13 Notable alumni of
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
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The University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is 2287th in the world, 783rd in North America, and 739th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 13 notable alumni from the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Nydia M. Velázquez
- Enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
- In 1974 graduated with Bachelor of Arts
- Occupations
- university teacherpoliticianadjunct professor
- Biography
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Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 7th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously represented New York's 12th congressional district from 1993 to 2013, prior to redistricting. She chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus from 2009 to 2011. Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress.
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Rafael Hernández Colón
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Rafael Hernández Colón was a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fourth and sixth democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1977 and 1985 to 1993. He previously served as the sixth president of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1973.
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Alexandra Lúgaro
- Occupations
- businesspersonlawyerconsultantpolitician
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Alexandra Lúgaro Aponte is a Puerto Rican attorney, businesswoman, and politician who was a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico during the 2016 and 2020 elections, finishing in third place both times. In 2016, running as an independent, Lúgaro obtained a total of 175,831 votes (11.13%). In 2020, Lúgaro ran as the candidate of the Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana.
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Juan Dalmau Ramírez
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- lawyerpolitician
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Juan Manuel Dalmau Ramírez is a Puerto Rican politician, attorney and a candidate for Governor of Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rican Independence Party. He was previously a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, and was a candidate for governor in the 2012, 2020 and 2024 elections, with the nomination of the PIP and the Citizen Victory Movement.
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María de Lourdes Santiago
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- attorney at lawpolitician
- Biography
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María de Lourdes Santiago Negrón is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician from Adjuntas. She is the current vice-president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party and in 2004 became the first woman from that party to be elected into the Senate in the history of Puerto Rico. She currently serves as Senator at-large at the Puerto Rico Senate after being elected in 2020 with the most votes of any candidate. She was re-elected in 2024.
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José Luis Dalmau
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- politician
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José Luis Dalmau Santiago is an attorney and politician. He was the 17th president of the Senate of Puerto Rico and President of the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico.
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Carlos Johnny Méndez
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United States - Occupations
- politician
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Carlos "Johnny" Méndez Núñez is a politician from Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He represents District 36 in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives and assumed the role of Majority Leader until January 2013 upon the resignation of Rolando Crespo as a member of the House in February, 2011.
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Nitza Margarita Cintron
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- scientistphysician
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Nitza Margarita Cintrón is a Puerto Rican scientist and former Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center. She currently works at the University of Texas in the Galveston Medical Branch as faculty in the Department of Internal Medicine.
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Melba Acosta Febo
- Born in
- United States
- Enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in administration
- Occupations
- lawyerpoliticiannotarycertified public accountant
- Biography
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Melba Acosta Febo is a corporate executive, attorney, and certified public accountant. She is a former president of the Government Development Bank of Puerto Rico and a former chief public finance officer of Puerto Rico. Acosta also served as the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico, director of the Puerto Rico Office of Management and Budget and chief of staff of the municipality of San Juan.
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Gilberto José Marxuach
- Enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
- Studied in 1949
- Occupations
- lawyermilitary personnel
- Biography
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Colonel Gilberto José Marxuach a.k.a. "The Father of the San Juan Civil Defense", was a former officer in the United States Army who in 1951 founded and became the first director of the Civil Defense in the City of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Ramón Luis Nieves
- Occupations
- politician
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Ramón Luis Nieves Pérez is a Puerto Rican politician from the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). Nieves was elected to the Senate of Puerto Rico in 2012.
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Taína Caragol
- Enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
- Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in modern philology
- Occupations
- art historiancurator
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Taína Caragol also known as Taína Beatriz Caragol-Barreto, is a Puerto Rican art historian, curator, and author. She currently serves as the curator for Latino Art and History at the National Portrait Gallery, since 2013. She previously held positions at Museum of Modern Art and at the Museo de Arte de Ponce.
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L. Antonio Curet
- Enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
- 1978-1982 graduated with Bachelor of Science in chemistry
- 1982-1985 graduated with Master of Science in chemistry
- Occupations
- anthropologistarchaeologistcuratormuseum professional
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L Antonio Curet is an archaeologist who is a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.