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Q: Can I add myself to the list if I'm Puerto Rican?

A: Only if you meet Wikipedia's guidelines on notability for people.

Q: Who can be added to the list?

A: Any Puerto Rican or person of Puerto Rican descent that meets Wikipedia's guidelines on notability for people.

Q: Must people on the list be cited with a reliable source?

Q: Yes.

Q: Shouldn't this list contain only people born in Puerto Rico?

A: No, nationality is defined culturally, not geographically. Freddie Prinze, Jr. was not born in Puerto Rico but considers himself Puerto Rican because of his father's lineage and his upbringing. This is considered being Puerto Rican by ethnicity. Jennifer López and Marc Anthony are also examples of this. However, some people are also considered Puerto Ricans simply because of their upbringing. Tony Croatto is an example of this as he is considered a non-ethnic Puerto Rican since both him and his parents were born in Italy but Croatto moved to Puerto Rico and lived there for 38 years until his death. Puerto Rican people considered Croatto a Puerto Rican, and so did himself.

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A: To avoid edit wars and because of customs and tradition on Wikipedia. Traditionally, Lists of people by nationality follow the format List of nationality rather than List of notable nationality. Regarding edit wars: we renamed the List once and some people made a fuzz about it. We want to avoid that happening again. However, if you believe that the List should be renamed please request to move the List elsewhere.

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Add Rosario Bellber González to the List of Puerto Ricans[edit]

Consider adding Ms. Rosario Bellber González in the list. She was born in Puerta de Tierra, an urban ward of San Juan, PR, in 1881, and died in 1948 in her house in El Condado, a sector of Santurce, San Juan, PR. She was of Catalonian ancestry. Ms. Bellber was an educator, social worker, women's rights activist, suffragist, humanist and philanthropist. She was president of the "Social League of Suffragists" during the time (1920's and 1930's) when other Puerto Rican suffragists, like Ms. Ana Roque de Duprey, Ms. Beatriz Lasalle, Ms. Milagros Benet de Mewton, and Ms. Felisa Rincón de Gautier were fighting together with Ms. Bellber for the cause of women suffrage in Puerto Rico and as active members of the "Social League of Suffragists". Ms. Bellber, by her own initiative, also established (in 1944), managed, and supported the House of Health and Convalescence for Children with Tuberculosis (Sanatorio para Niños con Tuberculosis) in the rural town of Aibonito, PR. This "House of Health" was established for all children suffering TB and attending public schools from all around Puerto Rico in the 1940's and later, including many of her own students. Even today, many senior residents of rural towns and cities like Ponce, Coamo, Barranquitas, Aibonito, and Juana Díaz, still remember visiting or staying for a while in Ms. Bellber's "House of Health". In 2018, by act of US congress, the "House of Health" in Aibonito became a center for autistic and other special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) children, now known as Transitional Center Rosario Bellber (Centro Transicional Rosario Bellber). There are more contributions from Ms. Bellber to the women and children of Puerto Rico that can be mentioned here, but Puerto Ricans like her shouldn't be relegated or just be historically forgotten. Her contributions can be verified by references and sources in Spanish, like:

• Magazine: Revista published by the Puerto Rico Teachers Association, Vol. 8, Issue 5, September 1949, under a column written by Ms. Beatriz Lasalle, pp. 149 and 158. Spanish.

• Dictionary: Who is Who in Puerto Rico (Quién es Quién en Puerto Rico: Biographical Dictionary of Personal Records, Third edition 1941-42, editor: Asenjo, Conrado; published in San Juan Puerto Rico in 1942 by Cantero Fernández & Co.; page 33; Spanish.

• Encyclopedia: Encyclopedia Great Women of Puerto Rico (Enciclopedia Grandes Mujeres de Puerto Rico) Vol. IV, by Krüger-Torres, Lola; published in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, in 1975, by Ramallo Bros. Printing, Inc.; pages 273-274; Spanish. 173.66.249.8 (talk) 01:42, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

You need to create a Wikipedia article for this person before they can be added to the list.----Lawrlafo (talk) 05:32, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

adding famous actress[edit]

Nydia Rodríguez Terracina hosted a world-wide English Speaking Talk Show called The Minority Business Report for 10 years. She is a well-known actress with principal speaking roles in THE DARK KNIGHT, Code of Silence, Above the Law, Backdraft, Richie Rich, My Best Friends Wedding, Nothing Like The Holidays, Prelude to a Kiss (foreign version), Folks, The Breakup, Chain Reaction, and TV principal Roles in The Untouchables Part 1 and 2, Empire City, Unsolved Mysteries, First Edition, Hope, and more. Look her up in IMBD Nydia Rodríguez Terracina born in Puerto Rico. Active Member of the Screen Actors Guild and American Federation Radio and TV Artist since 1972 Nuestro Award for First Hispanic Local Actor in American Feature Film. 2601:248:104:8910:85CB:C898:FB7C:8670 (talk) 15:05, 11 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Adding Teodoro Vidal[edit]

I would like to add Teodoro Vidal to the list but not sure what category to include him under. Teodoro Vidal Santoni (1923–2016) was a Puerto Rican government official, art historian, and folklorist who collected Puerto Rican art.----Lawrlafo (talk) 04:52, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I will place him under List_of_Puerto_Ricans#Miscellaneous, but perhaps there is a better section?----Lawrlafo (talk) 05:34, 22 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jorge Otero Barreto[edit]

User:Marine 69-71 we have had this discussion: [1] already at Talk:Jorge Otero Barreto he is not the "the most decorated U.S. soldier of the Vietnam War" whatever a few non-RS may say. You can restore my edit or change it to "the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier of the Vietnam War." Mztourist (talk) 02:56, 21 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

It has by sources that he is the most decorated Vietnam War. However, I believe that your suggestion is a good and valet one.Tony the Marine (talk) 01:30, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

No RS say that he is the most decorated Vietnam War veteran, that issue is closed. Mztourist (talk) 04:20, 22 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]