Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, also known as Arthur Schomburg, (January 24, 1874 –June 8, 1938), was a Puerto Rican historian, writer, and activist in the United States who researched and raised awareness of the great contributions that Afro-Latin Americans and...
Javier Vazquez
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Javier Carlos Vázquez (born July 25, 1976) is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Previously, he pitched for the Florida Marlins (2011), Atlanta Braves (2009), Chicago White Sox (2006–2008), Arizona Diamondbacks...
Juan R. Cruz
Dr. Juan R. Cruz, Ph.D., is a Puerto Rican scientist who played an instrumental role in the design and development of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER)Parachute. Early years Cruz, who was born and raised in Puerto Rico, holds a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech, and an S.B....
Diego E. Hernandez
Vice Admiral Diego E. Hernandez, is a retired United States Navy officer, who was the first Hispanic to be named Vice Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). Named Diego Hernandez Sanfeliz, was born in 1930 and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He...
Nydia Velazquez
Nydia Velazquez Nydia Margarita Velazquez was born March 28, 1953 in Yacuboa, Puerto Rico. She is a politician who has represented New York’s 12th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives since 1993. She was the first Puerto...
Jose A. Cabranes
José A. Cabranes was appointed a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1994. At the time of his appointment, he was Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, a court to which he was appointed in...
Antonia Novello
Antonia Coello Novello (born August 23, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and public health administrator. She was a vice admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and served as fourteenth Surgeon General of the United States from 1990 to 1993. Novello...
Samuel A. Ramirez
Ramirez's parents moved from Puerto Rico to New York City in the late 1920s in search of a better way of life. They moved to Spanish Harlem where Ramirez was raised and educated. His father worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and his mother was a seamstress. After he...
Daniel Santos
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Daniel Santos (February 5, 1916 – November 27, 1992) was a singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba. Over the course of his career he adopted...
Myrta Silva
Myrta Silva (September 11, 1917December 2, 1987) was a Puerto Rican singer, composer and T.V. producer. She was known affectionately as "La Gorda De Oro". Silva worked in a cabaret when she was "discovered" and offered a 10 year contract by "RCA". In the late 1930s,...
Sonia Sotomayor
The Democratic-led Senate has voted to confirm Sonia Sotomayor, who is now poised to be sworn in as the nation's first Hispanic (PUERTO RICAN) Supreme Court justice. On April 30, 2009, it was reported that Supreme Court Justice David Souter would retire. Sonia...
Tito Puente
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Tito Puente Birth name Ernesto Antonio Puente. Also known as "El Rey de los Timbales", The King of Latin Music Born April 20, 1923 New York City Died June 1, 2000 (aged 77) New York City Genres Afro-Cuban jazz, mambo, salsa,...
Audrey Puente
Audrey Puente (born March 3, 1970) is a meteorologist for WWOR-TV in New York City. She is the daughter of legendary Latin percussionist Tito Puente and the sister of musician Tito Puente, Jr. Puente succeeded WWOR veteran meteorologist Storm Field in January 2007 as...
Jose “Chequi” Torres
Jose Torres (May 3, 1936 ( January 19, 2009), known as "Chegui", was a Puerto Rican professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, Torres won a silver medal in the junior middleweight at the 1956 Olympic games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated...
Orlando Melendez
Orlando Melendez a.k.a. "El Gato" (The Cat) (born February 14, 1979), is the first Puerto Rican-born basketball player ever to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. Early years Melendez was born in the City of Ponce, but lived and was raised in the town of Juana Díaz,...
José Ferrer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1912 – January 26, 1992), best known as José Ferrer, was a Puerto Rican actor, theater, and film director. He was the first Puerto Rican, as well as the first white Hispanic...
Roberto Clemente
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roberto Clemente Walker (August 18, 1934 – December 31, 1972) was a Puerto Rican professional baseball player. He was a Major League Baseball right fielder who played 18 seasons for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1955 through 1972....
Joseph Michael Acaba
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Joseph Michael "Joe" Acaba (born May 17, 1967) is an educator, hydrogeologist, and NASA astronaut. In May 2004 he became the first person of Puerto Rican heritage to be named as a NASA astronaut candidate, when he was selected as...
