List of Famous people born in Puerto Rico

Gigi Fernández

Beatriz Cristina Fernandez
First Name Gigi
Born on February 22, 1964 (age 62)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Beatriz "Gigi" Fernández is a Puerto Rican professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1983 and is the first Puerto-Rican to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

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José Berríos

First Name José
Last Name Berríos
Born on May 27, 1994 (age 31)
Born in Puerto Rico

José Orlando Berríos, nicknamed "La Makina", is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He had previously played for the Minnesota Twins. He was drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

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Primo Colón

First Name Primo
Last Name Colón
Born on December 21, 1982 (age 43)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Edwin Carlos Colón is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE, where he performed under the ring name Primo Colón, or simply Primo. He now competes in the World Wrestling Council (WWC) under his real name, Eddie Colón.

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Carlos Alomar

First Name Carlos
Last Name Alomar
Born on May 7, 1951 (age 74)
Born in Puerto Rico

Carlos Alomar is a Puerto Rican guitarist, composer, and arranger. He is best known for his work with David Bowie from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s, having played on more Bowie albums than any musician other than pianist Mike Garson. He has also performed with Duran Duran side project Arcadia, on the album So Red the Rose.

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Edgardo Ramos

First Name Edgardo
Born on January 1, 1960 (age 66)
Born in Puerto Rico

Edgardo Ramos is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Jonny Moseley

First Name Jonny
Last Name Moseley
Born on August 27, 1975 (age 50)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Jonathan William Moseley is an American freestyle skier and television presenter. He is the first person born in Puerto Rico to become a member of the U.S. Ski Team. He is also known for hosting three seasons of MTV's The Challenge, which was formerly known as Real World/Road Rules Challenge. He has also hosted four reunion specials for Battle of the Sexes, the sequel of Battle of the Seasons, Rivals II and Free Agents.

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Karina Ocasio

First Name Karina
Last Name Ocasio
Born on August 1, 1985 (age 40)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 192 cm | 6'4

Karina Ocasio Clemente is a volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew. Ocasio became "Best Scorer" at the event, alongside Kazakhstan's Yelena Pavlova.

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Juan González

First Name Juan
Last Name González
Born on October 20, 1969 (age 56)
Born in Puerto Rico

Juan Alberto González Vázquez is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. During his 16 years in the league, González played for four teams, but is most identified with the Texas Rangers baseball club. One of the premier run producers and most feared hitters of the 1990s and early 2000s, González hit over 40 home runs five times and amassed at least 100 runs batted in eight times. He also had a batting average of .310 or higher in five seasons. In his career as a whole, González averaged an impressive 42 home runs, 135 RBI, 81 extra-base hits, and 353 total bases per 162 games, placing him well within the top ten all-time in these season-adjusted statistics.

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Benito Santiago

First Name Benito
Last Name Santiago
Born on March 9, 1965 (age 61)
Born in Puerto Rico

Benito Santiago Rivera, is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball from 1986 to 2005, most notably as a member of the San Diego Padres, with whom he was a four-time Silver Slugger Award winner as well as a three-time Gold Glove Award winner. The five-time All-Star was considered the premier catcher in the National League (NL) during his tenure with the Padres. In 2015, Santiago was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame.

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Taina

Born on October 2, 1975 (age 50)

Noris Díaz Pérez, also known as La Taína, is a Puerto Rican model and host. She appeared on the now defunct late-night show No te Duermas from 1996 to 2007. In addition to her work on television, she has appeared in numerous commercials and ads for beers and other products.

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