List of people from the Dominican Republic

This is a list of famous or notable people from the Dominican Republic. The list also includes individuals of Dominican ancestry who reside overseas.

Authors

• Julia Alvarez
• Arambilet
• Frank Báez
• Josefina Baez
• Celsa Albert Batista
• Fernando Cabrera
• Rei Berroa
• Manuel del Cabral
• Aída Cartagena Portalatín
• Roberto Cassá
• Raquel Cepeda
• Tulio Manuel Cestero
• Hilma Contreras
• Angie Cruz
• Junot Díaz
• Leonor de Ovando
• Judith Dupré
• Virginia Elena Ortea
• León Félix Batista
• Arturo Féliz-Camilo
• Fabio Fiallo
• Freddy Ginebra
• Cristino Gómez
• Chico Gonzalez
• Pedro Henríquez Ureña
• Federico Henríquez y Carvajal
• Angela Hernández Nuñez
• Juan Isidro Jiménez Grullón
• Rita Indiana
• Mariano Lebrón Saviñón
• Marcio Veloz Maggiolo
• José Mármol
• Andrés L. Mateo
• Félix Evaristo Mejía
• Miguel D. Mena
• Jeannette Miller
• Leopoldo Minaya
• Pedro Mir
• Domingo Moreno Jimenes
• Mateo Morrison
• Trina de Moya
• Flérida de Nolasco
• José Núñez de Cáceres
• Martha Rivera-Garrido
• Arturo Rodríguez Fernández
• Mu-Kien Adriana Sang/
• Alfredo Fernández Simó
• Salomé Ureña
• Jael Uribe
• Bernardo Vega
• Julio Vega Batlle
• Alanna Lockward
• Abelardo Vicioso
• Chiqui Vicioso
• Delia Weber

Business

• Marcos Bisonó – businessman
• José Blanco – cigar industrialist
• Ligia Bonetti – businesswoman
• Jose Perez - Senior Sales and Leasing Consultant at Mohawk Honda
• Manuel Díez Cabral – businessman
• Juan Cohen – businessman
• José Luis Corripio – businessman
• The Franjul Family – business family
• Bartolomé Gamundi – businessman and government official in Puerto Rico
• Manuel Alejandro Grullón – businessman, president of Banco Popular
• José León Asensio – businessman
• Victor Miguel Pacheco Mendez – businessman
• Victor Oscar Pacheco Mendez – businessman
• Leo Perez Minaya – businessman
• Celso Marranzini – economist
• Porfirio Pina – music executive
• Frank Rainieri – businessman, chairman and founder of Grupo Punta Cana

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
• Kimberly Jiménez – Miss Universe 2020 fifth runner-up
• Gilda Jovine – fashion model
• Francisca Lachapel – Nuestra Belleza Latina 2015
• Hernan Lander – fashion designer
• Dulcita Lieggi – beauty pageant contestant
• Denny Méndez – Miss Italy 1997
• Clarissa Molina – Nuestra Belleza Latina 2016 V.I.P winner, Miss Dominican Republic 2015
• Ruth Ocumárez – former beauty queen
• Oscar de la Renta – fashion designer
• Amell Santana – Miss Earth 2005 first runner-up
• Samantha Sepulveda – model and policewoman
• Renata Soñé – Miss Universe 2005 second runner–up
• Arlenis Sosa – fashion model
• Amelia Vega – Miss Universe 2003, actress and model

Motion picture and television personalities

A–M

• 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
• Jenny Blanco – TV presenter and actress
• Nashla Bogaert – actress
• Micky Bretón – director
• Francis Capra – actor
• Rafael Campos – 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
• Juan Delancer – film director
• Yasmin Deliz – television personality/actress
• Arisleyda Dilone – actress
• Akari Endo – actress
• Hony Estrella – actress
• Iamdra Fermín – TV presenter
• Juan Fernández – actor
• Yubo Fernandez – actress
• René Fortunato – film director
• J. Teddy Garces – actor
• Andrés García – actor
• Laura García-Godoy – actress
• Jason Genao – actor from On My Block (TV series)
• Milagros Germán – actress
• Rick Gonzalez – actor
• Iván García Guerra – theater actor
• María Alejandra Guzmán – TV presenter
• Juliana Harkavy – actress (Dominican mother)
• Oscar Haza – television journalist
• Wilson Jermaine Heredia – actor
• Jharrel Jerome – actor
• Arthur Lithgow – actor
• John Lithgow - actor
• Jorge Lendeborg Jr. – actor
• Sarah Jorge León – actress
• Yelitza Lora – actress
• Bryan Lugo – actor
• Hemky Madera – actor
• Judy Marte – actress
• Luisito Martí – comedian
• Agliberto Meléndez – film director
• Mirtha Michelle – actress
• Maria Montez – actress
• Margarita Mora – actress
• Rafael Molina Morillo – journalist
• Carlos de la Mota – actor
• Patrícia Mota – actress

