List of people from Dominica

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

Politics

Presidents">President of the Commonwealth of Dominica">Presidents

Prime Ministers

Leader(s) of the Opposition

Political personalities

Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal, 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, politician
Ronald Green, politician
Edward Oliver LeBlanc, government official
Emmanuel Christopher Loblack, union leader and politician
Cecil Rawle, 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
Trish Cooke, of ''Playdays''

Business

A. C. Shillingford, 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
Raashaun Casey, television and radio personality.

Musicians

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,, 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

Writers

Phyllis Shand Allfrey, novelist
Lennox Honychurch, historian
Marie-Elena John, novelist
Elma Napier, novelist
Jean Rhys, novelist
Alec Waugh, novelist
Trish Cooke, children and young adults books