List of Puerto Ricans

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Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.

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 have made Puerto Rico their home, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work.

This list should be carefully maintained, and adding or deleting a name without first discussing the change on the article's talk page is likely to be reverted. This list should contain the names of persons who meet Wikipedia's Notability criteria, even if the person does not have an article yet. Additions to the list must be listed in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable and must provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablility, otherwise it will be removed.

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[edit] Actors, actresses, comedians and directors

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Actors, actresses, comedians and directors. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notability, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Authors, playwrights and poets

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Authors, playwrights and poets. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notability, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Beauty queens and fashion models

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Beauty Queens and Fashion Models. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Business people and industrialists

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Business people and industrialists. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Cartoonists

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Cartoonists. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Composers, musicians and singers

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Composers, musicians and singers. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Criminals and outlaws

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who were infamous and well known Criminals and outlaws. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Diplomats

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who are notable Diplomats. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Educators and scientists

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers in the fields of Education or science All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notability, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Governors

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have served as Governors or First Ladies of the island. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] First Ladies of Puerto Rico

[edit] Journalists

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Journalists. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Judges and law enforcement

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers in the fields of Law Enforcement or as Judges. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Military

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have served as in the Military. All future additions to this section must provide a reliable verifiable source which cites the person's notablity, otherwise it will be removed.

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
  • Captain Juan de Amezquita, Puerto Rican Militia, defeated Captain Balduino Enrico (Boudewijn Hendricksz), who in 1625 was ordered by the Dutch to capture Puerto Rico.[15]
  • 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 Rodríguez Balinas, U.S. Army, was the first commander of the Office of the First U.S. Army Deputy Command.
  • Rear Admiral Rafael Celestino Benítez, 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 José M. Cabanillas, U.S. Navy, In World War II he was Executive Officer of the USS Texas and participated in the invasions of Africa and Normandy(D-Day).
  • Sergeant First Class Agustín 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 Rubén A. Cubero, U.S. Air Force, first Hispanic Dean of the United States Air Force Academy.
  • Major General Juan César Cordero Dávila, 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 forces 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 Díaz, 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 World War II he was commander of the Destroyer USS Sloat and saw action in the invasions of Africa, Sicily, and France.
  • PFC Fernando Luis García, 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 Henríquez, Captain Spanish Navy, defeated the British in Vieques.
  • Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernández, 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.
  • Private Anibal Irrizarry, U.S. Army, the first Puerto Rican to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (second to the Medal of Honor). In World War II, he singlehanded wiped out two enemy machine gun nests and captured eight enemy soldiers.[16][17]
  • 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 Marín, Cuban Liberation Army, believed to have designed the Puerto Rican Flag, fought alongside José Martí.
  • Major General Lester Martinez Lopez, MD, MPH, U.S. Army, first Hispanic to head the Army Medical and Research Command.[18]
  • Lieutenant Colonel Teófilo 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. Ángel Méndez, USMC, awarded the Navy Cross in Vietnam and is being considered for the Medal of Honor. He saved the life of his Lieutenant - Ronald D. Castille, who went on to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
  • Capt. Ángel Rivero Méndez, Spanish Army, fired the first shot against the United States in the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico, invented the "Kola Champagne".
  • Major General Enrique Mendez, Jr., U.S. Army, the first Puerto Rican to assume the positions of Army Deputy Surgeon General, Commander of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs.[19]
  • Col. Virgil R. Miller, U.S. Army, Regimental Commander of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in World War II, 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 Héctor Andrés Negroni, U.S. Air Force, first Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.
  • PFC. Ramón Núñez-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. María Inés Ortiz, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican nurse to die in combat and first Army nurse to die in Iraq.
  • Sergeant First Class Jorge Otero Barreto, U.S. Army, the most decorated soldier in the Vietnam War (38 decorations) - 3 Silver Star Medals, 5 Bronze Star Medals with Valor, 5 Purple Heart Medals and 5 Air Medals.[20]
  • Brigadier General Luis Padial, Spanish Army, played an essential role in the abolishment of slavery in Puerto Rico.
  • Brigadier General Hector E. Pagan, U.S. Army, the first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become Deputy Commanding General of the U.S.Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. [21]
  • Admiral Ramón 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 Ramírez, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican to command a battalion in the Korean War.
  • Capt. Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano, U.S. Navy, was the first Hispanic submarine commander. He was awarded two Silver Stars and a Bronze Star for his actions against the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II.
  • Brigadier General Antonio J. Ramos, U.S. Air Force, the first Hispanic to serve as commander, Air Force Security Assistance Center, Air Force Materiel Command, and dual-hatted as Assistant to the Commander for International Affairs, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command.
  • 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., U.S. Air Force, 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 José 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 Héctor Santiago-Colón, 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 Puerto Rican to reach the grade of Master Gunnery Sergeant in the United States Marine Corps within his MOS.
  • 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. Rodríguez 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.
  • Colonel Raúl G. Villaronga, U.S. Army (Ret.) was the first Puerto Rican to be elected as Mayor of a Texas city (Killeen). (see also "Politicians" section)[22]
  • 2nd Lt. Juan Alonso Zayas, Spanish Army, fought in the Siege of Baler, Philippines.

