The Most Famous
MILITARY PERSONNELS from Puerto Rico
This page contains a list of the greatest Puerto Rican Military Personnels. The pantheon dataset contains 2,058 Military Personnels, 1 of which were born in Puerto Rico. This makes Puerto Rico the birth place of the 90th most number of Military Personnels behind Guadeloupe, and Lebanon.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Puerto Rican Military Personnels of all time. This list of famous Puerto Rican Military Personnels is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Emiliano Mercado del Toro (1891 - 2007)
With an HPI of 55.52, Emiliano Mercado del Toro is the most famous Puerto Rican Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Emiliano Mercado del Toro (August 21, 1891 – January 24, 2007) was a Puerto Rican supercentenarian and military veteran who was, at age 115, the world's oldest person following the death of 116-year-old Elizabeth Bolden on December 11, 2006, until his own death on January 24, 2007. He had already been the world's oldest man from November 19, 2004, upon the death of Fred Harold Hale. At the time of his death in January 2007, aged 115 years and 156 days, Mercado was the second oldest fully validated male ever, behind Danish-American Christian Mortensen's record of 115 years 252 days. Japanese man, Shigechiyo Izumi, was still believed to be older at the time of Mercado's death, but his record was withdrawn by Guinness World Records in 2010.
2. Manuel Goded Llopis (1882 - 1936)
With an HPI of 50.28, Manuel Goded Llopis is the 2nd most famous Puerto Rican Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Manuel Goded Llopis (15 October 1882 – 12 August 1936) was a Spanish Army general who was one of the key figures in the July 1936 revolt against the democratic government of Manuel Azanã. Having unsuccessfully led an attempted insurrection in Barcelona, he was captured and executed by the Republican government. Previously, Goded had distinguished himself in the Battle of Alhucemas of the Rif War.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Puerto Rican military personnels born between 1882 and 1891. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Puerto Rican military personnels include Emiliano Mercado del Toro, and Manuel Goded Llopis. As of April 2024, 1 new Puerto Rican military personnels have been added to Pantheon including Manuel Goded Llopis.
