List of Famous people born in Dominican Republic
Pedro Álvarez
Pedro Manuel Álvarez Jr., nicknamed "El Toro", is a Dominican-American former professional baseball designated hitter and infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Baltimore Orioles.
Toño Rosario
Máximo Antonio del Rosario, commonly known as Toño Rosario, is a Dominican singer, songwriter, arranger and Grammy-award nominee musician, best known for his role of bandleader of Merengue music act Los Hermanos Rosario.
Rainel Rosario
Rainel Rosario is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Saraperos de Saltillo in the Mexican League. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
Nini Caffaro
Nini Cáffaro, Erasmo Alfonso Cáffaro Durán is an internationally known singer.
Domingo Martínez
Domingo Emilio Martínez Lafontaine is a former professional baseball player who played for the Toronto Blue Jays in the major leagues, and the Seibu Lions and Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball. He currently works as a scout for the Chunichi Dragons.
Luis Polonia
Luis Andrew Polonia Almonte is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. He currently resides in Santiago, in the Dominican Republic, his hometown.
Aimee Carrero
Aimee Carrero is a Dominican-American actress and singer, who is primarily known for providing the voices of She-Ra in the Netflix animated series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Princess Elena on the Disney Channel animated series Elena of Avalor. From 2014 to 2018, she starred as Sofia Rodriguez on the Freeform sitcom Young & Hungry, and played the role of Angie on the Cartoon Network live-action series Level Up.
Luguelín Santos
Luguelín Miguel Santos Aquino is a Dominican sprinter, who specialises in the 400 m. He was the silver medallist in the event at the 2012 London Olympics at the age of eighteen (?). His personal best is 44.11 seconds.
Daniel Cabrera
Daniel Alberto Cabrera Cruz is a Dominican former professional baseball right-handed starting pitcher. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons. He is a tall pitcher, standing at 6' 7" and 225 lb.
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.