This is a list of notable Haitian Canadians, including both original immigrants who obtained Canadian citizenship and their Canadian descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Haitian Canadian, or have references showing they are Haitian Canadian and are notable.
List of notable Haitian Canadians
editArtists
edit- Marie-Denise Douyon - painter, graphic artist
- Leonel Jules - painter
- Guerdy J. Préval - painter
Athletes
edit- Jennifer Abel - Olympic swimmer
- Joachim Alcine - professional boxer
- Wyn Belotte - professional soccer player
- Patrice Bernier - professional soccer player
- Maxime Boisclair - professional Canadian hockey player
- Francis Bouillon - defenceman for the Montreal Canadiens
- Zachary Brault-Guillard - professional soccer player
- Félix Brillant - professional soccer player
- Dayana Cadeau - Haitian-born Canadian American professional bodybuilder
- Marc Calixte - professional soccer player
- Mikael Cantave - professional soccer player
- Obed Cétoute - professional Canadian Football League player
- Kenny Chery - professional basketball player
- Gilles Colon - former professional Canadian Football League player
- Samuel Dalembert - professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks
- Jonathan David - professional soccer player
- Anthony Duclair - professional hockey player[1]
- Edrick Floréal - Olympic long and triple jumper
- Raymond Fontaine - professional Canadian Football League player
- Maxime Fortunus - professional ice hockey player
- Jems Geffrard - professional soccer player
- Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre - professional hockey player
- Ronald Hilaire - former CFL defensive lineman; current head coach of McGill Redmen
- Schiller Hyppolite - professional boxer
- Yves Jabouin - mixed martial arts fighter
- Dierry Jean - professional boxer
- Osvaldo Jeanty - professional basketball player
- Luguentz Dort - National Basketball Association Player
- Loudia Laarman - sprinter
- Georges Laraque - professional hockey player
- David Loiseau - mixed martial arts fighter, the first Haitian-Canadian to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Elkana Mayard - professional soccer player
- Josué Mayard - professional soccer player
- Pierre-Rudolph Mayard - professional soccer player
- Olivier Occéan - professional soccer player
- Jean Pascal - professional boxer
- Jimmy-Shammar Sanon - professional soccer player
- Adonis Stevenson - professional boxer, current WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
- Bermane Stiverne - professional boxer
- Bruny Surin - Olympian gold medal winning sprinter
- Claude Vilgrain - professional hockey player
Business
edit- Ralph Gilles - automobile designer (Chrysler 300)
Entertainment
edit- Benz Antoine - actor
- Bad News Brown - musician
- Jephté Bastien - film director
- Miryam Charles - filmmaker
- Fabienne Colas - actress, director and producer and head of the Fabienne Colas Foundation
- Erich Etienne - YouTuber
- Anthony Kavanagh - comedian
- Yasmine Mathurin - documentary filmmaker
- Vanessa Morgan - actress
- Panou - actor
- Henri Pardo - filmmaker
- Quddus - MTV veejay
- Isabelle Racicot - television and radio host
- Sagine Sémajuste - actress
- Wesli - musician
Literature
edit- Marie-Célie Agnant - author and poet
- Georges Anglade - geographer and writer
- Paul Arcelin - writer
- Gérard Étienne - writer
- Gary Klang - poet and novelist
- Dany Laferrière - novelist
- Nadine Magloire - writer
- Émile Ollivier - writer
- Anthony Phelps - writer
Music
edit- Elio Alcindor - singer - songwriter
- Marc Antoine - singer
- Athésia - singer-songwriter
- Carmen Brouard - pianist, composer and music educator
- Régine Chassagne - musician with group Arcade Fire
- Dominique Fils-Aimé - musician
- Pierre Gage - singer-songwriter
- Roi Heenok - rapper
- Imposs - rapper
- DL Incognito - rapper
- Kaytranada - electronic musician, producer and DJ
- Yvon Krevé - hip hop artist
- Mélissa Laveaux - musician
- Marie-Josée Lord - opera soprano
- Luck Mervil - Quebec-based rock singer
- Muzion - rap group
- Wesli - musician
- Édouard Woolley - tenor, actor, composer, and music educator
Politicians
edit- Jean Alfred - former MNA for Hull
- Dominique Anglade - MNA for Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne and leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec
- Vivian Barbot - former MP for Papineau in Montreal
- Frantz Benjamin - MNA for Viau and former Montreal city councillor for Saint-Michel
- Ulrick Chérubin - former mayor of Amos, Quebec
- Emmanuel Dubourg - MP for Bourassa, former MNA of Viau in Montreal
- Michaëlle Jean - journalist and Canada's first black Governor General
- Firmin Monestime - mayor of Mattawa, Ontario and the first elected black mayor in Canada
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Haitian Hockey Star?". CaribJournal. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2015.