List of Salvadoran Americans explained

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

Businesspeople and entrepreneurs

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

Entertainment

Actors and actresses

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

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.

Notes and References

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