| 1 | Cesar Chávez (Cesar Chavez) | 1927-1993 | |
| 2 | Henry Barbosa González (Henry Barbosa Gonzalez) | 1916- | |
| 3 | Luis Alvarez | 1911-1988 | |
| 4 | Junípero Serra (Junipero Serra) | 1713-1784 | |
| 5 | George Santayana | 1863-1952 | |
| 6 | Pablo Casals | 1876-1973 | |
| 7 | Desi Arnaz | 1917-1986 | |
| 8 | Joan Baez | 1941- | Quaker (lapsed) |
| 9 | Antonio Novello | 1944- | |
| 10 | Plácido Domingo (Placido Domingo) | 1941- | |
| 11 | Henry Cisneros | 1974- | |
| 12 | Rita Hayworth | 1918-1987 | |
| 13 | Oscar de la Renta | 1932- | |
| 14 | José Vicente Ferrer (Jose Vicente Ferrer) | 1912-1992 | |
| 15 | Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert | 1898-? | |
| 16 | Roberto Goizueta | 1931- | |
| 17 | Edward R. Roybal | 1916- | |
| 18 | Herman Badillo | 1929- | |
| 19 | Rita Moreno | 1931- | |
| 20 | Geraldo Rivera | 1943- | |
| 21 | Linda Chávez (Linda Chavez) | 1947- | |
| 22 | Anthony Quinn | 1915- | |
| 23 | Chita Rivera | 1933- | |
| 24 | Adolfo | 1933- | |
| 25 | Roberto Clemente | 1934-1972 | |
| 26 | Lee Travino | 1939- | |
| 27 | Gloria Estefan | 1958- | |
| 28 | Nancy López (Nancy Lopez) | 1957- | |
| 29 | Carlos Castañeda (Carlos Castaneda) | 1925- | |
| 30 | Linda Ronstadt | 1946- | |
| 31 | Marisol | 1930- | |
| 32 | José Limón (Jose Limon) | 1908-1972 | |
| 33 | Dolores Huerta | 1930- | |
| 34 | Federico F. Peña (Federico F. Pena) | 1947- | |
| 35 | Ellen Ochoa | 1958- | |
| 36 | Martin Sheen | 1940- | |
| 37 | José Quintero (Jose Quintero) | 1924- | |
| 38 | Richard Rodriguez | 1944- | |
| 39 | Dennis Chávez (Dennis Chavez) | 1888-1962 | |
| 40 | Joseph M. Montoya | 1915-1978 | |
| 41 | Julio Iglesias | 1943- | |
| 42 | Raúl Julia (Raul Julia) | 1944-1994 | |
| 43 | Gloria Molina | 1948- | |
| 44 | Ramón Novarro (Ramon Novarro) | 1899-1968 | |
| 45 | Lou Piniella | 1943- | |
| 46 | Tito Puente | 1923- | |
| 47 | Richard "Pancho" Gonzáles (Richard "Pancho" Gonzales) | 1928-1995 | |
| 48 | Luis Valdez | 1940- | |
| 49 | Ricardo Montalbán (Ricardo Montalban) | 1920- | |
| 50 | Bobby Bonilla | 1963- | |
| 51 | Jaime Escalante | 1930(?)- | |
| 52 | Rafael Chacón (Rafael Chacon) | 1833-1925 | |
| 53 | Sandra Cisneros | 1954- | |
| 54 | Cesar Romero | 1907-1994 | |
| 55 | José Feliciano (Jose Feliciano) | 1945- | |
| 56 | Rosemary Casals | 1948- | |
| 57 | Orlando Cepeda | 1937- | |
| 58 | Piri Thomas | 1928- | |
| 59 | Oscar De La Hoya | 1973- | |
| 60 | Oscar Hijuelos | 1951- | |
| 61 | Emilio Estévez (Emilio Estevez) | 1962- | |
| 62 | Raquel Welch | 1940- | |
| 63 | Andy García (Andy Garcia) | 1956- | |
| 64 | Dolores Del Rio | 1905-1983 | |
| 65 | José Villarreal (Jose Villarreal) | 1924- | |
| 66 | Ritchie Valens | 1941-1958 | |
| 67 | Pancho Segura | 1921- | |
| 68 | Gary Soto | 1952- | |
| 69 | Juan "Chi Chi" Rodriguez | 1935- | |
| 70 | Edward James Olmos | 1947- | |
| 71 | Trini López (Trini Lopez) | 1937- | |
| 72 | Vikki Carr | 1940- | |
| 73 | Fernando Valenzuela | 1960- | |
| 74 | Cherríe Moraga (Cherrie Moraga) | 1952- | |
| 75 | Tom Flores | 1937- | |
| 76 | María Grever (Maria Grever) | 1885-1951 | |
| 77 | Mary Joe Fernández (Mary Joe Fernandez) | 1971- | |
| 78 | Keith Hernández (Keith Hernandez) | 1953- | |
| 79 | José Greco (Jose Greco) | 1918- | |
| 80 | Justin Dìaz (Justin Diaz) | 1940- | |
| 81 | Fernando Bujénes (Fernando Bujones) | 1955- | |
| 82 | Katherine D. Ortega | 1934- | |
| 83 | Ramón Cortines (Ramon Cortines) | 1932- | |
| 84 | Jim Plunkett | 1947- | |
| 85 | José Canseco (Jose Canseco) | 1964- | |
| 86 | Miriam Colón (Miriam Colon) | 1930(?)- | |
| 87 | Charlie Sheen | 1965- | |
| 88 | Julia Alvarez | 1950- | |
| 89 | Celia Cruz | 1929(?)- | |
| 90 | Gigi Fernández (Gigi Fernandez) | 1964- | |
| 91 | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 1952- | |
| 92 | Rosie Pérez (Rosie Perez) | 1970(?)- | |
| 93 | Carlos Montoya | 1903-1993 | |
| 94 | Nydia Margarita Velázquez (Nydia Margarita Velazquez) | 1953- | |
| 95 | Gilbert Roland | 1905-1994 | |
| 96 | Mariah Carey | 1970(?)- | |
| 97 | Antonio Moreno | 1886-1967 | |
| 98 | Lourdes López (Lourdes Lopez) | 1958- | |
| 99 | Lucille Roybal-Allard | 1941- | |
| 100 | Elizabeth Peña (Elizabeth Pena) | 1959- |
The list below is from the book 100 Hispanic-Americans Who Shaped American History, Bluewood Books (2002), written by Rick Laezman.
