band Gym Class Heroes Woodson Michel, singer-songwriter, record producer and actor Teri Moïse, singer Michel Mauléart Monton, composer; notable for composing the classic song choucoune (known as "yellow bird" in the English version) Richard Auguste Morse, founder of a mizik rasin band, RAM, named after his initials Jimmy O, rapper Pras, Grammy Award-winning rapper and founded of The Fugees; actor Riva Nyri Précil, singer Qwote, singer Dawn Richard, singer Devyn Rose, singer Daniel Bernard Roumain, composer, musician Cécile McLorin Salvant, Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Melky Sedeck, contemporary R&B duo Smitty, rapper Sol, rapper Sergio Sylvestre, singer MC Tee, rapper and co-founder of Mantronix Jon Theodore, former drummer of The Mars Volta, current drummer for Queens of the Stone Age Torch, rapper Pastor Troy, rapper Black Violin, musical duo Saigon, rapper Sha Money XL, producer Tony Yayo, rapper Vince Staples, rapper Sheff G, rapper of Haitian and Trinidadian descent Casanova (rapper), rapper of Panamanian and Haitian descent Mig Arogan (rapper), rapper Sports Basketball Jeff Adrien, undrafted NBA free agent Zach Auguste, undrafted NBA free agent, former Notre Dame basketball player Kervin Bristol, professional basketball player currently playing for the KK Włocławek of the Polish Basketball League Nadine Domond, former professional basketball player Quincy Douby, former Sacramento Kings NBA guard and current Zhejiang Golden Bulls CBA player Mario Elie, former Houston Rockets NBA guard Marie Ferdinand-Harris, first Haitian American WNBA player drafted; former Phoenix Mercury guard Blake Griffin, member of the Los Angeles Clippers after being drafted 1st in the 2009 NBA draft Taylor Griffin, drafted by the Phoenix Suns Nerlens Noel, member of the Philadelphia Sixers after being drafted 6th in the 2013 NBA draft Eniel Polynice, member of the Atleticos de San German in the BSN of Puerto Rico Matisse Thybulle, 20th selection of the 2019 NBA draft. Boxing Andre Berto, professional boxer, 2004 Haitian Olympian, two-time welterweight champion Fernando Guerrero, Haitian-Dominican-born boxer Erickson Lubin, professional boxer Melissa St. Vil, women's lightweight boxer Patrick Day, Haitian-American boxer (born in the U.S. (Freeport, NY) to Haitian parents). He was geared to boxing by his Haitian parents in order to prevent neighborhood thugs and bullies from attacking their son, since many Haitian kids face bullying and harassment in school because of language barriers, anti-immigrant sentiments and culture difference. Football Mackensie Alexander, current cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings Stanley Arnoux, former linebacker for the New Orleans Saints Cliff Avril, current defensive end for