List of Famous people born in Distrito Nacional, Dominican Republic
Miguel Vargas
Miguel Octavio Vargas Maldonado is a Dominican civil engineer, businessman, and politician. He is the current chairman of the Dominican Revolutionary Party, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Brayelin Martínez
Brayelin Elizabeth Martínez is a Dominican volleyball player who won the bronze medal in the 2015 Pan American Games as a member of the Dominican Republic national team. She played in the 2014 Senior World Championship and the 2011 and 2015 FIVB World Cup.
Joely Rodríguez
Joely Rodríguez Sánchez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
Moisés Sierra
Moisés Sierra is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Tecolotes de los Dos Laredos of the Mexican League. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago White Sox, and Washington Nationals and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons.
Tyson Pérez
Iris Peynado
Denny Méndez
Denny Andreína Méndez de la Rosa is a Dominican-Italian actress, model and beauty queen who represented Italy in the Miss Universe 1997 and placed Top 6.
Michel Camilo
Michel Camilo is a Grammy-award winning pianist and composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He specializes in jazz, Latin and classical piano work. Camilo lists some of his main influences as Chick Corea, Keith Jarrett, Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans, and Art Tatum.
Víctor Núñez
Víctor Amaury Núñez Rodríguez is a retired professional footballer who played as a forward for multiple clubs, including C.S. Herediano, L.D. Alajuelense, and Deportivo Saprissa. He currently serves as assistant coach at C.S. Herediano.
Juan Fernández de Alarcón
Juan de Jesús Fernández de Alarcón is a Dominican actor best known for playing antagonist roles in movies.