FAMOUS NATIVES

People listed are almost always native to Curacao. We do (on occasion) include those that have either lived on Curacao for most of their adult life, or have made a significant contribution to Curacao in their personal endeavors.

A - G

• Vurnon Anita football player
• Wladimir Balentien baseball player
• Roger Bernadina baseball player
• Luis Brion former admiral
• Izaline Calister singer
• Timothy Cathalina football player
• Randal Corsen pianist
• Daniel De Leon socialist leader, politician, union organizer
• Marshall Godschalk Olympic rower
• Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez first prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles

J - M

• Kenley Jansen baseball player
• Andruw Jones baseball player
• Jair Jurrjens baseball player
• Tania Kross opera singer
• George Maduro war hero
• Tyrone Maria footballer
• Churandy Martina athlete
• Shairon Martis baseball player
• Hensley Meulens baseball player
• Robby Muller cinematographer
• Willem Gerard Statius Muller pianist, composer

P - T

• Manuel Carlos Piar former general
• Bob Pinedo oncologist, cancer researcher
• Jean-Julien Rojer tennis player
• Pernell Saturnino musician
• Randall Simon baseball player
• Curt Smith baseball player
• Tula leader of the 1795 slave revolt

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