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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Bill Ortega
Born 1975
Gervasio González
Born 1884
Yarisley Collado
Born 1985
Lisandra Silva
Born 1987
Ernesto Noris
Born 1972
Mario García Kohly
1875 - 1934
José Sanjenís Perdomo
-
Oscar Tuero
1898 - 1960
Edgar Ralphs
1900 - 1967
Pete Garcia
Born 1961
Raul Ramirez (journalist)
1946 - 2013
Judith Velasco Herrera
1939 - 1994
Ángela de Mela
Born 1956
Moisés Vieites
Born 1881
Erick de Armas
Born 1965
Odalys Ramírez
Born 1982
Ivan Abreu
Born 1967
Karen Juantorena
Born 1983
Denise Pascal
Born 1940
Julio Maya
Born 1985
Óscar Pino
Born 1993
Julio García Oliveras
Born 1931
Anastasio Parrodi
1805 - 1867
Rodolfo Pérez Valero
Born 1947
Pedro Carrío
Born 1970
Tirso Duarte
Born 1978
Marta Arjona Pérez
1923 - 2006
Carmen Donna-Dío
1921 - 2005
Yolanda Arenas
-
Évora Tamayo
Born 1945
José Armando López Falcón
Born 1950
Willie Webber
1929 - 2010
Leopoldo Fernández Pujals
Born 1947
Inor Sotolongo
Born 1971
Rolando Viera
Born 1973
Lelo Prado
Born 1962
Nicolas Arroyo
1917 - 2008
Aída Peláez de Villa Urrutia
Born 1895
Rosa Elena Simeón Negrín
1943 - 2004
José Fanjul
Born 1944
Yoanner Negrin
Born 1984
Ismaray Marrero
Born 1982
Carlos Mayans
Born 1948
Broselianda Hernández
1964 - 2020
Edgar London
Born 1975
Alexei Collado
Born 1988
Manuel Cidre
Born 1953
Adolf Horn
1911 - 2007
Antonio Oliva (politico)
1827 - 1886
Noemí Pérez Valdés
1926 - 2008
Paul del Rio
Born 1943
Vivian Fernández García
Born 1954
Ernesto Padilla
Born 1973
Yulianne Rodríguez
Born 1982
Joaquín Riviera
1932 - 2013
Guille Garcia
Born 1947
Miguel Chávez
-
Gilberto Andrés Romero Pino
Born 1948
Joaquín María Muzquiz y Callejas
1841 - 1890
Alberto Alfonso
Born 1958
Inés Sánchez
Born 1931
Mirta Martin
Born 1960
Antonio Gaona
1793 - 1848
Alberto Riveron
Born 1960
Deinis Suárez
Born 1984
Don Barreto
1909 - 1997
Laz Barrera
1924 - 1991
Chick Pedroes
1869 - 1927
María Elena Blanco
Born 1947
Rafael Alcayde
-
Margarita Tamargo-Sanchez
1915 - 2005
Ernesto Faxas
Born 1968
Elvira Rodriguez Puerto
Born 1964
Ysrael Seinuk
1931 - 2010
Carlos Luis de Urrutia
1750 - 1825
Didier Hernández
Born 1979
Jorge Ferrer (escritor)
Born 1967
Luis Howell-Rivero
1899 - 1986
Armando Roche
1926 - 1997
Elizabeth Caballero
-
Klavdia Calvo
Born 1983
Enrique Piñeyro
1839 - 1911
Isabel Álvarez
Born 1933
Pedro Portuondo
Born 1985
Jacqueline Chambord
Born 1928
Virginia Fleites
1916 - 1966
Antonio Neyra
Born 1884
Sandy Ullrich
1921 - 2001
Anne Polinario
Born 1979
Alberto R. Estrada
Born 1953
Luis Tiant Sr.
1906 - 1976
Cionel Pérez
Born 1996
Arnaldo Larrinaga
Born 1948
Vida Yovanovich
Born 1949
Michel Fiffe
Born 1979
Eugenio Arango
1934 - 2011
Mike Herrera (baseball)
1897 - 1978
Alfonso Fanjul Sr.
1909 - 1980
Adolfo Fernández
Born 1951
Alfonso Fanjul Jr.
