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 63rd most number of Military Personnels behind North Korea, 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. Félix Rodríguez (b. 1941)
With an HPI of 59.04, Félix Rodríguez is the most famous Cuban Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
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.
2. Alberto Bayo (1892 - 1967)
With an HPI of 58.47, Alberto Bayo is the 2nd most famous Cuban Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 19 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. Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845 - 1896)
With an HPI of 57.36, Antonio Maceo Grajales is the 3rd most famous Cuban Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
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.
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 Alberto Bayo, and Antonio Maceo Grajales. As of April 2024, 3 new Cuban military personnels have been added to Pantheon including Félix Rodríguez, Alberto Bayo, and Antonio Maceo Grajales.
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Félix Rodríguez
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.04
Alberto Bayo
1892 - 1967
HPI: 58.47
Antonio Maceo Grajales
1845 - 1896
HPI: 57.36
