Famous People Born in Central America

Can you name the 25 people born in Central America (including Mexico) with over 70 Wikipedia languages as of 2020?

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Last updated: December 16, 2022

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Born in	Lifespan	Hint	Person
Cuba	1926–2016	communist revolutionary, leader of Cuba 1959–2008	Fidel Castro
Mexico	1907–1954	female naïve folk art painter known for (self-)portraits	Frida Kahlo
Jamaica	1945–1981	pioneering reggae singer & musician, Rastafari icon	Bob Marley
Barbados	1988–	successful pop singer, wealthiest female musician	Rihanna
Jamaica	1986–	fastest sprinter of all time, 8 Olympic gold medals	Usain Bolt
Mexico	1968–	female singer-songwriter known for indigenous music	Lila Downs
Panama	1936–2018	American politician (R), 2008 presidential nominee	John McCain
Mexico	1914–1998	poet and diplomat, 1990 Nobel Prize in Literature	Octavio Paz
Cuba	1931–	communist revolutionary, leader of Cuba 2008–21	Raúl Castro
Trinidad & Tobago	1932–2018	British writer known for his novels, 2001 Nobel Prize	V. S. Naipaul
Mexico	1966–	actress & producer (Desperados, Frida, Eternals)	Salma Hayek
Guatemala	1899–1974	anti-authoritarian novelist & poet,1967 Nobel Prize	Miguel Ángel Asturias
Trinidad & Tobago	1982–	successful rapper, singer & actress, "Queen of Rap"	Nicki Minaj
Nicaragua	1945–	socialist leader of Nicaragua 1979–90 & since 2007	Daniel Ortega
Saint Lucia	1930–2017	poet & playwright, 1993 Nobel Prize & other awards	Derek Walcott
Guadeloupe	1887–1975	French poet & diplomat, 1960 Literature Nobel Prize	Saint-John Perse
Mexico	1915–2001	actor (La Strada, Zorba the Greek), two Oscars	Anthony Quinn
Puerto Rico	1971–	successful singer & actor called "King of Latin Pop"	Ricky Martin
Cuba	1901–1973	president of Cuba 1940–44, military dictator 1952–59	Fulgencio Batista
Mexico	1966–	politician, unpopular president of Mexico 2012–18	Enrique Peña Nieto
Saint Kitts & Nevis	1755–1804	American Founding Father, general & statesman	Alexander Hamilton
Cuba	1853–1895	nationalist, writer, & philosopher; Cuban national hero	José Marti
Mexico	1879–1919	assassinated leader of the Mexican Revolution	Emiliano Zapata
Puerto Rico	1974–	American actor (Gladiator, Walk the Line, Joker)	Joaquin Phoenix
US Virgin Islands	1830–1903	Danish-French (neo/post-)impressionist painter	Camille Pissarro

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