1. Roberto Roena (1938)

Puerto Rican Musician

Salsa dancer, percussionist, and band leader who established the group Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound.

2. Jacobo Ramos (1972)

Gospel Singer

American gospel singer who has put out albums such as Dile Al Corazón Que Camine and Dias Extraordinarios. He is known for tracks like "Que camine" and "Me has conocido". 

3. Wil Cordero (1971)

American Baseball Player

Shortstop early in his career who later played first base and left field, he was an All-Star and Silver Slugger in 1994.

4. Jonathan Sánchez (1982)

Puerto Rican Baseball Pitcher

Pitcher best known for his six-year stint with the San Francisco Giants, where he played from 2006 to 2011. He won a World Series with the team in 2010. 

5. Charlie Hernández (1965)

Puerto Rican Politician

Puerto Rican politician who was elected to the Puerto Rico House of Representatives representing District 19 in 2001. In 2012, he was elected as a Representative At-Large and later became...

6. Armando Riesco (1977)

Actor

Puerto Rican-born screen actor known for his roles in such American independent films as Garden State and Pieces of April. He also appeared in director Spike Lee's 25th Hour and in the...

7. Art López (1937)

American Baseball Player

Arturo López Rodríguez is a former professional baseball player. He played one season in Major League Baseball as an outfielder for the New York Yankees in 1965. He also played...

8. Alex Galindo (1985)

Puerto Rican Professional Basket

Alexander Alex Galindo is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player who plays with Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Puerto Rican Baloncesto Superior Nacional. He also is a member of the...

9. Alicia Moreda (1912)

Puerto Rican Actor And Comedian

Alicia Moreda Tuya was a soap opera actress comedian and a pioneer in Puerto Rico television.

10. Hernán Padilla (1938)

American Politician

Hernán Padilla in Mayagüez Puerto Rico is a retired physician and former two-term Mayor of San Juan Puerto Rico.

11. Chucho Avellanet (1941)

Puerto Rican Singer

Armando Hipólito Avellanet González nicknamed Chucho is a Puerto Rican singer and comedic actor.

12. José Luis Rivera Guerra (1973)

Politician; Member Of The Puerto

José Luis Rivera Guerra is a Puerto Rican politician formerly affiliated with the New Progressive Party. He was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2000 to...

13. Norman Ramírez Rivera (1958)

Puerto Rican Politician

Norman Ramírez Rivera is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party. He was a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2005 to 2013 representing...

14. Carmen Jovet (1944)

Puerto Rican Journalist

Carmen Jovet is a journalist the first Puerto Rican woman news anchor in Puerto Rico.

15. Dave Rosello (1950)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

David Rosello Rodríguez is a former Major League Baseball player. He played all or part of nine seasons in the majors between 1972 and 1981 for the Chicago Cubs and...

16. Roberto Sánchez Vilella (1913)

Puerto Rican Politician

Roberto Sánchez Vilella was the second Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holding the position from 1965 to 1969. Sánchez Vilella successfully ran for governor in the 1964 elections...

17. Jorge Alberto Ramos Comas (1946)

American Politician

Jorge Alberto Ramos Comas was a Puerto Rican politician and former senator. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1997 to 2000 representing the Popular Democratic...

18. José Guillermo Rodríguez (1960)

Puerto Rico Mayor

José Guillermo Rodríguez Rodríguez is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the Mayor of the city of Mayagüez Puerto Rico. He was born in Mayagüez on October 10 1956....

19. Orlando Parga (1939)

American Politician

Orlando Parga Figueroa is a Puerto Rican politician and former member of the Senate of Puerto Rico. He served as President pro tempore of the Senate from 2005 to 2009.

20. Ernesto Ramos Antonini (1898)

Puerto Rican Politician

Ernesto Ramos Antonini was the President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico and co-founder of the Partido Popular Democrático de Puerto Rico.

21. Martín Travieso (1882)

American Politician

Martín Travieso Jr. was a Puerto Rican politician senator lawyer and judge. He was a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1917 to 1921. He also served...

22. María Luisa Arcelay (1893)

Puerto Rican Politician And Busi

María Luisa Arcelay was an educator businesswoman and politician. In November 1932 she became the first woman in Puerto Rico to be elected to a government legislative body when she...

23. Olga A. Méndez (1925)

New York Politician

Olga A. Méndez was the first Puerto Rican woman elected to a state legislature in the United States mainland.

