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*[[César Andreu Iglesias]], founding editor of [[Claridad]] newspaper; novelist/political activist
*[[César Andreu Iglesias]], founding editor of [[Claridad]] newspaper; novelist/political activist
*[[Antonio Ayuso-Valdivieso]], owner and publisher of the now defunct daily "El Imparcial"
*[[Antonio Ayuso-Valdivieso]], owner and publisher of the now defunct daily "El Imparcial"
*[[Myriam Ayala]], reporter, [[WXTV]] in [[New York City|New York]]
*[[Bárbara Bermudo]], journalist, co-host of [[Univision]]s "Primer Impacto"
*[[Bárbara Bermudo]], journalist, co-host of [[Univision]]s "Primer Impacto"
*[[Marysol Castro]], meteorologist for ABC's [[Good Morning America]]
*[[Marysol Castro]], meteorologist for ABC's [[Good Morning America]]

Revision as of 19:26, 13 January 2008

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This list of Puerto Ricans includes people who were born in Puerto Rico, people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and/or immigrants who've made Puerto Rico their home, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work. They are listed in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable.

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Actors, actresses and comedians

Main article: List of Puerto Rican artists

Authors, playwrights and poets

Main article: List of Puerto Rican writers

Beauty Queens and Fashion Models

Business people and industrialists

Cartoonists

Composers, musicians and singers

Criminals and outlaws

Diplomats

Educators and scientists

Governors

Journalists

Military

In order to avoid any confusion, the names in the military section have been placed in surname alphabetical order. In the case that a person has two surnames, the last surname will be used as the base, unless both surnames are connected or joined by a "dash"/ "y" / "de" or "Del" then the first surname will be used.

