List of Famous people born in Dominican Republic
Denny Méndez
Denny Andreína Méndez de la Rosa is a Dominican-Italian actress, model and beauty queen who represented Italy in the Miss Universe 1997 and placed Top 6.
Iris Peynado
Adriano Espaillat
Adriano de Jesús Espaillat Cabral is a Dominican-American politician. He is the U.S. Representative for New York's 13th congressional district and the first formerly undocumented immigrant to ever serve in Congress. Previously, he served as a member of the New York State Senate and as a member of the New York State Assembly.
Víctor Núñez
Víctor Amaury Núñez Rodríguez is a retired professional footballer who played as a forward for multiple clubs, including C.S. Herediano, L.D. Alajuelense, and Deportivo Saprissa. He currently serves as assistant coach at C.S. Herediano.
Juan Antonio Gúzman
Juan Antonio Guzman Batista, better known as Juan Guzman, is a Dominican former professional boxer and WBA world Junior Flyweight champion. Due to his high percentage of wins by knockout, he was nicknamed "El Pequeno Foreman". Guzman was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, during the Rafael Trujillo dictatorship era.
Rafael Pérez
Rafael Jerome Pérez is a Dominican left-handed professional baseball relief pitcher who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent in January 2002 and played with them through 2012. He lives in Freeport, New York, on Long Island.
Jumbo Díaz
Jose Rafael "Jumbo" Diaz is a Dominican professional baseball relief pitcher for the Diablos Rojos del México of the Mexican League. He made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2014 with the Cincinnati Reds, and has also played for the Tampa Bay Rays. Diaz is nicknamed "Jumbo" for his large size; MLB.com lists him at 6 feet 4 inches (1.93 m) and 315 pounds (143 kg).
Miguel Tejada
Miguel Odalis Tejada is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for six different teams, most notably the Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, before short stints with the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, and Kansas City Royals.
José Guillén
José Manuel Guillén is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. Guillén played for ten Major League Baseball (MLB) teams in his career.
Aderlin Rodriguez
Aderlin Rodríguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is a Dominican Republic professional baseball corner infielder for the Detroit Tigers organization. He previously played for the New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, Baltimore Orioles and San Diego Padres organizations and for the Orix Buffaloes of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).