List of Puerto Ricans

Ricardo Alvarez-Rivón, creator of "Turey"
Vanesa Littlecrow, comic creator
George Perez, "Marvel" comic book artist
John Rivas, creator of "Bonzzo"
Jose Vega Santana, creator of "Remi, El Clown" (see also Actors and Actress below)

Journalists

Jose Julian Acosta
María Celeste Arraras
Barbara Bermudo
Rafael Bracero
Enrique Cruz
Tomas De Jesus Mangual
Carmen Dominicci
Manuel Fernandez Juncos
Ray Garcia
Jackie Guerrido
Laura Hernandez
Carmen Jovet
Michele LaFountain, anchor for ESPN Deportes (Sports)
Luis Francisco Ojeda
John Ramos
Geraldo Rivera
Lynette Santiago
Guillermo José Torres
Elizabeth Vargas, "Liz" anchor "ABC News 20/20"
Luz Nereida Velez

Actors, Actresses and Comedians

Kirk Acevedo
Jose Miguel Agrelot, comedian, "Don Cholito"
Eva Alers, actress
Victor Argo, actor (Coyote Ugly)
Raymond Arrieta, comedian
Charlotte Ayanna
Yoyo Boing, comedian
Lucy Boscana,soap opera actress
Giselle Blondet, actress and TV host
Norma Candal, comedian
Irene Cara, singer and actress (Fame)
Mylo Carbia, screenwriter, small part in (Underworld) the movie
Raulito Carbonell, comedian
Jorge Castro
Braulio Castillo, soap opera actor
Braulio Castillo, hijo
Melwin Cedeño
Lynette Chico
Ivonne Coll, actress (The Godfather II)
Miriam Colon, actress (Scarface)
Paquito Cordero, TV producer and comedian
Mara Croatto, soap opera actress
Luis Antonio Cosme, actor and television chef
Henry Darrow, actor, "Manolito" (TV series The High Chaparral)
Sully Diaz, soap opera actress
Sammy Davis, Jr. (Puerto Rican on his mother's side)
Lydia Echevarria, soap opera actress
Hector Elizondo, actor (Pretty Woman, The Princess Diaries)
Erik Estrada, actor (TV series CHiPs, Sealab 2021)
José Ferrer, actor (Cyrano de Bergerac), first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award
Miguel Ferrer, actor, (Robocop, The Manchurian Candidate)
Kathy Franco, comedian
Luis Guzman, actor
Raúl Juliá, actor (Kiss of the Spider Woman, The Addams Family)
John Leguizamo, actor (Moulin Rouge!, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar) (Puerto Rican on Father's side)
Adamari Lopez, soap opera actress
Jennifer López, actress (Selena, The Cell)
Sunshine Logroño, comedian
Claribel Medina, international actress
John Melendez, "Stuttering John" ("Howard Stern Show" and "The Tonight Show")
Angela Meyer, soap opera actress
Ari Meyers, actress (TV series Kate & Allie)
Karla Michelle
Esai Morales, actor (La Bamba)
Jacobo Morales, actor (Bananas)
Rita Moreno, actress, winner of Oscar, a Tony Award, an Emmy and a Grammy
Frankie Muniz, actor (TV series Malcolm in the Middle) (Puerto Rican on father's side)
Rafo Muñiz, comedian
Tommy Muñiz, comedian
Rosie Perez, actress (White Men Can't Jump, Fearless)
Joaquin Phoenix, actor (Signs), (Gladiator) (born in Puerto Rico)
Freddie Prinze, comedian and actor (TV series Chico and the Man)
Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor (Scooby-Doo)
Chita Rivera, "Broadway Legend", winner of 2 Tony Awards
Ramón (Diplo) Rivero, comedian
Adalberto Rodríguez, comedian, "Machuchal"
Gladys Rodríguez, comedian
Michelle Rodríquez, actress (The Fast and the Furious)
Roselyn Sanchez, actress (Rush Hour 2,Chasing Papi)
Jose Vega Santana, "Remi" the Clown, (also see: Cartoonists above)
Jimmy Smits, actor (TV series L.A. Law); (Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith)
Miguel Ángel Suárez, actor (Stir Crazy)
Gloria Swanson, actress (Sunset Boulevard) (born in San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Benicio del Toro, actor (Traffic), Academy award winner
Christina Vidal, TV series Taina
Lisa Vidal
Luis Vigoreaux, TV host
Luisito Vigoreaux, TV host
Otilio Warrington, comedian, "Bizcocho"

