List of people from the Dominican Republic
For a list of people from the Commonwealth of Dominica, see List of people from Dominica.
This is a list of notable individuals from the Dominican Republic or who have Dominican ancestry and reside overseas.
Authors
- Julia Alvarez
- Arambilet
- Frank Báez
- Josefina Baez
- Julio Vega Batlle
- Rei Berroa
- Manuel del Cabral
- Aída Cartagena Portalatín
- Raquel Cepeda
- Tulio Manuel Cestero
- Hilma Contreras
- Angie Cruz
- Junot Díaz
- Cristino Gómez
- León Félix Batista
- Fabio Fiallo
- José Luis González
- Pedro Henríquez Ureña
- Angela Hernández Nuñez
- Juan Isidro Jiménez Grullón
- Mariano Lebrón Saviñón
- Félix Evaristo Mejía
- Miguel D. Mena
- Leopoldo Minaya
- Pedro Mir
- Mateo Morrison
- José Núñez de Cáceres
- Arturo Rodríguez Fernández
- Mu-Kien Adriana Sang
- Rosa Silverio
- Alfredo Fernández Simó
- Salomé Ureña
- Jael Uribe
- Bernardo Vega
Business
- Marcos Bisonó - businessman
- José Blanco - cigar industrialist
- Ligia Bonetti - businesswoman
- Manuel Díez Cabral - businessman
- Waldo Cabrera – businessman
- José Luis Corripio - businessman
- The Franjul Family – prominent business family
- Bartolomé Gamundi – businessman and government official in Puerto Rico
- José León Asensio - businessman
- Porfirio Pina - music executive
- Frank Rainieri - businessman, chairman and founder of Grupo Punta Cana
- Vicini family - business family
Fashion and beauty pageant personalities
- Mariasela Álvarez – Miss World 1982
- Eva Arias – beauty queen and fashion model
- Sully Bonnelly - fashion designer
- Susie Castillo – Miss USA 2003
- Ana Contreras – Miss World Beach beauty semifinalist
- Claudia Cruz – Miss World 2004 first runner-up
- Marianne Cruz – Miss Universe 2008 second runner-up
- Yadira Cury – Miss International 2005 first runner-up
- Ada de la Cruz – Miss Universe 2009 first runner-up
- Magali Febles – owner of the Miss Dominican Republic pageant franchise
- Gilda Jovine – fashion model
- Claudette Lali – former model/film wardrobe stylist
- Hernan Lander - fashion designer
- Dulcita Lieggi- beauty pageant contestant
- Denny Méndez – Miss Italy 1997
- Ruth Ocumárez – former beauty queen
- Oscar de la Renta - fashion designer
- Amell Santana – Miss Earth 2005 first runner-up
- Renata Soñé – Miss Universe 2005 second runner–up
- Arlenis Sosa – fashion model
- Nabila Tapia – Miss Teen International first runner up
- Cris Urena - fashion model
- Amelia Vega – Miss Universe 2003, actress and model
Motion picture and television personalities
- Irvin Alberti - actor
- Nancy Alvarez – psychologist/television talk show host
- Tina Aumont – film actress (daughter of Maria Montez)
- Lourdes Benedicto – actress
- Freddy Beras-Goico – comedian
- Julissa Bermudez - television personality
- Micky Bretón - director
- José María Cabral - director
- Francis Capra - actor
- Sergio Carlo – actor
- Aimee Carrero - actress
- Terry Carter – actor
- Hosea Chanchez - actor
- Charytín – actress/singer/television host
- Tony Dandrades - TV presenter
- José Guillermo Cortines – actor/musician
- Yasmin Deliz – television personality/actress
- Akari Endo - actress
- Hony Estrella - actress
- Iamdra Fermín - TV presenter
- Juan Fernández – actor
- René Fortunato - film director
- J. Teddy Garces - actor
- Andrés García – actor
- Rick Gonzalez – actor
- María Alejandra Guzmán - TV presenter
- Oscar Haza – television journalist
- Wilson Jermaine Heredia – actor
- Anna Maria Horsford - actress
- Wolf Hudson – adult film star
- Arthur Lithgow – actor
- Yelitza Lora - actress
- Yorlin Madera – actor (television series One Life to Live)
- Judy Marte – actress
- Luisito Martí - comedian
- Agliberto Meléndez – film director
- Mirtha Michelle – actress
- Maria Montez – actress
- Rafael Molina Morillo - journalist
- Carlos de la Mota - actor
- Patrícia Mota – actress
- Amaury Nolasco - actor
- Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. – actor
- Karen Olivo – Tony award-winning actress
- Manny Pérez – actor (films Party Monster and El Cantante)
- Nuria Piera - television journalist
- Rafael José – Puerto Rican television personality (Dominican father)
- Alex Paez - American Actor of Dominican descent.
