| People from San Juan, Puerto Rico |
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This is a list of notable people who were either born in San Juan, Puerto Rico or who were not born in San Juan, but who are or were long time residents of the city. San Juan has been the birth place and the place of residence of many Puerto Ricans and people who are not of Puerto Rican heritage who became notable artists, military personnel, politicians, scientists and sportsmen; locally referred to as "Sanjuaneros". The following lists some of them and details their occupation:
| Name | Profession | ||||
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| Aníbal Acevedo Vilá | Governor and Resident Commissioner | ||||
| Héctor Luis Acevedo | Mayor of San Juan and Secretary of State | ||||
| José Miguel Agrelot | Actor & comedian otherwise known as "Don Cholito" | ||||
| Ricardo E. Alegría | Anthropologist and archaeologist | ||||
| Manuel A. Alonso | Writer and poet | ||||
| Juan de Amezquita | Puerto Rican soldier who defended Puerto Rico from an invasion by Dutch Captain Balduino Enrico (Boudewijn Hendricksz) in 1625 | ||||
| Ricardo Aponte | Decorated United States Air Force General | ||||
| Félix Arenas Gaspar | A Puerto Rican Captain in the Spanish Army who was posthumously awarded the Cruz Laureada de San Fernando, the highest military decoration awarded by the Spanish government, for his actions in the Rif War. | ||||
| Juan Alejo de Arizmendi | First Puerto Rican to be named Bishop by the Catholic Church | ||||
| Raymond Ayala | Reggaeton singer | ||||
| Carlos Obed Baerga Ortiz | Major League Baseball player. | ||||
| Eddie Benitez | Musician | ||||
| Tomás Blanco | Writer and historian | ||||
| Kristina Brandi | Professional tennis player | ||||
| Sila María Calderón | First female former governor of Puerto Rico, Secretary of State and mayor of San Juan | ||||
| José Campeche | First known Puerto Rican artist | ||||
| Nitza Margarita Cintron | Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems for NASA | ||||
| Rafael Cordero | Educator | ||||
| Pedro del Valle | First Hispanic General in the Marine Corps | ||||
| Alberto Díaz, Jr. | Rear Admiral, First Hispanic Hispanic to become the Director of the San Diego Naval District and Balboa Naval Hospital. | ||||
| Guillermo Diaz | Professional basketball player | ||||
| Justino Díaz | Opera Singer | ||||
| Carmen Lozano Dumler | One of the first Puerto Rican women to become a United States Army officer. | ||||
| Nicholas Estavillo | Estavillo was the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol.[1] | ||||
| Cano Estremera | Salsa singer | ||||
| Salvador E. Felices | The first Puerto Rican to reach the rank of Major General (2-Star) in the United States Air Force. | ||||
| Gigi Fernández | Professional tennis player | ||||
| Enrique Figueroa | Olympic sailor | ||||
| Manuel Goded Llopis | A high ranking Puerto Rican in the Spanish Army who joined Spanish General Francisco Franco, in the revolt against the Spanish Republican government (also known as Spanish loyalists) in what is known as the Spanish Civil War. | ||||
| Wilfredo Gómez | Boxer | ||||
| Isabel González | Activist who paved the way for Puerto Ricans to be given United States citizenship. | ||||
| Diego E. Hernández | The first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). | ||||
| Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay | Actor | ||||
| Javier López | Relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox | ||||
| Javy López | Former Major League Baseball catcher | ||||
| Mike Lowell | Professional baseball player for the Boston Red Sox | ||||
| Ricky Martin | Singer and actor | ||||
| Tony Martinez | Actor, singer, and bandleader | ||||
| Kenneth McClintock | 13th President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and 22nd Secretary of State and former senator and City Councilman | ||||
| María de las Mercedes Barbudo (1773-1849) |
The first female from Puerto Rico "Independentista", meaning that she was the first Puert Rican woman to become an avid advocate of Puerto Rican Independence.[2] | ||||
| José Luis Alberto Muñoz Marín | First Puerto Rican elected governor | ||||
| Andy Montañez | Salsa singer | ||||
| Ossie Ocasio | Boxer | ||||
| Luis Padial | Was a Brigadier General in the Spanish Army, politician and one of the most important figures who was responsible for the abolishment of slavery in Puerto Rico. | ||||
| Dr. Hernán Padilla | Physician, former Mayor of San Juan and Puerto Rico House Majority Leader | ||||
| José Enrique Pedreira | musician and composer | ||||
| Joaquin Phoenix | Actor | ||||
| Carlos Ponce | Milwaukee Brewers' first baseman | ||||
| José M. Portela | A retired officer of the United States Air Force who in 1972, became the youngest C-141 Starlifter aircraft commander. | ||||
| Jorge Posada | New York Yankees' catcher | ||||
| Ramón Power y Giralt | First person to be referred to as Puerto Rican | ||||
| Carlos D. Ramirez (1946–1999) | Publisher of El Diario La Prensa.[3] | ||||
| Marion Frederic Ramírez de Arellano | Captain in the United States Navy - The first Hispanic submarine commanding officer in the United States Navy | ||||
| Felisa Rincón de Gautier | Former Mayor of San Juan and Democratic National Committeewoman | ||||
| Augusto Rodríguez | Lieutenant in the United States Union Army - He was a member of the 15th Connecticut Regiment (a.k.a. Lyon Regiment) and during the American Civil War he served in the defenses of Washington, D.C. He led his men in the Battles of Fredericksburg and Wyse Fork in the American Civil War.[4] | ||||
| Augusto Rodríguez | Founder of Choir of the University of Puerto Rico. | ||||
| Carlos Romero Barceló | Former governor of Puerto Rico, Resident Commissioner, senator and mayor of San Juan | ||||
| Samuel R. Quiñones | Lawyer and 5th Senate President | ||||
| Johanna Rosaly | Actress & television host | ||||
| Dr. Pedro Rosselló | Governor, senator and San Juan Municipal Health Director | ||||
| Roberto Sánchez Vilella | Governor, 1st Secretary of State, Secretary of Public Works and San Juan City Administrator | ||||
| Jorge Santini | Current Mayor of San Juan and former senator | ||||
| Daniel Santos | Boxer | ||||
| Antulio Segarra | Was an officer in the United States Army who in 1943 became the first Puerto Rican to command a Regular Army Regiment. | ||||
| Geovany Soto | Current Chicago Cubs catcher, 2008 National League Rookie of the Year | ||||
| Fermín Tangüis | Developed the seed that would eventually produce
the Tanguis cotton in Peru and save that nation's cotton industry |
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| Dayanara Torres | 1993 Miss Universe pageant winner | ||||
| José Trías Monge | Former Chief Justice, Attorney General of Puerto Rico and member of Puerto Rico's Constitutional Convention | ||||
| Pedro Vázquez | Puerto Rico Secretary of State | – | José Villalba Riquelme | Spanish Minister of War 1919 | – |