List of Famous people born in Puerto Rico

Jenniffer Aydin González Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who currently serves as the 20th Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. González has served in leadership positions in the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) and in the Republican Party of the United States. These positions included being the chairwoman of the Puerto Rico Republican Party, Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, and vice-chair of the PNP.

Luis A. Quintana is an American politician who served as Councilmember-at-Large of the Municipal Council of Newark, New Jersey, first elected in 1994. He served as Mayor of Newark from November 2013 to July 2014, after which he was re-elected to his council seat.

Eugene Iglesias is an American actor from Puerto Rico who was active mainly in 1950s and 1960s. In 1955 Iglesias appeared as Alfredo on the TV western Cheyenne in the episode "Border Showdown." He is most known for his roles in Harper, otherwise referred to as "The Moving Target" during its production period (1966), Cowboy (1958), and The Naked Dawn (1955). Iglesias was mostly active as a film actor but also appeared in television including the series My Little Margie and Dragnet "The Big Bar" (1954).

Marco Vélez is a Puerto Rican former footballer who played as a defender and currently works as assistant coach for Bayamón FC.

Giovanni Hidalgo a.k.a. "Mañenguito" is a Latin jazz percussionist.

Justino Díaz is a Puerto Rican operatic bass-baritone. In 1963, Díaz won an annual contest held at the Metropolitan Opera of New York, becoming the first Puerto Rican to obtain such an honor and as a consequence, made his Metropolitan debut in October 1963 in Verdi's Rigoletto as Monterone.

Miguel Arteta is a Puerto Rican director of film and television, known for his independent film Chuck & Buck (2000), for which he received the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award, and for the films The Good Girl (2002) and Cedar Rapids (2011).

Álvaro Corrada del Río, S.J. is a Puerto Rican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and member of the Society of Jesus. He served as the second Bishop of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. He previously served as the Bishop of Tyler, Texas.

George Lee Quiñones is a Puerto Rican artist and actor. Quiñones rose to prominence by creating massive New York City subway car graffiti that carried his moniker "LEE". His style is rooted in popular culture and often with political messages.