List of residents of San Juan, Puerto Rico
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First row José Campeche José Campeche José Campeche , born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the first known Puerto Rican visual artist and considered by many as one of the best rococo artists in the Americas.-Early years:... Augusto RodríguezJuan Alejo de Arizmendi Juan Alejo de Arizmendi Bishop Juan Alejo de Arizmendi was a patriot and the first Puerto Rican to be consecrated Bishop.-Early years:... Second row Fermín Tangüis Fermín Tangüis Fermín Tangüis , was a Puerto Rican businessman, agriculturist and scientist who developed the seed that would eventually produce the Tanguis cotton in Peru and save that nation's cotton industry.-Early years:... Rafael Cordero Rafael Cordero (educator) Rafael Cordero , known as "The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico", was a self-educated Puerto Rican who provided free schooling to children regardless of their race or social standing.-Early years:... Nicholas Estavillo Nicholas Estavillo NYPD Chief of Patrol Nicholas Estavillo , is a former member of the New York Police Department who in 2002 became the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol.-Early years:Estavillo was born and raised in the sector Hato... |
This is a list of notable people who were either born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
or who were not born in San Juan, but who are or were long time residents of the city. San Juan has been the birth place and the place of residence of many Puerto Ricans and people who are not of Puerto Rican heritage who became notable artists, military personnel, politicians, scientists and sportsmen; locally referred to as "Sanjuaneros". The following lists some of them and details their occupation:
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Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Acevedo Vilá Aníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,... |
Governor and Resident Commissioner | ||||
Héctor Luis Acevedo Héctor Luis Acevedo Héctor Luis Acevedo is a politician from Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the son of Héctor N. Acevedo and Toñita, both public servants... |
Mayor of San Juan and Secretary of State | ||||
José Miguel Agrelot José Miguel Agrelot Giuseppe Michael Agrelot , better known as José Miguel Agrelot, was a comedian, radio and television host and media icon in Puerto Rico... |
Actor & comedian otherwise known as "Don Cholito" | ||||
Ricardo E. Alegría Ricardo Alegría Ricardo Alegría was a Puerto Rican scholar, cultural anthropologist and archeologist known as the "Father of Modern Puerto Rican Archaeology".-Early years:... |
Anthropologist and archaeologist | ||||
Manuel A. Alonso Manuel A. Alonso Dr. Manuel A. Alonso was a writer, poet and journalist. He is considered to be the first Puerto Rican writer of notable importance.-Early years:... |
Writer and poet | ||||
Juan de Amezquita Juan de Amezquita Captain Juan de Amezquita , was a Puerto Rican soldier who defended Puerto Rico from an invasion by the Dutch in 1625. He fought and wounded Captain Balduino Enrico who was ordered by the Dutch Government to capture Puerto Rico.-Early years:Amezquita was born and raised in the town of San... |
Puerto Rican soldier who defended Puerto Rico from an invasion by Dutch Captain Balduino Enrico (Boudewijn Hendricksz) in 1625 | ||||
Ricardo Aponte Ricardo Aponte Brigadier General Ricardo "Rico" Aponte is a United States Air Force officer who was the first Hispanic Director, J-7, of the United States Southern Command, located in Miami, Florida.-Early years:... |
Decorated United States Air Force General | ||||
Félix Arenas Gaspar Felix Arenas Gaspar Captain Félix Arenas Gaspar , a Puerto Rican, was a Captain in the Spanish Army who was posthumously awarded the Cruz Laureada de San Fernando for his actions in the Rif War.... |
A Puerto Rican Captain in the Spanish Army who was posthumously awarded the Cruz Laureada de San Fernando, the highest military decoration awarded by the Spanish government, for his actions in the Rif War. | ||||
Juan Alejo de Arizmendi Juan Alejo de Arizmendi Bishop Juan Alejo de Arizmendi was a patriot and the first Puerto Rican to be consecrated Bishop.-Early years:... |
First Puerto Rican to be named Bishop by the Catholic Church | ||||
Raymond Ayala Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez , known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording artist. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, the largest district of San Juan, where he became interested in music at a young age. In his youth he was interested in baseball,... |
Reggaeton singer | ||||
Carlos Obed Baerga Ortiz Carlos Baerga Carlos Obed Baerga Ortiz is a former Major League Baseball player. After spending most of his career as a second baseman, he was used at various positions late in his career.-Cleveland Indians:... |
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League... player. |