Born 1937
Alejandro Argudín-Zaharia
Born 1974
Orlando Rossardi
Born 1938
Antonio Puente
-
Jadier Valladares
Born 1982
Juan Guillermo Almeida
Born 1986
Juana Rosa Pita
Born 1939
Avelino Cañizares
Born 1919
René Monteagudo
1916 - 1973
Amilcar Moret Gonzalez
Born 1977
Alfonso Martinez-Fonts Jr.
Born 1949
María Teresa Carrasco
Born 1979
Pablo Medina
-
Enrique De Jongh Caula
Born 1929
Enrique de la Uz López
1944 - 2018
Henry Pollack (broadcaster)
Born 1961
Frank Campos
1924 - 2006
Nelson Oñate
Born 1943
Aurelio Hevia
1866 - 1945
Óscar Gómez (productor)
Born 1949
Gustavo Sánchez Galarraga
1893 - 1934
Jason Alvarez
Born 1951
Vicente Galarza y Pérez Castañeda
1881 - 1938
Herminio Díaz
1923 - 1966
Albert Siu
-
Yordanis Borrero
Born 1978
Alberto Gutman
1959 - 2019
Valentín Álvarez
Born 1952
Ernesttico
Born 1971
Ramón Agapito Catalá y Rives
1866 - 1941
Barbaro Fines
Born 1982
Miriam Ferrer
Born 1963
José Domínguez Rodríguez
1915 - 1986
Carlos Noreña
1889 - 1936
Perla Tabares Hantman
Born 1941
Rosa Ileana Boudet
Born 1949
Pucho Fernández
1927 - 2008
Candita Quintana
1912 - 1977
Jorge Rodriguez-Chomat
1945 - 2017
Gonzalo López Silvero
1930 - 2015
Dariem Díaz
Born 1976
Juan de Ayala y Escobar
1637 - 1727
Arseny Borrero
Born 1979
Celia Ponce de León
1916 - 2009
Miguel González (actor cubano)
Born 1963
Polita Grau
1915 - 2000
Mario Leclere
Born 1983
Carlos Paula
1927 - 1983
Alberto Sarraín
Born 1949
Eduardo Alonso
Born 1899
Luigi Suñer
1832 - 1909
Mike de la Hoz
Born 1938
José Behar
-
Luis Oquendo
1925 - 1992
Luis de la Paz
Born 1956
Max Gomez
-
Carlos J. Alfonso
Born 1955
Jorge González (swimmer)
Born 1949
Alina Robert
-
Gloria Ruiz
Born 1928
Willy Gort
Born 1940
Yaisy Picrin Duany
Born 1971
Felix Semper
Born 1964
Luis C. Morse
Born 1940
Dayramir Gonzalez
-
Rolando Valdés-Blain
1922 - 2011
Mario Tabio
Born 1942
Iván Abreu Camacho
Born 1968
Leonardo Morales y Pedroso
1887 - 1965
George Roberts Andrews
1932 - 2010
Ion Canet
-
Gilberto Ruiz Valdez
Born 1950
DKB (cantante)
Born 1977
Alberto Guerra Naranjo
Born 1961
Alec Lazo
-
Braulio Orue-Vivanco
1843 - 1904
Elvis Yero
1965 - 2001
Juan Carlos Flores
1962 - 2016
Jose A. Martin
1943 - 2006
Yaniel Velázquez
Born 1987
Jaime Óscar Valdés
1891 - 1936
Kirenia Ballar
-
Migdalia Pérez
Born 1948
Leila Consuelo Martinez Ortega
Born 1994
Clemente G. Gomez-Rodriguez
Born 1939
Isora del Castillo
Born 1932
Mirta Plá
1940 - 2003
Germán Pinelli
1907 - 1996
Manuel Gómez del Valle
1906 - 1936
Ramón Homedes
1919 - 1988
Ana Veciana-Suarez
Born 1956
Javier Ferrer Fernández
Born 1961
Ofill Echevarria
Born 1972
Norge Marrero
Born 1943
María Teresa Linares
Born 1920
Pedro Marrero Aizpurúa
1926 - 1953
Jose Isasi
Born 1944
Mauricio J. Tamargo
Born 1957
Humberto Cortina
Born 1941
Miguel Cerejido
Born 1960
Fernando Redondo Díaz
1930 - 2003
Lisandra Ramos
Born 1987
Ángela González Benítez
1846 - 1918
Coralia López
