List of people from San Juan, Puerto Rico

This is a list of notable people who were either born in San Juan, Puerto Rico or who were not born in San Juan, but who are or were longtime residents of the city. San Juan has been the birthplace and the place of residence of many Puerto Ricans and people who are not of Puerto Rican heritage who became notable artists, military personnel, politicians, scientists and sportsmen; locally referred to as "Sanjuaneros". The following lists some of them and details their occupation:

Carmen Jovet

Carmen Jovet Esteves is a journalist and the first Puerto Rican woman news anchor in Puerto Rico

Pablo Clemente-Colon

Pablo Clemente-Colón born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico is the first Puerto Rican to serve as Chief Scientist of the National Ice Center (NIC), headquartered in Alexandria Virginia, a position he has held since 2005. As such, he serves the three entities that

Federico A. Cordero

Federico A. Cordero was a classical guitarist, lawyer, and politician

Juan César Cordero Dávila

Major General Juan César Cordero Dávila, was the commanding officer of the 65th Infantry Regiment during the Korean War, rising to become one of the highest ranking ethnic officers in the United States Army

Miguel Enríquez (privateer)

Miguel Enríquez , was a privateer from San Juan, Puerto Rico who operated during the early 18th century. A mulato born out of wedlock, Enríquez was a shoemaker by occupation. After working for the governor as a salesman he was recruited to defend Puerto

Pilar Barbosa

Dr. Pilar Barbosa de Rosario was an educator, historian and political activist. She was the first female Official Historian of Puerto Rico

Antonio Valero de Bernabé

Antonio Vicente Miguel Valero de Bernabé Pacheco, a.k.a. The Liberator from Puerto Rico, was a Puerto Rican military leader. Trained in Spain, he fought with the Spanish Army to expel the French leader, Napoleon, from Spain and was promoted to colonel

José M. Portela

Brigadier General José M. Portela (Ret.),, is a retired officer of the United States Air Force who recently retired from the position of Assistant Adjutant General for Air, which he held while also serving as commander of the Puerto Rico Air National

Eric Stubbe

Eric Stubbe is the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Puerto Rico

Jason Sraha

Jason Robert Sraha Osei is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Barnsley