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Artist-Music
Kery James – The media labelled him “the rapper repented through Islam”.
Wyclef Jean – Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant Debuted at #28 on the Billboard 200. As of March 14, 2008, 189,211 Sold.
Black Dada – Received exposure nationally with his breakout hit “Imma Zoe,” which landed the singer on Billboard’s Top 100 R&B/Hip-Hop chart
Harve Pierre – President Of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ Bad Boy Records
Rick Ross – Ozone Awards – Best Rap Album , 2008
Maxwell – A descendant raised by his Haitian grandmother
Félix Morisseau-Leroy – Succeeded in having Créole recognized as an official language of Haiti by 1961
DJ Quest - One Half of the #1 Night Show in South Florida, 1055 The Beat WBTT
Emeline Michel – Received Haiti’s Musique En Folie awards for Best Haitian Album and Best Production 2000
Coupé Cloué – Defined a style of Haitian Compas music Called Mompa Mamba
Actor-Director
Raoul Peck – Award-Winning Haitian Filmmaker And Political Activist
Political
Myriam Merlet – Political activist who served as Chief of Staff of the Haitian Ministry of Women’s Affairs
Jean-Jacques Dessalines – A Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Emmanuel “Manno” Charlemagne – Former Mayor of Port-au-Prince
Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis – Haiti’s Second Female And Current Prime Minister
Charlemagne Peralte – Haitian Nationalist Leader
Prezidan Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Anacaona -Taino Queen
Claudette Werleigh – First Female Prime Minister of Haïti, from November 7, 1995 to February 7, 1996
Loune Viaud – Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award in 2002
François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture - Important Leader of the Haitian Revolution
Yvonne Hakim Rimpel – Founder of the First Haitian Feminist Organization, the Women’s League for Social Action
Gérard Pierre-Charles – Former leader of the Unified Party of Haitian Communists
Dr. François Duvalier – 32nd President of Haiti
Rose-Anne Auguste – Human Rights Activist
Marleine Bastien – Founder of Haitian Women Of Miami
Esther Boucicault – AIDS Activist
Inventor
Michel Molaire – Inducted into Eastman Kodak’s Distinguished Inventor’s Gallery in 1994
Athlete
Andre Berto – WBC Welterweight Champion 2008
Jonathan Vilma – Drafted 1st round by the NFL New York Jets 12th overall in the 2004 NFL Draft
Vladimir Ducasse – Regarded as one of the best offensive guard prospects for the 2010 NFL Draft
Stanley Arnoux – Drafted by the NFL Saints in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft
Jacques Cesaire – Signed by the NFL Chargers as an undrafted free agent in 2003
Antonio Cromartie – Drafted in the 1st round (19th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Chargers
Elvis Dumervil – Finished among league leaders, with 12.5 sacks in 2007
Pierre Garçon – January 24, 2010 Garçon broke the NFL record for most receptions in an AFC Championship Game, with 11 catches for 151 yards and 1 touchdown.
Rashad Jeanty – Won the CFL Grey Cup Championship with Edmonton in 2003 and 2005
Max Jean-Gilles – Drafted by the Eagles in the fourth round (second pick, 99th overall pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft
Davin Joseph – Drafted in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers
William Joseph – Drafted by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft
Steve Octavien – Signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie – Drafted by the Cardinals 16th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft
Vernand Morency – Selected in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Houston Texans
Jonal Saint-Dic – Signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008
Olden Polynice – Ranked 15th in the NBA in rebounds per game (8.9) in 1998-99 Source:NBA.Com
Manno Sanon – Member of 1974 Haitian Soccer National Team who Participated in the World Cup in Munich, Germany
Daniel Edouard – On August 27, 2004, Edouard won the USBA Middleweight title via a 4th round TKO over the previously unbeaten Willie Gibbs.
Adler Volmar – Gold – U.S. Olympic Team Trials for Judo (100kg) 220 Pound Weight Class
Ronald Agénor – Former Top 20 Tennis Player in the World
Pierre Thomas – American football running back for the New Orleans Saints in the National Football League.
Claude Vilgrain – Played in 89 NHL Games with the Vancouver Canucks, New Jersey Devils, and Philadelphia Flyers.
Samuel Dalembert – Center for the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers.
Cliff Avril – Defensive End for the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
Louis Delmas – Free Safety for the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
Gosder Cherilus – Offensive Tackle, drafted first round in 2008 with the 17th pick by the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
Ricky Jean-Francois – Defensive End for the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers
Comedian
Anthony Kavanagh Jr. – Since 2000, he is the host of the NRJ Music Awards in France
Wil Sylvince – Founder of Shortcuts Film Festival
Model
Tyrone Edmond – Haitian Super Model And CEO of GMB Records
Novelist
Jean Dominique – Assassinated Haitian Journalist
Jacques Roumain - Renowned Haitian Contemporary Writer and Pro-Revolutionary
Maurice Sixto – Foyer Maurice Sixto, honored his work and social commentary found in Ti Sentanize
Jacques Roumain – Renowned Haitian Contemporary Writer and Pro-Revolutionary Renowned Haitian contemporary writer and pro-revolutionary
Edwidge Danticat – Received the 1995 Pushcart Short Story Prize and Fiction Awards from The Carribean Writer, Seventeen, and Essence magazines
Edwidge Danticat -2008 The National Book Critics Circle Award for “Brother, I’m Dying”
Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat – Successful 1980s-Era Neo-Expressionist Artist
Hector Hyppolite – Prolific Painter And Vodou Priest
Oni the Haitian Sensation – Voted “Ottawa’s Favorite Full Time Writer/Poet” Ottawa Xpress Arts Weekly
Philomé Obin – Was arguably the greatest of all Haitian artists
Fritzner Alphonse – In the 1990s, the artist was spotlighted in a Bon Appétit magazine feature article.
Philton LaTortue – He joined the Centre d’Art in 1962 and also studied at l’Academie des Beaux-Arts
Cheritus Mistira – His work has been shown and collected internationally and is featured on the cover of Jorgen Leth’s “ Images of Haiti”.
Préfète Duffaut – One of his paintings was in the collection of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and sold for $6900 on April 25, 1996.
Garry Dorsainvil – He is known for his soft pastel colors and street scenes of Cap-Haitian everyday life.
Note: Last Updated 2.3.2010
