1
Jose Torres
(Puerto Rican-born American Boxer)
13
3
Birthdate: May 3, 1936
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: January 19, 2009
2
Julia de Burgos
(Writer)
13
3
Birthdate: February 17, 1914
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Carolina, Puerto Rico
Died: July 6, 1953
3
Carlos Santos
(Puerto Rican Comedian and Actor)
13
3
Birthdate: April 9, 1986
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
4
Eugenio María de Hostos
(Educator)
13
3
Birthdate: January 11, 1839
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: near Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Died: August 11, 1903
5
Judith Ortiz Cofer
(Writer)
13
2
Birthdate: February 24, 1952
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hormigueros, Puerto Rico
Died: December 30, 2016
6
Miguel Piñero
(Puerto Rican Actor and Playwright Who Was a Major Figure of the Nuyorican Literary Movement)
12
2
Birthdate: December 19, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gurabo, Puerto Rico
Died: June 16, 1988
7
Giannina Braschi
(Poet)
11
2
Birthdate: February 5, 1953
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico
8
José Rivera
(Playwright, Screenwriter)
10
2
Birthdate: March 24, 1955
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: San Juan, Puerto Rico
9
Luis Muñoz Rivera
(Poet)
10
2
Birthdate: July 17, 1859
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Barranquitas, Puerto Rico
Died: November 15, 1916
10
Rosario Ferré
(Writer)
9
2
Birthdate: September 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: February 18, 2016
11
Lola Rodriguez de Tio
(Poet)
9
2
Birthdate: September 14, 1843
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: San Germán, Puerto Rico
Died: November 10, 1924
12
Luisa Capetillo
(Writer, Activist)
9
2
Birthdate: October 28, 1879
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Died: April 10, 1922
13
José de Diego
(Journalist, Poet)
8
2
Birthdate: April 16, 1866
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Died: July 16, 1918
14
Juan Antonio Corretjer
(Poet)
8
2
Birthdate: March 3, 1908
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ciales, Puerto Rico
Died: January 19, 1985
15
Pedro Pietri
(Poet)
8
2
Birthdate: March 21, 1944
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: March 3, 2004
16
René Marqués
(Short story writer)
7
1
Birthdate: October 4, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Arecibo, Puerto Rico
Died: March 22, 1979
17
Luis Palés Matos
(Poet)
7
1
Birthdate: March 20, 1898
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Guayama, Puerto Rico
Died: February 23, 1959
18
Luis Antonio Cosme
(Puerto Rican Actor, Musician, Singer, Television Cook, Writer, Producer, Show Host, and Reporter)
8
2
Birthplace: Puerto Rico
19
Miguel Algarin
(Poet)
6
1
Birthdate: September 11, 1941
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Died: November 30, 2020
20
Pura Belpré
(librarian)
6
1
Birthdate: February 2, 1899
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cidra, Puerto Rico
Died: July 1, 1982
21
José Luis González
(Writer and journalist who lived most of his life in exile in Mexico due to his pro-independence political views)
1
0
Birthdate: March 8, 1926
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died: December 8, 1996
22
José Luis Vega
(Poet)
5
1
Birthdate: June 18, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico
23
Elizam Escobar
(Poet)
6
1
Birthdate: May 24, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: January 15, 2021
