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List of people from the Dominican Republic

This is a list of notable individuals from the Dominican Republic or who have Dominican ancestry and reside overseas.

Contents

Authors

  • Julia Alvarez
  • Arambilet
  • Frank Báez
  • Josefina Baez
  • Julio Vega Batlle
  • Rei Berroa
  • Manuel del Cabral
  • Aída Cartagena Portalatín
  • Raquel Cepeda
  • Tulio Manuel Cestero
  • Narciso Isa Conde
  • Hilma Contreras
  • Angie Cruz
  • Junot Díaz
  • León Félix Batista
  • Fabio Fiallo
  • Cristino Gómez
  • José Luis González
  • Pedro Henríquez Ureña
  • Federico Henríquez y Carvajal
  • Angela Hernández Nuñez
  • Juan Isidro Jiménez Grullón
  • Mariano Lebrón Saviñón
  • Andrés L. Mateo
  • 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
  • Alanna Lockward
  • Angel G. Lockward Mella

    • Business

  • Marcos Bisonó - businessman
  • José Blanco - cigar industrialist
  • Ligia Bonetti - businesswoman
  • Manuel Díez Cabral - businessman
  • José Luis Corripio - businessman
  • The Franjul Family – business family
  • Bartolomé Gamundi – businessman and government official in Puerto Rico
  • José León Asensio - businessman
  • Celso Marranzini - economist
  • Porfirio Pina - music executive
  • Frank Rainieri - businessman, chairman and founder of Grupo Punta Cana
  • Vicini family - business family
  • Samantha Santos - business woman
  • Rui Delgado - tech entrepreneur

    • 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
  • Anea Garcia – Miss Grand International 2015
  • Gilda Jovine – fashion model
  • Francisca Lachapel – Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015
  • Claudette Lali – former model/film wardrobe stylist
  • Hernan Lander – fashion designer
  • Dulcita Lieggi – beauty pageant contestant
  • Jerry Lorenzo - fashion designer
  • Denny Méndez – Miss Italy 1997
  • Clarissa Molina - Nuestra Belleza Latina V.I.P 2016 Miss Dominican Republic 2015
  • 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
  • Freddy Beras-Goico – television host, comedian
  • Julissa Bermudez – television personality
  • Micky Bretón – director
  • Francis Capra – actor
  • Sergio Carlo – actor
  • Aimee Carrero – actress
  • Terry Carter – actor
  • Hosea Chanchez – actor
  • Charytín – actress, singer, television host
  • José Guillermo Cortines – actor, musician
  • Jackie Cruz – actress
  • Tony Dandrades – TV presenter
  • 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
  • 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
  • Alex Paez – American actor of Dominican descent
  • Manny Pérez – actor (films Party Monster and El Cantante)
  • Frank Perozo – actor, producer
  • Nuria Piera – television journalist
  • Dascha Polanco – actress (Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black)
  • Rafael José – Puerto Rican television personality (Dominican father)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Anibis Lockward Sotolongo – Character Animator, Layout Artist
  • Denise Vasi – actress
  • Ludo Vika – actress, comedian
  • Tristan Wilds – actor
  • Carmen Wong Ulrich – journalist
  • Sandra Zaiter – actress and television host

    • Painters and artists

  • Cándido Bidó
  • Tito Canepa
  • 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

    • 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)
  • Tomás Bobadilla – first ruler of the Dominican Republic
  • 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 – New York 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 Nuñez-Melo – Canadian 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
  • Angel G. Lockward Mella – Politician, Ambassador, Secretary of state
  • 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
  • Francisco Urena – Massachusetts government official
  • Elias Wessin y Wessin – former general

    • For a complete list, please refer to List of Presidents of the Dominican Republic

    Scientists and scholars

  • Idelisa Bonnelly – marine biologist
  • Víctor A. Carreño – NASA aerospace engineer
  • Marcos Espinal – epidemiologist
  • Luis Arístides Fiallo Cabral – astronomer
  • Pedro Francisco Bonó – sociologist
  • Juan Isidro Jiménez Grullón – historian
  • Erich E. Kunhardt – physicist
  • Jose Gabriel Garcia- historian
  • 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
  • Cyrille Aimée – Jazz musician (Dominican mother)
  • 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 – reggaeton artist
  • Aventura – bachata group
  • AZ – rapper
  • Carmelina Vargas) - singer and songwriter
  • Kirko Bangz – rapper
  • Ivan Barias – music producer
  • Eduardo Brito – baritone singer
  • Alex Bueno – merengue/bachata singer
  • Nini Caffaro – singer
  • José Manuel Calderón – bachata musician
  • Michel Camilo – jazz pianist
  • Angela Carrasco – singer
  • Aisha Syed Castro – violinist
  • Bonny Cepeda – merengue singer
  • Las Chicas del Can
  • 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
  • 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
  • Melanie Martinez – Pop singer (Dominican parents)
  • Irka Mateo – folk singer/songwriter
  • Henry Mendez – regaetton artist
  • Miguelito – rapper (Dominican father)
  • Munchi – DJ
  • Natti Natasha – singer
  • Nova – singer
  • Noztra – reggaeton artist
  • Francisco Núñez – musical conductor
  • Pavel Nuñez – pop/rock musician
  • 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
  • Prince Royce – bachata 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
  • Raulín Rodríguez – bachata singer
  • Richard Camacho – Pop singer (Dominican Parents)
  • Tito Rodríguez – singer, bandleader
  • Rosangela – singer
  • Toño Rosario – merengue singer
  • Raulín Rosendo – salsa singer
  • Roger Sanchez – DJ/house music producer
  • Daniel Santacruz – singer/songwriter
  • 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

    • 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
  • Yordano Ventura – professional baseball player
  • José Vizcaíno – professional baseball player
  • Luis Vizcaíno – professional baseball player
  • Edinson Volquez – professional baseball player
  • Héctor Wagner – professional baseball player
  • Jamie Williams - professional baseball player; Astros

    • 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
  • Karl-Anthony Towns - 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 – professional volleyball player
  • Jhohanny Jean – taekwondo athlete
  • Ernesto Jerez – sportscaster
  • Julio Luciano – high jumper
  • Víctor Martínez – professional bodybuilder
  • Gabriel Mercedes – taekwondo practitioner
  • Juan Núñez – 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 silver medalist-sprinter
  • Annerys Vargas – professional volleyball player
  • Jack Veneno – professional wrestler
  • Ana Villanueva – karateka
  • DeAndre Yedlin – soccer player

    • Other personalities

  • 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
  • Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo – diplomat
  • Alexandra Cheron – socialite/model
  • Jose DeCamps – dancer
  • Nelson de la Rosa – actor, comedian
  • Mario Alvarez Dugan – journalist
  • Rudy Duthil - advertizing executive
  • Emilio Prud’Homme - writer and lawyer
  • María Isabel Soldevila - journalist
  • Michele Jimenez – ballet dancer
  • Paul Luna - restaurateur
  • Johnny Marines - music executive
  • Rámon Marrero Aristy - journalist
  • Jose E. Martinez – lawyer
  • Ralph Mercado – founder of RMM Records; music producer
  • Rafael Molina Morillo – journalist
  • Providencia Paredes - assistant and 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
  • Elvin Polanco - music promoter
  • Santiago Luis Polanco Rodríguez – drug dealer
  • Porfirio Rubirosa – diplomat, polo player, race car driver
  • Angelo Sosa - restaurateur
  • Manuel Tarrazo - fashion designer
  • Jendry J Ventura -Tecnología Electromecánica, Tecnología y Mecánica automotriz

    • References

    List of people from the Dominican Republic Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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