This is a list of notable

Haitian Americans Haitian Americans (; ; ) are a group of Americans of full or partial Haitian origin or descent. The largest population of Haitian citizens in the United States live in Little Haiti to the South Florida area. In addition, they have sizeable pop ...

, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Haitian American, or have references showing they are Haitian American and are notable.

Academia

Claudine Gay Claudine Gay (born August 4, 1970) is an American political scientist who is the Wilbur A. Cowett Professor of Government and of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University. Her research focuses on American political behavior, inc ...

, Harvard University's first Black person and second woman to lead the university. *

Michel DeGraff Michel Anne Frederic DeGraff (born 1963) is a Haitian Creolistics, creolist and a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His scholarship focuses on Creole studies and the role of language and linguistics for decolonization ...

, tenured professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a founding member of the Haitian Creole Academy * Charles L. Reason, the first Black college professor in the United States; mathematician and linguist

Artists

John James Audubon John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin, April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was a French-American Autodidacticism, self-trained artist, natural history, naturalist, and ornithology, ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornitho ...

, painter *

Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat (; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved notoriety in the late 1970s as part of the graffiti ...

, artist *

Edouard Duval-Carrié Edouard Duval-Carrié (born 1954) is a Haitian-born American contemporary painter and sculptor based in Miami, Florida. Life Edouard Duval-Carrié was born in Port-au-Prince. His family emigrated to Puerto Rico during the François Duvalier regi ...

, painter and sculptor * Vladimir Cybil Charlier, visual artist * Paul Gardère, visual artist * Jackson Georges, painter, whose works have been on exhibit at the World Trade Art Gallery, the United Nations, and Mehu Gallery * Ligel Lambert, mixed-media painter and educator *

Edmonia Lewis Mary Edmonia Lewis, also known as "Wildfire" (c. July 4, 1844 – September 17, 1907), was an American sculptor. Born in Upstate New York of mixed African-American and Native American ( Mississauga Ojibwe) heritage, she worked for most of her ...

, sculptor who gained fame and recognition in the international fine arts world * Naudline Pierre (born 1989), painter of Haitian descent, lives in Brooklyn, New York * Patrick H. Reason, engraver *

Kathia St. Hilaire Kathia St. Hilaire (born 1995, West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American visual artist of Haitian ancestry. She works with painting, printmaking, textile, and collage to comment on postcolonial histories in the Americas and the Caribbean. Early l ...

(born 1995), visual artist *

Sacha Thébaud Sacha "Tebó" Thébaud (22 January 1934 – 26 May 2004) was a Haitian-American painter, sculptor, architect-engineer, furniture designer, urban planner, environmental reformer. Early years and education Tebó was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti in ...

(1934–2004), a.k.a. "Tebó", artist, sculptor, architect, furniture designer born in Haiti and known for encaustics in international contemporary fine art * Didier William, mixed-media painter

Business

Hurby Azor Hurby "Luv Bug" Azor (born 1965), also known as Fingerprints, is a Haitian musician and Hip hop music, hip-hop music producer. He is best known for discovering and producing the hip-hop trio Salt-N-Pepa and the rap duo Kid 'n Play. Early life ...

, hip-hop music producer *

Jean-Claude Brizard Jean-Claude Brizard (born January 12, 1963) is an American former school superintendent. He served as chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2011 to 2012. Directly before coming to Chicago, Brizard served as the superintendent of ...

, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools *

Karen Civil Karen Civil (born November 8, 1984) also known as "KC", is an American music executive and digital media marketing strategist. She gained attention for creating and running Weezythanxyou.com, a website where the rapper Lil Wayne published letter ...

, digital marketing strategist,

entrepreneur Entrepreneurship is the creation or extraction of economic value in ways that generally entail beyond the minimal amount of risk (assumed by a traditional business), and potentially involving values besides simply economic ones. An entreprene ...

, author; CEO of KarenCivil.com, Live Civil & CMO of Marathon Agency *

Suzanne de Passe Suzanna Celeste de Passe (born July 19, 1946, 1947 or 1948) is an American businesswoman, television, music and film producer. De Passe serves as the co-chairwoman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group. Biography Early life and education De Pas ...

, television, music and film producer; co-chairman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group *

Mignon Faget Mignon Faget (born November 1933) is a jewelry designer based in her native New Orleans, Louisiana. Faget has long been acknowledged as one of New Orleans' premier designers of fine jewelry. Her family settled in the city in the late 18th centur ...

, fine

jewelry designer Jewellery design is the art or profession of designing and creating jewellery. It is one of civilization's earliest forms of decoration, dating back at least 7,000 years to the oldest-known human societies in Indus Valley Civilization, Mesopota ...

Reggie Fils-Aimé Reginald Fils-Aimé ( ; born March 25, 1961) is an American businessman best known for being the President (corporate title), president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, the North American branch of the Japanese video game co ...

, former president of Nintendo America *

Ralph Gilles Ralph Victor Gilles (; born 14 January 1970) is an American automobile designer and executive, and current Chief Design Officer of Stellantis NV. His career started in 1992, where he joined Chrysler. During his time at Chrysler, he was responsibl ...

, automobile designer (

Chrysler 300 The Chrysler 300 is a full-size car manufactured and marketed by Stellantis North America and its predecessor companies. It was available as a four-door sedan and station wagon in its first generation (model years 2005–2010), and solely as ...

) *

Viter Juste Viter Juste (December 15, 1924 – November 19, 2012) was a Haitian-born American community leader, businessman, and activist. Juste coined the name, "Little Haiti," for the neighborhood in Miami, Florida which is a center of the Haitian-American ...

, businessman, community leader and activist *

Danielle Laraque-Arena Danielle Laraque-Arena is an American physician, academic, and administrator. A prolific and internationally renown pediatrician, she is currently a Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Pediatrics at the Columbia University Mailman School of Pu ...

, first woman President of the

State University of New York Upstate Medical University The State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY Upstate) is a public medical school in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1834, Upstate is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States and is the only medical school in Centr ...

Monique Péan Monique Péan (born c. 1981) is an American artist whose practice is focused on fine jewelry, sculpture, painting and furniture. Her studio is based in New York City. Her work explores themes of space, temporality, identity, and origins, and mak ...

, fine jewelry designer *

Harve Pierre Harve Pierre, also known by the stage name Joe Hooker, is an American record executive. He is best known for his work with Puff Daddy's Bad Boy Records. Pierre was born in New York City to Haitian parents. He was the first staffer of Bad Boy R ...

, President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company *

James Rosemond James Rosemond, often known as Jimmy Henchman or sometimes Jimmy Henchmen, is an American former entertainment record executive and convicted criminal. Early life Rosemond was born in 1965, in Harlem, New York and grew up in Flatbush, Brooklyn ...

, former businessman involved in the rap music industry *

Mona Scott-Young Mona Scott-Young ( Scott; born February 15, 1967) is an American television producer and entrepreneur. She is the CEO of the multi-media entertainment company Monami Productions, best known for producing the VH1 reality television franchise ''Lo ...

, CEO of Monami Entertainment *

Dumarsais Simeus Dumarsais Mécène Siméus (also Dumas Siméus; born 1939) is a Haitian-born and U.S. naturalized businessman from Texas. Simeus returned to Haiti to be a candidate in the 2006 presidential elections. Early life Siméus was born in Pont-Sondé ...

, owner of Simeus Foods * Vince Valholla, hip-hop music producer *

Steven Victor Steven William Victor (born September 6, 1980) is an American record executive, talent manager, music publisher, and A&R representative. He founded the record label Victor Victor Worldwide in 2016. The year prior, he was named chief creative of ...

record executive A music executive or record executive is a person within a music company, in particular, a record label who works in senior management and makes executive decisions over the label's artists. Their role varies greatly but in essence, they can over ...

artist manager A talent manager (also known as an artist manager, band manager, or music manager) is an individual who guides the professional career of artists within the entertainment industry. The responsibility of a talent manager is to oversee the day ...

music publisher A music publisher is a type of publisher that specializes in distributing music. Music publishers originally published sheet music. When copyright became legally protected, music publishers began to play a role in the management of the intellectu ...

, and A&R representative.

Culinary arts

* Vanessa Cantave, co-founder and executive chef of the catering company Yum Yum

Crime

Kendall Francois Kendall L. Francois (July 26, 1971 – September 11, 2014) was an American serial killer convicted of killing eight women in Poughkeepsie, New York, between 1996 and 1998. Early years Francois was the second of four children born to Haitian par ...

