This is a list of notable Haitian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Haitian American, or have references showing they are Haitian American and are notable.
Films and TV
Eric André, actor, comedian, and television host
Nadege August, actress
Marlyne Barrett, actress
Angelique Bates, actress best known for the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That
Garcelle Beauvais, actress, singer, model
Taiwan Brown, actor, host, and former mtvU video jockey
Gabriel Casseus, actor
Suzanne de Passe, television, music and film producer
Alex Désert, actor
Pierre Desir, filmmaker
Gary Dourdan, actor
Mike Estime, actor
Susan Fales-Hill, television producer, author, screenwriter
Abner Genece, award-winning actor
Hugues Gentillon, film director, screenwriter, and producer
Meta Golding, actress
Jamie Hector, actor
Nikki M. James, Tony Award-winning actress and singer
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, youngest actor and first Black American actor to be cast as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway
Jimmy Jean-Louis, actor
Vicky Jeudy, actress
Jean-Claude La Marre, television actor, director, and film and writer
Jerry Lamothe, screenwriter, director, producer, and actor
Sal Masekela, television host, sports commentator, actor, and singer
Trina McGee-Davis, actress
Moxiie, singer
Sharon Pierre-Louis, actress
Sidney Poitier, actor and film director
Sydney Tamiia Poitier, actress
Josephine Premice, actress
Sandra Prosper, actress
Lela Rochon, actress
Zoe Saldana, actress
Lorraine Toussaint, actress
Joanne Borgella, fashion model
Alexandra Cheron, model
Daphnée Duplaix, actress, model and former Playboy playmate
Tyrone Edmond, fashion model
Anastagia Pierre, supermodel
Marjorie Vincent, Miss America 1991
Jean Beauvoir, singer
Bigga Haitian, reggae musician
Kodak Black, rapper
Black Violin, musical duo
Elijah Blake, songwriter and conte mporary R&B musician
Jean-Paul Bourelly, jazz fusion and blues rock guitarist
Won-G Bruny, rapper and entrepreneur
Jonathan Paul Cambry, classical pianist, teacher, composer and producer
Capone, rapper
Alan Cavé, kompa singer
Andrew Cyrille, jazz drummer
Jason Derulo, singer, songwriter
Louis Moreau Gottschalk, composer and pianist
Lee Holdridge, multi-award-winning Haitian-born composer and orchestrator
J-Live, rapper, DJ and producer
Jacki-O, rapper
Jimmy O, rapper
J. Rosamond Johnson, composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance
David Jude Jolicoeur, also known as "Trugoy the Dove"; rapper from De La Soul
Kangol Kid, rapper, UTFO
Steph Lecor, singer
Max B, rapper
Maxwell, Grammy Award-winning singer
Leyla McCalla, cellist with the string band Carolina Chocolate Drops
Travie McCoy, lead singer of the band Gym Class Heroes
Melky Sedeck, contemporary R&B duo
Woodson Michel, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor
Teri Moïse, singer
Michel Mauléart Monton, composer; notable for composing the classic song choucoune (known as "yellow bird" in the English version)
Richard Auguste Morse, founder of a mizik rasin band, RAM, named after his initials
Pastor Troy, rapper
Pras, Grammy Award-winning rapper and founded of The Fugees; actor
Qwote, singer
Rich The Kid, rapper
Dawn Richard, singer
Devyn Rose, singer
Daniel Bernard Roumain, composer, musician
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Grammy Award-winning jazz singer
Sha Money XL, producer
Sol, rapper
MC Tee, rapper and co-founder of Mantronix
Jon Theodore, former drummer of The Mars Volta, current drummer for Queens of the Stone Age
Usher, singer, dancer, and actor
DJ Whoo Kid, DJ, producer
Tony Yayo, rapper
Jeff Adrien, undrafted NBA free agent
Zach Auguste, undrafted NBA free agent, former Notre Dame basketball player
Kervin Bristol, professional basketball player currently playing for the KK Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League
Quincy Douby, former Sacramento Kings NBA guard and current Zhejiang Golden Bulls CBA player
Mario Elie, former Houston Rockets NBA guard
Marie Ferdinand-Harris, first Haitian-American WNBA player drafted; former Phoenix Mercury guard
Blake Griffin, member of the Los Angeles Clippers after being drafted 1st in the 2009 NBA draft
Taylor Griffin, drafted by the Phoenix Suns
Skal Labissière, member of the Sacramento Kings
Nerlens Noel, member of the Philadelphia Sixers after being drafted 6th in the 2013 NBA draft
Eniel Polynice, member of the Atleticos de San German in the BSN of Puerto Rico
Olden Polynice, former Utah Jazz NBA center
Andre Berto, professional boxer, 2004 Haitian Olympian, two-time welterweight champion
Fernando Guerrero, Dominican-born boxer
Erickson Lubin, professional boxer
Melissa St. Vil, women's lightweight boxer
Mackensie Alexander, current cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings
Stanley Arnoux, former linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
Cliff Avril, current defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks
D'Anthony Batiste, former offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals
Mackenzy Bernadeau, guard for the Dallas Cowboys
Giovani Bernard, current running back for Cincinnati Bengals
Yvenson Bernard, former running back for the St. Louis Rams, and Seattle Seahawks
Jacques Cesaire, former defensive end for the San Diego Chargers
