosta
Born 1973
José Carlos Somoza
Born 1959
Rafael Palmeiro
Born 1964
Laurel Aitken
1927 - 2005
Alina Fernández
Born 1956
Danay García
Born 1984
Cachao
1918 - 2008
Iván Pedroso
Born 1972
John H. Sununu
Born 1939
Alberto Salazar
Born 1958
Aleida Guevara
Born 1960
Ninón Sevilla
1929 - 2015
Carmen Reinhart
Born 1955
Julio Antonio Mella
1903 - 1929
Tania Bruguera
Born 1968
Emilio Estefan
Born 1953
Carmen Herrera
Born 1915
Vida Guerra
Born 1974
Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Born 1963
Jorge Perugorría
Born 1965
Armando Peraza
1924 - 2014
Fernando Ortiz Fernández
1881 - 1969
Chano Pozo
1915 - 1948
Al Jourgensen
Born 1958
Julián del Casal
1863 - 1893
Steve Pieczenik
Born 1943
Minnie Miñoso
1925 - 2015
Félix Varela
1788 - 1853
Allanah Starr
Born 1984
Emilio Aragón Álvarez
Born 1959
Lydia Cabrera
1900 - 1991
Lucrecia (singer)
Born 1967
Miguel Barnet
Born 1940
Félix Rodríguez (soldier)
Born 1941
Marlene Forte
Born 1961
Wendy Guerra
Born 1970
Mariela Castro
Born 1962
Yasmani Copello
Born 1987
Isabella Castillo
Born 1994
Cuban Link
Born 1974
Mayra Verónica
Born 1980
María Irene Fornés
1930 - 2018
Yul Vazquez
Born 1965
Orlando "Cachaíto" López
1933 - 2009
Santiago Álvarez (filmmaker)
1919 - 1998
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
1861 - 1934
Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo
1740 - 1799
Alice Cunningham Fletcher
1838 - 1923
Roberto Fernández Retamar
1930 - 2019
Armando Hart
1930 - 2017
Felipe Pérez Roque
Born 1965
Carlos Alberto Montaner
Born 1943
René Cardona
1906 - 1988
Humberto Solás
1941 - 2008
Joseíto Fernández
1908 - 1979
Joaquín Nin
1879 - 1949
Chico O'Farrill
1921 - 2001
Yamilé Aldama
Born 1972
Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart
1949 - 2018
Beatriz Valdés
Born 1963
Horacio Gutiérrez
Born 1948
Mario Bauzá
1911 - 1993
Yonder Alonso
Born 1987
Rocky Romero
Born 1982
Ramón Fonst
1883 - 1959
Roberto Fonseca
Born 1975
Kianz Froese
Born 1996
Ruth Behar
Born 1956
Delia Fiallo
Born 1924
Carlos Gutierrez
Born 1953
Ignacio Cervantes
1847 - 1905
Felipe Poey
1799 - 1891
Karla Suárez
Born 1969
Ricardo Alarcón
Born 1937
Lincoln Díaz-Balart
Born 1954
Cristina Saralegui
Born 1948
George J. Borjas
Born 1950
Roland Alphonso
1931 - 1998
Yasmani Grandal
Born 1988
Tommy McCook
1927 - 1998
Kid Chocolate
1910 - 1988
Rafael Banquells
1917 - 1990
Sergio Oliva
1941 - 2012
Juan de Marcos González
Born 1954
Carlos "Patato" Valdes
1926 - 2007
René Muñoz
1938 - 2000
Eliseo Grenet
1893 - 1950
Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven
1865 - 1951
César Portillo de la Luz
1922 - 2013
Norberto Fuentes
Born 1943
Julio García Espinosa
1926 - 2016
Roberto Goizueta
1931 - 1997
Roger Miret
Born 1964
Justo L. González
Born 1937
Nancy Morejón
Born 1944
Issac Delgado
Born 1962
Fernando Pérez (director)
Born 1944
Juan Francisco Manzano
1797 - 1854
Fernando Tarrida del Mármol
1861 - 1915
Tania León
Born 1943
Jorge Camacho (painter)
1934 - 2011
Alejandro Castro Espín
Born 1965
Cándido Camero
1921 - 2020
Sara Gómez
1942 - 1974
Leinier Domínguez
Born 1983
Fernando Alonso (dancer)
1914 - 2013
Carlos Lage Dávila
Born 1951
Niurka Montalvo
Born 1968
Juan Carlos Tabío
Born 1943
Juan Padrón
1947 - 2020
Orestes Matacena
Born 1941
Cecilia Samartin
Born 1961
María Antonieta Pons
1922 - 2004
Belkis Ayón
1967 - 1999
Ignacio Piñeiro
1888 - 1969
Abilio Estévez
Born 1954
Eliseo Diego
1923 - 1994
María Rosa Menocal
1953 - 2012
Esteban Salas y Castro
1725 - 1803
Otto Sirgo
Born 1946
José Iglesias (baseball)
Born 1990
Moisés Simons
1889 - 1945
Julio Camejo
Born 1977
Jesús Díaz (writer)
1941 - 2002
Gonzalo Roig
1890 - 1970
Walfredo Reyes Jr.
