List of Famous people born in Cuba

Ramón Fonst

First Name Ramón
Last Name Fonst
Born on August 31, 1883
Died on September 10, 1959 (aged 76)

Ramón Fonst Segundo was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana.

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Osvaldo Farrés

Osvaldo Farré
First Name Osvaldo
Last Name Farrés
Died on January 1, 1985 (aged 15)

Osvaldo Farrés was a Cuban songwriter and composer best known for having written the songs "Quizás, Quizás, Quizás", "Acercate Mas", "En El Mar", and "Tres Palabras."

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Roberto Robaina

First Name Roberto
Last Name Robaina
Born on March 18, 1956 (age 70)

Roberto Robaina González was the Foreign Minister of Cuba from 1993 until 1999.

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Ignacio Piñeiro

First Name Ignacio
Last Name Piñeiro
Born on May 21, 1888
Died on March 12, 1969 (aged 80)

Ignacio Piñeiro Martínez was a Cuban musician, bandleader and composer whose career started in rumba and flowered in the rise of the son. He was one of the most important composers of son music; in total he wrote about 327 numbers, mostly sones.

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Damián Martínez

First Name Damián
Last Name Martínez
Born on August 2, 1979 (age 46)
Born in Cuba
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Melissa Vargas

First Name Melissa
Last Name Vargas
Born on October 16, 1999 (age 26)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Melissa Vargas is a Cuban-born Turkish volleyball player. She was a member of the Cuba women's national volleyball team and played for Cienfuegos in 2014. She was part of the Cuban national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy.

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Mireya Luis

First Name Mireya
Born on August 25, 1967 (age 58)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández, often referred to as Mireya is a retired Cuban volleyball player.

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Salvador Cisneros Betancourt

First Name Salvador
Last Name Betancourt
Born on February 10, 1828
Died on February 28, 1914 (aged 86)
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Manuel Díaz

First Name Manuel
Last Name Díaz
Born on April 8, 1874
Died on February 20, 1929 (aged 54)

Manuel Dionysios Díaz Martínez was a Cuban fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born in Havana and died in Rochester, New York.

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Bárbaro Cañizares

First Name Bárbaro
Last Name Cañizares
Born on November 21, 1979 (age 46)
Height 190 cm | 6'3

Bárbaro Rafael Cañizares Hernandez [cah-nyee-that'-ress] is a Cuban-American former first baseman. Listed at 6' 3", 230 lb., Cañizares batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Havana.

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