List of Puerto Ricans

This is a list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico ("Borinquen"), people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican background, and some long-term continental American and other residents and/or immigrants of other ethnic heritages who have made Puerto Rico their home.

The list is divided into categories and, in some cases, sub-categories, which best describe the field for which the subject is most noted. Some categories such as "Actors, actresses, comedians and directors" are relative since a subject who is a comedian may also be an actor or director. In some cases a subject may be notable in more than one field, such as Luis A. Ferré, who is notable both as a former governor and as an industrialist. However, the custom is to place the subject's name under the category for which he/she is most noted.

Actors, actresses, comedians and directors



 * Kirk Acevedo,
 * José Miguel Agrelot (a.k.a. "Don Cholito"), comedian
 * Jorge Alberti, actor
 * Trini Alvarado, actress
 * Miguel Ángel Álvarez, actor and comedian
 * La La Anthony, actress, MTV VJ
 * Marc Anthony, actor and singer
 * Victor Argo, actor
 * Yancey Arias, actor
 * Raymond Arrieta, comedian and television host
 * Miguel Arteta, film/television director
 * Rick Aviles, actor and comedian
 * Charlotte Ayanna, actress

B
 * Ivonne Belén, documentary director and producer
 * Rosa Blasi, theatrical actress
 * Giselle Blondet, actress and television host
 * Diego Boneta, actor, singer-songwriter (Puerto Rican grandfather)
 * Lucy Boscana, television and theatrical actress
 * Paul Bouche, comedian and television host

C
 * Paul Calderón, actor
 * Armando Calvo, actor
 * Norma Candal, actress and comedian
 * Irene Cara, actress and singer
 * Awilda Carbia, actress and comedian
 * Carmen Carrera, transgender reality television personality
 * Braulio Castillo, actor
 * Braulio Castillo, hijo, actor
 * David Castro, actor (Puerto Rican father)
 * Raquel Castro, actress (Puerto Rican father)
 * Melwin Cedeño, comedian
 * Iris Chacón, Puerto Rican singer and dancer
 * Abdiel Colberg, film director and television producer
 * Ivonne Coll, actress
 * Míriam Colón, actress and founder of the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre
 * Liza Colón-Zayas, film and theatrical actress
 * Paquito Cordero, comedian and television producer
 * Mapita Cortés, actress
 * Mapy Cortés, actress
 * Mara Croatto, actress
 * Alexis Cruz, actor
 * Wilson Cruz, actor
 * Ismael Cruz Cordova, actor

D


 * Dagmar, actress, singer and television host
 * Henry Darrow, actor
 * Raúl Dávila, actor
 * Rosario Dawson, actress
 * Blanca de Castejón, actress
 * Kamar de los Reyes, actor
 * Joey Dedio, actor, writer, producer
 * Idalis DeLeón, actress, former MTV VJ, singer (Seduction)
 * Benicio del Toro, Academy Award-winning actor
 * Sylvia del Villard, actress, choreographer and dancer
 * Michael DeLorenzo, actor
 * Alba Nydia Díaz, actress
 * Melonie Diaz, actress

E


 * Lydia Echevarría, actress (convicted for her role in the death of producer Luis Vigoreaux)
 * Héctor Elizondo, actor
 * Erik Estrada, actor

F


 * Antonio Fargas, actor
 * José Ferrer, first Hispanic actor to win an Academy Award
 * Miguel Ferrer, actor
 * Rafael Ferrer, actor
 * Nina Flowers, female impersonator and singer

G


 * Gloria Garayua, actress
 * Aimee Garcia, actress
 * Mayte Garcia, actress, dancer
 * Luis Gatica, actor
 * Marilyn Ghigliotti, actress
 * Julián Gil, television and film actor, model
 * Joyce Giraud, actress, former Miss Puerto Rico Universe titleholder
 * Ian Gómez, actor
 * Marga Gomez, actress, playwright
 * Reagan Gomez-Preston, actress
 * Rick Gonzalez, actor
 * Meagan Good, actress
 * Alexander Gould, actor (father of Puerto Rican descent)
 * Emma Gould, actress (father of Puerto Rican descent)
 * Kelly Gould, actress (father of Puerto Rican descent)
 * Javier Grillo-Marxuach, television and film producer
 * Luis Guzmán, actor
 * Luis Roberto Guzmán, television and film actor

H


 * April Lee Hernández, actress
 * Juano Hernández, actor
 * William Hernández, actor
 * Lillian Hurst, comedian, actress (television series Dharma and Greg)

I


 * Mark Indelicato, actor
 * Vincent Irizarry, actor

J


 * Shar Jackson, actress/singer (Puerto Rican father)
 * Raúl Juliá, actor
 * Victoria Justice, singer, television actress (Victorious) (Puerto Rican mother)

L


 * Eva LaRue, actress
 * Sunshine Logroño, comedian
 * Adamari López, actress
 * Jennifer Lopez, actress, singer, and dancer
 * Priscilla Lopez, actress, singer, and dancer

