List of Trinidadians
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Below is a list of notable Trinidadians, people from Trinidad
or of Trinidadian descent.
Trinidad
Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands and numerous landforms which make up the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. It is the southernmost island in the Caribbean and lies just off the northeastern coast of Venezuela. With an area of it is also the fifth largest in...
or of Trinidadian descent.
- Marlon AsherMarlon AsherMarlon Asher is a Trinidadian reggae singer from Enterprise, Chaguanas. His first hit was "Ganja Farmer" and later went on to release three more popular reggae songs, his latest being "Fit and Strong".Marlon Asher grew up in Enterprise Street, Chaguanas...
- Attila the Hun (calypsonian)Attila the Hun (calypsonian)Attila the Hun , was a calypsonian from Trinidad.-Person:Atilla the Hun began singing in 1911 and was at his most prominent in the 1930s and 1940s. He was one of the pioneers in spreading awareness of calypso beyond its birthplace in Trinidad and Tobago...
- Winifred AtwellWinifred AtwellUna Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or April 1910 or 1914There is some uncertainty over her date and year of birth. Many sources suggest 27 February 1914, but there is a strong suggestion that her birthday was 27 April. Most sources give her year of birth as...
- Lord BeginnerLord BeginnerLord Beginner from Port-of-Spain in Trinidad was a popular exponent of the Caribbean musical form Calypso.-Person:...
- Lionel BelascoLionel BelascoLionel Belasco was a prominent pianist, composer and bandleader, best known for his calypso recordings. According to various sources, he was born either in Barbados or in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; he grew up in Trinidad, the son of an Afro-Caribbean mother and a Sephardic Jewish father...
- Black StalinBlack StalinBlack Stalin is a leading calypsonian.Born in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, to George and Elcina Calliste ,He is one of four children. Stalin began singing calypso in 1959, but did not join a calypso tent until 1962 when he joined the Southern Brigade...
- Denzil BotusDenzil BotusDenzil "Belt" Botus is a pannist from Trinidad. He ist best known for holding the record for most winning steel band Panorama arrangements and his heavy jazz influence in calypso/soca music...
- Brother ResistanceBrother ResistanceBrother Resistance is a musician from Trinidad and Tobago.Born Lutalo Masimba, Brother Resistance became the lead singer of the Network Riddim Band, a Trinidadian soca ensemble, in 1970...
- ChalkdustChalkdustHollis Urban Lester Liverpool, better known as Chalkdust is a leading calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. He has been singing calypso since 1967 and has recorded over 300 calypsos....
- Crazy (calypsonian)Crazy (calypsonian)Edwin Ayoung is better known as Crazy is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian.Ayoung was born to Chinese Trinidadian father and a Venezuelan mother. Often called the "Loveable Lunatic of Soca", he is artistically underrated in his native land but one of the most commercially successful artists on...
- Jennifer CarrollJennifer CarrollJennifer Carroll is a Trinidadian-born American politician who is the 18th and current Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Florida. The first African American and the first woman elected to the position, she assumed the office on January 4, 2011...
- Affion CrockettAffion CrockettAffion Crockett is an actor, writer, dancer, rapper, comedian, music producer, and director, and maker of YouTube videos. Affion began his career as a dancer at age 10, winning breaking and popping contests with his older brother...
- Anslem DouglasAnslem DouglasAnslem Douglas is a musician and composer from Trinidad and Tobago, most famous for the hit single "Who Let the Dogs Out?"- Biography :Anslem Douglas first became interested in music watching folk performers at the local community center in his native village of La Romain, in Trinidad...
- Sharlene FloresSharlene FloresSharlene Flores, born in Trinidad and Tobago, is a singer of parang music. Flores de San José originates in St. Joseph. Sharlene Flores, the lead singer, has a style and sound of her own, and this coupled with the special musical abilities of Wayne Flores, makes the cutting edge sound of the band....
