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This is a List of famous Puerto Ricans (including people of Puerto Rican descent) in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief, what matters is that they were well-known during the peak of their popularity.

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Actors, actresses, and comedians

Authors, playwrights and poets

Beauty queens and supermodels

Business People and industrialists

Cartoonists


Composers, musicians and singers

Criminals and Outlaws

Diplomats

Educators and scientists

Governors

Journalists

Military

  • 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.
  • Brigadier General Antonio Valero de Bernabe, fought alongside Simón Bolívar
  • 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
  • Vice Admiral Jose 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
  • 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.
  • Brigadier General Ruben 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
  • 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
  • Lt. Francisco Gonzalo Marin, Cuban Liberation Army, fought alongside José Martí
  • Col. Teofilo Marxuach, U.S. Army, fired the first shot in World War I on behalf of the United States
  • 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"
  • 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
  • Spc. Richard P. Orengo, Puerto Rico National Guard. Killed in Iraq, first combat guardmen casaualty since the Korean War.
  • 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 French forces by enforcing a blockade.
  • Col. Carlos Betances Ramirez, U.S. Army, first Puerto Rican to command a battalion in the Korean War
  • 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.
  • General Juan Rius Rivera, Commander-in-Chief of the Cuban Liberation Army
  • Capt. Manuel Rivera, USMC, First Puerto Rican and U.S. servicemen to die in Operation Desert Shield
  • 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
  • Staff Sgt. Humberto Acosta-Rosario, U.S. Army, only Puerto Rican still listed as Missing In Action
  • 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
  • Lance Cpl. Antonio Sledd Figueroa, U.S. Marine Corps, first Puerto Rican casualty to die in Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • 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.
  • 2Lt. Juan Alonso Zayas, Spanish Army, fought in the Battle of Baler, Philippines

Painters and sculptors

Politicians

Puppeteers

Religion

Sports

Taínos

Others

See also

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