N–Z

• Amaury Nolasco – actor
• Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. – actor
• Robmariel Olea – actress
• Karen Olivo – Tony Award-winning actor
• Alex Paez – American actor of Dominican descent
• Manny Pérez – actor (films Party Monster and El Cantante)
• Frank Perozo – actor, producer
• Nuria Piera – television journalist
• Esmeralda Pimentel – telenovela actress (Dominican father)
• Jessica Pimentel – actress
• Dascha Polanco – actress (Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black)
• Rosario Prieto – actress and dancer
• 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 and High Potential)
• Birmania Ríos – television personality (television show Despierta America)
• Diana-Maria Riva – actress
• Carolina Rivas – actress
• Alfonso Rodríguez – film director
• Michelle Rodriguez – actress
• Julio Sabala – actor, comedian
• Roberto Salcedo, Jr. – comedian
• Zoe Saldaña – actress
• Nuryn Sanlley – comedian
• Harmony Santana – actress
• Merlin Santana – actor
• Rafael Corporán de los Santos – TV host
• Enrique Segoviano – producer, director
• Sharlene Taulé – actress and singer (Dominican father, Puerto Rican mother)
• Rosanna Tavarez – singer, television personality
• Shannon Tavarez – Broadway actress and singer; Dominican father
• Samir Saba – journalist, TV presenter
• Marianly Tejada – actress, model and former beauty queen who is Miss Mundo Dominicana 2011
• Jessy Terrero – director
• Leticia Tonos – director
• Celines Toribio – actress/model
• Emily Tosta – actress
• Isaac Saviñón – actor
• Julian Scott Urena – actor
• Vielka Valenzuela – talk show host
• Michelle Vargas – actress, model
• Denise Vasi – actress
• Jamila Velazquez – actress
• James Victor – actor
• Juan Vidal – actor
• Ludo Vika – actress, comedian
• Tristan Wilds – actor
• Carmen Wong Ulrich – journalist
• Sandra Zaiter – actress and television host

Painters and artists

• Oscar Abreu
• Cándido Bidó
• Monina Cámpora – artist
• Tito Canepa
• Jaime Colson
• José García Cordero
• Luis Desangles
• Iliana Emilia Garcia
• Diego José Hilaris – painter
• Henri-Joseph de Forestier – painter
• Paul Giudicelli
• Aurelio Grisanty
• Gilberto Hernández Ortega
• Clara Ledesma
• Tania Marmolejo
• Yoryi Morel
• Elsa Núñez
• Raquel Paiewonsky
• Olivia Peguero
• Rigo Peralta
• Guillo Pérez
• Eligio Pichardo
• Kenny Rivero
• Abelardo Rodríguez Urdaneta
• Amaya Salazar
• Jorge Noceda Sanchez
• Julia Santos Solomon
• Darío Suro
• Rosa Tavarez
• Francisco Velásquez
• Miguel Vila Luna
• Celeste Woss y Gil

