List of Famous people born in Dominican Republic

Jorge Antonio Bell Mathey, better known as George Bell, is a Dominican former left fielder and American League MVP in Major League Baseball who played 12 seasons for the Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs (1991) and Chicago White Sox (1992–1993). Bell batted and threw right-handed.

Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez is the archbishop emeritus of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Nelson Ismael Sánchez Jiménez is a Dominican cyclist riding for the Aero Cycling Team, National Road Race champion in 2007 and 2017 and three times winner of the Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional.

Rafael Aníbal Infantino Abreu is a Dominican-born Colombian former professional cyclist.

Mercedes José García, known as Cheddy García, is a Dominican comedian, actress, writer, and teacher. She has starred in several films, including the title role of La lucha de Ana (2012) – which earned her multiple Best Actress awards – and Los Súper (2013).

Juan de Jesús Fernández de Alarcón is a Dominican actor best known for playing antagonist roles in movies.

Wirfin Y. Obispo Vargas is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Sultanes de Monterrey of the Mexican Baseball League. Previously, he pitched in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Yomiuri Giants of the Central League (2007–2010) and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters of the Pacific League (2011).