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Eddie Benitez Eddie Benitez Eddie Benitez is a guitarist. Born in Puerto Rico, his family moved to Europe soon after his birth for his father's work. He was raised in Italy and Spain, and while in Spain his father Francisco arranged private lessons for Benitez from classical guitar virtuoso, Andres Segovia. The family... |
Musician | ||||
Tomás Blanco | Writer and historian | ||||
Kristina Brandi Kristina Brandi Kristina Brandi is a Puerto Rican tennis player.-Early years:Brandi was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she became interested in the sport of tennis at an early age. She made her professional debut in 1995 when she was 17 years old.-USTA Circuit:In 2003, Brandi won the most titles... |
Professional tennis player | ||||
Sila María Calderón | First female former governor of Puerto Rico, Secretary of State and mayor of San Juan | ||||
José Campeche José Campeche José Campeche , born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the first known Puerto Rican visual artist and considered by many as one of the best rococo artists in the Americas.-Early years:... |
First known Puerto Rican artist | ||||
Nitza Margarita Cintron Nitza Margarita Cintron Dr. Nitza Margarita Cintron is a scientist who is currently the Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center.-Early years:... |
Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems for NASA NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research... |
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Rafael Cordero Rafael Cordero (educator) Rafael Cordero , known as "The Father of Public Education in Puerto Rico", was a self-educated Puerto Rican who provided free schooling to children regardless of their race or social standing.-Early years:... |
Educator | ||||
Pedro del Valle Pedro del Valle Lieutenant General Pedro Augusto del Valle was a United States Marine Corps officer who became the first Hispanic to reach the rank of Lieutenant General... |
First Hispanic General in the Marine Corps United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States... |
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Alberto Díaz, Jr. Alberto Diaz, Jr. Rear Admiral Alberto Díaz, Jr. is the first Hispanic to become the Director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital.-Early years:... |
Rear Admiral, First Hispanic Hispanic to become the Director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital. | ||||
Guillermo Diaz | Professional basketball player | ||||
Justino Díaz Justino Díaz Justino Díaz is an internationally renowned bass-baritone opera singer. In 1963, Díaz won an annual contest held at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, becoming the "first" Puerto Rican to obtain such an honor and as a consequence, made his Metropolitan debut on October 1963 in Verdi's Rigoletto... |
Opera Singer | ||||
Carmen Lozano Dumler | One of the first Puerto Rican women to become a United States Army officer. | ||||
Nicholas Estavillo Nicholas Estavillo NYPD Chief of Patrol Nicholas Estavillo , is a former member of the New York Police Department who in 2002 became the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol.-Early years:Estavillo was born and raised in the sector Hato... |
Estavillo was the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol. | ||||
Cano Estremera Cano Estremera Carlos Enrique Estremera Colón Carlos Enrique Estremera Colón Carlos Enrique Estremera Colón (born 2 September 1958 is a Puerto Rican Salsa singer who is a native of San Juan. Estremera, who is an albino, is nicknamed -and billed- as "El Cano" ("The Light-Colored Haired One"), a word which is... |
Salsa singer | ||||
Salvador E. Felices Salvador E. Felices Major General Salvador E. Felices was the first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General in the United States Air Force. In 1957, he participated in "Operation Power Flite", the first round-the-world nonstop flight by a jet airplane.-Early years:Felices was born in the Santurce section of... |
The first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General (2-Star) in the United States Air Force. | ||||
Gigi Fernández Gigi Fernández Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a former professional tennis player, the first female athlete from her native Puerto Rico to turn professional, the first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Fernandez won 17 Grand... |
Professional tennis player | ||||
Enrique Figueroa Enrique Figueroa Enrique Figueroa Suárez, also known as "Quique Figueroa" , is a Puerto Rican sailor. Figueroa is the only sailor of Puerto Rico to win four gold medals in the Central American-Caribbean Games... |
Olympic sailor | ||||
Manuel Goded Llopis Manuel Goded Llopis Manuel Goded Llopis was a Spanish Army general who was one of the key figures in the July 1936 revolt against the Second Spanish Republic. Having unsuccessfully led an attempted insurrection in Barcelona, he was captured and executed by the Republican government... |
A high ranking Puerto Rican in the Spanish Army who joined Spanish General Francisco Franco, in the revolt against the Spanish Republican government (also known as Spanish loyalists) in what is known as the Spanish Civil War. | ||||
Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez Wilfredo Gómez , sometimes referred to as Bazooka Gómez, is a former boxer and three time world champion.-Biography:... |
Boxer | ||||
Isabel González Isabel Gonzalez Isabel González was a Puerto Rican activist who helped pave the way for Puerto Ricans to be given United States citizenship... |
Activist who paved the way for Puerto Ricans to be given United States citizenship. | ||||
Diego E. Hernández Diego E. Hernandez Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez is a retired United States Navy officer who was the first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command.-Early years:... |
The first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). | ||||
Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay Raúl Juliá Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay was a Puerto Rican actor.Born in San Juan, he gained interest in acting while still in school. Upon completing his studies, Juliá decided to pursue a career in acting. After performing in the local scene for some time, he was convinced by entertainment personality Orson... |
Actor | ||||
Javier López Javier López Javier Alfonso López is a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants. López previously played for the Colorado Rockies , Arizona Diamondbacks , Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh Pirates . He is a left-handed specialist known for his sidearm delivery... |
Relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"... |
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Javy López Javy López Javier López Torres is a former catcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Atlanta Braves , Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox . He batted and threw right-handed... |
Former Major League Baseball catcher | ||||
Mike Lowell Mike Lowell Michael Averett Lowell is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball third baseman. During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees , Florida Marlins , and the Boston Red Sox... |
Professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"... |
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Ricky Martin Ricky Martin Enrique "Ricky" Martín Morales , better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican and Spanish pop singer and actor who achieved prominence, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991.During his career he has sold more than 60 million album copies worldwide... |
Singer and actor | ||||
Tony Martinez | Actor, singer, and bandleader | ||||
Kenneth McClintock Kenneth McClintock Kenneth D. McClintock-Hernández is the current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico. Mr. McClintock served as co-chair of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign's National Hispanic Leadership Council in 2008, co-chaired Clinton's successful Puerto Rico primary campaign that year and served as the... |
13th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and 22nd Secretary of State and former senator and City Councilman | ||||
María de las Mercedes Barbudo María de las Mercedes Barbudo María de las Mercedes Barbudo was a political activist who was the first Puerto Rican female "Independentista", meaning that she was the first Puerto Rican woman to become an avid advocate of Puerto Rican Independence or "Freedom Fighter"... (1773-1849) |
The first female from Puerto Rico "Independentista", meaning that she was the first Puert Rican woman to become an avid advocate of Puerto Rican Independence. | ||||
José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín Luis Muñoz Marín Don José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and politician. Regarded as the "father of modern Puerto Rico," he was the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Muñoz Marín was the son of Luis Muñoz Rivera, a renowned autonomist leader... |
First Puerto Rican elected governor | ||||
Andy Montañez Andy Montañez Andrés Montañez , better known as Andy Montañez, is a salsa singer from Puerto Rico.-Early life:Montañez, like singer Daniel Santos and boxer Ossie Ocasio, is a native of the Tras Talleres area of Santurce San Juan. He is known by the nickname "El Godfather de la Salsa"... |
Salsa singer | ||||
Ossie Ocasio Ossie Ocasio Osvaldo Ocasio, , better known as Ossie Ocasio and nicknamed Jaws, is a Puerto Rican who was a boxer and world Cruiserweight champion. He got his peculiar nickname after accidentally biting another boxer during a sparring session... |
Boxer | ||||
Luis Padial Luis Padial Brigadier General Luis Padial , was a soldier, politician and one of the most important figures who was responsible for the abolishment of slavery in Puerto Rico.-Early years:... |
Was a Brigadier General in the Spanish Army, politician and one of the most important figures who was responsible for the abolishment of slavery in Puerto Rico. | ||||
Dr. Hernán Padilla Hernán Padilla Hernán Padilla in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, is a retired physician and former two-term Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico, the oldest city in the United States.... |
Physician, former Mayor of San Juan and Puerto Rico House Majority Leader | ||||
José Enrique Pedreira José Enrique Pedreira José Enrique Pedreira was a Puerto Rican composer noted for danzas.-Early years:Pedreira was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, into a family that belonged to San Juan's "High Society". The family sent him to the best private schools on the island at the time and at a young age had him take private... |
musician and composer Composer A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... |
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Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Phoenix Joaquin Rafael Phoenix , formerly credited as Leaf Phoenix, is an American film actor. He was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and his family returned to the continental United States four years later... |
Actor | ||||
Carlos Ponce Carlos Ponce (baseball) Carlos Ponce is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. He signed with the Milwaukee Brewers as a free agent in 1982 and played with the team at the Major League level in 1985.... |
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League... ' first baseman First baseman First base, or 1B, is the first of four stations on a baseball diamond which must be touched in succession by a baserunner in order to score a run for that player's team... |
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José M. Portela Jose M. Portela Brigadier General José M. Portela , is a retired officer of the United States Air Force who served in the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air while also serving as commander of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard. In 1972, Portela became the youngest C-141 Starlifter aircraft commander... |
A retired officer of the United States Air Force who in 1972, became the youngest C-141 Starlifter aircraft commander. | ||||
Jorge Posada Jorge Posada Jorge Rafael Posada Villeta is a Major League Baseball player who is currently a free agent and has played his entire career for the New York Yankees. He served as the Yankees primary catcher for most of his career, though following off-season knee surgery, he was moved to designated hitter for... |
New York Yankees New York Yankees The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the The Bronx, New York. They compete in Major League Baseball in the American League's East Division... ' catcher Catcher Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes his turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. This is a catcher's primary duty, but he is also called upon to master many other skills in order to... |
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Ramón Power y Giralt Ramon Power y Giralt Captain Ramón Power y Giralt , commonly known only as "Ramón Power", was, according to Puerto Rican historian Lidio Cruz Monclova, among the first native born Puerto Ricans to refer to himself as a "Puerto Rican" and to fight for the equal representation of Puerto Rico in front of the parliamentary... |
First person to be referred to as Puerto Rican Puerto Rican people A Puerto Rican is a person who was born in Puerto Rico.Puerto Ricans born and raised in the continental United States are also sometimes referred to as Puerto Ricans, although they were not born in Puerto Rico... |
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Carlos D. Ramirez Carlos D. Ramirez Carlos D. Ramirez was an American publisher who purchased El Diario La Prensa — the oldest Spanish-language newspaper in the United States — from the Gannett Company in 1989, and succeeded in turning around the paper's longstanding decline in readership and returned it to profitability.Ramirez was... (1946–1999) |
Publisher of El Diario La Prensa El Diario La Prensa El Diario la Prensa is the largest and oldest Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City, and the oldest Spanish-language daily in the United States. Published by ImpreMedia, the paper covers local, national and international news with an emphasis on Latin America, as well as human-interest... . |
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Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano Captain Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano , was a submarine commander in the United States Navy and the first Hispanic submarine commanding officer... |
Captain in the United States Navy - The first Hispanic submarine commanding officer in the United States Navy | ||||
Felisa Rincón de Gautier Felisa Rincón de Gautier Felisa Rincón de GautierThis name uses Spanish marriage naming customs; the first is the maiden family name "Rincón" and the second or matrimonial family name is "Gautier"... |
Former Mayor of San Juan and Democratic National Committeewoman | ||||
Augusto Rodríguez | Lieutenant in the United States Union Army - He was a member of the 15th Connecticut Regiment (a.k.a. Lyon Regiment) and during the American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... he served in the defenses of Washington, D.C. He led his men in the Battles of Fredericksburg Battle of Fredericksburg The Battle of Fredericksburg was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside... and Wyse Fork Battle of Wyse Fork The Battle of Wyse Fork was a battle fought in the Carolinas Campaign of the American Civil War, resulting in a Union Army victory.-Background:... in the American Civil War American Civil War The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25... . |