Gosder Cherilus, current offensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jason Chery, free agent wide receiver
Stalin Colinet, former defensive end/tackle
Antonio Cromartie, current cornerback for the New York Jets
Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, current safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Louis Delmas, current safety for the Detroit Lions
Pierre Desir, current cornerback the Cleveland Browns
Marc Dile, former guard/tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jayson DiManche, current outside linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals
Leger Douzable, defensive end for the New York Jets
Vladimir Ducasse, current offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens
Elvis Dumervil, current defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens
Dominique Easley, defensive tackle for the New England Patriots
Alin Edouard, current football quarterback for the Syracuse Orange
Terrence Fede, defensive end for the Miami Dolphins
Deondre Francois, collegiate quarterback for the Florida State Seminoles
Junior Galette, current linebacker for the Washington Redskins
Pierre Garçon, current wide receiver for the Washington Redskins
Josh Gordon, wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns
Carlos Joseph, former offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers
Johnathan Joseph, current cornerback for the Houston Texans
Stanley Jean-Baptiste, current cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks
Ricky Jean-Francois, current defensive tackle for the Washington Redskins
Max Jean-Gilles, former offensive guard for the Philadelphia Eagles
Lemuel Jeanpierre, guard and center for the Seattle Seahawks
Rashad Jeanty, former linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals and current defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL
Davin Joseph, current offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Frantz Joseph, American Canadian football player
Karl Joseph, current safety for the Oakland Raiders
William Joseph, former defensive tackle for the New York Giants
Steve Josue, former linebacker
Emmanuel Lamur, current linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings
Sammuel Lamur, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and current free agent linebacker
Corey Lemonier, offensive linebacker for the New York Jets
Corey Liuget, defensive end for the Los Angeles Chargers
Henry McDonald, played Rochester Jeffersons from 1911 until 1917; one of the best known black American pro players during the era prior to the formation of the National Football League in 1920
Whitney Mercilus, current linebacker for the Houston Texans
Vernand Morency, former running back for the Houston Texans (2005–2006) and Green Bay Packers (2006–2007)
Steve Octavien, former linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and current linebacker for the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL
Kevin Pierre-Louis, linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks
Jason Pierre-Paul, current defensive end for the New York Giants
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, current cornerback for the New York Giants
Jonal Saint-Dic, former defensive end for the Kansas City Chiefs (2008)
Pierre Thomas, former running back for the New Orleans Saints
Fitzgerald Toussaint, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Jonathan Vilma, current linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
James Edson Berto, MMA fighter
Ovince St. Preux, mixed martial artist; competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the UFC
Adler Volmar, judoka
Jozy Altidore, soccer player for Toronto FC
Gilbert Bayonne, soccer player
John Boulos, soccer player; is in the US National Soccer Hall of Fame
Kimberly Boulos, soccer player
Joenal Castma, retired soccer player; played in the US and Poland
Steward Ceus, soccer player
Ronil Dufrene, retired soccer player
Derrick Etienne, soccer player
Pat Fidelia, retired soccer player
Zachary Herivaux, soccer player
Andrew Jean-Baptiste, soccer player
Stefan Jerome, soccer player
Jacques LaDouceur, retired soccer player
Jerrod Laventure, soccer player, forward (striker) for Red Bull New York)
Fafà Picault, soccer player
Brian Sylvestre, soccer player
Sébastien Thurière, soccer player
Sprinters and runners
Moise Joseph, middle-distance runner; competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
Steven Lorrius, sprinter
Barbara Pierre, track and field sprint athlete in the Pan American Games
Marlena Wesh, sprinter competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics for Haiti
Ronald Agénor, professional tennis player
Victoria Duval, professional tennis player
Jennifer Elie, tennis player
Francis Bouillon, professional hockey player
Dayana Cadeau, Haitian-born Canadian American professional bodybuilder
Dudley Dorival, Olympic hurdler
Nadine Faustin-Parker, hurdler who competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season
Shad Gaspard, WWE professional wrestler
Haiti Kid, retired WWF professional wrestler; had dwarfism
Samyr Laine, Olympic triple jumper; competed for Haiti at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Rodney St. Cloud, professional bodybuilder
Touki Toussaint, professional baseball pitcher; member of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Azede Jean-Pierre
