List of Famous people born in Dominican Republic

Luis Pineda is a former Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds. He debuted on August 4, 2001 with the Tigers against the Oakland Athletics and had a perfect line of 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER for the night. After his rookie season he was traded by the Tigers with Juan Encarnación to the Reds for Dmitri Young. His last appearance was in 2002 for Cincinnati.

Fernando Ernesto Romero Peralta is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins.

Brenda Castillo is a female volleyball player from the Dominican Republic and plays as a libero. She was a member of the Dominican Republic national team that won fifth place in the 2012 Summer Olympics, while she was named the tournament's Best Libero. She played in the 2014 World Championship reaching also the fifth place and ranking 17th in the 2010 World Championship and the 2011 FIVB World Cup where her national team ranked eight and the 2015 FIVB World Cup, winning the Best Libero individual award and ranking in seventh place.

Lisalverto Bonilla is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Cincinnati Reds, in the KBO League for the Samsung Lions, and in the CPBL for the Rakuten Monkeys.

Jean Alain Rodríguez Sánchez is a Dominican lawyer and politician former Attorney General of the Dominican Republic. He was appointed to the position of President Danilo Medina. Before becoming Attorney General, Rodríguez Sánchez served as the executive director of the CEI-RD (2012-2016). He is a member of the Central Committee of the Dominican Liberation Party, the previous governing political party in Dominican Republic until August 16, 2020.

Roberto Ángel Salcedo Sanz, better known by his stage name Robertico Salcedo or simply Roberto Salcedo, is a Dominican comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and writer.

Yamaico Navarro Pérez is a Dominican professional baseball infielder for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox, Kansas City Royals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Baltimore Orioles.

Raúl Alcántara is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics and in the KBO League for the KT Wiz and Doosan Bears.

Ángel Luis Sánchez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the KBO League for the SK Wyverns.

Cuco Valoy is a singer, songwriter, percussionist, Guitarist, who is versatile in salsa, son montuno, Guaracha and merengue musician. He began performing Cuban son with his brother Martín, under the name Los Ahijados. Cuco is the father of Ramón Orlando with whom he formed the band Los Virtuosos, changed to La Tribu. He is widely known for the song Juliana, which was covered by the group DLG; a cover that featured Valoy's vocals.