Sports

Roberto Alomar, baseball player
Sandy Alomar, baseball player
Sandy Alomar, Jr., baseball player
Carmelo Anthony, basketball player (Puerto Rican on his mother's side)
Carlos Arroyo, basketball player
Carlos Baerga, baseball player
Wilfred Benitez, boxer, member of Boxing Hall of Fame
Kike Bernier, gymnast, member of Puerto Rican National Gymnastics Team
Hiram Bithorn, baseball player, first Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball
Kristina Brandi, tennis player
Ivan Calderon, baseball player
Ivan Calderon, boxer
Hector 'Macho' Camacho, boxer
John Cangelosi (Puerto Rican on mother's side)
Orlando "Peruchin' Cepeda, baseball player, member of Baseball Hall of Fame
Kermit Cintron, boxer
Roberto Clemente, baseball player, member of Baseball Hall of Fame
Dr. Rebekah Colberg, "The Mother of Puerto Rican Women's Sports"
Carlitos Colon, wrestler
Angel Cordero Jr., jockey, member of Jockey Hall of Fame
José Miguel Cotto, boxer
Miguel Cotto, boxer
Jose "Cheo" Cruz, baseball player
Christian Dalmau, BSN basketball player
Raymond Dalmau, basketball player
Esteban De Jesus, boxer
Carlos Delgado, baseball player
Melissa Del Valle, boxer
Alfredo Escalera, boxer
Sixto Escobar, boxer, member of Boxing Hall of Fame
Gigi Fernández, tennis player
Bold Forbes, Thoroughbred Champion
Ruben Gomez, first Puerto Rican to pitch and win a World Series game.
Wilfredo Gomez, boxer, member of Boxing Hall of Fame
Jorge "Peco" Gonzalez, marathon runner
Juan "Igor" Gonzalez, baseball player
Ivonne Harrison, track and field athlete
Reggie Jackson, baseball player, member of Baseball Hall of Fame (Puerto Rican on father's side)
Belinda Laracuente, boxer
Butch Lee, basketball player
Angelita Lind, track and field athlete
Laura Daniela Lloreda, member of Mexican National Volleyball Team
Javy Lopez, baseball player
Mike Lowell, baseball player
Felix Magath, first Puerto Rican (mother is German)to play in World Cup soccer for Germany
Edgar Martinez, baseball player
Alberto Mercado, olympian boxer, the only American citizen in the 1980 Olympics
Jerome Mincy, basketball player
John John Molina, boxer
Pedro Montañez, boxer
Mario "Quijote" Morales, baseball player
Pedro Morales, wrestler, member of WWE Hall of Fame
Emilio "Millo" Navarro, first Puerto Rican to play in the "Negro Leagues"
Luis Olmo, first Puerto Rican to hit a home run in a World Series
Carlos Ortiz, boxer, member of Boxing Hall of Fame
Jose Ortiz, basketball player
Luis Ortiz, boxer, first Puerto Rican to win an Olympic medal in boxing
Raul Papaleo, Puerto Rican National Volleyball Team
Ernesto Pastor, bullfighter
Victor Pellot, a.k.a. "Vic Power", baseball player, second black Puerto Rican in Major League Baseball
Jorge Posada, baseball player
Peter John Ramos, basketball player
Ramon Ramos, basketball player
German Rieckehoff, former president Puerto Rican Olympic Committee
Ramon Rivas, basketball player
Ron Rivera, football player, first Puerto Rican in the National Football League
Ivan "Pudge" Rodríguez, baseball player
Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez, golfer, member of Golf Hall of Fame
Ruben Rodríguez, basketball player
Jose "King" Roman, boxer, first Puerto Rican to fight for the world heavyweight title.
Edwin "El Chapo" Rosario, boxer
John Ruíz, first Hispanic heavyweight boxing champion
Alex Sanchez, boxer
Benito Santiago, baseball player
Daniel Santiago, basketball player
O.J. Santiago, football player
Samuel Serrano, boxer
Mark Spitz, swimmer, won seven Olympic gold medals for U.S.A. (half-Puerto Rican)
Dickie Thon, baseball player
Julio Toro, basketball coach
José "Chegui" Torres, boxer, member of Boxing Hall of Fame
Félix "Tito" Trinidad, boxer
Javier Vazquez, baseball player
Wilfredo Vazquez, boxer
Savio Vega, WWE wrestler
Ada Velez, boxer
Mark Watring, equestrian
Bernie Williams, baseball player