- Destra GarciaDestra GarciaDestra Garcia is a Soca singer and songwriter based in Trinidad and Tobago. Destra is noted for her high energy performances, harmonious vocal skill and eccentric fashion style...
- George 'Sonny' GoddardGeorge 'Sonny' GoddardGeorge 'Sonny' Goddard was a Steel Pan enthusiast and President of the Steelband Association. George Goddard is still recognised for his work with the steelpan.-Person:...
- Robert GreenidgeRobert GreenidgeRobert Greenidge is a steelpan player in the United States and a member of popular music singer Jimmy Buffett's Coral Reefer Band and the instrumental group Club Trini.-Career:...
- Growler (calypsonian)Growler (calypsonian)The Growler, or the Mighty Growler, was the name Errol Duke used for his calypso work and recordings. His recordings date from the 1930s and 1940s, and he is thought to have died in the mid-1950s....
- Growling TigerGrowling TigerNeville Marcano , known as the Growling Tiger, is a Trinidadian calypsonian.Born in Siparia, Tiger was originally a boxer who won the Trinidad bantamweight championship in 1929. He was active in calypso from his teens. He was a member of the Old Brigade of calypso singers, which included Lord...
- Gypsy (calypsonian)Gypsy (calypsonian)Winston Edward Peters, also known by his sobriquet Gypsy is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian and politician and currently serves as that country's Minister of the Arts and Multiculturalism....
- HaddawayHaddawayNestor Alexander Haddaway , better known by his stage name Haddaway, is a Trinidadian-German singer. He is most famous for his worldwide 1993 hit, "What Is Love".- Early life :...
- Heather HeadleyHeather HeadleyHeather Headley is a Trinidadian-American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and one Grammy Award.-Personal life:...
- Wilmoth HoudiniWilmoth HoudiniFrederick Wilmoth Hendricks , best known as Wilmoth Houdini,was a prominent calypsonian.-Life:...
- Rikki JaiRikki JaiRikki Jai is an Trinidadian chutney-soca artiste born Samraj Jaimungal in Friendship Village, San Fernando.-Career:Jai's 1988 debut single Sumintra told the tale of an Indo-Trinidadian woman from Debe who informed her boyfriend of her preference for soca over the music of Indian artist Lata...
- Anthony JosephAnthony JosephAnthony Joseph is a British poet, novelist, musician and lecturer.Joseph was born in Trinidad and was raised by his grandparents. He began writing as a young child and cites his main influences as the Calypso, surrealism, jazz, the spiritual Baptist church that his grandparents attended, and the...
- Lord CreatorLord CreatorLord Creator is a calypso and soca artist. Alongside Cuban born Rolando Alphonso, Barbadian Jackie Opel and fellow Trinidadians Lynn Taitt and Lord Bryner, Lord Creator was an important and positive 'outside' influence during the early development of the Jamaican music scene.-Career:He started as...
- Lord InvaderLord InvaderLord Invader was a prominent calypsonian with a very distinctive, gravelly voice....
- Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)Lord Kitchener (calypsonian)Aldwyn Roberts , better known by the stage name Lord Kitchener , was one of the most internationally famous calypsonians. He was the son of a blacksmith, Stephen, and homemaker, Albertha.-Life:...
- Lord MelodyLord MelodyLord Melody was a popular calypsonian, best known for singles such as the self-deprecating "Boo Boo Man", "Shame & Scandal", "Jonah and the Bake", "Juanita" and "Rastaman Be Careful"...
- Sir Lancelot (singer)Sir Lancelot (singer)Lancelot Victor Edward Pinard was a calypso singer and actor who used the name Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot played a major role in popularizing calypso in North America, and Harry Belafonte has acknowledged him as an inspiration and major influence.-Early life:Pinard was born in Cumuto, Trinidad...
- Lancelot LayneLancelot Layne-Person:Lancelot Layne was born to a Ms. Ethel Strawn and raised in Gonzales, Trinidad, a village near Port of Spain. He had a start in many local singing shows and showcase forums in and about Trinidad...
