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Mexicans Are the Biggest U.S. Latino Group and Yet…
…most famous U.S. Latinos aren’t Mexican
For cinco de mayo, let’s recognize achievements by Mexican Americans. No, wait. Let’s look at how many famous Latinos in American culture are not Mexican.
Keep in mind that Mexicans are the largest demographic of U.S. Latinos. It breaks down like this (over 62 million U.S. Latinos):
In 2021, Mexicans were a bit over 59% of the U.S. Latino population (which is over 62 million Latinos, with the total number of Americans being 333 million in 2022). The next biggest group is Puerto Ricans at a bit over 9%. That’s a difference of thousands and thousands of people! Please keep that in mind as you consider some of the most famous Latinos today.
FAMOUS HISPANIC/LATINO AMERICANS:
Julia Alvarez author — Dominican
Marc Anthony, musician — Puerto Rican
Bad Bunny, musician — Puerto Rican
Roberto Clemente baseball player — Puerto Rican
Penelope Cruz, actress — Spanish
