List of Arubans

Arubans are people who are identified with Aruba through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by editing the page to add missing items, with references to reliable sources.

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• Dave Benton, Aruban-Estonian musician. ^[1]
• Alfonso Boekhoudt, 4th Governor of Aruba. ^[2]
• Xander Bogaerts, shortstop in MLB. ^[3]
• Carol Bruyning, former beauty queen. ^[4]
• Betico Croes, political activist. ^[5]
• Denzel Dumfries, footballer for the Netherlands national team and Inter Milan. ^[6]
• Boy Ecury, Aruban-Dutch resistance member in World War II. ^[7]
• Nydia Ecury, writer. ^[8]
• Henny Eman, first Prime Minister of Aruba. ^[9]
• Mike Eman, 3rd Prime Minister of Aruba. ^[10]
• Bobby Farrell, musician, former and male member of Boney M. ^[11]
• Hildward Croes, musician and composer. ^[12]
• Frans Figaroa, Lieutenant Governor of Aruba 1979–1982. ^[13]
• Henry Habibe, poet. ^[14]
• Andrew Holleran, novelist. ^[15]
• Maria Irausquin-Wajcberg, first elected female politician in Aruba. ^[16]
• Fred Jüssi, Estonian biologist and nature writer. ^[17]
• Olindo Koolman, 2nd Governor of Aruba. ^[18]
• Juan Lampe, musician. ^[19]
• Macuarima, first Aruban Amerindian Chief killed by colonist. ^[20]
• Calvin Maduro, pitcher in MLB. ^[21]
• Hedwiges Maduro, former footballer and now a coach. ^[22]
• Jossy Mansur, editor of the Papiamento language newspaper, Diario. ^[23]
• Diederick Charles Mathew, politician. ^[24]
• John Merryweather (1932–2019), first Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba. ^[25]
• Nelson Oduber, 2nd Prime Minister of Aruba. ^[26]
• Sarah-Quita Offringa, world champion windsurfer. ^[27]
• Olga Orman, writer and poet ^[28]
• Sidney Ponson, pitcher in MLB. ^[29]
• Fredis Refunjol, 3rd Governor of Aruba. ^[30]
• Julia Renfro, newspaper editor and photographer. ^[31]
• Jeannette Richardson-Baars, Director of the Police Academy of Aruba. ^[32]
• Xiomara Ruiz-Maduro, Minister for Finance, Economic Affairs & Culture. ^[33]
• Chadwick Tromp, catcher in MLB. ^[34]
• Felipe Tromp, first Governor of Aruba. ^[35]
• Laura Wernet-Paskel, first female political candidate in Aruba. ^[36]
• Evelyn Wever-Croes, 4th Prime Minister of Aruba, first female Prime Minister. ^[37]

See also

• Caribbean portal
• Netherlands portal

• Index of Aruba-related articles
• Outline of Aruba
• Arubans in the Netherlands
• Aruban-Americans

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