List of Eastern Caribbean people
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Listed below are people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas, and the Bahamas. Because of the closeness of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading. The following are not included: Cubans, Dominicans (from the Dominican Republic), Haitians, Jamaicans, or Puerto Ricans.
Antigua and BarbudaEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Sir Vere Cornwall Bird
- Lester Bird
- Sir James Carlisle
- Tim Hector
- Sir Wilfred Jacobs
- Baldwin Spencer
- Sydney Walling
- Sir George Walter
Actors and ComediansEdit
- Bert Williams
- Sidney Poitier
- Anna Maria Horsford - Actress (of Antiguan descent)
- Stacey Dash - Actress (of Barbudan and Arawak Indian descent)
ArtistsEdit
- Shermain Jeremy
- Gregory Abbott - Singer
- Marie-Elena John - Author
AthletesEdit
- Sir Issac Vivian Richards - Cricketer
- Curtly Ambrose - Cricketer
- Richie Richardson - Cricketer
- Andy Roberts - Cricketer
- Ledley King - Footballer
- Craig Speedy Claxton - Basketball player (of Antiguan descent)
- Maurice Hope - Boxer
- Emile Heskey - Football player (of Antiguan descent)
- Colin Kazim-Richards - Football Player (of Antiguan descent)
- Carl Herrera - Former NBA Basketball player
The BahamasEdit
AthletesEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Sir Milo Butler
- Perry Christie
- Dame Ivy Dumont
- Hubert Ingraham
- Fred Mitchell
- Sir Lynden Pindling
- Cynthia Pratt
- Sir Stafford Sands
- Brent Symonette
- Sir Roland Symonette
- Sir Orville Turnquest
- Tommy Turnquest
ActorsEdit
- Calvin Lockhart
- Earl Maynard
- Roxie Roker
- Sydney Poitier
BarbadosEdit
See also Barbadian people, People of Barbadian descent, List of Barbadian Americans, List of Barbadian Britons
ActorsEdit
- Mari Morrow
- Meagan Good
- Stacey Dash Bajan descendant
- LL Cool J Barbadian descendant
- Cuba Gooding Jr.
- Gwyneth Paltrow
AthletesEdit
- Nigel Benn
- Andrea Blackett
- Anson Carter - NHL Player Born in Canada, whose parents are both from Barbados
- Joel Garner
- Joshua Gibson - Aussie Rules footballer whose parents are from Barbados
- Gordon Greenidge
- Sir Conrad Hunte
- Malcolm Marshall
- Fran Matthews - Negro league baseball player
- Earl Maynard
- Sir Garfield Sobers
- Obadele Thompson
- Sir Clyde Walcott
- Sir Everton Weekes
- Kevin Weekes - NHL Goalie Born in Canada, whose parents are both from Barbados
- Sir Frank Worrell
- Pierre Browne
- Fred Brathwaite - NHL Goalie, born in Canada. His parents are both from Barbados.
- Ashley Cole - English footballer whose parents are from Barbados.
- Paul Ince - English footballer and football Manager whose parents are from Christ Church Barbados.
- Walter Tull - English footballer and later first British born black Army officer whose father was from Barbados.
- George Headley
MarinersEdit
MusiciansEdit
- Rihanna (Pop/R&B Singer)
- Carl Cox (Producer, DJ)
- Grandmaster Flash
- Arturo Tappin
- Rupert Clarke
- Rayvon
- Mighty Gabby
- Grynner
- Alison Hinds
- Jackie Opel
- Jaicko (R&B)
- Red Plastic Bag
- Zeeteah Massiah
- Shontelle - Pop/reggae/rnb/rock/alternative/dancehall/rap singer
- Hal Linton
- Rupee (musician)
- Doug E. Fresh
- Livvi Franc
- Kelly Beckett From The Paradiso Girls
- Vita Chambers
- Cuba Gooding Sr.
