List of Famous people born in Puerto Rico

Joaquin Phoenix

Joaquín Rafael Bottom
First Name Joaquin
Born on October 28, 1974 (age 49)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 173 cm | 5'8

Joaquin Rafael Phoenix is an American actor, environmentalist, animal rights activist, and producer. He has received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

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Rita Moreno

Rosa Dolores Alverío Marcano
First Name Rita
Last Name Moreno
Born on December 11, 1931 (age 92)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 157 cm | 5'2

Rita Moreno is a Puerto Rican actress, dancer, and singer. Her career has spanned over 70 years; her notable acting work includes supporting roles in the musical films Singin' in the Rain (1952), The King and I (1956) and West Side Story (1961), as well as a 1971 to 1977 stint on the children's television series The Electric Company, and a supporting role as Sister Peter Marie Reimondo on the HBO series Oz from 1997 to 2003. Her other notable films include Popi (1969), Carnal Knowledge (1971), The Four Seasons (1981), I Like It Like That (1994) and the cult film Slums of Beverly Hills (1998). She voiced the titular role of Carmen Sandiego in Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego? from 1994 to 1999. For theater, she is best known for her role as Googie Gomez in The Ritz.

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Bad Bunny

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio
First Name Bad
Born on March 10, 1994 (age 30)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known by his stage name Bad Bunny, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and songwriter. His music is often defined as Latin trap and reggaeton, but he has incorporated various other genres into his music, including rock, bachata, and soul. He is also known for his deep, slurred vocal style and his eclectic fashion sense. Throughout his career, Bad Bunny has frequently collaborated with artists such as J Balvin, Ozuna, Farruko, Residente, Arcángel, Jhay Cortez, and Daddy Yankee.

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Eddie Rosario

Eddie Manuel Rosario
First Name Eddie
Last Name Rosario
Born on September 28, 1991 (age 32)
Born in Puerto Rico

Eddie Manuel Rosario is a Puerto Rican professional baseball left fielder for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has also played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins. He represented Puerto Rico in the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic, winning a silver medal in both.

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Enrique Hernández

First Name Enrique
Last Name Hernández
Born on August 24, 1991 (age 32)
Born in Puerto Rico

Enrique Javier Hernández is a Puerto Rican professional baseball utility player for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros, Miami Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers. His nickname is Kike, sometimes spelled Kiké during English-language television broadcasts to prevent it from being confused with an anti-Semitic slur that has a different pronunciation. He has played every position except catcher in the major leagues, though he has spent the most time in the outfield and second base. The Astros drafted Hernández in the sixth round of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft, and he was called up to the majors for the first time in 2014.

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Ricky Martin

Enrique Martín Morales
First Name Ricky
Last Name Martin
Born on December 24, 1971 (age 52)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 182 cm | 6'0

Enrique Martín Morales, better known as Ricky Martin, is a Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, actor, author, record producer and humanitarian who is known as the "King of Latin Pop" and the "Latin Music King". He began his career at age 12 with the all-boy pop group Menudo. After five years with the group, he released several Spanish-language solo albums throughout the 1990s. Since the beginning of his solo career in 1991, Ricky Martin has become one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time with over 70 million records worldwide. He also ranks among the most influential Latin artists of all time and the greatest music video artists of all time.

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Daddy Yankee

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez
First Name Daddy
Last Name Yankee
Born on February 3, 1977 (age 47)
Born in Puerto Rico
Height 170 cm | 5'7

Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, known professionally as Daddy Yankee, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Ayala was born in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the Villa Kennedy Housing Projects neighborhood. Daddy Yankee is the artist who coined the word Reggaeton in 1994 to describe the new music genre that was emerging from Puerto Rico that synthesized hip-hop, Latin Caribbean music, and reggae rhythms with Spanish rapping and singing. He is known as the "King of Reggaetón" by music critics and fans alike. Daddy Yankee is often cited as an influence by other Latin urban performers.

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Rauw Alejandro

Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Aimar
First Name Rauw
Born on January 10, 1993 (age 31)
Born in Puerto Rico

Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz, better known by his stage name Rauw Alejandro, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer and composer. He belongs to "the new generation" of Puerto Rican urban singers. His debut album, Afrodisíaco, was released in November 2020 and contains the Anuel AA collaboration "Reloj".

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Anuel AA

Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago
First Name Anuel
Born on November 26, 1992 (age 31)
Born in Puerto Rico

Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago, known professionally as Anuel AA, Puerto Rican rapper and singer. He is considered a pioneer of the Latin trap movement and his lyrics often discuss crime and urban life in Puerto Rico. His music often contains samples and interpolations of songs that were popular during his youth. He is seen as a controversial figure in the Latin music scene for his legal troubles and feuds with fellow Puerto Rican rappers Cosculluela and Ivy Queen and with the American rapper 6ix9ine.

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José Feliciano

José Monserrate Feliciano García
First Name José
Last Name Feliciano
Born on September 10, 1945 (age 78)
Born in Puerto Rico

José Monserrate Feliciano García, better known simply as José Feliciano [xoˈse feliˈsjano], is a Puerto Rican musician, singer and composer, best known for many international hits, including his rendition of the Doors' "Light My Fire" and the best-selling Christmas single, "Feliz Navidad." His music is known for its fusion of styles—Latin, jazz, blues, soul and even rock—created primarily with his unique, signature acoustic guitar sound. His oftentimes mellow easy listening influences are easily recognizable in many songs heard around the world.

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