[edit] Politicians

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers in the field of Politics. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Puppeteers

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers Puppeteers. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Religion

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who are notable religious leaders. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Sports

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as sportspersons . All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Taínos

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who were notable Taínos or Taínas. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Visual artists

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, who have led notable careers as Visual artists . All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] Others

The following section lists the names of Puerto Ricans as described by this List's header, of notable people that do not qualify to be placed in any of the above sections. All future additions to this section must be placed in alphabetical order and provide a reliable verifiable source, otherwise it will be removed.

[edit] See also

Puerto Rico Portal
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Puerto Rican immigration and migration series

[edit] References

  1. ^ Marquita Rivera at the Internet Movie Database, accessed 2008-04-14
  2. ^ Marie Teresa Rios
  3. ^ The Hispanic Caribbean Literature Collection
  4. ^ Senado de Puerto Rico
  5. ^ Association of Naval Service Officers
  6. ^ Mary Ann Acevedo - Biography (Spanish). LetsSingit.
  7. ^ Henry Arana
  8. ^ Lloyd Banks
  9. ^ Puerto Rican pop Culture
  10. ^ Sociedad Puertorriqueña de Genealogía
  11. ^ Carlos Albizu University
  12. ^ Admiral Joxel García's HHS Bio
  13. ^ Peter Ramos Silva, Ph.D.
  14. ^ Rubén Sánchez
  15. ^ Historias de Puerto Rico by Paul G. Miller, (1947) pgs. 221–237.
  16. ^ The Puerto Rican Diaspora: Historical; By Carmen Teresa Whalen and Víctor Vázquez; Pg. 78; Published 2005 by Temple University Press; ISBN:1592134130
  17. ^ Irizarry's DSC Citation, Retrieved June 6, 2008
  18. ^ Government executive
  19. ^ DR. ENRIQUE MENDEZ, JR. ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM
  20. ^ City of Lorain
  21. ^ Brigadier General Hector E. Pagan
  22. ^ Villaronga Newsletter
  23. ^ Rogelio Figueroa
  24. ^ History of Puerto Rican Painting
  25. ^ » Primera Hora
  26. ^ Gaddier Rosario
  27. ^ http://www.gaddier.com Gaddier web
  28. ^ Fernando Pintado
  29. ^ Barón López's official website
  30. ^ Carmen Millán-Pabón. Premio internacional para líder comunitaria (Spanish). El Nuevo Día.

[edit] External links

  • "Nuyorican Power" View Current TV's program on the power of Puerto Rican culture in the United States: "Nuyorican Power", produced by Evan Stone and Carrie Pyle for Current TV, 2008 (features Rita Moreno, Giannina Braschi, Pedro Pietri, Marc Anthony, and others).
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