List of Haitian Americans

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 have references showing they are Haitian American and are notable.

Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity or nationality
  • Romani
  • Romanian
    • Moldovan
  • Russian
  • Rusyn
  • Welsh
  • Category

Academia
  • Claudine Gay, Harvard University's first Black person and second woman to lead the university.
  • Michel DeGraff, tenured professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a founding member of the Haitian Creole Academy
  • Charles L. Reason, the first Black college professor in the United States; mathematician and linguist

Artists
  • John James Audubon, painter
  • Jean-Michel Basquiat, artist
  • Edouard Duval-Carrié, painter and sculptor
  • Vladimir Cybil Charlier, visual artist
  • Paul Gardère, visual artist
  • Jackson Georges, painter, whose works have been on exhibit at the World Trade Art Gallery, the United Nations, and Mehu Gallery
  • Edmonia Lewis, sculptor who gained fame and recognition in the international fine arts world
  • Naudline Pierre (born 1989), painter of Haitian descent, lives in Brooklyn, New York[2]
  • Patrick H. Reason, engraver
  • Sacha Thébaud (1934–2004), a.k.a. "Tebó", artist, sculptor, architect, furniture designer born in Haiti and known for encaustics in international contemporary fine art
  • Didier William, mixed-media painter
  • Ligel Lambert, mixed-media painter and educator

Business

Culinary arts
  • Vanessa Cantave, co-founder and executive chef of the catering company Yum Yum

Crime
  • Kendall Francois, serial killer
  • James Rosemond, "Jimmy Henchman", former businessman involved in the rap music industry; convicted drug trafficker
  • Haitian Jack, "Jacques Agnant" A Haitian who had an infamous beef with American rapper Tupac Shakur(2Pac)

Entertainment

Broadcasting
  • Vladimir Duthiers, television news broadcaster[6]
  • Carmelau Monestime, community leader and Haitian Creole radio broadcaster[7]
  • Liliane Pierre-Paul, radio journalist famous for having a political dispute with Haitian Kompa artist turned politician Michel Martelly

Dancers
  • Jean-Léon Destiné, dancer and choreographer
  • Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine, dancer

Films and TV
  • Eric André, actor and comedian (father is Haitian)
  • Nadege August, actress
  • Marlyne Barrett, actress
  • Angelique Bates, actress best known for the Nickelodeon sketch-comedy series All That
  • Garcelle Beauvais, actress, singer, model
  • Michelle Buteau, stand-up comedian, actor
  • Gabriel Casseus, actor
  • Suzanne de Passe, television, music and film producer
  • Alex Désert, actor
  • Gary Dourdan, actor
  • Mike Estime, actor
  • Susan Fales-Hill, television producer, author, screenwriter[8]
  • Abner Genece, award-winning actor
  • Hugues Gentillon, film director, screenwriter, and producer
  • Meta Golding, actress
  • Jamie Hector, actor
  • Nikki M. James, Tony Award-winning actress and singer
  • Kyle Jean-Baptiste, youngest actor and first black American actor to be cast as Jean Valjean in Les Misérables on Broadway
  • Jimmy Jean-Louis, actor
  • Vicky Jeudy, actress
  • Jean-Claude La Marre, television actor, director, and film and writer
  • Jerry Lamothe, screenwriter, director, producer, and actor
  • Sal Masekela, television host, sports commentator, actor, and singer
  • Trina McGee-Davis, actress
  • Moxiie, singer
  • Natalie Paul, actress
  • Sharon Pierre-Louis, actress
  • Josephine Premice, actress
  • Sandra Prosper, actress
  • Lela Rochon, actress
  • Luka Sabbat, actor and model
  • Alisha Wainwright, actress

Media personalities
  • Kai Cenat
  • Sneako

Models
  • Joanne Borgella, fashion model
  • Mama Cax, fashion model, and disabled rights activist
  • Alexandra Cheron, model
  • Daphnée Duplaix, actress, model and former Playboy playmate
  • Tyrone Edmond, fashion model
  • Marjorie Vincent, Miss America 1991

