Notable Haitians--Part III

 

Travie McCoy (Travis Lazarus McCoy)

Singer, Songwriter, Rapper

Geneva,New York (1981)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edwige Danticat

Writer

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1969)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reggie Fils-Aime

President and COO of Nintendo of America

The Bronx, New York City (1961)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ralph Gilles

President and CEO of the SRT Brand 

 Senior Vice President at Chrysler Group LLC

Styled the 2005 Chrysler 300

New York City (1970)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dumarsais Mecene Simeus

Bought Portion-Trol Foods from Flagstar Corp in Mansfield, Texas

Renamed it Simeus Foods International Inc. based South of Fort Worth

Pont-Sonde, Haiti (1939)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future (Nayvadius Wilburn)

Rapper,Singer

 Atlanta, Georgia (1985)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

De la Soul (David Jude Jolicoeur)

Musician

Brooklyn, New York (1968)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pastor Troy (Micah Levar Troy)
Rapper, Songwriter, Singer

Augusto, Georgia, United States (1977)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Bernard Roumain

Classically Trained Composer, Performer, Violinist

Fort-Lauderdale, Florida

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sha Money XL (Michael Clervoix)

Record Executive and Producer

Jamaica Queens, New York (1976)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tony Yayo (Marvin Bernard)

Rapper

South Jamaica, Queens, New York (1978)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Joanne Borgella

Singer, Plus-size Model

Oyster Bay Cove, New York (1982)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dany Laferriere (Windsor Kleber Laferriere)

Writer, Novelist, Journalist

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1953)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Michaelle Jean

27th Governor General of Canada

(September 27, 2005-October 1, 2010)

Journalist, Broadcaster

Port-au-Prince, Haiti (1957)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ulrick Cherubin

Mayor of Amos, Quebec Since 2002

First Black Canadian to be elected Mayor in Quebec

Jacmel, Haiti (1943)