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This is a list of notable Venezuelan Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Venezuelan Americans or must have references showing they are Venezuelan Americans and are notable. == List == * Aldo Abreu-Venezuelan baroque flutist. * Cristina Abuhazi- Venezuelan model, actress and TV host in Sony YouTube America Latina Network. * Gaby Acuña- Venezuelan model, and TV host in Latin Angels and Show Bussines. * Arthur Albert - Venezuelan born, American cinematographer and television director. * María Conchita Alonso - three time Grammy Award–nominated singer/songwriter and actress. Cuban born-Venezuelan raised, she is American citizen〔Press office. (Maria Conchita Alonso Endorses John McCain ) JohnMcCain.com, October 31, 2008.〕 * Julio Aguilera - Venezuelan-American painter and sculptor born in Caracas. * Cristina Amon- Venezuelan born, dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. * Fernando Alvarez - Sports narrator of ESPN Deportes. * Luis Alfredo Alvarez - Sports narrator of ESPN Deportes. * Guido Antonini Wilson- Entrepenour. * Nestor Aparicio - Sports writer and radio personality. * José de Armas - professional tennis player * Fred Armisen- actor, comedian, musician.〔Muther, Christopher. ("'SNL' star Armisen drums up a career in comedy" ), ''Boston Globe'', January 30, 2004 (fee required for full article)〕 He attended the School of Visual Arts (NYC)〔("Fred Armisen: Biography," ) ''TV Guide'', accessdate=2009-11-10.〕 * Antonio Arraiz- Venezuelan writer * Elizabeth Avellán - American film producer, born in Venezuela. * (Manuel Azpurua Sosa )- thoroughbred racehorse trainer * Devendra Banhart- Singer-songwriter * Daniela Bascopé - Telenovela actress * Josh Barfield - Venezuelan-born American major league Baseball player * Baruj Benacerraf- Venezuelan-born American immunologist, 1980 Nobel Prize in Medicine for the discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes * Renato Beluche- Privateer at service of Simon Bolivar army. * Jorge Blanco- Venezuelan artist who created the comic strip The Castaway/El Náufrago, which became an overnight success. * Manuel Blum - born in Caracas, Venezuela, is a computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 * Tobias Bluzmanis - Expert in locks and locksmithing * Horacio Bocaranda- film director * Luigi Boria- Venezuelan born, mayor of Doral, Florida * (Eli Bravo )- journalist, TV host * Carlos Brillembourg- Venezuelan architect based in New York. He is the founder of Carlos Brillembourg Architects. * Andrea Burns - singer. * Carlos López Bustamante- journalist spent part of his life in USA where died in Chicago. * Nelson Bustamante- Venezuelan born TV host and Writer * Miguel Cabrera- Baseball player. In 2012 became the first player since Carl Yastrzemski in 1967 to win the Triple Crown in batting. * Ed Calle - saxofonist and composer from Miami, Florida, born in Venezuela. He has four nominations for Grammy Awards. * Peter Camejo - (1939–2008) was an American author, activist and politician. He is of Venezuelan descent.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ancestry of Peter Camejo )〕 * Mario "Mou" Campani- Heavy Metal musician and vocalist, music producer and entrepreneur. * (Humberto Campins ) - astrophysic of Florida University * Tatiana Capote - actress. Cuban born-Venezuelan raised. * Mariah Carey- singer; her father Alfred Roy Carey was born in Venezuela. * Teresa Carreño - Venezuelan born, pianist and composer * Cipriano Castro- President of Venezuela. Expatriated by Juan Vicente Gomez regime in 1908, spent the rest of his life in exile, mostly in Puerto Rico where died in 1928. * Javier Castellano - jockey, Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey 2013 and 2014. * ( Melchor Centeno Vallenilla )- Electrical engineer * (Leoncio Cedeño )- Painter * Eibar Coa - jockey winner of the Breeder's Cup Sprint 2010. * Grecia Colmenares- actress of telenovelas who gained fame across Latin America, specially during the 1980s. * Gabriel Coronel- actor of telenovelas, model * Jesse Corti - Venezuelan-born, American voice actor. * Alejandro Chaban - Venezuelan-born, telenovela actor. * Tulio Cremisini- Venezuelan percussionist, composer and orchestra conductor. * Majandra Delfino - Alma Award-nominated Venezuelan born, American actress and singer * Marieh Delfino - American actress. * Chiquinquirá Delgado- Venezuelan TV host, model, and actress of Univision network in the United States * Yasmin Deliz - American singer-songwriter, model and actress. She is daughter of Dominican father and a Colombian-Venezuelan mother. * Daniel Dhers- World Champion BMX cycle ryder * Andrew Divoff- Venezuela born, actor * Ramon Dominguez - jockey, recipient of three Eclipse Award in the row (2010, 2011 and 2012) * Gustavo Dudamel - Orchestra conductor and violinist. He is the principal conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony in Gothenburg, Sweden, and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic in Los Angeles, California * George Duran - American chef and entertainer who is currently a spokesman in commercials for Hunt's tomatoes. * José Esparza - Virologist known for his efforts to promote the international development and testing of vaccines against HIV/AIDS. * Pedro Eustache- flautist - "World