This is a list of notable people from the Commonwealth of Dominica. The list include also individuals with Dominican ancestry and citizenship.
Politics
Presidents Nicholas Liverpool Charles Savarin Clarence Seignoret Vernon Shaw Crispin Sorhaindo Alwin Bully (created or artist of the national flag of Dominica)
Prime Ministers Patrick John 1st Oliver Seraphin 2nd Dame Eugenia Charles 3rd Edison James 4th Roosevelt Douglas 5th Pierre Charles 6th Roosevelt Skerrit (current)
Leader(s) of the Opposition Hector John Lennox Linton
Political personalities Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal (born 1955), current Commonwealth of Nations Secretary General; former Attorney General for England and Wales Denise Charles-Pemberton minister of tourism H. D. Shillingford, politician Phyllis Shand Allfrey (1907–1986), politician Ronald Green, politician Edward Oliver LeBlanc (1923–2004), government official Emmanuel Christopher Loblack (1898–1995), union leader and politician Cecil Rawle (1891–1938), attorney and politician Alix Boyd Knights, politician and attorney Michael Astaphan, politician Arden Shillingford, diplomat
Activists Kellyn George Whitney Mélinard, Kalinago Territory issues 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 Nathalie Emmanuel Trish Cooke, of Playdays
Business
A. C. Shillingford (1882–1938), businessman
Doctors Jasmine R. Marcelin, physician Dorian Shillingford
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 Raashaun Casey (DJ Envy), television and radio personality.
Musicians Gabrielle Bashy Pearle Christian Nasio Fontaine Michele Henderson Ophelia Marie Shakka Swinging Stars Windward Caribbean Kulture ("WCK") 21 Savage 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, (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 Jermain Defoe, footballer Jérôme Romain, athlete Adam Sanford, cricketer Grayson Shillingford, cricketer Irvine Shillingford, cricketer Shane Shillingford, cricketer Kavem Hodge, cricketer Alick Athanaze, 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)
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