List of Famous people born in Dominican Republic

Andrés García is a Dominican-Mexican actor of Spanish descent. He is one of the most popular and well known actors in Mexico, Latin America, and among Hispanics in the United States. He was also a scuba diving instructor.

Edinson Vólquez is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds, San Diego Padres, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kansas City Royals and Miami Marlins.

Rafael Devers Calcaño is a Dominican professional baseball third baseman for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m) and 210 pounds (95 kg), Devers bats left-handed and throws right-handed.

Juan Azarías Pacheco Knipping, known as Johnny Pacheco, is a Dominican musician, arranger, bandleader and record producer. As a flutist and bandleader, Pacheco became one of the leading exponents of the Cuban charanga format in the United States in the early 1960s. As the founder and musical director of Fania Records, Pacheco became a leading figure in the New York salsa scene in the 1960s and 1970s. He popularized the use of the term "salsa" and established the Fania All-Stars to showcase the leading artists of the genre.

Junot Díaz is a Dominican-American writer, creative writing professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and fiction editor at Boston Review. He also serves on the board of advisers for Freedom University, a volunteer organization in Georgia that provides post-secondary instruction to undocumented immigrants. Central to Díaz's work is the immigrant experience, particularly the Latino immigrant experience.

Manuel Arístides Ramírez Onelcida is a Dominican-American professional baseball outfielder who is currently a free agent. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for parts of 19 seasons. He played with the Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago White Sox, and Tampa Bay Rays before playing one season at the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. Ramirez is recognized for having great batting skill and power. He was a nine-time Silver Slugger and was one of 27 players to hit 500 career home runs. His 21 grand slams are third all-time, and his 29 postseason home runs are the most in MLB history. He appeared in 12 All-Star Games, with a streak of eleven consecutive games beginning in 1998 that included every season that he played with the Red Sox.

Víctor Estrella Burgos is a retired Dominican professional tennis player. In 2014, Estrella became the first Dominican to reach the top 100 in the ATP rankings. He also became the first Dominican player to reach the semifinals in an ATP 250 tournament in Bogota. In 2015, he also became the first tennis player from his country to participate in all four Grand Slams, playing in the Australian Open. In February 2015, he won his first career ATP title at the Ecuador Open, becoming the oldest first-time ATP tour winner in the Open Era. He successfully defended his title and 100% winning record at the event in 2016 and 2017, but lost in the second round in 2018.

Yermín Francisco Mercedes is a Dominican professional baseball catcher for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB)

Jefry Leonal Marté Paulino is a Dominican professional baseball first baseman, third baseman and left fielder for the Hanshin Tigers of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels.

Anaís Martínez is a Latin Grammy Award-nominated Dominican-American singer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She rose to fame after winning the Puerto-Rican singing competition show Objetivo Fama in 2005.