The individuals in this book are not ranked relative to each other. They are listed chronologically by birth.
| Juan Ponce de Leon | 1460-1521 | |
| Pedro Menendez de Aviles | 1519-1574 | |
| Juan de Onate | 1550-1630 | |
| Junipero Serra | 1713-1784 | |
| Juan Bautista de Anza | 1735-1788 | |
| Bernardo de Galvez | 1746-1786 | |
| Manuel Lisa | 1772-1820 | |
| Antonio Jose Martinez | 1793-1867 | |
| Maria Gertrudes Barcelo | 1800-1852 | |
| David Farragut | 1801-1870 | |
| Pio De Jesus Pico | 1801-1894 | |
| Juan N. Seguin | 1806-1890 | |
| Mariano Vallejo | 1808-1890 | |
| Romualdo Pacheco | 1831-1899 | |
| Joaquin Murieta | 1832-1853 | |
| Carlos Juan Finlay and Juan Guiteras | 1852-1925 1833-1915 | |
| Rafael Guastavino | 1842-1908 | |
| Lola Rodriquez de Tio | 1843-1924 | |
| George Santayana | 1863-1952 | |
| Sara Estela Ramirez | 1881-1910 | |
| Ignacio E. Lozano | 1886-1953 | |
| Lucrezia Bori | 1887-1960 | |
| Dennis Chavez | 1888-1962 | |
| Maria Latigo Hernandez | 1893-1986 | |
| Carlos Castaneda | 1896-1958 | |
| Xavier Cugat | 1900-1990 | |
| Severo Ochoa | 1905-1993 | |
| Jose Arcadia Limon | 1908-1972 | |
| Carmen Miranda | 1909-1955 | |
| Luis Alvarez | 1911-1988 | |
| Hector Perez Garcia | 1914-1996 | |
| Anthony Quinn | 1915-2001 | |
| Henry B. Gonzales | 1916-1998 | |
| Emma Tenayuca | 1916-1999 | |
| Edward Roybal | 1916- | |
| Desi Arnaz | 1917-1986 | |
| Bert Corona | 1918-2001 | |
| Jose Yglesias | 1919-1995 | |
| Jose P. Martinez | 1920-1943 | |
| Ricardo Montalban | 1920- | |
| Alicia Alonso | 1921- | |
| Antonia Pantoja | 1922- | |
| Tito Puente | 1923-2000 | |
| Celia Cruz | 1924- | |
| Romana Acosta Banuelos | 1925- | |
| Reies Lopez Tijerina | 1926- | |
| Cesar Chavez | 1927-1993 | |
| Lauro F. Cavazos | 1927- | |
| Carmen Zapata | 1927- | |
| Reuben Salazar | 1928-1970 | |
| Richard "Pancho" Gonzales | 1928-1995 | |
| Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales | 1928- | |
| Jaime Escalante | 1930- | |
| Maria Irene Fornes | 1930- | |
| Dolores Huerta | 1930- | |
| Marisol | 1930- | |
| Lupe Serrano | 1930- | |
| Roberto C. Goizueta | 1931-1997 | |
| Rita Moreno | 1931- | |
| Oscar De La Renta | 1932- | |
| Roberto Clemente | 1934-1972 | |
| Nicholasa Mohr | 1935- | |
| Martha P. Cotera | 1938- | |
| Carolina Herrera | 1939- | |
| Lee Trevino | 1939- | |
| Vicki Carr | 1940- | |
| Luis Valdez | 1940- | |
| Victor Villasenor | 1940- | |
| Joan Baez | 1941- | Quaker (lapsed) |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | 1941- | |
| Clarissa Pinkola Estes | 1943- | |
| Vilma Martinez | 1943- | |
| Geraldo Rivera | 1943 | |
| William C. Velasquez | 1944-1988 | |
| Jose Angel Gutierrez | 1944- | |
| Antonia Novello | 1944- | |
| Richard Rodriguez | 1944- | |
| Judith Baca | 1946- | |
| Linda Ronstadt | 1946- | |
| Henry Cisneros | 1947- | |
| Edward James Olmos | 1947- | |
| Federico Pena | 1947- | |
| Carlos Santana | 1947- | |
| Ruben Blades | 1948- | |
| Rosemary Casals | 1948- | |
| Cristina Saralegui | 1948- | |
| Oscar Hijuelos | 1951- | |
| Aliza Lifshitz | 1951- | |
| Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | 1952- | |
| Gary Soto | 1952- | |
| Nydia Margarita Velazquez | 1953- | |
| Sandra Cisneros | 1954- | |
| Maria Elena Durazo | 1954- | |
| Nancy Lopez | 1957- | |
| Gloria Estefan | 1958- | |
| Ellen Ochoa | 1958- | |
| Loretta Sanchez | 1960- | |
| Sammy Sosa | 1968- | |
| Selena | 1971-1995 | |
| Oscar De La Hoya | 1973- |