Catalan American - List of Catalan Americans

List of Catalan Americans

  • Felipe Alfau (1902–1999) novelist and poet
  • Thaddeus Amat y Brusi (1810–1878) Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles
  • Leonardo Balada (1933 - ) composer
  • Angela Bofill (1954 - ) R&B vocalist and songwriter
  • Patricia Clarkson (1959 - ), actress
  • Nini Camps, Folk rock singer-songwriter
  • Maria Canals Barrera (1966 - ) actress and singer
  • Nestor Carbonell (1967 - ) actor
  • Julian Casablancas (1978 - ) singer with the rock band The Strokes
  • Mary Costa (1930 - ) singer
  • Xavier Cugat (1900–1990), bandleader
  • Pedro de Alberni (1747–1802), governor of Las Californias
  • Pedro Fages (1734–1794), governor of Las Californias
  • Ernest Fenollosa (1853–1908) professor of philosophy and political economy
  • Alex Ferrer (1960 - ) judge in the courtroom television show Judge Alex
  • Danay Ferrer (1974 - )
  • Fernando Ferrer (1950 - ), American politician in The Bronx, New York City
  • Frank Ferrer, American rock drummer and session musician
  • Jorge Ferrer, author
  • Manuel Y. Ferrer, American virtuoso guitarist
  • Mel Ferrer (1917–2008) actor, film director and film producer
  • Miguel Ferrer (1955 - ) actor
  • Prefuse73 Musician
  • Rafael Ferrer (1960 - ), American actor
  • Michelle Font (1982 – ), Miss USA 2008
  • Valentí Fuster (1943 - ) cardiologist
  • Martin Garralaga - (1894–1981) film and television actor
  • Marc Gasol (1985 - ) NBA player
  • Pau Gasol (1980 - ) NBA player
  • Joseph Miró (1946 - ) politician
  • Francisco Mora y Borrell (1827–1905 ) Bishop of Monterey-Los Angeles
  • Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716–1784) explorer and governor of California (1767–1770) and founder of San Diego
  • Manny Puig (1954 - ), entertainer
  • George Rabasa (1941 - ) writer
  • Josep Sadoc Alemany (1814–1888), Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary
  • Xavier Sala-i-Martin (1962 - ) professor of economics at Columbia University
  • Oriol Servià (1974 - ) race car driver in the IndyCar Series
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