- Frank Perozo - actor, producer
- Dascha Polanco - actress (Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black)
- Dania Ramirez – actress (television series Heroes and Entourage)
- Silvestre Rasuk – actor
- Victor Rasuk – actor
- Monica Raymund - actress
- Judy Reyes – actress (television series Scrubs)
- Birmania Ríos – television personality (television show Despierta America)
- Carolina Rivas - actress
- Alfonso Rodríguez - film director
- Michelle Rodriguez – actress
- Roberto Salcedo, Jr. - comedian
- Zoe Saldana – actress
- Carlos Sánchez - comedian, actor
- Nuryn Sanlley - comedian
- Merlin Santana – actor
- Jochy Santos - comedian, TV presenter
- Rafael Corporán de los Santos - TV host
- Enrique Segoviano – producer/director
- Rosanna Tavarez – singer/television personality
- Shannon Tavarez – Broadway actress and singer (Dominican father)
- Jessy Terrero – director
- Leticia Tonos - director
- Celines Toribio – actress/model
- Julian Scott Urena – actor
- Vielka Valenzuela - talk show host
- Michelle Vargas - actress/model
- Denise Vasi - actress
- Ludo Vika – actress/comedian
- Tristan Wilds, actor
- Carmen Wong Ulrich – journalist
- Sandra Zaiter – actress and television host
Painters and artists
See also: List of Dominican painters
- Tito Canepa
- Théodore Chassériau
- Jaime Colson
- Paul Giudicelli
- Aurelio Grisanty
- Gilberto Hernández Ortega
- Clara Ledesma
- Yoryi Morel
- Elsa Núñez
- Olivia Peguero
- Rigo Peralta
- Guillo Pérez
- Eligio Pichardo
- Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta
- Amaya Salazar
- Jorge Noceda Sanchez
- Darío Suro
- Celeste Woss y Gil
- Cándido Bidó
Political and military figures
- Rafael Alburquerque – former vice president
- Buenaventura Báez Méndez – former president
- Joaquín Balaguer Ricardo – former president (1960–1962, 1966–1978, 1986–1996)
- Ramón Emeterio Betances - founder of Puerto Rican independence movement (Dominican father)
- Salvador Jorge Blanco – former president (1982–1986)
- Juan Bosch y Gaviño - former president
- Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deñó - former president
- Fernando Cabrera - New York City Councilman
- Ramón Cáceres - former president
- Margarita Cedeño de Fernández – vice-president and former First Lady of the Dominican Republic
- Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez - 65th Secretary of State of New York
- Juan Pablo Duarte – one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
- Adriano Espaillat – New York State Assemblyman; first Dominican American to be elected to a State House in the United States
- Rafael Espinal - NY state assemblyman
- Rafael Estrella Ureña - former president
- Leonel Fernández Reyna – former President (1996–2000, 2004–2008, 2008–2012)
- Pedro Florentino – hero of the Battle of Jacuba, during the War of Independence from Haiti
- Maximiliano Gómez – revolutionary political leader
- Máximo Gómez – military commander of the Cuban War of Independence
- Antonio Guzmán Fernández – former president
- Ulises Heureaux - former president
- Antonio Imbert Barrera - former president
- Gregorio Luperón – former president
- Miguel Martinez – former New York City Councilman
- Danilo Medina – current President (2012-2016)
- Hipólito Mejía – was and running for president
- Ramón Matías Mella – one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
- The Mirabal sisters – political dissidents
- José Nunez-Melo - politician
- José Francisco Peña Gómez – mayor of Santo Domingo (1982–1986)
- Joseline Peña-Melnyk – member of the Maryland General Assembly
- Cesar A. Perales - 67th Secretary of State of New York
- Thomas Perez – civil rights lawyer
- Donald Reid Cabral – former president
- Tilo Rivas – government official
- Ydanis Rodríguez - New York City councilman
- José Antonio (Pepillo) Salcedo – first president after the Restoration of the Dominican Republic
- Roberto Salcedo, Sr. - politician
- Juan Sánchez Ramírez - military general
- Francisco del Rosario Sánchez – one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
- José Santana – former government minister
- Pedro Santana Familias – first president (1844)
- José Del Castillo Saviñón - politician
- Angel Taveras - mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
