List of Bahamians
This is a list of notable Bahamians, people from The Bahamas or of Bahamian descent.
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Architects
Main article: List of Bahamian architects
Entertainers
See also: List of Bahamian musicians
- Baha Men – music group
- Etta Cameron – jazz singer; based in Denmark; frontrunner of the Danish 1970s and 1980s music scene
- Wendy Coakley-Thompson – writer; author of the novels Back to Life (2004) and What You Won't Do for Love (2005)
- "King" Eric Gibson – entrepreneur and musician; semi-official Ambassador of Bahamian Goodwill
- Lenny Kravitz – actor, multi-instrumentalist, music arranger, record producer and rock singer-songwriter; son of Roxie Roker
- Shakara Ledard – super model
- Myles Munroe – televangelist
- Sir Sidney Poitier – actor and diplomat; Ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan
- Roxie Roker – actress; known for role on the television series The Jeffersons
- Angelique Sabrina – teenage actor, dancer and singer-songwriter
- Persia White – actress; known for role on the television series Girlfriends
Politicians
See also: Governor-General of the Bahamas, List of Presidents of the Senate of the Bahamas, List of Speakers of the House of Assembly of the Bahamas, and Prime Minister of the Bahamas
- Perry Christie – became Prime Minister of the Bahamas in 2012
- Hubert Ingraham – former Prime Minister of the Bahamas
- Sir Lynden Pindling – former Prime Minister of the Bahamas
Sportspeople
- Edner Cherry – professional boxer
- Yves Edwards – mixed martial artist
- Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie – Olympian/Golden Girl and sprint athlete
- Rick Fox – actor and retired professional basketball player; former National Basketball Association player for the Los Angeles Lakers
- Buddy Hield – college basketball player
- Tureano Johnson- Boxer
- Mark Knowles – professional tennis player
- Antoan Richardson – professional baseball player in the Texas Rangers Organization
- Myron Rolle – professional football player; former National Football League player for the Tennessee Titans; Rhodes scholar
- Kimbo Slice – streetfighter turned mixed martial artist
- Mychal Thompson – professional basketball player; former National Basketball Association player for the Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers; nicknamed "Sweet Bells"
- Tonique Williams-Darling – 2004 Olympic gold medalist (400m), 2005 IAAF World Champion, she split the Golden League – Million Dollar Jackpot ($500,000) by winning eight consecutive 400m events in the championship series; Bahamian government named a major highway the "Tonique Williams-Darling Highway"
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