, serial killer *

, "Jimmy Henchman", former businessman involved in the rap music industry; convicted drug trafficker * Rudy Eugene, "Miami Zombie" He was American of Haitian descent through his immigrant parents * Haitian Jack, "Jacques Agnant" A Haitian who had an infamous beef with American rapper

Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur (; born Lesane Parish Crooks; June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996), also known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential rappers of all tim ...

Entertainment

Broadcasting

Vladimir Duthiers Vladimir Albert Duthiers (; ; born December 21, 1969) is an American television journalist who has been a correspondent for CBS News since 2014 following five years at CNN. He was a member of the CNN team that won two Emmy Awards for its coverag ...

, television news broadcaster * Carmelau Monestime, community leader and

Haitian Creole Haitian Creole (; , ; , ), or simply Creole (), is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French), where it ...

radio broadcaster *

Liliane Pierre-Paul Liliane Pierre-Paul (16 June 1953 – 31 July 2023) was a Haitian journalist, activist, radio broadcaster, and radio station founder. She broadcast in Haitian Creole, which she described as the people's language. Pierre-Paul received a Courage in J ...

, radio journalist famous for having a political dispute with Haitian Kompa artist turned politician Michel Martelly

Dancers

Jean-Léon Destiné Jean-Léon Destiné (March 26, 1918 – January 22, 2013) was a Haitian-born American dancer and choreographer. He was born in Saint-Marc and moved to the United States with the dance company of Lina Mathon-Blanchet in the early 1940s. He late ...

, dancer and choreographer *

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine (born in Haiti) is a professional ballroom dancer based in New York City. He currently competes in the American Rhythm division with Liana Churilova and is ranked first in the United States. A student of ballet, jazz, moder ...

, dancer

Films and TV

Eric André Eric Samuel André (born April 4, 1983) is an American comedian, actor, television host, writer, producer, and musician. He is best known as the creator, host, and co-writer of the Adult Swim surreal comedy series '' The Eric Andre Show'' (2012� ...

, actor and comedian (father is Haitian) * Nadege August, actress * Marlyne Barrett, actress *

Angelique Bates Angelique Bates (born December 1, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, and rapper who is best known for the two seasons she served on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series ''All That''.''All That: Fresh Out the Box'', Steve Holland, Pocket Bo ...

, actress best known for the

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (nicknamed Nick) is an American pay television channel and the flagship property of the Nickelodeon Group, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on April 1, 1979, as the first ca ...

sketch-comedy series ''

All That ''All That'' is an American sketch comedy children's television series created by Brian Robbins and Mike Tollin. The series originally aired on Nickelodeon from April 16, 1994, to October 22, 2005, lasting ten seasons, and was produced by Tol ...

'' *

Garcelle Beauvais Garcelle Beauvais (, formerly Beauvais-Nilon; born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' and the crime drama series ''NYPD Blue' ...

, actress, singer, model *

Michelle Buteau Michelle Buteau (born July 24, 1977) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, television host, producer, and podcast host. Early life Buteau was born in New Jersey to a Haitian father and a Jamaican mother. She attended college at Florida Int ...

, stand-up comedian, actor *

Gabriel Casseus Gabriel Casseus (born April 28, 1972) is an American actor from Roosevelt, New York. Biography Casseus was born in New York City and is of Haitian descent. At the age of 23 Casseus was nominated for the 1995 Independent Spirit Award for Best D ...

, actor *

, television, music and film producer *

Alex Désert Alex Désert is an American actor and musician, known for his roles in the TV series ''The Flash'', '' The Heights'' with Jamie Walters, ''Becker'' with Ted Danson, and Mr. Williams on ''Boy Meets World'', as well as the voice of Nick Fury for '' ...

, actor *

Gary Dourdan Gary Dourdan (born Gary Robert Durdin: December 11, 1966) is an American actor. He is known for portraying Warrick Brown on the television series '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,'' Shazza Zulu on the television series ''A Different World'' an ...

, actor *

Mike Estime Mike Estime is an American actor, comedian, writer and director. He has made appearances in the films '' Harbinger Down'' and '' Last Holiday'' (2006) and the sitcom '' Talk to Me'' (2000) as well as the hit television series ''Everybody Hates Ch ...

, actor *

Susan Fales-Hill Susan Fales-Hill (born August 15, 1962) is an American television producer, author, screenwriter and an advocate for the arts and education. Biography Fales-Hill is the daughter of Haitian-American actress Josephine Premice, a descendant of the ...

, television producer, author, screenwriter * Abner Genece, award-winning actor *

Hugues Gentillon Hugues Gentillon (born December 17, 1974) is a Haitian film director, screenwriter, producer, and scientist. He is the founder of Yugy Pictures Entertainment, a film production company based in the United States.Dawid Budny. (2014) Medical Unive ...

, film director, screenwriter, and producer *

Meta Golding Meta Golding is a Haitian-American actress. Life and career Golding was born in India in 1971. Her parents were international aid workers and she was raised in several countries. Besides the United States, Golding also lived in India, Haiti, Fr ...

, actress *

Jamie Hector Jamie Hector (born October 7, 1975) is an American actor. He is known for his portrayal of drug kingpin Marlo Stanfield on the HBO drama series ''The Wire'' and as Detective Jerry Edgar in the drama series '' Bosch''. Career Hector began acti ...

, actor *

Nikki M. James Nikki Michelle James (born June 3, 1981) is an American actress, director and singer. James has performed in the popular stage musicals '' The Book of Mormon,'' '' Les Misérables'', and '' Suffs'', earning a Tony Award for Best Featured Actres ...

, Tony Award-winning actress and singer * Kyle Jean-Baptiste, youngest actor and first black American actor to be cast as

Jean Valjean Jean Valjean () is the protagonist of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables''. The story depicts the character's struggle to lead a normal life and redeem himself after serving a 19-year-long prison sentence for stealing bread to feed his ...

in ''

Les Misérables ''Les Misérables'' (, ) is a 19th-century French literature, French Epic (genre), epic historical fiction, historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published on 31 March 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. '' ...

'' on Broadway *

Jimmy Jean-Louis Jimmy Jean-Louis (born August 8, 1968) is a Haitian actor and producer. Born in Pétion-Ville, he moved to Paris at a young age with his family in search of a better life. His early roles were in French television commercials and Spanish musical ...

, actor *

Vicky Jeudy Vicky Jeudy is an American actress, known for her role as Janae Watson on the Netflix comedy-drama series, ''Orange Is the New Black''. Early life Jeudy was born and raised in Queens, New York. She is of Haitian descent. Jeudy graduated from St ...

, actress *

Jean-Claude La Marre Jean-Claude La Marre is a Haitian-American actor, writer, and director. His acting credits include the films ''Malcolm X (1992 film), Malcolm X'' and ''Dead Presidents''. On television, he has guest-starred on ''New York Undercover'', ''Law & O ...

, television actor, director, and film and writer * Jerry Lamothe, screenwriter, director, producer, and actor *

Sal Masekela Selema Mabena Masekela (born August 28, 1971) is an American television host, sports commentator, actor and singer. Life and career Masekela was born in Los Angeles, the son of a Haitian mother and South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela. Masek ...

, television host, sports commentator, actor, and singer * Trina McGee-Davis, actress *Moxiie, singer * Natalie Paul, actress * Sharon Pierre-Louis, actress *

Josephine Premice Josephine Mary Premice (July 21, 1926 – April 13, 2001) was a Haitian-American actress and singer known for her work on the Broadway stage. Early life Josephine Mary Premice was born in Brooklyn, New York, the daughter of Thelomaine and Luca ...

, actress *

Sandra Prosper Sandra Prosper is a Haitian-American actress, best known for her recurring role as Sheila Morris in the TV series ''Charmed'' (2003–05) She also was in the 2002 movie ''Like Mike''. She had guest appearances in ''Soul Food Soul food i ...

, actress *

Lela Rochon Lela Rochon Fuqua (born Lela Rochon Staples; April 17, 1964) is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film ''Waiting to Exhale''. Rochon also had roles in the films ''Harlem Nights' ...

, actress *

Luka Sabbat Luka Sabbat (born November 26, 1997) is a French-American actor and model. He is known for his role as Luca Hall in the television series ''Grown-ish'', which he starred in from 2018 to 2022. Early life Sabbat was born in the Lower East Side of ...

, actor and model *

Alisha Wainwright Alisha Ena Wainwright (born July 14, 1989) is an American actress. Following her film debut in '' Just Before I Go'' (2014), Wainwright had supporting roles in films such as '' Death of a Telemarketer'' (2020) and ''Palmer'' (2021), as well as a ...