Astrologers

Carlos Busquets
Anita Cassandra
Walter Mercado
Rukmini

Beauty Queens

Mr. Universe

Yiye Avila (Also see "Religion", below)

Religion

Cardinal Luis Aponte Martinez, first Puerto Rican to become a cardinal
Father Francisco Ayerra de Santa Maria, Puerto Rico's first poet
Bishop Juan Alejo de Arizmendi, first Puerto Rican to become a bishop
Rev. Yiye Avila, pentecostal leader
Rev. Nicky Cruz, former gangster turned minister
Sister Maria Dominguez, beatified in 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Sor Isolina Ferre
Juanita García Peraza, "Mita", founder of "Mita" religion
St. Charlie
Teofilo Vargas Sein, "Aron", leader of "Mita" religion
Ricardo Surinach
Father Diego de Torres Vargas, first to write about the history of Puerto Rico.

Authors and Poets

Abelardo Diaz Alfaro
Dr.Manuel A. Alonso, poet and author
Jose Gautier Benitez, poet
Tomas Blanco
Julia de Burgos, poet
Mayre Calvani, writer
Nemesio Canales, essayist and poet
Dr.Cayetano Coll y Toste, historian and writer
Jesus Colon, writer, father of "Nuyorican" movement
Juan Antonio Corretjer, poet
Dr.Jose Antonio Davila, poet
Virgilio Davila, poet
Mayra Santos Febres, poet
Rosario Ferré
Manuel Zeno Gandía
Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier, poet
Enrique A. Laguerre, writer, nominated for Nobel Prize in literature
Fransico Manrique Cabrera, poet
René Marquéz, playwright
Concha Mendez, poet
Manuel Mendez Ballester, writer
Miguel Pinero, Nuyorican Poet
Roberto Ramos Peres
Miriam Ramirez
Luis Rafael Sanchez,playwright
Esmeralda Santiago, author
Alejandro Tapia y Rivera, writer and poet, "The Father of Puerto Rican Literature"
Piri Thomas, writer, poet
Lola Rodriguez de Tio, poet, wrote lyrics to the revolutionary "Borinqueña"
Edwin Torres, "Nuyorican Movement" poet
Judge Edwin Torres, writer (Carlito's Way), New York Supreme Court Justice
Luis Llorens Torres, poet

Artists

Tomas Batista, sculptor
José Campeche, artist
James De La Vega, mural artist
Lorenzo Homar, graphic artist
Francisco Oller, artist
Julio Rosado del Valle, abstract expressionist