- Rafael Leónidas Trujillo – dictator (1930–1961)
- Ramfis Trujillo – general and son of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
- Elias Wessin y Wessin – former general
- Francisco Urena - massachessts government official
For a complete list, please refer to List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic
Scientists and scholars
- Víctor A. Carreño – NASA aerospace engineer
- Marcos Espinal - epidemiologist
- Pedro Francisco Bonó - sociologist
- Juan Isidro Jiménez Grullón - historian
- Erich E. Kunhardt – physicist
- Miguel Canela Lázaro - anatomist
- Frank Moya Pons – historian
- Andrés Navarro - architect
- Feniosky Peña-Mora – engineer
- Margot Taule – architect
- Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez - radiologist
- Héctor Valdez Albizu – economist
Singers and musicians
- Héctor Acosta - bachata/merengue singer
- Manny Albam – jazz musician
- Luis Alberti – merengue musician
- José Alberto (aka El Canario) – salsa singer
- Juan Bautista Alfonseca - military officer, composer
- Anaís – pop singer
- Andy Andy – singer
- Arcángel – reggae ton artist
- AZ – rapper
- Kirko Bangz - rapper
- Ivan Barias - music producer
- Eduardo Brito - baritone singer
- Alex Bueno – merengue/bachata singer
- Aventura – bachata group
- Nini Caffaro – singer
- José Manuel Calderón – bachata musician
- Michel Camilo – jazz pianist
- Angela Carrasco – singer
- Aisha Syed Castro – violinist
- Las Chicas del Can
- Bonny Cepeda - merengue singer
- Angel Clivillés – singer/lead member of The Cover Girls
- Javier Colon - singer and winner of the first season of U.S. reality series The Voice
- Charles Connor - rhythm and blues drummer
- Coro – freestyle singer/actor
- Cristal Marie – Latin Pop singer, songwriter
- Kat DeLuna – singer
- DJ Prostyle – hip hop DJ
- Don Miguelo – reggaeton artist
- El Cata – merengue musician
- El Jeffrey – merengue singer
- Odalis Estevez - Bachata Singer
- El Prodigio – accordionist
- Jackeline Estevez – pop singer
- Bienvenido Fabian - composer
- Fabolous – rapper
- Zacarías Ferreira – bachata singer
- Omar Franco - singer/composer
- Billo Frómeta – singer
- Juan Francisco García - merengue composer
- Vicente García - singer-songwriter
- Teodora Ginés - composer
- Irv Gotti – producer
- Leslie Grace - singer, songwriter
- Juan Luis Guerra – merengue/bachata/salsa musician
- Tatico Henriquez – merengue musician
- Martha Heredia – singer
- Julio Alberto Hernández – composer
- Maridalia Hernández
- Vinylz Hernandez - music producer
- Eddy Herrera – merengue singer
- Nicky Jam – reggaeton artist
- Alih Jey - singer
- Krisspy – merengue singer
- Ñico Lora – known as the "Father of Merengue" music, singer
- Los Hermanos Rosario – merengue group
- Luny Tunes – reggaeton producers/artists
- Domenic Marte - bachata singer
- Anaís Martínez - singer
- Irka Mateo – folk singer/songwriter
- Henry Mendez - regaetton artist
- Miguelito – rapper (Dominican father)
- Munchi - DJ
- Nova – singer
- Natti Natasha - singer
- Noztra – reggaeton artist
- Francisco Núñez - musical conductor
- Pavel Nuñez – pop/rock musician
- Johnny O - freestyle singer
- Prince Royce – bachata singer
- Omega - merenhouse musician
- Juan Francisco Ordóñez – guitarist/composer
- Ramón Orlando – merengue singer
- Shalim Ortiz – singer
- Johnny Pacheco – salsa singer/producer/bandleader
- Leonardo Paniagua – bachata artist
- Karina Pasian – singer/pianist
- Chichí Peralta – singer, bandleader, percussionist
- Rubby Perez - singer
- Geovanny Polanco – merengue singer
- Milly Quezada – singer, dubbed the "Queen of Merengue"
- Fausto Rey – singer/composer
- Frank Reyes – bachata singer
- José Rufino Reyes y Siancas - composer of Dominican national anthem
- Trio Reynoso - known as the "kings of merengue tipico" merengue/bachata group
- Ariel Rivas - music producer
- Mario Rivera – jazz composer/artist
- Karen Rodriguez – singer and contestant on American Idol
- Raulín Rodríguez – bachata singer
- Tito Rodríguez - singer, bandleader
- Rosangela - singer
- Toño Rosario – merengue singer
- Raulín Rosendo – salsa singer
- Roger Sanchez – DJ/house music producer
- Daniel Santacruz – singer/songwriter
- Juelz Santana – rapper
- Lizette Santana (also known as Lizé) – singer/songwriter
- Antony Santos – bachata singer