Music

Basketball

Boxing
  • Andre Berto, professional boxer, 2004 Haitian Olympian,[30] two-time welterweight champion
  • Fernando Guerrero, Haitian-Dominican-born boxer
  • Erickson Lubin, professional boxer
  • Melissa St. Vil, women's lightweight boxer
  • Patrick Day, professional boxer

Football

Martial artists
  • James Edson Berto, MMA fighter
  • Ovince St. Preux, mixed martial artist; competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the UFC
  • Adler Volmar, judoka
  • Neil Magny, mixed martial artist; competes in the Welterweight division of the UFC[48]

Soccer
  • Jozy Altidore, soccer player for Toronto FC
  • Gilbert Bayonne, soccer player
  • John Boulos, soccer player; is in the US National Soccer Hall of Fame
  • Kimberly Boulos, soccer player
  • Joenal Castma, retired soccer player; played in the US and Poland
  • Dave Cayemitte, soccer player (retired), now businessman
  • Steward Ceus, soccer player
  • Ronil Dufrene, retired soccer player
  • Derrick Etienne, soccer player
  • Pat Fidelia, retired soccer player
  • Joe Gaetjens, member of the 1950 World Cup US National Team
  • Zachary Herivaux, soccer player
  • Andrew Jean-Baptiste, soccer player
  • Stefan Jerome, soccer player
  • Jacques LaDouceur, retired soccer player
  • Jerrod Laventure, soccer player, forward (striker) for Red Bull New York)
  • Benji Michel, soccer player
  • Fafà Picault, soccer player
  • Jerry Saint-Vil, soccer player
  • Brian Sylvestre, soccer player
  • Sébastien Thurière, soccer player

Sprinters and runners
  • Dudley Dorival, Olympic hurdler
  • Wadeline Jonathas, Olympic sprinter
  • Nadine Faustin-Parker, Olympic hurdler who competed for Haiti in the Olympics in Sydney (2000), Athens (2004), and Beijing (2008)
  • Moise Joseph, middle-distance runner; competed in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens
  • Barbara Pierre, track and field sprint athlete in the Pan American Games
  • Marlena Wesh, sprinter competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics for Haiti
  • Angie Annelus, sprinter finalist at the 2019 World Athletics Championships[49][50]

Tennis

Other sports

Fashion designers
  • Azéde Jean-Pierre
  • Kerby Jean-Raymond, founder of the menswear label, Pyre Moss
  • Fabrice Simon, award-winning artist and fashion designer, best known for his handmade beaded dresses

Historical personalities
  • Jeremiah Hamilton, Wall Street broker noted as "the only black millionaire in New York" about a decade before the American Civil War
  • 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 which is a center of the Haitian American community in Florida; considered the father of the community in Miami
  • Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, founder of the city of Chicago
  • Fred Staten, Haitian-born nightclub performer and infamous Voodoo King of New Orleans, known as Chicken Man[51][52]
  • Charles Terres Weymann, racing pilot; flew for Nieuport during World War I as a test pilot; was awarded the rank of Chevalier of the Legion of Honour

Lawyers

Literature

Science
  • Gerard A. Alphonse, electrical engineer, physicist and research scientist; 2005 president of the United States division of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • Louis Gustave De Russy, engineer and U.S. army officer
  • John James Audubon, naturalist
  • Jean Charles Faget, physician
  • Henri Ford, pediatric surgeon
  • Linda Marc, public health researcher
  • David Malebranche, physician working in the field of HIV/AIDS
  • Hermanie Pierre, civil and environmental engineer

Political figures

Religion

Others
  • Stanley Barbot, radio personality based in New York City
  • Jean-Robert Bellande, professional poker player, reality TV contestant, nightclub owner and promoter[67][68]
  • Patrick Dorismond, police abuse victim; brother of reggae artist Bigga Haitian
  • Jeff Gardere, talk show host, psychiatrist and author
  • Alix Idrache – Haitian–American US Army helicopter pilot[69]
  • Karine Jean-Pierre, senior advisor and national spokesperson for MoveOn.org
  • Abner Louima, police brutality survivor
  • Frantzdy Pierrot, soccer player for Maccabi Haifa

See also
  • List of Haitians
  • List of Haitian Canadians
  • List of Louisiana Creoles
  • Haitian diaspora

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