List of Eastern Caribbean people
Listed below are prominent people from the Eastern Caribbean, the Guianas. Because of the close proximity of these countries, some people are listed under more than one heading. The following are not included: Bahamians, Belizeans, Cubans, Dominicans (from the Dominican Republic), Haitians, Jamaicans, or Puerto Ricans.
Actors and comedians
- Anna Maria Horsford - actress (of Antiguan descent)
Artists
- Gregory Abbott - singer
- Jazzie B - singer (Soul II Soul)
- Shermain Jeremy
Athletes
- Curtly Ambrose - cricketer
- Craig Speedy Claxton - basketball player (of Antiguan descent)
- Carl Herrera - former NBA basketball player
- Emile Heskey - football player (of Antiguan descent)
- Maurice Hope - boxer
- Colin Kazim-Richards - football player (of Antiguan descent)
- Ledley King - footballer
- Sir Isaac Vivian Richards - cricketer
- Richie Richardson - cricketer
- Andy Roberts - cricketer
- Che Adams
- Isaiah Osbourne
Political leaders
- Lester Bird
- Sir Vere Cornwall Bird
- Sir James Carlisle
- Tim Hector
- Sir Wilfred Jacobs
- Baldwin Spencer
- Sydney Walling
- Sir George Walter
Writers and intellectuals
Actors
- Nicole Byer (father is Bajan)
- Melyssa Ford
- Alfred Enoch (mother is Barbadian Brazilian)
- Doug E. Fresh
- Jada Pinkett Smith
- Meagan Good
- Cuba Gooding Jr. (father is a first-generation Bajan American)
- Omar Gooding
- David Harewood (both parents Bajan)
- LL Cool J (mother is a first-generation Bajan American)
- Mari Morrow
- Redd Pepper
- Robert Christopher Riley (Trini mother, Bajan father)
- Lamman Rucker (mother is a first-generation Bajan American)
Artists
- Ras Akyem
- Karl Broodhagen
- Edward Rupert Burrowes
- Alison Chapman-Andrews
- Jeena Chatrani
- Paul Dash
- Annalee Davis
- Saan Rose
- Stanley Greaves
- Gwendolyn Knight
- Coral Bernadine Pollard
Athletes
- Kieran Gibbs (born in United Kingdom to father from Barbados)
- Robert Bailey - American football player
- Nigel Benn
- Andrea Blackett
- Emmerson Boyce - footballer who captained the 2013 FA Cup winning Wigan Athletic side
- Fred Brathwaite - NHL goalie (born in Canada; both parents are from Barbados)
- Pierre Browne
- Anson Carter - NHL player (born in Canada to parents from Barbados)
- Ashley Cole - English footballer (parents are from Barbados)
- Jon Cornish - CFL player (born in Canada to father from Barbados)
- Joel Garner
- Joshua Gibson - Aussie rules footballer (parents are from Barbados)
- Gordon Greenidge
- Ramon Harewood - American football player (Baltimore Ravens)
- Desmond Haynes
- Sir Conrad Hunte
- Paul Ince - English footballer and football manager (parents are from Christ Church, Barbados)
- Winston Justice - American football player (Denver Broncos)
- Darian King - professional tennis player
- Zane Maloney - racing driver
- Malcolm Marshall
- Fran Matthews - Negro league baseball player
- Earl Maynard
- Anton Norris - high jumper
- Kemar Roach
- Sam Seale - American football player
- Alana Shipp - American/Israeli IFBB professional bodybuilder
- Sir Garfield Sobers
- Obadele Thompson
- Walter Tull - English footballer; first British-born black Army officer; father was from Barbados
- Sir Clyde Walcott
- Joel Ward - (both parents are immigrants from Barbados)
- Sir Everton Weekes
- Kevin Weekes - NHL goalie (born in Canada, parents are both from Barbados)
- Andrew Wiggins - NBA basketball player (born in Canada, mother was born in Barbados)
- Sir Frank Worrell
- Hadan Holligan
- Marlon Harewood
Mariners
- Stede Bonnet
- William Shorey
- Dave Prescod - Cruise Ship Legend
Musicians
- Afrika Bambaataa
- Kelly Beckett - member of the Paradiso Girls
- Vita Chambers
- CJ Fly - rapper
- Mark Morrison
- Carl Cox - producer, DJ
- Charles D. Lewis - artist, bassist, producer
- Damon Dash
- Cover Drive - pop band consisting of Amanda Reifer, T-Ray Armstrong, Barry "Bar-Man" Hill and Jamar Harding
- Faith Evans
- Livvi Franc
- Doug E. Fresh
- Cuba Gooding, Sr.
