Notable People
Main category: People from Yauco, Puerto RicoThe following is a list of people born in Yauco.
- Johnny Albino (1919–2011) – bolero vocalist
- Benny Ayala (born 1951) – 1983 World Series-winning left fielder for the Baltimore Orioles
- Mihiel Gilormini (1918–1988) – airman of World War II. Founded the Puerto Rico Air National Guard
- Francisco Lluch Mora (1924–2006) – poet and history professor on the city of Ponce
- Antonio Mattei Lluberas (1857–1908) – leader of the Intentona de Yauco against Spanish rule
- Héctor Andrés Negroni (born 1938) – first Puerto Rican graduate of the United States Air Force Academy
- Mike Perez (born 1964) – 1990s Major League Baseball pitcher
- Francisco Rojas Tollinchi (1911–1965) – poet and journalist.
- José Semidei Rodríguez (1868–1958) – soldier in the Cuban Liberation Army in the Cuban War of Independence, later Cuban diplomat.
- Ray Suarez – alderman in the 31st ward of Chicago, Illinois since 1991
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