, actress

Media personalities

Kai Cenat Kai Carlo Cenat III ( ; born December 16, 2001) is an American online streamer, YouTuber, and internet personality who specializes in comedic live streams and videos. As of 2025, he is the second most-followed Twitch streamer with 17.6 mill ...

Models

Joanne Borgella Joanne Borgella (May 29, 1982 — October 18, 2014) was an American singer, plus-size model and reality television personality. She was signed to Wilhelmina Models in New York City, Miami and LA. She was the first winner of ''Mo'Nique's Fat Chan ...

, fashion model *

Mama Cax Cacsmy Brutus (November 20, 1989 – December 16, 2019), known as Mama Cax, was a Haitian American model and disability rights activist. With her prosthetic right leg, Cax was an unconventional figure in modern fashion modelling. Early life C ...

, fashion model, and disabled rights activist * Alexandra Cheron, model *

Daphnée Duplaix Daphnée Lynn Duplaix (born August 18, 1976) is an American actress and model. After beginning her career as an actress in 1996, Duplaix appeared as the July 1997 centerfold as ''Playboy''s Playmate of the Month. In addition to appearing in sev ...

, actress, model and former ''Playboy'' playmate *

Tyrone Edmond Tyrone Edmond (born Enoch Edmond in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti) is a Haitian-born model. Early life In Haiti, Edmond lived a difficult childhood, struggling day-to-day in a highly impoverished situation in the shantytowns of Cap-Haïtien and Port-au-Pr ...

, fashion model *

Marjorie Vincent Marjorie Judith Vincent is an American journalist and former beauty contestant who was crowned Miss America 1991. Early life and education Vincent's parents, Lucien and Florence Vincent of Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, migrated to the United States in ...

, Miss America 1991

Music

Kodak Black Bill Kahan Kapri (born Dieuson Octave; June 11, 1997), known professionally as Kodak Black, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He gained initial recognition following the release of his 2014 songs " No Flockin" and " Skrt", both of ...

, Rapper *

Gaelle Adisson Gaelle Adisson (born 1974) is an American deep house and downtempo singer-songwriter and producer. Early life Gaelle Adisson was born in 1974 in New Jersey. Career Adisson contributed vocals on the 1999 global hit "King of My Castle", a son ...

, singer *

Jean Beauvoir Jean Beauvoir is an American singer, bassist, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, producer and entertainment executive. He came to prominence in the early 1980s with the punk group the Plasmatics and went on to work with Little Stev ...

, multi-Platinum singer-songwriter, producer *

Elijah Blake Sean Fenton (born June 4, 1992), better known by the stage name Elijah Blake, is a Haitian and Dominican-American singer, songwriter and record producer. He wrote songs for Keyshia Cole, Rick Ross, Rihanna, and co-wrote Usher's number-one R&B hi ...

, songwriter and contemporary R&B musician *

Bibi Bourelly Badriia Ines "Bibi" Bourelly (born 14 July 1994) is a German singer and songwriter signed to Def Jam Recordings. She has co-written several notable songs including Rihanna's "Bitch Better Have My Money" and " Higher", Demi Lovato's "Anyone" and ...

, singer and daughter of Jean-Paul Bourelly *

Jean-Paul Bourelly Jean-Paul Etienne Bourelly (born November 23, 1960) is an American guitarist whose music crosses the boundaries of jazz fusion and rock. Bourelly was born in Chicago, Illinois, to parents from Haiti. His grandmother taught him Yoruba music. When ...

, jazz fusion and blues rock guitarist *

Won-G Bruny Wondge Bruny (born August 29, 1978), best known by his stage name Won-G, is a Haitian-American rapper. Career Won-G was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He has released several records, including: Do It, Do It (1 ...

, rapper and entrepreneur *

Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( ; ; January 17, 1899 – January 25, 1947), sometimes known by the nickname "Scarface", was an American gangster and businessman who attained notoriety during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of t ...

, rapper * Casanova, rapper of Panamanian and Haitian descent *

Alan Cavé Georges Alan Cavé (born February 27, 1966) is a Haitian-American lead singer of the compas (''kompa'') band Zin. Early years Cavé's was born to Haitian parents, and spent most of his adolescent years in Haiti. His mother Yanick Jean was a w ...

, kompa singer *

Andrew Cyrille Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biographer ...

, jazz drummer *

Jason Derulo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Since the start of his solo recording career in 2009, he has sold over 250 m ...

, singer-songwriter *

Flipp Dinero Christopher Saint Victor (born November 16, 1995), better known by his stage name Flipp Dinero, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York City. He is best known for his 2018 single " Leave Me Alone," which received quadruple platinum certifi ...

, rapper *

Sheff G Michael Kyle Williams (born September 23, 1998), known professionally as Sheff G, is an American rapper. He rose to fame with his 2017 single "No Suburban", which was a response to the song "Suburban" by 22Gz. 22Gz response with a song titled " ...

, rapper of Haitian and Trinidadian descent *

Louis Moreau Gottschalk Louis Moreau Gottschalk (May 8, 1829 – December 18, 1869) was an American composer, pianist, and virtuoso performer of his own romantic piano works. He spent most of his working career outside the United States. Life and career Gottschalk ...

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

* Bigga Haitian, reggae musician *

Hoax A hoax (plural: hoaxes) is a widely publicised falsehood created to deceive its audience with false and often astonishing information, with the either malicious or humorous intent of causing shock and interest in as many people as possible. S ...

, alternative rock band including Frantz N. Cesar of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent *

Lee Holdridge Lee Elwood Holdridge (born March 3, 1944) is a Haitian-born American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. An 18-time Emmy Award nominee, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two News and Documentary Emmy Awards, and o ...

, multi-award-winning Haitian-born composer and orchestrator *

Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean ( ; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, singer, and record producer. Born in Haiti, Jean emigrated to the Northeastern United States, United States as a child. He gained fame as a founding member of the Fugees, a Ne ...

, Grammy Award-winning Haitian rapper, musician and actor *

J-Live Jean-Jacques Cadet (born February 22, 1976), better known by his stage name J-Live, is an American rapper, DJ, and record producer. Life and career J-Live released his debut studio album, '' The Best Part'', in 2001. It featured production by ...

, rapper, DJ and producer *

Jacki-O Angela Faye Kohn (born November 24, 1973), better known as Jacki-O, is an United States, American rapper who is signed to her own label Jack Movement Entertainment. She got her first break in 2003 with the bawdy sex rap "Nookie" which garnered ...

, rapper *

J. Rosamond Johnson John Rosamond Johnson (August 11, 1873 – November 11, 1954; usually referred to as J. Rosamond Johnson) was an American composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, he had much of his career in New York C ...

, composer and singer during the

Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was an intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theater, politics, and scholarship centered in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, spanning the 1920s and 1930s. At the ti ...

David Jude Jolicoeur David Jude Jolicoeur (September 21, 1968 – February 12, 2023), also known as Trugoy the Dove, Plug Two, and Dave, was an American rapper best known as one third of the hip hop group De La Soul. Along with the other members of De La Soul, Joli ...

, also known as "Trugoy the Dove"; rapper from

De La Soul De La Soul ( ) is an American hip hop music, hip hop group formed in the village of Amityville on Long Island, New York (state), New York in 1988. They are best known for their eclectic sampling, eccentric lyrics, and contributions to the evoluti ...

Kangol Kid Shaun Shiller Fequiere (August 10, 1966 – December 18, 2021), known by his stage name Kangol Kid, was an American hip hop producer, songwriter, break dancer, and emcee. Kangol is best known as a member of the old school hip hop group UTFO. ...

, rapper,

UTFO UTFO (an abbreviation for Untouchable Force Organization) was an American hip-hop group from Brooklyn, New York City. The group consisted of Kangol Kid (born Shaun Shiller Fequiere; August 10, 1966 – December 18, 2021), Educated Rapper (EM ...

Rich The Kid Dimitri Leslie Roger (born July 13, 1992), known professionally as Rich the Kid, is an American rapper. After a number of independent mixtapes, he signed with Interscope Records in 2017 to release his debut studio album, '' The World Is Yours'' ...

, rapper *

DJ Whoo Kid Yves Mondesir (born October 12, 1972), better known by his stage name DJ Whoo Kid, is an American hip hop DJ. He is signed with G-Unit Records, its subsidiary, Shadyville Entertainment and was 50 Cent and G-Unit's tour DJ. Mondesir had two alb ...

, DJ, producer''Tony Yayo, DJ Whoo Kid, More Haitian Artists Discuss Earthquake''
from ''

MTV MTV (an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television television channel, channel and the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Launched on ...

