List of Haitian Americans
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
This is a list of notable Haitian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.[1]
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Haitian American or must have references showing they are Haitian American and are notable.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Contents
Artists
- Edmonia Lewis, sculptor who gained fame and recognition in the international fine arts world
- Edouard Duval-Carrié, painter and sculptor
- Jackson Georges, painter, whose works have been on exhibit at the World Trade Art Gallery, the United Nations, and Mehu Gallery
- Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist
- John James Audubon, painter
- Patrick H. Reason, engraver
- Sacha Thébaud aka "Tebó", artist, sculptor, architect, furniture designer born in Haiti and known for encaustics in international contemporary fine art; 1934-2004
Business
- Dumarsais Simeus, owner of Simeus Foods
- Harve Pierre, President of Sean "Diddy" Combs' Bad Boy record company
- Hurby Azor, hip-hop music producer
- James Rosemond, former American businessman involved in the rap music industry
- Jean-Claude Brizard, former CEO of Chicago Public Schools
- Mignon Faget, fine jewelry designer
- Mona Scott, CEO of Monami Entertainment
- Monique Péan, fine jewelry designer
- Reggie Fils-Aimé, president of Nintendo America
- Ralph Gilles, Automobile designer (Chrysler 300)
- Suzanne de Passe, television, music and film producer as well as the co-chairman of de Passe Jones Entertainment Group[2]
- Viter Juste, businessman, community leader and activist
Culinary arts
- Vanessa Cantave, co-founder and executive chef of the catering company Yum Yum
Crime
- James Rosemond, Jimmy Henchman former American businessman involved in the rap music industry and convicted drug trafficker
- Kendall Francois, serial killer
Entertainment
Broadcasting
- Carmelau Monestime, community leader and Haitian Creole radio broadcaster[3]
Dancers
- Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, dancer
- Jean-Léon Destiné, dancer and choreographer
Films and TV
- Abner Genece, award-winning actor
- Alex Désert, actor
- Angelique Bates, actress best known for the two seasons she served on the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That
- Eric André, actor, comedian, and television host
- Gabriel Casseus, actor
- Garcelle Beauvais, actress, singer, model
- Gary Dourdan, actor
- Hugues Gentillon, film director, screenwriter, and producer
- Jamie Hector, actor
- Jean-Claude La Marre, television actor, director, and film and writer
- Jerry Lamothe, screenwriter, director, producer, and actor
- Jimmy Jean-Louis, actor
- Josephine Premice, actress
- Kyle Jean-Baptiste, was the youngest actor as well as the first Black American actor to be cast as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway.
- Lela Rochon, actress
- Lorraine Toussaint, actress[4]
- Marlyne Barrett, actress
- Meta Golding, actress
- Mike Estime, actor
- Moxiie, singer
- Nadege August, actress
- Nikki M. James, Tony-Award winning American actress and singer
- Pierre Desir, filmmaker
- Sal Masekela, television host, sports commentator, actor, and singer
- Sandra Prosper, actress
- Sharon Pierre-Louis, actress
- Sidney Poitier, actor and film director[5]
- Susan Fales-Hill, television producer, author, screenwriter[6]
- Suzanne de Passe, television, music and film producer
- Sydney Tamiia Poitier, actress[5]
- Taiwan Brown, actor, host, and former mtvU video jockey
- Trina McGee-Davis, actress
- Vicky Jeudy, actress
- Zoe Saldana, actress
Models
- Alexandra Cheron, model
- Anastagia Pierre, supermodel
- Daphnée Duplaix, actress, model and former Playboy playmate
- Joanne Borgella, fashion model
- Marjorie Vincent, Miss America 1991
- Tyrone Edmond, fashion model
Music
- Alan Cavé, kompa singer
- Andrew Cyrille, Jazz drummer[7]
- Bigga Haitian, reggae musician
- Black Violin, musical duo
- Capone, rapper
- Cécile McLorin Salvant, Grammy Award winning jazz singer
- Daniel Bernard Roumain, composer, musician
- David Jude Jolicoeur, also known as Trugoy the Dove; is rapper from De La Soul
- Dawn Richard, singer
- Devyn Rose, singer
- DJ Whoo Kid, DJ, producer[8]
- Elijah Blake, singer, songwriter and contemporary R&B musician[9]
- Future, rapper
- J. Rosamond Johnson, composer and singer during the Harlem Renaissance
- J-Live, rapper, DJ and producer
- Jacki-O, rapper
- Jason Derulo, singer, songwriter [10]
- Jean Beauvoir, singer
- Jimmy O, rapper
- Jon Theodore, former drummer of The Mars Volta and as the current drummer for Queens of the Stone Age
- Jonathan Paul Cambry, classical pianist, teacher, composer and producer
- Kangol Kid, rapper UTFO
