List of Famous people born in Dominican Republic

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.

Jimmy Santiago Paredes Terrero, is a Dominican professional baseball utility player who is a free agent. Paredes previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Baltimore Orioles, Toronto Blue Jays, and Philadelphia Phillies, in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chiba Lotte Marines, and in the KBO League for the Doosan Bears.

Gabriel Ynoa Gómez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the CTBC Brothers of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

María Argentina Minerva Mirabal Reyes, or Minerva, was the third Mirabal sister, born March 12, 1927 in the Dominican Republic to Mercedes Reyes Camilo and Enrique Mirabal. Like her older sisters, Minerva also received an education at El Colegio Inmaculada Concepción, at the urging of her mother, Mercedes Mirabal. Through their education, Minerva and her sisters began to recognize and speak out against the oppressive dictatorship of Generalissimo Rafael Leonidas Trujillo.

Jordan Norberto Vallenilla is a Dominican former professional baseball pitcher. He previously played in Major League Baseball for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Oakland Athletics, and in the Nippon Professional Baseball League for the Chunichi Dragons and Tokyo Yakult Swallows.

Elián Herrera Dominguez is a Dominican former professional baseball utility player. Herrera played for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB), and the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball. He played second base, third base, shortstop and all three outfield positions in his career.

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 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.

Geovanny Vicente Romero is a Dominican political strategist, lawyer, columnist, international consultant and university professor. He specializes in public policy and public administration, and has several years of experience in the public sector, academics, and journalism. He writes a weekly column for CNN as a political analyst.