'' 15 January 2010 *

Steph Lecor Stephanie Lecor, known professionally as Steph Lecor () is a Haitian-American cast member of '' Love & Hip Hop: Miami'' and singer. Early years Lecor was born and raised in Miami, Florida to Haitian parents. Her father was in a Haitian band, wh ...

, singer *

Mach-Hommy Mach-Hommy is an American rapper and record producer. He is known for concealing his real name and face in all public appearances, a practice that has led him to be described as "one of hip-hop's most elusive artists". Mach-Hommy has gained a ...

, rapper *

Maxwell Maxwell may refer to: People * Maxwell (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist * Justice Maxwell (disambiguation) * Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage of N ...

, Grammy Award-winning singer *

Leyla McCalla Leyla Sarah McCalla Heart of Gold Work ID No. 886049205 Leyla Sarah McCalla IPI No. 715028763 (born October 3, 1985) is an American classical and folk musician. She was a cellist with the Grammy Award–winning string band Carolina Chocolate Dr ...

, cellist with the string band

Carolina Chocolate Drops The Carolina Chocolate Drops were an Old-time music, old-time String band (American music), string band from Durham, North Carolina, Durham, North Carolina. Their 2010 album, ''Genuine Negro Jig (album), Genuine Negro Jig,'' won the Grammy Award ...

Travie McCoy Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981) is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, which he formed in 1997 with then-fellow teenager Matt McGinley, afte ...

, lead singer of the band Gym Class Heroes * Woodson Michel, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor *

Teri Moïse Teri Moïse (March 25, 1970 in Los Angeles, California – May 7, 2013 in Madrid, Spain) was a Haitian-American French singer. Her parents emigrated from Haiti to South Central, Los Angeles. After high school she studied economics at the Unive ...

, singer * Michel Mauléart Monton, composer; notable for composing the classic song choucoune (known as "yellow bird" in the English version) *

Richard Auguste Morse Richard Auguste Morse (born 1957) is a Puerto-Rican-born Haitian-American musician and hotel manager currently residing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Morse manages the Hotel Oloffson, and is the founder of a ''mizik rasin'' band, RAM, named after his ...

, founder of a

mizik rasin , also known as Haitian roots music, is a musical style that began in Haiti in the 1970s, when musicians began combining elements of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial and folkloric music with various musical styles. The late 20th century ...

band,

RAM Ram, ram, or RAM most commonly refers to: * A male sheep * Random-access memory, computer memory * Ram Trucks, US, since 2009 ** List of vehicles named Dodge Ram, trucks and vans ** Ram Pickup, produced by Ram Trucks Ram, ram, or RAM may also ref ...

, named after his initials *

Jimmy O Jean Jimmy Alexandre ( – ), better known by his stage name Jimmy O, was a Haitian hip hop artist who was born in Port-au-Prince and lived in New York City. He was involved with Wyclef Jean's Yéle Haiti Foundation. Jimmy O performed his music in ...

, rapper *

Pras Prakazrel Samuel Michel (born October 19, 1972), known professionally as Pras (), is an American rapper and record producer. He is best known as a member of the hip-hop group Fugees, which he formed with fellow New Jerseyans Wyclef Jean and Laur ...

, Grammy Award-winning rapper and founded of

The Fugees ''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The ...

; actor *

Riva Nyri Précil Riva Nyri Prècil (born March 28, 1989, Brooklyn, New York) is a Haitian-American singer, songwriter, and author. Early life and education Riva Nyri Précil was born in Brooklyn. Her mother, Michelle Karshan, is an American of Lithuanian Jewish ...

, singer *

Qwote James Leonard, known professionally as Qwote, is a Haitian American singer, rapper, and songwriter. Career Qwote was born in Haiti and was raised by his grandmother in the United States. He started to write music at age 12. Residing at various ...

, singer *

Dawn Richard Dawn Angeliqué Richard (born August 5, 1983) is an American singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her career auditioning for MTV's '' Making the Band 3'' in 2004, during which she formed the girl group Danity Kane. The group signed wi ...

, singer *

Devyn Rose Tanya Dormevil, known professionally as Devyn Rose (stylized as DEVYN+RO$E), formerly known as Tanya T6, is an American singer-songwriter from New York City. She has released a number of singles, of which "Falling 4 U" reached No. 1 on the Bil ...

, singer *

Daniel Bernard Roumain Daniel Bernard Roumain (; known by his initials, DBR; born 1970) is a composer, performer, violinist, and band-leader, whose work combines classical music with jazz, hip-hop and rock. Composer In September 2010, ''Dancers, Dreamers, and Presiden ...

, composer, musician *

Saigon Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigo ...

, rapper *

Cécile McLorin Salvant Cécile McLorin Salvant (born August 28, 1989)Fred Kaplan (journalist), Kaplan, Fred"Cécile McLorin Salvant's Timeless Jazz" ''The New Yorker'', May 22, 2017. is a French-American jazz vocalist. Salvant is one of the most highly regarded jazz voc ...

, Grammy Award-winning jazz singer *

21 Savage Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph (born October 22, 1992), known professionally as 21 Savage, is an American-British rapper. Born in London and raised in Atlanta, he began his recording career in 2013 and released three independent mixtapes to regiona ...

, rapper (paternal grandfather was of a Haitian descent) *

Melky Sedeck Melky Sedeck is a Haitian-American R&B hip hop sibling duo. The name of the group is drawn from the names of singer Blandinna Melky Jean and her multi-instrumentalist brother Farel Sedeck Guerschom Jean. The name of the group (and of the sibli ...

contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music Music genre, genre, originating from African Americans, African-American musicians in the 1980s that combines rhythm and blues with elements of Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, funk, Hip-hop, ...

duo *

Smitty Smitty may refer to: People * Smitty (rapper), American rapper * Smitty the Jumper (1898–1995), American parachutist and skydiver H. Truesdell Smith * Big Bad Smitty (1940–2002), American blues guitar player and singer born John H. Smith * ...

, rapper * Sol, rapper *

Vince Staples Vincent Jamal Staples (born July 2, 1993) is an American rapper. Born in Compton, California and raised in Long Beach, California, he first became known for his appearances on projects by Odd Future members—''Earl (mixtape), Earl'' by Earl Sw ...

, rapper * Sergio Sylvestre, singer *

MC Tee Touré Embden, known by the stage name MC Tee, is a Haitian-American emcee and co-founder (with DJ Kurtis Mantronik) of the 1980s old school hip hop and electro funk group Mantronix. Mantronix emcee In 1984, Brooklyn native MC Tee met Kurt ...

, rapper and co-founder of

Mantronix Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro (music), electro funk music group from New York City. The band was formed by Disc jockey#Hip Hop DJs, DJ Kurtis Mantronik (Kurtis el Khaleel) and rapper MC Tee (Touré Embden). The group is ...

Jon Theodore Jon Philip Theodore (born December 30, 1973) is an American drummer. He has been the current drummer for Queens of the Stone Age since 2013, and is also known for being the drummer for the Mars Volta from 2001 to 2006. Known for his explosive, ...

, former drummer of

The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms the core of the ban ...

, current drummer for

Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated as QOTSA or QotSA) is an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1996. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme shortly before he returned to his native Palm Desert, California. ...

Torch A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end which can be used as a light source or to set something on fire. Torches have been used throughout history and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggl ...

, rapper *

Pastor Troy Micah LeVar "Pastor" Troy (born November 18, 1977) is an American rapper from Augusta, Georgia. He is best known for his 2002 single "Are We Cuttin'" (featuring Ms. Jade), which entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The year prior, he signed wi ...

, rapper *

Black Violin Black Violin is an American hip hop duo from Fort Lauderdale, Florida comprising two classically trained string instrumentalists, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, who go by the stage names Kev Marcus and Wil B. Kev Marcus plays the violin ...

, musical duo *

Sha Money XL Michael Jean Clervoix (born February 11, 1976), professionally known as Sha Money XL, is an American DJ, songwriter, record producer, and music manager from New York City. Career Clervoix was a producer for 50 Cent and the founder of Teamwork Mu ...

, producer *

Tony Yayo Marvin Bernard (born March 31, 1978), better known by his stage name Tony Yayo, is an American rapper. He is best known as a member of G-Unit, a hip hop group he formed with his childhood friends, 50 Cent and Lloyd Banks. Yayo released his debu ...

, rapper *

Fridayy Francis Leblanc, known professionally as Fridayy, is a Haitian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 2022, he signed with Def Jam Recordings and guest performed on the hit songs "Forever" by Lil Ba ...

