List of Dominicans

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.

República Dominicana

(In Detail)

Arts

Authors

• Julia Alvarez

Entertainment

• Michel Camilo jazz pianist
• Angela Carrasco singer
• Charytin singer
• Freddy Beras Goico comedian, tv host, producer, Charytin's cousin
• Juan Luis Guerra, singer
• Miguel A. Guzman singer, winner of the Protagonistas De La Musica contest.
• Freddie Kenton Merengue singer
• Maria Montez actress
• Shalym Ortiz actor and singer, Charytin's son, half Puerto Rican
• Milly Quezada Merengue singer
• Tono Rosario Merengue singer
• Sergio Vargas Merengue singer
• Wilfrido Vargas Merengue singer, Sergio's brother
• Johnny Ventura Merengue singer
• Fabolous half black rapper
• AZ half black rapper

Fashion

• Oscar De La Renta
• Sixto Nolasco

Sports

• Danny Bautista Baseball player
• Francisco Cabrera Baseball player, hero of the 1992 NLCS for the Atlanta Braves
• Carlos Cruz (+ 1970) world boxing champion
• Leo Cruz world boxing champion, Carlos' younger brother
• Joan Gamboa world boxing champion
• Juan Guzman world boxing champion
• Felipe Lopez NBA basketball player
• Juan Marichal Baseball Hall of Famer
• Pedro Martinez baseball player
• Eleoncio Mercedes (+ 1985) world boxing champion
• Alex Rodriguez baseball player
• Felix Sanchez athlete (400-m hurdles)
• Sammy Sosa baseball player
• Raul Mondesi baseball player

Beauty Queens

• Mariasela Alvarez Miss World 1982
• Amelia Vega Miss Universe 2003

Politics

• Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
• Buenaventura Báez
• Joaquín Balaguer (also half Puerto Rican)
• Jorge Blanco Constitutional president 1986-1990
• Juan Bosch Constitutional president 1963-1963
• Juan Pablo Duarte
• Leonel Fernández Reyna Constitutional president 1996-2000, 2004-
• Hipólito Mejía Constitutional president 2000-2004
• The Mirabal sisters Dominican republic revolutionaries (died 1960)
• Porfirio Rubirosa famous playboy and (less famously) diplomat
• List of people by nationality