Cultural Production in
Present Day
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico ranks #99 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Luxembourg, Haiti, and Mongolia. The most famous people from Puerto Rico are Raul Julia, José Feliciano, and Joaquin Phoenix. The most famous people who died in Puerto Rico are John Hawkins, Pablo Casals, and Juan Ramón Jiménez. Puerto Rico has been the birthplace of many actors, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. The top cities in Puerto Rico by number of people born are San Juan, Puerto Rico, Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Carolina, Puerto Rico.
People
Between 1827 and 2000, present-day Puerto Rico was the birthplace of 105 globally memorable people, including Raul Julia, José Feliciano, and Joaquin Phoenix. Additionally, 14 globally memorable people died in present-day Puerto Rico, including John Hawkins, Pablo Casals, and Juan Ramón Jiménez.
People Born in Present-Day Puerto Rico
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Raul Julia
Actor
1940 - 1994
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 1
José Feliciano
Musician
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 2
Joaquin Phoenix
Actor
1974 - Present
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 3
Rita Moreno
Actor
1931 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 4
Ricky Martin
Singer
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 5
José Ferrer
Actor
1912 - 1992
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 6
Benicio del Toro
Actor
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 7
Luis Guzmán
Actor
1956 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 8
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
Military Personnel
1891 - 2007
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 9
Amaury Nolasco
Actor
1970 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 10
Héctor Lavoe
Singer
1946 - 1993
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 11
Eddie Gómez
Musician
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Puerto Rico
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T. T. Boy
Pornographic Actor
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 52
Jenniffer González-Colón
Politician
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 53
Adamari López
Actor
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 57
La India
Singer
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 58
Yandel
Singer
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 67
Laura Carmine
Actor
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.33
Rank: 70
Luis Ortiz
Boxer
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 74
Yadier Molina
Baseball Player
1982 - Present
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 76
Raúl Labrador
Politician
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 83
Adriana Díaz
Table Tennis Player
2000 - Present
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 84
Orlando Cruz
Boxer
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.37
Rank: 85
People Deceased in Present-Day Puerto Rico
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John Hawkins
Military Personnel
1532 - 1595
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 1
Pablo Casals
Musician
1876 - 1973
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 2
Juan Ramón Jiménez
Writer
1881 - 1958
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 3
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
Military Personnel
1891 - 2007
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 4
Cipriano Castro
Politician
1858 - 1924
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 5
José Torres
Boxer
1936 - 2009
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 6
Nicanor Zabaleta
Musician
1907 - 1993
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 7
José Miró Cardona
Politician
1902 - 1974
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 8
Roberto Clemente
Baseball Player
1934 - 1972
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 9
Buenaventura Báez
Politician
1812 - 1884
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 10
Luis Aponte Martínez
Religious Figure
1922 - 2012
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 11
Cheo Feliciano
Singer
1935 - 2014
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Puerto Rico were actors (21), singers (19), athletes (16), politicians (10), and boxers (6), while most who died were politicians (4), military personnels (2), musicians (2), boxers (2), and writers (1).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in present-day Puerto Rico since 1700.