- Lee Holdridge, multi-award winning Haitian-born composer and orchestrator
- Leyla McCalla, cellist with the string band, Carolina Chocolate Drops[11]
- Louis Moreau Gottschalk, composer and pianist
- Max B, rapper
- Maxwell, Grammy Award winning singer
- MC Tee, rapper/cofounder of Mantronix
- Melky Sedeck, contemporary R&B duo
- Michel Mauléart Monton, composer; notable for composing the classic song choucoune (known as yellow bird in the English version)[12][13]
- Pastor Troy, rapper
- Qwote, singer
- Pras, Grammy award winning rapper and founded of The Fugees; actor
- Rich The Kid, rapper
- Richard Auguste Morse, is the founder of a mizik rasin band, RAM, named after his initials
- Sha Money XL, producer[8]
- Sol, rapper
- Steph Lecor, singer[14][15]
- Teri Moïse, singer
- Tony Yayo, rapper[8]
- Travie McCoy, lead singer of the band, Gym Class Heroes
- Usher, singer, dancer, and actor[16]
- Woodson Michel, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor
- Won-G Bruny, rapper and entrepreneur
- Zoey Dollaz, rapper
Sports
Basketball
- Stephen Curry memeber of the Golden State Warriors
- Blake Griffin, member of the Los Angeles Clippers after being drafted 1st in the 2009 NBA draft[17][18]
- Eniel Polynice, member of the Atleticos de San German in the BSN of Puerto Rico
- Jeff Adrien, undrafted NBA free agent[19]
- Kervin Bristol, professional basketball player currently playing for the KK Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League.[20][21]
- Marie Ferdinand-Harris, first Haitian-American WNBA player drafted; former Phoenix Mercury guard
- Mario Elie, former Houston Rockets NBA guard
- Nerlens Noel, member of the Philadelphia Sixers after being drafted 6th in the 2013 NBA draft
- Olden Polynice, former Utah Jazz NBA center
- Quincy Douby, former Sacramento Kings NBA guard and current Zhejiang Golden Bulls CBA player[22]
- Taylor Griffin, drafted by the Phoenix Suns
- Zach Auguste, current Notre Dame basketball player
Boxing
- Andre Berto, professional boxer, 2004 Haitian olympian [23] and a two-time Welterweight champion.
- Fernando Guerrero, boxer
- Melissa St. Vil, women's lightweight boxer
Football
- Alin Edouard, current football quarterback for the Syracuse Orange
- Antonio Cromartie, current corner back for the New York Jets[24]
- Carlos Joseph, former offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers
- Cliff Avril, current defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks[25]
- Corey Lemonier, offensive linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers
- Corey Liuget, defensive end for the San Diego Chargers
- D'Anthony Batiste, current offensive tackle for the Arizona Cardinals[26]
- Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, current safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers
- Davin Joseph, current offensive guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers [26]
- Dominique Easley, Defensive tackle for the New England Patriots
- Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, current corner back for the Denver Broncos[26]
- Elvis Dumervil, current defensive end for the Baltimore Ravens[24]
- Emmanuel Lamur, current linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals[27]
- Fitzgerald Toussaint, running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers[28]
- Frantz Joseph, American Canadian football player[29]
- Giovani Bernard, current running back for Cincinnati Bengals
- Gosder Cherilus, current offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts[25]
- Henry McDonald, played Rochester Jeffersons from 1911 until 1917. He was one of the best known black American pro players during the era prior to the formation of the National Football League in 1920
- Jacques Cesaire, former defensive end for the San Diego Chargers
- Jason Chery, free agent wide receiver
- Jason Pierre-Paul, current defensive end for the New York Giants
- Jayson DiManche, current outside linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals
- Jonal Saint-Dic, former defensive end Kansas City Chiefs (2008)[24]
- Jonathan Vilma, current linebacker for the New Orleans Saints[26]
- Josh Gordon, wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns
- Junior Galette, current Linebacker for the Washington Redskins[30]
- Karl Joseph, current safety for the Oakland Raiders[31][32]
- Kevin Pierre-Louis, linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks[33]
- Leger Douzable, defensive end for the New York Jets
- Lemuel Jeanpierre, guard and center for the Seattle Seahawks
- Louis Delmas, current safety for the Detroit Lions[25]
- Mackensie Alexander, current corner back for the Minnesota Vikings
- Mackenzy Bernadeau, guard for the Dallas Cowboys