, musician *

Sarina Sarina is a rural town and coastal Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Sarina had a population of 5,619 people. Geography Sarina lies just inland of the east coa ...

, musician

Sports

Basketball

Jeff Adrien Jeff Adrien (born February 10, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He played college basketball for the UConn Huskies. High school career Adrien was raise ...

, undrafted NBA free agent *

Zach Auguste Zachary Elias Auguste (Greek: Ζαχαρίας Ηλίας "Ζακ" Όγκαστ; born July 8, 1993) is a Greek-American professional basketball player for SeaHorses Mikawa of the B.League. He is a center. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, A ...

, undrafted NBA free agent, former Notre Dame basketball player *

Kervin Bristol Kervin Bristol (born September 4, 1988) is a Haitian-American professional basketball player who last played for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL). Early years Bristol was born in Port-au-Prince to Marlene Beauvais and Fra ...

, professional basketball player currently playing for the

KK Włocławek Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League (PL ...

of the

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League), officially known as the Orlen Basket Liga due to its sponsorship by Orlen, is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. I ...

Nadine Domond Nadine Domond (born September 28, 1975) is an American professional basketball coach and former player and All-American formerly ranked as the number one point guard in the country coming out of high school. Domond played for the Sacramento Monar ...

, former professional basketball player *

Quincy Douby Quincy Douby (born May 16, 1984) is an American-born, naturalized Montenegrin former professional basketball player. At , , Douby played shooting guard for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Sacramento Kings made him the 19th selection of the 2006 ...

, former

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Confere ...

NBA guard and current

Zhejiang Golden Bulls The Zhejiang Golden Bulls are a Chinese professional basketball team based in Yiwu, Zhejiang, China. It competes in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), in the Southern Division. Its corporate sponsor is Zhejiang Chouzhou Commercial Bank. ...

CBA player *

Mario Elie Mario Antoine Elie (born November 26, 1963) is an American former professional basketball coach and player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Elie grew up in New York City and played college basketball for the American International ...

, former

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

NBA guard *

Marie Ferdinand-Harris Marie Ferdinand-Harris (born October 13, 1978) is an American professional basketball player most recently for the Phoenix Mercury in the Women's National Basketball Association. Early years Ferdinand-Harris was born in Miami, Florida, and is of ...

, first Haitian American WNBA player drafted; former

Phoenix Mercury The Phoenix Mercury are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Mercury compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member of the Western Conference. One of eight original franchises, it wa ...

guard *

Blake Griffin Blake Austin Griffin (born March 16, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. Griffin primarily played with the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and played college basketball for the Oklahoma ...

, member of the

Los Angeles Clippers The Los Angeles Clippers are an American professional basketball team based in the Greater Los Angeles area. The Clippers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The ...

after being drafted 1st in the

2009 NBA draft The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden at Madison Square Garden in New York City. In this draft, the National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball p ...

* Taylor Griffin, drafted by the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. The Suns compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA), We ...

Nerlens Noel Nerlens Noel (born April 10, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His collegiate basketball career ended in his first season with a tear of his ant ...

, member of the Philadelphia Sixers after being drafted 6th in the

2013 NBA draft The 2013 NBA draft was held on June 27, 2013, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur U.S. college basketball players and other eligible players, including internation ...

* Eniel Polynice, member of the Atleticos de San German in the BSN of Puerto Rico *

Matisse Thybulle Matisse Vincent Thybulle ( ; born March 4, 1997) is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected in the first round of the 2019 NBA draft by th ...

, 20th selection of the

2019 NBA draft The 2019 NBA draft was held on June 20, 2019. It took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York. National Basketball Association (NBA) teams took turns selecting amateur United States college basketball players and other eligible p ...

Boxing

Andre Berto Andre Michael Berto (born September 7, 1983) is a professional boxer who holds dual Haitian and American citizenship. A two-time former welterweight world champion, he held the World Boxing Council, WBC and International Boxing Federation, IBF t ...

, professional boxer, 2004 Haitian Olympian, two-time welterweight champion * Fernando Guerrero, Haitian-Dominican-born boxer *

Erickson Lubin Erickson Lubin (born October 1, 1995) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the WBC super welterweight title in 2017. As of January 2022, he is ranked as the world's fourth best active super welterweight by ''The Ring'' magazine se ...

, professional boxer * Melissa St. Vil, women's lightweight boxer *

Patrick Day Patrick Day (August 9, 1992 – October 16, 2019) was an American professional boxer. He died from brain trauma sustained in a knockout loss against Charles Conwell. Early life and education Day was born to Haitian immigrants in Freeport, N ...

, professional boxer

Football

Mackensie Alexander Mackensie Alexander (born November 12, 1993) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football for the Clemson Tigers. After redshirting his freshman season, he became a key role player on the Tigers' defense h ...

, cornerback *

Stanley Arnoux Stanley Arnoux (born September 9, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and wa ...

, linebacker *

Cliff Avril Clifford Samuel Avril (born April 8, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was selected in the third ro ...

, defensive end"Garcon, other NFL players worry about family in quake-stricken Haiti"
from NFL.com *

D'Anthony Batiste D'Anthony Batiste (born March 29, 1982) is an American football coach and former player who is the strength and conditioning assistant for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He is a former offensive tackle for the Dallas ...

, offensive tackle''American Football - Football player of Haitian Descent playing in NFL this week''
from ''www.haitiweb.com'' *

Mackenzy Bernadeau Mackenzy Bernadeau (born January 3, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Bentley Falcons before being selected by the Carolina Panther ...

, guard *

Giovani Bernard Giovani Govan Bernard (born November 22, 1991) is an American former professional football running back who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the North Carolina Tar Heels, and was selected ...

, running back *

Yvenson Bernard Yvenson Bernard VAN-son(born October 25, 1984) is an American former professional football running back who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He was signed by the St. Louis R ...

, running back * Jacques Cesaire, defensive end * Gosder Cherilus, offensive tackle *

Jason Chery Jason Leon Chery (born May 31, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver in the Arena Football League for the Tampa Bay Storm. He was also a member of the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League. He playe ...

, wide receiver *

Lewis Cine Lewis Tom Cine ( ; born 5 October 1999) is a Haitian-American professional football safety for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs and was selected by the Minnesota V ...

, safety *

Stalin Colinet Stalin D. Colinet ( ; born July 17, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle and defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Boston College Eagles. Early ...

, defensive tackle *

Antonio Cromartie Antonio Cromartie Sr. (born April 15, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected in the first ...

, cornerback''NFL pledges $2.5M to aid Haiti earthquake relief efforts''
from ''NFL.COM'' *

Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith Da'Mon Jonnel Cromartie-Smith (born February 17, 1987) is a former safety. He was originally signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football for the University of Texas at El Paso. College career ...

, safety *

Marcell Dareus Marcell Dareus (born March 13, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was named defensive MVP ...

, defensive tackle *

Louis Delmas Louis Delmas (; born April 12, 1987) is a Haitian-born former professional American football safety. He was selected by the Detroit Lions in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft. He played college football at Western Michigan. He was also a mem ...

, safety *

Pierre Desir Pierre Desir ( ; born September 8, 1990) is a Haitians, Haitian former professional player of American football who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Lindenwood Lions football, Lindenwood ...

, cornerback * Marc Dile, guard/tackle *

Jayson DiManche Jayson Dimanche is an Haitian-American former professional American football, football linebacker. He was originally signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played college football at Southern Illinois Salukis foo ...

, outside linebacker *

Leger Douzable Leger Douzable Jr. (born May 31, 1986) is an American former professional football defensive end and sports commentator. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at UCF. Douzable was a ...

, defensive end * Vladimir Ducasse, offensive tackle *

Elvis Dumervil Elvis Kool Dumervil (born January 19, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end and linebacker for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals, ...

, defensive end * Dominique Easley, defensive tackle *

Audric Estimé Audric Estimé ( ; born September 6, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Early life Estime was born i ...

, running back *

Terrence Fede Terrence Fede (born November 19, 1991) is an American former professional football defensive end. He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Marist. Early life Fede was born ...

, defensive end *

Deondre Francois Deondre Francois (born February 12, 1997) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Hampton University and Florida State University. He also played for the Orlando Guardians and DC Defenders of the XFL. Early li ...

, quarterback *

Junior Galette Junior Jovais Galette (born March 27, 1988) is a Haitian-born former professional American football linebacker. He played college football at Temple and Stillman. Galette was signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints. He we ...

, defensive end *

Pierre Garçon Pierre Andre Garçon (; born August 8, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Norwich University and Mount Union College, and was s ...

