Cultural Production in
Present Day
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico ranks 99th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haiti, Malaysia, and Honduras. Memorable people born in present day Puerto Rico include Joaquin Phoenix, José Feliciano, and Raul Julia. Memorable people who died in Puerto Rico include Pablo Casals, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and John Hawkins. Puerto Rico has been the birth place of many actors, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and musicians.
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated territory of the United States under the designation of commonwealth. Located about 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic in the Greater Antilles and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Lesser Antilles, it consists of the eponymous main island and numerous smaller islands, including Vieques, Culebra, and Mona. With approximately 3.2 million residents, it is divided into 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the capital municipality of San Juan, followed by those within the San Juan metropolitan area. Spanish and English are the official languages of the government, though Spanish predominates. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1999, present day Puerto Rico was the birth place of 95 globally memorable people, including Joaquin Phoenix, José Feliciano, and Raul Julia. Additionaly, 14 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Puerto Rico including Pablo Casals, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and John Hawkins.
People Born in Present Day Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsJoaquin Phoenix
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1
José Feliciano
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 2
Raul Julia
ACTOR
1940 - 1994
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 3
Benicio del Toro
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 4
Rita Moreno
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 5
Ricky Martin
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 6
José Ferrer
ACTOR
1912 - 1992
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 7
Héctor Lavoe
SINGER
1946 - 1993
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 8
Luis Guzmán
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 9
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 2007
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 10
Amaury Nolasco
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 11
Daddy Yankee
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsManuel Goded Llopis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1936
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 16
Bill Hobbs
ATHLETE
1949 - 2020
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 44
Ivy Queen
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 47
Rauw Alejandro
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 51
Farruko
SINGER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.24
Rank: 59
Cynthia Olavarría
CELEBRITY
1982 - Present
HPI: 26.88
Rank: 71
Jonny Moseley
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 19.91
Rank: 77
José Victor Toledo
ATHLETE
1931 - 1980
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 78
Jack López
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 79
Brian Afanador
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 80
Wesley Vázquez
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 81
Dayshalee Salamán
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 82
People Deceased in Present Day Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsPablo Casals
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1973
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 1
Juan Ramón Jiménez
WRITER
1881 - 1958
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 2
John Hawkins
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1532 - 1595
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 3
Emiliano Mercado del Toro
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 2007
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 4
Cipriano Castro
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 5
Roberto Clemente
BASEBALL PLAYER
1934 - 1972
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 6
Nicanor Zabaleta
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 7
José Miró Cardona
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 8
Buenaventura Báez
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1884
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 9
José Torres
BOXER
1936 - 2009
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 10
Cheo Feliciano
SINGER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 11
Luis Muñoz Marín
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsNicanor Zabaleta
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 7
José Miró Cardona
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 8
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Puerto Rico were actors (19), singers (17), athletes (17), politicians (8), and wrestlers (5), while most who died were politicians (4), musicians (2), military personnels (2), boxers (2), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Puerto Rico, including Joaquin Phoenix, Raul Julia, and Benicio del Toro. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Puerto Rico, including Joaquin Phoenix, Raul Julia, and Benicio del Toro.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 17 globally memorable people born in present day Puerto Rico since 1700.