- Grandmaster Flash
- Grynner
- Killy (rapper)
- Alison Hinds
- Jaicko - R&B and pop music singer-songwriter
- Tory Lanez
- Ryan Leslie
- Hal Linton
- Magnet Man
- Zeeteah Massiah
- Mighty Gabby
- Jackie Opel
- Leigh-Anne Pinnock - member of Little Mix
- Rayvon
- Red Plastic Bag
- Rihanna - singer
- Rakim Mayers - artist (A$AP Rocky)
- Rupee - musician, born Rupert Clarke
- Shontelle - pop, reggae, and R&B singer
- Arturo Tappin
- Tweet - singer, born Charlene Keys
- Joseph L. Walcott - founded the first black-owned nightclub in New England, featuring many jazz greats
- Dave East - rapper
Political leaders
- Sir Grantley Adams
- J. M. G. Adams
- Owen Arthur
- Errol Barrow
- Sir Courtney Blackman
- London Bourne - former Barbadian slave who became a merchant and abolitionist.
- Bussa
- Shirley Chisholm - Congresswoman
- Anne C. Cools
- Adrian Fenty - former Mayor of Washington, DC
- Charles Gittens - first black United States Secret Service agent
- Eric Holder - Attorney General of the United States
- Sir Clifford Husbands
- Gwen Ifill - American political journalist; television newscaster
- Thomas R. Jones - former Civil Court judge and Civil Rights activist in Brooklyn, New York
- Clyde Mascoll
- Chirlane McCray - poet, public speech writer; married to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
- Dame Billie Miller
- Richard B. Moore
- Mia Mottley
- Charles O'Neale
- Clement Payne
- Erskine Sandiford
- Bret Schundler - former Mayor of Jersey City, New Jersey
- Lloyd Sealy - first African American NYPD officer to command a police precinct and patrol borough
- David Thompson
- Elizabeth Thompson (born 1961) - politician, Permanent Representative to the UN
- Dennis M. Walcott - Deputy Mayor for Education and Community Development in New York City
- Frank L. White - original chef face on Cream Of Wheat box
Writers and intellectuals
- Adisa Andwele
- Hilary Beckles - historian
- Edward Brathwaite
- Austin Clarke
- Tony Cozier - cricket writer and broadcaster
- Alan Emtage - Internet pioneer
- Neville Lancelot Goddard - prophet and author
- Abel Hendy Jones Greenidge
- Charles Wilton Wood Greenidge
- Ken R. Harewood - Molecular biologist
- Ted Harris - Sweden-based pastor, theologian and writer
- Agymah Kamau - novelist
- Odimumba Kwamdela - poet and novelist
- George Lamming
- Glenville Lovell
- Paule Marshall - novelist (born in USA)
- Avinash Persaud - businessman
- Sheena Rose - artist (born in USA)
- Susan L. Taylor - former editor-in-chief of Essence'’ magazine (born in USA)
- Dave Prescod - Management Advisor
Singers
- Tory Lanez (mother from Curaçao)
Athletes
- Leroy Fer (parents both Curaçaoan descent)
- Andruw Jones
- Hedwiges Maduro (mother of Curaçaoan descent)
- Patrick Kluivert (mother of Curaçaoan descent)
- Churandy Martina
- Javier Martina
- Jurgen Locadia
- Leandro Bacuna
- Errol Zimmerman
- Kenley Jansen
- Ozzie Albies
- Vurnon Anita
Comedians
Political leaders
Media
Musicians
Political leaders
- Phyllis Shand Allfrey
- Dame Eugenia Charles
- Pierre Charles
- Rosie Douglas
- Edison James
- Patrick R. John
- Edward Oliver LeBlanc
- Nicholas Liverpool
- Doreen Paul
- Sir Clarence Seignoret
- Oliver Seraphin
- Vernon Shaw
- Roosevelt Skerrit
- Crispin Sorhaindo
Cricketers
Soccer
Writers and intellectuals
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
Athletes
- Jean-Clair Todibo
- Marc-Antoine Fortuné
- Ludovic Baal
- Ludovic Proto
- Florent Malouda
- Marc-Antoine Fortuné
- Mike Maignan
- Roy Contout
- Simon Falette
Artists
Athletes
- Lewis Hamilton - F1 driver and 7-time World Champion 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, & 2020 seasons.