- Lovey's String BandLovey's String BandLovey's String Band were a Trinidadian musical group. They are known primarily for having been the earliest known calypso group to have ever recorded...
- The Mad StuntmanThe Mad StuntmanMark Quashie , better known by his stage name The Mad Stuntman, is a singer, best known for providing the vocals on "I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real. Quashie took his name from the Lee Majors' television series The Fall Guy...
- Ellie MannetteEllie MannetteElliot "Ellie" Mannette is a musical instrument maker and Steel Pan musician, also known as "father of the modern steel pan instrument".-Life:...
- Errol SitahalErrol SitahalErrol Sitahal is an Indo- Trinidadian actor, residing in Canada, who has acted in several Hollywood films. In 1995, he played Ram Das, the Indian manservant, in the film, A Little Princess. The same year he also appeared with Chris Farley and David Spade in a scene from the movie Tommy Boy, where...
- Sam Manning (musician)
- Maximus DanMaximus DanMaximus Dan is a soca / dancehall musician. He is also known by his former stage name Maga Dan....
- Mighty PantherMighty PantherNative to Trinidad, Mighty Panther is a "legend" of Trinidadian calypso music. He has shared the stage with numerous calypsonians including "Charmer", aka Louis Farrakhan . At the age of 11 he found a gold pocket watch and he carries it around his neck, believing it brings him good...
- Mighty ShadowMighty ShadowWinston Bailey , better known by his stage name The Mighty Shadow or Shadow, is a calypsonian from Trinidad and Tobago. Bailey was born in Belmont, a suburb of Port of Spain in Trinidad, but grew up in Les Coteaux, Tobago with his grandparents...
- Mighty SparrowMighty SparrowMighty Sparrow or Birdie is a calypso singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Known as the "Calypso King of the World," he is one of the most well-known and successful calypsonians...
- Mighty SpoilerMighty SpoilerMighty Spoiler, born Theophilus Philip , was a Trinidadian calypsonian.Spoiler's career began in 1946 at the House of Lords Tent, and he soon became one of the most popular calypso singers, known for hits like "Bedbug", "Magistrate Try Himself", "Picking Sense out of Nonsense", "Royal Wedding" and...
- Mighty TerrorMighty TerrorFitzgerald Henry , better known as the Mighty Terror, was a Trinidadian calypsonian.-Early career in Trinidad:His career started in 1947 and he first debuted at the Calypso Palace Tent in 1948...
- Nicki MinajNicki MinajOnika Tanya Maraj , better known by her stage name Nicki Minaj; ), is a Trinidadian-born American recording artist...
- Lennox MohammedLennox MohammedLennox "Bobby" Mohammed is a musician and pannist from Trinidad.-Person:Lennox Mohammed grew up in San Fernando and visited the Presentation College. He was a founding member of the Gondoliers Steelband...
- Machel MontanoMachel MontanoMachel Montano is a soca singer, record producer and songwriter based in the Trinidad and Tobago....
- Ms. TrinitiMs. TrinitiTriniti Bhaguandas , better known by her stage name Ms. Triniti, is a reggae fusion singer-songwriter who mixes the dancehall, reggae and pop genres....
- Billy OceanBilly OceanBilly Ocean is a Trinidad-born English Grammy Award winning popular music performer who had a string of rhythm and blues international pop hits in the 1970s and 1980s. He was the most popular British-based R&B singer / songwriter of the early to mid-1980s...
- Wintley PhippsWintley Phipps-External links:* * * * * * *...
- Denyse PlummerDenyse PlummerDenyse Plummer is a calypso singer from Trinidad and Tobago. The 1954-born blue-eyed daughter of a white father and black mother, she initially faced significant prejudice in a genre traditionally seen as Afro-Caribbean, but was eventually recognized as a leading calypso performer.Before entering...
- Sundar PopoSundar PopoSundar Popo was a Chutney musician from Trinidad and Tobago. He popularised Chutney music, beginning with his 1970 hit Nana and Nani.-Biography:...
