People born here (69)
|
| Yasmani Acosta |
 CHI |
WRE |
Olympics |
2020 |
16 July 1988 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Andrés Aldama |
 CUB |
BOX |
Olympics |
1976—1980 |
9 April 1956 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Gregorio Aldama |
CUB |
BOX |
Olympics |
1968 |
12 March 1938 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Dámaso Alfonso |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
11 December 1951 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Sergio Álvarez |
CUB |
WLF |
Olympics |
2000—2012 |
11 October 1979 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Darisleydis Amador |
CUB |
CSP |
Olympics |
2012 |
1 January 1988 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Samuel Andersón |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1952 |
25 September 1929 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Roberto Balado |
CUB |
BOX |
Olympics |
1992 |
15 February 1969 |
Jovellanos, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Ledys Balceiro |
CUB |
CSP |
Olympics |
2000—2004 |
18 April 1975 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| José Barrientos |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics/Other |
1928 |
18 March 1904 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Jorge Betancourt |
CUB |
DIV |
Olympics |
2004—2008 |
13 February 1982 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Lázaro Betancourt |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1964 |
30 July 1936 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Eralio Cabrera |
CUB |
ROW |
Olympics |
1968—1972 |
23 August 1945 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Michael Calvo |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
2000 |
26 December 1977 |
Limonar, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Rafael Cañizares |
CUB |
BKB |
Olympics |
1968—1976 |
24 March 1950 |
Alacranes, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Regla Cárdenas |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1996 |
21 January 1975 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Gilberto Carrillo |
CUB |
BOX |
Olympics |
1972 |
16 August 1951 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Nancio Carrillo |
CUB |
BOX |
Olympics |
1968 |
16 August 1950 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Nelkis Casabona |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
2012 |
12 May 1984 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Frank Chamizo |
 ITA |
WRE |
Olympics |
2016—2020 |
10 July 1992 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Santiago Cuesta |
CUB |
ROW |
Olympics |
1968 |
22 November 1947 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Silvio Delgado |
CUB |
SHO |
Olympics |
1968 |
13 December 1940 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Raúl Diago |
CUB |
VVO |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
1 August 1967 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Sahily Diago |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
2016—2020 |
26 August 1995 |
Carlos Rojas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Ivo Díaz |
 HUN |
HBL |
Olympics |
2004 |
10 May 1972 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Rodobaldo Díaz |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968 |
16 March 1942 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Marino Drake |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992 |
18 June 1967 |
Limonar, Matanzas (CUB) |
| José Antonio Estrada |
CUB |
BBL |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
22 January 1967 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Magdiel Estrada |
CUB |
JUD |
Olympics |
2016—2020 |
26 August 1994 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Jorge Fernández |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
2008—2016 |
2 October 1987 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Álex García |
CUB |
JUD |
Olympics/YOG |
2010—2016 |
2 June 1993 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| René Gómez |
CUB |
WLF |
Olympics |
1968 |
9 February 1944 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Andy Granda |
CUB |
JUD |
Olympics |
2020 |
4 February 1992 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Lisandra Guerra |
CUB |
CTR |
Olympics |
2008—2016 |
31 October 1987 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Hernando Hernández |
CUB |
SHO |
Olympics |
1948 |
14 November 1910 |
Perico, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Marcos Hernández |
CUB |
SWM |
Olympics |
2000—2004 |
1 November 1978 |
Varadero, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Regla Hernández |
CUB |
BKB |
Olympics |
1992 |
27 April 1968 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Javier Ibáñez |
CUB |
BOX |
YOG/Other |
2014 |
14 July 1996 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Joel Isasi |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
31 July 1967 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Javier Jiménez |
CUB |
VVO |
Olympics |
2016 |
16 November 1989 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Carlos Lamar |
CUB |
FEN |
Olympics |
1948 |
14 December 1908 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Danell Leyva |
 USA |
GAR |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
30 October 1991 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Héctor Lombard |
CUB |
JUD |
Olympics |
2000 |
2 February 1978 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Juan Manrique |
CUB |
BBL |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
26 August 1967 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Ernesto Martínez |
CUB |
VVO |
Olympics |
1972—1980 |
20 November 1951 |
?, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Osleidys Menéndez |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics/Other |
2000—2008 |
14 November 1979 |
Martí, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Frank Moreno |
CUB |
JUD |
Olympics |
1992—1996 |
17 November 1965 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| José Nenínger |
CUB |
HBL |
Olympics |
1980 |
26 July 1958 |
Limonar, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Roberto Ojeda |
CUB |
ROW |
Olympics |
1964—1992 |
14 March 1942 |
Camarioca, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Miguel Olivera |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1968 |
5 July 1946 |
Unión de Reyes, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Leobaldo Pereira |
CUB |
CSP |
Olympics |
2000 |
31 July 1972 |
Martí, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Joaquín Pérez-Febles |
CUB |
ROW |
Olympics |
1956 |
15 May 1937 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
16 August 1969 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Dianelys Pérez |
CUB |
SHO |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
28 June 1988 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Robin Prendes |
USA |
ROW |
Olympics |
2012—2016 |
13 December 1988 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Hilda Ramos |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992 |
1 September 1964 |
Colón, Matanzas (CUB) |
| José Ángel Ramos |
CUB |
WPO |
Olympics |
1992 |
7 March 1964 |
Bolondrón, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Antonio Riaño |
CUB |
ROW |
Olympics |
1980 |
26 September 1951 |
Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Roberto Antonio León Richards |
CUB |
GAR |
Olympics/Administrator |
1972—2018 |
12 June 1954 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Alexis Rubalcaba |
CUB |
BOX |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
9 August 1972 |
Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Yosvany Sánchez |
CUB |
WRE |
Olympics |
1996—2000 |
17 September 1975 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Septimio Sardiña |
CUB |
FEN |
Non-starter |
1924 |
24 February 1892 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Iván Silva |
CUB |
JUD |
Olympics/YOG |
2014—2020 |
8 February 1996 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Yadira Silva |
 MEX |
TTE |
Olympics |
2008—2016 |
24 December 1985 |
Unión de Reyes, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Javier Sotomayor |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1992—2000 |
13 October 1967 |
Limonar, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Isabel Taylor |
CUB |
ATH |
Olympics |
1976 |
21 December 1956 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Enrique Torres |
CUB |
ROW |
Olympics |
1956 |
11 February 1938 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Jorge Luis Valdés |
CUB |
BBL |
Olympics |
1992 |
12 February 1961 |
Jovellanos, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Raúl Marcelo Vázquez |
CUB |
CRD/CTR |
Olympics |
1968—1976 |
16 January 1948 |
Colón, Matanzas (CUB) |
People who died here (4)
|
| Gilberto Carrillo |
CUB |
BOX |
Olympics |
1972 |
1996 |
Matanzas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Orlando Lanza |
CUB |
ROW |
Olympics |
1956 |
10 December 1999 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Ernesto Martínez |
CUB |
VVO |
Olympics |
1972—1980 |
7 January 2007 |
Pedro Betancourt, Matanzas (CUB) |
| Orlando Ruiz |
CUB |
FEN |
Olympics |
1968 |
3 December 2017 |
Cárdenas, Matanzas (CUB) |