This list of Miami Dade College alumni includes graduates, non-graduate former students and current students of Miami Dade College.
Arts and entertainment
Film, television and theater Alumni Notability Steven BauerActor who played Manny Ribera in the 1983 film Scarface Jencarlos CanelaActor and singer, starring in Telemundo telenovela Más Sabe el Diablo Nilo CruzCuban-American playwright and pedagogue; with his award of the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play, Anna in the Tropics, he became the first Latino honored Katie FinneranBroadway actress noted for her award-winning performances in Noises Off in 2002, and Promises, Promises in 2010 Raymond ForchionActor, writer, producer, director; co-starred in the 2008 Emmy-winning HBO movie Recount Lissette Garcia Miss Florida USA 2011 (and made the top 16 in Miss USA 2011), represented Cuba in Reina Hispanoamericana 2007 and made the top 8 Hannia GuillenActress and singer; known for her portrayal of Paloma Lopez-Fitzgerald on the NBC daytime television soap opera Passions Glenn HowertonActor and comedian; co-creator and star of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Oscar IsaacGuatemalan-American actor who played Poe Dameron in the Star Wars franchiseKiel MartinActor; played J. D. LaRue on Hill Street Blues Yara Martinez Television actress, My Own Worst Enemy Rajee Narinesingh Transgender actress, activist, author, singer, and reality television personality, most known for her appearances on the E! Entertainment docu-series, Botched Ana María PoloAttorney and TV judge on Caso Cerrado Sylvester StalloneActor; played Rocky Balboa in Rocky and John Rambo in Rambo Bob VilaHost of home improvement show This Old House
Art and literature Alumni Notability Lin Arison American Novelist and arts patron Liz Balmaseda Cuban-American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author James Carlos Blake Mexican-American Award-winning novelistAgnes Chavez Cuban-American artistDemi Cuban-born American painterJane Hart American curator and galleristMirta Ojito Cuban-American 2000 Pulitzer Prize-winning authorElena Presser Argentine artistArturo RodríguezCuban-born American painterCesar Santos Cuban-born American artist and portrait painter
Music Alumni Notability Elizabeth CaballeroOpera singerHarry Wayne "KC" CaseySinger/songwriter, KC & The Sunshine Band Desmond ChildGrammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Willy ChirinoGrammy Award-winning singer Emilio EstefanMusician and producer; former member of the Miami Sound Machine, and husband of singer Gloria Estefan Alex LacamoireTony Award-winning orchestrator and music director Jo Mersa Marley Jamaican reggae musician Alberto Zamarbide Heavy metal musician
Athletics
Alumni Notability Jonathan AlbaladejoCurrently plays for the Yomiuri Giants in Nippon Professional Baseball; former pitcher for the Washington Nationals and New York Yankees Joe ArnoldFormer head baseball coach for Florida Southern College, the University of Florida, and Polk State College; former manager of the Staten Island Yankees Pete AthasFormer NFL defensive back, played for the New York Giants Don BaylorFormer hitting coach for the Colorado Rockies; former manager for the Chicago Cubs Derek BotelhoFormer baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals and Chicago Cubs Bill BrittonPro golfer, PGA Tour Warren CromartieFormer baseball player, most recently for the Kansas City Royals Reggie CrossFormer basketball player Russell Earl "Bucky" DentFormer baseball player and manager; earned two World Series rings as the starting shortstop for the New York Yankees in 1977 and 1978; voted the World Series MVP in 1978 Orestes DestradeFormer baseball player, most recently for the Florida Marlins Tal ErelIsrael National Baseball Team player Alex FernandezFormer baseball pitcher, most recently for the Florida Marlins Bruce FleisherSenior PGA Tour playerMargie Goldstein-EngleEquestrian Raúl IbañezMajor League Baseball player for the New York Yankees Ernie JonesFormer NFL defensive back, played for the Seattle SeahawksMaurice KempBasketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Willie LozadoFormer baseball infielder for the Milwaukee Brewers Nathaniel MooreFormer Miami Dolphins wide receiver; current Miami Dolphins vice president/special advisorXavier MunfordBasketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Jaime NavarroFormer baseball player, most recently for the Cleveland Indians Omar OlivaresFormer baseball player, most recently for the Pittsburgh Pirates Orlando PalmeiroFormer baseball player, most recently for the Houston Astros Mike PiazzaHall of Fame baseball player notable for his time with the New York Mets Plácido PolancoMajor League Baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies Mickey RiversFormer baseball player, most recently for the Texas Rangers Alex SanchezFormer baseball player, most recently for the San Francisco Giants Andrés TorresMajor League Baseball player for the San Francisco Giants
Banking and finance Alumni Notability Octavio HernándezPresident and CEO of U.S. Century Bank David KomanskyFormer CEO of Merrill Lynch
Business Alumni Notability Micky ArisonCEO of Carnival Corporation and owner of the Miami Heat Ralph de la VegaPresident and CEO of AT&T Mobility Manuel D. MedinaChairman and CEO of Terremark Worldwide, Inc. Jorge M. PérezChairman and CEO of The Related Companies of FloridaMaria SastreAirline executive, on the General Mills board of directors
Education Alumni Notability Lawrence G. AbeleProvost and executive vice president at Florida State University Elsa MuranoFormer president of Texas A&M University
Journalism, broadcast and print Alumni Notability Johnny DiazWriter for the Boston Globe Chris MyersEmmy Award-winning sports-broadcasting host on the Tennis Channel Belkys NereyAnchor WSVN-TV Eliott RodriguezAnchor WFOR-TV Maria Elvira SalazarFormer CNN en Español journalist, Emmy Award-winning, Hispanic TV journalist
Law Alumni Notability Jose BaezCriminal defense lawyer Alberto CardenasSenior partner at Tew Cardenas, LLP
Nonprofit organizations Alumni Notability Larry King, Jr.President, Larry King Cardiac Foundation
Politics Alumni Notability Carlos AlvarezFormer Miami-Dade mayor Frank ArtilesFlorida representative Carol M. BrownerFormer assistant to the president for Energy and Climate Change in the Obama Administration Paul L. CejasFormer U.S. ambassador to Belgium Manny Diaz Former City of Miami mayor Katherine Fernandez RundleState attorney, Miami-Dade County Luis GarciaFlorida representative Rene GarciaFlorida State Senator Eduardo "Eddy" GonzalezFlorida representative Carol W. HunsteinChief justice of the U.S. State Supreme Court of Georgia Carlos Lopez-CanteraFlorida representative Gwen MargolisFlorida State senator Michel MartellyPresident of Haiti John L. MicaCurrent member of the U.S. House of Representatives Mireya MoscosoFormer president of Panama Lincoln MyersFormer Minister of Food Production, Marine Exploitation, Forestry and the Environment, Trinidad and Tobago R. David PaulisonFormer administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Homeland Security Juan-Carlos "J.C." PlanasFlorida representative Julio RobainaFlorida representativeShahine RobinsonMember of the Parliament of Jamaica for North East Saint Ann Ileana Ros-LehtinenFormer member of the U.S. House of Representatives Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio wife of U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Marco Rubio Geraldine F. ThompsonFlorida representative J. Alex VillalobosFormer Florida senator
Aviation Alumni Notability Linda PauwelsFirst Latina captain and first Latina check airman at American Airlines
References
External links MDC.edu Miami Dade College Foundation Alumni Network