This is a list of notable Haitian people. It includes people who were born in

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

or possess Haitian citizenship, who are notable in Haiti and abroad. Due to Haitian nationality laws, dual citizenship is now permitted by the

Constitution of Haiti The Constitution of Haiti (french: Constitution d'Haïti, ht, Konstitisyon Ayiti) was modeled after the constitutions of the United States, Poland and France. The latest version of the document was approved by Parliament in March 2011 and came i ...

, therefore people of Haitian ancestry born outside of the country are not included in this list, unless they have renounced their foreign citizenship or have resided extensively in Haiti and made significant contributions to Haitian government or society. The list includes both native-born and naturalized Haitians, as well as permanent foreign residents who have been recognized internationally for artistic, cultural, economic, historical, criminal, or political reasons, among others. If not indicated here, their birth in Haiti and notability are mentioned in their main article. This list does not include fictional characters or Haitian associations and organizations.

Academics

* Peggy Brunache – archaeologist and food historian *

Leslie Desmangles Leslie G Desmangles is an author and college professor focusing his research on Haiti and religion. Leslie G. Desmangles was born in Port-au-Prince (Haiti) on September 28, 1941. Professor Desmangles graduated from Eastern University in 1964 with ...

– anthropologist, author, and U.S. college professor *

Anténor Firmin Joseph Auguste Anténor Firmin (18 October 1850 – 19 September 1911), better known as Anténor Firmin, was a Haitian barrister and philosopher, pioneering anthropologist, journalist, and politician. Firmin is best known for his book ''De l'ég ...

– anthropologist and politician *

Jean Price-Mars Jean Price-Mars (15 October 1876 – 1 March 1969) was a Haitian doctor, teacher, politician, diplomat, writer, and ethnographer.Jean Lud Cadet – psychiatrist at the

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Michel-Rolph Trouillot Michel-Rolph Trouillot (November 26, 1949 – July 5, 2012; PhD, Johns Hopkins 1985) was a Haitian American academic and anthropologist. He was Professor of Anthropology and of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago. He was best known for ...

– anthropologist and academic

Artists

Business

Charles Henri Baker Charles-Henri Jean-Marie Baker (born June 3, 1955) is a Haitian industrialist and presidential candidate. He is a former member of the Group of 184. Baker was a candidate for president in Haiti's 2006 and 2010 elections. Early and personal life ...

– industrialist and 2006 and 2010 presidential candidate *

Gilbert Bigio Gilbert Bigio is a retired Haitian businessman. He is the founder of GB Group and Haiti's only billionaire. He was sanctioned by the Government of Canada for his involvement in arms trafficking and human rights violations in Haiti. Bigio is als ...

– billionaire and retired businessman. He is the wealthiest person in Haiti *

Reginald Boulos Reginald Boulos (born 1966) is a Haitian businessman and the former President of the National Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti. Early life and education Reginald Boulos was born in 1956, in the United States of America, son of Carlos a ...

– entrepreneur *

Jean-Claude Brizard Jean-Claude Brizard (born January 12, 1963) is an American former school superintendent. He served as chief executive officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2011 to 2012. Directly before coming to Chicago, Brizard served as the superintendent of th ...

– former CEO of Chicago Public Schools * Bernard Fils-Aimé – former CEO of

Comcel Haiti Communication Cellulaire d'Haïti, S.A. or (ComCEL), became known as the trademark Voilà, was a telephone company in Haiti which primarily dealt in mobile phone service. It was a subsidiary of US-based Trilogy International Partners. History C ...

Antoine Izméry Antoine Izméry (died 11 September 1993) was a Haitian businessman and pro-democracy activist. Career Izméry, who was of Palestinian descent, was among the wealthiest people in Haiti. He was one of the most prominent backers of former President J ...

– businessman *

Viter Juste Viter Juste (December 15, 1924 – November 19, 2012) was a Haitian-born American community leader, businessman, and activist. Juste coined the name, "Little Haiti," for the neighborhood in Miami, Florida which is a center of the Haitian-America ...

– businessman, community leader and activist who coined the name "

Little Haiti Little Haiti (french: La Petite Haïti, ht, Ti Ayiti), is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. It is known historically as Lemon City, Little River and Edison. It is home to Haitian immigrant residents, as well as residents from the ...

" for the neighborhood in

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in the United States * Julio Larosiliere – businessman *

Elisabeth Delatour Préval Elisabeth Débrosse Delatour Préval (born around 1962) is a Haitian businesswoman, presidential economic advisor and economist. She became the First Lady of Haiti in December 6, 2009, when she married President René Préval. Professional and ...

– businesswoman, presidential economic advisor and economist. She was the First Lady of Haiti when she married President René Préval * Daniel Rouzier – tycoon; appointed as Honorary Consul to Jamaica in 2010 *

Mona Scott Mona Scott-Young ( Scott; born February 15, 1967) is an American television producer and entrepreneur. She is the CEO of the multi-media entertainment company Monami Productions, best known for producing the VH1 reality television franchise ''L ...

– CEO of Monami Entertainment in the

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* Dumarsais Simeus – business executive * Jerry Tardieu – founder and CEO of Royal Oasis * Fincy Pierre – founder

Balistrad ''Balistrad'' is a Haitian online newspaper founded in 2018 by Fincy Pierre. ''Balistrad'' is published in French and Haitian Creole. Balistrad is an independent media company producing content for the web. This content is available in the form ...

Phanord Cabé Phanord Cabé (born 14 February 1993) is a Haitian Digital Personality and Entrepreneur. He is the Social Media Manager at Radio-Télévision Caraïbes. Biography Phanord Cabé was born and grew up in Carrefour. Since 2010, he also works at ...

– Entrepreneur

Organized crime and piracy

Henri Caesar Henri Caesar, also known as Black Caesar, ( fl. 1791–1830) was a legendary 19th-century Haitian revolutionary and pirate. Efforts to find historical evidence of his existence have been unsuccessful. According to works of fiction, he was a par ...

– allegedly a 19th-century Haitian revolutionary and pirate nicknamed ''black Caesar'' * Jimmy "Babekyou" Chérizier – gang leader and head of the Revolutionary Forces of the G9 Family and Allies *

Emmanuel Constant Emmanuel Constant (nicknamed "Toto", born on October 27, 1956) is the founder of FRAPH, a Haitian death squad that terrorised supporters of exiled president Jean-Bertrand Aristide. In 2001, a Haitian court convicted him ''in absentia'' and se ...

– founder of FRAPH, a Haitian

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that terrorised supporters of exiled president Jean-Bertrand AristideDavid Grann, ''The Atlantic Monthly'', July 2001
Giving "The Devil" His Due
* Jacquotte Delahaye – one of the few known female pirates (or buccaneers) *

Jean Lafitte Jean Lafitte ( – ) was a French pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his older brother Pierre spelled their last name Laffite, but English language documents of the time used "Lafitte". Thi ...

– pirate (born in

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Saint-Domingue Saint-Domingue () was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1804. The name derives from the Spanish main city in the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer ...

, the modern-day

) *

Pierre Lafitte Pierre Lafitte (1770–1821) was a pirate in the Gulf of Mexico and smuggler in the early 19th century. He also ran a blacksmith shop in New Orleans, his legitimate business. Pierre was historically less well known than his younger brother, Jean ...

– pirate (born in

, the modern-day Haiti) *

Amiot Métayer Amiot Métayer (died 20/21 September 2003) was a gang leader in Haiti. His gang, based in the northern city of Gonaïves, was called the " Cannibal Army". He was also known as "Ti-Cubain" (créole for Little Cuban). Although he had once worked for H ...

– organized crime leader, once worked for President

Jean-Bertrand Aristide Jean-Bertrand Aristide (born 15 July 1953) is a Haitian former Salesian priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president. A proponent of liberation theology, Aristide was appointed to a parish in Port-au-Prince in ...

to put pressure on the opposing political parties * Buteur Métayer – organized crime leader in Haïti during the 2004 Haïti rebellion

Economists and finance

Leslie Delatour Leslie Delatour (1950–2001) was a Haitian economist who served as governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti from 1994 to 1998, and as Haiti's Minister of Finance from 1986 to 1988. Biography Born in 1950, he studied at Johns Hopkins Uni ...

– economist * Etzer S. Emile - economist *

Fritz Jean Fritz Alphonse Jean (born 1956) is a Haitian economist, politician and writer who served as governor of the Banque de la République d'Haïti from 1998 until 2001. Since 2012, he is the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Professi ...

– served as governor of the

Banque de la République d'Haïti The Bank of the Republic of Haiti (french: Banque de la République d'Haïti; ht, Bank Repiblik Ayiti; BRH) is the central bank of Haiti. It was formed in 1979 from the National Bank of the Republic of Haiti (french: Banque Nationale de la Républ ...

, 1998–2001. From 2012, he has served as President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Professions of the department of Nord-Est. * Jacques Jiha – economist * Ericq Pierre – economist *

Jocelerme Privert Jocelerme Privert (; born 1 February 1953) is a Haitian accountant and bureaucrat who served as the interim President of Haiti from 2016 to 2017. Political career Early political career A longtime politician, he first served as the economics ...

– President of the Senate Committee on Economy and Finance * Louis Eugène Roy – banker

Entertainment

Reggie Fils-Aimé Reginald Fils-Aimé ( ; born March 25, 1961) is an American businessman best known for being the president and chief operating officer of Nintendo of America, the North American division of the Japanese video game company Nintendo, from 2006 ...

– former Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Nintendo of America GarcelleBeauvaisNilon

Arnold Antonin Arnold Antonin (born 1942 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian film director. A man of diverse careers, Arnold Antonin is known both inside and outside Haiti for his social, political and cultural commitment. He was honored for lifetime a ...

– film director * Annette Auguste – folk singer * Stanley Barbot –

Haitian-American Haitian Americans (french: Haïtiens-Américains; ht, ayisyen ameriken) are a group of Americans of full or partial Haitian origin or descent. The largest proportion of Haitians in the United States live in Little Haiti to the South Florida area ...

radio personality *

Garcelle Beauvais Garcelle Beauvais (, formerly Beauvais-Nilon; born November 26, 1966) is a Haitian-American actress and television personality. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom ''The Jamie Foxx Show'' and the crime drama series ''NYPD Blue' ...

– television actress (''

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'', ''

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'') * Patricia Benoit – director * Raquel Pelissier – beauty queen and model who was crowned Miss Universe Haiti 2016 and placed first runner up at

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Fabienne Colas Fabienne Colas Joseph, (born March 18, 1979), is a Haitian-Canadian actress, director and producer. She is head of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, which is dedicated to the promotion of film, art and culture as it organizes many festivals. Fabie ...

– actress, director and producer and head of the Fabienne Colas Foundation *

Joasil Déméus Débrosse Joasil Déméus Débrosse (12 January 1968 – 13 January 2013) was a Haitian journalist and philanthropist. He ran for the Haitian Congress twice and lost. He believed every child deserves free basic education, clothing, and food. His vision cont ...