Military

Vice Admiral, Dr.Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General under President George W. Bush
Brigadier General Antonio Rodriguez Balinas, U.S. Army
Col. Carlos Betances Ramirez, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican to command a battalion in the Korean War
Sgt. Modesto Cartagena, U.S. Army, most decorated Hispanic in history
Major General Pedro Del Valle, U.S. Marine Corps, first Hispanic two-star Marine general
Capt. Miguel Enriquez, Spanish naval captain, pirate
Brigadier General Luis R. Esteves, U.S. Army
PFC Fernando L. Garcia, USMC, first Puerto Rican awarded the Medal Of Honor
Major General Orlando Llenza, U.S. Air Force
PFC Carlos Lozada, U.S. Army, awarded Medal of Honor
Admiral Ramon Power y Giralt, Spanish Navy
Capt.Antonio de los Reyes Correa, Spanish Army
Major Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci, U.S. Air Force
Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl, U.S. Navy
Rear Admiral Horacio Rivero, U.S. Navy, first Hispanic four-star admiral
Captain Euripides Rubio, U.S. Army, awarded Medal of Honor
Sp4c Hector Santiago-Colon, U.S. Army, awarded Medal of Honor
Brigadier General Antonio Valero de Bernabe, fought alongside Simón Bolívar

Tainos

Agueybana, Taíno chief, "supreme cacique"
Agueybana II,brother of Agueybana, see: "Agueybana"
Arasibo, cacique, area of Arecibo
Caguax, cacique, area of Caguas
Hayuya, cacique, area of Jayuya
Jumacao, cacique, area of Humacao

Politicians

Herman Badillo, first Puerto Rican to serve in U.S. Congress
Joaquin Balaguer, president of Dominican Republic (Puerto Rican on his mother's side)
Dr. José Celso Barbosa, "The Father of Puerto Rico's Statehood Movement"
Antonio R. Barcelo, founder of the "Puerto Rican Liberal Party"
Carlos Romero Barcelo, former governor
Angel O. Berrios, mayor of Caguas
Dr.Ruben Berrios, president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party
Dr.Ramon Emeterio Betances, main leader of the Grito de Lares revolution
Mariana Bracetti, leader of the Lares Revolutionary Council
Juan Marí Bras, founder of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party
Mathias Bruckman, leader of the Grito de Lares
Sila María Calderón, first female governor of Puerto Rico
Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos, founder of the Nationalist Party
Roman Baldorioty de Castro, "The Father of Puerto Rico's Autonomy"
Rafael Hernández Colón, former governor
Dr. Gilberto Concepcion de Gracia, founder of P.R. Independence Party
Rafael "Churumba" Cordero Santiago, former mayor of Ponce
Jose de Diego, known as "The Father of Puerto Rico's Independence Movement"
Dr. Antonio Fernós-Isern,first Puerto Rican cardiologist and Resident Commissiner.
Luis A. Ferré, Former governor (see also Industry below)
Maurice Ferre, former mayor of Miami, Florida
Fernando Ferrer, Bronx president
Eugenio Maria de Hostos, (see also Educators below)
Tito Kayak, activist
Lolita Lebron, nationalist
Juan Ponce de Leon II, first Puerto Rican to be tempoary governor
Luis Munoz Marin, first Puerto Rican to be elected governor
Olga A. Mendez, first Puerto Rican New York State Senator
Ines Mendoza, first lady of Puerto Rico
Francisco Ramirez Medina, President of the Republic of Ruerto Rico (September 28, 1868), during "El Grito de Lares" revolt
Teodoro Moscoso Jr., architect of Operation Bootstrap
Luis Munoz Rivera, first Puerto Rican to be Resident Commissioner in Washington,D.C.
Dr. Antonia Novello, U.S. Surgeon General under President George Bush, Sr.
Eddie Perez, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut
Jesus T. Piñero, first Puerto Rican to be named Governor by the U.S.
Francisco Mariano Quiñones, the frist president of Puerto Rico's Cabinet
Ramon Luis Rivera, former mayor of Bayamón.
Manuel Rojas, leader of the "Grito de Lares"
Dr. Pedro Rosselló, former governor
Felisa Rincón de Gautier, first woman to be elected mayor of an American Capital city.
Segundo Ruiz Belvis, leader of the Grito de Lares revolt
Manuela Santiago Collazo, mayor of Vieques
Maria de Lourdes Santiago,first female "PIP" member to be elected into the Puerto Rican Senate
Jose Serrano,first Puerto Rican congressman
Nydia Velazquez, first Puerto Rican congresswomen
Roberto Sánchez Vilella, former governor

