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This is a list of notable people from the Commonwealth of Dominica . The list include also individuals with Dominican ancestry and citizenship.

Contents

• Politics
• Presidents
• Prime Ministers
• Leader(s) of the Opposition
• Political personalities
• Activists
• Actors
• Business
• Doctors
• Law
• Media
• Musicians
• Scientists
• Spiritual personalities
• Sports
• Visual artists
• Writers
• References

Politics

Activists

• Kellyn George
• Whitney Mélinard, Kalinago Territory issues ^[1]
• Asquith Xavier, Dominican-born first non-white train guard at Euston railway station

Actors

• Danny John-Jules, of Red Dwarf and of Death in Paradise , filmed in Guadeloupe
• Trish Cooke, of Playdays

Business

• A. C. Shillingford (1882–1938), businessman

Doctors

• Jasmine R. Marcelin, physician

Law

• Brian George Keith Alleyne, jurist
• Cara Shillingford, lawyer

Media

• Trisha Goddard, host of Trisha
• Moira Stuart, female newsreader on British television and radio, working for the BBC

Musicians

• Gabrielle
• Bashy
• Pearle Christian
• Nasio Fontaine
• Michele Henderson
• Ophelia Marie
• Shakka
• Swinging Stars
• Windward Caribbean Kulture ("WCK")

Signal Band Gordon Henderson Exile One Freddy Nicholas Fitzroy Williams Phillip " Chubby" Mark and Marcel "Co" Mark of Midnight Groovers

Scientists

• Chelsea Connor, herpetologist

Spiritual personalities

• Ogyen Trinley Dorje, ^[2] (widely known as the 17th Karmapa), head of the Karma Kagyu school, one of the four main schools of Tibetan Buddhism.

Sports

• Frank Bruno, professional boxer
• Thea Lafond, olympic gold athlete
• Joe Cooke, footballer
• Phillip DeFreitas, cricketer
• Billy Doctrove, cricket umpire
• Luan Gabriel, sprinter
• Vince Hilaire, footballer
• Manjrekar James, footballer
• Garth Joseph, basketballer
• Karina LeBlanc, footballer
• Jérôme Romain, athlete
• Adam Sanford, cricketer
• Grayson Shillingford, cricketer
• Irvine Shillingford, cricketer
• Shane Shillingford, cricketer

Visual artists

• Tam Joseph
• Pauline Marcelle

Writers

• Phyllis Shand Allfrey, novelist ( The Orchid House )
• Lennox Honychurch, historian ( The Dominica Story )
• Marie-Elena John, novelist (Unburnable)
• Elma Napier, novelist (Black and White Sands)
• Jean Rhys, novelist ( Wide Sargasso Sea )
• Alec Waugh, novelist (Island in the Sun)
• Trish Cooke, children and young adults books (So Much)

References