– radio journalist *

Jean-Léon Destiné Jean-Léon Destiné (March 26, 1918 – January 22, 2013) was a Haitian-born American dancer and choreographer. He was born in Saint-Marc and moved to the United States with the dance company of Lina Mathon-Blanchet in the early 1940s. He late ...

– dancer and choreographer * Pierre-Louis Dieufaite – actor *

Jeanne Duval Jeanne Duval (; – c. 1862) was a Haitian-born actress and dancer of Multiracial, mixed French and Black people, black African ancestry. For 20 years, she was the muse of French poet and art critic Charles Baudelaire. They met in 1842 when ...

– muse, actress and dancer * Sony Esteus – radio journalist *

Jimmy Jean-Louis Jimmy Jean-Louis (born August 8, 1968) is a Haitian actor and producer. Born in Pétion-Ville, he moved to Paris at a young age with his family in search of a better life. His early roles were in French television commercials and Spanish musical ...

– model and actor (film ''

Phat Girlz ''Phat Girlz'' is a 2006 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Nnegest Likké and starring Mo'Nique, as well as Kendra C. Johnson, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Godfrey, and Joyful Drake. Plot Jazmin Biltmore is a smart-mouthed, plus-size ...

''; television series ''

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

'') *

Val Jeanty Val Jeanty, also known as Val-Inc, is a Haitian electronic music composer, turntablist, and professor at Berklee College of Music who evokes the musical esoteric realms of the creative subconscious self-defined as “ Afro-Electronica.” She i ...

– electronic music artist * Johny Joseph – news anchor *

Jean-Claude La Marre Jean-Claude La Marre is a Haitian-American actor, writer, and director. His acting credits include the films ''Malcolm X'' and ''Dead Presidents''. On television, he has guest-starred on ''New York Undercover'', ''Law & Order'', and ''NYPD Blue ...

– writer, director, and film and television actor * Jeanne-Marie Marsan – French dramatic actress and an opera singer who moved to

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– Canadian actor and singer-songwriter * Minette et Lise – popular duet-actresses of

Lenelle Moïse Lenelle Moïse (born c. 1980) is a poet, actress and playwright born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Currently based in the United States, she performs at colleges throughout the country, presenting work about race, gender, class, immigration and sexual ...

– actress, playwright and poet *

Panou Panou is a Canadian actor. Biography His birth-name translates to 'God Among Us' in his native Creole.Panou.net
His first

– Canadian actor * Hébert Peck – film producer *

Raoul Peck Raoul Peck (born 9 September 1953 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian filmmaker, of both documentary and feature films. He is known for using historical, political, and personal characters to tackle and recount societal issues and historical ...

– film director *

Numa Perrier Numa Perrier is a Haitian-American actress, artist, director, writer, and producer. She is a co-founder of Black&Sexy TV. Her debut feature film, ''Jezebel'', premiered at SXSW in 2019 and received accolades from the American Black Film Festi ...

– actress *

Perri Pierre Perri Pierre (born December 28, 1988) is an American filmmaker and actor of Haitian descent. Biography Pierre was born in Brooklyn Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. ...

– award-winning filmmaker and actor *

Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine (born in Haiti) is a professional ballroom dancer based in New York City. He currently competes in the American Rhythm division with Liana Churilova and is ranked first in the United States. A student of ballet, jazz, mode ...

– professional ballroom dancer *

Michèle Stephenson Michèle Stephenson is a Haitian filmmaker and former human rights attorney. Stephenson is known for her commitment to making personal human stories that are often excluded from mainstream media. Career With spouse Joe Brewster, Stephenson fou ...

– filmmaker *

TiCorn Cornelia Schütt (born August 11, 1953), known by her stage name TiCorn, is a Haitian folk singer and songwriter. Early years Cornelia Schütt was born in Heiligenberg (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). Two months after her birth, she relocated to Ca ...

– folk singer

Fashion designers

* Regine Chevallier – fashion designer, best known for her hats *

Fabrice Simon Fabrice Simon (January 29, 1951 - July 29, 1998) was a Haitian-American abstract artist and fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded party dresses that were popular during the 1980s. Simon emigrated to America in 1964, and subsequent ...

– artist and fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded dresses

Historical personalities

Madame Max Adolphe Madame Max Adolphe (née , also known as ) (Mirebalais, Haiti, September 10, 1925) was the right hand woman of former Haitian president François Duvalier, who used the nickname "PapaDoc". In 1961 she and Aviole Paul-Blanc were elected to Par ...

– right-hand woman of François Duvalier during his presidency in Haiti *

Magloire Ambroise Magloire Ambroise (Jacmel, Saint-Domingue, 1774 - Port-au-Prince December 7, 1807), was a hero of the Haitian Independence. His military career began in the colonial army. Life During the War of Knives between Toussaint Louverture in the North a ...

– hero of the Haitian Independence *

Anacaona Anacaona (1474?–1504), or Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacica, or female ''cacique'' (chief), religious expert, poet and composer born in Xaragua. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Ayiti or Quisqueya to the Taínos (the Spaniar ...

– Taíno cacica (chief) at the time of arrival of

Christopher Columbus Christopher Columbus * lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo * es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón * pt, Cristóvão Colombo * ca, Cristòfor (or ) * la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...

Sanité Bélair Suzanne Bélair, called ''Sanite Bélair'', (1781 – 5 October 1802), was a Haitian revolutionary and lieutenant in the army of Toussaint Louverture. Born an affranchi in Verrettes, Haiti, she married Brigade commander and later General Charles B� ...

– freedom fighter and revolutionary; sergeant in the army of Toussaint Louverture *

Georges Biassou George Biassou (1 January 1741 – 14 July 1801) was an early leader of the 1791 slave rising in Saint-Domingue that began the Haitian Revolution. With Jean-François and Jeannot, he was prophesied by the vodou priest, Dutty Boukman, to lead ...

– rebel slave * Tony Bloncourt – communist who joined the

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against

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Rosalvo Bobo Pierre François Joseph Benoit Rosalvo Bobo (1874–1929), known as Rosalvo Bobo, was a Haitian politician, and a leader of the rebel faction known as the Cacos. In March of 1915 he started and led a rebellion against the government of Preside ...

– nationalist leader who opposed the U.S. Invasion *

Dutty Boukman Dutty Boukman (or Boukman Dutty; died 7 November 1791) was an early leader of the Haitian Revolution. Born in Senegambia (present-day Senegal and Gambia), he was enslaved to Jamaica. He eventually ended up in Haiti, where he became a leader ...

– slave who was one of the most visible early leaders of the Haitian Revolution * Pauline Brice-Thézan – liberal advocator *

Luckner Cambronne Luckner Cambronne (30 October 193024 September 2006) was a high-ranking political figure in François Duvalier's regime in Haiti. Cambronne was born the son of a poor preacher and had a career as a bank teller. His alliance with Françoi ...

– head of the Tonton Macoutes; known as the "Vampire of the Caribbean" for his profiting from the sale of Haitian blood and cadavers to the West for medical uses *

Raymond Cassagnol Raymond Cassagnol (born September 20, 1920) is a Haitian former Air Force officer/flight instructor, former alleged Haitian rebel leader, and one of the first Haitian Tuskegee Airmen, "Red Tails," or “Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("Black Birdmen ...

( fr) –

fighter pilot, one of five Haitian members of the

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Jean-Baptiste Chavannes Jean-Baptiste Chavannes ( – 23 February 1791) was a Dominican Creole abolitionist, and rebel soldier. Biography He was the son of rich mulatto parents, and received a good education. In 1778 the expedition under d'Estaing, who sent the Chas ...

– Haitian soldier and abolitionist *

Cécile Fatiman Cécile Fatiman (1771-1883), was a Haitian vodou priestess, a mambo. She is famous for her participation in the vodou ceremony at Bois Caïman, which is considered to be one of the starting points of the Haitian Revolution. Early life and origi ...

– Vodou priestess and a figure of the

Haitian Revolution The Haitian Revolution (french: révolution haïtienne ; ht, revolisyon ayisyen) was a successful insurrection by slave revolt, self-liberated slaves against French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue, now the sovereign state of Haiti. The revolt ...

Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Empress Marie-Claire Heureuse Félicité Bonheur, Empress of Hayti (1758 – 8 August 1858) was the Empress of Haiti (1804–1806) as the spouse of Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Background She was born in Léogâne to a poor but free family ...

–

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of Haiti (1804–1806) as the spouse of Jean-Jacques Dessalines *

Catherine Flon Catherine Flon (d. ''after'' 1803) was a Haitian seamstress, patriot and national heroine. She is regarded as one of the symbols of the Haitian Revolution and independence. She is celebrated for sewing the first Haitian flag in May 18, 1803 and ma ...

– sewed the first Haitian flag * Guy François – colonel of the armed forces of Haiti, accused of conspiring to overthrow the government in 1989 and 2001 * Jean François – rebel slave *

Michel François Joseph-Michel François was a colonel in the Haitian army. As Haiti Chief of National Police he participated in the 1991 Haitian coup d'état, which overthrew Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Former Haitian President candidate ...

– Haitian army colonel who plotted a coup d'etat * Alice Garoute – Haitian suffragist and women's rights advocate, a founder of Ligue Féminine d'Action Sociale (

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) *

Victoire Jean-Baptiste Victoire Jean-Baptiste (1861–1923), known as "La Belle Victoire", was a politically influential Haitian woman, mistress to President Florvil Hyppolite and highly influential during his term of office. She had previously been the mistress of Hyppol ...

– Haitian politician ''de facto'', mistress to President

Florvil Hyppolite Louis Mondestin Florvil Hyppolite (26 May 1828 – 24 March 1896) was a Haitian general and politician who served as the President of Haiti from 17 October 1889 to 24 March 1896. Early life and career Hyppolite was born in 1827 at Cap-Haïtien ...

Jeannot Jeannot Bullet, often mononymed as Jeannot, was a leader of the 1791 slave rising that began the Haitian Revolution. With Biassou and Jean François, he was prophesied by Dutty Boukman to lead the revolution, and fought with the Spanish royalists ...

– rebel slave *

Marie-Madeleine Lachenais Marie-Madeleine Lachenais, known as ''Joute'' (Arcahaie, Haiti 1778 – Kingston, Jamaica 22 July 1843), was a politically active and influential Haitian woman. She was the mistress and political advisor of both president Alexandre Sabès Pét ...

– first

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of Haiti, married to

Alexandre Pétion Alexandre Sabès Pétion (; April 2, 1770 – March 29, 1818) was the first president of the Republic of Haiti from 1807 until his death in 1818. He is acknowledged as one of Haiti's founding fathers; a member of the revolutionary quartet that ...

* Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche – engineer and passenger on the ill-fated

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Adélina Lévêque Élisabeth Adélina Dérival Lévêque or Adélina Soulouque (née '' Elisabeth Anne Justine Lévêque''; 26 July 1820 – 12 October 1878) was Empress Consort of Haiti from 1849 until 1859, as wife of Faustin I of Haiti. Life Adélina was the dau ...

