Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico ranks 1,853rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Suita, Cuba, and Baoding. Memorable people born in Ponce, Puerto Rico include Míriam Colón, José Torres, and Cheo Feliciano. Memorable people who died in Ponce, Puerto Rico include José Torres. Ponce, Puerto Rico has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many boxers. Ponce, Puerto Rico is located in Puerto Rico.
Ponce is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce was founded on August 12, 1692 and is named after Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the great-grandson of Spanish conquistador Juan Ponce de León. Ponce is often referred to as La Perla del Sur, La Ciudad Señorial, and La Ciudad de las Quenepas. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1935 and 1984, Ponce, Puerto Rico was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Míriam Colón, José Torres, and Cheo Feliciano. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Ponce, Puerto Rico including José Torres.
People Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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Míriam Colón
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 1
José Torres
BOXER
1936 - 2009
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 2
Cheo Feliciano
SINGER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 3
David Zayas
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 4
Bill Hobbs
ATHLETE
1949 - 2020
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 5
Denise Quiñones
CELEBRITY
1980 - Present
HPI: 35.12
Rank: 6
Lymari Nadal
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 32.96
Rank: 7
Javier Culson
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.31
Rank: 8
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Most individuals born in present day Ponce, Puerto Rico were actors (3), athletes (2), boxers (1), singers (1), and celebrities (1), while most who died were boxers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, including Míriam Colón, David Zayas, and Lymari Nadal. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ponce, Puerto Rico, including Míriam Colón, David Zayas, and Lymari Nadal.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Ponce, Puerto Rico since 1700.
