10 Famous People from Haiti

Grammy Award-winning singer and former member of The Fugees

Actor who played the character of "the Haitian" on the NBC television series Heroes

Haitian-born Canadian basketball player who played 13 seasons in the NBA

National heroine and one of the symbols of the Haitian Revolution and independence

Actress who is the main cast member of the reality series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills

Pirate and privateer who operated in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century

President from 1954 to 1971 who declared himself President for Life

Leader of the Haitian Revolution who ruled an independent Haiti, the first country to abolish slavery permanently

Priest and politician who became Haiti's first democratically elected president

Basketball player who played as a center for 15 seasons in the NBA