Music" woodwinds-reeds-wind synthesizers and composer * Perla Farías Lombardini- Telemundo writer * Nicolas Felizola- fashion designer * Humberto Fernandez Moran- Venezuelan research NASA scientist winner of the John Scott Award, for his invention of the diamond knife * Rodner Figueroa- TV host, fashion designer and philantropist. * Juan Pablo Galavis - professional footballer * Julio Gassete- Venezuelan born TV former comediant of Bienvenidos TV show. He lives currently in Miami, Florida * Philip Giordano - former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, and a convicted sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Italian parents and his family moved to the United States when he was two years old. * Wladimir Gessen-psycologist, journalist, politician. Gessen is member of The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ). * Andres Gluski- CEO of AES Corporation. * Raúl González - TV host and actor. In Venezuela, he hosted a kids' TV show Supercrópolis. He became one of the hosts on TV show Despierta América of Univisión television network. * Eva Golinger - Attorney, RT Network TV host and editor of the Correo del Orinoco International * Carolina Guillen - Sports comentarist of ESPN Deportes. * Ozzie Guillén - former major league professional baseball player and manager of Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins. * Brooke Haven - American pornographic actress. * Thor Halvorssen Hellum- Venezuelan-Norwegian businessman who served as CEO and President telephone company, CANTV and later as Special Commissioner for International Narcotic Affairs. * Thor Halvorssen Mendoza - Venezuelan human rights advocate and film producer * Perla Haney-Jardine - Brazilian-born American actress. She is best known for her role in Kill Bill Vol. 2 as B.B., the four-year-old daughter of Beatrix "The Bride" Kiddo and Bill. His father is Venezuelan. * Ricardo Hausmann- economist, writer * José Manuel Hernández-A popular Venezuelan caudillo, army general, congressman, presidential candidate and cabinet member who was also involved in numerous insurrections. Live exiliated in USA from 1911 to his dead in 1921. * Carolina Herrera- fashion designer * Lorenzo Herrera- Former Venezuelan singer * José Manuel Hernández- A popular Venezuelan caudillo, army general, congressman, presidential candidate and cabinet member who was also involved in numerous insurrections. Live exiliated in USA from 1911 to his dead in 1921. * Hernan Hermida- vocalist of rock band Suicide Silence * Enrique Hidalgo- Venezuelan composer. * Marcy Hinzmann - American pairs figure skater. Her mother was born in Venezuela. * Boris Izaguirre - Venezuelan-Spanish screenwriter, journalist, writer, TV host and showman. * Judith Jaimes-pianist * Raphael Jiménez- associate professor of conducting and director of Oberlin College orchestras. * Betty Kaplan- Venezuelan film director, currntly live in Los Angeles * Moisés Kaufman - playwright, director and founder of Tectonic Theater Project. * Jose Leonardo Leon - Musician, trombonist Charlotte Symphony (Florida), South Florida Recording artist, Live Performances * Monica Ponce de Leon - Architect with offices in Ann Arbor, New York and Boston. Dean at the University of Michigan. First Hispanic architect to receive the National Design Award in Architecture. * Kamala Lopez - Actress, director, and political activist. * Wolfgang Lucena - A former college NCAA level men’s basketball coach. * T. J. MacGregor - Venezuelan born writer * AnnMaria De Mars - American judoka * Leopoldo Martínez Nucete- economist, director of Center for Democracy and Development in the Americas (Miami,Florida) * Eduardo Marturet - composer, music director and principal conductor of (The Miami Symphony Orchestra ). * Gustavo Matamoros- composer-sound artist. * Richard Mendez - Football narrator of ESPN Deportes * Beatriz Michelena - American actress during the silent film era. She was of Venezuelan descent. * Vera Michelena - American actress, contralto prima donna and dancer who appeared in light opera, musical comedy, vaudeville and silent film. She was of Venezuelan descent. * Fernando Michelena - Venezuelan tenor. In USA Michelena toured with the Emma Abbott Grand Opera Company. He was the father of Beatriz and Vera Michelena .〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=University of Louisville work=Libraries: Digital Collections )〕 * Gabriela Montero- pianist and composer. * Lilibeth Morillo- actress * Chris Moy - singer and a former member of the Menudo teen group. * Moisés Naím- economist, Foreign Police chief editor, writer, TV-host. * Nancy Navarro - Social activist. In 2010, President Obama appointed her to the Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. * Maiah Ocando - Venezuelan Internet personalityin Los Angeles, California. she is host of YouTube webshow "Visto Bueno" and writer of the book series of the same name. * Alejandra Oraa- Venezuelan television anchor currently working for CNN en Español * José Antonio Páez- Venezuelan leader who fought the War of Independence. President of Venezuela once it was independent of the Gran Colombia (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863). He lived in New York during his years in exile and died there in 1873. * Carlos Pena, Jr. - American actor (Big Time Rush), singer, and dancer. His father is of Spanish and Venezuelan descent. * Carlos PenaVega - American Film and TV actor and singer * Julianna Peña American mixed martial artist * Clara Perez - film and television actress. * Elizabeth Pérez - Cuban-Venezuelan Emmy-winning television journalist and presenter working for CNN en Español. * Mariela Pérez Branger - Miss Venezuela 1967. * C.J. Perry - American professional wrestling valet, professional wrestler, model, actress, dancer, and singer * William H. Phelps, Jr.