– Empress Consort of Haiti, 1849–1859, as wife of Faustin I *

Abner Louima Abner Louima (born November 24, 1966 in Thomassin, Haiti) is a Haitian American man who, in 1997, was physically attacked, brutalized, and raped by officers of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) after he was arrested outside a Brooklyn n ...

– victim of assault and sexual abuse in 1997 by officers of the

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Macaya Macaya (floruit 1802), was a Kongolese-born Haitian revolutionary military leader. Macaya was one of the first black rebel leaders in Saint-Domingue to ally himself with the French Republican commissioners Sonthonax and Polverel. He helped to ...

– traitor *

François Mackandal François Mackandal (c.1730-c.1758) was a Haitian Maroon leader in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti). He is sometimes described as a Haitian vodou priest, or houngan. For joining Maroons to kill slave owners in Saint-Dom ...

– ''

houngan Oungan (also written as ''houngan'') is the term for a male priest in Haitian Vodou (a female priest is known as a (''mambo''). The term is derived from Gbe languages (Fon, Ewe, Adja, Phla, Gen, Maxi and Gun). The word hounnongan means chief ...

'' (Vodou priest) and rebel slave leader * Étienne Mentor – Martinique-born politician who represented Saint-Domingue in the

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Clairvius Narcisse Clairvius Narcisse (January 2, 1922 – 1994) was a Haitian man who claimed to have been turned into a zombie by a Haitian vodou, and forced to work as a slave. The hypothesis for Narcisse's account was that he had been administered a combinatio ...

– man said to have been turned into a living zombie by a combination of drugs *

Alix Pasquet Alix Pasquet (November 14, 1919 – July 29, 1958) was a World War II fighter pilot, one of only five Haitian members of the Tuskegee Airmen, a soccer star, and a political revolutionary. He was killed while leading a coup attempt against Haitia ...

–

fighter pilot, one of five Haitian members of the

Charlemagne Péralte Charlemagne Masséna Péralte (1886 – 1 November 1919) was a Haitian nationalist leader who opposed the United States occupation of Haiti in 1915. Leading guerrilla fighters called the Cacos, he posed such a challenge to the US forces in Haiti ...

– nationalist leader who opposed the U.S. Invasion * Gérard Pierre-Charles – politician and former leader of the

Unified Party of Haitian Communists The Unified Party of Haitian Communists (french: Parti unifié des communistes haitiens) was a political party in Haiti. PUCH was established in 1968 by the mergers the Popular Entente Party (founded in 1959) and the Party of Union of Haitian Democr ...

Jean Baptiste Point du Sable Jean Baptiste Point du Sable (also spelled ''Point de Sable'', ''Point au Sable'', ''Point Sable'', ''Pointe DuSable'', ''Pointe du Sable''; before 1750 – 28 August 1818) is regarded as the first permanent non-Indigenous settler of what would ...

– founder of

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Marie St. Fleur Marie P. St. Fleur (born May 4, 1962) is a Haitian American politician and lawyer. former Massachusetts State Representative who represented the Fifth Suffolk district from 1999-2011. Her district consisted of parts of the Boston neighborhood ...

– first Haitian-American state representative in Massachusetts * Madeleine Sylvain-Bouchereau – sociologist and educator, a founder of the ''Ligue Féminine d'Action Sociale'' (Women's Social Action League) *

Modeste Testas Al Pouessi, baptized Marthe Adélaïde Modeste Testas and known under the name of Modeste Testas (1765–1870) was an Ethiopian woman who was enslaved, purchased by Bordeaux merchants and subsequently freed after living on three continents. One of ...

– formerly enslaved Ethiopian women, whose life is marked with a statue in Bordeaux *

Charles Terres Weymann Charles Terres Weymann (2 August 1889 – 1976) was a Haitian-born early aeroplane racing pilot and businessman. During World War I he flew for Nieuport as a test pilot and was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Early years ...

– racing pilot and businessman *

Dominique You Dominique You or Youx (born Frederic You or Youx, c. 1775 – November 15, 1830) was a privateer, soldier, and politician. Biography According to information he provided to his masonic lodge in New Orleans, he was born in Cette (now spelled S� ...

– privateer, soldier, and politician

Lawyers

Sarodj Bertin Sarodj Bertin Durocher (born April 4, 1986) is a Haitian lawyer, best known as a beauty pageant contestant. Early life and education Bertin was born in Haiti, and is the daughter of Mireille Durocher and Jean Bertin. Bertin's mother, who was a l ...

* Max Hudicourt * Mario Joseph * Jacques Nicolas Léger * Justin Lhérisson *

Vanessa Dalzon Rhode Vanessa Dalzon (born November 1, 1996) is a Haitian journalist and author. She is the editor-in-chief of the online newspaper ''Balistrad''. Biography Dalzon was born in Port-au-Prince, (Haiti) in a Christian family. She studied Law at ...

Alix Mathon Alix Mathon (9 October 1908 – 4 May 1985) was a Haitian novelist, lawyer, politician, and journalist. He received the France-Haïti prize for his novel ''La Fin des Baïonnettes'', which described the events leading up to the United States oc ...

* Alexandre Paul *

Georges Sylvain Georges Sylvain (1866–1925) was a Haitian poet, lawyer and diplomat. Born in Puerto Plata (city), Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, Sylvain studied in his native city before attending school in Paris and receiving a law degree. After retur ...

* Léon Thébaud *

Yves Volel Yves Volel was a Haitian lawyer, activist, and President of Haiti, presidential candidate. He was assassinated in 1987 while running for office. He was the leader of an offshoot of the Haitian Christian Democratic Party, led by Sylvio Claude, known ...

Literature

Jacques Stephen Alexis Jacques Stephen Alexis (Gonaïves, Haiti, 22 April 1922– Casernes Dessalines, Haiti, c. 22 April 1961) was a Haitian communist novelist, poet, and activist. He is best known for his novel ''Compère Général Soleil'' (1955). Biography Alex ...

– doctor, poet, novelist, politician and founder of the Haitian Communist Party and PEP: Parti D'entente Populaire. * Marlène Rigaud Apollon – poet, youth non-fiction writer * Beaubrun Ardouin – historian and politician * Céligny Ardouin – historian and politician * Coriolan Ardouin – romantic poet * Elsie Augustave – author *

Mimi Barthélémy Mimi Barthélémy, the ''nom de plume'' of Michèle Armand (May 3, 1939 – April 27, 2013), was a Haitian writer, actor, storyteller and director. Life She was born in Port-au-Prince and was educated in Haiti and continued her studies at t ...

– writer and storyteller * Jacqueline Beaugé-Rosier – poet, novelist, educator *

Dantès Bellegarde Dantès Bellegarde (18 May 1877 – 16 June 1966) was a Haitian historian and diplomat. He is best known for his works ''Histoire du Peuple Haïtien'' (1953), ''La Résistance Haïtienne'' (1937), ''Haïti et ses Problèmes'' (1943), and ''Pour un ...

– historian and diplomat *

Bayyinah Bello Bayyinah Bello (born 1948)
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– historian *

Michèle Bennett Michèle Bennett (born 15 January 1950) is the former First Lady of Haiti and the ex‑wife of former President of Haiti, Jean‑Claude Duvalier. They fled to France together when he resigned in 1986; they divorced in 1990. Early life Michèl ...

– former First Lady, wife of President for Life Jean-Claude Duvalier, later exiled with him *

Boisrond-Tonnerre Louis Félix Mathurin Boisrond-Tonnerre (born 6 June 1776; executed 24 October 1806), better known as simply Boisrond-Tonnerre, was a Haitian writer and historian who is best known for having served as Jean-Jacques Dessalines' secretary. Boisr ...

– the author of the Independence Act of Haiti * Emeric Bergeaud – novelist *

Guy Joseph Bonnet Guy Joseph Bonnet (June 10, 1773 – January 9, 1843) was a Haitian historian and a major general of the Army of the Republic of Haiti. He was one of the signers of the Haitian Act of Independence, which formally declared Haiti independent from ...

– historian, army general, signer of the Haitian Act of Independence * Jean-Fernand Brierre – poet *

Carl Brouard Carl Brouard (5 December 1902 – November 1965) was a Haitian poet. He is best known for his compilation of poems entitled ''Ecrit sur du Ruban Rose''. Brouard was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. In 1927, Brouard along with Jacques Roumain, � ...

– poet * Edner Brutus – historian, diplomat and politician * Timoléon C. Brutus – historian and politician * Georges Castera – poet * Suzy Castor – historian and social activist * Christophe Charles – poet * Raymond Chassagne – poet and essayist * Jean-Baptiste Cinéas – novelist and Supreme Court judge *

Massillon Coicou Massillon Coicou ( ht, Masiyon Kwakou, 9 October 1867 – 15 March 1908) was a Haitian poet, novelist, playwright, and politician. Born in Port-au-Prince, Coicou was educated in a Catholic school for boys. He was appointed as the Haitian Charg ...

– poet, novelist, playwright, and politician *

Louis-Philippe Dalembert Louis-Philippe Dalembert (born December, 1962 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a Haitian poet and novelist. He writes in both French and Haitian creole. His works have been translated into several languages. He now divides his home between Paris and ...

– novelist, poet and essayist, winner of the Cuban Literary Prize

Casa de las Américas Casa de las Américas is an organization that was founded by the Cuban Government in April 1959, four months after the Cuban Revolution, for the purpose of developing and extending the socio-cultural relations with the countries of Latin America, ...

Edwidge Danticat Edwidge Danticat (; born January 19, 1969) is a Haitian-American novelist and short story writer. Her first novel, ''Breath, Eyes, Memory'', was published in 1994 and went on to become an Oprah's Book Club selection. Danticat has since written or ...

– American author * Felix Darfour – journalist *

Maggy de Coster Maggy de Coster (born April 23, 1966) is a Haitian-born writer living in France. Until 1987 (or possibly somewhat later), she wrote under her birth name Margareth Lizaire and is also known as Margareth Lizaire de Coster. Biography She was born in ...

– journalist and poet. *

Michel DeGraff Michel Frederic DeGraff is a Haitian Creolistics, creolist who has served on the board of the ''Journal of Haitian Studies''. He is a tenured professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a founding member of the Haitian Creole Acade ...

–

Creolist A creole language, or simply creole, is a stable natural language that develops from the simplifying and mixing of different languages into a new one within a fairly brief period of time: often, a pidgin evolved into a full-fledged language. Wh ...

who has served on the board of the ''Journal of Haitian Studies'' * Demesvar Delorme – theoretician, writer, and politician * Lilas Desquiron – novelist, ethnologist, cabinet minister * Roger Dorsinville – poet, dramatist, historian, and diplomat *

Joel Dreyfuss Joel Dreyfuss (born September 1945) is a Haitian-American retired magazine editor. Personal life A Haitian-American, Joel Dreyfuss was born in September 1945 in Port-au-Prince, Republic of Haiti. He grew up in Monrovia, New York City, and Pari ...

