Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico ranks 9,654th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oman, Oklahoma, and Panama. Memorable people born in Puerto Rico include Jaslene Gonzalez. Memorable people who died in Puerto Rico include John Hawkins and Buenaventura Báez. Puerto Rico has been the birth place of many models and the death place of many military personnels and politicians. Puerto Rico is located in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico, officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Caribbean island, Commonwealth, and unincorporated territory of the United States. It is located in the northeast Caribbean Sea, approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 km) southeast of Miami, Florida, between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and includes the eponymous main island and several smaller islands, such as Mona, Culebra, and Vieques. With roughly 3.2 million residents, it is divided into 78 municipalities, of which the most populous is the capital municipality of San Juan. Spanish and English are the official languages of the executive branch of government, though Spanish predominates. Read more on Wikipedia
In 1986, Puerto Rico was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including Jaslene Gonzalez. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Puerto Rico including John Hawkins and Buenaventura Báez. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Puerto Rico than were born there.
People Born in Puerto Rico
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People Deceased in Puerto Rico
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Most individuals born in present day Puerto Rico were models (1), while most who died were military personnels (1) and politicians (1).