Davidson Petit-Frère, co-owner of Musika Frére, a collection of bespoke suits for men
Fabrice Simon, award-winning artist and fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded dresses
W. E. B. Du Bois, civil rights activist
Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, founder of the city of Chicago
Jean-Jacob Jeudy, activist, politician and currently a soldier in the United States Army
Viter Juste, coined the name "Little Haiti" for the neighborhood in Miami, Florida which is a center of the Haitian American community in Florida; considered the father of the community in Miami
Charles Terres Weymann, racing pilot; flew for Nieuport during World War I as a test pilot; was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour
Combat Jack, hip hop music attorney and executive
Edwin Warren Moïse, lawyer, physician and Confederate States of America
Karl Racine, the first elected Attorney General of the District of Columbia
Mildred Trouillot, lawyer who married Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Lylah M. Alphonse, news editor
Elsie Augustave, author
Dean Baquet, Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and the executive editor of The New York Times
Anne-Christine d'Adesky, journalist and activist
Edwidge Danticat, author
Donna Denizé, poet and award-winning teacher
Joel Dreyfuss, journalist, editor, and writer
Roxane Gay, writer
Nathalie Handal, award-winning poet, writer, and playwright
Sacha Jenkins, journalist
James Weldon Johnson, author, and civil rights activist
Peniel E. Joseph, historian
Josaphat-Robert Large, writer
Dimitry Elias Léger, novelist and essayist
Roland Martin, journalist and syndicated columnist
Marilene Phipps, poet, painter, and short story writer
Alvin Francis Poussaint, author
Victor Séjour, writer
Luisah Teish, author
Gina Athena Ulysse, poet
Gerard A. Alphonse, electrical engineer, physicist and research scientist; 2005 president of the United States division of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
John James Audubon, naturalist
Jean Charles Faget, physician
Henri Ford, pediatric surgeon
Linda Marc, public health researcher
David Malebranche, physician working in the field of HIV/AIDS
Charles Lewis Reason, mathematician, linguist, and educator
Mack Bernard, member of the Florida House of Representatives
Rodneyse Bichotte, first Haitian elected in New York City, representing 42nd District of the New York State Assembly
André Birotte Jr., United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Ronald Brise, Florida House of Representative
Eugene Bullard, first black American military pilot
Daphne Campbell, Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives
Josaphat Celestin, former Mayor of North Miami, Florida, and first Haitian American elected mayor of a sizable U.S. city
Auguste Davezac, diplomat who served twice as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
René Edward De Russy, Brevet Brigadier General in the United States Army
Jules DeMun, aristocrat
Philippe Derose, North Miami Beach councilman
Mathieu Eugene, New York City councilman
Linda Dorcena Forry, Massachusetts State Senator
M. Rony Francois, public health director of Georgia
Patrick Gaspard, Director of the White House Office of Political Affairs (2009–2012), United States Ambassador to South Africa (2013–present)
Richard Howell Gleaves, 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Kimberly Jean-Pierre, Member of the New York Assembly from the 11th District
Jean Jeudy, New Hampshire State Representative
Jacques Jiha, New York City Commissioner of Finance
Smith Joseph, mayor of North Miami
Harry LaRosiliere, 38th mayor of Plano, Texas
Raymond Lohier, became the first Haitian-American to be confirmed (unanimously) by the United States Senate as a Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit in New York
Mia Love, first black Republican woman in Congress; U.S. House of Representative for Utah's 4th district and former mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah
Rudy Moise, retired Colonel of the United States Air Force, and politician
Jean Monestime, first Haitian American to serve on the Miami-Dade County Commission
Andre Pierre, former Democratic mayor of North Miami, Florida
Pierre-Richard Prosper, ambassador, lawyer, prosecutor and government official
Karl Racine, first elected Attorney General of the District of Columbia
Joseph Rainey, Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
Alonzo J. Ransier, 54th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
Kwame Raoul, Illinois State Senator
Yolly Roberson, Florida State Representative
Marie St. Fleur, Former Massachusetts State Representative
Michaelle C. Solages, represents the 22nd district in the New York State Assembly
John J. Chanche, first Roman Catholic Bishop of Natchez, 1841-1852
Mama Lola, Vodou priestess
Pierre Toussaint, beatified candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church
Stanley Barbot, radio personality based in New York City
Jean-Robert Bellande, professional poker player, reality TV contestant, nightclub owner and promoter
Patrick Dorismond, police abuse victim; brother of reggae artist Bigga Haitian
Jeff Gardere, talk show host, psychiatrist and author
Gregory Lorjuste, Associate Director of Scheduling to President Barack Obama
Abner Louima, police abuse victim
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