Juan Ponce de León II, and early settler of Ponce, Puerto Rico Luis Ponce de León (governor of New Spain) (fl. 1525–1526), Spanish governor of New Spain Luis Ponce de León (1527–1591), Spanish poet Michael Ponce de Leon (1922–2006) American artist Nicolás Ponce de León (1590/95–1654), acting governor of Florida in 1631-1633 and 1651 Nicolás Suárez Ponce de León II, acting governor of Florida in 1663–1664, and 1673–1675 Patricio Ponce de León (1919–2010), Cuban mycologist Pedro Ponce de León (1520–1584) Spanish Benedictine monk who is often credited as being "the first teacher for the deaf" Pedro Ponce de León the Elder (fl. 1330–1352), Castilian nobleman Pedro Ponce de León (bishop of Plasencia) (1509–1573), Spanish bishop Pedro Ponce de Léon (bishop of Zamora) (born 1561), Spanish bishop Pedro Ponce de León y Riquelme, Governor of Venezuela Province (1566–1569) Rodrigo Ponce de León, Duke of Cádiz (1443–1492), Castilian military leader Rodrigo Ponce de León, 4th Duke of Arcos (1602–1658), viceroy of Naples (r. 1646–48) Fictional Augusto Ponce de León, a character in Camaleones