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First Puerto Rican female athlete to turn professional, [56] first Puerto Rican woman to ever win an Olympic gold medal, and the first to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. [57] Lisa Fernández, softball player. Olympic gold medalist. Maritza Correia, athlete. First black Puerto Rican woman in the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team.
M. Macarena (name) Magdalena (given name) Manuela (given name) Marcela; Margarita (given name) Maria (given name) María Alejandra; María de las Mercedes
These are the lists of the most common Spanish surnames in Spain, Mexico, Hispanophone Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic), and other Latin American countries. The surnames for each section are listed in numerically descending order, or from most popular to least popular.
A. Aagot; Aarushi; Abeer; Abena; Abida; Abigail (name) Abiha; Abijah; Abla (name) Abou; Açelya (name) Acey (name) Ada (name) Adalgisa; Adama (name) Adame; Addie ...
Juan Bernardo Huyke, second Puerto Rican native to serve as temporary Governor of Puerto Rico; in 1923, he served as interim governor between the administrations of Emmet Montgomery Reily and Horace Mann Towner [349] Jesús T. Piñero, first Puerto Rican to be named governor of the Island by a U.S. President (1946–1949)
Erick Brian Colon (member of CNCO); Adalberto Álvarez; Addys Mercedes; Albita; Alfredo de la Fé; Ángel Reyes; Armando Peraza; Arturo Sandoval; Aylín Mújica; Benny Moré
This is a list of notable Puerto Ricans of significant African ancestry, including visually mixed-race individuals, which represents a significant portion of the Puerto Rican population. It includes people born in or living in the mainland United States, some of whom may be of full Puerto Rican ancestry while others only partially Puerto Rican ...
María Bibiana Benítez (1783–1873), Puerto Rico's first female poet, playwright Giannina Braschi (born 1953), novelist, poet, essayist, playwright Julia de Burgos (1914–1953), acclaimed poet, activist