List of Famous people born in Dominican Republic
Vickiana
Ana Victoria García Pérez, known as Vickiana is a singer, vedette and television presenter. The producer and host of the television program "Vickiana, the forbidden" became very popular in music since 1980. A diabetic, she suffered a myocardial infarction in 1999 and a diabetic coma in 2011.
Héctor Luna
Héctor R. Luna is a Dominican Republic former professional baseball infielder. He last played for the Hiroshima Carp in Nippon Professional Baseball. He is primarily an infielder, but has played every position at the major league level except pitcher and catcher.
Milagros Ortiz Bosch
Maria Milagros Ortiz Bosch is a lawyer, business manager and Dominican politician. She was the first Dominican woman to be vice president of the country, during 2000–2004. She was senator of the Distrito Nacional twice and Secretary of State (Minister) for Education of the Dominican Republic, for the same time period she was vicepresident (2000-2004).
Balvino Gálvez
Balvino Gálvez Jerez is a former Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1980s to the early 2000s. Galvez who pitched part of one season for the Los Angeles Dodgers and numerous minor league affiliates then traveled to East Asia for five seasons for the Yomiuri Giants in the Nippon Professional Baseball League of Japanese baseball. He also played briefly for teams in South Korea and Taiwan.
Marcio Veloz Maggiolo
Marcio Veloz Maggiolo was a Dominican writer, archaeologist and anthropologist.
Abner Abreu
Abner Abreu Castro is a former Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Minor League System for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves. He later played for the Saitama Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball. Abreu currently works as a scout with the San Francisco Giants.
Héctor Valdez Albizu
Héctor Manuel Valdez Albizu is the current Governor of the Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, a position he first held from 31 August 1994 through 16 August 2000, and again since 17 August 2004. He is also a well known economist and author of numerous works relating to economics.
Milagros Germán
Milagros Germán Olalla is a Dominican television presenter, producer, actress, and the winner of the Miss Dominican Republic 1980 beauty pageant. She hosts her television show called Chévere Nights, along with presenters José Guillermo Cortines and Irving Alberti on Telesistema, channel 11. She is known for her monologues in favor of social causes.
Vicente García
Vicente García Guillén is a Dominican musician, singer and composer. He is the former lead singer of the Dominican alternative rock band Calor Urbano, which he left in 2010 to pursue a solo career. Garcia has collaborated in concerts with renowned artists such as Juan Luis Guerra, Alejandro Sanz, Cultura Profetica, Juanes, Ximena Sariñana and Maná among others. He has won three Latin Grammy awards including Best New Artist in 2017.
Juan Francisco
Juan Ramón Francisco González (born June 24, 1987) is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cincinnati Reds, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, and Toronto Blue Jays. He has also played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Yomiuri Giants.