List of people from the United States Virgin Islands
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This is a list of prominent people who were born in, lived in, or are otherwise closely associated with the United States Virgin Islands (which are composed of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas). This list does not include people from the British Virgin Islands. The list covers notable individuals who have garnered international recognition in artistic, cultural, economic, historical, notorious, and political arenas.
Actors
Kelsey Grammer
- Lisa Canning (born 1966), television actress
- Kelsey Grammer (born 1955), actor
- Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (born 1953), actor
- Jasmin St. Claire (born 1970), adult film actress
- Karrine Steffans (born 1978), hip hop music video performer, actress
Artists
- Camille Pissarro (1830–1903) artist, French Impressionist painter
- Fraser Kershaw philanthropist, film artist
Athletes
- Raja Bell (born 1976), professional basketball player
- Jerry Browne (born 1966), professional baseball player
- Joe Christopher (born 1935), first baseball player born in the territory to play in Major League Baseball
- Horace Clarke (born 1940), professional baseball player
- Midre Cummings (born 1971), professional baseball player
- Tim Duncan (born 1976), professional basketball player (San Antonio Spurs)
- Emile Griffith (1938-2013), professional boxer
- Elrod Hendricks (1940–2005), professional baseball player and coach
- Julian Jackson (born 1960), professional boxer
- Alvin McBean, professional baseball player
- Calvin Pickering (born 1976), professional baseball player
Entrepreneurs
- Sosthenes Behn (1882-1957), founder of the Puerto Rico Telephone Company and ITT Corporation
- William Leidesdorff, (1810-1848), entrepreneur
Musicians
- Alton Adams (1889–1987), musician, first black bandmaster in the United States Navy
- Bennie Benjamin (1907–1989), composer
- Delyno Brown reggae artist
- DJ Many disc jockey, music producer, recording artist
- Theron Thomas, member of musical duo Rock City
Political leaders
Judah P. Benjamin
- Archie Alexander (1888–1958), mathematician, engineer, former Governor of the Virgin Islands
- Judah P. Benjamin (1811–1884), Secretary of the Treasury, Confederate States of America
- Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832–1912), Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician
- Frank Rudolph Crosswaith (1892–1965), socialist and labor leader
- Ron De Lugo, St. Croix politician and former candidate for governor
- Rothschild Francis (1891–1963), councilman, civil rights and labor leader
- Hubert Henry Harrison (1883–1927), orator, political activist
- William H. Hastie (1904–1976), jurist, lawyer, Governor of the Virgin Islands
- Ulises Heureaux (1845-1899), former President of the Dominican Republic (mother born in Saint Thomas)[1]
- Casper Holstein (1888-?), humanitarian
- Roy Innis (born 1934), African-American activist, civil rights leader
- D. Hamilton Jackson (1884–1946), journalist, labor leader, attorney, judge
- J. Raymond Jones (1899–1991), political leader, humanitarian
- William Leidesdorff (1810–1848), entrepreneur
- Juan Francisco Luis (1940-2011), 24th Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands
- Terence Todman (born 1926), former U.S. ambassador
- Ashley L. Totten (1884–1963), union leader, humanitarian
- Denmark Vesey (1767–1822), slave revolt leader
- Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (1784–1854), Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848
Writers
- Barbara Christian (1943–2000), educator and writer
See also
References
- ↑ Hijos de Inmigrantes en República Dominicana from ariskelvyn.com
External links
- University of the Virgin Islands: Profiles of outstanding Virgin Islanders (1972)
- Media Library Services, Department of Education, St. Croix District: Profiles of Outstanding Virgin Islanders
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