Political and military figures

• Rafael Alburquerque – former vice president
• Geovanny Vicente – political strategist and CNN columnist
• Pedro Franco Badía – former Secretary of the Interior and Police
• 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 Domínguez Brito – lawyer, politician
• 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
• David Collado – former mayor of Santo Domingo
• Ricardo de los Santos Polanco – politician, and President of Senate of the Dominican Republic
• Luis Colón, 1st Duke of Veragua – nobleman, grandson of Christopher Columbus
• Lorraine Cortés-Vázquez – 65th Secretary of State of New York
• Héctor Díaz-Polanco – former president of Congress of Mexico City
• 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
• Carlos Felipe Morales – former president
• Ruy Fernández de Fuenmayor – Colonial governor of Venezuela
• 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
• Petronila Angélica Gómez – feminist
• 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
• Sabina Matos – lieutenant governor of Rhode Island
• Danilo Medina – former president (2012–2016)
• Lucia Medina – accountant and politician
• Hipólito Mejía – former president
• Ramón Matías Mella – one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
• Fernando Arturo de Meriño – politician, theologian
• The Mirabal sisters – political dissidents
• Adolfo Alejandro Nouel – Santo Domingo archbishop and interim president
• 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
• Eusebio Puello – soldier and commander
• José Joaquín Puello – general and politician
• Donald Reid Cabral – former president
• Ydanis Rodríguez – New York City councilman
• José Antonio (Pepillo) Salcedo – first president after the Restoration of the Dominican Republic
• Roberto Salcedo, Sr. – mayor of Santo Domingo (2002–2016)
• Juan Sánchez Ramírez – military general
• Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez – lawyer
• Francisco del Rosario Sánchez – one of the founding fathers of the Dominican Republic
• Pedro Santana Familias – first president (1844)
• José Del Castillo Saviñón – politician
• Sergia Elena de Séliman – politician
• Juan Suero – soldier and commander
• Angel Taveras – mayor of Providence, Rhode Island
• Carlos Morales Troncoso – former vice president, diplomat
• Rafael Leónidas Trujillo – dictator (1930–1961)
• Ramfis Trujillo – general and son of dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo
• Francisco Urena – Massachusetts government official
• Fernando Valerio – hero of the battles of Santiago (1844) and Sabana Larga (1856), during the War of Independence from Haiti
• Elias Wessin y Wessin – former general

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

Scientists and scholars

• Soraya Aracena – anthropologist
• Idelisa Bonnelly – marine biologist
• Víctor A. Carreño – NASA aerospace engineer
• Marcos Espinal – epidemiologist
• Luis Arístides Fiallo Cabral – astronomer
• Geovanny Vicente – political scientist, CNN columnist and Columbia University professor.
• Pedro Francisco Bonó – sociologist
• Zoilo H. Garcia – aviator, engineer
• Juan Isidro Jiménez Grullón – historian
• Jorge Abraham Hazoury – biologist
• Erich E. Kunhardt – physicist
• Jose Gabriel Garcia – historian
• – engineer, economist
• Miguel Canela Lázaro – anatomist
• Kathleen Martínez – archeologist
• Frank Moya Pons – historian
• Andrés Navarro – architect
• Feniosky Peña-Mora – engineer
• Margot Taule – architect
• Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez – radiologist
• Héctor Valdez Albizu – economist
• Aída Mencía Ripley – academic

