List of Famous people born in Havana Province, Cuba

George Gascón

First Name George
Last Name Gascón
Born on January 1, 1954 (age 72)

George Gascón is an American attorney who is the District Attorney of Los Angeles County. Gascón previously served as the District Attorney of San Francisco from 2011 to 2019, as an Assistant Chief of Police for the LAPD, and Chief of Police in Mesa, Arizona and San Francisco. Unlike his predecessor in Los Angeles county, Gascón is often considered as a criminal justice reformist.

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Yoandy Leal

First Name Yoandy
Born on August 31, 1988 (age 37)
Height 201 cm | 6'7

Yoandy Leal Hidalgo is a Cuban-born Brazilian volleyball player. He was a former member of Cuba men's national volleyball team (2007–2010) and currently is a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team after gained the Brazilian citizenship in June 2015. At club level he plays as a wing-spiker for Lube Civitanova.

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Jorge Labarga

First Name Jorge
Last Name Labarga
Born on October 21, 1952 (age 73)

Jorge Labarga is a Justice of the Florida Supreme Court, taking office on January 6, 2009. On June 30, 2014, he was sworn in as Florida's 56th Chief Justice and the first Cuban-American to hold the post. He was succeeded on July 1, 2018, by Charles T. Canady.

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Dinio García

Dinio García Leiva
First Name Dinio
Born on February 14, 1972 (age 54)

Dinio García Leyva is a Cuban singer.

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Iván Pedroso

Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler
First Name Iván
Last Name Pedroso
Born on December 17, 1972 (age 53)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Iván Lázaro Pedroso Soler is a retired Cuban track and field athlete, who specialized in the long jump, and the current coach of Nelson Évora, Yulimar Rojas and Ana Peleteiro.

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Ángel Hernández

First Name Ángel
Last Name Hernández
Born on August 26, 1961 (age 64)

Ángel Hernández is an umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB). He worked in the National League from 1991 to 1999, and has worked throughout MLB since 2000. In July 2017, Hernández filed a federal lawsuit against MLB, alleging racial discrimination led to him being overlooked for World Series games and crew chief promotions. He has since umpired in the 2017 All-Star Game, 2017 American League Division Series, and 2018 American League Division Series in addition to regular-season work.

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Louisa Moritz

Luisa Cira Castro Netto
First Name Louisa
Died on January 30, 2019 (aged 49)

Louisa Moritz was a Cuban-American actress and lawyer. After arriving in New York from Cuba, she became a film and television actress, then earned a law degree. She is best known for her roles in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest and the television show Love, American Style.

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Yuniel Dorticos

First Name Yuniel
Born on March 11, 1986 (age 40)

Yuniel Dorticós Pao is a Cuban professional boxer. He is a former two-time cruiserweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 2017 to 2018 and the IBF title from 2019 to September 2020. As of May 2020, he is ranked as the world's second best active cruiserweight by The Ring magazine and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and fourth by BoxRec.

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Emilio Estefan

First Name Emilio
Born on March 4, 1953 (age 73)

Emilio Estefan Gómez is a Cuban American musician and producer. Estefan has won 19 Grammy Awards. He first came to prominence as a member of the Miami Sound Machine. He is the husband of singer Gloria Estefan, father of son Nayib Estefan and daughter Emily Estefan, and the uncle of Spanish-language television personality Lili Estefan.

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Rico Rodriguez

Emmanuel Rodriguez
First Name Rico
Last Name Rodriguez
Born on October 17, 1934
Died on September 4, 2015 (aged 80)

Emmanuel "Rico" Rodriguez, also known as Rico, Reco or El Reco, was a Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist. He recorded with producers such as Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd Daley. He was known as one of the first ska musicians. Beginning in the 1960s, he worked with The Members, The Specials, Jools Holland, and Paul Young.

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