- Kirani James - Grenadian sprinter who specialises in 200 and 400 meters;
- Jason Roberts - footballer currently playing for Blackburn Rovers
- Yazmeen Jamieson
- Cameron Jerome
Business people and agriculturalists
Musicians
- Ajamu
- Casey Benjamin - member of the Robert Glasper Project
- Craig David (of Grenadian descent)
- Dollarman
- David Emmanuel
- Sir Galba
- Leslie Hutchinson
- Finley Jeffrey
- Jemeni
- Row Lewis
- Mighty Sparrow
- Ms. Dynamite
- Sonika
Political leaders
- Jean Augustine
- Maurice Bishop
- Herbert A. Blaize
- Nicholas Brathwaite
- Tubal Uriah Butler
- Henri Christophe
- Bernard Coard
- Eric Gairy
- Malcolm X (of Grenadian descent)
- Dickon Mitchell
- Keith Mitchell
- David Paterson (Grenadian grandfather)
- David Pitt, Baron Pitt of Hampstead
- Tillman Thomas
Writers and intellectuals
- Tobias S. Buckell
- Merle Collins
- Audre Lorde (of Grenadian descent)
- Franklyn Harvey
- Jacob Ross
Artists
Athletes
- Eric Abidal
- Jocelyn Angloma
- Christine Arron
- Jim Bilba
- Pascal Chimbonda
- Laura Flessel-Colovic
- William Gallas
- Thierry Henry
- Jérôme Moïso
- Jean-Marc Mormeck
- Marie-José Pérec
- Mickaël Piétrus
- Therry Racon
- Teddy Riner
- Jonathan Biabiany
- Kevin Seraphin
- Louis Saha
- Lilian Thuram
- Marius Trésor
- Ronald Zubar
- Wylan Cyprien
Filmmakers
Political leaders
Religious leaders
Writers and intellectuals
Artists
Athletes
- Shivnarine Chanderpaul
- Lance Gibbs
- Carl Hooper
- Rohan Bholalall Kanhai
- Clive Lloyd
- Ramnaresh Ronnie Sarwan
- Nicolette Fernandes
- Jaime Peters
- Kieran Richardson
- Martin Braithwaite
Musicians
- Red Cafe
- Rihanna (Guyanese mother [not Bajan])
- Saint Jhn
- Melanie Fiona
- Eddy Grant
- P. Reign
Political leaders
- Brindley Benn
- Forbes Burnham
- Arthur Chung
- Clinton Collymore
- Hubert Nathaniel Critchlow
- Cuffy
- Jack Gladstone
- Quamina Gladstone
- David A. Granger
- Bernie Grant
- Sam Hinds
- Desmond Hoyte
- Cheddi Jagan
- Janet Jagan
- Bharrat Jagdeo
- Eusi Kwayana
- Moses Nagamootoo
- Reepu Daman Persaud
- Sir Shridath Ramphal
- Clement Rohee
- Rupert Roopnaraine
Writers and intellectuals
- Edward Ricardo Braithwaite
- Jan Carew
- Martin Carter
- David Dabydeen
- Wilson Harris
- Roy Heath
- Matthew James Higgins
- Edgar Mittelholzer
- Walter Rodney
- Ivan Van Sertima
- A. J. Seymour
- Eric Walrond
Athletes
Filmmakers
Political leaders
Writers and intellectuals
- Aimé Césaire
- Patrick Chamoiseau
- Raphaël Confiant
- Frantz Fanon
- Édouard Glissant
- René Maran
- Joseph Zobel
- Paulette Nardal
- Jeanne Nardal
Sports Personalities
Soccer
Business and agriculture
Political leaders
- Sir Clement Arrindell
- Robert Bradshaw
- Denzil Douglas
- Alexander Hamilton
- Timothy Harris
- Rawlins Lowndes
- Sir Lee Moore
- Sir Cuthbert Sebastian
- Sir Kennedy Simmonds
- Paul Southwell
Writers, intellectuals, filmmakers, and artists
Actors
Artists
Athletes
- Jermain Defoe
- Anton Ferdinand (St Lucian father)
- Les Ferdinand
- Rio Ferdinand (St Lucian father)
- Dominic Johnson
- Cyrille Regis
- Dave Regis
- John Regis
- Darren Sammy
- Ken Charlery (St Lucian Parents)
Economists
- Sir Arthur Lewis
Musicians
Political leaders
- Kenny Anthony
- Winston Cenac
- George Charles
- Sir John Compton
- Julian Hunte
- Sir Allen Lewis
- Vaughan Lewis
- Sir Allan Louisy
