1892-1975
1907-2002
1901-1973
Simón Bolívar was a Venezuelan military leader who was instrumental in the revolutions against the Spanish empire.
1783-1830
Marxist Cuban political leader Fidel Castro helped lead the Cuban Revolution, and served as president of Cuba from 1976 to 2008.
1926-
Julian Castro is known for becoming San Antonio's youngest councilman in 2001. He was elected city's mayor in 2009. He also became the first Hispanic to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in 2012.
1974-
1931-
Union leader and labor organizer Cesar Chavez dedicated his life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers.
1927-1993
Hugo Chávez served as president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013. During his presidency, he sold oil to Cuba and resisted efforts to stop narcotic trafficking in Columbia, and subsequently strained relations with the United States.
1954-2013
1962-
1955-
Che Guevara was a Marxist revolutionary allied with Fidel Castro who went on to become an iconic cultural hero.
1928-1967
Dolores Huerta is an activist and labor leader who co-founded what would become the United Farm Workers.
1930-
Benito Juárez was a national hero and president of Mexico, who, for three years (1864-'67), fought against foreign occupation under Maximilian.
1806-1872
Republican New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez is best known for her role as the nation's first female Hispanic governor.
1959-
1959-
1945-
Eva Perón used her position as the first lady of Argentina to fight for women's suffrage and improving the lives of the poor.
1919-1952
1895-1974
Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet overthrew the Allende government in 1973 and stayed in power until 1998. He was never tried for alleged human rights abuses.
1915-2006
Bill Richardson served in Clinton's cabinet and as New Mexico’s governor but he was unsuccessful in his bid for a 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
1947-
Young Republican politician Marco Rubio won an impressive victory in his 2009 campaign for one of Florida's seats in the U.S. Senate.
1971-
Republican Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval is the first Hispanic to hold statewide office, as well as the youngest chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission.
1963-
1941-
Rafael Trujillo was a dictator of the Dominican Republic for decades. He was assassinated in 1961.
1891-1961