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List of Dominican Americans

This is a list of notable Dominican 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 Dominican American or must have references showing they are Dominican American and are notable.

List

Actors

Singers and musicians

  • 40 Cal. – rapper, member of Harlem-based hip-hop group The Diplomats
  • Jhené Aiko – singer-songwriter; her mother is of Spanish, Dominican and Japanese descent
  • Antonio Fresco – American DJ of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent
  • AraabMuzik – hip hop record producer, of Dominican and Guatemalan descent
  • Arcángel – singer-songwriter, rapper and actor; parents are Dominicans
  • AZ – American rapper
  • Bryan Bautista – singer and contestant from NBC's The Voice season 9; of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent
  • Carlos & Alejandra – Latin music group focusing on the genre of bachata
  • Cardi B – Dominican American Grammy winner Best Rap Album rapper who made number one on Billboard Hot 100 due to her popular single Bodak Yellow
  • Michel Camilo – Grammy Award winner Dominican born jazz pianist and composer
  • Damirón – pianist and composer
  • Casandra Damirón – Dominican singer and dancer
  • Natti Natasha – singer-songwriter born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic.
  • DaniLeigh – Dominican American singer
  • Yasmin Deliz – singer-songwriter, model and actress of Dominican and Colombian and Venezuelan heritage; Dominican father, Colombian and Venezuelan mother
  • Kat DeLuna – Dominican American pop singer
  • Euro – Dominican born American raised rapper signed to Lil Wayne's record label Young Money Entertainment
  • Fabolous – rapper of Dominican and African American descent
  • Fuego – Dominican-American merengue singer-songwriter, composer
  • Fulanito – Dominican-American musical group
  • Ivan Barias – Grammy nominated music producer and songwriter
  • Leslie Grace – Dominican-American singer-songwriter and actress debuting in the film adaptation of In The Heights
  • Mila J – singer, rapper, dancer; Jhené Aiko's sister
  • Jumz – rapper
  • Magic Juan – Dominican American merengue hip hop artist who is considered the "Godfather" of the merengue hip-hop genre when he created it as the lead vocalist for Proyecto Uno in the 1990s before becoming a solo artist after 2001
  • Johnny Marines – member of the Latin American group Aventura
  • Melanie Martinez – singer-songwriter
  • Ralph Mercado (1941–2009) – promoter of Latin American music who established a network of businesses; of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent
  • Chep Nuñez (1964–1990) – Dominican born American raised music producer, editor, and mixer
  • Karina Pasian – Grammy Award-nominated recording artist and pianist; of Dominican and Armenian descent
  • Prince Royce – singer-songwriter and record producer; of Dominican descent
  • Lizette Santana – recording artist, singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actress
  • Roger Sanchez – house music DJ
  • Juelz Santana – rapper, producer, actor and member of group Dipset; of African American and Dominican descent; at age twelve started duo Draft Pick, which was signed to Priority Records
  • Lenny Santos – former member of the bachata group Aventura
  • Max Santos – bass player of the bachata group Aventura
  • Romeo Santos – singer, featured composer and former lead singer of the Bachata group Aventura; of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent
  • Ice Spice – rapper
  • Giselle Tavera – Dominican born, American raised singer
  • Michael Tavera – American composer of Dominican descent best known for his animation scores
  • Jamila Velazquez – American singer and actress of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent
  • JR Writer – American rapper
  • Ugly God – SoundCloud rapper of Dominican and African-American descent
  • Kay Flock – rapper of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent
  • Notti Osama – child rapper of Dominican descent
  • DD Osama – child rapper
  • Sugarhill Ddot – child rapper

Models

  • Julissa Bermudez – model and former television host on 106 & Park
  • Susie Castillo – former beauty queen who held the Miss USA title and competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants; of Puerto Rican and Dominican descent
  • Adriana Diaz – beauty queen from New York City who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants
  • Sessilee Lopez – American model; of Dominican and Portuguese descent
  • Erica Mena – hip hop model and television personality on Love & Hip Hop
  • Christina Mendez – plus-size model from New York City
  • Alexis Skyy – television personality and hip hop model of Dominican and Jamaican descent

Sport

Politicians

Artists

Writers

  • Julia Alvarez – poet, novelist, and essayist
  • Josefina Baez – storyteller, writer, performer, theater director, educator
  • Fernando Cabrera – National Poetry and Literary Essay Prize winner
  • Angie Cruz – novelist
  • Junot Díaz – writer, creative writing professor at MIT, and fiction editor at Boston Review; Dominican born, American naturalized
  • Rhina Espaillat – bilingual Dominican-born, American raised poet
  • Daisy Cocco De Filippis – writer and educator
  • Ana-Maurine Lara – novelist, poet and black feminist scholar
  • Nelly Rosario – novelist and creative writing instructor in the MFA Program at Texas State University in San Marcos

Other personalities

  • Ed Boon – Chicagan co-creator and creative director of the acclaimed Mortal Kombat video games
  • Rolando Acosta – Dominican associate justice of the New York Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, First Judicial Department
  • Santi Deoleo – Dominican born radio producer, personality, and fashion designer also known as "Krazy Kulo"
  • Rudy Duthil – advertising executive of Cuban and Dominican descent
  • Benny Medina – American musician producer to Dominican parents.
  • Christina Mendez – New York City-based plus-size model and entertainment personality
  • The Kid Mero – comedian
  • Francisco Moncion – Dominican born ballet dancer, choreographer and charter member of the New York City Ballet
  • Providencia Paredes – personal assistant to the First Lady of the US Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
  • Jose Pimentel – also known as Muhammad Yusuf; Dominican born naturalized US citizen arrested on November 20, 2011 by the New York City Police Department for allegedly plotting to bomb New York City
  • Danielle Polanco – dancer and choreographer; Dominican-Puerto Rican American
  • Óscar de la Renta – Dominican born fashion designer
  • Julissa Reynoso – New York City attorney born in the Dominican Republic; American Ambassador to Uruguay since 2012
  • Rosanna Tavarez – entertainment reporter and television presenter
  • Jessy Terrero – Dominican film and music video director
  • Carmen Wong Ulrich – television and online journalist; personal finance expert at CNBC
  • Ramona M. Valdez (1984–2005) – U.S. Marine

In fiction

See also

References

Bibliography