- 1743-05-20 Toussaint Louverture, Haitian general, revolutionary and most famous of the leaders of the Haitian Revolution, born in Cap-Français, French colony of Saint-Domingue (d. 1803)
- 1900-10-09 Silvio Cator, Haitian athlete and long jumper (Olympic silver 1928), born in Cavaellon, Haiti (d. 1952)
- 1907-06-04 Jacques Roumain, Haitian writer (Gouverneurs de la Rosée), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (d. 1944)
- 1932-11-02 Henri Namphy, Haitian general and President of Haiti (1986-88), born in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti (d. 2018)
- 1937-03-29 Smarck Michel, Haitian Prime Minister (1994-95), born in Saint-Marc, Haiti (d. 2012)
- 1949-11-06 Ariel Henry, Haitian neurosurgeon and politician (President of Haiti 2021-), born in Tabarré, Port-au-Prince, Haïti
- 1951-07-03 Jean-Claude Duvalier "Baby Doc", Haitian dictator and deposed Haitian president-for-life (1971-86) infamous for his brutality, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (d. 2014)
- 1953-07-15 Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian politician (President of Haiti 1991, 1994-96, 2001-04), born in Port-Salut, Haiti
- 1966-11-26 Garcelle Beauvais, Haitian fashion model and actress (The Jamie Foxx Show), born in Saint-Marc, Haiti
- 1967-10-20 Luck Mervil, Haitian-Québécois actor and singer-songwriter, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- 1968-06-26 Jovenel Moïse, Haitian politician, President of Haiti (2017-21), born in Trou-du-Nord, Haiti (d. 2021)
- 1969-01-19 Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- 1969-10-17 Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper and singer-songwriter, born in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti
- 1971-08-26 Jocelyn Borgella, first person of Haitian descent to play in the NHL (Detroit Lions), born in Nassau, Bahamas
- 1972-10-19 Pras [Prakazrel Michel], Haitian-American rapper, songwriter and producer (The Fugees - "Killing Me Softly"), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1981-06-27 Mikaben [Michael Benjamin], Haitian zouk and dancehall singer-songwriter, born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti (d. 2022)
- 1989-11-24 Johnny Exantus, Haitian soccer player
- 1992-08-25 Kaytranada [Louis Celestin], Haitian-Canadian record producer, DJ and rapper (Bubba), born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti
