List of Eastern Caribbean people

This is a list of prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas, and the Bahamas. It does not include Cubans, Dominican Republicans , Puerto Ricans, Jamaicans or Haitians. Because of the close proximity of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading.

Contents

1 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1 Writers and intellectuals 1.2 Political leaders 1.3 Religious leaders 2 The Bahamas 2.1 Political leaders 2.2 Actors 3 Barbados 3.1 Athletes 3.2 Mariners 3.3 Musicians 3.4 Political leaders 3.5 Writers and intellectuals 4 Dominica 4.1 Writers and intellectuals 4.2 Political leaders 5 French Guiana 5.1 Writers and intellectuals 5.2 Political leaders 6 Grenada 6.1 Political leaders 6.2 Musicians 7 Guadeloupe 7.1 Writers and intellectuals 7.2 Political leaders 7.3 Religious leaders 7.4 Filmmakers 8 Guyana 8.1 Writers and intellectuals 8.2 Political leaders 8.3 Musicians 8.4 Athletes 9 Martinique 9.1 Writers and intellectuals 9.2 Political leaders 10 Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao 10.1 Political leaders 10.2 Athletes 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.1 Writers / Intellectuals / Filmakers / Artists 11.2 Political leaders 11.3 Athletes 12 Saint Lucia 12.1 Writers and intellectuals 12.2 Political leaders 12.3 Economists 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.1 Political leaders 14 Suriname 14.1 Writers and intellectuals 14.2 Political leaders 14.3 Inventors 15 Trinidad and Tobago 15.1 Writers and intellectuals 15.2 Athletes 15.3 Political leaders 15.4 Musicians 15.5 Dancers 15.6 Artists 15.7 Aviators 16 United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands 16.1 Writers and intellectuals 16.2 Doctors and Scientists 16.3 Political leaders 16.4 Artists and Architects 16.5 Athletes

Antigua and Barbuda

Writers and intellectuals

• Jamaica Kincaid

Political leaders

• Vere Cornwall Bird
• Lester Bird
• James Carlisle
• Tim Hector
• Wilfred Jacobs
• Baldwin Spencer

Religious leaders

• George McGuire

The Bahamas

Political leaders

• Perry Christie
• Ivy Dumont
• Hubert Ingraham
• Lynden Pindling
• Roland Symonette

Actors

• Sidney Poitier

Barbados

Athletes

• Joel Garner
• Gordon Greenridge
• Sir Garfield Sobers
• Obadele Thompson
• Sir Cydle Walcott
• Sir Everton Weekes
• Sir Frank Worrell

Mariners

• William Shorey

Musicians

• Anderson Armstrong
• Rupert Clarke (Rupee)
• Mac Fingall
• Gabby
• Alison Hinds
• Red Plastic Bag
• Edwin Yearwood

Political leaders

• Grantley Adams
• J.M.G. Adams
• Owen Arthur
• Errol Barrow
• Bussa
• Anne C. Cools
• David A. Comissiong
• Clifford Husbands
• Billie Miller
• Richard Moore
• Charles O'Neale
• Clement Payne
• Erskine Sandiford

Writers and intellectuals

• Edward Brathwaite
• Austin Clarke
• George Lamming

Dominica

Writers and intellectuals

• Jean Rhys

Political leaders

• Eugenia Charles
• Pierre Charles
• Nicholas Liverpool
• Oliver Seraphine
• Vernon Shaw
• Roosevelt Skerrit

French Guiana

Writers and intellectuals

• Léon Damas

Political leaders

• Félix Éboué
• Victor Schoelcher

Grenada

Political leaders

• Jean Augustine
• Maurice Bishop
• Nicholas Brathwaite
• Tubal Uriah Butler
• Bernard Coard
• Henri Christophe
• Julien Fédon
• Eric Gairy
• David Pitt

Musicians

• Mighty Sparrow

Guadeloupe

Writers and intellectuals

• Jean Louis Baghio'o
• Maryse Condé
• Daniel Maximin
• Paul Niger
• Saint-John Perse
• Simone Schwartz-Bart

Political leaders

• Louis Delgrès
• Victor Hugues
• Jean Ignace
• Hégésippe Légitimus
• Patrick Reason

Religious leaders

• Jean Baptiste Labat

Filmmakers

• Sarah Maldoror

Guyana

Writers and intellectuals

• Jan Carew
• Martin Carter
• Wilson Harris
• Edgar Mittelhölzer
• Walter Rodney
• Eric Walrond

Political leaders

• Forbes Burnham
• Arthur Chung
• Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow
• Cuffy
• Jack Gladstone
• Bernie Grant
• Sam Hinds
• Desmond Hoyte
• Cheddi Jagan
• Janet Jagan
• Bharrat Jagdeo

Musicians

• Eddy Grant
• Dave Martin

Athletes

• Clive Lloyd
• Lance Gibbs
• Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan
• Shivnarine Chanderpaul
• Rohan Bholalall Kanhai
• Carl Hooper

Martinique

Writers and intellectuals

• Mayotte Capécia
• Aimé Césaire
• Patrick Chamoiseau
• Raphaël Confiant
• Frantz Fanon
• Édouard Glissant
• Gilbert Gratiant
• Étienne Léro
• René Maran
• Joseph Zobel

