The national anthem of the Dominican Republic,also known by its incipit Valiant Quisqueyans,was composed by JoséRufino Reyes y Siancas (1835–1905),and its lyrics were authored by Emilio Prud'Homme (1856–1932).
Juan Emilio Bosch y Gaviño was a Dominican politician,historian,writer,essayist,educator,and the first democratically elected president of the Dominican Republic for a brief time in 1963. Previously,he had been the leader of the Dominican opposition in exile to the dictatorial regime of Rafael Trujillo for over 25 years. To this day,he is remembered as an honest politician and regarded as one of the most prominent writers in Dominican literature. He founded both the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) in 1939 and the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) in 1973.
General JoséAntonio Salcedo y Ramírez,known as "Pepillo" (1816–1864) was a 19th-century President of the Dominican Republic.
SaloméUreña Díaz de Henríquez was a Dominican poet and teacher,being one of the central figures of 19th-century lyrical poetry and advocator for women’s education in the Dominican Republic,influenced by the positivist schools and the normal education of Eugenio María de Hostos,of whom she was an advantaged student. Her works focused on patriotism and family environment.
Manuel de Jesús María Ulpiano Troncoso de la Concha was an intellectual and President of the Dominican Republic from 1940 until 1942. Prior to ascending to the presidency,he was vice-president from 1938 to 1940. His term began upon the death of President Jacinto Peynado. He also served in 1911 during the reign of the Council of Secretaries.
JoséNúñez de Cáceres y Albor was a Dominican revolutionary and writer. He is known for being the leader of the independence movement against Spain in 1821 and the only president of the short-lived Republic of Spanish Haiti,which existed from December 1,1821,to February 9,1822. This period was known as the ephemeral independence because it quickly ended with the Haitian Military Occupation of Santo Domingo
Pedro JoséBorrell Bentz is an internationally recognized Dominican architect and archeologist who has earned several awards and is recognized for the transcendence in his architectural designs.
Pedro Francisco Bonó y Mejía was a Dominican Republic politician,sociologist and intellectual. He is credited with being the first Dominican sociologist. He was the president of the Senate of the Dominican Republic in 1858.
White Dominicans are Dominican people of predominant or full European descent. They are 17.8% of the Dominican Republic's population,according to a 2021 survey by the United Nations Population Fund. The majority of white Dominicans have ancestry from the first European settlers to arrive in Hispaniola in 1492 and are descendants of the Spanish and Portuguese who settled in the island during colonial times,as well as the French who settled in the 17th and 18th centuries. Many whites in the Dominican Republic also descend from Italians,Dutchmen,Germans,Hungarians,Scandinavians,Americans and other nationalities who have migrated between the 19th and 20th centuries. About 9.2% of the Dominican population claims a European immigrant background,according to the 2021 Fondo de Población de las Naciones Unidas survey.
Franklin Franco Pichardo was a Dominican historian,sociologist,faculty member and politician from the Dominican Republic.
Hugo Tolentino Dipp was a Dominican historian,politician,lawyer,educator,former Minister of Foreign Relations and President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Dominican Republic from 1982 to 1986.
Marcio Veloz Maggiolo was a Dominican writer,archaeologist and anthropologist.
Manuel Alejandro Grullón Viñas is a businessman from the Dominican Republic. In April 2014,he was appointed the Chairman of Grupo Popular,a company whose subsidiaries include Banco Popular Dominicano,the largest private bank in the Dominican Republic. He has been president of the Banco Popular Dominicano since 1990. Forbes listed Grullón as one of the ten wealthiest men of the Dominican Republic.
Alejandro Enrique Grullón Espaillat was a banker and businessman from the Dominican Republic.
Martha Ellen Davis is an emeritus professor from the University of Florida,anthropologist and ethnomusicologist known for her multifarious work on African diasporic religion and music. Professor Davis' research has defied conventional tenets about Haitian and Dominican folk music,and her cultural preservation projects has raised awareness of the significance of the SamanáAmericanos' enclave.
JoséGabriel García was a Dominican Republic army officer,historian,politician,journalist and publisher. He is regarded as a cultural pioneer as well as the "Father of Dominican History". He was the author of "Compendium of History of Santo Domingo",published in four volumes in 1867,1887,1900 and 1906 respectively,and made numerous contributions in the fields of culture,literature and education.
Mercedes Laura Aguiar was an educator and feminist from the Dominican Republic. As a journalist and poet,she wrote works to promote equality of men and women and Dominican sovereignty,writing in opposition to the US occupation. As a feminist,she fought for the right to vote,the right of women to education,and employment protections for women and children.
Campuzano-Polanco was a prominent family from the Captaincy General of Santo Domingo with origins in Santiago de los Caballeros. During the colonial era of the Hispaniola,their members and descendants went on to occupy high political,military and ecclesiastical positions,locally and outside the Island,as well as in the metropolis of Spain. Their merits extend since the beginning and until the end of the colony.
Luis Desangles Lubiles was a Dominican painter,sculptor,and educator born in Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic. Instructor to many of the great native artists of the era,Desangles is remembered as one of the forerunners of Dominican national art and initiators of the country's costumbrismo style.
Jeannette Miller is a writer,poet,narrator essayist and art historian of Dominican art. She was awarded the National Literature prize from her country in 2011.
Legislator of the Dominican Republic