The Most Famous
MILITARY PERSONNELS from Cuba
This page contains a list of the greatest Cuban Military Personnels. The pantheon dataset contains 2,058 Military Personnels, 3 of which were born in Cuba. This makes Cuba the birth place of the 57th most number of Military Personnels behind Vietnam, and Libya.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Cuban Military Personnels of all time. This list of famous Cuban Military Personnels is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845 - 1896)
With an HPI of 53.64, Antonio Maceo Grajales is the most famous Cuban Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages on wikipedia.
Lt. General José Antonio de la Caridad Maceo y Grajales (June 14, 1845 – December 7, 1896) was a Cuban general and second-in-command of the Cuban Army of Independence. Fellow Cubans gave Maceo the nickname "The Bronze Titan" (Spanish: el Titán de Bronce), nickname that he earned after being wounded several times in battle. Spaniards referred to Maceo as the "Greater Lion" (el León Mayor). Maceo was one of the most noteworthy guerrilla leaders in 19th century Latin America, comparable to José Antonio Páez of Venezuela in military acumen.
2. Alberto Bayo (1892 - 1967)
With an HPI of 51.68, Alberto Bayo is the 2nd most famous Cuban Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Alberto Bayo y Giroud (27 March 1892 – 4 August 1967) was a Cuban military commander of the Republican faction during the Spanish Civil War. His most significant action during the war was the attempted invasion of the Nationalist-held islands of Ibiza and Majorca at the Battle of Majorca. He was also a poet and essayist.
3. Félix Rodríguez (b. 1941)
With an HPI of 51.45, Félix Rodríguez is the 3rd most famous Cuban Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Félix Ismael Rodríguez Mendigutia (born 31 May 1941) is a Cuban American former Central Intelligence Agency Paramilitary Operations Officer in the Special Activities Division, known for his involvement in the Bay of Pigs Invasion and the execution of communist revolutionary Che Guevara as well as his close ties to George H. W. Bush during the Iran–Contra affair.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Cuban military personnels born between 1845 and 1941. Of these 3, 1 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Cuban military personnels include Félix Rodríguez. The most famous deceased Cuban military personnels include Antonio Maceo Grajales, and Alberto Bayo.
