List of Haitian Americans

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This is a list of notable Haitian Americans:

Lists of Americans

by U.S. state

by ethnicity:

African | Albanian | Arab

Argentine | Armenian | Austrian

Bahamian | Bangladeshi | Belgian

Brazilian | Bulgarian | Cajun

Cambodian | Chinese | Croatian

Cuban | Czech | Danish

Dutch | English

Estonian | Filipino

Finnish | French | German

Greek | Haitian | Hispanic

Hmong | Hungarian | Indian

Indonesian | Iranian

Irish | Israeli | Italian

Jamaican | Japanese | Jewish

Korean | Laotian | Louisiana Creole

Mexican | Native American | Hawaiian

Nicaraguan | Nigerian

Norwegian | Polish

Portuguese | Romanian | Russian

Rusyn | Salvadoran | Scots-Irish

Scottish | Serbian

Slovak | Slovenian

Spanish | Swedish | Swiss

Taiwanese | Turkish | Ukrainian

Vietnamese | Welsh

Contents 1 List 1.1 Notable figures 1.2 Business 1.3 Entertainment 1.4 Sports 1.5 Political figures 1.6 Authors 1.7 Other personalities 2 References

[edit] List

[edit] Notable figures

• W.E.B. Du Bois, American civil rights activist, leader, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, educator, historian, writer, editor, poet, and scholar
• Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable, founder of Chicago, Illinois

[edit] Business

• Dumarsais Simeus, owner of Simeus Foods

[edit] Entertainment

• Meta Golding Actress.
• Josephine Premice, actress
• DJ Whoo Kid, member and official DJ of G-Unit
• Jamie Hector, actor
• Ronald Selmour, actor (Bones, Blade: Trinity), screenwriter
• Alex Désert, actor
• Tony Yayo, rapper, member of G-Unit
• Wyclef Jean, rapper/musician/producer, founded The Fugees
• Meta Golding, actress
• Garcelle Beauvais, model/actress
• Pras, rapper/actor, member of The Fugees
• David Jude Jolicoeur, rapper from De La Soul
• Dawn Angelique Richard, singer, member of Danity Kane
• Quddus, male model/VJ of MTV's Total Request Live
• Jimmy Jean-Louis, actor
• Daphnee Duplaix Samuel, actress/model
• Trina McGee-Davis, actress
• Pastor Troy, rapper
• Muzion, hip hop group
• Christopher "Freedom" Laroche, rapper/singer/producer
• MC Tee, rapper/cofounder of Mantronix
• Haitian Fresh, rapper
• PapaDuck, rapper
• Dr.Zoe, rapper
• Gary Dourdan, actor/singer
• Joanne Borgella, model/singer
• [[curtis 50 centjackson. rapper/actor...
• jean jacob jeudy Journalist,Activist become US soldier

[edit] Sports

• William Joseph, New York Giants defensive tackle
• Jonathan Vilma, New York Jets linebacker
• Mario Elie, Former Houston Rockets guard
• Olden Polynice, Former Utah Jazz NBA player
• Quincy Douby, NBA basketball player
• Andre Berto, Haitian American boxer
• Max Jean-Gilles, Philadelphia Eagles offensive guard
• Jerrod Laventure, soccer player, forward (striker) for Red Bull New York
• Josmer Altidore, soccer player, New York Red Bulls
• Samuel Dalembert,NBA player

[edit] Political figures

• Josaphat Celestin, mayor of North Miami, Florida from 2001-05
• Charles Henri Baker, politician/industrialist, 2006 Haiti election presidential candidate
• Lesly Conde, Chicago consul
• Marie St. Fleur, Massachusetts State Representative
• Mathieu Eugene, New York City councilman
• Jacques Despinosse, North Miami councilman
• Philippe J. Brutus, Florida State Representative
• Linda Dorcena Forry, Massachusetts State Representative
• Pierre-Richard Prosper, second Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues selected by President Bush in 2001
• Kwame Raoul, Illinois State Senator
• Jean L. Jeudy, New Hampshire State Representative
• Jean Jacob Jeudy Journalist, Activist, US Soldier
• Marie Erlande Steril, North Miami councilwoman
• Philippe Derose, North Miami Beach councilman
• Frantz Pierre, North Miami Beach councilman
• John Patrick Julien, North Miami Beach councilman
• Mariette St Vil, Village of El Portal mayor, Florida
• Yolly Roberson, Florida State Representative
• Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Evanston, Illinois councilman

[edit] Authors

• Edwidge Danticat, renowned author.
• Susan Fales-Hill, author, television writer and producer

[edit] Other personalities

• Lylah M. Alphonse, news editor
• Abner Louima
• Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist
• Carol M. Berotte Joseph, president of Massachusetts Bay Community College

[edit] References

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