famous haitian americans

Ralph Gilles - Haitian Automobile Designer

Ralph Gilles - Haitian Automobile Designer

Ralph V. Gilles is an automobile designer born in New York City to Haitian immigrants and raised in Montreal, Quebec.

Ralph Gilles - Chrysler Group Design V.P. Jeep and Truck

No stranger to success, Ralph has penned some of the more dramatic and eye-catching designs to come out of Chrysler in many years. It's no small accident that the new Dodge Ram has a new front grille evocative of the front grille on the Dodge Chargerâ€"familiar crosshairs, forward tilt, large Ram's head. But Ralph will be the first to tell you a unique design was only half the strategy. The other half needed to include segment leading technology and clever solutions to common problems truck guys have with their truck. This melding of style with function, we're guessing, will help keep Ralph a strong player in truck design.

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Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a famous Haitian-American artist and ex-boyfriend of Famous American singer Madonna.

Jean-Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn, New York, His father Gerard Basquiat was of Haitian origin and a former Haitian Minister of the Interior, His mother Matilde was Puerto Rican.

Jean-Michel Basquiat gained popularity first as a graffiti artist in New York City, Basquiat and his friend Al Diaz started spray-painting graffiti art on slum buildings in lower Manhattan, adding the infamous signature of "SAMO" or "SAMO shit" (i.e., "same ol' shit").

Jean-Michel Basquiat soon a successful 1980s-era Neo-expressionist artist.

In 1996, American singer Madonna wrote a short essay on Jean-Michel Basquiat for The Guardian prior to a show of his work at London's Serpentine Gallery.

"He was one of the few people I was truly envious of," she wrote. "But he didn't know how good he was and he was plagued with insecurities. He used to say he was jealous of me because music is more accessible and it reached more people. He loathed the idea that art was appreciated by an elite group When I heard that Jean-Michel had died, I was not surprised. He was too fragile for this world."

Jean-Michel Basquiat's paintings continue to influence modern-day artists and command high prices.

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Madonna and her Haitian Boyfriend Jean-Michel Basquiat

Madonna and her Haitian Boyfriend Jean-Michel Basquiat

Here is a photo of Madonna, the material girl and her famous Haitian-American artist and ex-boyfriend Jean-Michel Basquiat.

Madonna had a three- month affair with Jean-Michel Basquiat

Where did Madonna and Basquiat meet?

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Jean-Michel Basquiat and Madonna

Jean-Michel Basquiat and Madonna

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a famous Haitian-American artist and ex-boyfriend of Famous American singer Madonna.

Madonna had a three- month affair with Jean-Michel Basquiat

Madonna and Jean-Michel Basquiat met in New York's Lucky Strike nightclub in the autumn of 1982. They were introduced by video-maker Ed Steinberg, who was working with Madonna on her debut single, Everybody.

Soon after meeting Jean-Michel Basquiat, Madonna moved into his Crosby Street loft and the pair were photographed there by Jean-Michel Basquiat's friend Steve Torton.

It was at this time that Madonna was featured in a fashion spread in The Village Voice, the article that started her obsession with keeping all her press clippings. Picking up the paper, Jean-Michel Basquiat's former girlfriend Suzanne Mallouk recognised the coat the singer was wearing as one she had left behind in Jean-Michel Basquiat's loft.

Of all Madonna's relationships, this is the oddest because it never seemed to be about power. On the face of it, there was little to connect the pair. Basquiat painted all night and slept all day, keeping what Madonna called "vampire hours". She, on the other hand, rose early, ate health food and never stopped hustling during daylight hours, keen to capitalise on the success of Everybody, which had just crashed into the dance charts.

In 1996, American singer Madonna wrote a short essay on Jean-Michel Basquiat for The Guardian prior to a show of his work at London's Serpentine Gallery.

"He was one of the few people I was truly envious of," she wrote. "But he didn't know how good he was and he was plagued with insecurities. He used to say he was jealous of me because music is more accessible and it reached more people. He loathed the idea that art was appreciated by an elite group When I heard that Jean-Michel had died, I was not surprised. He was too fragile for this world."

