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* [[Laurie Tamara Simpson|Simpson, Laurie Tamara]] - former Miss Puerto Rico (1987) |
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*[[Elizabeth Vargas|Vargas, Elizabeth]] - television journalist (mother [[Irish-American]]) |
*[[Elizabeth Vargas|Vargas, Elizabeth]] - television journalist (mother [[Irish-American]]) |
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What is the problem and why was this list posted in the "talk page"? The section in the artilce clearly states "The following is a list of '''notable Puerto Ricans''' or '''people of Puerto Rican descent''' with Irish surnames. This list also includes people of Puerto Rican and Irish descent born in the United States and Irishmen/women who adopted Puerto Rico as their homeland as well." It follows the same format as established in other immigration articles and is within Wikipedia policy. [[User:Marine 69-71|Tony the Marine]] ([[User talk:Marine 69-71|talk]]) 21:45, 3 June 2011 (UTC) |
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Notable Puerto Ricans of Irish descent
The following is a list of notable Puerto Ricans or people of Puerto Rican descent with Irish surnames. This list also includes people of Puerto Rican and Irish descent born in the United States and Irishmen/women who adopted Puerto Rico as their homeland as well.
- Bithorn, Hiram - baseball player - First Puerto Rican to play in the MLB
- Carthy Deu, Deborah - Miss Universe 1985
- Class, Ivonne -former boxing broadcaster for "Tele-Once", a local television station.
- Class, Jose Miguel - "El Gallito de Manati" - singer
- Cofer, Judith Ortiz - an acclaimed Puerto Rican author. Her works span a range of literary genres including poetry, short stories, autobiography, essays, and Young-adult fiction.
- Coll, Edna - educator, the first president of the Society of Puerto Rican author.
- Coll, Ivonne - actress, she played the role of "Yolanda" in the movie The Godfather II.
- Coll y Cuchi, Jose - Founder of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.
- Coll y Toste, Cayetano - physician & poet, his research into the history of Puerto Rico gave people an insight into the island from the time of the Tainos up until 1927
- Cuchi Coll, Isabel - journalist
- Conboy, Miguel - Founder of the Puerto Rican tobacco trade
- Dorough, Howie - member of the Backstreet Boys a popular pop group.
- Evans, Faith - A former state legislator and the first woman in the United States to serve as a U.S. Marshal.
- Ferrer, Miguel - actor often cast in roles as a villain. (mother Irish-American)
- Justice, Victoria - actress, best known for playing the roles of Lola Martinez on Zoey 101 and Tori Vega on Victorious.
- Kelley, Kevin - boxer, "Flushing Flash", Kelley held the WBC featherweight title.
- Kennedy, Juan - slave trader-Kennedy was the chief slave trader in the Puerto Rico area during the 19th Century.
- Lowell, Mike - MLB player
- Lowry, Desiree - former Miss Puerto Rico (1995)
- McClintock, Kenneth - former President of the Senate of Puerto Rico and current Secretary of State of Puerto Rico.
- McCreery, Scotty - country singer, won the tenth season of American Idol[1]
- Migenes-Johnson, Julia - Soprano who works primarily in musical theatre repertoire.
- O'Daly, Demetrio - Served as the island delegate to the Spanish Parliament
- O'Ferrall, Rafael - Brigadier General Rafael O'Ferrall, U.S. Army, first Hispanic of Puerto Rican descent to become the Deputy Commanding General for the Joint Task Force-Guantanamo, Cuba.
- O'Neill, Ana Maria - educator, author and advocate of women's rights. O'Neill was the founder of the "Cooperative Institute" of the University of Puerto Rico
- O'Neill Garcia, Hector - Mayor of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico since 1993
- O'Neill, Maria de Mater - artist, lithographer, and professor.
- Perkins Flores, Ada - former Miss Puerto Rico (1978)
- Power y Giralt, Ramon - Captain in the Spanish Navy. The first native born Puerto Ricans to refer to himself as a "Puerto Rican" and to fight for the equal representation of Puerto Rico in front of the parliamentary government of Spain.
- Richardson, Carmen Belen - actress, comedian and a pioneer of Puerto Rican television.
- Riley, Sharon - actress/singer - Riley is the daughter of noted Puerto Rican composer the late Sylvia Rexach
- Robison, Elizabeth - former Miss Puerto Rico (1986)
- Rockwell, James - 1st Lieutenant USMC, WWII aviator graduate of the United States Naval Academy class of 1933
- Scannell, Herb - businessman - former President of Nickelodeon Networks
- Simpson, Laurie Tamara - former Miss Puerto Rico (1987)
- Vargas, Elizabeth - television journalist (mother Irish-American)
What is themeaning of this?
What is the problem and why was this list posted in the "talk page"? The section in the artilce clearly states "The following is a list of notable Puerto Ricans or people of Puerto Rican descent with Irish surnames. This list also includes people of Puerto Rican and Irish descent born in the United States and Irishmen/women who adopted Puerto Rico as their homeland as well." It follows the same format as established in other immigration articles and is within Wikipedia policy. Tony the Marine (talk) 21:45, 3 June 2011 (UTC)