Bahamians
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This is a list of notable Bahamians, people from the Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.
- Sir Sidney PoitierSidney PoitierSir Sidney Poitier, KBE is a Bahamian American actor, film director, author, and diplomat.In 1963, Poitier became the first black person to win an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in Lilies of the Field...
, Actor and Ambassador. - Shakara LedardShakara LedardShakara Ledard is a model and actress, originally from The Bahamas, and now residing in New York.She has posed for Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue as well as for Maxim Magazine. Ledard has been featured in music videos for Justin Timberlake, Usher and Babyface...
, Super Model. - Sir Lynden Pindling, former Prime Minister
- Debbie FergusonDebbie FergusonDebbie Ferguson-McKenzie is a Bahamian sprint athlete who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres. She had her first major successes with the Bahamian 4×100 metres relay team, winning gold at the Pan American Games and World Championships in Athletics in 1999, and taking another gold at the Olympic...
, Bahamian Olympian and sprint athlete. - "King" Eric GibsonEric Gibson"King" Eric Gibson is a Bahamian musician and entrepreneur. He is also the semiofficial Ambassador of Bahamian Goodwill.Gibson was born on the small island of Acklins to a musical family, although he didn't pursue music until his adulthood...
is a Bahamian musician and entrepreneur. He is also the semi-official Ambassador of Bahamian Goodwill. - Baha MenBaha MenThe Baha Men are Bahamian singers in a Bahamian band. They play a modernised style of Bahamian music called Junkanoo.-Early career as High Voltage :...
, Bahamian singing group. - Roxie RokerRoxie RokerRoxie Albertha Roker was an American actress, best known for her groundbreaking role as Helen Willis on the sitcom The Jeffersons, half of the first interracial couple to be shown on regular prime time television...
, actress known for role on the TV series The JeffersonsThe JeffersonsThe Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through June 25, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy Television from 1982-1985... - Lenny KravitzLenny KravitzLeonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and arranger, whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, R&B, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk and ballads...
, rock and roller, and son of Roxie Roker. - Rick FoxRick FoxUlrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
, former NBA Champion for the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
, also Actor. - Jeanene Fox, Super Model and International Actress. Sister to former NBA Champion Rick FoxRick FoxUlrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...
- Kimbo SliceKimbo SliceKevin Ferguson , better known as Kimbo Slice, is a Bahamian-American boxer, mixed martial artist and occasional actor...
, streetfighter turned mixed martial artist. - Mychal Thompson, former NBA player for the Portland Trail BlazersPortland Trail BlazersThe Portland Trail Blazers, commonly known as the Blazers, are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. They play in the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The Trail Blazers originally played their home games in the...
and the Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles LakersThe Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. They play in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
aka "Sweet Bells" - Wendy Coakley-ThompsonWendy Coakley-ThompsonWendy Coakley-Thompson , is a mainstream fiction author. Coakley-Thompson's work is part of emerging millennial contemporary African American literature...
, author of Back to Life (novel)Back to Life (novel)Back to Life is a 2004 novel, the first book by author Wendy Coakley-Thompson. It was nominated for the 2004 Romantic Times magazine's Best First Multicultural Novel Award...
and What You Won't Do For LoveWhat You Won't Do For LoveWhat You Won't Do For Love is a 2005 novel, the second book by author Wendy Coakley-Thompson. The title for the book was inspired by the Bobby Caldwell hit of the same name... - Mark KnowlesMark KnowlesMark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...
, Bahamian Professional tennis player - Edner CherryEdner CherryEdner Cherry is a professional boxer. He was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and currently lives in the United States, residing in Wauchula, Florida....
, Bahamian professional boxerBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds... - Persia WhitePersia WhitePersia White is an American actress and musician. White is known for playing free-spirited professional student Lynn Searcy on the long-running sitcom Girlfriends. She is also a member of the industrial rock band XEO3 and a solo singer, releasing her debut album Mecca in 2010.-Early life and...
, Bahamian actress, UPN's Girlfriends - Myles MunroeMyles MunroeDr. Myles Munroe is the president and founder of the Bahamas Faith Ministries International , a Christian growth and resource center that includes leadership training institutes, a missions agency, a publishing company, a television network, radio and Web communications, and a church community...
, internationally known Bahamian televangelist - Tonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-DarlingTonique Williams-Darling is a Bahamian sprint athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 meters at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-College:...
, 2004 Olympic gold medalist (400 m), 2005 IAAF World Champion, she split the Golden League – Million Dollar Jackpot ($500,000) by winning 8 consecutive 400m events in the championship series. Bahamas Government honour the Olympic and World Champion; by naming a major highway the "Tonique Williams-Darling Highway". - Cara SaundersCara SaundersCara Veron Saunders is a Bahamian sprint and long jump athlete. She won two gold medals in the 100 meters and the long jump, respectively, and one silver medal in the 4 X 100 meter relay at the 2001 Junior Olympics in Orlando, Florida, USA...
, Junior National Bahamian Track and Field Medalist - Esther RolleEsther RolleEsther Rolle was an American actress. She was perhaps best known for her portrayal of Florida Evans on the CBS television sitcom Maude and its spin-off series Good Times.-Biography:...
, stage and television actress known for her character portrayal of Florida Evans in two 1970s television sitcoms, Maude and Good Times. Born in Pompano Beach, Florida, of Bahamian parents. - Myron RolleMyron Rolle-Tennessee Titans:Rolle was selected by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract on June 14, 2010. However, the Tennessee Titans released him a year later on September 2, 2011.-Personal:...
, Bahamian National Football League player, Tennessee Titans, and Rhodes Scholar