From article "Morton fails to find the face of Madonna"

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State Representative Marie St Fleur

State Representative Marie St Fleur

Here is a a photo of State Representative Marie St Fleur a famous Haitian American.

Born in Haiti, State Representative Marie St Fleur attended the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and Boston College Law School and began practicing law in 1987

State Representative Marie P. St. Fleur is a Massachusetts State Representative representing the fifth Suffolk district. Her district consists of parts of the Boston neighborhoods Dorchester and Roxbury.

State Representative Marie St Fleur is the first Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts.

The second Haitian-American to hold public office in Massachusetts is Linda Dorcena Forry - info @ belpoz.com

State Representative Marie St Fleur was one of the most active supporters of John Kerry when he ran for president.

State Representative Marie St Fleur was appointed Vice-Chair of the powerful Ways and Means Committee by House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi, a leadership position that has tremendous influence in the budget process.

State Representative Marie St Fleur was the running mate of Thomas F. Reilly, the 2006 candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor but she withdrew after The Boston Globe wrote a negative article about her.

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Garcelle Beauvais Nilon

Garcelle Beauvais Nilon

Here is a a photo of Garcelle Beauvais Nilon a famous Haitian American Hollywood movie star.

Garcelle Bauvais was born in St-Marc Haiti in 1966 and she has been in many movies with Hollywood movie stars like Will Smith, Anthony Hopkins, and more

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WEB DuBois

WEB DuBois

Here is a a photo of Civil Rights Activist WEB DuBois, a famous Haitian American.

WEB (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois was a first Generation Haitian-American.

WEB DuBois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts; his father Alfred Du Bois was Haitian.

WEB DuBois was an American civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, sociologist, historian, author, and editor.

WEB DuBois earned a degree from Fisk University, a historically black college in Nashville, Tennessee.

WEB DuBois entered Harvard College (one of the two undergraduate sections of Harvard University) in the fall of 1888 on a scholarship.

WEB DuBois earned a bachelor's degree cum laude from Harvard in 1890.

WEB DuBois was also a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the nation's first Intercollegiate fraternity for African American men.

WEB Du Bois became the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University

WEB DuBois' family was rewarded extensive lands in the Bahamas for its support of King George III during the American Revolution.

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Wyclef Jean

Wyclef Jean

Here is a a photo of Wyclef Jean a famous Haitian American musician.

Wyclef Neluset Jean is a multi-platinum Haitian musician, rapper, actor, producer and former-member of the hip hop trio The Fugees.

Wyclef Jean is the founder of Yele Haiti Foundation, a non profit organization that is doing big things in Haiti.

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Reggie Fils-Aime - Haitian-American President of NINTENDO

Reggie Fils-Aime - Haitian-American President of NINTENDO

Here is a photo of Reggie Fils-Aime, Haitian-American President and Chief Operating Officer of NINTENDO of America...

Did you know? The code name for the Nintendo Wii is "The Reggielution" (after Revolution)

Reginald "Reggie" Fils-Aime is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Nintendo of America, the North American division of the Japan-based video game company Nintendo.

Reggie Fils-Aime was the Senior Director of National Marketing at Pizza Hut.

The Pizza Hut Bigfoot Pizza and The Big New Yorker were launched by Haitian-American genius Reggie Fils-Aime.

Reggie Fils-Aime was the Senior Vice President of VH1 (Video Hits One), an American cable television network based in New York City.

Reggie Fils-Aime was responsible for a 30% increase in VH1 ratings by refocusing the channel's content to appeal to younger viewers.

Reggie Fils-Aime was the Senior Vice President of Panda Express, a popular Chinese Restaurant chain in the United States.

Reggie Fils-Aime was the Head of Marketing for Guinness, A popular Beer around the world

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Boxer Daniel Edouard, Alphonso Williams

Boxer Daniel Edouard, Alphonso Williams

Haitian-American Boxer Daniel Edouard, the Haitian Sensation, was born in Haiti.

Daniel Edouard is ranked number 15 by the World Boxing Council (WBC) Junior Middleweight division.

Daniel Edouard is ranked number 11 by the World Boxing Association at Middleweight (WBA)

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