–

journalist, editor, and writer now based in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

, France *

Oswald Durand Oswald Durand (September 17, 1840 - April 22, 1906) was a Haitian poet and politician, said to be "to Haiti what William Shakespeare, Shakespeare is to England, and Dante Alighieri, Dante to Italy."P. Schutt-Ainé, ''Haiti: A Basic Reference Book ...

– poet and politician, said to be "to Haiti what

Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

is to England and

Dante Dante Alighieri (; – 14 September 1321), probably baptized Durante di Alighiero degli Alighieri and often referred to as Dante (, ), was an Italian poet, writer and philosopher. His ''Divine Comedy'', originally called (modern Italian: '' ...

to Italy."P. Schutt-Ainé, ''Haiti: A Basic Reference Book'', 95 * Antoine Dupré – poet and playwright *

Frantz Duval Frantz Duval is a Haitian journalist. Duval is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper '' Le Nouvelliste,'' both the largest print media in Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known a ...

– editor-in-chief of '' Le Nouvelliste'' newspaper * Alibée Féry – playwright, poet, and storyteller * Jessica Fièvre – novelist, editor * Jean-Claude Fignolé – author *

– anthropologist, journalist, and politician *

Frankétienne Frankétienne (born Franck Étienne on April 12, 1936, in Ravine-Sèche, Haiti) is a Haitian writer, poet, playwright, painter, musician, activist and intellectual. He is recognized as one of Haiti's leading writers and playwrights of both Fre ...

(born Franck Étienne) – author, poet, playwright, musician and painter. Candidate for Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009 * Fred Edson Lafortune ( fr) – poet, writer and editor *

Danielle Legros Georges Danielle Legros Georges is a Haitian-born American poet, essayist and academic. She is a professor of creative writing in the Lesley University MFA Program in Creative Writing.Mona Guérin – educator and writer * Fabrice Guerrier – science fiction and fantasy writer *

Nathalie Handal Nathalie Handal is an American poet, writer and educator, described as a “contemporary Orpheus.” A New Yorker of Mediterranean roots, she has published seven prize-winning collections, including ''Life in a Country Album.'' She is praised fo ...

– award-winning poet, writer, and playwright * Choiseul Henriquez – journalist * Fernand Hibbert – novelist, one of the most-widely read Haitian authors *

Ady Jean-Gardy Ady Jean-Gardy (born 15 September 1957) is a Haitian social reformer and international press activist. He became Minister of Communication in Haiti (2012–13) after serving as Chief of Staff of the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jean-Gar ...

– journalist and activist; founder of the

Haitian Press Federation The Haitian Press Federation (french: Fédération de la Presse Haïtienne) is a media organisation in Haiti, an umbrella organisation for various Haitian press organisations. Its president is currently Ady Jean-Gardy Ady Jean-Gardy (born 15 ...

* Jean-Jacob Jeudy – journalist, activist, politician *

Aubelin Jolicoeur Aubelin Jolicoeur (April 30, 1924 – February 14, 2005) was a Haitian journalist and columnist who frequented Haiti's Hotel Oloffson for 40 years. Information He once played piano with Bobby Short at the Oloffson "La Belle Epoque Créole", of ...

– columnist * Johny Joseph – journalist and academic *

Raymond Joseph Raymond Alcide Joseph (born August 31, 1931) is a Haitian diplomat, journalist, political activist and author. He was the Haitian ambassador to the United States from 2005 to 2010, and he resigned to be considered for candidacy in the 2010 Haiti ...

– journalist, diplomat, political activist * Laurore St. Juste – historian and author *

Dany Laferrière Dany Laferrière (born Windsor Kléber Laferrière, 13 April 1953) is a Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist who writes in French. He was elected to seat 2 of the Académie française on 12 December 2013, and inducted in May 2015. Life Bor ...

– Haitian-Canadian novelist and journalist, member of the Académie française *

Edmond Laforest Edmond Laforest (20 June 1876 – 17 October 1915) was a Haitian poet. Life and works Born in Jérémie, Laforest was a teacher of French and mathematics. Some of his most noted works are ''Poèmes Mélancoliques'' (1901), ''Sonnets-Médaillon ...

– poet, novelist *

Juliette Bussière Laforest-Courtois Juliette Bussière Laforest-Courtois ( Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue (later Haiti) 1789 – 24 December 1853), was a Haitian teacher and journalist. She co-founded and managed the first school in Haiti opened to girls (1818–1828) and co-managed t ...

– teacher and journalist *

Josaphat-Robert Large Josaphat-Robert Large (November 15, 1942 – October 28, 2017) was a Euro-Haitian-American poet, novelist and art critic. His novel ''Les terres entourées de larmes'' hore surrounded with tearswon the prestigious Prix littéraire des Cara ...

– poet, novelist and art critic; won the

Prix littéraire des Caraïbes The Prix littéraire des Caraïbes (''Caribbean Literary Prize'') is a French literary award which was created in 1964 by l’Association des Écrivains de langue française (Association of French language writers). The award honors a writer from ...

(Caribbean literary Prize) in 2003 * Dimitry Elias Léger – novelist * François-Romain Lhérisson – poet and educator *

Thomas Madiou Thomas Madiou (Port-au-Prince, April 30 1815-''ibidem'', May 25, 1884) was a Haitian historian. His work ''Histoire d'Haïti'' (English: ''History of Haiti'') is the first complete history of Haiti from 1492 to 1846 (Madiou's present). It is consid ...

– his work ''Histoire d'Haïti'' (English: History of Haiti) is considered one of the most valuable documents of Haitian literature * Marie-Sœurette Mathieu – sociologist, teacher and writer now residing in

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

. * Jules Solime Milscent – fabulist, poet, and politician *

Michèle Montas Michèle Montas (born 1946) is a journalist from Haiti and the former Spokesperson under UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010). Prior to her appointment, Montas headed the French unit of UN Radio. From 2003 to 2004 ...

– journalist *

Charles Moravia Charles Moravia (17 June 1875 – 11 February 1938)Donald E. Herdeck (ed.), ''Caribbean Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical-Critical Encyclopaedia'', Washington, DC: Three Continents Press, 1979, p.460.] was a Haitian poet, dramatist, teacher, and diplo ...

– poet, dramatist, teacher, and diplomat *

Félix Morisseau-Leroy Félix Morisseau-Leroy (13 March 1912 – 5 September 1998), was a Haitian writer who used Haitian Creole to write poetry and plays, the first significant writer to do so. By 1961 he succeeded in having Creole recognized as an official languag ...

– author, writer, educator, activist, poet, and playwright * Émile Nau – historian and politician *

Marilene Phipps Marilène Phipps-Kettlewell (born 1950 in Haiti) is a Haitian-American poet, painter, and short story writer. Life Marilène Phipps-Kettlewell was born and raised in Haiti, until the age of 10. She also lived in France. She studied anthropology ...

–

poet, painter, and short-story writer * Pradel Pompilus – writer and scholar, best known for his three-volume study of

Haitian literature Haitian literature has been closely intertwined with the political life of Haiti. Haitian intellectuals turned successively or simultaneously to African traditions, France, Latin America, the UK, and the United States. At the same time, Haitian h ...

. * Paulette Poujol-Oriol – educator, writer and feminist * Emmelie Prophète – writer and diplomat *

Jacques Roumain Jacques Roumain (June 4, 1907 – August 18, 1944) was a Haitian writer, politician, and advocate of Marxism. He is considered one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. The African-American poet, Langston Hughes, translated some of ...

– poet, novelist, editor *

Émile Roumer Émile Roumer (5 February 1903 - April 1988) was a Haitian poet. Roumer wrote mostly satirical poems and poems dealing with love and nature. Born in Jérémie, he was educated in France before studying business in Manchester, England. Bibliograph ...

– poet * Edris Saint-Amand – novelist * Rodney Saint-Éloi – poet *

Prince Saunders Prince Saunders (1775– January 22, 1839) was an African American teacher, scholar, diplomat, and author who different sources say was born in either Lebanon, Connecticut, or Thetford, Vermont. During his life, Saunders helped set up schools for ...

– author; emigrated to Haiti from the

* Elsie Suréna – poet, photographer * Marie-Alice Théard – writer *

Évelyne Trouillot Évelyne Trouillot (born January 2, 1954) is a Haitian author, writing in French and Creole. Biography Évelyne Trouillot was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, January 2, 1954. She was the daughter of Ernst Trouillot and Anne-Marie Morisset. After c ...

– author * Jocelyne Trouillot – writer * Alain Turnier – historian *

Gary Victor Gary Victor (born 9 July 1958 in Port-au-Prince) is a Haitian writer, playwright, and scriptwriter for television and radio. His radio sketches and the uncompromising tone of his television series on the manners of the Haitian bourgeoisie provok ...

– writer and playwright * Etzer Vilaire – poet *

René Depestre René Depestre (born 29 August 1926, Jacmel, Haiti) is a Haitian poet and former communist activist. He is considered to be one of the most prominent figures in Haitian literature. He lived in Cuba as an exile from the Duvalier regime for ma ...

– author, writer, activist, poet.

Medicine

Yvette Bonny Yvette Bonny (born 1938) is a Haitian Canadian pediatrician. She arrived in Canada in 1962 where, unusually for a black immigrant, she become established as a doctor. In April 1980, she performed the first bone marrow transplant on a child in east ...

(born 1938) – Haitian Canadian pediatrician *

Henri Ford Henri Ronald Ford is a Haitian-American pediatric surgeon. He previously served as chief of surgery at Children's Hospital Los Angeles and Vice Dean for Medical Education at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern Californi ...

–

pediatric surgeon * François Fournier de Pescay – first

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to have practiced medicine and surgery in Europe * Rulx Léon – physician, historian, and journalist''Revue de la Société haïtienne d'histoire et de géographie'', Issues 142-149 - Page 5, Société haïtienne d'histoire et de géographie, 1984 * Régine Laurent – Haitian-born Canadian nurse and trade unionist * Bendson Louima – physician and founder of

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF; pronounced ), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is a humanitarian medical non-governmental organisation (NGO) or charity of French origin known for its projects in conflict zones and in countries affected by endemic diseases. M ...

Suisse Cap-Haitïen, an entity for the treatment of cholera in Haiti *

Yvonne Sylvain Yvonne Sylvain (June 28, 1907 – October 3, 1989) was a Haitian physician who was the first female medical doctor from the country. She was also the first woman accepted into the University of Haiti Medical School, and earned her medical degree ...

– first female doctor in Haiti *

Loune Viaud Loune Viaud (born c. 1966) is Executive Director of Zanmi Lasante, Partners in Health’s sister organization in Haiti. She won the 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award for her work with the group to provide health care in Haiti, and in 2003 ...

– health care worker, won the 2002

Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, was created by the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial in 1984, now known as the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights to honour individuals around the world who have shown great courage and have made a significant contr ...

for her work within

Zanmi Lasante Zanmi Lasante is a sister organization to the Boston-based Partners In Health that operates out of Cange in the central plateau of Haiti. The name, ''Zanmi Lasante'', means ''Partners In Health'' in Haitian Creole. It was built in 1985 to treat p ...

