This list of Miami Dade College alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Miami Dade College.
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| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Steven Bauer | Actor who played Manny Ribera in the 1983 film Scarface |
| Nilo Cruz | Cuban-American playwright and pedagogue. With his award of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, Anna in the Tropics, he became the first Latino honored. |
| Katie Finneran | Broadway actress noted for her award winning performances in Noises Off in 2002, and Promises, Promises in 2010. |
| Sylvester Stallone | Actor who played Rocky Balboa in Rocky and John Rambo in Rambo, among others |
| Lissette Garcia | Miss Florida USA 2011 and Miss USA 2011 (Top 16), Represented Cuba in Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 and made Top 8 |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Lin Arison | Novelist and arts patron |
| Liz Balmaseda | Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author |
| James Carlos Blake | Award-winning novelist |
| Mirta Ojito | 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning author |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Caballero | Opera Singer |
| Harry Wayne "KC" Casey | Singer/Songwriter, KC & The Sunshine Band |
| Desmond Child | Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer |
| Willy Chirino | Grammy Award-winning singer |
| Emilio Estefan | Musician and producer. Former member of the Miami Sound Machine, and husband of singer Gloria Estefan |
| Alex Lacamoire | Tony Award-winning orchestrator and music director |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Jencarlos Canela | Actor and singer, starring in Telemundo's latest telenovela, Más Sabe el Diablo. |
| Lori Chism | Actress on One Tree Hill. |
| Raymond Forchion | [Actor/writer/producer/director - costarred in the 2008 Emmy-winning HBO movie, Recount. |
| Lili Garcia | Model and show host, currently the host of El Gordo y la Flaca on Univision. |
| Hannia Guillen | Actress & singer, she is best known for her portrayal of Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime television soap opera Passions. |
| Rosie Lee Hooks | Actress, starred in NYPD Blue. |
| Yara Martinez | Television actress, My Own Worst Enemy. |
| Terry Miller | Producer Burn Notice. |
| Ana María Polo | Attorney & TV Judge on Caso Cerrado. |
| Sarah Spiegel | Actress in show such as Samantha Who?, The King of Queens, Boston Public, NCIS and others. |
| Randy Jay Ser | Emmy Award-winning director, writer, and producer of Without Fear, My Name Is Earl and others. |
| Bob Vila | Television host of home improvement show This Old House. |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Albaladejo | Currently plays for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball. Prior to signing with Yomiuri, Albaladego pitched for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees. |
| Joe Arnold | Former head baseball coach for Florida Southern College, the University of Florida, and Polk State College; former manager of the Staten Island Yankees. |
| Don Baylor | current hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies; former manager for the Chicago Cubs. |
| Sherman Bergman | Only U.S. kickboxer to have fought Jean-Claude Van Damme. Graduated with Honors, December 1977, Associate of Arts Degree. |
| Derek Botelho | Former baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs. |
| Bill Britton | Pro golfer, PGA Tour |
| Warren Cromartie | Former baseball player, most recently for the Kansas City Royals. |
| Rusell Earl "Bucky" Dent | Former baseball player and manager. He earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978, and was voted the World Series MVP in 1978. |
| Orestes Destrade | Former baseball player, most recently for the Florida Marlins. Currently appears on ESPN's Baseball Tonight and co-hosts ESPN Radio's SportsNation with John Seibel. |
| Alex Fernandez | Former baseball pitcher, most recently for the Florida Marlins. |
| Bruce Fleisher | Senior PGA Tour player. |
| Margie Goldstein-Engle | Equestrian[1] |
| Raúl Javier Ibáñez | Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. |
| Ernie Jones | Former NFL defensive back, played for the Seattle Seahawks. |
| Willie Lozado | Former baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers. |
| Nathaniel Moore | Former Miami Dolphins wide receiver and current Miami Dolphins vice president/special advisor. |
| Orlando Palmeiro | Former baseball player, most recently for the Houston Astros. |
| Paula Pearson-Tucker | Pro golfer, LPGA Tour. |
| Mike Piazza | Former baseball player, most recently with the Oakland Athletics. |
| Placido Polanco | Major League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies. |
| Jaime Navarro | Former baseball player, most recently for the Cleveland Indians. |
| Omar Olivares | Former baseball player, most recently for the Pittsburgh Pirates. |
| Alex Sanchez | Former baseball player, most recently for the San Francisco Giants. |
| Andres Torres | Major League Baseball player for the San Francisco Giants. |
| Mickey Rivers | Former baseball player, most recently for the Texas Rangers. |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Sheldon T. Anderson | President and CEO, Southeast Region, Northern Trust Bank of Florida, N.A. |
| Jorge Gonzalez | President of City National Bank of Florida. |
| Mehdi Ghomeshi | Chairman, president and CEO of Great Florida Bank. |
| Octavio Hernandez | President and CEO of U.S. Century Bank. |
| David Komansky | Former CEO of Merrill Lynch. |
| Miriam Lopez | President and Chief Lending Officer of Marquis Bank. |
| Carlos A. Saladrigas | Chairman and CEO, Regis HRG. |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Micky Arison | CEO of Carnival Corporation and owner of the Miami Heat. |
| Jose Armario | Group President, McDonald’s Canada and Latin America. |
| William F. Compton | Former president of TWA Airlines LLC. |
| Rafael De La Vega | President and CEO of AT&T Mobility. |
| Armando Jacomino | President, Latin America Region, Burger King. |
| Manuel D. Medina | Chairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. |
| Jorge M. Perez | Chairman and CEO of The Related Group of Florida. |
| Sergio Pino | President and CEO of Century Homebuilders. |
| Alfredo Salas | President and CEO of Koning Restaurants International L.C. |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Lawrence G. Abele | Provost and executive vice president at Florida State University |
| Elsa Murano | Former president of Texas A&M University |
| Gerardo M. Gonzalez | University dean, Indiana University School of Education |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Johnny Diaz | Writer for the Boston Globe |
| Chris Myers | Emmy Award-winning sports-broadcasting host on the Tennis Channel |
| Belkys Nerey | Anchor WSVN-TV |
| Jerry Powers | Founder of Ocean Drive Magazine |
| Eliott Rodriguez | Anchor WFOR-TV |
| Marybel Rodriguez | Emmy-nominated reporter for WFOR-TV. |
| Tony Segreto | Former WTVJ anchor |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Cesar L. Alvarez | Executive chairman of Greenberg Traurig, LLP |
| Alberto Cardenas | Senior partner at Tew Cardenas, LLP |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Larry King, Jr. | President, Larry King Cardiac Foundation |
| Modesto Abety | President and CEO, The Children’s Trust |
| Alumni | Notability |
|---|---|
| Jose Abreu | Director of Miami-Dade Department of Aviation (Miami International Airport) |
| Juan Cento | President, Latin American & Caribbean Region, FedEx |