- Cover Drive Pop band consisting of Amanda Reifer, T-Ray Armstrong, Barry 'Bar-Man' Hill & Jamar Harding
Political leadersEdit
- Sir Grantley Adams
- Sir Courtney Blackman
- J.M.G. Adams
- Owen Arthur
- Errol Barrow
- Bussa
- Anne C. Cools
- Sir Clifford Husbands
- Clyde Mascoll
- Dame Billie Miller
- Richard B. Moore
- Charles O'Neale
- Clement Payne
- Erskine Sandiford
- David Thompson
Writers and intellectualsEdit
- Edward Brathwaite
- Austin Clarke
- Alan Emtage
- Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge
- Charles Wilton Wood Greenidge
- George Lamming
- Glenville Lovell
- Ted Harris - a Sweden-based pastor, theologian and writer
DominicaEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Phyllis Shand Allfrey
- Dame Eugenia Charles
- Pierre Charles
- Rosie Douglas
- Edison James
- Patrick R. John
- Edward Oliver LeBlanc
- Nicholas Liverpool
- Sir Clarence Seignoret
- Oliver Seraphin
- Vernon Shaw
- Roosevelt Skerrit
- Crispin Sorhaindo
Religious LeadersEdit
French GuianaEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
Political leadersEdit
GrenadaEdit
ArtistsEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Jean Augustine
- Maurice Bishop
- Herbert A. Blaize
- Nicholas Brathwaite
- Tubal Uriah Butler
- Bernard Coard
- Henri Christophe
- Eric Gairy
- Keith Mitchell
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
- Malcolm X
- David Paterson (Grenadian grandfather)
Writers and IntellectualsEdit
- Audre Lorde (Grenadian descent)
MusiciansEdit
AthletesEdit
- Lewis Hamilton - F1 driver and World Champion 2007/2008 season
- Jason Roberts - footballer currently playing for Blackburn Rovers
- Bradley Wright-Phillips - footballer currently playing for Charlton Athletic and half brother of Shaun Wright-Phillips
- Shaun Wright-Phillips - footballer currently playing for Manchester City and half brother of Bradley Wright-Phillips
- Kirani James - Grenadian Sprinter who specialises in 200 and 400 meters. He is he reigning 400 meters World Champion.
GuadeloupeEdit
ArtistsEdit
AthletesEdit
- Lilian Thuram
- Christine Arron
- Marie-José Pérec
- Louis Saha
- William Gallas
- Éric Abidal
- Teddy Riner
- Laura Flessel-Colovic
- Marius Trésor
- Jocelyn Angloma
- Mickaël Piétrus
- Jim Bilba
- Pascal Chimbonda
- Jérôme Moïso
- Thierry Henry
- Therry Racon
Writers and intellectualsEdit
Political leadersEdit
Religious leadersEdit
FilmmakersEdit
GuyanaEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
- Jan Carew
- Martin Carter
- Wilson Harris
- Edgar Mittelholzer
- Walter Rodney
- A.J. Seymour
- Clive Thomas
- Roy Heath
- David Dabydeen
- Edward Ricardo Braithwaite
- Ivan Van Sertima
- Winston McGowan
- Eric Walrond
- Dr. Adrian Dexter Talbot
- Dr. David Abner Talbot
- Dr. David Arlington Talbot
- Bishop, Dr. Frederick Hilborn Talbot
- Rev., Dr. David Patterson-Talbot
- Professor Alwyn Theodore Talbot
- His Excellency George Wilfred Stier Talbot, jr.
Political leadersEdit
- Brindley Benn
- Forbes Burnham
- Arthur Chung
- Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow
- Cuffy
- Jack Gladstone
- Quamina Gladstone
- Bernie Grant
- Sam Hinds
- Desmond Hoyte
- Cheddi Jagan
- Janet Jagan
- Bharrat Jagdeo
- Eusi Kwayana
- Sir Shridath Ramphal
- Clement Rohee
- Rupert Roopnaraine
- Moses Nagamootoo
- Reepu Daman Persaud
MusiciansEdit
- Eddy Grant
- Red Cafe
- Rihanna Fenty, (Guyanese mother)
- Melanie Fiona
AthletesEdit
MartiniqueEdit
AthletesEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
- Aimé Césaire
- Patrick Chamoiseau
- Raphaël Confiant
- Frantz Fanon
- Édouard Glissant
- René Maran
- Joseph Zobel
Political leadersEdit
FilmmakersEdit
Netherlands Antilles and ArubaEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Betico Croes
- Daniel De Leon
- Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
- Ben Komproe
- Maria Liberia-Peters
- Claude Wathey
AthletesEdit
Saint Kitts and NevisEdit
Writers / Intellectuals / Filmmakers / ArtistsEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Sir Clement Arrindell
- Robert Bradshaw
- Denzil Douglas
- Alexander Hamilton
- Rawlins Lowndes
- Sir Lee Moore
- Sir Cuthbert Sebastian
- Sir Kennedy Simmonds
- Paul Southwell
AthletesEdit
Saint LuciaEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Kenny Anthony
