List of Famous people born in Haiti

Wadeline Jonathas

First Name Wadeline
Born on February 19, 1998 (age 26)
Born in Haiti, Artibonite
Height 178 cm | 5'10

Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete. She won gold medal in the women's 4x400 meters event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and finished in 4th place in the 400 meters, in 49.60 seconds. Jonathas represents United States in women's 400 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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Skal Labissiere

First Name Skal
Born on March 18, 1996 (age 28)
Born in Haiti, Ouest
Height 213 cm | 7'0

Skal Labissière is a Haitian professional basketball player. He graduated from Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee, before playing one season of college basketball for Kentucky. Labissière has also played for the Sacramento Kings and Portland Trail Blazers.

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Philippe Kieffer

Marie Joseph Charles Philippe Kieffer
First Name Philippe
Last Name Kieffer
Born on October 24, 1899
Died on November 20, 1962 (aged 63)
Born in Haiti, Ouest

Philippe Kieffer, capitaine de frégate in the French Navy, was a French officer and political personality, and a hero of the Free French Forces.

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Jocelerme Privert

First Name Jocelerme
Born on February 1, 1953 (age 71)
Born in Haiti, Nippes

Jocelerme Privert is a Haitian accountant, bureaucrat, and a former provisional President of Haiti.

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Kaytranada

Louis Kevin Celestin
Born on August 25, 1992 (age 31)
Born in Haiti, Ouest

Louis Kevin Celestin, known by his stage name Kaytranada, is a Haitian-Canadian DJ and record producer. Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of mixtapes, remixes, and original music projects beginning in 2010 under the alias Kaytradamus. By 2013, and under the moniker Kaytranada, he began gaining wider recognition and, the following year, signed a deal with XL Recordings, with whom he would release his critically acclaimed debut studio album 99.9% in 2016. In 2019, he released its follow-up, Bubba, for which he won two Grammy Awards including Best Dance/Electronic Album. Celestin is one half of the hip hop duo The Celestics, along with his brother Lou Phelps.

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Bruny Surin

First Name Bruny
Born on July 12, 1967 (age 56)
Born in Haiti, Nord
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Bruny Surin is a Canadian track and field athlete, winner of a gold medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 1996 Summer Olympics. In 2008 he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 1996 Summer Olympics 4x100 relay team. In the 100 metres, he has broken the 10-second barrier multiple times and holds a personal record of 9.84 seconds.

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Pierre Desir

First Name Pierre
Last Name Desir
Born on September 8, 1990 (age 33)
Born in Haiti, Ouest
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Pierre Desir is an American football cornerback who is a free agent. He played college football at Lindenwood and Washburn, and was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He has also played for the San Diego Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, and New York Jets.

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Cady Lalanne

First Name Cady
Last Name Lalanne
Born on April 22, 1992 (age 32)
Born in Haiti, Ouest
Height 208 cm | 6'10

Cady Lalanne is a Haitian professional basketball player for Changwon LG Sakers of the Korean Basketball League. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen.

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Michaëlle Jean

First Name Michaëlle
Born on September 6, 1957 (age 66)
Born in Haiti, Ouest

Michaëlle Jean is a Canadian stateswoman and former journalist who served as Governor General of Canada from 2005 to 2010, the 27th since Canadian Confederation. She is the first Haitian Canadian to hold this office.

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Luck Mervil

First Name Luck
Last Name Mervil
Born on October 20, 1967 (age 56)
Born in Haiti, Ouest

Lucknerson Mervil is a Haitian-Canadian actor and singer-songwriter. He is known for support of Quebec independence, and was named Patriot of the Year 2004 by the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society.

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