- Yoskar Sarante – bachata singer
- Luis Segura – singer
- Triple Seis – rapper
- Twin Shadow - indie musician
- Vicky Shell - singer, songwriter
- Rafael Solano – songwriter/composer
- Ines Thomas Almeida – opera singer
- Cuco Valoy – merengue singer/bandleader
- Luis Vargas – bachata singer
- Sergio Vargas – merengue singer
- Wilfrido Vargas – merengue singer
- Johnny Ventura – merengue singer
- Fernando Villalona – singer
- J.R. Writer - rapper
- Marcos Yaroide - Christian singer, composer
Sports figures
Baseball
For a complete list refer to List of Major League Baseball players from the Dominican Republic
- Manny Acta – Former manager of the Cleveland Indians
- Antonio Alfonseca – professional baseball player
- Carlos Almanzar – professional baseball player
- Felipe Alou – professional baseball manager and player
- Jesús Alou – professional baseball player
- Matty Alou – professional baseball player
- Moisés Alou – professional baseball player
- Joaquín Andújar – professional baseball player
- Greg Aquino – professional baseball player
- Joaquin Arias – professional baseball player
- Miguel Batista – professional baseball player
- Tony Batista – professional baseball player
- Danny Bautista – professional baseball player
- Denny Bautista – professional baseball player
- José Bautista – professional baseball player
- José Bautista – professional baseball player (pitcher)
- George Bell – professional baseball player
- Ronnie Belliard – professional baseball player
- Francis Beltrán – professional baseball player
- Adrián Beltré - professional baseball player
- Esteban Beltré – professional baseball player
- Armando Benítez – professional baseball player
- Joaquín Benoit – professional baseball player
- Ángel Berroa – professional baseball player
- Wilson Betemit – professional baseball player
- Tony Blanco – professional baseball player
- Pedro Borbón, Jr. – professional baseball player
- Yhency Brazobán – professional baseball player
- Juan Brito – professional baseball player
- Daniel Cabrera – professional baseball player
- Francisco Cabrera – professional baseball player
- Melky Cabrera – professional baseball player
- Robinson Canó – professional baseball player
- Fausto Carmona – professional baseball player
- Rico Carty – professional baseball player
- Bernie Castro – professional baseball player
- Fabio Castro – professional baseball player
- Starlin Castro – professional baseball player
- Alberto Castillo – professional baseball Player
- Luis Castillo – professional baseball Player
- César Cedeño – professional baseball player
- Jesús Colomé – professional baseball player
- Bartolo Colón – professional baseball player
- Román Colón – professional baseball player
- Francisco Cordero – professional baseball player
- Deivi Cruz – professional baseball player
- Johnny Cueto – professional baseball player
- Octavio Dotel – professional baseball player
- Edwin Encarnación - professional baseball player
- Juan Encarnación - professional baseball player
- Pedro Feliz – professional baseball player
- Bartolomé Fortunato – professional baseball player
- Rafael Furcal – professional baseball player
- Julio Franco – professional baseball player
- Jerry Gil – professional baseball player
- Carlos Gómez - professional baseball player
- Vladimir Guerrero – professional baseball player
- José Guillén – professional baseball player
- Cristian Guzmán – professional baseball player
- Freddy Guzmán – professional baseball player
- Félix Heredia – professional baseball player
- Runelvys Hernández - professional baseball player
- Julián Javier - professional baseball player
- Stan Javier - professional baseball player
- José Lima – professional baseball player
- Francisco Liriano – professional baseball player
- Pedro Liriano – professional baseball player
- Mendy López – professional baseball player
- Julio Lugo – professional baseball player
- Ruddy Lugo – professional baseball player
- Héctor Luna – professional baseball player
- Manny Machado - professional baseball player
- Henry Mateo – professional baseball player
- Julio Mateo – professional baseball player
- Juan Marichal – professional baseball player
- Dámaso Marte – professional baseball player
- Pedro Martínez – Cy Young Award–winning professional baseball player