1910 - 1993
Mario de Armas
1915 - 1986
Joseph Marie Lazare Duquesne
1804 - 1854
Manuel Calviño
Born 1951
Ramón Guirao
1908 - 1949
Roberto Herrera García
Born 1974
Sandra Abd’Allah-Alvarez Ramírez
Born 1973
Felipe Dulzaides
Born 1965
Vicente Revuelta
1929 - 2012
Amelia Sinisterra
1901 - 1968
Leopoldo Vázquez
Born 1971
Pelayo Chacón
Born 1888
Luisa Gallegos
Born 1929
Juan Munguía
Born 1956
Aldo Rodríguez
Born 1984
Carlos Pedemonte Sabín
1895 - 1972
Roberto Casas
Born 1931
Al Garcia-Serra
Born 1946
José Vilalta Saavedra
1865 - 1912
Camila Arteche
Born 1990
Natalia Clovis
Born 1943
Diana Fuentes
Born 1985
Frank Diaz-Silveira
Born 1936
José Antonio Díaz (fencer)
Born 1938
Raúl Cordero
Born 1971
Edel Casanova
Born 1971
Gustavo Ramón Acosta Pérez
Born 1958
Christian de la Huerta
-
Alberto Martín y Villaverde
1904 - 1960
Alejandro Anreus
Born 1960
Arístides Esteban Hernández Guerrero
Born 1963
Teófilo López
Born 1943
Manuel González (fencer)
Born 1950
George L. San Jose
-
Ramón Cora
Born 1929
Vicente Dopico Lerner
Born 1945
Joaquin Godoy
Born 1927
Enrique Conill
1878 - 1966
Luis Vega de Castro
Born 1944
Pedro Mendiondo
1945 - 2013
Julián Castillo
1880 - 1948
Modesto F. Fernandez Diaz-Silveira
Born 1946
Mirtha Marrero
-
Jorge de Armas
Born 1967
Juan Ramirez Jr.
Born 1945
Laidi Fernández de Juan
Born 1961
Diana López Moyal
Born 1962
Rangel Ravelo
Born 1992
Jasiel Rivero Fernández
Born 1993
Cheche
1870 - 1909
Luis Rafael Hernández Quiñones
Born 1974
Miguel de Cárdenas y Chaves
1808 - 1890
Juan Sheridan
1925 - 1969
Frank Angones
Born 1950
Claudia Cadelo
Born 1983
Joe Olivares
Born 1906
Máximo Zertucha y Ojeda
1855 - 1905
Eduardo Suárez (CNN)
Born 1960
Raúl Llanos
Born 1949
Augusto Duquesne
Born 1967
Kumar (musician)
Born 1984
José Muñoz (Negro league baseball)
1881 - 1945
Osvaldo Miranda (fencer)
Born 1887
Albertico Yáñez
1957 - 2008
Fernando Freyre de Andrade
1863 - 1929
Danny Morejón
1930 - 2009
Jorge Fernández-Trevejo Rivas
Born 1949
Leticia Spormann
Born 1971
Ricardo Cabrisas
Born 1937
Rafael Cadalso
1914 - 1968
Fernando Azcárate y Freyre de Andrade
1912 - 1998
Yoanner Negrín
Born 1984
Zonia Vialat
-
Delfin Gómez
Born 1928
Mario López (football, 1911)
Born 1911
Sergio Álvarez (sport shooter)
Born 1948
Nedda G. Anhalt
Born 1934
Gonzalo Arostegui y Herrera
1771 - 1828
Wilfredo Coto
1917 - 1993
Eugenio Rayneri Piedra
1883 - 1960
Arturo Costa
Born 1945
Ramíro Mañalich
Born 1887
Jorge L. Sicre-Gattorno
Born 1958
José Ignacio Rasco
1925 - 2013
Ángel Aragón
1890 - 1952
Eduardo Vilaro
Born 1964
Tomás Inda Barrera
Born 1952
Sergio Suarez (gymnast)
Born 1962
José Daporta Gozález
1911 - 1989
Aida Diestro
1924 - 1973
Alfredo Llaguno-Canals
1902 - 1979
Mario García Incháustegui
1924 - 1977
Lorna Blake
Born 1953
Francisco Diaz-Silveira Lopez
1908 - 1996
Patry White
Born 1984
Saúl Delgado
1926 - 1957
Francisco Ramis
Born 1951
Ignacio Huguet
Born 1944