, wide receiver * Ron Girault, safety *

Josh Gordon Joshua Caleb Gordon (born April 13, 1991), nicknamed "Flash", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the Baylor Bears and was ...

, wide receiver *

Stanley Jean-Baptiste Stanley Jean-Baptiste (born April 12, 1990) is an American former professional football defensive back. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was selected by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL) in ...

, cornerback *

Ricky Jean-Francois Ricky Barkley Jean Francois (born November 23, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the LSU Tigers and was selected by the San F ...

, defensive tackle * Max Jean-Gilles, guard * Lemuel Jeanpierre, guard and center *

Ashton Jeanty Ashton Jeanty ( ; born December 2, 2003) is an American professional football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). An All-American playing college football for the Boise State Broncos, he won the Maxwell ...

, Running Back * Rashad Jeanty, linebacker *

Jerry Jeudy Jerry Davarus Jeudy (born April 24, 1999) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Alabama Crimson Tide, where he was awarded the Fred Bi ...

, wide receiver * Carlos Joseph, offensive tackle *

Davin Joseph Davin Joseph (born November 22, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ...

, offensive guard * Frantz Joseph, linebacker *

Johnathan Joseph Johnathan Lee Joseph (born April 16, 1984) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the South Carolina Gamecocks and was selected by the Cinci ...

, cornerback *

Karl Joseph Karl Myrthell Joseph (born September 8, 1993) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers and was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the first round of the 2016 NFL draft. He has als ...

, safety * William Joseph, defensive tackle * Steve Josue, linebacker *

Emmanuel Lamur Emmanuel Andrew Lamur (born June 8, 1989) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Kansas State. Early years While attending The King's ...

, linebacker * Sammuel Lamur, linebacker *

Corey Lemonier Corey Lemonier (; born November 19, 1991) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He pla ...

, defensive linebacker *

Corey Liuget Corey Devon Liuget (born March 18, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Illinois Fighting Illini, and was selected by the S ...

, defensive end * Henry McDonald, running back *

Whitney Mercilus Whitney Mercilus (born July 21, 1990) is an American former professional football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons, primarily with the Houston Texans. He played college football for the Illinois Fighting ...

, linebacker *

Sony Michel Sony Michel (born February 17, 1995) is an American former professional American football, football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons. He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs football, Ge ...

, running back *

Vernand Morency Vernand Morency (born February 4, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oklahoma State Cowboys and was selected by the Houston T ...

, running back *

Steve Octavien Steven Octavien (born November 25, 1984) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys and Cleveland Browns. He played college football at the University of Nebraska. E ...

, linebacker *

Olsen Pierre Olsen Pierre (born August 27, 1991) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at the University of Miami. Early years Pierre grew up in Rahway, New Jersey and attended Rahway High School. He was a New York Giants f ...

, defensive end *

Kevin Pierre-Louis Kevin Pierre-Louis (born October 7, 1991) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football at Boston College and was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. He has also played for th ...

, linebacker *

Jason Pierre-Paul Jason Andrew Pierre-Paul (born January 1, 1989) is an American professional football linebacker. He played college football for the South Florida Bulls and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft. With the Gi ...

, defensive end *

Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie Dominique Reshard Rodgers-Cromartie (born April 7, 1986) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a cornerback for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Tennesse ...

, cornerback *

Mike Sainristil Mike Sainristil ( ; born October 3, 2000) is a Haitian American professional football cornerback for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American playing college football for the Michigan Wolverines, wi ...

, cornerback * Jonal Saint-Dic, defensive end *

Greg Senat Gregory Senat (born September 8, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at Wagner. Early life Senat attended Elmont Memorial High School, where his main sport was basketball. He played his last ...

, offensive tackle * Pierre Thomas, running back *

Fitzgerald Toussaint Fitzgerald D'Andre Toussaint (born May 4, 1990) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and signed with the Baltimore ...

, running back *

Jonathan Vilma Jonathan Polynice Vilma (born April 16, 1982) is an American color analyst and former professional football player in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a linebacker and was a three-time Pro Bowl selection. Vilma played college f ...

, linebacker

Martial artists

James Edson Berto James Edson Berto, also known as Edson Berto (born July 5, 1983), is a Haitian-American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, Berto has formerly competed for Bel ...

, MMA fighter * Olivier Murad, MMA fighter *

Ovince St. Preux Ovince Saint Preux (born April 8, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who most notably competed in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions of the UFC, challenging once for the interim UFC Light Heavyweight Championshi ...

, mixed martial artist; competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by TKO Group Holdings, a majority owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. The larg ...

Adler Volmar Adler Volmar (born March 5, 1977) is a Haitian-American fourth-degree black belt judoka. A dual citizen, he competed for Haiti at the 1996 Summer Olympics and for the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Early life and career in Haiti Vo ...

, judoka *

Neil Magny Aoutneil Jacques "Neil" Magny (born August 3, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional since 2010, Magny made a name ...

, mixed martial artist; competes in the Welterweight division of the

Soccer

Jozy Altidore Josmer Volmy "Jozy" Altidore ( ; born November 6, 1989) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker. He last played for the Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. Altidore made his professional debut in 2006, at ...

, soccer player for

Toronto FC Toronto Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Toronto. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The team plays its home matc ...

Gilbert Bayonne Gilbert Shashoo Bayonne (born October 10, 1988) is a Haitian-American soccer player, who plays both the forward and midfield positions. Bayonne is the nephew of former Haitian national team great, Pierre Bayonne. Career Youth Bayonne grew ...

, soccer player * John Boulos, soccer player; is in the US

National Soccer Hall of Fame The National Soccer Hall of Fame is a public-private partnership among FC Dallas, the City of Frisco, Frisco Independent School District, and the U.S. Soccer Federation, and currently located in Toyota Stadium (Texas), Toyota Stadium in Frisco, T ...

Kimberly Boulos Kimberly Alexis Boulos (born 16 April 1987) is a Haitian-American footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Bollstanäs. College career Boulos played collegiate soccer for the Fordham Rams and the South Carolina Gamecocks. Boulos h ...

, soccer player * Joenal Castma, retired soccer player; played in the US and Poland *

Dave Cayemitte David Cayemitte is a former soccer player who is now the head of the Cayemitte Group, Inc, an insurance, surety bonding and risk management company. Born in Haiti, he represented the United States national team. Soccer Cayemitte attended Ade ...

, soccer player (retired), now businessman *

Steward Ceus Steward Ceus (born March 26, 1987) is a Haitian association football, footballer who most recently played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for New York Cosmos (2010), New York Cosmos in the National Independent Soccer Associatio ...

, soccer player * Ronil Dufrene, retired soccer player * Derrick Etienne, soccer player *

Pat Fidelia Pat Fidelia (born April 16, 1959, in Port-au-Prince) is a retired Haitian-American soccer forward who spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League, two in the American Soccer League and one in the United Soccer League. He also earned ...

, retired soccer player *

Joe Gaetjens Joseph Edouard Gaetjens ( ; , 1924 – , 1964 resumed was a Haitian soccer player who played as a center forward. Born in Haiti, he represented its national team before and after playing for the United States team in the 1950 FIFA Wor ...

, member of the 1950 World Cup US National Team * Zachary Herivaux, soccer player *

Andrew Jean-Baptiste Andrew Jean-Baptiste (born 16 June 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Westchester SC in USL League One. Born in the United States, he plays for the Haiti national team. Club career Early career Jean-Baptiste att ...

, soccer player *

Stefan Jerome Stefan Jerome (born August 11, 1992, in Davie, Florida) is an American soccer player. He played for Sigma Olomouc in the Gambrinus Liga in 2011. Background Jerome was born in Davie, Florida and is of Haitian descent. Career Club Jerome attend ...

, soccer player * Jacques LaDouceur, retired soccer player *

Jerrod Laventure Jerrod Laventure (born January 15, 1983) is an American-born Haitian footballer currently playing for Jersey Express in the USL Premier Development League. Career College Laventure played college soccer at Seton Hall University, where in four s ...

, soccer player, forward ( striker) for

Red Bull New York The New York Red Bulls are an American professional soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 an ...

) * Benji Michel, soccer player *

Fafà Picault Fabrice Jean-Ian "Fafà" Picault (born 23 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Haiti national team. Born in the United States, he was initially called up by Haiti ...

, soccer player * Brian Sylvestre, soccer player *

Sébastien Thurière Sébastien Thurière (born January 6, 1990) is a Haitian footballer who last played as a midfielder for Penang in Malaysia Premier League. Early life Thurière was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. Prior to his professional career he played socc ...