Born 1955
Albita Rodríguez
Born 1962
Mario Carreño Morales
1913 - 1999
Rosa Carmina
Born 1929
Regla Torres
Born 1975
Adalberto Álvarez
Born 1948
Alexis Valdés
Born 1963
Yotuel Romero
Born 1976
Aylín Mújica
Born 1974
Luis Ávalos
1946 - 2014
Frank Casañas
Born 1978
Xiomara Alfaro
1930 - 2018
Eusebio Leal
1942 - 2020
David Fumero
Born 1972
Raúl Valdés
Born 1977
José Bedia Valdés
Born 1959
Yadisleidy Pedroso
Born 1987
José Miró Cardona
1902 - 1972
Lorenzo Varela
1916 - 1978
José Esteban Muñoz
1967 - 2013
Juan Carlos Gómez
Born 1973
Harold Lopez Nussa
Born 1983
Yunel Escobar
Born 1982
Lázaro Borges
Born 1986
Ana María Polo
Born 1930
Odlanier Solís
Born 1980
Jorge Soler
Born 1992
Manuel Saumell
1818 - 1870
Changuito
Born 1948
Vyacheslav Kernozenko
Born 1976
Pau Audouard
1856 - 1918
Eduardo Sánchez de Fuentes
1874 - 1944
Horacio Hernández
Born 1963
Robertlandy Simón
Born 1987
Lisandro Otero
1932 - 2008
Nancy Carrillo
Born 1986
Juana Borrero
1877 - 1896
Mayra Montero
Born 1952
Orlando Martínez
Born 1944
Regla Bell
Born 1970
Raquel Revuelta
1925 - 2004
Joey Diaz
Born 1963
Julieta Campos
1932 - 2007
Víctor Manuel García Valdés
1897 - 1969
Joan Lino Martínez
Born 1978
Raúl Roa García
1907 - 1982
Achy Obejas
Born 1956
Leonel Marshall Jr.
Born 1979
Ariel Miranda
Born 1989
Ena Lucía Portela
Born 1972
Pastor Vega
1940 - 2005
Maritza Martén
Born 1963
Lena Burke
Born 1978
Alejandro Casañas
Born 1954
Isolina Carrillo
1907 - 1996
Nicolás Ruiz Espadero
1832 - 1890
Amadito Valdés
Born 1946
José María Vitier
Born 1954
François-Michel Lambert
Born 1966
Bienvenido Granda
1915 - 1983
Miguelito Valdés
1912 - 1978
Odrisamer Despaigne
Born 1987
Guillermo Gonzalez (astronomer)
Born 1963
Franky Gee
1962 - 2005
Brayan Peña
Born 1982
Mayra Gómez Kemp
Born 1948
Héctor Socorro
1912 - 1980
Karla Cossío
Born 1985
Howard Sant-Roos
Born 1991
Pedro de Ampudia
1805 - 1868
Félix Pérez (baseball)
Born 1984
Loreta Janeta Velázquez
1842 - 1897
Guillermo Rosales
1946 - 1993
Sergio Giral
Born 1937
X-Alfonso
Born 1972
Daniel Díaz Torres
1948 - 2013
Jorge Pardo (artist)
Born 1963
Sergio Corrieri
1938 - 2008
Otto Reich
Born 1945
Julio Larraz
Born 1944
Iván Trevejo
Born 1971
Manuel Mendive
Born 1944
Esther Borja
1913 - 2013
Pablo Armando Fernández
Born 1930
Rosir Calderón
Born 1984
Yusa
Born 1973
Edmundo Desnoes
Born 1930
Carlos Baliño
1848 - 1926
Dolf Luque
1890 - 1957
Leon Ichaso
Born 1948
Andrés Guibert
Born 1968
Carlos Pérez (handballer)
Born 1971
Francisco Montalvo y Ambulodi
1754 - 1822
Alfredo de la Fé
Born 1954
Indira Terrero
Born 1985
Driulis González
Born 1973
Miguel Alfredo González
1986 - 2017
Servando Cabrera Moreno
1923 - 1981
Ioamnet Quintero
Born 1972
Juan Tuñas
1917 - 2011
Roberto Faz
1914 - 1966
José Olallo
1820 - 1889
Yasmany Tomás
Born 1990
Carlos Pintado
Born 1974
Alberto Insúa
1883 - 1965
Camilo Pascual
Born 1934
José de la Luz y Caballero
1800 - 1862
Cecilia Arizti
1856 - 1930
Magaly Carvajal
Born 1968
Zulia Calatayud
Born 1979
Raúl De Molina
Born 1959
Yusneysi Santiusti
Born 1984
Guy Cuevas
Born 1945
Luna Star
Born 1989
Roberto Moya
1965 - 2020
Francisco de Arango y Parreño
1765 - 1837
Moisés Silva
Born 1945
Carlos del Junco
Born 1958
Félix Chappottín
1907 - 1983
Fina García Marruz
Born 1923
Aliuska López
Born 1969
Zoila Barros
Born 1976
Mickael Korvin
Born 1957
Danay Suárez
Born 1985
Antonia Eiriz
1929 - 1995
Yunaika Crawford
Born 1982
Manuel Golmayo Torriente
1883 - 1973
Ángel Dennis
Born 1977
Jorge Hernández (boxer)
1954 - 2019
Ivan Moffat
1918 - 2002
Wenceslao Ramírez de Villa-Urrutia, 1st Marquis of Villa-Urrutia
1850 - 1933
Argeliers León
1918 - 1991
Rafael Capote
Born 1987
Francisley Bueno
Born 1981