San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico ranks 498th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Poitiers, Plovdiv, and Voronezh. Memorable people born in San Juan, Puerto Rico include Joaquin Phoenix, Ricky Martin, and José Ferrer. Memorable people who died in San Juan, Puerto Rico include Pablo Casals, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Cipriano Castro. San Juan, Puerto Rico has been the birth place of many singers, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and musicians. San Juan, Puerto Rico is located in Puerto Rico.
San Juan is the capital city and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2020 census, it is the 57th-largest city under the jurisdiction of the United States, with a population of 342,259. San Juan was founded by Spanish colonists in 1521, who called it Ciudad de Puerto Rico. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1996, San Juan, Puerto Rico was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Joaquin Phoenix, Ricky Martin, and José Ferrer. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in San Juan, Puerto Rico including Pablo Casals, Juan Ramón Jiménez, and Cipriano Castro.
People Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsJoaquin Phoenix
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 1
Ricky Martin
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 2
José Ferrer
ACTOR
1912 - 1992
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 3
Daddy Yankee
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 4
Luis Fonsi
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 5
Roselyn Sánchez
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 6
Manuel Goded Llopis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1936
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 7
Luis Miguel
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 8
Sila María Calderón
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 9
Pedro Pierluisi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.95
Rank: 10
Giannina Braschi
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 11
Gigi Fernández
TENNIS PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsManuel Goded Llopis
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1936
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 7
Rauw Alejandro
SINGER
1993 - Present
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 16
Jonny Moseley
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 19.91
Rank: 27
Enrique Figueroa
ATHLETE
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 28
Veronica Toro Arana
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 29
People Deceased in San Juan, 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
Cipriano Castro
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1924
HPI: 52.79
Rank: 3
Nicanor Zabaleta
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 4
José Miró Cardona
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 5
Cheo Feliciano
SINGER
1935 - 2014
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 6
Luis Muñoz Marín
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 7
Luis Aponte Martínez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2012
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 8
Héctor Camacho
BOXER
1962 - 2012
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsNicanor Zabaleta
MUSICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 4
José Miró Cardona
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1974
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day San Juan, Puerto Rico were singers (6), actors (5), politicians (5), tennis players (3), and wrestlers (3), while most who died were politicians (3), musicians (2), writers (1), singers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, including Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, and Luis Fonsi. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day San Juan, Puerto Rico, including Ricky Martin, Daddy Yankee, and Luis Fonsi.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in San Juan, Puerto Rico since 1700.