Singers and musicians

A–M

• Héctor Acosta – bachata/merengue singer
• Cyrille Aimée – jazz musician (French father, Dominican mother)
• Manny Albam – jazz musician
• Luis Alberti – merengue musician
• José Alberto "El Canario" – salsa singer
• Cardi B – rapper (Dominican father, Trinidadian mother)
• El Alfa – rapper
• Juan Bautista Alfonseca – military officer, composer
• Anaís – pop singer
• Andy Andy – singer
• Ice Spice – rapper (African-American father, Dominican mother)
• Arcángel – reggaeton artist
• Aventura – bachata group
• AZ – rapper (African-American mother, Dominican father)
• José Peña Suazo – Merengue singer
• 070 Shake – rapper
• Sexappeal – salsa singer
• Lope Balaguer – singer
• Kirko Bangz – rapper (African American, Mexican and Dominican)
• Ivan Barias – music producer
• Eduardo Brito – baritone singer
• Ninón Lapeiretta de Brouwer – female composer
• Alex Bueno – merengue/bachata singer
• Nini Caffaro – singer
• José Manuel Calderón – bachata musician
• Michel Camilo – jazz pianist
• Angela Carrasco – singer
• Israel Casado – merengue instrumentalist
• 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 (Dominican father, Puerto Rican mother)
• Charles Connor – rhythm and blues drummer
• Coro – freestyle singer/actor (American born Cuban and Dominican)
• Cristal Marie – Latin pop singer-songwriter
• Damirón – pianist and composer
• Casandra Damirón – folk singer
• Kat DeLuna – singer
• Joe Blandino – singer-songwriter
• DJ Prostyle – hip hop DJ
• Danielle Balbuena – rapper
• DaniLeigh – singer
• Don Miguelo – reggaeton artist
• Dave East – rap artist
• El Cata – merengue musician
• El Jeffrey – merengue singer
• El Prodigio – accordionist
• Jackeline Estevez – pop singer
• Bienvenido Fabian – composer
• Fabolous – rapper (Dominican mother, African American father)
• Zacarías Ferreira – bachata singer
• Xiomara Fortuna – singer
• Omar Franco – singer/composer
• Billo Frómeta – singer
• Juan Francisco García – merengue composer
• Jhene Aiko – singer (Dominican, Spanish, Japanese mother)
• Vicente García – singer-songwriter
• Teodora Ginés – composer
• Lilly Goodman – singer
• Leslie Grace – singer-songwriter
• Juan Luis Guerra – merengue/bachata/salsa musician
• Luichy Guzman – film composer
• Ivonne Haza – soprano singer
• 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 (Dominican mother, Puerto Rican father)
• Porfi Jimenez – trumpeter, composer and conductor
• Alih Jey – singer
• Krisspy – merengue singer
• Bullumba Landestoy – pianist, composer
• Ñico Lora – known as the "Father of Merengue" music, singer
• Margarita Luna de Espaillat – composer
• Anthony Ríos – ballad singer
• Los Hermanos Rosario – merengue group
• Romeo Santos – bachata/reggaeton singer (Dominican father, Puerto Rican mother)
• Luny Tunes – reggaeton producers/artists
• Maffio – music producer
• Domenic Marte – bachata singer
• Melanie Martinez – pop singer (Dominican mother, Puerto Rican father)
• La Materialista – singer
• Henry Mendez – reggaeton artist
• José Antonio Molina – classical composer
• Munchi – DJ

N–Z

• Natti Natasha – 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
• – conductor and musician
• 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)
• Rosangela – singer
• Toño Rosario – merengue singer
• Raulín Rosendo – salsa singer
• Roger Sanchez – DJ/house music producer
• Rolf Sanchez – pop musician (Dominican mother)
• Daniel Santacruz – singer-songwriter
• Lizette Santana (also known as Lizé) – singer-songwriter
• Santaye – 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
• Giselle Tavera – singer
• Michael Tavera – composer
• Ines Thomas Almeida – opera singer
• Tokischa – rapper
• Cuco Valoy – merengue singer/bandleader
• Luis Vargas – bachata singer
• Sergio Vargas – merengue singer
• Wilfrido Vargas – merengue singer
• Johnny Ventura – merengue singer, vice mayor (1994–1998) and mayor of Santo Domingo (1998–2002)
• Fernando Villalona – singer
• J.R. Writer – rapper
• Xaviersobased - rapper
• Marcos Yaroide – Christian singer, composer

Sports figures

Baseball

• Manny Acta – former manager of the Cleveland Indians
• Willy Adames – professional baseball player
• 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 (pitcher) – 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 (catcher) – professional baseball catcher
• Juan Brito (infielder) – professional baseball infielder
• Daniel Cabrera – professional baseball player
• Francisco Cabrera – professional baseball player
• Melky Cabrera – professional baseball player
• Robinson Canó – 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
• Elly De La Cruz (born 2002) - professional baseball player
• Seranthony Domínguez – professional baseball pitcher
• 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
• Deivy Grullón – professional baseball player
• Vladimir Guerrero – professional baseball player
• Vladimir Guerrero Jr. – professional baseball player
• José Guillén – professional baseball player
• Cristian Guzmán – professional baseball player
• Freddy Guzmán – professional baseball player
• Ronald Guzman – professional baseball player
• Félix Heredia – professional baseball player
• Roberto Hernández (formerly known as Fausto Carmona) – 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
• Starling Marte – professional baseball player (New York Mets)
• Pedro Martínez – Cy Young Award-winning professional baseball player
• Yermín Mercedes – catcher/designated hitter for the San Francisco Giants
• 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 – first baseman and designated hitter for the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Angels
• 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
• Julio Rodríguez (born 2000) La Insuperable professional baseball outfielder
• Wandy Rodríguez – professional baseball player
• Duaner Sánchez – professional baseball player
• Carlos Santana − first baseman and catcher for the Cleveland Indians and Philadelphia Phillies
• Víctor Santos – professional baseball player
• Jean Segura – professional baseball player
• Alfonso Soriano – professional baseball player
• Jorge Sosa – professional baseball player
• Sammy Sosa – professional baseball player
• Juan Soto – professional baseball player for the New York Mets
• Fernando Tatís Jr. – professional baseball player for the San Diego Padres
• 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
• Tetelo Vargas – professional baseball player
• Yordano Ventura – professional baseball player
• Ozzie Virgil – professional baseball player
• Luis Vizcaíno – professional baseball player
• Edinson Vólquez – professional baseball player
• Héctor Wagner – professional baseball player

