1. Benicio del Toro (1967)

Actor

Puerto Rican actor and film producer who became known for his role in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. His performance in the 2000 film, Traffic, earned him a BAFTA Award, a...

2. José Miguel Gallardo (1897)

Puerto Rican Politician

Dr. José Miguel Gallardo was a professor at the University of Puerto Rico and two-time Governor of Puerto Rico. He and his wife fellow professor Ida Gallardo lived most of...

3. Luciano Quiñones (1948)

Puerto Rican Musician

Luciano Quiñones Lugo is a pianist and the foremost composer of Modern Puerto Rican Danzas.

4. Francisco Mariano Quiñones (1830)

Puerto Rican Abolitionist

sco Mariano Quiñones was a proponent of the abolition of slavery and of the self-determination of Puerto Rico.

5. Perza Rodríguez (1957)

Puerto Rican Politician

Perza Rodríguez Quiñones is a Puerto Rican politician and former mayor of Cabo Rojo. Rodríguez is affiliated with the New Progressive Party and served as mayor from 2005 to 2013.

6. Juan Angel Tió Malaret (1874)

American Politician

Juan Angel Tió Malaret was a Puerto Rican politician businessman entrepreneur and writer. He served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1917 to 1920.

7. Janina Irizarry (1983)

Puerto Rican Singer

Janina Maria Irizarry Nazario is a Puerto Rican singer more known for being the winner of the first season of Objetivo Fama a singing talent contest held in Puerto Rico....

8. Lola Rodríguez de Tió (1843)

Poet

Lola Rodríguez de Tió was the first Puerto Rican-born woman poet to establish herself a reputation as a great poet throughout all of Latin America. A believer in women's rights...

9. Luis Antonio Ramos (1973)

Actor