James Franco, Tom Franco e Dave Franco

O pai, Doug Franco, era descendente de portugueses e alemães

Louisa May Alocott, escritora norte-americana

Teve antepassados paternos que eram judeus portugueses que emigram para Inglaterra (possivelmente antes de 1500)

Daniel Silva, escritor norte-americano

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Craig C. Mello, Prémio Nobel da Medicina (2006)

Concorrentes Miss USA 2016

Duas lusodescendentes foram finalistas do concurso Miss Estados Unidos da América de 2016. Tiffany Teixeira e Theresa Agonia, ambas filhas de emigrantes portugueses, foram as representantes dos Estados do Connecticut e Rhode Island no concurso de beleza americano.

Billy Martin, jogador e treinador de basebol

Alfred Manuel "Billy" Martin (1928-1989)
New York Yankees / Oakland Athletics

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Martin was born Alfred Manuel Pesano, Jr. to Alfred Manuel Pesano, Sr. and Joan Salvini "Jenny" Pesano in Berkeley, California. He was of Portuguese and Italian descent, as his father was a native of the Azores and his mother was born to a large Italian family in California. Alfred, Sr. abandoned the family eight months later; for this reason, Jenny always referred to Alfred, her second husband, as the "jackass."

Izzy Gomez, cozinheiro e empresário de restauração

Isadore Gomez (1875-1944) was a Portuguese immigrant, chef and restaurateur in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco, California. In 1943, he was recognized by LIFE magazine as one of San Francisco's most colorful characters.

Armenian-American writer William Saroyan [wrote] His famous play, The Time of Your Life, (...) about Gomez and is set at Izzy's saloon.

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Elmar Oliveira, músico

Filho de emigrantes portugueses, Elmar Oliveira nasceu em Naugatuck, Connecticut, em 28 de junho de 1950. Violinista que, em 1978, foi o primeiro norte-americano a vencer a medalha de ouro na Competição Internacional Tchaikovsky de Moscovo.

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Lew Fonseca, jogador e treinador de basebol

Lewis Albert Fonseca (1899-1989)

Como jogador

Cincinnati Reds (1921–1924)
Philadelphia Phillies (1925)
Cleveland Indians (1927–1931)
Chicago White Sox (1931–1933)

Como treinador

Chicago White Sox (1932–1934)

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Born in Oakland, California; infielder, American League batting champion with Cleveland, coach for Chicago Cubs, manager of the Chicago White Sox; pioneered the use of film to analyze player performance, director of MLB films

Tony Lema, jogador de golf (1934-1966)

Vencedor em 1964 do Open Championship. Faleceu aos 32 anos de acidente de aviação.

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Nestor Paiva, actor (1905-1966)

 

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