The following is a list of notable past pupils and faculty of the Belen Jesuit Preparatory School.
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis E. Aguilar Leon | 1944 | Writer and Professor Emeritus of Georgetown University | [1] |
| Xavier Briggs | 1985 | Currently serving as Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; former Vice-President, The Ford Foundation; former Associate Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget under President Barack Obama and senior policy official at the US Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Bill Clinton; former Professor of Sociology and Urban Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and a former faculty member of Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government | [1] |
| Jorge I. Dominguez | 1963 | Faculty member at Harvard University, Academy for International and Area Studies | [1] |
| Alberto Martinez Piedra | 1946 | Former US Ambassador to Guatemala and Professor at The Institute of World Politics | [1] |
| Salvador Miranda | 1958 | Church historian and librarian | [2] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Aguirre | 1984 | Television anchor | [1] |
| Frankie J. Alvarez | 2001 | Actor in Looking on HBO | |
| Raúl Esparza | 1988 | Stage actor, singer, and voice artist noted for his award-winning performances in Broadway shows and on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | |
| Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr. | 1996 | Founder of PerezHilton.com and host of What Perez Sez on VH1 | |
| Leonel "Bebito" Smith | Faculty | Gold medalist swimmer at the 1926 Central American Games and at the 1930 Central American Games (now called the Central American and Caribbean Games) | |
| Nick Martinez | 2008 | Starting pitcher for the Texas Rangers |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Aruca | 1959 | Radio host and businessman | [1] |
| Cesar Conde | 1991 | 2002-2003 White House Fellow; President of Univision Networks at Univision Communications, Inc. | [1] |
| Antonio Garcia Martinez | 1994 | Tech entrepreneur and author | [1] |
| Roberto Goizueta | 1947 | Former CEO of Coca-Cola; the Emory University School of Business is named after him; his foundation plays an important role at the school | [1] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar J. Corral | 1992 | Writer for The Miami Herald ; covers Cuban politics and the exile community | [1] |
| Tom Llamas | 1997 | Weekend Anchor for ABC World News Tonight | [1] |
| German Pinelli | 1925 | Journalist and actor | [1] |
| Roberto Suárez | 1946 | Former President of The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald | [1] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidel Castro | 1944 | Former president and prime minister of Cuba | [1] |
| Raul Castro | Attended | Former president and prime minister of Cuba | |
| Miguel Ángel de la Campa y Caraveda | 1900 | Cuban Foreign Minister, Attorney General, diplomat | [1] |
| Antonio Prío Socarrás | 1923 | Cuban Minister of Housing, 1948-1952 | [1] |
| Carlos Prío Socarrás | 1921 | 16th President of Cuba | [1] |
| Francisco Prío Socarrás | 1920 | Cuban Senator, 1944-1952 | [1] |
| Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven | 1883 | Cuban Senator (1902–1918), author, and jurist (Judge of the Permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague (1922-1942), nominee for the Nobel Peace Prize of 1949 | [1] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eduardo J. Alvarez, S.J | 1963 & Faculty | Pastor at Gesu Church, Miami, Florida | [1] |
| Braulio Orue-Vivanco | 1860 | First Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pinar del Rio | [4] |
| Enrique San Pedro, S.J. | 1946 & Faculty | 4th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brownsville | [1] [5] |
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Finlay | Faculty | Physician and epidemiologist; proposed the mode of transmission of yellow fever |
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