Catalan Americans
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Català americà | |
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| Total population | |
| Catalan 1,738 Americans Catalan people and other groups of the Catalan diaspora |
Catalan Americans (
Catalan
-born naturalized citizens or residents, their descendants and, to a lesser extent, citizens or residents of Catalan descent who still acknowledge Catalan ancestry.
The Catalan or Catalonian ancestry is identified with the code 204 in the
United States of America
.
Some of Catalonians self-identify as
White American rather than Hispanic Americans
.
Notable people
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U.S. counties
highlighting from grey to orange the number of speakers of Catalan- Jacqueline Alemany, journalist and political reporter who serves as congressional correspondent for The Washington Post[2]
- Felipe Alfau (1902–1999), novelist and poet
- Thaddeus Amat y Brusi (1810–1878), Bishop of Monterey–Los Angeles
- Leonardo Balada (born 1933), composer
- R&Bvocalist and songwriter
- Francesc Burgos, artist
- Nini Camps, folk rock singer-songwriter
- Maria Canals-Barrera (born 1966), actress and singer
- John Casablancas, founder of Elite Model agency
- Julian Casablancas (born 1978), singer with the rock band The Strokes
- Xavier Cugat (1900–1990), bandleader
- Pedro de Alberni (1747–1802), governor of Las Californias
- Pedro Fages (1734–1794), governor of Las Californias
- Ernest Fenollosa (1853–1908), professor of philosophy and political economy
- Alex Ferrer (born 1960), judge in the courtroom television show Judge Alex
- Danay Ferrer(born 1974)
- Fernando Ferrer (born 1950), politician in The Bronx, New York City
- Frank Ferrer, American rock drummer and session musician
- Jorge Ferrer, author
- José Ferrer (1912–1992), actor
- Manuel Y. Ferrer, American virtuoso guitarist
- Prefuse73, musician
- cardiologist
- Martin Garralaga (1894–1981), film and television actor
- Marc Gasol (born 1985), NBA player
- Pau Gasol (born 1980), NBA player
- Joseph Miró (born 1946), politician
- Francisco Mora y Borrell (1827–1905), Bishop of Monterey–Los Angeles
- Gaspar de Portolà i Rovira (1716–1784), explorer and governor of California (1767–1770) and founder of San Diego
- Manny Puig (born 1954), entertainer
- George Rabasa (born 1941), writer
- Roman Catholic archbishop and missionary
- Xavier Sala-i-Martin (born 1962), professor of economics at Columbia University
- Josh Segarra (born 1986), actor
- Assumpta Serna (born 1957), actress
- race car driver in the IndyCar Series
- Fulbright scholar
See also
- Catalan people
References
- ^ 2000 U.S. Census Bureau, Catalonian
- ^ Lerner, Jane (October 29, 2015). "Village justice appointed in Scarsdale". The Journal News.
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