List of Dominicans
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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.
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Arts
- Gerard Richard chef
- Cándido Bidó painter
Authors
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
- Magic Juan, reggaeton rapper (member of merenrap group Proyecto Uno0
- 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
- Johnny Ventura Merengue singer
- Fabolous half black rapper
- AZ half black rapper
- Miguel A. Nuñez actor(Jawanna Mann)Dominican parents
- 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
Entertainment
- Victor Rasuk Actor, he started in films such as:
Lords of Dogtown (2005) .... Tony Haven (2004) .... Fritz Rock Steady (2002) .... Roc Raising Victor Vargas (2002) .... Victor Vargas ... aka Long Way Home (France) ... aka Raising Victor Vargas (Canada: English title: festival title) Five Feet High and Rising (2000) .... Victor
He's also had guest Apperances in: "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" playing "Luis Ramirez" in episode: "Boys Will Be Boys" (episode # 1.12) 6 May 2005 "Law & Order: Trial by Jury" playing "Luis Ramirez" in episode: "The Line" (episode # 1.9) 22 April 2005 "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" playing "Leon Ardilles" in episode: "Choice" (episode # 5.7) 4 November 2003
Sports
- Edwin Acosta-Diaz Tennis player
- Felipe Alou baseball manager and player
- Jesús Alou baseball player
- Matty Alou baseball player
- Moises 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
Beauty Queens
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 Restoration of the Dominican Republic
- The Mirabal sisters Dominican republic revolutionaries (murdered 11/25/1960)
- Porfirio Rubirosa famous playboy and (less famously) diplomat
- Pedro Santana First Dominican President