Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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. Table of contents 1 Antigua and Barbuda 1.1 Writers and intellectuals 1.2 Political leaders 1.3 Religious leaders 2 The Bahamas 2.4 Political leaders 2.5 Actors 3 Barbados 3.6 Writers and intellectuals 3.7 Athletes 3.8 Political leaders 3.9 Mariners 4 Dominica 4.10 Writers and intellectuals 4.11 Political leaders 5 French Guiana 5.12 Writers and intellectuals 5.13 Political leaders 6 Grenada 6.14 Political leaders 6.15 Musicians 7 Guadeloupe 7.16 Writers and intellectuals 7.17 Political leaders 7.18 Religious leaders 7.19 Filmmakers 8 Guyana 8.20 Writers and intellectuals 8.21 Political leaders 9 Martinique 9.22 Writers and intellectuals 9.23 Political leaders 10 Netherlands Antilles, Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao 10.24 Political leaders 10.25 Athletes 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 11.26 Writers and intellectuals 11.27 Political leaders 12 Saint Lucia 12.28 Writers and intellectuals 12.29 Political leaders 12.30 Economists 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13.31 Political leaders 14 Suriname 14.32 Writers and intellectuals 14.33 Political leaders 14.34 Inventors 15 Trinidad and Tobago 15.35 Writers and intellectuals 15.36 Athletes 15.37 Political leaders 15.38 Musicians 15.39 Dancers 15.40 Aviators 16 United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands 16.41 Writers and intellectuals 16.42 Political leaders 16.43 Artists Antigua and Barbuda Writers and intellectuals Jamaica Kincaid Political leaders Vere Cornwall Bird Lester Bird James Carlisle Wilfred Jacobs Religious leaders George McGuire The Bahamas Political leaders Perry Christie Ivy Dumont Hubert Ingraham Lynden Pindling Roland Symonette Actors Sidney Poitier Barbados Writers and intellectuals Edward Brathwaite Austin Clarke George Lamming Athletes Jersey Joe Walcott Political leaders Grantley Adams J.M.G. Adams Owen Arthur Errol Barrow Bussa Clifford Husbands Richard Moore Charles O'Neale Erskine Sandiford David Straker Mariners William Shorey 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 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 Jack Gladstone Bernie Grant Sam Hinds Desmond Hoyte Cheddi Jagan Janet Jagan Bharrat Jagdeo Kofi 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 Daniel De Leon Maria Liberia-Peters Athletes Sidney Ponson Saint Kitts and Nevis Writers and intellectuals R.C.O. Benjamin Political leaders Clement Arrindell Robert Bradshaw Denzil Douglas Alexander Hamilton Lee Moore Cuthbert Sebastian Kennedy Simmonds Paul Southwell Saint Lucia Writers and intellectuals Derek Walcott Political leaders Kenny Anthony Winston Cenac John Compton Julian Hunte Allan Louisy Pearlette Louisy 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 Desi Bouterse Ronnie Brunswijk Ronald Venetiaan Jules Wijdenbosch Inventors Jan Earnst Matzeliger Trinidad and Tobago Writers and intellectuals Valerie Belgrave Rafael de Boissiere Dionne Brand Rosa Guy Merle Hodge C.L.R. James Earl Lovelace Mustapha Matura V.S. Naipaul Charles Petioni Marlene Philip Samuel Selvon Eric Williams Athletes Learie Constantine Brian Lara Political leaders Tubal Uriah Butler Stokely Carmichael Ellis Clarke Noor Hassanali Patrick Manning George Padmore Basdeo Panday David Pitt Maxwell Richards A.N.R. Robinson Musicians Atilla de Hun Hazel Scott Dancers Percival Borde Pearl Primus Aviators Herbert Julian United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands Writers and intellectuals Arthur Schomburg Political leaders Judah Philip Benjamin Edward Blyden Frank Rudolph Crosswaith Hubert Henry Harrison Roy Innis William Alexander Leidesdorff T. McCants Stewart Denmark Vesey Artists Camille Pissarro This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.