- José Mesa – professional baseball player
- Omar Minaya – General Manager of the New York Mets
- Raúl Mondesí – professional baseball player
- Agustín Montero – professional baseball player
- Juan Morillo – professional baseball player
- Abraham Núñez – professional baseball player
- Leo Núñez – professional baseball player
- José Offerman – professional baseball player
- Miguel Olivo – professional baseball player
- David Ortiz – professional baseball player
- Ramón Ortiz – professional baseball player
- Pablo Ozuna – professional baseball player
- Ronny Paulino – professional baseball player
- Carlos Peña – professional baseball player
- Tony Peña – professional baseball player
- Wily Mo Peña – professional baseball player
- Jhonny Peralta - professional baseball player
- Antonio Pérez – professional baseball player
- Mélido Pérez – professional baseball player
- Neifi Pérez – professional baseball player
- Odalis Pérez – professional baseball player
- Rafael Pérez – professional baseball player
- Timo Pérez – professional baseball player
- Hipólito Pichardo - professional baseball player
- Plácido Polanco – professional baseball player
- Albert Pujols – professional baseball player
- Aramis Ramírez – professional baseball player
- Hanley Ramírez – professional baseball player
- Manny Ramírez – professional baseball player
- José Reyes – professional baseball player
- Fernando Rodney – professional baseball player
- Alex Rodriguez – professional baseball player
- Félix Rodríguez - professional baseball player
- Henry Rodríguez – professional baseball player
- Wandy Rodríguez – professional baseball player
- Duaner Sánchez – professional baseball player
- Víctor Santos – professional baseball player
- Alfonso Soriano – professional baseball player
- Jorge Sosa - professional baseball player
- Sammy Sosa - professional baseball player
- Julián Tavárez – professional baseball player
- Oscar Taveras - professional baseball player
- Willy Taveras – professional baseball player
- Miguel Tejada – professional baseball player
- Rubén Tejada - professional baseball player
- Robinson Tejeda – professional baseball player
- Luis Terrero – professional baseball player
- Salomón Torres – professional baseball player
- Juan Uribe – professional baseball player
- Wilson Valdez – professional baseball player
- José Valverde – professional baseball player
- Claudio Vargas – professional baseball player
- José Vizcaíno – professional baseball player
- Luis Vizcaíno – professional baseball player
- Edinson Volquez – professional baseball player
- Héctor Wagner – professional baseball player
Basketball
- Orlando Antigua – professional basketball player
- Trevor Ariza – professional basketball player
- Luis Flores - basketball player
- Francisco García – professional basketball player
- Al Horford - professional basketball player
- Tito Horford – professional basketball player
- Felipe López – professional basketball player
- Jack Michael Martínez - professional basketball player
- Sammy Mejia – professional basketball player
- Carlos Morban - basketball player
- Orlando Sanchez - professional basketball player
- Edgar Sosa - professional basketball player
- Eloy Vargas - professional basketball player
- Charlie Villanueva – professional basketball player
Boxing
- Francisco Contreras - boxer
- Carlos Cruz – former professional boxing champion
- Leo Cruz – professional boxing champion
- Manuel Félix Díaz – professional boxer
- Javier Fortuna - professional boxer
- Julio Gervacio - professional boxer
- Fernando Guerrero - professional boxer
- Joan Guzmán – professional boxer
- Luis Ernesto José – professional boxer
- Eleoncio Mercedes – professional boxer
- Juan Carlos Payano - boxer
- Delvin Rodriguez - professional boxer
- Edwin Rodriguez - professional boxer
- Glen Tapia - professional boxer
Other sports
- Raul Aguayo – national sail team member
- Juana Arrendel - high jumper
- Milagros Cabral - professional volleyball player
- José Miguel Cáceres - professional volleyball player
- Brenda Castillo - professional volleyball player
- Luis Castillo – professional football player
- Fany Chalas - sprinter
- Stalin Colinet – former professional football player
- Yuderqui Contreras - weightlifter
- Domingo Cordero - hurdler