- Marc Dile, former guard/tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Max Jean-Gilles, former offensive guard for the Philadelphia Eagles[24]
- Pierre Desir, current cornerback the Cleveland Browns
- Pierre Garçon, current wide receiver for the Washington Redskins[25]
- Pierre Thomas, current running back for the New Orleans Saints[24]
- Rashad Jeanty, former linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals and current defensive lineman for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL [26]
- Ricky Jean-Francois, current defensive tackle for the San Francisco 49ers[25]
- Sammuel Lamur, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and current free agent linebacker[34]
- Stalin Colinet, former defensive end/tackle[35][36]
- Stanley Arnoux, former linebacker for the New Orleans Saints
- Stanley Jean-Baptiste, current cornerback for the New Orleans Saints
- Steve Josue, former linebacker
- Steve Octavien, former linebacker for the Cleveland Browns and current linebacker for the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL[24]
- Terrence Fede, defensive end for the Miami Dolphins
- Vernand Morency, former running back for the Houston Texans (2005–2006) & Green Bay Packers (2006–2007)[24]
- Vladimir Ducasse, current offensive tackle for the New York Jets
- Whitney Mercilus, current linebacker for the Houston Texans
- William Joseph, former defensive tackle for the New York Giants[24]
- Yvenson Bernard, former running back for the St. Louis Rams, and Seattle Seahawks
Martial artists
- James Edson Berto, MMA fighter
- Ovince St. Preux, mixed martial artist; who competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the UFC
- Adler Volmar, judoka
Soccer
- Andrew Jean-Baptiste, soccer player
- Brian Sylvestre, soccer player
- Derrick Etienne, soccer player
- Fafà Picault, soccer player
- Gilbert Bayonne, soccer player
- Jacques LaDouceur, retired soccer player
- Jerrod Laventure, soccer player, forward (striker) for Red Bull New York
- Joenal Castma, retired soccer player; played in the U.S. and Poland
- John Boulos, soccer player and is in the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame
- Jozy Altidore, soccer player for Toronto FC
- Pat Fidelia, retired soccer player
- Ronil Dufrene, retired soccer player
- Sébastien Thurière, soccer player
- Stefan Jerome, soccer player
- Kimberly Boulos, soccer player
- Steward Ceus, soccer player
- Zachary Herivaux, soccer player
Sprinters and runners
- Barbara Pierre, track and field sprint athlete in the Pan American Games.
- Marlena Wesh, sprinter competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics for Haiti
- Moise Joseph, middle-distance runner, who competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
- Steven Lorrius, sprinter
Tennis
- Jennifer Elie, tennis player
- Ronald Agénor, professional tennis player
- Victoria Duval, professional tennis player
Other sports
- Francis Bouillon. professional hockey player
- Dayana Cadeau, Haitian-born Canadian American professional bodybuilder
- Dudley Dorival, Olympic hurdler
- Shad Gaspard, WWE professional wrestler
- Samyr Laine, is an Olympic triple jumper who competed for Haiti at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- Haiti Kid, retired WWF professional wrestler, who had dwarfism.
- Nadine Faustin-Parker, hurdler who competed for the United States up to and including the 1999 indoor season
- Rodney St. Cloud, professional bodybuilder
- Touki Toussaint, American professional baseball pitcher, member of the Arizona Diamondbacks
Others
- Jean-Robert Bellande, professional poker player, reality TV contestant, and a nightclub owner and promoter[37][38]
- Jeff Gardere, talk show host, psychiatrist and author
- Stanley Barbot, radio personality based in New York City
Fashion designers
- Fabrice Simon, award-winning artist and fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded dresses
Historical personalities
- Charles Terres Weymann, racing pilot, who flew for Nieuport during World War I as a test pilot and was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour.
- Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, founder of the City of Chicago
- Jean-Jacob Jeudy, activist, politician and currently a Soldier in the United States Army
- Viter Juste, coined the name, Little Haiti for the neighborhood in Miami, Florida which is a center of the Haitian American community in Florida and is considered the father of the community in Miami
- W. E. B. Du Bois, civil rights activist
Lawyers
- Combat Jack, hip hop music attorney and executive
- Edwin Warren Moïse, lawyer, physician and Confederate States of America[39]
- Karl Racine, the first elected Attorney General of the District of Columbia.
