List of people from Dominica

For a list of people from the Dominican Republic, see List of people from the Dominican Republic.

Commonwealth of Dominica

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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.

## Politics

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### Presidents

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* Nicholas Liverpool
* Charles Savarin
* Clarence Seignoret
* Vernon Shaw
* Crispin Sorhaindo
* Alwin Bully (created or artist of the national flag of Dominica)

### Prime Ministers

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* 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

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* Hector John
* Lennox Linton

### Political personalities

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* 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
* 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

## Activists

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

## Actors

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

## Business

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* A. C. Shillingford, businessman

## Doctors

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* Jasmine R. Marcelin, physician

## Law

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* Brian George Keith Alleyne

## Media

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

## Musicians

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* Gabrielle
* Bashy
* Pearle Christian
* Nasio Fontaine
* 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

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* Chelsea Connor, herpetologist

## Spiritual personalities

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* 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

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* 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

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* Tam Joseph
* Pauline Marcelle

## Writers

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* 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

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1. ^ "Leader of Kalinago advocacy group, Whitney Melinard, calls for more state resources to tackle child sexual abuse". Dominica News Online. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
2. ^ "Karmapa acquires Dominica passport". The Hindu. 2018-10-03.