List of Salvadoran Americans

This is a list of notable Salvadoran 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 Salvadoran American or must have references showing they are Salvadoran American and are notable.

• Arturo Alvarez
• Efrain Burgos, Jr. - Salvadoran American; son of former footballer Efrain Burgos
• Derby Carrillo
• Dustin Corea
• Joe Corona
• Gerson Mayen
• Carlos Menjívar
• Edwin Miranda
• Hugo Pérez - former US national team player
• Joshua Perez
• Pablo Punyed
• Steve Purdy
• Alex Roldan
• Cristian Roldan
• Ricardo Ulloa
• Benji Villalobos
• Eriq Zavaleta
• Gabriel Granillo

Tennis players

• Marcelo Arévalo
• Rafael Arévalo
• Rosemary Casals

Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

• Abigail Folger - coffee heiress of Folgers; murdered by the Manson Family in 1969 ^{[1] [2]}

Entertainment

Actors and actresses

• Linda Arsenio
• Adrian Bellani
• Maurice Benard
• Lisseth Chavez
• J. R. Martinez
• Rolando Molina
• J. D. Pardo
• Mari Possa
• Brennan Mejia
• Ana Villafañe
• Denyse Tontz
• Efren Ramirez

Authors and poets

• Consuelo de Saint-Exupéry - writer, poet, sculptor, wife of French writer and pioneering aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
• Jose B. Gonzalez - author of Toys Made of Rock
• Francisco Machón Vilanova - novelist
• Marcos Villatoro - novelist

Comedians

• Julio Torres - comedian, writer for Saturday Night Live^[3]

Fashion

• Francesca Miranda - fashion designer

Journalists

• Markos Moulitsas - writer

Models

• Marisela Demontecristo
• Christy Turlington
• Zuleika Soler

Musicians and music groups

• Joey Castillo - drummer for hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age and ex-drummer for Wasted Youth and Danzig
• Cáthia - competitor on reality television singing competition The Voice
• Fernando del Valle - operatic tenor
• Allison Iraheta - singer; Telemundo's Quinceañera winner and American Idol season 8 finalist
• DJ Keoki - techno DJ
• Sabi - singer
• Pete Sandoval - death metal drummer for Terrorizer and Morbid Angel
• Angelica - freestyle singer
• Denyse Tontz - American songwriter and performing artist
• Álvaro Torres
• Angelica Garcia
• Rican Da Menace - rapper

Visual arts

• Edwin E. Aguilar - television animator, character layout artist, assistant director on The Simpsons
• Mario Bencastro - painter
• RETNA - graffiti artist
• Vivienne Medrano - animator, illustrator, comic creator, and voice actress
• Nicolas F. Shi
• Marta Ayala
• Gabriela Alemán
• Thalia Gochez
• Kiara Aileen Machado
• Julie Tolentino

Political figures

• Hala Ayala - Virginia State Delegate for District 51 in Prince William County, Virginia; Her father is Salvadoran.
• Wendy Carrillo - California State Assemblywoman for District 51 in Los Angeles County, California
• Liz Figueroa - Democratic politician and former California state senator^[4]
• Ana Sol Gutierrez - former Maryland State Delegate for District 18 in Montgomery County, Maryland
• Monica Martinez - former State Senator for District 3 in Suffolk County, New York
• Steve Montenegro - Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives
• Victor R. Ramirez - former State Senate for District 47 in Prince George's County, Maryland
• Jessie Rodriguez - Republican representative of the Wisconsin State Assembly
• John H. Sununu - former Republican Governor of New Hampshire; mother is Salvadoran, of Arab descent. First and only Salvadoran-American Member of Congress.
• Yesli Vega - Republican member of the Prince William County, Virginia Board of Supervisors

Religion

• Erwin McManus - lead pastor of Mosaic Church
• Santiago Mellado - president of Willow Creek Association

Science and technology

• Bernard Lewinsky - Salvadoran-born American physician and medical researcher; father of Monica Lewinsky
• Francisco Rubio - NASA astronaut
• George Melendez Wright - biologist
• Alicia Nash - mental health advocate and physicist; wife of John Forbes Nash Jr.

References

1. "Encarnacion Mejia". FamilySearch.
2. "Ines Mejia Folger —- socialite lived with zest". San Francisco Gate. 27 July 2007.
3. "With Salvadoran Comedian Julio Torres, 'SNL' Brings In More Latino Talent For Upcoming Season". 15 September 2016.
4. "Voter Information for Liz Figueroa. June 6, 2006 Election". www.smartvoter.org.