Industrialists

Carlota Alfaro, fashion
Luis Antonio, fashion
Luisa Capetillo, labor leader
Ramiro L. Colon, first administrator of Cooperativa de Cafeteros de Puerto Rico, Café Rico' (official coffee of the Vatican)
Noel Colon Martinez, founder of Amigo Supermarkets
Atilano Cordero Badillo, Supermercados Grande
Richard Carrion, Banco Popular
Edmundo B. Fernandez, Ron del Barrilito and Alcohlado Superior 70
Luis A. Ferré, San Juan Cement (see also Politics above)
Ramon Lopez Irizarry,Inventor of Coco Lopez
Israel Kopel, Founder of Almacenes Pitusa department stores
Teodoro Moscoso Sr., founder of "Farmacias Moscoso" (Moscoso Pharmacy)
Gildo Massó, founder of Massó Enterprises and Casa's Massó
Angel Ramos, Founder of Telemundo television network, El Mundo (Puerto Rico)Newspaper
Miguel Ruíz, Café Yaucono'
Juan Serralles, founder of "Don Q" rum
Diego Suarez, V. Suarez
Joseph A. Unanue, president and CEO of Goya Foods, son of founder
Alfonso Valdez, founder of Cerveceria India
Salvador Vasallo, founder of Vasallo Industries Inc. (Industrias Vasallo Inc.), Vasallo Distribution Center, and Vasallo Molding Corp.

Educators

Joseph M. Acaba, educator, first Puerto Rican astronaut candidate
Dr. Ricardo Alegria, anthropologist, archaeologist, educator
Rafael Cordero, beatified in 2004 by Pope John Paul II
Ana G. Mendez, educator, founder of the Ana G. Mendez University System
Eugenio Maria de Hostos (see also Politicians above)
Lourdes Pamela Pop,educator
Dr. Agustin Stahl, scientist
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, pioneer in black history
Ana Maria O'Neill, educator and women's rights advocate
Dr. Antonia Pantojas, awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Puppeteers

Antulio Kobo Santarrosa, "La Chachara", "La Condesa", "La Comay"
Felipo Tirado, "Pepe LoCuas"

Others

Milivi Adams, young cancer patient from Vieques
Sonny Arguinzoni, founder of Victory Outreach
Clara Benitez, matriarch of the Benitez boxing family and socialite
Roberto Cofresí, Puerto Rico's most famous pirate
Corea Cotto, infamous outlaw
Magali Febles, Beauty Expert
Mayte Garcia, former wife of Prince, formerly known as the Artist from 1996-1998, bellydancer in the New Power Generation 1991-1997
Antonio García López a/k/a Toño Bicicleta, famous outlaw
Juan Manuel García Passalacqua, politic commentator, lawyer
José Juan García, "Cheguan", founder of Hogares Crea
Victor Manuel Gerena, stole $7 million from Wells Fargo
Alejandro Gonzalez Malave, infamous undercover policeman
Maria Elena Holly, widow of rock legend Buddy Holly
Isabel la Negra, infamous female gangster
LaLa, TV show host
Astrid Muñoz, supermodel
Jessica Pacheco Calvente, crime victim
Jose Padilla, al-Qaeda terrorist
Silverio Perez, show host
Milagros Reyes Montanez, defendedher daughter from a wouldbe rapist
Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Leader of "Los Macheteros"
Luciano Rivera, survivor of air tragedy
Jai Rodriguez, of TV show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy
David Sanes, whose death eventually led to the U.S. military leaving Vieques
Chay Santini, supermodel
Ramona Trinidad Iglesias, world's oldest woman
Tony Tursi, member of the Mafia
Delimar Vera Cuevas, kidnap victim
Roberto Vigoreaux, former show host, senator