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This is a list of famous Puerto Ricans, including people who were born in Puerto Rico or people who are of Puerto Rican ancestry, and many long-term residents and/or immigrants who made Puerto Rico their home. They are listed in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. By "famous" is meant that the people listed are (or were at some point in time) well-known, whether for their popularity or their notoriety, and either within or beyond Puerto Rico itself.

Please note that this list is quite carefully maintained, and if you simply add or delete a name without first discussing the change on the article's talk page, it is likely that your edit will be swiftly reverted.

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Actors, actresses and comedians

Authors, playwrights and poets

Beauty Queens and Fashion Models

Business people and industrialists

Cartoonists

Composers, musicians and singers

Criminals and outlaws

Diplomats

Educators and scientists

Governors

Journalists

Military

  • 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, currently the Director of the 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
  • Col. Carlos Betances Ramirez, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican to command a battalion in the Korean 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).
  • Vice Admiral, Dr.Richard Carmona, U.S. Surgeon General under President George W. Bush
  • Staff Sgt. Modesto Cartagena, U.S. Army, most decorated Hispanic in history
  • 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.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • Capt. Linda Garcia Cubero, United States Air Force, was the first Hispanic woman graduate of the Air Force Academy and the first to graduate from an American Military Academy.
  • Brigadier General Ruben A. Cubero, U.S. Air Force, former Dean of the Air Force Academy.
  • Lieutenant General Pedro Del Valle, U.S. Marine Corps, first Hispanic three-star Marine general
  • Rear Admiral Dr. Alberto Diaz, Jr., U.S. Navy, first Hispanic Director of the San Diego Naval Medical District
  • 2 Lt. Carmen Dumler, WAC's, one of the first Puerto Rican women Army officers
  • Major General Luis R. Esteves, U.S. Army, organized 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 Garcia, 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.
  • 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
  • PFC Carlos Lozada, U.S. Army, awarded 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, fought alongside Jose Marti
  • Lieutenant Colonel Teofilo Marxuach, U.S. Army, fired the first shot in World War I on behalf of the United States
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Sergeant First Class Agustin Ramos Calero, U.S. Army, was the second most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in all of the United States during World War II
  • Capt.Antonio de los Reyes Correa, Spanish Army, defeated the British in Arecibo
  • 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.
  • 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
  • Capt. Angel Rivero Mendez, Spanish Army, fired the first shot against the Americans in the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, invented the "Kola Champagne"
  • Admiral Horacio Rivero, U.S. Navy, first 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 Rodriguez, U.S. Army, awarded two Silver Stars in one week
  • Brigadier General Antonio Rodriguez Balinas, U.S. Army, was the first commander of the Office of the First U.S. Army Deputy Command.
  • Major Fernando E. Rodriguez Vargas,DDS, U.S. Army, discovered the bacteria which causes dental caries
  • Captain Humbert Roque Versace,U.S. Army, first Army P.O.W. to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in captivity.
  • Captain Euripides Rubio, U.S. Army, awarded Medal of Honor
  • Sp4c Hector Santiago-Colon, U.S. Army, awarded Medal of Honor
  • MGySgt. Frankie Segarra, USMC, First Hispanic to reach the grade of Master Gunnery Sergeant in the Marine Corps
  • Pvt. Rafel Toro, USMC, served in the 2nd Nicaraguan Campaign and awarded the Navy Cross.
  • Brigadier General Antonio Valero de Bernabe, fought alongside Simón Bolívar
  • SPC Frances M. Vega, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican female soldier born in the U.S. to die in a war
  • 2Lt. Juan Alonso Zayas, Spanish Army, fought in the Battle of Baler, Philippines

Politicians

Puppeteers

Religion

Sports

Taínos

Visual artists

Others

See also

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