List of Famous Afro-Cubans
- Andres Serrano - Artist
- Antonio Maceo - Second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence
- Martín Morúa Delgado, President of the Cuban Senate
- Juan Gualberto Gómez, 1890s revolutionary leader, close collaborator of Martí's, served as part of the committee of consultations that drafted and amended the Constitution of 1901, and as a Representative and Senator
- Víctor Dreke - Cuban Revolutionary and Second-in-Command to Ché Guevara in the Congo
- Rita Marley - Singer, Humanitarian, and widow of Bob Marley
- Celeste Mendoza - Singer
- Nicolás Guillén - Poet
- Regino Pedroso - Poet
- Georgina Herrera - Poet
- Nancy Morejón - Poet
- Ángel Escobar - Poet
- Wifredo Lam - Artist
- Roberto Diago - Artist
- Ibrahim Ferrer - Singer (Buena Vista Social Club)
- Omara Portuondo - Singer (Buena Vista Social Club)
- Compay Segundo - Singer (Buena Vista Social Club)
- Pío Leyva - Singer (Buena Vista Social Club)
- Rubén González - Pianist (Buena Vista Social Club)
- Orlando "Cachaito" López - Bass player (Buena Vista Social Club)
- Juan de Marcos González - Musical director (Buena Vista Social Club)
- Afro-Cuban All Stars
- Fats Navarro - Jazz musician
- Mario Bauzá - Jazz musician
- Chano Pozo - Jazz percusionist
- Arsenio Rodríguez - Bandleader
- Ignacio Piñeiro - Musician
- Machito - Musician
- Mongo Santamaría - Jazz musician
- Benny Moré - Singer
- Bola de Nieve - Singer and pianist
- Chocolate Armenteros - Trumpetist
- Armando Peraza - Percusionist
- Barbarito Diez - Singer
- Pello el Afrokán - Percusionist and creator of mozambique (music)
- Bebo Valdés - Pianist
- Israel "Cachao" López - Bass player
- Orestes López - Bass player
- Dámaso Pérez Prado - The King of Mambo
- Carlos "Patato" Valdes - Conga player
- Richard Egües - Flute player, a member of the Orquesta Aragón
- Enrique Jorrín - Violinist and inventor of cha-chá-chá
- Guillermo Barreto - Percusionist
- Generoso Jimenez - Trombonist
- Chucho Valdés - Pianist and leader of Irakere
- Jorge Varona - Trumpetist
- Anga Díaz - Percusionist and former member of Irakere
- Tata Güines - Percusionist
- Changuito - Percusionist and former member of Los Van Van
- Ignacio Berroa - Drummer
- Lázaro Ros - Singer
- Pablo Milanés - Singer
- Gerardo Alfonso - Singer
- Carlos Alfonso - Bass player and leader of Síntesis
- X Alfonso - Singer
- Yusa - Female bass player
- Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Jazz pianist
- Sammy Davis, Jr. - Actor, Singer, and Dancer
- Celia Cruz - Singer
- Pedro Knight - Musician
- Addys D'Mercedes - Singer
- Yotuel Romero - Singer
- Jon Secada - Singer
- Sen Dog - Rapper and Member of Cypress Hill
- Mellow Man Ace - Rapper
- Teófilo Stevenson - Amateur boxer
- Félix Savón - Amateur boxer
- Alexis Rubalcaba - Amateur boxer
- Kid Chocolate - Boxer (Former World Featherweight & Junior Lightweight Champion)
- José Nápoles - Boxer (Former World Welterweight Champion; also known as 'Mantequilla' Nápoles).
- Joel Casamayor - Boxer (WBC Lightweight Champion)
- Sugar Ramos - Boxer (Former WBA Featherweight Champion)
- Sergio Oliva - Body builder (Only bodybuilder to have ever beaten Arnold Schwarzenegger in a Mr Olympia competition)
- Tony Oliva - Three-Time batting champion
- Javier Sotomayor - Holds world record in high jump
- Ana Fidelia Quirot - Athlete
- Regla Torres - Volleyball player
- Gilbert Arenas - NBA
- Cristóbal Torriente - Negro League Baseball Hall of Fame
- Martín Dihigo - Negro League Baseball Hall of Fame
- Orestes Kindelán - The most prolific home run hitter in the history of amateur Cuban baseball
- José Contreras - MLB
- Orlando Hernández - MLB
- Liván Hernández - MLB
- Alexei Ramírez - MLB
- Brayan Peña - MLB
- Tony Pérez - MLB (Hall of Fame)
- Laz Alonso - Actor
- Christina Milian - Actress
- Gina Torres - Actress
- Rosario Dawson - Actress
- Faizon Love - Actor
- Lola Falana - Actress, Singer, and Dancer
- Luis Moro - Actor/Filmmaker
- Matt Cedeño - Actor/Model
- Renny Arozarena - Actor
- Juan Almeida Bosque - Politician and composer
- Esteban Lazo Hernández - Politician
- Pia Conde - Swedish journalist and TV-personality
- La Lupe - Singer
- Rozonda Thomas- Singer/songwriter
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