- a notable Venezuelan ornithologist and businessman. * William H. Phelps- Venezuelan American ornithologist and businessman. * Allan Phillips- music producer, composer, arranger, and musician * Antonio Piedra - producer, director, photographer and philanthropist * Victor Pineda (activist) - social development scholar and disability rights advocate * Rafael Poleo- a Venezuelan journalist and politician. * Luis Posada Carriles- Cuban born venezuelan naturalized former CIA agent. * Nelly Pujols- Venezuelan born TV former comediant of Radio Rochela. She lives currently in Miami, Florida * Édgar Ramírez - a Venezuelan actor * Tina Ramirez - American dancer and choreographer, best known as the Founder and Artistic Director (1970–2009) of Ballet Hispanico, the leading Hispanic dance company in the United States. She is a Venezuelan born, American raised.〔Dunning, Jennifer. "Ballet Hispanico Finds Its Essence." ''The New York Times'', November 28, 1994.〕 * Rudy Regalado- Venezuelan latin music leader, percussionist and composer * Maria Alejandra Requena- Venezuelan television anchor currently working for CNN en Español * L. Rafael Reif - President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. * Julie Restifo - actress. USA born-Venezuelan raised. * Sylvia Rivera - American bisexual transgender activist and trans woman * Génesis Rodríguez- actress * Jose Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"- singer and actor. * Aldemaro Romero Jr.- biologist,dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. * Gustavo Adolfo Romero- biologist, curator of Herbarium of Harvard University. * Devorah Rose - Editor-in-Chief of Social Life Magazine,() a New York City socialite, a television personality and entrepreneur * Susana Rotker- writer, essaist * Ronda Rousey - American mixed martial artist, judoka and actress. *Jennifer Rovero- Playboy's Playmate of the Month for July 1999 and has appeared in numerous Playboy videos. *Otmaro Ruiz- pianist and composer. *Juan Carlos Salazar - Singer, Cuatro-player and songwriter/composer in addition to being an engineer with an MBA, and university instructor. *(Antonio Sano ) - thoroughbred racehorse trainer * Luis José Santander- actor * Carolina Sandoval - Journalist, broadcaster, writer, TV presenter, and actress * Angel Sanchez- fashion designer * Al Santos (mayor) - Mayor of Kearny, New Jersey, and a Democrat, born in Venezuela. * Daniel Sarcos- Venezuelan TV host, model, and actor of Telemundo network in the United States * Giovanni Savarese- Venezuelan head coach of the newly formed New York Cosmos soccer club * Santiago Schnell is a biophysical chemist and computational physiologist who holds an Associate Professorship in (Molecular & Integrative Physiology ) at the University of Michigan. * Marger Sealey is a singer, composer and actress * Jeanmarie Simpson - American peace activist and theatre artist. His father is Venezuelan.〔http://asinglewomanmovie.com/jeanmarie-simpson-crew.html〕〔http://korepress.org/CIHAbout.htm〕 * Sonya Smith, actress * Patricia Spanic- twin sister of soap opera actress Gabriela Spanic, she is a Captain in the US Army. * Monica Spear- Miss Venezuela 2004- actress of Telemundo network * Laura Termini - Venezuelan born American actress, producer, writer, and a Board Certified Health/Beauty Counselor AADP. * Tammy Trull - American actress of Venezuelan and Cuban descent. * Orlando Urdaneta- Venezuelan actor * Ron van Dongen- photographer * Edwin Valero- was an undefeated southpaw Venezuelan boxer and former two weight world champion who fought up to light welter weight. * Wilmer Valderrama- actor * Angelina Valentine - American pornographic actress * Jhonen Vasquez - American comic book writer, cartoonist, and music video director * Erika De la Vega- is a Venezuelan stand up comedy actress and fashion model * Patricia Velásquez- is a Venezuelan actress and fashion model. * María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi- former professional tennist * ( Juan Vene )- Journalist * Nick Verreos - American fashion designer, fashion commentator and former Project Runway contestant. * Rita Verreos - Venezuelan born beauty pageant contestant, image consultant, model, actress, and reality television contestant. * Franklin Virgüez- actor * Jules Waldman- Founder of The Daily Journal an English newspaper edited in Caracas. * Zamora- is a Venezuelan pianist and composer nominated on Grammy Award 2010 in the "New Age" music category. * Patricia Zavala- is a Venezuelan model and television host. She hosts E! Entertainment Television's Coffee Break. * Eglantina Zingg- actress, model and television host 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of Venezuelan Americans」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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