# 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
* 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)
* 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
* Carlos Sánchez – comedian, actor
* 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
* 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
* 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
* Jorge Giordani – engineer, economist
* Miguel Canela Lázaro – anatomist
* Kathleen Martínez – archeologist
* Frank Moya Pons – historian
* Daniel Antonio Imbert Rivas - designer
* Andrés Navarro – architect
* Feniosky Peña-Mora – engineer
* Margot Taule – architect
* Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez – radiologist
* Héctor Valdez Albizu – economist
* Aída Mencía Ripley – academic
* Antonio Segundo Imbert - architect

## 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
* Carlos Piantini – 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
* 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 Yankees
* 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
* 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
* Cirilo J Guzmán – 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
* 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