24. Juan Mari Brás (1927)

Puerto Rican Independence Leader

Juan Mari Brás was an advocate for Puerto Rican independence from the United States who founded the Puerto Rican Socialist Party. On October 25 2006 he became the first person...

25. William A. Navas, Jr. (1942)

United States General

A. Navas Jr. is a retired United States Army Major General who served as the Director of the Army National Guard. He is also the first Puerto Rican to...

26. Carlos Berrocal (1957)

Puerto Rican Swimmer

Carlos Berrocal is a former backstroke and freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal Canada. Two years later Berrocal...

27. Juan Rullán Rivera (1884)

American Mayor

Juan Rullán Rivera was Puerto Rican politician who served as the Mayor of the city of Mayagüez Puerto Rico. Juan Rullán was born on November 19 1884 in the Juan...

28. Rafael Cancel Miranda (1930)

Puerto Rican Politician

Rafael Cancel Miranda is a political activist member of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party and an advocate of Puerto Rican independence. On March 1 1954 Cancel Miranda together with fellow...

29. Carlos Vargas Ferrer (1971)

Puerto Rican Politician

Carlos J. Vargas Ferrer in Mayaguez Puerto Rico but resides in Cidra Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party. He was elected to the...

30. Gilberto Clavell (1989)

Puerto Rican Basketball Player

Gilberto Clavell is a Puerto Rican basketball player for Kouvot of Finland's Korisliiga. Clavell was an All-American college player at Sam Houston State University. Clavell a 6'6 small forward who...

31. Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier (Unknow)

Puerto Rican Writer

Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier was a Puerto Rican poet.

32. Salvador Agron (1943)

Puerto Rican Gang Member

Salvador Agron a. k. a. The Capeman was a Puerto Rican gang member who murdered two teenagers in a Hell's Kitchen park in 1959. Agron mistook both teenagers for members...

33. J. J. Barea (1984)

Puerto Rican Basketball Player

José Juan Barea Mora is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for Northeastern University before joining the...

34. Salvador Tió (1911)

Puerto Rican Writer

Salvador Tió y Montes De Oca was a Puerto Rican poet writer and promoter of Puerto Rican culture best known for coining the term Spanglish.

35. Maria Arrillaga (Unknow)

Puerto Rican Writer

María Arrillaga is a Puerto Rican poet who has been a professor at the University of Puerto Rico. She taught in the Spanish department on the Rio Piedras campus. She...

36. José Vidro (1974)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

José Angel Vidro is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. Though he never officially retired Vidro has not played since 2008.

37. Frankie Librán (1948)

Baseball Player

sco Librán Rosas was a Puerto Rican athlete who distinguished himself for performing professionally on all three major sports in the island. Most notably Librán played as an infielder in...

38. Milt Ramírez (1950)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Milton Ramírez Barboza is a retired Puerto Rican Major League Baseball infielder. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals during the 1970 and 1971 seasons and the Oakland Athletics during...

39. Josué Matos (1978)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Josué Matos is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. Matos has spent over a decade in pro baseball and has pitched at times for the Puerto Rican national team.

40. Omar Olivares (1967)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Omar Olivares Palqu is a former right-handed starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the St. Louis Cardinals Colorado Rockies Philadelphia Phillies Detroit Tigers Seattle Mariners Anaheim Angels...

41. Ed Olivares (1938)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Edward Olivares Balzac is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and third baseman who spent parts of two seasons playing for the St. Louis Cardinals. He batted and threw right-handed....

42. Ozzie Virgil, Jr. (1956)

Puerto Rican Baseball Player

Osvaldo José Virgil Jr. is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played with the Philadelphia Phillies Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays from 1980 to 1990. He was...

43. Ricardo Dalmau (1977)

Puerto Rican Basketball Player

Ricardo Dalmau Santana is the youngest of three children of the legendary basketball player Raymond Dalmau. He began his professional basketball career in 1995 with the Polluelos de Aibonito under...

44. Carlos Escalera (1979)

Puerto Rican Basketball Player

Carlos Escalera is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Escalera has played in the American Basketball Association and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico with Guaynabo Conquistadores Mayaguez...

45. Jaime Frontera (1940)

Olympic Basketball Player

Jaime Frontera is a Puerto Rican former basketball player who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and in the 1968 Summer Olympics. He was one of the torch lighters of...