- Winston Cenac
- George Charles
- Sir John Compton
- Julian Hunte
- Sir Allen Lewis
- Vaughan Lewis
- Sir Allan Louisy
- Dame Pearlette Louisy
- George Odlum
EconomistsEdit
- Sir Arthur Lewis
ArtistsEdit
ActorsEdit
MusiciansEdit
AthletesEdit
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Sir Charles Antrobus
- Sir Frederick Ballantyne
- Milton Cato
- Joseph Chatoyer
- Arnhim Eustace
- Ralph Gonsalves
- Sir David Jack
- Ebenezer Joshua
- Sir James F. Mitchell
- Sir Louis Straker
MusiciansEdit
AthletesEdit
SurinameEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
AthletesEdit
- Patrick Kluivert
- Clarence Seedorf
- Edgar Davids
- Ruud Gullit
- Aron Winter
- Ryan Babel
- Eljero Elia
- Frank Rijkaard
- Anthony Nesty
- Letitia Vriesde
- Tommy Asinga
- Ernesto Hoost
- Remy Bonjasky
- Tyrone Spong
- Ilonka Elmont
- Patrick Kluivert
ArtistsEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Jules Ajodhia
- Henck Arron
- Bram Behr
- Dési Bouterse
- Ronnie Brunswijk
- Johan Ferrier
- Otto Huiswoud
- Harry Kisoensingh
- Jagernath Lachmon
- Pretaapnarian Radhakishun
- Ram Sardjoe
- Ronald Venetiaan
- Jules Wijdenbosch
InventorsEdit
Trinidad and TobagoEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
- Lloyd Best
- Ralph de Boissière
- Dionne Brand
- Rosa Guy
- Merle Hodge
- C. L. R. James
- Earl Lovelace
- Mustapha Matura
- Shiva Naipaul
- V.S. Naipaul
- Kenneth Ramchand
- Lall Sawh
- Samuel Selvon
- Eric Williams
- Stokely Carmichael
AthletesEdit
- Inshan Ali
- Stephen Ames
- Marvin Andrews
- Ian Bishop
- Marlon Black
- Ato Boldon
- Dwayne Bravo
- Darrel Brown
- George Bovell III
- Marc Burns
- Learie Constantine
- Hasely Crawford
- Rajindra Dhanraj
- Mervyn Dillon
- Kenwyne Jones
- Ansil Elcock
- Daren Ganga
- Roger Gibbon
- Hilary Angelo "Larry" Gomes
- Gerald "Gerry" Gomez
- Anthony Gray
- Shaka Hislop
- Clayton Ince
- Stern John
- Brian Lara
- Russell Latapy
- Leonson Lewis
- Augustine "Gus" Logie
- Clint Marcelle
- Wendell Mottley
- Deryck Murray
- Jerren Nixon
- Sonny Ramadhin
- Manny Ramjohn
- Dinanath Ramnarine
- Anthony Rougier
- Phil Simmons
- Jeffrey Stollmeyer
- Victor Stollmeyer
- Richard Thompson
- Evans Wise
- Dwight Yorke
Political leadersEdit
- Yasin Abu Bakr
- Tubal Uriah Butler
- Rudranath Capildeo
- Simbhoonath Capildeo
- Stokely Carmichael a.k.a. Kwame Ture
- George Chambers
- Carson Charles
- Arthur Andrew Cipriani (A.A. Cipriani)
- Ellis Clarke
- Winston Dookeran
- Knowlson Gift
- Albert Gomes
- Geddes Granger (Makandal Daaga)
- Noor Hassanali
- Karl Hudson-Phillips
- A.P.T. James
- Roy Joseph
- Franklin Khan
- Fuad Khan
- Gillian Lucky
- Ramesh Maharaj
- Patrick Manning
- Bhadase Sagan Maraj
- Ralph Maraj
- Wendell Mottley
- George Padmore
- Basdeo Panday
- Kamla Persad-Bissessar
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
- George Maxwell Richards
- A.N.R. Robinson
- Keith Rowley
- Adrian Cola Rienzi (born Krishna Deonarine)
- Austin "Jack" Warner
- Eric Williams
- Eric A. Williams
- Gerald Yetming
MusiciansEdit
- Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj) (rapper)
- Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez
- André Tanker
- Atilla the Hun (Raymond Quevado)
- Winifred Atwell
- Inga "Foxy Brown (rapper)" Marchand
- Chalkdust (Hollis Liverpool)
- Haddaway
- Raymond Holman
- Lord Invader
- Lord Kitchener (Alwyn Roberts)
- Lord Melody
- Lennox "Bobby" Mohammed
- Machel Montano
- Billy Ocean
- Sundar Popo
- David Rudder
- Adesh Samaroo
- Jit Samaroo
- Hazel Scott
- Len "Boogsie" Sharpe
- Lord Shorty/Ras Shorty I (Garfield Blackman)
- Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco)
- Mighty Spoiler
- Black Stalin (Leroy Calliste)
- Rakesh Yankaran
- Destra Garcia
- Heather Headley
- Denise Plummer
- Denise "Saucy Wow" Belfon
- Maximus Dan
- KMC
- Bunji Garlin
- Patrice Roberts
DancersEdit
ArtistsEdit
FilmmakersEdit
United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin IslandsEdit
Writers and intellectualsEdit
Doctors and ScientistsEdit
Political leadersEdit
- Judah Philip Benjamin
- Edward Blyden
- Frank Rudolph Crosswaith
- Hubert Henry Harrison
- Casper Holstein
- Roy Innis
- D. Hamilton Jackson
- J. Raymond Jones
- William Alexander Leidesdorff
- T. McCants Stewart
- Terence Todman
- Denmark Vesey