Basketball

• Orlando Antigua – professional basketball player
• Trevor Ariza – professional basketball player
• Amaury Filion – professional basketball player
• Luis Flores – basketball player, 2009 top scorer in the Israel Basketball Premier League
• 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
• Rigoberto Mendoza (born 1992) – basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
• Luis Montero – basketball player
• Carlos Morban – basketball player
• Jaime Peterson – basketball player
• Miguel Angel Pichardo – basketball player
• Orlando Sánchez – professional basketball player
• Ron Sanchez – professional basketball player
• Edgar Sosa – professional basketball player
• Gerardo Suero – professional basketball player
• Karl-Anthony Towns – professional basketball player
• Eloy Vargas – professional basketball player
• José Vargas – professional basketball player
• Charlie Villanueva – professional basketball player
• Franklin Western – professional basketball player

Boxing

• Danilo Cabrera – professional boxer
• Francisco Contreras – boxer
• Carlos Cruz – former professional boxing champion
• Leo Cruz – professional boxing champion
• Johnny De La Rosa – professional boxer
• Manuel Félix Díaz – professional boxer
• Vilomar Fernandez – 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
• Adonis Carrasco – FIFA soccer referee
• 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
• Mariano Díaz Mejía – 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
• Robinson Hilario – kitesurfer
• 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
• Pablo Ramírez – professional skateboarder
• 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

Other personalities

• Rolando Acosta – associate justice
• Félix Acosta-Núñez – journalist
• Danny Almonte – notable Little League player
• Radhames Aracena – music producer
• Rafael Bello – journalist
• Billy Berroa – sports broadcaster
• Pedro Borrell – architect
• José María Cabral – director
• Vladimir Caamaño – comedian
• Rafael Calventi – architect, diplomat
• Silvia Carreño-Coll – district judge
• Claudia Castaños – journalist
• – lawyer
• Marino Vinicio Castillo – lawyer
• Miguel Cocco – politician
• Shirley Collado – psychology professor, president of Ithaca college
• Federico Alberto Cuello Camilo – diplomat
• Alexandra Cheron – socialite/model
• Jose DeCamps – dancer
• Dayanny De La Cruz – chef
• Nelson de la Rosa – actor, comedian
• Mario Alvarez Dugan – journalist
• Rudy Duthil – advertising executive
• Jose Gutierez – dancer, choreographer
• José María Heredia y Heredia – poet (Dominican parents)
• Emilio Prud’Homme – writer and lawyer
• Carmen Imbert Brugal – jurist, author
• Nereyda Rodríguez – folklorist and dancer
• María Isabel Soldevila – journalist
• Michele Jimenez – ballet dancer
• Mercedes Laura Aguiar – educator
• Paul Luna – restaurateur
• Johnny Marines – music executive
• Rámon Marrero Aristy – journalist
• Maria Marte – prominent chef working in Spain
• Jose E. Martinez – lawyer
• Ralph Mercado – founder of RMM Records; music producer
• Charles E Milander – social media expert
• Rafael Molina Morillo – journalist
• Francisco Moncion – ballet dancer, choreographer
• Miguel Núñez – theologian
• 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
• Santiago Luis Polanco Rodríguez – drug dealer
• Carlos Rubio – political analyst
• Porfirio Rubirosa – diplomat, polo player, race car driver
• Socorro Sánchez del Rosario – educator, journalist
• José Santana (economist) – economist
• Manuel Tarrazo – fashion designer
• Miguel Vila Luna – architect and painter

See also

• People of the Dominican Republic
• Dominican American
• List of Dominican Americans
• Culture of the Dominican Republic

References