1. Tommy Torres (1971)

Puerto Rican Singer

Grammy-winning producer from Puerto Rico known for his collaborations with superstars like Alicia Keys and Ricky Martin. Billboard Magazine named him the #1 Hot Latin Tracks Producer of 2007 and...

2. Pedro Capó (1980)

Singer Songwriter Actor

Puerto Rican singer/songwriter and musician known for releases like his 2010 self-titled album, featuring acclaimed songs like "Vamos a Huir." He is also an actor who has appeared in films...

3. José Ferrer (1912)

Actor

Became the first Puerto Rican and Hispanic actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor when he was honored for his role as the title character in the 1950...

4. Charlie Masso (1969)

Pop Singer

Puerto Rican singer who shot to superstardom as a member of the ultra-popular boy band Menudo. He left the band in the late '80s and returned in the late '90s to play...

5. Tego Calderón (1972)

Puerto Rican Rapper

Reggaeton musician whose 2002 debut full-length album El Abayarde sold 50,000 copies, a sales record for an urban music album. 

6. Johanna Rosaly (1948)

Puerto Rican Actor

A host known for her shows En Vivo a las Cinco and Super Sabados.

7. Carly Colón (1979)

Professional Wrestler

Puerto Rican wrestler best known for his time in the WWE; former Intercontinental and United States Champion.

8. Iris Chacón (1950)

Puerto Rican Actor And Singer

Puerto Rican dancer, singer, actress and sex symbol who toured internationally as a variety performer and was nicknamed "The Puerto Rican Bombshell."

9. Olga Tañón (1967)

Singer Composer

Latin pop star who has won two Grammy Awards, three Latin Grammy Awards, and twenty-eight Premios Lo Nuestro Awards.

10. Jorge Posada (1971)

Professional Baseball Player

MLB catcher who played 17 seasons with the New York Yankees, winning 4 World Series Championships.

11. Eduardo Cabra (1978)

World Music Singer

Known by the stage name Visitante, he is a musician and composer for the Puerto Rican band Calle 13. The Grammy-winning artist has released over half a dozen albums including Residente o Visitante...

12. Luis Atilano (1985)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Luis A. Atilano is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher with the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball.

13. Wilmer Calderon (1975)

Actor

14. Deborah Carthy-Deu (1966)

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15. Mapita Cortés (Unknow)

Mexican Actor

Mapita Cortés was an actress of telenovelas and the cinema of Mexico. She is the mother of Mexican actor Luis Gatica the wife of Lucho Gatica the niece of Puerto...

16. Cano Estremera (1958)

Puerto Rican Singer

Carlos Enrique Estremera Colón 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 a...

17. Joan Morales (1988)

Puerto Rican Footballer

Joan Morales is a Puerto Rican international footballer who plays for Sevilla PR as a defender.

18. Julio Toro (1943)

Puerto Rican Basketball Player

Julio Toro is a Puerto Rican basketball coach. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Greece he made history by becoming the first non-Soviet coach to defeat the United States...

19. Gloria González (1944)

Puerto Rican Musician

Gloria González is a Puerto Rican composer with an extensive repertoire of pop and salsa songs.

20. Jesús Hernáiz (1945)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Jesús Rafael Hernáiz Rodríguez is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during one season at the major league level for the Philadelphia Phillies. He was signed by the...

21. Joe Sánchez (1947)

Recipient Of The Purple Heart Me

Joe Sánchez is a former New York City police officer and author who published books about corruption within the New York City Police Department or NYPD. Upon exposing the illegal...

22. Rubén González Medina (1949)

Roman Catholic Bishop

Rubén Antonio González Medina CMF is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the third bishop of the Diocese of Caguas Puerto Rico.

23. Bert Peña (1959)

American Baseball Player

Adalberto Bert Peña Rivera is a former Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the Houston Astros in 1981 and from 1983 to 1987. He threw and batted right-handed stood...

24. Joe Acosta (1950)

Salsa Musician

Joe Acosta is a salsa piano player and one of the pioneers of Latin music in the United States in the early 1970s. Acosta migrated to New York City in...

25. Tato Laviera (1950)

American Writer

Abraham Tato Laviera was an acclaimed Nuyorican poet. An obituary for NBC Latino describes him as one of the greatest representatives of the Nuyorican movement.

26. Orlando Isales (1959)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Orlando Isales Pizarro is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. He played in three games for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1980 getting two hits in five at bats including one...

27. Vargrave Richards (1950)

American Politician

Vargrave A. Richards is a United States Virgin Islands politician and educator. Richards served as the Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands from 2003 until 2007 during the...