, providing health care in Haiti

Monarchs

* Emperor Jacques I * King Henri I * Emperor Faustin I

Music

Frisner Augustin Frisner Augustin () (March 1, 1948 – February 28, 2012) was a major performer and composer of Haitian Vodou drumming, and the first and only citizen of Haiti to win a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment ...

– major performer and composer of Haitian Vodou drumming *

Othello Bayard Louis Achille Othello Bayard "de Cayes" (1885–1971) is a Haitian musician, violinist, poet, and composer. He is notable for composing the music of the patriotic song "Haïti Chérie". Biography Othello Bayard was born in 1885 in the city of Les ...

– musician, violinist, poet, and composer; wrote the music for the patriotic song "

Haïti Chérie "Haïti Chérie" (: ''Dear Haiti'') is a traditional patriotic song of Haiti of a poem written by Othello Bayard that was initially called it ''Souvenir d'Haïti'' ("Memory of Haiti") and composed to music in 1925. It is widely considered as a s ...

" * Barikad Crew – hip hop group *

BélO Jean Bélony Murat (born 29 October 1979, known by his stage name BélO) is a Haitian composer and guitarist. The songs in his first album ''Lakou trankil'' (''Quiet Streets'') explain and reflect the problems Haitians face. BélO is popular in Eu ...

– interpreter, composer and guitarist * Bigga Haitian – first Haitian singer to break into the

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

reggae Reggae () is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by Toots and the Maytals, " Do the Reggay" was the first popular song to use ...

scene * Toto Bissainthe – folk music artist * Carmen Brouard – composer and pianist * Alexandrine-Caroline Branchu – French opera soprano (born in Cap-Français,

; the modern-day

Cap-Haïtien Cap-Haïtien (; ht, Kap Ayisyen; "Haitian Cape"), typically spelled Cape Haitien in English and often locally referred to as or , is a commune of about 190,000 people on the north coast of Haiti and capital of the department of Nord. Previousl ...

) *

Michael Brun Michael Brun (born 19 May 1992) is a Haitian DJ and record producer based in New York, known for blending electronic music with traditional Haitian styles such as kompa and rara. He released his debut EP ''Gravity'' in 2013 and founded the recor ...

– DJ, record producer * John Steve Brunache – musician *

Frantz Casseus Frantz Casseus (14 December 1915 – 3 June 1993) was a Haitian-American guitarist and composer. Born and raised in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, he spent most of his adult life in the United States where he immigrated in 1946 hoping to meet pia ...

– guitarist and composer *

Manno Charlemagne Joseph Emmanuel "Manno" Charlemagne (April 14, 1948 – December 10, 2017) was a Haitian political folk singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, political activist and politician. He recorded his political chansons in both French and in Creole ...

– political folk singer, songwriter and acoustic guitarist, lifelong political activist and former politician * Coupé Cloué – singer and bandleader * Félix Cumbé – Haitian-Dominican singer and songwriter of merengue and bachata music * Euphémie Daguilh – composer and choreographer, royal mistress of emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines *

Jerry Duplessis Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis (born 9 August 1975) is a Haitian music producer, film score composer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. His first major success was as a producer for the Fugees' 1996 album '' The Score''. He also played the bass guitar w ...

– Grammy Award-winning musical composer and record producer *

Justin Elie Justin Elie (1 September 1883 – 2 December 1931) was a Haitian composer and pianist. He is one of the best-known composers outside of Haiti. Biography Justin Elie was born in Cap-Haïtien. He studied piano with Ermine Faubert from 1889 to 1894 ...

– composer and pianist, one of the best-known composers outside of Haiti *

Yanick Etienne Yanick is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Yanick Dupré (1972–1997), Canadian professional ice hockey player *Yanick Lehoux (born 1982), Canadian hockey player *Yanick Paquette (born 1974), Canadian penciller in North America ...

– singer * Eddy François (singer) – founding member of

Boukman Eksperyans Boukman Eksperyans ( en, Boukman Experience) is a ''mizik rasin'' band from the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Grammy nominated for their debut album '' Vodou Adjae''. The band derives its name from Dutty Boukman, a '' vodou'' priest who led a re ...

and

Boukan Ginen Boukan Ginen is a ''mizik rasin'' band from the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. ''Boukan'' is the Haitian Creole word for "bonfire" or "fire pit". ''Ginen'' is a specific Haitian name for the ancestral home of enslaved Africans. History Boukan ...

* Gardy Girault – electronic musician, DJ, record producer * Nicolas Geffrard – musician; composed Haitian national anthem *

Jazz Guignard Jazz Guignard was a popular Haitian jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 192 ...

– distinguished by his completion of one of the first noncommercial recordings of Haitian music *

Lee Holdridge Lee Elwood Holdridge (born March 3, 1944) is a Haitian-born American composer, conductor, and orchestrator. A 18-time Emmy Award nominee, he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Daytime Emmy Awards, two News & Documentary Emmy Awards, and one S ...

– multi-award-winning Haitian-born composer *

Fred Hype Fred Orival (died May 28, 2022), better known as Fred Hype, was a Haitian hip-hop beatmaker, composer, and producer based in Port-au-Prince. Life and career Fred Orival was born in Gonaïves, Haiti. Death On May 28, 2022, Orival died in t ...

– beatmaker and producer *

Imposs Stanley Rimsky Salgado, known by his stage name Imposs, is a Haitian-Canadian rapper based in Quebec. Before becoming a solo artist, he was part of Muzion, one of the well-known hip hop bands of Quebec. He has collaborated on many occasions with ...

– Canadian rapper *

Werner Jaegerhuber Werner Anton Jaegerhuber (17 March 1900 – 20 May 1953) was a Haitian composer known for composing "Messe sur les Airs Vodoussques", "Musique pour Aieules", "Naissa" and many others. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jaegerhuber was the son of An ...

– known for composing "Messe sur les Airs Vodouesques". *

Misty Jean Misty Jean (born c. 1980 in Haiti) is a former Miss West Indies and singer. She sings in her native Haitian Creole / French language and also in English. Biography Misty Jean started performing at age of three with the dance institute of L ...

– singer *

Wyclef Jean Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (; born October 17, 1969) is a Haitian rapper, musician, and actor. At the age of nine, Jean immigrated to the United States with his family. He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees, a ...

– Grammy Award-winning singer and former member of

The Fugees ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the m ...

, hip hop recording artist, musician, actor, and politician *

Nemours Jean-Baptiste Nemours Jean-Baptiste (February 2, 1918 – May 18, 1985) was a Haitian saxophonist, writer, and band leader. He is credited with being the inventor of '' compas'', also known as ''compas direct'', a style of Haitian music. Nemours nicknamed ...

– composer and band leader; credited with being the inventor of compas direct *

– vodou electronica turntablist, percussionist and artist *

Jimmy O Jean Jimmy Alexandre ( – ), better known by his stage name Jimmy O, was a Haitian hip hop artist who was born in Port-au-Prince and lived in New York City. He was involved with Wyclef Jean's Yéle Haiti Foundation. Jimmy O performed his musi ...

– rapper * Romel Joseph – violinist and music educator. *

Kaytranada Louis Kevin Celestin (born August 25, 1992), known professionally as Kaytranada (stylized as KAYTRANADA, shortened as KAYTRA), is a Haitian-Canadian record producer and DJ. Celestin rose to prominence after releasing a series of mixtapes, remixes, ...

– DJ, record producer *

Ludovic Lamothe Ludovic Lamothe (12 May 1882 - 4 April 1953) was a Haitian composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of Haiti's most important classical composers. Biography Early life A native of Port-au-Prince, he was born into a distinguished liter ...

– composer and virtuoso pianist * Andrée Lescot – folk singer; daughter of former President

Élie Lescot Antoine Louis Léocardie Élie Lescot (December 9, 1883 – October 20, 1974) was the President of Haiti from May 15, 1941 to January 11, 1946. He was a member of the country's mixed-race elite. He used the political climate of World War II to s ...

. *

Ti Manno Ti Manno (June 1, 1953, in Gonaïves, Haiti – May 13, 1985, in New York) was a Haitian singer, guitar player, keyboard player, and percussionist. Biography Antoine Rossini Jean-Baptiste, born Emmanuel Jean-Baptiste, and better known as T ...

– singer, guitar player, keyboard player, and percussionist * Master Dji – rapper *

MC Tee Touré Embden (born September 3, 1964), known by the stage name MC Tee, is a Jamaican American emcee and co-founder (with DJ Kurtis Mantronik) of the 1980s old school hip hop and electro funk group Mantronix. Early years MC Tee was born in ...

– rapper *

– songwriter-singer *

Emeline Michel Emeline Michel, born in Gonaïves, is a Haitian singer who has been called "The Joni Mitchell of Haiti." Her songs merge native Haitian compas and rara music with jazz, pop, bossa nova, and samba. She's a well accomplished dancer, versatile vocalis ...

– singer *

Mikaben Michael Benjamin (June 27, 1981 – October 15, 2022), better known as Mikaben, was a Haitian singer, songwriter and record producer. Life and career Michael Benjamin was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on 27 June 1981. He was the son of Hait ...

– singer, songwriter, composer and producer * Michel Mauléart Monton – composer; notable for composing the classic song choucoune (known as ''yellow bird'' in the English version) *

Emerante Morse Emerante Morse, also known as Emerante de Pradines Morse (born Emerante de Pradines; 24 September 1918 – 4 January 2018) was a Haitian singer, dancer and folklorist, and the daughter of Haitian entertainer Auguste de Pradines (better known as ...

– singer *

Richard Auguste Morse Richard Auguste Morse (born 1957) is a Puerto-Rican-born Haitian-American musician and hotel manager currently residing in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Morse manages the Hotel Oloffson, and is the founder of a ''mizik rasin'' band, RAM, named after his ...

– founder of a

mizik rasin Rasin, also known as Haitian roots music, is a musical style that began in Haiti in the 1970s when musicians began combining elements of traditional Haitian Vodou ceremonial and folkloric music with various musical styles. The late 20th century ...

band,

RAM Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to: Animals * A male sheep * Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish People * Ram (given name) * Ram (surname) * Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director * RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch * Ra ...

, named after his initials, and famous in Haiti for their political songs *

Beethova Obas Beethova Obas (born 1964) is a Haitian musician. Background Beethova's father, Charles Obas, was a painter. A music lover, he named Beethova after Beethoven. Beethova was only 4 years old when Charles Obas disappeared after participating in a p ...

– guitarist *

Carlos Alfredo Peyrellade Carlos Alfredo Peyrellade Zaldivar (1840-1908) was a Cuban classical pianist and music educator. He is best known as founder of the Carlos Alfredo Peyrellade Conservatory of music in Havana, Cuba. Early years Peyrellade was born in Puerto Prínc ...

(1840–1908) – Haitian classical pianist and music educator * J. Perry – singer and songwriter; song ''Dekole'' inspired the theme of the 2012 Carnival and was awarded a ''Gold Disk Plaque'' *

Qwote Qwote is a Haitian American singer, rapper, and songwriter. Career Qwote was born in Haiti and was raised by his grandmother in the United States. He started to write music at age 12. Residing at various times in Long Island, New York City, he ...