, soccer player

Sprinters and runners

Dudley Dorival Dudley Dorival (born 1 September 1975) is a retired Haitian hurdler. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States. Dorival graduated from Ewing High School in 1993 and attended and competed at the University of Connecticut. He is best kn ...

, Olympic hurdler *

Wadeline Jonathas Wadeline Jonathas (born February 19, 1998) is an American track and field athlete. She won gold medal in the women's 4 × 400 meters event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and finished in 4th place in the 400 meters, in 49.60 seconds. J ...

, Olympic sprinter *

Nadine Faustin-Parker Nadine Faustin-Parker (born 14 April 1976) is a Haitian hurdler born in Brussels, Belgium. She has represented Haiti at three Summer Olympics; (in 2000, 2004 and 2008). She competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor sea ...

, Olympic hurdler who competed for Haiti in the Olympics in Sydney (2000), Athens (2004), and Beijing (2008) *

Moise Joseph Moise Joseph (born 27 December 1981 in Florida, United States) is a Haitian middle-distance runner specializing in the 800 meters. He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, placing sixth in his heat and getting eliminated. He competed ag ...

, middle-distance runner; competed in the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

in Athens * Barbara Pierre, track and field sprint athlete in the Pan American Games *

Marlena Wesh Marlena Hilari Wesh (born February 16, 1991) is a Haitian Americans, Haitian-American sprinter who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics for Haiti in the women's 200-meter and 400-meter sprints. She appeared on the The Bachelor (American season 26 ...

, sprinter competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics for Haiti * Angie Annelus, sprinter finalist at the

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Tennis

Ronald Agénor Ronald Jean-Martin Agénor (born November 13, 1964) is a former professional tennis player who represented Haiti during his playing career. He is the only Haitian to have ever earned a Top 25 world ranking in singles, reaching a highest single ...

, professional tennis player *

Victoria Duval Victoria Duval (born 30 November 1995) is an inactive American tennis player. Duval has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 87. In 2012, she had w ...

, professional tennis player *

Jennifer Elie Jennifer Elie (born September 22, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 219 in singles, achieved June 2017, and 237 in doubles, set in May 2013. Elie has won two singles titles and six dou ...

, professional tennis player *

Naomi Osaka is a Japanese professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players, world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association, WTA for 25 weeks, the first Asian player to hold the ...

, professional tennis player

Other sports

Francis Bouillon Francis Joseph Bouillon (born October 17, 1975) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and Nashville Predators. He also played a season for HC ...

, professional hockey player *

Dayana Cadeau Dayana M. Cadeau (born June 2, 1966) is a Haitian Canadian professional female bodybuilder. Early life and education Cadeau was born in 1966 in Haiti. At the age of seven, she and her mom moved to Quebec City, Quebec, where she was raised. Her ...

Haiti Haiti, officially the Republic of Haiti, is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and south of the Bahamas. It occupies the western three-eighths of the island, which it shares with the Dominican ...

an-born

Canadian American Canadian Americans () are American citizens or in some uses residents whose ancestry is wholly or partly Canadian, or citizens of either country who hold dual citizenship. Today, many Canadian Americans hold both US and Canadian citizenship. Th ...

professional bodybuilder *

Shad Gaspard Shad Javier Gaspard (January 13, 1981 – May 17, 2020) was an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler and actor. He was best known for his time with WWE, where he performed under his real name, or Mononymous person, mononymously ...

, WWE professional wrestler * Joshua Colas, professional chess player * Haiti Kid, retired WWF professional wrestler; had dwarfism *

Samyr Lainé Samyr Laine (born July 17, 1984 in Nyack, New York) is a Haitian-American triple jumper who competed for Haiti at the 2012 Summer Olympics and other international competitions since the 2007 Pan American Games. Early life Laine's parents were bo ...

, Olympic triple jumper; competed for Haiti at the 2012 Summer Olympics * Rodney St. Cloud, professional bodybuilder *

Touki Toussaint Dany Gilbert Kiti "Touki" Toussaint (; born June 20, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Los Angeles Angels organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Cleveland Guardians, a ...

, professional baseball pitcher for the

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (baseball), National League (NL) National League Eas ...

Fashion designers

* Azède Jean-Pierre *

Kerby Jean-Raymond Kerby Jean-Raymond is a Haitian American fashion designer who is the founder of the menswear label Pyer Moss. Career Kerby Jean-Raymond first came into the spotlight for his presentation of Pyer Moss' Spring 2016 Menswear Collection during N ...

, founder of the menswear label, Pyre Moss *

Fabrice Simon Fabrice Simon (January 29, 1951 – July 29, 1998) was a Haitian-American abstract artist and fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded party dresses that were popular during the 1980s. Simon immigrated to America in 1964, and subse ...

, award-winning artist and fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded dresses

Historical personalities

* Jeremiah Hamilton, Wall Street broker noted as "the only black millionaire in New York" about a decade before the American Civil War * Jean-Jacob Jeudy, activist, politician and currently a soldier in the United States Army *

, coined the name "

Little Haiti Little Haiti (, ), is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is known historically as Lemon City, Little River and Edison. It is home to Haitian immigrant residents, as well as residents from the rest of the Caribbean. The area i ...

" for the neighborhood in

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

which is a center of the Haitian American community in Florida; considered the father of the community in Miami *

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (; also spelled Point de Sable, Point au Sable, Point Sable, Pointe DuSable, or Pointe du Sable; before 1750 – August 28, 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Native settler of what would later become Chic ...

, founder of the city of

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

* Fred Staten, Haitian-born nightclub performer and infamous Voodoo King of New Orleans, known as ''Chicken Man'' *

Charles Terres Weymann Charles Terres Weymann (2 August 1889 – 1976) was a Haitian-born early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman. During World War I he flew for Nieuport as a test pilot and was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Early year ...

, racing pilot; flew for

Nieuport Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

during World War I as a test pilot; was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five cl ...

Lawyers

Combat Jack Reginald Joseph Ossé (July 8, 1969 – December 20, 2017), known professionally as Combat Jack, was a Haitian-American hip hop music attorney, executive, journalist, editor and podcaster. He was the former managing editor of ''The Source''. H ...

, hip hop music attorney and executive *

Edwin Warren Moïse Edwin Warren Moïse (1810–1868) was an American medical doctor, lawyer, Speaker of the Louisiana House, Attorney General of Louisiana, and District Court Judge. Early life Edwin Warren Moïse was born on January 2, 1810, in Charleston, South C ...

, lawyer, physician and

Confederate States of America The Confederate States of America (CSA), also known as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or Dixieland, was an List of historical unrecognized states and dependencies, unrecognized breakaway republic in the Southern United State ...

Karl Racine Karl Anthony Racine (born December 14, 1962) is a Haitian-American lawyer and politician. He was the first independently elected Attorney General for the District of Columbia, a position he held from 2015 to 2023. Before that, he was the managi ...

, first elected

Attorney General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

of the

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

Mildred Trouillot Mildred Trouillot-Aristide (born 1963) is an American lawyer who married Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former President of Haïti, in 1996. Mildred Trouillot grew up in the Bronx. Both her father, Emile, and mother, Carmelle, were natives of Haï ...

, lawyer who married

Jean-Bertrand Aristide Jean-Bertrand Aristide (; born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president in 1991 before being deposed in a coup d'état. As a priest, he taught liberation theo ...

Literature

* Yamiche Alcindor, journalist * Lylah M. Alphonse, news editor *

Elsie Augustave Elsie Augustave (born in Haiti) is a Haitian-American author. Her debut novel, '' The Roving Tree'' (Akashic Books, 2013),

, author *

Dean Baquet Dean P. Baquet (; born September 21, 1956) is an American journalist. He served as executive editor of ''The New York Times'' from May 2014 to June 2022. Between 2011 and 2014 Baquet was managing editor under the previous executive editor Jill ...

Pulitzer Prize The Pulitzer Prizes () are 23 annual awards given by Columbia University in New York City for achievements in the United States in "journalism, arts and letters". They were established in 1917 by the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fo ...

-winning

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, p ...

journalist and the executive editor of ''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of ...

'' * Steve Canal, author *

Jacqueline Charles Jacqueline Charles is an American journalist and Pulitzer Prize finalist. Charles is Caribbean Correspondent at the Miami Herald. Biography Charles was born on Grand Turk Island of the Turks and Caicos. She was raised an only child of a Haitian ...

, journalist * Anne-Christine d'Adesky, journalist and activist *

Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat (; born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, '' Breath, Eyes, Memory'', was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah's Book Club selection. Danticat has since written ...