- Bethania de la Cruz - professional volleyball player
- Wendy Cruz - cyclist
- Marcos Díaz - ultra-distance swimmer
- Karla Echenique - professional volleyball player
- Edward Vinicio Espinal - professional soccer player
- Jaime Espinal - Olympic wrestler
- Víctor Estrella Burgos - tennis player
- Lisvel Elisa Eve - professional volleyball player
- Mary Joe Fernández – professional tennis player
- Alex Garcia - UFC fighter
- Iván Ernesto Gómez - elite mountaineer
- Aumi Guerra - professional bowler
- Dionicio Gustavo - karateka
- José Hernández - tennis player
- Francia Jackson - prefessional volleyball player
- Jhohanny Jean - taekwondo athlete
- Ernesto Jerez – sportscaster
- Julio Luciano - high jumper
- Víctor Martínez – professional bodybuilder
- Gabriel Mercedes - taekwondo practitioner
- Juan Núñez (athlete) - sprinter
- Sidarka Núñez - professional volleyball player
- Victor Nunez - soccer player
- Michael-Ray Pallares-González - tennis player
- Alexis Panisse - runner
- Domingo Peralta - soccer player
- Wanda Rijo - weightlifter
- Heidy Rodríguez - karateka
- Jeoselyna Rodríguez Santos - professional volleyball player
- Cindy Rondón - professional volleyball player
- Dante Rosario – professional football player
- Félix Sánchez – Olympic gold medal–winning hurdler
- Raysa Sanchez - sprinter
- Luguelín Santos - Olympic sprinter
- Annerys Vargas – professional volleyball player
- Jack Veneno – professional wrestler
- Ana Villanueva - karateka
- DeAndre Yedlin - soccer player
Other personalities
- Joseph Hyacinthe François de Paule de Rigaud, Comte de Vaudreuil - Creole French nobleman
- Rolando Acosta - associate justice
- Félix Acosta-Núñez - journalist
- Danny Almonte – notable little league player
- Carlos Alvarez-Aranyos - political speechwriter
- Radhames Aracena - music producer
- Rafael Bello - journalist
- Billy Berroa - sports broadcaster
- Pedro Borrell - architect
- José María Cabral - director
- Rafael Calventi - architect, diplomat
- Claudia Castaños - journalist
- Marino Vinicio Castillo – lawyer
- Miguel Cocco - politician
- Luis Colón - 1st Duke of Veragua[1]
- Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo – diplomat
- Alexandra Cheron – socialite/model
- Jose DeCamps – dancer
- Víctor de la Cruz – cigarmaker
- Nelson de la Rosa – actor/comedian
- Mario Alvarez Dugan – journalist
- Rudy Duthil - advertizing executive
- John Gottman - psychologist
- Guarionex - Taino chief
- Emilio Prud’Homme - writer and lawyer
- María Isabel Soldevila - journalist
- Michele Jimenez – ballet dancer
- Sebastián Lemba - slave rebel
- Mike Mercedes - Chef [2]
- Rolando A. Molina - Chef
- Paul Luna - restauranteur
- Johnny Marines - music executive
- Rámon Marrero Aristy - journalist
- Jose E. Martinez – lawyer
- Ralph Mercado – founder of RMM Records and music producer[3]
- Rafael Molina Morillo – journalist
- Ramon Nuñez - advertising producer
- Providencia Paredes, assistant/confidante to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
- Quirino Paulino – notorious drug smuggler
- Arturo Pellerano Alfau - journalist
- Ilka Tanya Payán – actress, AIDS/HIV activist
- Pedro Saúl Pérez – activist
- Oscar Peter - champion figure skater
- Domingo Pilarte – evangelist
- Danielle Polanco - dancer and choreographer
- Elvin Polanco - music promoter
- Riley Reid - adult film star
- Santiago Luis Polanco Rodríguez – drug dealer
- Juan (Jan) Rodriguez - first immigrant in Manhattan[4][5]
- Porfirio Rubirosa – diplomat, polo player, race car driver
- Angelo Sosa - restauranteur
- Manuel Tarrazo - fashion designer
- María de Toledo - Spanish noblewoman
See also
- Dominican people (Dominican Republic)
- Dominican American
- List of Dominican Americans
- Culture of the Dominican Republic
References
- ↑ The Geographical and Historical Dictionary of America and the West.
- ↑ http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Mercedes
- ↑ Ralph Mercado, Impresario, Dies at 67 from The New York Times March 11, 2009
- ↑ http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/news/juan-rodriguez-monograph.cfm
- ↑ http://www.pri.org/press-releases/stories/stories/politics-society/new-york-city-begins-to-celebrate-first-immigrant-a-dominican-14081.html
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