Hispanic Heritage Month - People to Know

At 2007 Primetime Emmy Awards, this Honduran actress became the youngest actress to be named Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. This summer she starred in the Barbie movie.

• Salma Hayek

• Selena Gomez

• America Ferrera

• Jenna Ortega

In 1993, ______________ became the first Hispanic American woman to go to space.

• Ellen Ochoa

• Valentina Muñoz

• Idelisa Bonnelly

• Sandra López Verges

This Columbian born singer is a world-renowned reggaetón performer and is often referred to as the "Prince of Reggaeton."

• Ricky Martin

• Farruko

• Dua Lipa

• J. Balvin

Born to Puerto Rican parents in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood, the multi-talented artist took inspiration from his upbringing and U.S. history to bring to life celebrated work like In the Heights and Hamilton.

• Marc Anthony

• Lin-Manuel Miranda

• Julio Iglesias

• J. Balvin

Throughout his 18-season career, this Puerto Rican native became the first Latino to achieve 3,000 career hits. Though he died at the young age of 38 in a plane crash, he continues to be remembered for his sportsmanship and community outreach. Who is he?

• Roberto Clemente

• Albert Pujols

• Alex Rodriguez

• Luis Miguel Castro

The first Hispanic American to serve on the U. S. Supreme Court.

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

• Joseph Marion Hernández

• Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo

______________ is a Mexican scientist and chemist. In 1995, he won a Nobel Prize for his research on how man-made compounds affect the ozone layer.

• César Milstei

• Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

• Mario Molina

• Jaime Escalante

______________ was a physicist who worked on several World War II-era radar projects, including a system that helped guide planes used during the Berlin airlift of 1948. In 1968 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his development of the hydrogen bubble chamber.

• César Milstei

• Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa

• Luis Alvarez

• Jaime Escalante

___________ is one of the most famous Hispanic American scientists of all time. She’s a Mexican-American botanist who discovered two new plant genera and 500 new plant species. 

• Nicole Hernandez Hammer

• Dr. Frances Colon

• Ellen Ochoa

• Ynes Mexia

____________________ was the first Hispanic woman NASA’s chief scientist as well as the youngest person to serve in this capacity.

• Nicole Hernandez Hammer

• Frances Cordova

• Ellen Ochoa

• Sonia Sotomayor