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This is a list of famous or notable people from the Dominican Republic. The list also includes individuals of Dominican ancestry who reside overseas. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
She is of Dominican and Lebanese descent (Gilmore Girls, That's So Raven). Tina Aumont (1946–2006) – actress; Lourdes Benedicto – actress of Filipino/Dominican Republic descent; Elvis Nolasco – American actor of Dominican descent, American Crime; Vladimir Caamaño – Dominican-American actor and stand-up comedian
Since 1956 a large number of baseball players of Dominican origin have played in Major League Baseball in the United States, with the Dominican Republic being the second country in the world after the United States with the most current baseball players in MLB.
The following list of painters from the Dominican Republic (in alphabetical order by last name) includes painters of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Dominican Republic, of Dominican descent, or who produce works that are primarily about the Dominican Republic.
De la Renta held dual citizenship in the Dominican Republic and the United States. [5] He was an Ambassador-at-Large of the Dominican Republic. [5] De la Renta served as a board member of the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall and WNET. He served on the boards of several charitable institutions such as New Yorkers for Children, the America's ...
Cabral has become one of the most celebrated writers of the Dominican Republic, enjoying international fame. His work is most often viewed as an essential representation of Afro-Antillean or Afro-Caribbean poetry, known alternatively as negrismo or poesía negra (black poetry) in Spanish, along with the works of Cuban Nicolás Guillén and Puerto Rican Luis Palés Matos.
Firelei Báez (born 1981), Dominican-born American artist known for intricate works on paper and canvas, as well as large scale sculpture; born in Santiago de los Caballeros and lives in New York City. Sonia Báez-Hernández (born 1958), Dominican-born Puerto Rican interdisciplinary artist.
Iliana Emilia García (born 1970), Dominican-born, American visual artist and sculptor; Scherezade García (born 1966), Dominican-born American painter, printmaker, and installation artist; Paul Giudicelli (1921–1965), abstract painter; Aurelio Grisanty (born 1949), Dominican-born American painter, graphic artist, muralist, set designer ...