, author * Donna Denizé, poet and award-winning teacher *

Joel Dreyfuss Joel Dreyfuss (born September 1945) is a Haitian-American journalist, editor, and author whose active career has spanned over five decades across print, broadcast, and digital media in the United States and internationally. He has held senior ed ...

, journalist, editor, and writer *

Roxane Gay Roxane Gay (born October 15, 1974) is an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Gay is the author of ''The New York Times'' best-selling essay collection ''Bad Feminist'' (2014), as well as the short story collection ''Ayiti ...

, writer * Fabrice Guerrier, writer *

Nathalie Handal Nathalie Handal is a poet, writer and professor, described as a “contemporary Orpheus.” A New Yorker and a quintessential global citizen, she has published 10 prize-winning books, including ''Life in a Country Album.'' She is praised for her ...

, award-winning poet, writer, and playwright *

Sacha Jenkins Sacha Sebastian Jenkins (August 22, 1971 – May 23, 2025) was an American television producer, filmmaker, writer, musician, artist, curator, and chronicler of hip-hop, graffiti, punk, and metal cultures. While still in his teens, Jenkins publi ...

, journalist *

James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ...

, author, and civil rights activist * Peniel E. Joseph, historian *

Josaphat-Robert Large Josaphat-Robert Large (November 15, 1942 – October 28, 2017) was a Euro-Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic. His novel ''Les terres entourées de larmes'' hore surrounded with tearswon the prestigious Prix littéraire des Ca ...

, writer * Dimitry Elias Léger, novelist and essayist * Roland Martin, journalist and syndicated columnist * Marilene Phipps, poet, painter, and short story writer *

Alvin Francis Poussaint Alvin Francis Poussaint (May 15, 1934 – February 24, 2025) was an American psychiatrist known for his research on the effects of racism in the black community. He was a noted author, public speaker, and television consultant, and dean of stude ...

, author *

Victor Séjour Juan Victor Séjour Marcou et Ferrand (June 2, 1817 – September 20, 1874) was an American Creole of color and writer. Born in New Orleans, he spent most of his career in Paris. Séjour's fiction and plays were written and published in French. ...

, writer *

Luisah Teish Luisah Teish ( ; also known as Iyanifa Fajembola Fatunmise) is a teacher and an author, most notably of ''Jambalaya: The Natural Woman's Book of Personal Charms and Practical Rituals.''Casey, Laura. "There's magic between plants, food and beauty" ...

, author *

Gina Athena Ulysse Gina Athena Ulysse is a Haitian-American anthropologist, feminist, poet, performance artist and activist. Professor Ulysse earned her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan. She worked as a professor of anthropology at Wesleyan Un ...

, poet

Science

Gerard A. Alphonse Gerard A. Alphonse is a Haitian-American electrical engineer, physicist and research scientist,. Biography Alphonse received a BSEE (1958) and MSEE (1959) from New York University, and a PhD in Electrophysics from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in ...

electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

, physicist and research scientist; 2005 president of the United States division of the

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE has a corporate office ...

(IEEE) *

Louis Gustave De Russy Louis Gustave De Russy (1795 – December 17, 1864) was an engineer and career United States Army officer who served as Major-General in the Louisiana Militia during the American Civil War. He was the oldest West Point graduate to serve in the ...

, engineer and U.S. army officer *

, naturalist *

Jean Charles Faget Jean Charles Faget was a medical doctor born on June 26, 1818, in New Orleans. He is best known for the Faget sign—a medical sign that is the unusual combination of fever and bradycardia. The sign is an important diagnostic symptom of yellow ...

, physician *

Henri Ford Henri Ronald Ford is a Haitian-American pediatric surgeon. He previously served as chief of surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Vice Dean for Medical Education at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern Californi ...

, pediatric surgeon * Linda Marc, public health researcher *

David Malebranche David J. Malebranche (born February 20, 1969) is an American internal medicine physician, researcher, and public health advocate who specializes in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Early life and education Malebranche was born in Schenectady, ...

, physician working in the field of HIV/AIDS * Hermanie Pierre, civil and environmental engineer

Political figures

* Mack Bernard, member of the Florida House of Representatives * Rodneyse Bichotte, first Haitian American elected in New York City, representing 42nd District of the

New York State Assembly The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-year terms without term limits. The Ass ...

André Birotte Jr. André Birotte Jr. (born August 15, 1966) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California and previously served as United States Attorney for the Central District of California. On Jul ...

United States district judge The United States district courts are the trial courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. There is one district court for each federal judicial district. Each district covers one U.S. state or a portion of a state. There is at least one feder ...

for the

United States District Court for the Central District of California The United States District Court for the Central District of California (in case citations, C.D. Cal.; commonly referred to as the CDCA or CACD) is a United States district court, federal trial court that serves over 19 million people in South ...

* Ronald Brise, Florida House of Representatives *

Eugene Bullard Eugene Jacques Bullard (born Eugene James Bullard; October 9, 1895 – October 12, 1961) was one of the first African-American military pilots, although Bullard flew for France, not the United States. Bullard was one of the few black combat pilo ...

, first black American military pilot *Daphne Campbell, Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives *Josaphat Celestin, former Mayor of North Miami, Florida, and first Haitian American elected mayor of a sizable U.S. city *Woody R. Clermont, First Haitian-American male, to be elected Judge to the Broward County Court *Auguste Davezac, diplomat who served twice as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands *Rodolphe Desdunes, civil rights activist and militiaman involved in the Battle of Liberty Place *René Edward De Russy, Brevet Brigadier General in the United States Army *Jules DeMun, aristocrat *Philippe Derose, North Miami Beach councilman *Mathieu Eugene, New York City councilman *Phara Souffrant Forrest, New York State Assembly, New York Assemblywoman-elect and member of the Democratic Socialists of America *Linda Dorcena Forry, Massachusetts State Senator *M. Rony Francois, public health director of Georgia *Patrick Gaspard, Director of the White House Office of Political Affairs (2009–2012), United States Ambassador to South Africa (2013–2016) *Richard Howell Gleaves, 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina *Lody Jean, First Haitian Americans, Haitian-American woman to be appointed to and serve on Florida's 11th Circuit Court *Karine Jean-Pierre, 35th White House Press Secretary *Kimberly Jean-Pierre, Member of the New York Assembly from the 11th District *Jean Jeudy, New Hampshire State Representative *Ruthzee Louijeune, Member of the Boston City Council at-large *Jacques Jiha, New York City Department of Finance, New York City Commissioner of Finance *John Joël Joseph, member of the Senate of Haiti *Rita Joseph, member of the New York City Council *Smith Joseph, mayor of North Miami *Harry LaRosiliere, 38th mayor of Plano, Texas *Raymond Lohier, became the first Haitian American to be confirmed (unanimously) by the United States Senate as a Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit in New York *Mia Love, first Haitian-American and first black Republican woman in Congress; U.S. House of Representative for Utah's 4th district and former mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah *Farah Louis, member of the New York City Council *Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, first Haitian-American Democratic woman in Congress; U.S. House of Representative for Florida's 20th congressional district, Florida's 20th district *Rudy Moise, retired Colonel of the United States Air Force, and politician *Jean Monestime, first Haitian American to serve on the Miami-Dade County Commissioner, Miami-Dade County Commission *Andre Pierre, former Democratic mayor of North Miami, Florida *Pierre-Richard Prosper, ambassador, lawyer, prosecutor and government official *

, first elected

of the

*Joseph Rainey, Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives *Alonzo J. Ransier, 54th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina *Kwame Raoul, 42nd Attorney General of Illinois *Yolly Roberson, Florida State Representative *Marie St. Fleur, former Massachusetts State Representative *Michaelle C. Solages, represents the 22nd district in the

*Brandon Tatum, former police officer, former/undrafted football player and conservative commentator

Religion

*John J. Chanche, first Roman Catholic Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Bishop of Natchez, 1841–1852 *Mother Mary Lange, foundress of the Oblate Sisters of Providence, Servant of God *Mama Lola, Haitian Vodou, Vodou priestess *Pierre Toussaint, beatified candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church

Others

*Stanley Barbot, radio personality based in New York City *Jean-Robert Bellande, professional poker player, reality TV contestant, nightclub owner and promoter *Patrick Dorismond, police abuse victim; brother of reggae artist Bigga Haitian *Jeff Gardere, talk show host, psychiatrist and author * *Karine Jean-Pierre, senior advisor and national spokesperson for MoveOn.org *Jean Paul Laurent, humanitarian *Abner Louima, police brutality survivor *Frantzdy Pierrot, soccer player for Maccabi Haifa

References

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