– singer *

Fabrice Rouzier Fabrice Rouzier is a Haitian pianist, producer, and entrepreneur who has been in the Haitian music industry for more than 20 years. Early years Fabrice Rouzier was born in Hôpital du Canapé-Vert in Port-au-Prince. He has lived in Bois Moquett ...

– pianist, producer, and entrepreneur *

Sha Money XL Sha or SHA may refer to: Places * Sha County, Fujian, China * Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport, (IATA code) * Sia, Cyprus, also spelled ''Sha'' * Sagamihara Housing Area, an army installation in Japan * Vehicle registration plates in th ...

– rapper''Tony Yayo, DJ Whoo Kid, More Haitian Artists Discuss Earthquake''
from ''

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

'' 15 January 2010 *

Sweet Micky Michel Joseph Martelly (; born 12 February 1961) is a Haitian musician and politician who was the President of Haiti from May 2011 until February 2016. He was sanctioned by the Canadian Government for his involvement in human rights violations ...

– singer, politician *

Webert Sicot Webert Sicot (1930 – February 1985) was a Haitian saxophone player, composer and band leader. He is recognized as one of the creators of '' compas'' also known as ''compas direct'', a style of Haitian music born in the 1950s that he named ...

– saxophone player, composer and band leader, and one of the creators of compas direct. He renamed the music ''

cadence rampa Cadence rampa ( ht, kadans ranpa, ), or simply kadans, is a dance music and modern méringue popularized in the Caribbean by the virtuoso Haitian sax player Webert Sicot in the early 1960s. Cadence rampa was one of the sources of cadence-lypso. G ...

'' after he left Nemours' band in 1962. * Ti Ro Ro – drummer; known as 'King of the drum' in Haiti *

André Toussaint André Toussaint was a Haitian singer and guitarist who emigrated to Nassau, Bahamas in 1953 and performed there until his death in 1981. He sang and recorded in several languages and in a variety of styles, most notably Calypso music, calypso. ...

– singer and guitarist * Won-G Bruny – rapper and entrepreneur * Édouard Woolley – tenor, actor, composer, and music educator

Naturalists and agronomists

John James Audubon John James Audubon (born Jean-Jacques Rabin; April 26, 1785 – January 27, 1851) was an American self-trained artist, naturalist, and ornithologist. His combined interests in art and ornithology turned into a plan to make a complete pictoria ...

– French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter (born in

, the modern-day

) *

– agronomist, awarded the

Goldman Environmental Prize The Goldman Environmental Prize is a prize awarded annually to grassroots environmental activists, one from each of the world's six geographic regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, Islands and Island Nations, North America, and South and Central America. ...

in 2005 * Marilise Neptune Rouzier – biologist and ethnobotanist *

Jean Wiener Jean Wiener (or Wiéner) (19 March 1896, 14th arrondissement of Paris – 8 June 1982, Paris) was a French pianist and composer. Life Wiener was trained at the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied alongside Darius Milhaud, and worked with ...

– marine biologist, awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize in 2015

Political figures

André Apaid André Apaid, Jr. is a businessman in Haiti known for leading the Group of 184, a coalition which forced Jean-Bertrand Aristide from power in 2004 through a coup d'état in collaboration with the United States. According to Guy Philippe Guy Phi ...

– politician and activist leader of

Group 184 The Group of 184 was a group of Haitian individuals and organizations in a variety of sectors, ranging from business and the economy to media and education, that was united in opposition to Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his Fanmi Lavalas party. The nam ...

, which helped oust President Jean-Bertrand Aristide *

– President of Haiti *

Prosper Avril Matthieu Prosper Avril (born December 12, 1937) is a Haitian political figure who was President of Haiti from 1988 to 1990. A trusted member of François Duvalier's Presidential Guard and adviser to Jean-Claude Duvalier, Lt. Gen. Avril led the Se ...

– President of Haiti (1988–1990) *

Jean-Claude Bajeux Jean-Claude Bajeux (17 September 1931 – 5 August 2011) was a Haitian political activist and professor of Caribbean literature. For many years he was director of the Ecumenical Center for Human Rights based in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prin ...

– political activist and professor of Caribbean literature *

Marc Bazin Marc Louis Bazin (March 6, 1932 – June 16, 2010) was a World Bank official, former United Nations functionary and Haitian Minister of Finance and Economy under the dictatorship of Jean-Claude Duvalier. He was prime minister of Haiti appointed o ...

–

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

diplomat and

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

official *

Jean-Pierre Boyer Jean-Pierre Boyer (15 February 1776 – 9 July 1850) was one of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, and President of Haiti from 1818 to 1843. He reunited the north and south of the country into the Republic of Haiti in 1820 and also annex ...

– soldier and President of Haiti *

François Capois François Capois (or François Cappoix; 1766 – October 8, 1806, nicknamed Capois-La-Mort, also Cappoix-la-Mort, meaning "Capois-Death") was a Haitian officer in the Haitian Revolution (1791–1794) for independence from France. He was bor ...

– hero of the war of independence * Ulrick Chérubin – Canadian politician *

Bonivert Claude Bonivert Claude (born February 2, 1945, in Torbeck, Les Cayes, Haiti) is a former governor of the Banque de la République d'Haïti and a presidential candidate in the 2000 and 2006 Haitian elections. Biography Education In July 1966, Claude r ...

– former governor of the Banque de la République d'Haïti * Jean Rénald Clérismé – politician, diplomat, and ambassador *

Marie-Louise Coidavid Queen Marie Louise Coidavid (1778 – 11 March 1851), was the Queen consort, Queen of the Kingdom of Haiti 1811–20 as the spouse of Henri Christophe. Early life Marie-Louise was born into a free black family; her father was the owner of Hotel ...

– Queen of Haiti (1811–1820) as the spouse of Henri I * Philippe Derose – first Haitian elected to public office in the U.S. *

Emmanuel Dubourg Emmanuel Dubourg (born December 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician, chartered accountant and teacher from Quebec. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Viau from 2007 until 2013. On November 25, 2013 he was elected ...

– Canadian politician *

Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Thomas-Alexandre Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (; known as Alexandre Dumas; 25 March 1762 – 26 February 1806) was a Creole general, from The French colony of Saint-Domingue, in Revolutionary France. Along with his French contemporary Jo ...

– general in Revolutionary France, the highest-ranking person of color in a continental European army *

François Duvalier François Duvalier (; 14 April 190721 April 1971), also known as Papa Doc, was a Haitian politician of French Martiniquan descent who served as the President of Haiti from 1957 to 1971. He was elected president in the 1957 general election on ...

– former President for Life *

Jean-Claude Duvalier Jean-Claude Duvalier (; 3 July 19514 October 2014), nicknamed "Baby Doc" ( ht, Bebe Dòk), was a Haitian politician who was the President of Haiti from 1971 until he was overthrown by a popular uprising in February 1986. He succeeded his father F ...

– President of Haiti *

Simone Duvalier Simone Duvalier (; '' née'' Ovide; 19 March 1913 – 26 December 1997), also known as Mama Doc, was the wife of Haitian leader François "Papa Doc" Duvalier and the First Lady of Haiti. Early life She was born Simone Ovide in about 1913 ...

– First Lady of the 'Baby Doc' regime *

Mathieu Eugene Mathieu Eugene is a Haitian-American politician. A Democrat, he was a New York City Councilmember for the 40th district, and was the first Haitian-born city councilmember. His district included portions of Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatb ...

– U.S. New York City councilman *

Jonathas Granville Pierre Joseph Marie Granville, known as Jonathas Granville (1785–1839) was a Haitian educator, legal expert, soldier and a diplomat. He was born a free mulatto in Saint-Domingue. He was a musician and poet, skilled swordsman, an experienced dip ...

– soldier, diplomat, civil servant, musician and poet. He promoted the emigration of free Blacks from the U.S. to Haiti. *

Joseph Balthazar Inginac Joseph Balthazar Inginac (also known as Balthazar Inginac) (1775 in Leogane - 1847) in Leogane - was a Haitian diplomat and member of the presidential inner circle. He served as the secretary-general for the two longest-serving presidents, A ...

– General of the Pétion-Boyer administration. *

Michaëlle Jean Michaëlle Jean (; born September 6, 1957) is a Canadian stateswoman and former journalist who served from 2005 to 2010 as governor general of Canada, the 27th since Canadian Confederation. She is the first Haitian Canadian and black person ...

– former

Governor General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

– diplomat, political activist, journalist, Haitian ambassador to the United States (2005–2010) *

Gérard Latortue Gérard Latortue (born 19 June 1934 in Gonaïves) is a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 12 March 2004 to 9 June 2006. He was an official in the United Nations for many years, and briefly served as for ...

– Prime Minister and official in the United Nations * Jacques Nicolas Léger – politician, diplomat *

Toussaint Louverture François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture (; also known as Toussaint L'Ouverture or Toussaint Bréda; 20 May 1743 – 7 April 1803) was a Haitian general and the most prominent leader of the Haitian Revolution. During his life, Louverture ...

– father of Haiti, leader of Haitian slave rebellion, military general in the Haitian Revolution *

Michel Martelly Michel Joseph Martelly (; born 12 February 1961) is a Haitian musician and politician who was the President of Haiti from May 2011 until February 2016. He was sanctioned by the Canadian Government for his involvement in human rights violations ...

– musician (a.k.a. Sweet Micky) and President of Haiti * Alice Téligny Mathon – feminine activist *

Jovenel Moïse Jovenel Moïse (; ; 26 June 1968 – 7 July 2021) was a Haitian entrepreneur and politician, who served as the 43rd President of Haiti from 2017 until his assassination in 2021. He was sworn in as president in February 2017 after winning the ...

– President (2017–2021) *

Vincent Ogé Vincent Ogé ( – 6 February 1791) was a Dominican Creole revolutionary, merchant, military officer and goldsmith best known for his role in leading a failed uprising against French colonial rule in the colony of Saint-Domingue in 1790. A mixed ...

– revolutionary * Gerald Oriol Jr. – Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities *

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (born 13 August 1943) is a Haitian politician who served as the provisional President of Haiti for 11 months in 1990 and 1991. She was the first woman in Haitian history to hold that office and the first female president of ...

– provisional President of Haiti 1990–1991, the first woman to hold that office *

José Francisco Peña Gómez José Francisco Peña Gómez (6 March 1937 – 10 May 1998) was a politician from the Dominican Republic. He was the leader of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD), a three-time candidate for president of the Dominican Republic and former May ...

– Dominican politician and activist''Hijos de Inmigrantes en República Dominicana''
from ''ariskelvyn.com'' *

– nationalist leader and revolutionary *

– nationalist, revolutionary and first President of Haiti * Solange Pierre – human rights advocate in the Dominican Republic who worked to end

antihaitianismo ''Antihaitianismo'' (; french: Antihaitienisme), also called anti-Haitianism in some English sources, is prejudice or social discrimination against Haitians in the Dominican Republic. Antihaitianismo includes prejudice against, hatred of, or ...

