Arubans are people who are identified with Aruba through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means.
Dave Benton, Aruban-Estonian musician. Alfonso Boekhoudt, 4th Governor of Aruba. Xander Bogaerts, shortstop in MLB. Carol Bruyning, former beauty queen. Betico Croes, political activist. Denzel Dumfries, footballer for the Netherlands national team and Inter Milan. Boy Ecury, Aruban-Dutch resistance member in World War II. Nydia Ecury, writer. Henny Eman, first prime minister of Aruba. Mike Eman, 3rd prime minister of Aruba. Bobby Farrell, musician, former and male member of Boney M. Hildward Croes, musician and composer. Frans Figaroa, Lieutenant Governor of Aruba 1979–1982. Henry Habibe, poet. Andrew Holleran, novelist. Maria Irausquin-Wajcberg, first elected female politician in Aruba. Fred Jüssi, Estonian biologist and nature writer. Olindo Koolman, 2nd governor of Aruba. Juan Lampe, musician. Macuarima, first Aruban Amerindian Chief killed by colonist. Calvin Maduro, pitcher in MLB. Hedwiges Maduro, former footballer and now a coach. Jossy Mansur, editor of the Papiamento language newspaper, Diario. Diederick Charles Mathew, politician. John Merryweather (1932–2019), first minister plenipotentiary of Aruba. Nelson Oduber, 2nd prime minister of Aruba. Sarah-Quita Offringa, world champion windsurfer. Olga Orman, writer and poet Sidney Ponson, pitcher in MLB. Fredis Refunjol, 3rd governor of Aruba. Julia Renfro, newspaper editor and photographer. Jeannette Richardson-Baars,director of the Police Academy of Aruba. Xiomara Ruiz-Maduro, minister for finance, economic affairs & culture. Chadwick Tromp, catcher in MLB. Felipe Tromp, first governor of Aruba. Laura Wernet-Paskel, first female political candidate in Aruba. Evelyn Wever-Croes, 4th prime minister of Aruba, first female prime minister. Damian Pinas, first Aruban mixed martial artist competing in the UFC.
See also
Index of Aruba-related articles Outline of Aruba Arubans in the Netherlands Aruban-Americans
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