- Mildred Trouillot, lawyer who married Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Literature
- Alvin Francis Poussaint, author
- Anne-Christine d'Adesky, journalist and activist
- Dean Baquet, Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and the executive editor of The New York Times[40][41]
- Dimitry Elias Léger, novelist and essayist
- Donna Denizé, poet and an award-winning teacher
- Edwidge Danticat, author
- Elsie Augustave, author
- Gina Athena Ulysse, poet[42]
- James Weldon Johnson, author, and civil rights activist
- Joel Dreyfuss, journalist, editor, and writer
- Josaphat-Robert Large, writer
- Luisah Teish, author[43]
- Lylah M. Alphonse, news editor
- Marilene Phipps, poet, painter, and short story writer
- Nathalie Handal, award-winning poet, writer, and playwright
- Peniel E. Joseph, historian
- Roland Martin, journalist and syndicated columnist
- Roxane Gay, writer
- Sacha Jenkins, journalist
- Victor Séjour, writer
Medicine
- David Malebranche, physician working in the field of HIV/AIDS
- Gerard A. Alphonse, electrical engineer, physicist and research scientist, and was the 2005 president of the United States division of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
- Jean Charles Faget, physician
- John James Audubon, naturalist
- Henri Ford, pediatric surgeon
- Linda Marc, public health researcher
Political figures
- Alonzo J. Ransier, 54th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina[44][45]
- André Birotte Jr., United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California[46]
- Andre Pierre, former Democratic mayor of North Miami, Florida
- Auguste Davezac, diplomat who served twice as United States Ambassador to the Netherlands
- Daphne Campbell, Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives
- Eugene Bullard, first black American military pilot
- Harry LaRosiliere, 38th mayor of Plano, Texas
- Jean Jeudy, New Hampshire State Representative
- Jean Monestime, first Haitian American to serve on the Miami-Dade County Commission[47]
- Jacques Jiha, New York City Commissioner of Finance
- Josaphat Celestin, former Mayor of North Miami, Florida, and first Haitian American elected mayor of a sizable U.S. city
- Joseph Rainey, Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives
- Jules DeMun, aristocrat
- Karl Racine, first elected Attorney General of the District of Columbia
- Kimberly Jean-Pierre, Member of the New York Assembly from the 11th District
- Kwame Raoul, Illinois State Senator
- Linda Dorcena Forry, Massachusetts State Senator
- M. Rony Francois, public health director of Georgia
- Mack Bernard, Florida House of Representative
- Marie St. Fleur, Former Massachusetts State Representative
- Mathieu Eugene, New York City councilman
- Mia Love, first black Republican woman in Congress; U.S. House of Representative for Utah's 4th district and former mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah
- Michaelle C. Solages, represents the 22nd district in the New York State Assembly
- Patrick Gaspard, Director of the White House Office of Political Affairs (2009–2012), United States Ambassador to South Africa (2013–Present)
- Philippe Derose, North Miami Beach councilman
- Pierre-Richard Prosper, ambassador, lawyer, prosecutor and government official
- Raymond Lohier, became the first Haitian-American to be confirmed (unanimously) by the United States Senate as a Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit in New York
- René Edward De Russy, Brevet Brigadier General in the United States Army
- Richard Howell Gleaves, 55th Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina
- Rodneyse Bichotte, First Haitian elected in New York City, representing 42nd District of the New York State Assembly
- Ronald Brise, Florida House of Representative
- Rudy Moise, retired Colonel of the United States Air Force, and politician[48][49]
- Yolly Roberson, Florida State Representative
Religion
- John J. Chanche, was the first Roman Catholic Bishop of Natchez from 1841 to 1852
- Mama Lola, Vodou priestess
- Pierre Toussaint, Beatified candidate for sainthood in the Roman Catholic Church
Other personalities
- Abner Louima, police abuse victim
- Gregory Lorjuste, Associate Director of Scheduling to President Barack Obama
- Patrick Dorismond, police abuse victim; brother of reggae artist Bigga Haitian
See also
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Tony Yayo, DJ Whoo Kid, More Haitian Artists Discuss Earthquake from MTV 15 January 2010
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Jason Derulo on haitianhollywood.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.kreolmagazine.com/arts-culture/spotlight/usher-an-american-superstar-with-haitian-roots/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ The B in NBA
- ↑ http://www.premierboxingchampions.com/andre-berto
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 NFL pledges $2.5M to aid Haiti earthquake relief efforts from NFL.COM
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 Garcon, other NFL players worry about family in quake-stricken Haiti from NFL.COM
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 American Football - Football player of Haitian Descent playing in NFL this week from www.haitiweb.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Junior Galette from Foxsports.com
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Luisah Teish, Adapted from "Grandmothers Council the World" by Carol Schaefer, Trumpter Books, 2006
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ History, Art & Archives: UnitedStates House of Representatives: Ransier, Alonzo Jacob
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
