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Celebrities with Haitian heritage are rarely identified as such, but a good many exist. Here are ten of them:

Modern soul singer Maxwell
Indie-rocker Regine Chassagne
"Whatcha Say" hitmaker Jason Derulo
Painter Jean Michael-Basquiat
American footballer Jonathan Vilma
De la Soul's David Jolicoeur
Actress, Garcelle Beauvais
Rappers DJ Whoo Kid and Tony Yayo of G-Unit, as well as multi-millionaire 50 Cent
Indianapolis Colts Pierre Garcon

And the intellectual giant, W.E.B. Du Bois, father of the Negritude Movement.

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