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Augusto Rodríguez Augusto Rodríguez (musician) Augusto Rodríguez a.k.a. "Tito" , was a music composer and chorus director. Rodríguez was the founder of the Choir of the University of Puerto Rico.-Early years:... |
Founder of Choir of the University of Puerto Rico. | ||||
Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Romero Barceló Carlos Antonio Romero Barceló is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fifth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the second governor to be elected from the New Progressive Party and also Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001, making him one of the more successful... |
Former governor of Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner, senator and mayor of San Juan | ||||
Samuel R. Quiñones Samuel R. Quiñones Samuel R. Quiñones was a prominent attorney in Puerto Rico who served for twenty years as the fifth President of the Senate of Puerto Rico, from 1949 to 1968, by far the longest serving Senate President. He had previously served as Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico in the... |
Lawyer and 5th Senate President | ||||
Johanna Rosaly Johanna Rosaly Johanna Rosaly is an actress, singer, and television host.-Early years:Johanna Rosaly was born in an area known as Santurce, a district of San Juan. In 1956 at the age of eight, she started taking acting lessons with Argentinians Luis A. Negro and Elba Mania, and dancing lessons with Beatriz... |
Actress & television host | ||||
Dr. Pedro Rosselló Pedro Rosselló Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001... |
Governor, senator and San Juan Municipal Health Director | ||||
Roberto Sánchez Vilella Roberto Sánchez Vilella Roberto Sánchez Vilella was the second Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1969. He was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico... |
Governor, 1st Secretary of State, Secretary of Public Works and San Juan City Administrator | ||||
Jorge Santini Jorge Santini Jorge Santini Padilla in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an Puerto Rican Politician and current Mayor of San Juan City.-Biography:... |
Current Mayor of San Juan and former senator | ||||
Daniel Santos Daniel Santos (boxer) Daniel Santos is a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur Santos represented Puerto Rico in international events, including the 1990 and 1992 Junior World Championships, Pan American Boxing Tournament, Goodwill Games, 1995 Pan American Games and the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he won a... |
Boxer | ||||
Antulio Segarra Antulio Segarra Colonel Antulio Segarra , was a United States Army officer who in 1943 became the first Puerto Rican in history to command a Regular Army Regiment. Segarra served as Military Aide to the Military Governor of Puerto Rico Theodore Roosevelt, Jr... |
Was an officer in the United States Army who in 1943 became the first Puerto Rican to command a Regular Army Regiment. | ||||
Geovany Soto Geovany Soto Geovany Soto is a Major League Baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs.-Professional career:... |
Current Chicago Cubs catcher, 2008 National League Rookie of the Year | ||||
Fermín Tangüis Fermín Tangüis Fermín Tangüis , was a Puerto Rican businessman, agriculturist and scientist who developed the seed that would eventually produce the Tanguis cotton in Peru and save that nation's cotton industry.-Early years:... |
Developed the seed that would eventually produce the Tanguis cotton in Peru and save that nation's cotton industry |
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Dayanara Torres Dayanara Torres Dayanara Torres Delgado is a Puerto Rican actress, singer, model, and former Miss Universe.Torres was discovered at age 17 while walking through the Plaza de Toa Alta in her hometown, and was invited to represent Toa Alta in the annual Miss Puerto Rico pageant. She won the pageant and the right... |
1993 Miss Universe Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers.... pageant winner |
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José Trías Monge José Trías Monge José Trías Monge was a lawyer and judge in Puerto Rico. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico from 1974 to 1985. He was appointed, without any prior court service, by Gov... |
Former Chief Justice, Attorney General of Puerto Rico and member of Puerto Rico's Constitutional Convention | ||||
Pedro Vázquez Pedro Vázquez Attorney and engineer Pedro Vázquez served as Puerto Rico's eighth Secretary of State from 1979 to 1981 under Governor Carlos Romero Barceló, Deputy Mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico from 1984 to 1988 under Mayor Baltasar Corrada del Rio and Executive Director of the publicly-owned Puerto Rico... |
Puerto Rico Secretary of State | – | José Villalba Riquelme | Spanish Minister of War 1919 | – |