List of Nicaraguans

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This is a list of Nicaraguans and people of Nicaraguan ethnicity:

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Republic of Nicaragua
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Flag of Nicaragua
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Nicaraguan Coat of Arms
(Flag of Nicaragua)(Coat of Arms)

Art

Business

Education

Fashion, models and beauty queens

Government and politics

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José Santos Zelaya, president of Nicaragua from 1893 to 1909

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Journalism

Literature

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Gioconda Belli was designated amongst the 100 most important poets during the 20th century.
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Rubén Darío in 1915.

Military and police

Movies and TV entertainment

Music

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DJ Craze at a rave in 2002
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Singer songwriter Luis Enrique Mejía Godoy

Non-Governmental Organizations

Religion

Ernesto Cardenal is a poet, Roman Catholic priest and a famous liberation theologian. ErnestoCardenal.jpg
Ernesto Cardenal is a poet, Roman Catholic priest and a famous liberation theologian.

Revolutionaries

Science

Clodomiro Picado Twight was a pioneer in the medical research on molds and snake venoms. Clodomiro serpiente.jpg
Clodomiro Picado Twight was a pioneer in the medical research on molds and snake venoms.

Sports

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Devern Hansack, former professional baseball player, pitching for the Boston Red Sox.
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José "Quiebra Jícara" Alfaro, boxer; world champion

Baseball

Boxing

Football (soccer)

Martial arts

Swimming

Other sports

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Carlos Fernando Chamorro Barrios</span> Nicaraguan investigative journalist

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Claudia Chamorro Barrios</span> Nicaraguan diplomat

Claudia Lucía Chamorro Barrios is a Nicaraguan writer, public health official, and former ambassador of Nicaragua to Cuba and Costa Rica. She served as a diplomat on behalf of the Sandinista government in the 1980s. She later became a critic of the FSLN. She is the author of a memoir, Tiempo de Vivir.

Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Barrios is a Nicaraguan journalist and politician. He began his career in journalism working at La Prensa, following the 1978 assassination of its editor, his father, Pedro Joaquín Chamorro Cardenal. Working on the side of the Contras in exile in the 1980s, he returned to the country in 1989 when his mother Violeta Barrios de Chamorro ran for president, and following her election, served as a Nicaraguan ambassador. He later became defense minister. In the 21st century, Chamorro has been a city councilor for Managua and deputy in the National Assembly, also for Managua. On 25 June 2021, he became part of a wave of arrests of opposition and civic figures in Nicaragua.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jaime Chamorro Cardenal</span> Nicaraguan newspaper editor and publisher (1934–2021)

Jaime Chamorro Cardenal was a Nicaraguan newspaper editor and publisher. A civil engineer by training, journalism was the family business, as his father owned the newspaper La Prensa. Chamorro joined La Prensa in 1974, where he worked for 47 years and served as publisher for 28, from 1993 until his death in 2021.

References

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