28. Charlie Rivera (2005)

Family Member

29. Francisco Zayas Seijo (1951)

Puerto Rico Politician

sco R. Zayas Seijo also known as Ico is a former member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and mayor of the city of Ponce Puerto Rico.

30. Sergio Ferrer (1951)

American Baseball Player

Sergio Ferrer Marrero is a former Major League Baseball shortstop.

31. Alba Raquel Barros (1952)

Puerto Rican Actor

Alba Raquel Barros is an actress comedian and dancer. She is better known for her acting career and she has won many national awards for her work both in the...

32. Luis Aquino (1964)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Luis Antonio Aquino is a former middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays Kansas City Royals Florida Marlins Montreal Expos and San...

33. Iván DeJesús (1953)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Iván Alvarez DeJesús is a former Major League Baseball player from 1974 to 1988 for the Los Angeles Dodgers Chicago Cubs Philadelphia Phillies St. Louis Cardinals New York Yankees San...

34. Víctor García San Inocencio (1958)

American Politician

Víctor García San Inocencio is a lawyer and politician from Puerto Rico that served as Minority Leader in the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Independence...

35. Carlos Pesquera (Unknow)

Puerto Rican Politician

Carlos Ignacio Pesquera Morales Ph. D. is a Puerto Rican civil engineer and former politician. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico in the elections of...

36. Ernie Fernandez (1960)

Puerto Rican Tennis Player

Ernesto Ernie Fernandez is a former professional tennis player from Puerto Rico.

37. Eugenio S. Belaval (1925)

Former Mercantile Law Professor;

Eugenio Belaval-Martínez was a mercantile law professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law a New Progressive Party or New Party for Progress member of the Puerto Rico...

38. Angel Cordero, Jr. (1942)

Puerto Rican Jockey

Angel Tomas Cordero Jr. is one of the leading thoroughbred horse racing jockeys of all time and the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the United States' Racing...

39. Ed Romero (1957)

American Baseball Player And Coa

Edgardo Ralph Romero Rivera is a former infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers Boston Red Sox Atlanta Braves and Detroit Tigers.

40. Rafael Trelles (1957)

Puerto Rican Artist

Rafael Trelles is a postmodern artist from Puerto Rico.

41. Delfin Colon (1969)

Puerto Rican Baseball Umpire

Delfin F. Colon is a former Major League Baseball umpire. He umpired his first Major League game on July 28 2008 and his last on September 27 2009. He officiated...

42. Choco Orta (1959)

Puerto Rican Actor And Singer

Choco Orta is a Santurce Puerto Rico born Latin/Tropical/Salsa singer percussionist dancer and actress and is one of the most acclaimed Salsa performers of the 21st century with successful performances...

43. Armando Ríos (1971)

American Baseball Player

Armando Ríos is a 5' 9 185 lb. left-handed outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 1998 through 2003. Rios played center field for Louisiana State University in 1991...

44. Nemir Matos-Cintrón (Unknow)

Puerto Rican Writer

Nemir Matos-Cintrón is a Puerto Rican author who resides in Florida. She has published several books of poetry and parts of a novel. She has openly thematized her lesbianism in...

45. Sylvia Rexach (1922)

Puerto Rican Musician

Sylvia Rexach was a comedy scriptwriter poet singer and composer of boleros.

46. Andrés Castro Ríos (1942)

Puerto Rican Composer And Writer

Andrés Castro Ríos was a poet and graduate from the Humanities Faculty of the University of Puerto Rico. Castro Ríos is known as one of the founders of the Guajana...

47. Francisco Arriví (1915)

American Writer

sco Arriví a. k. a. Paco was a writer poet and playwright known as The Father of the Puerto Rican Theater.

48. Luz María Umpierre (Unknow)

Puerto Rican Writer

Luz María Umpierre-Herrera is a Puerto Rican poet scholarNew-humanist educator and human rights advocate who lives in the United States. She is also known as Luzma Umpierre. She is widely...

49. Miguel Algarín (1941)

Puerto Rican Poet Writer Co-foun

Miguel Algarín Jr. is a Puerto Rican poet writer co-founder of the Nuyorican Poets Café and retired Rutgers University professor of English.

50. Rafael del Valle (Unknow)

Spanish Poet

Rafael del Valle was a Spanish poet. Born in Aguadilla he studied medicine in the University of Barcelona. He was disciple of Luis Pasteur in his institute. He exerted his...