List of Haitians
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This is a list of Haitians, born in Haiti or possessing Haitian citizenship, notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the Constitution of Haiti, therefore people of Haitian ancestry born outside of the country are not included in this list, unless they have renounced their foreign citizenship or have resided extensively in Haiti and made significant contributions to Haitian government or society. The list includes both native born and naturalized Haitians, as well as permanent foreign residents who have been recognized internationally for artistic, cultural, economic, historical, criminal, and political reasons, among others. If not indicated here, their birth in Haiti and notability are mentioned in their main article. This list does not include fictional characters or Haitian associations and organizations.
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Artists [edit]
- Gesner Abelard
- Rigaud Benoit
- Préfète Duffaut
- Jacques-Enguerrand Gourgue
- Alexandre Gregoire
- Hector Hyppolite
- Philomé Obin
- Prosper Pierre-Louis
- Petion Savain
Athletes [edit]
- Joachim Alcine - professional boxer.
- Silvio Cator - Former world record holder in long jump and Olympian silver medal winner at 1928 Summer Olympics
- Samuel Dalembert - professional basketball player.
- Rudy Doliscat - Canadian soccer player.
- Nadine Faustin-Parker - Haitian medal winner at 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games.
- Joe Gaetjens - professional soccer player
- Jean Pascal - professional boxer
- Jean-Philippe Peguero - professional soccer player
- Olden Polynice - professional basketball player
- Bruny Surin - Canadian Olympian gold medal winner
Professional American football players [edit]
- Gosder Cherilus [1]
- Vladimir Ducasse, professional American football player[2]
- Junior Galette
- Jonal Saint-Dic, football player[3]
Authors [edit]
- Félix Morisseau-Leroy- Haitian/American Author, Writer, Educator, Activist, Poet, and Playwright
- Carl Brouard – poet
- Edwidge Danticat – American author
- René Depestre – poet and communist
- Jean Dominique - journalist
- Roger Dorsinville – poet, journalist, novelist, politician, and diplomat
- Franck Étienne - author, poet, playwright, musician and painter
- Dany Laferrière – Canadian novelist and journalist
- Jacques Roumain – writer and politician
Beauty Pageants [edit]
- Sarodj Bertin - Miss Haiti Universe 2010[4]
- Evelyn Miot - Miss Haiti Universe 1962, first contestant of African ancestry to make top 15 in Miss Universe pageant[5]
Business [edit]
- Antoine Izméry - businessman
- Mathias Pierre - entrepreneur
- Dumas M. Simeus - business executive
Crime [edit]
- Jean Lafitte, French pirate
- Abner Louima - crime victim
- Amiot Métayer - gang leader
Entertainment [edit]
- Arnold Antonin – film director
- Garcelle Beauvais, television actress (NYPD Blue)
- Jimmy Jean-Louis, actor (film Phat Girlz; television series Heroes)
- Luck Mervil – Canadian actor and singer-songwriter
- Raoul Peck, film director
Fashion [edit]
- Tyrone Edmond - fashion model
Historical personalities [edit]
- Georges Biassou – rebel slave
- Jean-Pierre Boyer
- Henri Christophe
- Jean-Jacques Dessalines
- François Capois
- Simone Duvalier – former First Lady of Haiti
- Cécile Fatiman - voodoo priestess and a figure of the Haitian Revolution.
- Victoire Jean-Baptiste
- Jean François – rebel slave
- Jeannot – rebel slave
- Marie-Madeleine Lachenais
- Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche, engineer and passenger on the ill-fated H.M.S. Titanic
- Toussaint Louverture – rebel slave and military general
- Boisrond-Tonnerre
- François Mackandal – houngan and rebel slave
- Vincent Ogé
- Jean-Baptiste Chavannes
- Charlemagne Péralte, nationalist leader who opposed the U.S. Invasion
- Alexandre Pétion, President of Haiti
- Julien Raimond
- Sylvain Salnave
- Mildred Trouillot, former First Lady of Haiti
Medicine [edit]
- Marlie Casseus - notable surgery patient
Musicians and singers [edit]
- Maxwell, singer
- Toto Bissainthe, folk music artist
- Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu – French opera soprano
- Frantz Casseus, guitarist and composer
- Nicolas Geffrard – musician; composed Haitian national anthem
- Lee Holdridge - Puerto Rican-American composer (born in Haiti)
- Wyclef Jean - singer for The Fugees
- Kangol Kid – American rapper
- MC Tee, rapper
- Luck Mervil
- Sha Money XL, rapper[6]
Naturalists [edit]
- John James Audubon, French-American naturalist (born in Haiti)
Political figures [edit]
- Jacques-Édouard Alexis, Prime Minister of Haiti (2006 - 2008)
- André Apaid – politician and activist
- Jean-Bertrand Aristide, president
- Prosper Avril
- Charles Henri Baker – politician
- Marc Bazin – United Nations diplomat and World Bank official
- Jean-Pierre Boyer – soldier and President of Haiti
- Phillip Brutus, first Haitian elected to the Florida state legislature
- Philippe Derose - first Haitian elected to public office in the United States
- Jean-Jacques Dessalines – President of Haiti
- François Duvalier – President of Haiti
- Jean-Claude Duvalier – President of Haiti
- Ulises Heureaux, President of the Dominican Republic (Haitian father)[7]
- Antoine Izméry – pro-democracy activist and businessman
- Michaëlle Jean, former Governor General of Canada
- Michel Martelly - musician (Sweet Micky) and current President of Haiti
- Vincent Ogé – revolutionary
- José Francisco Peña Gómez - Dominican politician and activist[7]
- Charlemagne Péralte – nationalist leader and revolutionary
- Alexandre Pétion – nationalist, revolutionary and President of Haiti
- René Préval, President (2006-2011)
- Julien Raimond – agriculturalist/planter and revolutionary
Religion [edit]
- Mother Mary Lange – Cuban founder of a Catholic religious community for women
- Guy Sansaricq – first Haitian-born Roman Catholic Bishop in the United States
- Pierre Toussaint - philanthropist and candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Garcon, other NFL players worry about family in quake-stricken Haiti from www.nfl.com
- ^ Dobrow, Marty (October 24, 2009). "For Ducasse, destiny leads to NFL draft". Boston Globe.
- ^ NFL pledges $2.5M to aid Haiti earthquake relief efforts from www.nfl.com
- ^ Dark Controversy Surrounds Miss Haiti 2010 Sarodj Bertin from 'www.opednews.com 20 August 2010
- ^ Miss Haiti 2010 & 2011 from http://haitiennemag.com 13 December 2011
- ^ Tony Yayo, DJ Whoo Kid, More Haitian Artists Discuss Earthquake from MTV 15 January 2010
- ^ a b Hijos de Inmigrantes en República Dominicana from ariskelvyn.com
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