This is a list of notable Latin Americans in the United Kingdom people, including British people of Latin American ancestry and Latin American-born immigrants.
Business edit
- Jaime Gilinski Bacal, banker and philanthropist, Colombian immigrant
Entertainment edit
- Layla Anna-Lee, TV presenter, Brazilian mother[1]
- Lorena Andrea, actress, Colombian parent
- Paloma Baeza, actress, Mexican father
- Michael Bentine, actor/comedian, Peruvian father
- Magdalen Berns, YouTuber, boxer and software developer, Argentine father
- Oona Chaplin, actress, born in Spain, Chilean father
- Claudia Coulter, actress, model and voice over artist, Argentine descent
- Taio Cruz, singer, Brazilian mother[2]
- Henry Ian Cusick, actor, Peruvian mother
- Michel de Carvalho, actor, Brazilian father
- Nell de Silva, actress, Chilean parents
- Alfred Enoch, actor, Brazilian mother
- Giovanna Falcone, reality TV star, Argentine mother
- Mario Falcone, reality TV star, Argentine mother
- Peter Gadiot, actor, Mexican mother
- Gala Gordon, model and actress, Argentine father
- Dhani Harrison, singer, Mexican-American mother
- Tara Hoyos-Martínez, 2010 Miss Universe Great Britain, Colombian parents
- Julie Fernandez, actress, Argentine father
- Santiago Cabrera, actor, Chilean parents
- Olivia Hussey, actress, Argentine father
- John Justin, actor, Argentine father
- Phil Manzanera, musician, Colombian mother
- Wilnelia Merced, Miss World winner, Puerto Rican immigrant
- Azela Robinson, actress, Mexican mother
- Chance Perdomo, actor
- Cleo Rocos, Brazilian comedy actress, producer, presenter and businesswoman
- Elena Saurel, actress, Salvadoran
- Kaya Scodelario, actress, Brazilian mother
- Seal, singer, Brazilian father
- Teddy Sinclair, singer, Uruguayan mother
- Anya Taylor-Joy, actress, grew up in Argentina
- Sean Teale, actor, Venezuelan descent
- Thalissa Teixeira, actress, Brazilian father
- Sonya Walger, actress, Argentine father
- Ed Weeks, actor, Salvadorean mother
- Yung Filly, YouTuber, Colombian-born
Fashion edit
- Alice Dellal, model, Brazilian mother
- Jade Jagger, fashion designer, Nicaraguan mother
Medicine and science edit
- Alex Kacelnik, Argentine-born ethologist and zoologist
- Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, Argentine-born zoologist
- Estela V. Welldon, Argentine forensic psychotherapist and psychiatrist, and author
Politics edit
- Laura Alvarez, human rights lawyer & coffee importer, wife of Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, Mexican immigrant
- Bianca Jagger, human rights advocate, Nicaraguan immigrant
- Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, wife of Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Ecuadorian mother
Sports edit
- Sergio Agüero ("Kun"), Argentine footballer for Manchester City
- Yamilé Aldama, triple jumper, Cuban immigrant
- Steven Alzate, British-born footballer of Colombian descent
- Osvaldo Ardiles, former Argentine footballer and football coach
- Marcos Ayerza, Argentine rugby union player for Leicester Tigers
- Jean Beausejour, Chilean footballer for Wigan Athletic
- Gonzalo Camacho, Argentine rugby union player for Leicester Tigers
- Joe Devera, footballer, Venezuelan father
- Ignacio Elosu, Argentine rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs
- Ben Hockin, swimmer, Paraguayan mother
- Gonzalo Jara, Chilean footballer for Nottingham Forest
- Nahuel Lobo, Argentine rugby union player for the Newcastle Falcons
- Pablo Matera, Argentine rugby union player for Leicester Tigers
- Ignacio Mieres, Argentine rugby union player for Worcester Warriors
- Diego Poyet, Spanish-born English footballer of Uruguayan descent.
- Julián Speroni, Argentine footballer for Crystal Palace FC
- Gary Stempel, football coach, Panamanian-British
- Gonzalo Tiesi, Argentine rugby union player for London Welsh
Writers edit
- Tom Burns, publisher, Chilean mother
- Caroline Criado-Perez, journalist, Argentine father
- Nick Grosso, playwright, Argentine parents
- E. L. James, author, Chilean mother
- Carlos Lopez-Barillas, writer/photographer, Guatemalan immigrant
- James Menendez, journalist, Mexican descent
- Gaby Sambuccetti, Argentine poet
Art and design edit
- Adam Nathaniel Furman, artist and designer, Argentine father
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Canavan, Claudia (10 June 2014). "How To Impress Me: Layla Anna-Lee". Esquire (UK Edition). Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ Birchmeier, Jason. "Taio Cruz > Biography". Allmusic (Rovi Corporation). Retrieved 24 July 2010.