Michèle Pierre-Louis Michèle Duvivier Pierre-Louis (born 5 October 1947)"Ha ...

– second female Prime Minister of Haiti (2008–2009) *

René Préval René Garcia Préval (; 17 January 1943 – 3 March 2017) was a Haitian politician and agronomist who served twice as President of Haiti; once from early 1996 to early 2001, and again from mid 2006 to mid 2011. He was also Prime Minister from ...

– President (2006–2011) *

Julien Raimond Julien Raimond (1744 – 1801) was a Saint Dominican indigo planter in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, now the Republic of Haiti, who became a leader in its revolution and the formation of Haiti. Early activism He was born a free man of c ...

– agriculturalist and revolutionary *

André Rigaud Benoit Joseph André Rigaud (17 January 1761 – 18 September 1811) was the leading mulatto military leader during the Haitian Revolution. Among his protégés were Alexandre Pétion and Jean-Pierre Boyer, both future presidents of Haïti. Ea ...

– military leader during the Haitian Revolution *

François C. Antoine Simon François C. Antoine Simon (a.k.a. Antoine Simon) (October 10, 1843 – March 10, 1923) was President of Haiti from 6 December 1908 to 3 August 1911.John Carlos Rowe, ''Literary culture and U.S. imperialism: from the Revolution to World War II'' ...

– President (1908–1911) *

Sténio Vincent Sténio Joseph Vincent (February 22, 1874 – September 3, 1959) was President of Haiti from November 18, 1930 to May 15, 1941. Biography Sténio Vincent was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. His parents were Benjamin Vincent and Iramène Brea, w ...

– President of Haiti (1930–1941) *

Claudette Werleigh Claudette Werleigh (born 26 September 1946) is a Haitian politician who served as the prime minister of Haiti from 1995 to 1996. She was Haiti's first female Prime Minister. In 1999 Werleigh became Director at the Life & Peace Institute in Upp ...

– first Haitian woman to become Prime Minister

Religion

* Antoine Adrien – Roman Catholic priest and liberation theology advocate *

Eliezer Cadet Lecba Elizier Cadet (born c. May 1897) was a Haitian Vodou priest who, in 1919 attended the Paris Peace Conference and First Pan African Congress on behalf of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Family, education, and early lif ...

– Vodou priest involved in the

UNIA ''Unia'' ( en, Dreams), released on 25 May 2007, is the fifth full-length studio album by the power metal band Sonata Arctica, following the album ''Reckoning Night''. The first single from the album was " Paid in Full", released on 27 April 2007 ...

in the United States *

– Roman Catholic bishop * François Gayot – Roman Catholic archbishop *

Gérard Jean-Juste Gérard Jean-Juste (February 7, 1946 – May 27, 2009) was a Roman Catholic priest and rector of Saint Claire's church for the poor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was also a liberation theologian and a supporter of the Fanmi Lavalas political party ...

– Roman Catholic priest and rector of Saint Claire's church for the poor in Port-au-Prince *

Mary Elizabeth Lange Mary Elizabeth Lange, OSP (born Elizabeth Clarisse Lange; c. 1789 – February 3, 1882) was a Black Catholic religious sister who founded the Oblate Sisters of Providence, the first African-American religious congregation. She was also, via the ...

– founder of a Roman Catholic religious community for women *

Chibly Langlois Chibly Langlois (; born 29 November 1958) is a Haitian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is bishop of Les Cayes since 15 August 2011, and president of Haiti’s Bishops’ Conference. Pope Francis, on 22 February 2014, elevated Langlo ...

– Haiti's first Roman Catholic cardinal * Mama Lola – Vodou priestess *

Olin Pierre Louis Olin Pierre Louis is a Haitian Roman Catholic priest in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Louis was named the parish priest of la iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Providencia in San Juan by Roberto González Nieves, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in Pue ...

– Roman Catholic priest in San Juan, Puerto Rico *

Joseph Serge Miot Joseph Serge Miot (23 November 1946 – 12 January 2010) was a Haitian archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the ninth Archbishop of Port-au-Prince, serving from 2008 until his death as a result of the 12 January 2010 earthquake. ...

– Roman Catholic archbishop *

Pierre-Antoine Paulo Pierre-Antoine Paulo, OMI (23 March 1944 – 4 February 2021) was a Haitian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Port-de-Paix from 2008 to 2020. Biography Pierre-Antoine Paulo was born in Camp Perrin, and traveled to th ...

– Roman Catholic bishop * Guy Sansaricq – first Haitian-born Roman Catholic bishop in the United States *

Pierre Toussaint Pierre Toussaint (27 June 1766 – June 30, 1853) was a Haitian-American hairdresser, philanthropist, and onetime slave brought to New York City by his owners in 1787. A candidate for sainthood, he was declared Venerable by Pope John Paul II in ...

– philanthropist and candidate for sainthood in the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

* Juliette Toussaint – wife of Pierre Toussaint; philanthropist

Science

* Max Beauvoir – chemist * Hermanie Pierre – Haitian-American civil engineer and Miss Haiti International winner

Sports

American football players

* Jocelyn Borgella – former defensive back *

Gosder Cherilus Gosder Cherilus (; born June 28, 1984) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Boston College, and was drafted by the Detroit Lions 17th overall in the 2008 NFL Dra ...

– offensive tackle''Garcon, other NFL players worry about family in quake-stricken Haiti''
from ''www.nfl.com'' *

Gilles Colon Gilles Colon (born July 25, 1981 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti) is a former Canadian Football League wide receiver who played for three seasons for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions. He won the 94th Grey Cup in 2006 as a member of the Lions. He ...

– wide receiver *

Pierre Desir Pierre Desir ( ; born September 8, 1990) is a Haitian 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 ...

– cornerback *

Vladimir Ducasse Vladimir Ducasse (; born October 15, 1987) is a Haitian-born former American football offensive guard. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He played college football at Massachusetts. High school c ...

– offensive lineman *

Farell Duclair Farell Duclair (born May 10, 1972) is a former Canadian football fullback who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He was drafted by the Stampeders with the eighth overa ...

– fullback in the

Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

* Jean Fanor – safety *

Junior Galette Junior Jovais Galette (born March 27, 1988) is a Haitian born former American football outside linebacker. He played college football at Temple and Stillman. Galette was signed as an undrafted free agent with the New Orleans Saints. Galette ...

– linebacker *

Max Jean-Gilles Max Jean-Gilles (born November 19, 1983) is a former American football guard. He played college football for the University of Georgia, and received All-American honors. He was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the fourth round of the 2 ...

– guard * Ricot Joseph – safety * Nico Marley – linebacker *

Dadi Nicolas Dadi L'homme Nicolas (born September 29, 1992) is a Haitian former professional football defensive end. He attended Atlantic High School in Delray Beach, Florida. He played college football at Virginia Tech, and was selected by the Kansas City C ...

– outside linebacker * Kevin Pamphile – left tackle * Paul Raymond – wide receiver *

Jonal Saint-Dic Jonal Saint-Dic ( ; born March 2, 1985) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Michigan State. Personal life Saint-Dic is the son of Jonas and Ma ...

– defensive end''NFL pledges $2.5M to aid Haiti earthquake relief efforts''
from ''www.nfl.com''

Basketball

* Djery Baptiste – college basketball player * Kervin Bristol – professional basketball player currently playing for the

KK Włocławek Klub Koszykówki Włocławek (in English: Basketball Club Włocławek), or known for sponsorship reasons as Anwil Włocławek, is a Polish professional basketball club, based in Włocławek, Poland. The team plays in the Polish Basketball League ...

of the

Polish Basketball League Polska Liga Koszykówki (PLK) (English language, English: Polish Basketball League) is a professional men's club basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Poland. It constitutes the first and highest-tier level of the Polish basketball leag ...

. *

Samuel Dalembert Samuel Davis Dalembert (born May 10, 1981) is a Haitian-Canadian former professional basketball player who played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Seton Hall University. During his active NB ...

– former professional basketball player in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

* Schnider Hérard – college basketball player *

Osvaldo Jeanty Osvaldo Jeanty (born August 1, 1983) is a Canadian basketball coach and former professional basketball player. He is one of the all-time greats of the Carleton University Ravens men's basketball team and a member of the Ravens' Hall of Fame. Jea ...

– professional basketball player * Rudolphe Joly – professional basketball player * Antoine Joseph – professional basketball player in the American Basketball League *

Robert Joseph Robert G. Joseph (born 1949) is a senior scholar at the National Institute for Public Policy and professor at Missouri State University. He was the United States Special Envoy for Nuclear Nonproliferation, with ambassadorial rank.Amb. Robert Jos ...

– former professional basketball player who played in the

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

for twelve seasons. *

Yvon Joseph Yvon Joseph (born October 31, 1957) is a retired Haitian basketball player. He played collegiately at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball, Georgia Tech and appeared in one game in the National Basketball Association. Joseph was the fir ...

– professional basketball player, the first Haitian to play

NCAA The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

college basketball in the United States *

Skal Labissière Skal Labissière (; born March 18, 1996) is a Haitian professional basketball player for the Capitanes de Ciudad de México of the NBA G League. He graduated from Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee, before playing one season of coll ...

– professional basketball player for the

Sacramento Kings The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the oldest ...

in the

Cady Lalanne Cady Lalanne (born April 22, 1992) is a Haitian professional basketball player who plays for Kuwait SC. He played college basketball for the UMass Minutemen. Early life Lalanne, son of Bertha Lalanne, was born in Port-au-Prince, the capital city ...

– professional basketball player * Gino Lanisse – Haitian-Swiss professional basketball player, who played in the Swiss pro league *

Marc-Eddy Norelia Marc-Eddy Norelia (born February 5, 1993) is a Haitian professional basketball player for CB San Pablo Burgos of the LEB Oro. He played college basketball for Florida Gulf Coast University of the ASUN Conference. He stands 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) a ...

– college basketball player *

Olden Polynice Olden Polynice (born November 21, 1964) is a Haitian former professional basketball player. He played center for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit Pistons, Sacramento Kings, and Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association ...

– professional basketball player * Pierre Valmera – retired professional basketball player, who played in the Swiss pro league

Boxing

Joachim Alcine Joachim Alcine (born March 26, 1976) is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal, Quebec, where he now resides. He is a former WBA light middleweight champion. Professional career Alcine defeated Jose Hilton Dos Santos on ...

– professional boxer *

Azea Augustama Azea Augustama (born August 2, 1983) is a Haitian boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games at light-heavyweight through a bronze medal finish at the second Americas qualifier. In 2008 he also won the National Golden Gloves. Professional care ...

– professional boxer; who qualified for the

2008 Olympic Games The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

at light-heavy through a bronze medal finish at the second Americas qualifier; he also won the Golden Gloves in 2008 *

Andre Berto Andre Michael Berto (born September 7, 1983) is a professional boxer who holds dual American and Haitian citizenship. He is a two-time former welterweight world champion, having held the WBC and IBF titles between 2008 and 2011, as well as the ...