- Neeshan PrabhooNeeshan PrabhooNeeshan Prabhoo, also known as "The Hitman" or ,"D'Hitman" is a Trinidad and Tobago chutney musician.His first chutney song was recorded in 1997, which was the popular hit "Don't Hold Me Back"...
- Drupatee RamgoonaiDrupatee RamgoonaiDrupatee Ramgoonai is a Trinidadian chutney and chutney soca musician from Penal. She had her biggest hit in 1988 when her " Mr. Bissessar" was a Road March contender.Drupatee Ramgoonai was born in Penal, Trinidad...
- Heeralal RampartapHeeralal RampartapHeeralal Rampartap is an Indo-Trinidadian entertainer. He has repeatedly produced hits and has won numerous awards both locally and internationally. He is a three-time International Chutney Soca Monarch — in 1997, 2003 and 2005 — and the National Chutney Monarch of 2002 and 2003...
- Roaring LionRoaring LionRoaring Lion was a calypsonian...
- David RudderDavid RudderDavid Michael Rudder is a calypsonian from Trinidad.-Career:David Rudder is one of the top calypsonians of all time. In 1977, he joined Charlie's Roots, one of the top bands in Trinidad and Tobago. He spent many years as one of the vocalists with the band...
- Adesh SamarooAdesh SamarooAdesh Samaroo is a Trinidadian chutney soca singer born in Tacarigua in central Trinidad. He gained notice on the local scene in late 2002 with his song "Rum Till I Die" from the album of the same name....
- Lennox SharpeLennox SharpeLennox "Boogsie" Sharpe is a successful and popular composer and arranger of Steelpan music.-Person:Sharpe began his career with Starlift where he worked as a co-arranger with Ray Holman...
- Ras Shorty IRas Shorty IRas Shorty I was a soca musician, known as the Father of Soca and The Love Man.He was born Garfield Blackman in Barrackpore, Trinidad and Tobago, and rose to fame as Lord Shorty with his 1963 hit "Clock and Dagger" and took on the name Ras Shorty .He started out writing songs and performing in the...
- Tony SpringerTony SpringerTony "Wild T" Springer is a Canadian blues-rock guitarist.Born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, Springer played with a number of reggae and calypso bands as a teenager. He later moved to Canada, settling in Toronto and playing local clubs in a Jimi Hendrix tribute band...
- SuperblueSuperblueAustin Lyons , better known as Superblue, Super Blue, and Blueboy, is a Trinidad and Tobago calypsonian, soca musician, ICON and lyricist.-Person:...
- André TankerAndré TankerAndré Michael Tanker was a Trinidad and Tobago musician and composer.-Person:...
- Daisy VoisinDaisy VoisinDaisy Voisin was a Parang singer and composer.Voisin was born in Erin, Trinidad and Tobago. She began her singing career in the Village Council and other local groups. A deeply religious person, she received the message to spread the gospel of Parang in a church in Siparia in 1973...
- XtatikXtatikXtatik is a locally and well-known Trinidad and Tobago soca band led by Machel Montano.-History:The band evolved from Panasonic Express, which was formed in 1984 in Port of Spain...
- Rakesh YankaranRakesh YankaranRakesh Yankaran, nicknamed "The Raja" is an award-winning chutney musician from Trinidad and Tobago. He is the son of classical Indian musician Isaac Yankaran and brother of chutney musician Anand Yankaran....
- Young TigerYoung TigerGeorge Browne , better known as the Young Tiger, was a Trinidadian calypso musician.Born Edric Browne in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, where his childhood was imbued with the African traditions of Shango and Spiritual Baptist Shouting, he assumed the name George E. Browne in homage to the...
- Wendy FitzwilliamWendy FitzwilliamWendy Fitzwilliam is a former Miss Trinidad & Tobago Universe, the third woman of African heritage to capture the Miss Universe crown and the second Miss Universe in history from Trinidad and Tobago.-Early life:...