San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico ranks 470th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Guatemala City, Angers, and Wichita, Kansas. Memorable people born in San Juan, Puerto Rico include Joaquin Phoenix, José Ferrer, and Ricky Martin. 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 actors and politicians 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
Between 1898 and 1996, San Juan, Puerto Rico was the birth place of 26 globally memorable people, including Joaquin Phoenix, José Ferrer, and Ricky Martin. Additionaly, 7 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
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Joaquin Phoenix
1974 - Present
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1
José Ferrer
1912 - 1992
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 2
Ricky Martin
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 3
Daddy Yankee
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 4
Luis Fonsi
1978 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 5
Luis Miguel
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 6
Luis Muñoz Marín
1898 - 1980
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 7
Roselyn Sánchez
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 8
Giannina Braschi
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 9
Gigi Fernández
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.52
Rank: 10
Sila María Calderón
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.50
Rank: 11
Pedro Pierluisi
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsPedro Pierluisi
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.89
Rank: 12
Wanda Vázquez Garced
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.34
Rank: 17
Stephanie Del Valle
1996 - Present
HPI: 23.23
Rank: 24
Daniel Santos
1975 - Present
HPI: 22.89
Rank: 25
People Deceased in San Juan, Puerto Rico
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Pablo Casals
1876 - 1973
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1
Juan Ramón Jiménez
1881 - 1958
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 2
Cipriano Castro
1858 - 1924
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 3
Cheo Feliciano
1935 - 2014
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 4
Luis Muñoz Marín
1898 - 1980
HPI: 46.10
Rank: 5
Luis Aponte Martínez
1922 - 2012
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 6
Héctor Camacho
1962 - 2012
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 7
Newly Added People Deceased in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day San Juan, Puerto Rico were actors (6), politicians (6), singers (5), tennis players (3), and wrestlers (3), while most who died were politicians (2), musicians (1), writers (1), singers (1), and religious figures (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, including Joaquin Phoenix, Roselyn Sánchez, and Dayanara Torres. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day San Juan, Puerto Rico, including Joaquin Phoenix, José Ferrer, and Roselyn Sánchez.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in San Juan, Puerto Rico since 1700.
