List of Dominicans

This is a list of famous people from the Dominican Republic.

This is not a list of people from Dominica nor members of the Dominican Order.

Arts

• Gerard Richard chef

• Cándido Bidó painter

• Mairo Vasquez

• Ricky Darosa

Authors

• Julia Alvarez

Entertainment

• Felix Acosta-Nunez Sport Editor, Sport Commentator, TV producer
• Monchy Y Alexandra bachata duo
• Aventura, Bachata boy band
• Michel Camilo jazz pianist
• Angela Carrasco singer
• Charytin singer
• Freddy Beras Goico comedian, tv host, producer, Charytin's cousin
• Nelson de la Rosa, actor
• Juan Luis Guerra, singer
• Miguel A. Guzman singer, winner of the Protagonistas De La Musica contest.
• El Jeffery, merengue singer
• Alih Jey, Rock singer
• Freddie Kenton Merengue singer
• Kinito Mendez Merengue singer
• Maria Montez actress
• Shalim Ortiz actor and singer, Charytin's son, half Puerto Rican
• Milly Quezada Merengue singer
• Sergio Vargas Merengue singer
• Wilfrido Vargas Merengue singer, Sergio's brother
• Johnny Ventura Merengue singer
• Fabolous half Dominican rapper
• AZ half black rapper
• Miguel A. Nunez actor(Jawanna Mann)father of Dominican descent
• Alfonso Ribeiro actor(Carlton on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) Parents are dominican
• Merlin Santana late actor of the Steve Harvey Show(Romeo)-Killed in november 2004
• Triple Seis rapper and former member oft the Terror Squad
• Gem Star reggaeton rapper in the song "Oye Mi Canto" with N.O.R.E., Nina Sky, Daddy Yankee and Big Nato
• Yoskar Sarante Bachata singer
• Luney Tunes, Reggaeton producers
• Ravel merengue singer
• Zoe Zaldaña American-born Hollywood star actress

Fashion

• Oscar De La Renta world famous fashion designer
• Sixto Nolasco
• Sully Bonelly

Sports

• Edwin Acosta-Diaz Tennis player
• Felipe Alou baseball manager and player
• Jesús Alou baseball player
• Matty Alou baseball player
• Danny Almonte Scandal-plagued Little Leaguer
• Danny Bautista Baseball player
• Francisco Cabrera Baseball player, hero of the 1992 NLCS for the Atlanta Braves
• Bartolo Colon Baseball player
• Carlos Cruz (1938-1970) world boxing champion
• Leo Cruz world boxing champion, Carlos' younger brother
• Jennifer Fernandez Tennis player
• Julio Franco baseball player
• Joan Guzman world boxing champion
• Juan Guzman world boxing champion
• Genaro De Leon Tennis player
• Felipe Lopez NBA basketball player
• Juan Marichal Baseball Hall of Famer
• Pedro Martinez Cy Young Award winning baseball player
• Eleoncio Mercedes (+ 1985) world boxing champion
• Albert Pujols Baseball player. 2001 National League Rookie of the Year
• Felix Sanchez Olympic gold medal winning hurdler
• Sammy Sosa baseball player
• Raul Mondesi baseball player
• Manny Ramirez baseball player
• David Ortiz baseball player
• Rafael Veras Long distance Runner (5k to Marathons)

See also

• Players from Dominican Republic in MLB

Beauty Queens

• Mariasela Alvarez Miss World 1982
• Denny Mendez Miss Italy 1996
• Amelia Vega Miss Universe 2003

Politics

• Rafael Leónidas Trujillo Dominican dictator
• Buenaventura Báez
• Joaquín Balaguer (also half Puerto Rican)
• Jorge Blanco Constitutional president 1986–1990
• Juan Bosch Constitutional president 1963–1963
• Juan Pablo Duarte
• Maximo Gomez Military commander of Cuban independence campaign
• Leonel Fernández Reyna Constitutional president 1996–2000, 2004-present
• Hipólito Mejía Constitutional president 2000–2004
• Jose Antonio (Pepillo) Salcedo the First president after the Restauration of the Domican Republic
• The Mirabal sisters Dominican republic revolutionaries (died 1960)
• Porfirio Rubirosa famous playboy and (less famously) diplomat
• Pedro Santana First Dominican President

Religion

Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez (Cardenal)

Agripino Núñez Collado

See also: List of people by nationality