12 Notable alumni of
University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
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The University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is 2299th in the world, 794th in North America, and 750th in the United States by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 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
- politicianadjunct professoruniversity teacher
- Biography
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Nydia Margarita Velázquez Serrano is an American politician serving in the United States House of Representatives since 1993. A Democrat from New York, Velázquez chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus until January 3, 2011. Her district, in New York City, was numbered the 12th district from 1993 to 2013 and has been numbered the 7th district since 2013. Velázquez is the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in the United States 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 governor of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1977 and 1985 to 1993 for a total of three terms. An experienced politician, Hernández held the record for having been the youngest Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to date, having won his first term at the age of 36. Hernández was also the person to have run for governor the most times, a total of five. During his terms as governor, Hernández Colón's administrations were known for trying to invigorate the Puerto Rican economy as well as for defending the political status quo of the island. He is also the second longest-serving Puerto Rico Governor with 12 years of service due to his three terms.
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Alexandra Lúgaro
- Occupations
- politicianbusinesspersonlawyerconsultant
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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
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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
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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José Luis Dalmau Santiago is an attorney and politician. He was the 17th president of the Senate of Puerto Rico.
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Nitza Margarita Cintron
- Occupations
- scientistphysician
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Nitza Margarita Cintrón is a Puerto Rican scientist and Chief of Space Medicine and Health Care Systems Office at NASA's Johnson Space Center.
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Melba Acosta Febo
- Born in
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United States - Enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras
- Graduated with bachelor's degree in administration
- Occupations
- notarycertified public accountantlawyerpolitician
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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
- Biography
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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
- curatormuseum professionalanthropologistarchaeologist
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L Antonio Curet is an archaeologist who is a curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian.