List of Haitian Canadians explained

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

Artists

Marie-Denise Douyon - painter, graphic artist
Leonel Jules - painter
Guerdy J. Préval - painter

Athletes

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

Ralph Gilles - automobile designer (Chrysler 300)

Entertainment

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
Garihanna Jean-Louis - comedian, actress and writer
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

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

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

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

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Haitian Hockey Star? . CaribJournal . 30 September 2014 . 18 February 2015.