List of notable Chicanos
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NOTE: persons listed here may not consider themselves to be Chicanos. See "Chicano" for more information.
- Acosta, Oscar Zeta — lawyer, writer, and activist
- Alba, Jessica — actress
- Alcaraz, Lalo — cartoonist
- Anzaldúa, Gloria E. — feminist theorist
- Baca, Judy — artist
- Carbajal, Michael — boxer
- Carr, Vicky — singer
- Castillo, Ana — poet, essayist, and fiction writer
- Cisneros, Sandra — fiction writer
- Cruz, Ricardo — lawyer and activist
- Chacón, Bobby — boxer
- Chávez, César — labor leader
- Dalto, Adela — singer, song writer and author
- De la Rocha, Zack — singer for Rage Against the Machine
- de la Hoya, Oscar — Olympic gold medalist (boxing), promoter, singer, and designer
- El Vez — Elvis impersonator and singer
- Gamboa, Harry Jr. — artist and writer
- García, Becky — boxer
- García, Jeff — football player
- Gonzales, Rodolfo — boxer, poet, and leader of the Chicano Civil Rights Movement[citation needed]
- Guerrero, Eddie — professional wrestler
- Guerrero, Lalo — singer, songwriter, and activist
- Gutiérrez, Efrain — actor
- Gutiérrez, José Ángel — political activist, founder of the Raza Unida Party, writer, and professor
- Hernández, Ester — artist
- Huerta, Dolores — co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America
- Kid Frost — Chicano rap pioneer
- Lil Rob — rapper
- López, George — comedian and actor
- Marín, Cheech — comedian and actor
- Moraga, Cherrie — writer and theorist
- Sylvia Morales- KCET Producer and Director
- Esai Morales- Actor
- Quinn, Anthony — actor
- Plunkett, Jim — football player and Heisman Trophy winner
- Robles, Albert — politician and convicted criminal
- Rodriguez, Richard — writer and academic
- Rodriguez, Robert — film director
- Roybal, Edward R. — United States House of Representatives from California
- Salazar, Ruben — journalist
- Sir Dyno — rapper
- Soto, Gary — poet
- Tijerina, Reies López — founder of the Alianza Federal de Mercedes
- Vallen, Mark — artist
- Viramontes, María Helena — fiction writer
Terms
Chicano · La Raza · Latino · Mexican-American · Hispanic
Pre-Chicano Movement
Mexican-American history · Mexican-American War · Sleepy Lagoon trial · Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo · Zoot Suit Riots
Chicano Movement
Aztlán · Católicos por La Raza · Chicanismo · Chicano Blowouts · Chicano Moratorium · Plan Espiritual de Aztlán · Plan de Santa Barbara · Farm workers rights campaign · Land grant struggle · Colegio César Chávez
Supreme Court cases
Hernandez v. Texas · Plyler v. Doe · Mendez v. Westminster
Culture
Chicano Park · Chicano rap · Chicano rock · Cholo · Estrada Courts murals · Lowrider · Pachuco · Teatro Campesino · Tortilla art · Zoot suit
Lists and categories
List of Caló words and expressions · List of Chicano poets · U.S. communities with a Hispanic majority · List of notable Chicanos · Notable Hispanics
Category:Mexican Americans · Category:Mexican-American organizations