– professional boxer *

Edner Cherry Edner Cherry (born July 21, 1982) is a Bahamian professional boxer and two-time world title challenger. Early years Cherry was born to a Bahamian father and a Haitian mother. He emigrated from The Bahamas to the United States, and resides in Wa ...

– Haitian-Bahamian professional boxer *

Richardson Hitchins Richardson Hitchins (born September 26, 1997) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he lost to Gary Antuanne Russell. Hitchins was born in Brooklyn to Haiti ...

– Olympic boxer * Schiller Hyppolite – professional boxer *

Dierry Jean Dierry Jean (born 20 April 1982 in Haiti) is a Haitian-born Canadian professional boxer fighting out of Montreal. He currently holds a professional record of 31-2-1. Professional career Jean turned professional in 2006. He is currently manag ...

– professional boxer *

Jean Pascal Jean-Thenistor Pascal (born 28 October 1982) is a Haitian-born Canadian professional boxer. He held the WBA (Regular) light-heavyweight title from 2019 to 2021, and previously the WBC, IBO, '' Ring'' magazine and lineal light-heavyweight tit ...

– professional boxer * Melissa St. Vil – women's lightweight American boxer *

Adonis Stevenson Stevenson Adonis (born 22 September 1977), best known as Adonis Stevenson, is a Haitian Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2018. He won the WBC, ''Ring'' magazine and lineal light-heavyweight titles in 2013 by defeatin ...

– professional boxer, current WBC light heavyweight champion *

Bermane Stiverne Bermane Stiverne (born November 1, 1978) is a Haitian-Canadian professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title from 2014 to 2015. He also challenged twice for world titles in 2017 and 2021. Amateur career Stiverne started boxing at the ...

– professional boxer, current WBC heavyweight champion, also the first boxer of Haitian descent to win a heavyweight title

Football

Ricardo Adé Ricardo Adé Kat (born 21 May 1990) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ecuadorian club LDU Quito and the Haiti national team. Career Adé intended to play in Thailand but he was victim of a fraud when the agent ab ...

– professional football player *

Jean Sony Alcénat Jean Sony Alcénat (born 23 January 1986), nicknamed Tiga, is a Haitian former professional association football, footballer who played as a right-back. Club career Aigle Noir and Leixões Alcénat was born in Port-au-Prince. In his country, he ...

– professional football player * Jean Alexandre – professional football player *

Djimy Alexis Djimy Bend Alexis (born 8 October 1997) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Hapoel Petah Tikva and the Haiti national team. Career Club On 31 August 2019, Alexis signed for Lori FC on a two-year contract. On 25 Jun ...

– professional football player * Fritz André – professional football player * Wedson Anselme – professional football player * Eddy Antoine – professional football player who participated for Haiti at the 1974 FIFA World Cup * Carlens Arcus – professional football player * Ernst Atis-Clotaire – former professional football player; spent most of his career for AS Monaco FC * Wilberne Augusmat – professional football player * Arsène Auguste – former professional football player * Walson Augustin – professional football player * Jean-Herbert Austin – professional football player * Judelin Aveska – professional football player * Bidrece Azor – professional football player * Claude Barthélemy – professional football player * Pierre Bayonne – professional football player * Kervens Belfort – professional football player * Bicou Bissainthe – professional football player * Kensie Bobo – women's professional football player * Alexandre Boucicaut – professional football player * John Boulos – professional football player * Kimberly Boulos – professional women's football player * Samantha Brand – professional women's football player * Pierre Richard Bruny – professional football player * Éliphène Cadet – professional football player * Davidson Charles – professional football player * Phenol Charles – professional football player * Ricardo Charles – professional football player * Monès Chéry – professional football player * Alex Junior Christian – professional football player * Coupé Cloué – professional football player * Monuma Constant Jr. – professional football player * Ronaldo Damus – professional football player * Johnny Descolines – professional football player * Jean-Claude Désir – professional football player * Jonel Désiré – professional football player * Wisline Dolce – professional women's football player * Rudy Doliscat – Canadian professional football player * Serge Ducosté – professional football player * Ronil Dufrene – American professional football player * Wagneau Eloi – professional football player * Ronald Elusma – professional football player * Lesly Fellinga – professional football player * Gabard Fénélon – professional football player * Pat Fidelia – professional football player * Herby Fortunat – professional football player * Henri Françillon – professional football player * Christiano François – professional football player * Guy François (footballer), Guy François – professional football player * Jacques Francois (soccer), Jacques Francois – professional football player * Jean-Baptiste Fritzson – professional football player * Brunel Fucien – professional football player * Joe Gaetjens – professional football player who scored the only goal in the United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup), United States's upset of England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup * Romain Genevois – professional football player * Peter Germain – professional football player * Yvrase Gervil – professional women's football player * Frantz Gilles – professional football player * Réginal Goreux – Belgian professional football player * Marc Hérold Gracien – professional football player * Wilde-Donald Guerrier – professional football player * Stéphane Guillaume – professional football player * Herve Guilliod – professional football player * Alain Gustave – professional football player * Charles Hérold Jr. – professional football player * Jean-François James – professional football player * Patrick Janvier – professional football player * Bitielo Jean Jacques – professional football player * Jamil Jean-Jacques – professional football player * Ernst Jean-Joseph – professional football player * Jean-Dimmy Jéoboam – professional football player * Jean-Robens Jerome – professional football player * Mechack Jérôme – professional football player * Gérard Joseph – professional football player * Peterson Joseph – professional football player * Jacques LaDouceur – professional football player * Rosario Lauture – professional football player * Fritz Leandré – professional football player * Roody Lormera – professional football player * Jeff Louis – professional football player * Manoucheka Pierre Louis – professional women's football player * Wilfried Louis – professional football player * James Marcelin – professional football player * Kencia Marseille – professional women's football player * Frantz Mathieu – professional football player * Jean-Robert Menelas – professional football player * Pierre Mercier (footballer), Pierre Mercier – professional football player * Rénald Metelus – professional football player * Pascal Millien – professional football player, currently playing for Sheikh Russel KC in the Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangladesh Premier League * Frandy Montrévil – professional football player * Wilner Nazaire – professional football player who participated for Haiti at the 1974 FIFA World Cup * Duckens Nazon – professional football player * Fabrice Noël – professional football player * Windsor Noncent – professional football player * Regillio Nooitmeer – Dutch professional football player * Sony Norde – professional football player * Vladimir Pascal – professional football player * Peguero Jean Philippe – professional football player * Bony Pierre – professional football player * Golman Pierre – former professional football player * Jean-Jacques Pierre – professional football player who currently plays for the French club SM Caen * Marie Yves Dina Jean Pierre – professional women's football player * Ricardo Pierre-Louis – professional football player * Frantzdy Pierrot – professional football player * Wilner Piquant – professional football player * Serge Racine – professional football player * Darline Radamaker – professional women's football player * Guerry Romondt – professional football player * Steeven Saba – professional women's football player * Widner Saint-Cyr – professional football player * Steeve Saint-Duc – professional football player * Leonel Saint-Preux – professional football player * Guy Saint-Vil – professional football player * Roger Saint-Vil – professional football player * Emmanuel Sanon – professional football player * Emmanuel Sarki – professional football player * Vaniel Sirin – professional football player * Richelor Sprangers – professional football player * Frantz St. Lot – professional football player * Antoine Tassy – former professional football player and manager of the Haitian national football team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup * Abel Thermeus – professional football player * Denso Ulysse – professional football player * Kénold Versailles – professional football player * Fabien Vorbe – professional football player * Philippe Vorbe – professional football player * Sébastien Vorbe – professional football player * Lindsay Zullo – professional women's football player

Other sports

* Ronald Agénor – professional tennis player * Ludovic Augustin – Olympic sport shooter, part of the team that won Haiti's first Olympic medal, at the 1924 Summer Olympics * Ange Jean Baptiste – judoka who has participated internationally. She won a silver medal at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games. * Maxime Boisclair – professional Canadian hockey player * Joel Brutus – judoka, won a silver medal at the 2003 Pan American Games * Dayana Cadeau –

an-born Canadian American, Canadian-American professional bodybuilder * Josué Cajuste – Paralympic athlete * Asnage Castelly – Olympic wrestler; founder of the Haitian Wrestling Federation * Silvio Cator – former world record holder in long jump and Olympic silver medal winner at 1928 Summer Olympics * L. H. Clermont – Olympic sport shooter who was part of the team that won Haiti's first ever Olympic medal, a bronze in team free rifle at the 1924 Summer Olympics * Gerald Clervil – Olympic track and field athlete * André Corvington – Olympic fencer; competed in the individual foil event at the 1900 Summer Olympics * Dadi Denis – Olympic sprinter * Linouse Desravine – judoka * Destin Destine – Olympic sport shooter; part of the team that won the first Olympic medal for Haiti * C. Dupre – Olympic sport shooter * Victoria Duval – professional tennis player * Ginou Etienne – Olympic track and field athlete * Neyssa Etienne – professional tennis player * Gina Faustin – Olympic fencer; competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics * Nadine Faustin-Parker – Olympic hurdler and medal winner at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games * Edrick Floréal – Olympic long and triple jumper who competed for

* Naomy Grand'Pierre – Olympic swimmer * Constantin Henriquez – Olympic Rugby player and footballer; co-founder of Haitian football * Yves Jabouin – mixed martial arts fighter * Nephtalie Jean-Louis – Paralympic athlete * Jeffrey Julmis – Olympic sprinter * Dieudonné LaMothe – long-distance runner, the first sportsperson from Haiti to take part in four Olympic Games * Ernst Laraque – judoka from Haiti, won a bronze medal at the 2003 Pan American Games * Parnel Legros – former Olympic judoka * Aniya Louissaint – Olympic Taekwondo athlete * Bertrand Madsen – former professional tennis player * Eloi Metullus – Olympic sport shooter; part of the team that won the first Olympic medal for Haiti * Jean-Louis Michel (fencer), Jean-Louis Michel – fencing master (born in

) * Charles Olemus – Olympic track and field athlete * Barbara Pierre – track and field sprint athlete in the Pan American Games * Astrel Rolland – Olympic sport shooter * Claude Roumain – Olympic sprinter * Deborah Saint-Phard – Olympic shot putter at the 1988 Summer Olympics * Tudor Sanon – taekwondo athlete * Alain Sergile – swimmer who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics * Bruny Surin – 1996 Canadian Olympian, gold-medal-winning sprinter * André Théard – Olympic sprinter; competed for Haiti at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics * Léon Thiércelin – Olympic fencer; competed in the individual foil event at the 1900 Summer Olympics * Ludovic Valborge – Olympic sport shooter, part of the team that won Haiti's first Olympic medal, at the 1924 Summer Olympics * Sheila Viard – Olympic fencer; competed in the individual foil event at the 1984 Summer Olympics * Claude Vilgrain – Canadian professional hockey player

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