M
 * Justina Machado, actress
 * Sonia Manzano, actress
 * Eddie Marrero, actor
 * Elizabeth Marrero, male impersonator and performance artist/actress
 * Tony Martínez (1920–2002) actor, singer, and bandleader;remembered for having played Pepino Garcia in The Real McCoys television series
 * Alexis Mateo, female impersonator, reality television personality
 * Claribel Medina, actress
 * Jorge Merced, theatre actor and director
 * Ángela Meyer, actress, comedian and producer
 * Ari Meyers, actress
 * Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor, composer, rapper and writer, best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights. He has won a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammys, an Emmy, a MacArthur "Genius" Award, and three Tony awards, among others.
 * René Monclova, actor and comedian
 * Mario Montez, female impersonator/actor; member of Warhol Superstars
 * Esai Morales, actor
 * Jacobo Morales, director, actor
 * Alicia Moreda, actress, comedian
 * Rita Moreno, actress, first Hispanic woman to win the following four major awards: an Oscar, a Tony Award, an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award
 * Frankie Muniz, actor (Puerto Rican father)
 * Tommy Muñiz, television producer, comedian
 * Rafo Muñiz, comedian and producer

N
 * Lymari Nadal, actress
 * Taylor Negron, actor/comedian
 * Frances Negrón-Muntaner, filmmaker, writer, and scholar
 * Micaela Nevárez, actress; first Puerto Rican to win a Goya Award
 * Amaury Nolasco, actor

O
 * Tony Oliver, voice actor
 * Karen Olivo, actress (Puerto Rican father); winner of 2009 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress
 * Ana Ortiz, actress
 * Elin Ortiz, actor, television producer
 * John Ortiz, actor

P
 * Marian Pabón, actress, singer and comedian
 * Antonio Pantojas, drag queen
 * Lana Parrilla, actress (Puerto Rican father)
 * Rosie Perez, actress
 * Aubrey Plaza, actress
 * Freddie Prinze, Jr., actor (Puerto Rican grandmother)
 * Freddie Prinze, comedian, actor (Puerto Rican mother)

Q
 * Adolfo Quiñones, actor, dancer, choreographer

R
 * Luis Antonio Ramos, actor
 * Gina Ravera, actress
 * Carmen Belen Richardson, comedian/actress
 * Armando Riesco, actor
 * Osvaldo Ríos, actor and singer
 * Chita Rivera, actress, singer and dancer; winner of two Tony Awards
 * José Rivera, playwright; first Puerto Rican nominated for an Oscar in "Best Adapted Screenplay" category
 * Luis Antonio Rivera, a.k.a. "Yoyo Boing", comedian
 * Marquita Rivera, first Puerto Rican actress to appear in a major Hollywood motion picture
 * Naya Rivera, actress (Puerto Rican father)
 * Ramón Rivero, also known as "Diplo", comedian; organized the world's first known Walk-A-Thon in 1953.
 * Adalberto Rodríguez, a.k.a. "Machuchal", comedian
 * Adam Rodríguez, actor
 * Elizabeth Rodríguez, actress
 * Freddy Rodríguez, actor
 * Gina Rodriguez, actress
 * Gladys Rodríguez, comedian, actress
 * Michelle Rodriguez, actress
 * Ramón Rodríguez,
 * Marta Romero, actress and singer
 * Johanna Rosaly, actress

S
 * Zoe Saldana, actress (Puerto Rican mother)
 * Olga San Juan, film actress and dancer
 * Jaime Sánchez, actor (musical West Side Story, film The Wild Bunch)
 * Kiele Sanchez, actress
 * Marcelino Sánchez, actor
 * Roselyn Sánchez, actress
 * Esther Sandoval, actress
 * Renoly Santiago, actor
 * Saundra Santiago, actress
 * Ruben Santiago-Hudson, actor and playwright
 * Jon Seda, actor
 * Jimmy Smits, actor (Puerto Rican mother)
 * Yara Sofia, female impersonator, reality television personality
 * Talisa Soto, actress, model
 * Jeremy Suarez, actor and comedian (father of Puerto Rican descent)
 * Miguel Ángel Suárez, actor, playwright, stage director

T
 * Rachel Ticotin, actress
 * Liz Torres, actress
 * Rose Troche, film/television director

U
 * Alanna Ubach, actress (Puerto Rican mother)

V
 * Joseph Vásquez, film director, screenwriter
 * Nadine Velazquez, actress
 * Lauren Vélez, actress
 * Loraine Vélez, actress
 * Christina Vidal, actress and singer
 * Lisa Vidal, actress
 * Juan Emilio Viguié, pioneer movie producer; produced Romance Tropical, the first Puerto Rican film with sound

W
 * Otilio Warrington, also known as "Bizcocho", comedian
 * Jessica Wild, female impersonator, reality television personality
 * Holly Woodlawn, female impersonator, actor

Z
 * David Zayas, actor
 * Marcos Zurinaga, film director/screenwriter

Adult film entertainers

 * Vanessa del Rio, adult film actress
 * Gina Lynn, adult film actress

Hosts/presenters

 * Alfred D. Herger, television host, psychologist
 * Daisy Martinez, host of PBS cooking show Daisy Cooks!
 * John Melendez, once known as "Stuttering John" (Howard Stern Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno)
 * Rogelio Mills, television host, author and recording artist
 * Eddie Miró, television host, comedian; hosted El Show de las 12 (The 12 pm Show) for over 40 years
 * Silverio Pérez, show host, musician and author
 * Antonio Sánchez, radio and television personality
 * Alani Vázquez, also known as "La La"; MTV veejay
 * Luis Vigoreaux, created ¡Sube, Nene, Sube! (Go up, Man, Go up!) and ¡Pa'rriba, Papi, Pa'rriba! (Higher, Daddy, Higher!)
 * Luisito Vigoreaux, hosted Sábado en Grande (Big Saturday, also with Roberto), El Show del Mediodía (The Midday Show) and De Magazin
 * Roberto Vigoreaux, hosted Parejo, Doble y Triple (Square, Double and Triple)