Learn about the people who have influenced the history of Puerto Rico, listed in alphabetical order by last names.

This is by no means a comprehensive list, it was designed to serve as a starting point. It is clear that this page does not contain all the information relevant to the subject. However, if you wish to contribute with information, please feel free to do so, credits will be given to contributors.

Acosta, José Julian (1825--1891)
Acosta, Juan F. (1890--1968)
Agrelot, José Miguel (1927--2004)
Albizu Campos, Pedro (1891--1965)
Alegría, Ricardo E. (1921--)
Alers, Rafael (1903--1978)
Alonso, Manuel A. (1822--1889)

Baldorioty de Castro, Román (1822--1889)
Barbosa, José Celso (1857--1921)
Batista, Tomás (1935--)
Benitez, Maria Bibiana (1783--1873)
Berrios Martínez, Rubén (1930--)
Betances, Ramón Emeterio (1827--1898)
Birriel, Felipe (1916--1994)
Blanco, Tomás (1900--1975)
Bracetti, Mariana (1825--1903)
Brau, Salvador (1842--1912)
Burgos, Julia de (1914--1953)

c

Campeche, José (1752--1809)
Canales, Nemesio (1878--1923)
Capetillo, Luisa (1879--1922)
Carreño, Victor A. (1956--)
Clemente, Roberto (1934--1972)
Coll y Toste, Cayetano (1850--1930)
Colón, Jesús (1901--1974)
Cordero, Angel Tomás, Jr. (1942--)
Cordero, Rafael (1790--1868)
Corretjer, Juan Antonio (1908)

d

Dávila, José Antonio (1898--1941)
Dávila, Virgilio (1869--1943)
Degetau, Federico (1862--1914)
Díaz, Justino (1940--)
Díaz Alfaro, Abelardo (1919--1999)
Diego, José de (1866--1921)
Dueño Colón, Braulio (1854--1934)

e

Elzaburu, Manuel (1851--1892)

f

Feliciano, José (1945--)
Figueroa, Narciso (1906--)
Fernández Juncos, Manuel (1846--1928)
Ferré, Luis Alberto (1904--2003)
Ferré, Rosario (1938)
Ferrer, José Vicente (1912--1992)

g

Gautier Benítez, José (1848--1880)

h

Henríquez, Miguel (ca. early 1700s)
Hernández, Rafael (1892--1965)
Hernández Colén, Rafael (1936--)
Hostos y Bonilla, Eugenio María de (1839--1903)

j

Juliá, Raul (1944--1994)

l

Laguerre Velez, Enrique A. (1905--2005)
Llorens Torres, Luis (1887--1945)

m

Lopez Irizarry, Ramón (1910--)
Manrique Cabrera, Francisco (1908--1978)
Marqués, René (1919--1979)
Meléndez, Concha (1895--1983)
Miranda, Elsa (unknown)
Morel Campos, Juan (1857--1896)
Moreno, Rita (1931--)
Moscoso, Teodoro (1910--1993)
Muñoz Marín, Luis (1898--1980)
Muñoz Rivera, Luis (1859--1916)

o

Oller, Francisco (1833--1917)

p

Palés Matos, Luis (1898--1959)
Pedreira, José Enrique (1904--1959)
Power y Giralt, Ramén (1775--1813)
Puente, Tito (1923-2000)

q

Quintón, José Ignacio (1881--1925)

r

Rincén de Gautier, Felisa (1897--1994)
Rivera, Chita (1933--)
Rodríguez, Juan "Chi-chi" (1937--)
Rodríguez, Pedro" (1953--)
Rodríguez de Tío, Lola (1843-1924)
Rosa-Nieves, Cesáreo (1901--1974)

s

Sánchez, Luis Rafael (1936)
Stahl, Agustín (1842--1917)

t

Tapía y Rivera, Alejandro (1826-1882)
Tavarez, Manuel Gregorio (1843--1883)
Torres, Edwin (1931--)

z

Zeno Gandía, Manuel (1885--1930)