- Dame Pearlette Louisy
- George Odlum
- Philip J. Pierre
Writers and intellectuals
Athletes
Musicians
Political leaders
- 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
Artists
Athletes
- Tommy Asinga
- Ryan Babel
- Remy Bonjasky
- Edgar Davids
- Eljero Elia
- Ilonka Elmont
- Ruud Gullit
- Ernesto Hoost
- Patrick Kluivert
- Anthony Nesty
- Frank Rijkaard
- Clarence Seedorf
- Tyrone Spong
- Letitia Vriesde
- Aron Winter
- Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
- Kevin Wattamaleo
- Kurt Elshot
- Romario Sabajo
Inventors
Political leaders
- 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
Writers and intellectuals
Artists
Athletes
- Carlos Edwards
- Inshan Ali
- Stephen Ames
- Marvin Andrews
- Ian Bishop
- Marlon Black
- Ato Boldon
- George Bovell III
- Dwayne Bravo
- Darrel Brown
- Marc Burns
- Learie Constantine
- Hasely Crawford
- Rajindra Dhanraj
- Mervyn Dillon
- Ansil Elcock
- Daren Ganga
- Roger Gibbon
- Hilary Angelo "Larry" Gomes
- Gerald "Gerry" Gomez
- Anthony Gray
- Shaka Hislop
- Clayton Ince
- Stern John
- Kenwyne Jones
- 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
Dancers
Filmmakers
Musicians
- Attila the Hun (Raymond Quevado) - calypsonian
- Winifred Atwell
- Denise "Saucy Wow" Belfon
- Inga "Foxy Brown" Marchand
- Chalkdust (Hollis Liverpool)
- Ken Marlon Charles (KMC)
- Maximus Dan
- Destra Garcia
- Bunji Garlin
- Haddaway
- Heather Headley
- Raymond Holman
- Lord Invader
- Lord Kitchener (Alwyn Roberts)
- Lord Melody
- Fay Ann Lyons-Alvarez
- Mighty Sparrow (Slinger Francisco)
- Mighty Spoiler
- Nicki Minaj (Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty) - rapper
- PartyNextDoor (Trinidadian father)
- Cardi B (Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar) (Trinidadian mother)
- Lennox "Bobby" Mohammed
- Machel Montano
- Billy Ocean
- Denise Plummer
- Sundar Popo
- Patrice Roberts
- David Rudder
- Adesh Samaroo
- Jit Samaroo
- Hazel Scott
- Len "Boogsie" Sharpe
- Lord Shorty/Ras Shorty I (Garfield Blackman)
- Black Stalin (Leroy Calliste)
- André Tanker
- Rakesh Yankaran
Political leaders
- Tubal Uriah Butler
- Rudranath Capildeo
- Simbhoonath Capildeo
- Stokely Carmichael (a.k.a. Kwame Ture)
- George Chambers
- Carson Charles
- Arthur Andrew Cipriani (A. A. Cipriani)
- Sir Ellis Clarke
- Tracy Davidson-Celestine
- Winston Dookeran
- Knowlson Gift
- Albert Gomes
- Geddes Granger (Makandal Daaga)
- Gary Griffith
- 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
- Adrian Cola Rienzi (born Krishna Deonarine)
- A. N. R. Robinson
- Keith Rowley
- Austin "Jack" Warner
- Dr. Eric Williams
- Eric A. Williams
- Gerald Yetming
Writers and intellectuals
- Lloyd Best
- Neil Bissoondath
- Ralph de Boissière
- Dionne Brand
- Vahni Capildeo
- Stokely Carmichael
- Rosa Guy
- Merle Hodge
- C. L. R. James
- Earl Lovelace
- Mustapha Matura
- Shiva Naipaul
- V. S. Naipaul
- Lakshmi Persaud
- Kenneth Ramchand
- Arnold Rampersad
- Lall Sawh
- Samuel Selvon
- Eric Williams
Actors
Artists and architects
Athletes
- Raja Bell
- Horace Clarke
- Midre Cummings
- Tim Duncan
- Julian Jackson
- Calvin Pickering
- Elmo Plaskett
- Trent Alexander-Arnold
- Tyler Adams
Doctors and scientists
Political leaders
- 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