  • Staff Sgt. Humberto Acosta-Rosario, U.S. Army, only Puerto Rican still listed as Missing In Action
  • Brigadier General Ricardo Aponte, U.S. Air Force, former Director of the Innovation and Experimentation Directorate, United States Southern Command, the first Puerto Rican to hold said position.
  • PFC Domingo Arroyo, USMC, first Puerto Rican and U.S. serviceman to die during the Somalian Civil War.
  • Brigadier General Antonio Rodriguez Balinas, U.S. Army, was the first commander of the Office of the First U.S. Army Deputy Command.
  • Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino Benitez, U.S. Navy, highly decorated submarine commander who led the rescue effort of the crew members of the USS Cochino during the Cold War.
  • Rear Admiral Jose M. Cabanillas, U.S. Navy, In WWII he was Executive Officer of the USS Texas and participated in the invasions of Africa and Normandy(D-Day).
  • Sergeant First Class Agustin Ramos Calero, U.S. Army, was the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in all of the United States during World War II.
  • Vice Admiral, Dr.Richard Carmona, former U.S. Surgeon General, served under President George W. Bush.
  • Staff Sgt. Modesto Cartagena, U.S. Army, most decorated Hispanic in history.
  • Tech4 Carmen Contreras-Bozak,WAC's, became the first Hispanic woman to serve in the Women’s Army Corps as an interpreter and in numerous administrative capacities.
  • Capt. Linda Garcia Cubero, United States Air Force, was the first Hispanic woman graduate of the United States Air Force Academy and the first to graduate from an American Military Academy.
  • Brigadier General Ruben A. Cubero, U.S. Air Force, first Hispanic Dean of the United States Air Force Academy.
  • Major General Juan Cesar Cordero Davila, U.S. Army, commanding officer of the 65th Infantry Regiment during the Korean War becoming one of the highest ranking ethnic officers in the Army..
  • Lieutenant General Pedro Del Valle, U.S. Marine Corps, first Hispanic three-star Marine general who played an instrumental role in the defeat of the Japanese froces in World War II.
  • Lieutenant Carmelo Delgado Delgado, Abraham Lincoln International Brigade, the first Puerto Rican and one of the first U. S. citizens to fight and die in the Spanish Civil War.
  • Rear Admiral Dr. Alberto Diaz, Jr., U.S. Navy, first Hispanic Director of the San Diego Naval Medical District
  • 2nd Lt. Carmen Dumler, WAC's, one of the first Puerto Rican women Army officers.
  • Major General Luis R. Esteves, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican and Hispanic to graduate from the United States Military Academy and organizer of the Puerto Rican National Guard.
  • Major General Salvador E. Felices, U.S. Air Force, first Puerto Rican general in the U.S. Air Force.
  • CWO3 Rose Franco, USMC, first Hispanic woman Chief Warrant Officer in the Marine Corps.
  • Rear Admiral Edmund Ernest García, U.S. Navy, During WWII he was commander of the Destroyer USS Sloat and saw action in the invasions of Africa, Sicily, and France.
  • PFC Fernando Luis Garcia, USMC, first Puerto Rican awarded the Medal Of Honor.
  • Brigadier General Mihiel "Mike" Gilormini, USAF, World War II hero, recipient of 5 Distinguished Flying Cross's and founder of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.
  • Capt. Miguel Henriquez, Captain Spanish Navy, defeated the British in Vieques.
  • Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez, U.S. Navy, the first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command.
  • Sgt. Zak Hernández, U.S. Army, killed in Panama on the eve of President George H. W. Bush's visit. His accused murderer, Pedro Miguel González Pinzón, was acquitted and later elected President of Panamá's National Congress, an event which has generated protests from the governments of the United States and Puerto Rico.
  • Major General Orlando Llenza, U.S. Air Force, is the second Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General (two-star General) in the United States Air Force.
  • General Manuel Goded Llopis, Spanish Army, was a high ranking general who fought alongside Generalisimo Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War
  • PFC Carlos Lozada, U.S. Army, awarded the Medal of Honor.
  • Brigadier General Antonio Maldonado, U.S.Air Force, who in 1965 became the youngest person to pilot a B-52 aircraft.
  • Lt. Francisco Gonzalo Marin, Cuban Liberation Army, believed to have designed the Puerto Rican Flag, fought alongside José Martí.
  • Lieutenant Colonel Teofilo Marxuach, U.S. Army, fired the first shot in World War I on behalf of the United States.
  • Rear Admiral George E. Mayer, U.S. Navy, first Hispanic Commander of the Naval Safety Center.
  • Sgt. Angel Mendez, USMC, awarded the Navy Cross in Vietnam and is being considered for the Medal of Honor. He saved Ronald D. Castille, who is one of the seven justices of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
  • Capt. Angel Rivero Mendez, Spanish Army, fired the first shot against the United States in the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, invented the "Kola Champagne".
  • Col. Virgil R. Miller, U.S. Army, Regimental Commander of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in WWII, the most decorated unit in U.S. military history and the rescue of the Lost Battalion of Texas.
  • Capt. Edwin Muñiz, Ph.D., M.D., Ed. D., United States Air Force, was the first person of Hispanic heritage to be named Aerospace Physiologist in the United States Air Force and NASA.(See also Educators and Scientists)
  • Major General William A. Navas, Jr., U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican named Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
  • Colonel Hector Andres Negroni, U.S. Air Force, first Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.
  • PFC. Ramon Nuñez-Juarez, USMC, listed as Missing in Action during the Korean War and posthumously awarded the Navy Cross, second highest medal after the Medal of Honor, that can be awarded by the Department of the Navy.
  • Capt. Maria Ines Ortiz, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican nurse to die in combat and first Army nurse to die in Iraq.
  • Brigadier General Luis Padial, Spanish Army, played an essential role in the abolishment of slavery in Puerto Rico.
  • Admiral Ramon Power y Giralt, Spanish Navy, distinguished himself in 1808-1809 with the defense of the Spanish Colony of Santo Domingo against an invasion from Napoleon's French forces by enforcing a blockade in support of Spanish ground troops. See also, Politicians, below.
  • Col. Carlos Betances Ramirez, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican to command a battalion in the Korean War.
  • Capt. Marion Frederic Ramirez de Arellano, U.S. Navy, was a submarine commander who was awarded two Silver Star Medals and a Bronze Star Medal for his actions against the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II.
  • Capt.Antonio de los Reyes Correa, Spanish Army, Puerto Rican hero who defended the town Arecibo from an invasion by defeating the British.
  • Major Fernando L. Ribas-Dominicci, U.S. Air Force, perished in Operation El Dorado Canyon.
  • Rear Admiral Frederick Lois Riefkohl, U.S. Navy, was the first Puerto Rican to graduate from the United States Naval Academy and the first to be awarded the Navy Cross.
  • Brigadier General Rudolph W. Riefkohl, U.S. Army, the first Puerto Rican to receive a "Tombstone promotion" to Brigadier General which technically makes him the first Hispanic general in the regular Army.
  • General Juan Rius Rivera, Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Liberation Army.
  • Capt. Manuel Rivera, Jr., USMC, First Puerto Rican and U.S. servicemen to die in Operation Desert Shield.
  • Brigadier General Pedro N. Rivera, M.D., USAF, the first Hispanic to be named medical commander in the United States Air Force.
  • Admiral Horacio Rivero, U.S. Navy, first Puerto Rican and second Hispanic four-star admiral.
  • SPC Lizbeth Robles, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican female soldier born in Puerto Rico to die in Iraq.
  • Master Sgt. Pedro Rodríguez, U.S. Army, awarded two Silver Stars Medals in one week.
  • Captain Eurípides Rubio, U.S. Army, awarded the Medal of Honor.
  • Sergeant Major Jose Luis Santiago, USMC, has the distinction of being the 2nd Battalion 9th Marines first Hispanic Sergeant Major and it's first Sergeant Major since its reactivation on July 13, 2007.
  • Sp4c Hector Santiago-Colon, U.S. Army, awarded the Medal of Honor.
  • Colonel Antulio Segarra, U.S. Army, the first Puerto Rican Regular Army officer to command a Regular Army Regiment.
  • MGySgt. Frankie Segarra, USMC, First Hispanic to reach the grade of Master Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps.
  • Pvt. Rafel Toro, USMC, served in the 2nd Nicaraguan Campaign and awarded the Navy Cross.
  • Brigadier General Antonio Valero de Bernabe, also known as the "Puerto Rican Liberator" fought alongside Simón Bolívar and helped liberate South America from Spanish Colonial rule.
  • Major Fernando E. Rodriguez Vargas,DDS, U.S. Army, discovered the bacteria which causes dental caries.
  • SPC Frances M. Vega, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican female soldier born in the U.S. to die in a war.
  • Captain Humbert Roque Versace,U.S. Army, first Army P.O.W. to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in captivity.
  • 2nd Lt. Juan Alonso Zayas, Spanish Army, fought in the Battle of Baler, Philippines.

Politicians

Puppeteers

Religion

Sports

Taínos

Main article: List of Taínos

Visual artists

Others

See also

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