Political leaders

• Joséphine de Beauharnais

Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao

Political leaders

• Betico Croes
• Daniel De Leon
• Wilson Godett
• Maria Liberia-Peters
• Claude Wathey

Athletes

• Sidney Ponson

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Writers / Intellectuals / Filmakers / Artists

• R.C.O. Benjamin
• Caryl Phillips
• Pogus Caesar
• Burt Caesar

Political leaders

• Clement Arrindell
• Robert Bradshaw
• Denzil Douglas
• Alexander Hamilton
• Lee Moore
• Cuthbert Sebastian
• Kennedy Simmonds
• Paul Southwell

Athletes

• Kim Collins

Saint Lucia

Writers and intellectuals

• Derek Walcott

Political leaders

• Kenny Anthony
• Winston Cenac
• John Compton
• Julian Hunte
• Allan Louisy
• Pearlette Louisy
• George Odlum

Economists

• Arthur Lewis

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Political leaders

• Frederick Ballantyne
• Milton Cato
• Ralph Gonsalves
• James Fitz-Allen Mitchell

Suriname

Writers and intellectuals

• Aphra Behn

Political leaders

• Jules Ajodhia
• Dési Bouterse
• Ronnie Brunswijk
• Ronald Venetiaan
• Jules Wijdenbosch

Inventors

• Jan Earnst Matzeliger

Trinidad and Tobago

Writers and intellectuals

• Valerie Belgrave
• Lloyd Best
• Rafael de Boissiere
• Dionne Brand
• Rosa Guy
• Merle Hodge
• C. L. R. James
• Earl Lovelace
• Mustapha Matura
• Alfred Mendes
• Shiva Naipaul
• V.S. Naipaul
• Charles Petioni
• Marlene Philip
• Michel Maxwell Philip
• Kenneth Ramchand
• Samuel Selvon
• Eric Williams

Athletes

• Inshan Ali
• Stephen Ames
• Marvin Andrews
• Ian Bishop
• Marlon Black
• Ato Boldon
• George Bovell III
• Learie Constantine
• Hasely Crawford
• Rajindra Dhanraj
• Mervyn Dillon
• Ansil Elcock
• Daren Ganga
• Gerald "Gerry" Gomez
• Anthony Gray
• Shaka Hislop
• Stern John
• Brian Lara
• Russell Latapy
• Leonson Lewis
• Augustine "Gus" Logie
• Clint Marcelle
• Deryck Murray
• David Nahkid
• Jerren Nixon
• Sonny Ramadhin
• Manny Ramjohn
• Dinanath Ramnarine
• Anthony Rougier
• Phil Simmons
• Jeffrey Stollmeyer
• Victor Stollmeyer
• Evans Wise
• Dwight Yorke

Political leaders

• David Abdullah
• Yasin Abu Bakr
• Tubal Uriah Butler
• Rudranath Capildeo
• Simboonath Capildeo
• Stokely Carmichael a.k.a. Kwame Ture
• Arthur Cipriani (A.A. Cipriani)
• Ellis Clarke
• Winston Dookeran
• Albert Gomes
• Noor Hassanali
• Karl Hudson-Phillips
• Roy Joseph
• Gillian Lucky
• Errol Mahabir
• Patrick Manning
• Bhadase Sagan Maraj
• Errol McLeod
• Kamaludeen Mohammed
• Roodal Moonilal
• Wendell Mottley
• George Padmore
• Basdeo Panday
• David Pitt
• George Maxwell Richards
• A.N.R. Robinson
• Keith Rowley
• Adrian Cola Rienzi
• Eric Williams

Musicians

• André Tanker
• Atilla the Hun (Raymond Quevado)
• Anil Bheem
• Pat Bishop
• Nisha Bissambhar
• Rasika Dindial
• Devanand Gattoo
• Haddaway
• Raymond Holman
• Lord Invader
• Lord Kitchener (Alwyn Roberts)
• Lord Melody
• Lennox "Bobby" Mohammed
• Machel Montano
• Billy Ocean
• Ken "Professor" Philmore
• Sundar Popo
• Richard Ramnarine
• 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

Dancers

• Satnarine Balkaransingh
• Mondira Balkaransingh
• Percival Borde
• Eugene Joseph
• Torrance Mohammed
• Pearl Primus

Artists

• Isaiah James Boodhoo
• Michel-Jean Cazabon
• LeRoy Clarke
• Willie Chen
• Jackie Hinkson
• Edwin Hing Wan
• Geoffrey Holder
• Sonnylal Rambissoon
• Noel Vaucrosson

Aviators

• Mikey Cipriani
• Herbert Julian

United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands

Writers and intellectuals

• Barbara Christian
• Geraldo Guirty
• Ariel Melchior, Sr.
• Arthur Schomburg

Doctors and Scientists

• Dr. John C. Lettsome

Political leaders

• Judah Philip Benjamin
• Edward Blyden
• Frank Rudolph Crosswaith
• Rothschild Francis
• Hubert Henry Harrison
• Elizabeth Anna Hendrickson
• Casper Holstein
• Roy Innis
• D. Hamilton Jackson
• J. Raymond Jones
• William Alexander Leidesdorff
• T. McCants Stewart
• Terence Todman
• Ashley Totten
• Denmark Vesey

Artists and Architects

• Austin Hansen
• Camille Pissarro
• Dr. William Thornton

Athletes

• Tim Duncan